NoTM: Tropic #17: adaptive - mistakes were made ep

Comment from Tropic-Site:

minimal clickin´ tech tracks with dubby flavour from the stratagem labelhead liam o´leary.

ministry of information
undercurrent
mistakes were made
seashore dub
substance

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NoTM: Tropic #10: VA - Grow

Comment from Tropic-Site:

yes. now its time to celebrate the tropic10 :) a special compilation from tropic artists and friends with nine amazing tracks.
rhythmic ambient, weird minimal, nice bleeps, clicks&cuts, warm chords and lovely melodies...its all tropic! we want to say a big thank you for all the good reviews and the support in the netlabel scene.

matt jackson - silicon is sand
sumergido - presa
juno6 - roque de los muchachos
mathias lexicon - see you smiling
freddy musri - biological support 2
adaptive - moving too fast
dark vibrations - polaroids in tokio
jxnblk - diesel dust
florian meindl - durch eis und schnee

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NoTM: Thinner #85: Das Kraftfuttermischwerk - Eingang Nach Draußen

Comment from Thinner-Site:

The fourth Thinner release in 2006 once again establishes a longplayer since Ronny and Nico from Kraftfuttermischwerk kept sending new tunes on and on. So decision has been made to compile an album out of material we had been sent instead of an EP.
Their beautiful songs consist of dreamy melodies and lush electronic grooves. A certain sense of melancholy and fragile romance lays underneath all songs. And then, additional playfulness and easy dubs are the ingredients to provide sensual listening at its best. Though worth 71 minutes of music, the album can be described as a colourfully textured chapter of slowly morphing freeform electronic downbeats with a deep sense of introspection and solitude.
It all begins with 'Elbufer', a minimal brainer with melancholic undertones. The follow up 'Tischtennis im Regen' is a sparkling breeze and easy laidback groover within a peacefulatmosphere. The next songs direct to 'Gesagt, Getan', a rather loose drift through spacey terrain. Figure the mellow melodies. But even more spaced out is 'Give It To Me Slow' with its bending background pads and accompaning 808 hats, making it perfect for the very early morning hours.
The gradual transition within this album comes with 'Mikro', which sets a new marker. 'Wolkenbruch' comes up with heavy cloudy layers and earthy downbeats. 'Schleifsteine' then is on the 808 side again with minimal beats and sparse spheric pads. One of their most recent works is 'Schluss Mit Lustig' with unusual thin and light breaks. The album finishes with a remix by the ever prolific Transient (Carl Martin), who adds slightly shifted perspectives to the original 'Tischtennis im Regen'. Well done!
All in all, we hope you enjoy these imaginative 71 minutes of music for the mind. Let the journey unfold!

Elbufer	5:42	(8.04 MB)	.mp3
Tischtennis Im Regen	5:44	(8.07 MB)	.mp3
Liebe Zur Sonne, Zur Freiheit	4:57	(6.98 MB)	.mp3
Falling Down	5:48	(8.16 MB)	.mp3
Gesagt, Getan	6:06	(8.59 MB)	.mp3
Give It To Me Slow	4:43	(6.65 MB)	.mp3
Katzenauge	4:20	(6.10 MB)	.mp3
Mikro	5:49	(8.20 MB)	.mp3
Grauzone	6:40	(9.38 MB)	.mp3
Gewitterwolken	5:45	(8.09 MB)	.mp3
Schleifsteine	5:12	(7.34 MB)	.mp3
Schluss Mit Lustig	5:39	(7.97 MB)	.mp3
Tischtennis Im Regen (Transient Mix)	5:02	(7.09 MB)	.mp3

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NoTM: Thinner #70: VA - Crossways 3LP

Comment from Thinner Site:

Initially the motivation behind our new compilation was to build a sequel to the 2003 ‘Silent Season Dub’ compilation – to blend warm ambient with minimal dub concepts. But during the phasis of collecting tracks we figured that this compilation will turn out more experimental, more rough than than the reference. So we decided to put things into a new context, that would either underline the variety of concepts but also stand for each artists own formular of sound: 'Crossways’.
Herein, electronic music with rather minimal rhythmpatterns are crossed with spheric ambience, in different moods, different slopes and different colours. The listener is able to find warm ambient pieces like 'Warm Night Lullaby' by Transient or more dubbed out ambience with Zen Savauges 'Sunken Streetlights'. You can lose yourself in the organic cycles of Boris Heizmann's 'Azure' or drift along with 'Scrap of Truth' by Selffish. But If you feel like enjoying some darker felt material then you'd like to explore the realms of Sgnl_Fltr’s chamber dub in 'All Form' by or listening to the crickets resting in Kenneth Kirschner’s ‘June 8, 2003 (excerpt)’. Generally said, if you’re interested in the contemporary minimal electronics of 2005 you’ll definately find the one or other piece within this compilation that will suit you fine.
As the music crosses the flash artwork of this releases does so, too – if you reload the page you’ll figure changing background pictures of the cover artwork. The pictures were taken in several countries where Joerg (Digitalverein) has performed in a Thinner context. Note that this compilation is split into 3 parts, each part about 60 minutes of length. If you want to enjoy the compilation mixed then you can download the Crossways Mix by Selffish.

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01.	Blamstrain	031231 (Theme For A Wordless Moment)	04:02	(5.68 MB)	.mp3
02.	Benfay	Mein Entschluss Anders Zu Leben	04:25	(6.23 MB)	.mp3
03.	krill.minima	Nautica	07:08	(10.05 MB)	.mp3
04.	Mikkel Metal	Mapsa	06:17	(8.86 MB)	.mp3
05.	Martin Jarl feat. Jon Ericsson	Inidimman	08:17	(11.66 MB)	.mp3
06.	Mondfabrik	Lluvia	06:54	(9.72 MB)	.mp3
07.	Lufth	Hold Me (In Your Arms)	05:37	(7.92 MB)	.mp3
08.	Fernando Lagreca	Habitual	06:46	(9.53 MB)	.mp3
09.	Solitaire Albread	Reverse	05:48	(8.18 MB)	.mp3
10.	Digitalis	Pheromone	06:06	(8.60 MB)	.mp3
11.	Selffish	Scrap Of Truth	05:36	(7.89 MB)	.mp3
12.	Brian Kage	She's Losing Against Time	05:03	(7.11 MB)	.mp3
13.	Kenneth Kirschner	June 8, 2003 (Excerpt)	05:00	(7.03 MB)	.mp3
14.	Sgnl_Fltr	All Form	08:27	(11.90 MB)	.mp3
15.	tlon	While My Tears Swept Away	06:31	(9.17 MB)	.mp3
16.	Hieronymus	Waiting	05:39	(7.97 MB)	.mp3
17.	Si-Cut.DB	No Tab	06:47	(9.55 MB)	.mp3
18.	Marko Fürstenberg	Visions (Dub)	04:47	(6.74 MB)	.mp3
19.	Gustavo Lamas	Sobrevuelo	04:44	(6.67 MB)	.mp3
20.	Xoki	A Forest Dub	06:17	(8.85 MB)	.mp3
21.	Zen Savauge vs. Jason Corder	Sunken Streetlights	05:59	(8.44 MB)	.mp3
22.	Transient	Warm Night Lullaby	06:30	(9.15 MB)	.mp3
23.	Boris Heizmann	Azure	06:02	(8.50 MB)	.mp3
24.	Dennis DeSantis	Reality Based Community	05:19	(7.50 MB)	.mp3
25.	Holger Flinsch	Mavadoo (Crossways Mix)	06:40	(9.38 MB)	.mp3
26.	Gate Zero	4 AM On A Winter Morning	06:35	(9.27 MB)	.mp3
27.	Jean Michel	A Completly Normal Improbability	06:05	(8.57 MB)	.mp3

NoTM: Thinner #50: VA - I Like To Listen!

Comment from Thinner Site:
Compilations are usually dedicated to rather special moments – like in this case, where things are set to celebrate the 50th release of the Netlabel “Thinner”.
On this Compilation you’ll find some renowned Thinner-Artists (who have new material in the pipeline for 2004), and some new artists, for which the Compilation offers a fitting frame to groove themselves into the brains of the listeners. Musically, the intercontinental voyage starts with Jason Corders “Serotone”; a crisp Minimalhouser that works with funky guitar licks interacting with chimes. Digitalis from Bern/Switzerland give us a window-clear preview with “China Hope” for their upcoming Thinner Album for 2004. Martin Jarl, Johan Fotmeijer and Johan Skugge are members of the swedish Mitek posse around Mikael Stavostrand. Besides the upcoming releases by Fotmeijer and Skugge on Thinner, they have new albums and 12'' in the pipeline for this year.
Dialogue from Bern have just released on Trapez, and because of Niels Jensen as a reknown artist on Thinner, it was about time to welcome his “Dialogue” Alias on our label. Benfay hits the bang with his dry-rocking “EM33”. We’ll see whether his Thinner-Album in February will become as uncomprimising as this clean submission.
From Northern Ireland we welcome Tristen Polar on Thinner, who will have a bigger EP 2004 after a string of upcoming 12''s on wellknown Minimalhouse Labels. His submission “Model Citizen” is a tracked-orignal “Splatterhaus” Cut, how Tpolar uses to categorize them. For this track he cooperated with Clive Kells.
Selffish is a bit more laidback with lots of cycling effects,in this concrete, piece “Cheer Up” while Eloi Brunelle sets the floor with “Honeygroove”. Accordingly Pheek dives into more functional deep sea with his Hommage to Neuchatel, station of his European tour in Summer 2002. It’s a pleasure to see Dennis DeSantis on Thinner again after a while, same as we welcome Joerg Schusters project “Sensual Physics”, after his other other appearances being Digitalverein and Lufth.
Finally the circle is closed by krill.minima from Dortmund, whose rather lush, delayed vocal-whispered track “Sleeping or Awake” is dedicated to more intimate moments.
Dear listeners and supporters, thank you for a great time so far and enjoy us on our Canada/North American Minitour in March.

Jason Corder	Serotone	5:46	(8.11 MB)	.mp3
Digitalis	China Hope	5:56	(8.34 MB)	.mp3
Dialogue	Windowgirls	4:58	(7.00 MB)	.mp3
Benfay	EM33	5:59	(8.43 MB)	.mp3
TPolar & Clive Kells	Model Citezen	5:20	(7.51 MB)	.mp3
Selffish	Cheer Up	5:41	(7.99 MB)	.mp3
Eloi Brunelle	Honeygroove	6:30	(9.14 MB)	.mp3
Sensual Physics	Sensual Movement	6:31	(9.18 MB)	.mp3

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NoTM: Thinner #47: Marko Fürstenberg - Gesamtlaufzeit EP

Comment from Thinner-Site:
Marko Fürstenberg is a well known and long-time Thinner Act, who has been releasing there continously for 2 years. Having released 3 EPs and performed numerous Live shows, his debut Thinner-Long player is well overdue.
"Gesamtlaufzeit“ was produced between March and September 2003, thanks to his laptop, completly mobile - every song in a different environment where Marko resided this year (between his stay in Canada, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and his residence Thüringen/Germany.) . A diary, converted to music with every location producing new impressions and creating diverse sample ressources. Marko is the kind of person searching for natural sounds, between campfires crackles, and rolling obstacles to give his tracks a certain identifying warmth.
One can listen to the process of Fürstenbergs muscial maturity , that is obvious by the versatility and detailed harmonic moods on this album. The tracks circle around Dubhouse in the broader sense - with rambling pads and endless modulated ambient spheres, tight Groove monsters are created, underlayed with compressed bassdrums whenever appropriate. Every track contains a certain grade of emotion - relating the dedications of the tracknames, that reflect on prevailing local circumstances.
Every track has been scenically arranged and on top of it recorded live and direct. And so we are happy together with Marko to present his album in the very near future. There wouldn’t be a better season than Winter for his music.

Rieth	7:28	(10.25 MB)	.mp3
Offener Tisch	6:34	(9.02 MB)	.mp3
Shop Work	6:47	(9.32 MB)	.mp3
Gegenströmung	5:24	(7.42 MB)	.mp3
Flüssige Reise	6:46	(9.30 MB)	.mp3
Mimerlaven	6:10	(8.48 MB)	.mp3
Steinbruch	6:28	(8.88 MB)	.mp3
In Der Pappelei	6:04	(8.34 MB)	.mp3
Stockhorn	5:10	(7.10 MB)	.mp3
Rosengarten	6:13	(8.55 MB)	.mp3
Come Home	5:44	(7.88 MB)	.mp3
Stockhorn (SGI Remix)	5:38	(7.76 MB)	.mp3

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NoTM: Thinner #14: Digitalverein - Zu Hause²

Comment from Thinner-Site:
Joerg Schuster is a laptop musician who transforms his inspiration, which he catches either from the old-traditioned industrial buildings, but also with its energy-saving windmills futuristic landscapes of Dortmund, located in the central Ruhr-area. Since Joerg is also photographing and into videoart it was no question that he created something special with the Flash5 intro.
"Zu Hause2" is his first album as "Digitalverein", which is his other project besides "Sensual Physics" on Source-Records.com. The difference between both projects is the more deep dub-affinity on Digitalverein, while Sensual Physics focuses more on danceable dubhouse around 127 BPM.
The opener "Der Heimat Tiefe" is dedicated to his local living place. Dusty hihats mark the steam coming out of the chimneys while the deep pads and subtle chipchords wrap the smell of hard and sweaty work, which workers have to afford in the mines. "Winterdumpf" has been produced early this year, while coldness and snow fell off the clouds. Distant delay stabs, claps and fading strings mark the snowy path. In the third track "3rd Und 6dis" Digitalverein shows his calm and melancholic side. Chords like weeping willows create a very melancholic mood i think, though Digitalverein says its still positive. The song is dedicated to his 3 year old son. On "Dub Sex" he becomes solid with well structured working chords n stabs and a shuffling basskick which makes your head nodding to the once again deep groove. "Warme Schicht" is maybe the best song here designed for chillout environments with its wide cutoffed and reverbed scapes. Very freezing, almost polar atmospheres and in best Thule Iceland fashion. "Tiefer ins system" starts also with notched and hissy pads, deep dub chords and shuffled shakes construct another dusty tune. With "Treppe Nach Unten" Digitalverein fires a furious final with a dubstomper rocking the clubs, marching bassdrums, shuffling hihats, pointed snares and sounds from steam engine locomotive go the straight direction until bended sunny strings fade out the track in glamour. As bonus we enclosed the Digitalverein liveact of the Mekka festival brings tunes released on his Sensual Physics album on Source Records, his first appearance for Thinner on Thinnerism01 and some unreleased tracks.

Der Heimat Tiefe	7:55	(11.40 MB)	.mp3
Winterdumpf	7:37	(10.90 MB)	.mp3
3rd Und 6dis	7:29	(10.70 MB)	.mp3
Dub Sex	5:45	(8.30 MB)	.mp3
Warme Schicht	7:35	(10.90 MB)	.mp3
Tiefer Ins System	9:11	(13.20 MB)	.mp3
Treppe Nach Unten	8:24	(12.10 MB)	.mp3
Bonus Track: Live@Mekka Symposium 2002	43:18	(62.30 MB)	.mp3

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