Dole & Pitch & Kom & Hold

Good evening. After only working my first three days at my new job, I'm already starting to feel fatigued. It's not like I come home and just lie down in my couch all exhausted or anything. More like, I don't feel like doing much.. for example programming or any other activities that takes some effort, hehe. Music is good that way, just put it on and listen. Someone already did the hard work for you, putting it all together and whatnot.

Pitch & Hold - Maillot Jaune [Love triangle, 2007] (buy)
Almost Isolée-esque vibes from this moderate tempo'd tale, but this is more dramatic and less eclectic. Crystal melodies intertwined with smooth bass, sedated beats and little guitar plinks. Summertune if I ever heard one, which can also be traced to the name of the release: "The Lovetrance EP (Part two)". All in all, 3 great songs on this EP.

Dole & Kom - Viper [Death by disco, 2007]
Another sweet musical offering from this fabolous duo. Also a three track strong release, this time on their own label Death by disco. Can these fellas even make weak tunes? I think not. Great, pulsating, thick rhythms throughout.

Three hours

Yesterday I was out browsing some record stores, and I found a pretty fun Harthouse release in a second hand shop: Braincell - Hybrid EP from 1993. Braincell is the Stockholm born producer better known as Cari Lekebusch. Haven't actually listened to it yet, but should be nice :)

Aquilina & Venturi - 3 hours [Trapez, 2007]
Release: Trapez ltd055. A balanced slab of minimal. B side is 'Disco bus' which features a similar sound and feel.

Edit: Not sure why I posted this. I think it's rather bland and boring right now when I listen to it more closely. Mhm. Oh well, I'll leave the link up for you to make your own judgement.

Oxia update

Want something that will make you move? Turn to Oxia and he will seldom disappoint. Electro house tearing it up, big time.

Oxia vs Gino's & Snake - Seven (Oxia Rework) [Notorious elektro, 2007]
Eric Borgo vs Oxia - Another man (07 Mix) [Tsuba, 2007]

Doch Doch

A new month, and a friday must be celebrated with some remixes. How about Larsson, Jeff Samuel, Moonbeam and Patrick Zigon leaving their prints on the terrific Extrawelt original, hm? I don't mind.

Extrawelt - Doch doch (Larsson Rmx) [Traum, 2007]
Pt. 1: A rather dark, pumping take. Got that naughty drive we like and is my favorite out of the four re-edits. Samuel does his thing on the other side.

Extrawelt - Doch doch (Moonbeam rmx) [Traum, 2007]
Pt. 2: Slightly funkier, definite Moonbeam-style. Got a heavy tone to it as well. Patrick Zigon reworks the b-side.

Buy part 1 and/or part 2.

Quicksand flave

Ulrich Schnauss - Medusa (edit) [Domino, 2007]
Hooray, a new EP from my favorite comfortable-ethereal-electronica composer. It's named "Quicksand memory" and has four pieces. Warming up for the soon to be released full length "Goodbye". I can't complain about anything here.

Abe Duque - Who's Got The Flave Again [Abe Duque, 2006]
Shake that ass, baby! Who's got the flave? Abe's got the flave.

Williams, Kom and Dole

Good morning. This post gives me warm and fuzzy feelings inside, a good start to the day.

Dole & Kom - The F.O [Elektro.Komfort, 2007] (buy)
One of my absolute favorite releases last year; 'Monster eats the pilot' (on Elektro.Komfort) was made by these guys. Naturally I was intrigued to hear what they were bringing next. Sure enough, on the same imprint they release yet another gem, 'What you want!'. Starts out with "The F.O", killing you directly with its freshness and catchy yet minimal rhythms. Schatz & (Lars) Wickinger presents their remix take on The F.O on the flip, alongside the title track.

Williams - The shivering (Pitch & Hold in camera remix) [Love triangle, 2006]
Don't know how this slipped me by to be honest, seems everyone has heard it except me haha. Williams with his warm electro-houseish sound succeeds once again. Winner with arena feeling.

Crimson contour

With JBH off to Ibiza and me starting to work soon, Random Circuits will go into lazy summer mode. Expect lower frequency of posts, but the quality won't drop.

Redshape - Munch [Delsin, 2007] (buy)
Back on Delsin, Redshape lets loose four tracks on the "Steam" EP. Techno of course, Munch immediately grabs the attention with some really funky vibes. Yet another blockbuster from Redshape.

Toadstyle - Flatulent Boy Confesses [Styluswars, 2002]
Scratch! Fine, cut up turntablism from '02, Toadstyle deliviring it exceedingly sharp. Some odd voice samples completes the package.

Noname base

I'm grumpy. My exam didn't go well, at all. Add to that the fact that I woke up late and haven't had the chance to eat yet. Plus! One of my wisdom tooths is fucking my left cheek up. Fun times. ASDGJKAHKWRNDFJSMNxcbnsklamflqrj.

Sonar base - II [SCSI-AV, 2005]
Thought I'd post something from Sonar base's EP "Transmissions From Beyond Hoag's Object (Episode ll)" since he just now got a full length out (on SCSI-AV as well) simply called "Sonar bases 4 - 10". Stripped down, barren electro. Precision and atmosphere being key here.

Popnoname - Kapital [Italic, 2007]
'On the run' from last year's "You are Popnoname" has been spinning quite a bit here. Now let's see what he can do with the album format. Released on Italic with ten songs, "White album" has some sensetive yet groovy tracks that will be pumping some energy into this summer's early morning dancefloors. All good.

Battle Weapons

These were both Released anonymously on promo back in 2006 the artists name didn't even appear on the record but we all know that Ed & Tom Aka The Chemical Brothers are behind these 2 pieces of dancefloor artillery.

Chemical Brothers - "Battle Weapon 8" - http://www.zshare.net/audio/2053604bc37f65/

Chemical Brothers - "Battle Weapon 9" -
http://www.zshare.net/audio/2053704d03b75c/

Quipa

Eyerer & Namito - "Quipa" - (Original) - [Promo]

Minimal tech house with a throbbing harsh electro baseline running through it coming from (Martin Eyerer & Namito) theres also a tasty remix from french electro don (Etienne De Crecy) on the flip both will be out on [Great Stuff] soon, all in all a nice piece keeping you on your toes for just under 8 mins.

http://www.zshare.net/audio/20534187731308/

Sao Paulo

Oliver Huntemann - "Sao Paulo" - (Original) - [Confused Recordings]

Huntemann hits back with more of a minimal affair than usual in this 1 sided ep which was released in february on [Confused Recordings] dont fear it still has his dark trademark electro sound running through out causing maximum tension in all the right places this will destroy any dancefloor its tested on! *Killer*

http://www.zshare.net/audio/20529897974880/

Oscuro Claro

Weekend is over highlights include Martin Buttrich's 2 hour set 1 -3 am very melodic & lots of deep house, Timo Maas & lots of drrrrrrum n bass ! ashame about the weather but hey you cant win them all so its the last few posts from me as i fly out to ibiza on wed for the summer so i wont be posting till i get back in october.

Heres a nice one to ease you into the bank holiday its from (Paulo Olarte) titled "Oscuro Claro" and its on the [Fresh fish Records Label] Remix coming from (Tensnake) gentle, melodic minimal house.

Paulo Olarte - "Oscuro Claro" - (Ten Snake Remix) - [Fresh Fish Records]
http://www.zshare.net/audio/2050695c6c5bf4/

Backwards compatibility II

Part 2.

Jeff Mills - Utopia [S3, 1996]
Released on the Mix-up vol. 2 EP in '96, but also present on The Art of Connecting album. Clastrophobic, drowning, detroit murder techno. Has a nice, evil, spacey build up. Once it's on, it is ON though - straight to the point, Mills style.

Isolée - Pictureloved [Playhouse, 2005]
An album that I only bothered with after seeing Mr Rajko Müller live at last year's Sonar festival. Never looked back since. It was an amazing set, and "We are monster" is a top notch album with its numerous little faults, quirks and new takes on slow(er) paced house music. Everything from the instantly pleasing "My hi-matic" to the coarse "Face B" and the guitar infected "Schrapnell" to the ending sine wave fest of "Pillowtalk". Listen to this in the car, in the ipod or when you're having a couple of beers with friends. Perfect.

Dusty kid

Presenting wunderkid Dusty, someone to watch and of course, more importantly, listen to.

Three slam dunks out of three releases on three different labels, so far. It's melodic, hypnotic and crisp electro-tech-house (hoho). Black reel and Milk shares the same deep touch, I Love Richie does not stray far from that winning concept but has a more driving motif. I'm certainly going to keep my eyes open for more from this producer.


Dusty Kid - Black reel [Python, '06]
Dusty Kid - I Love Richie [Klingklong, '07] (buy)
Dusty Kid - Milk [Systematic, '07] (buy)


Enjoy these three, strong killer-cuts!

Backwards compatibility

I envy JBH for his cool weekend plans. Me, I'll have to study hard for a really tough exam on tuesday. Wish me luck.

Now, retrospecting time.

Vector lovers - Capsule for one [Soma, 2005]
Title track of an ultimate sci-fi album, blade runner-esque vibes all the way through it. Capsule for one not only treats the listener on a journey in a futuristic metropolis but also stirs up emotions that could surely even touch the most metallic of hearts. An album that I return to time and again.

Jeff Mills - Java [Purpose maker, 1996]
The other day I was listening to "The Art Of Connecting" [Hardware, 1998] - A collection of EPs released years apart thrown together, except for "Deckard", the first track and number nine "UFO" (being the only two exclusive songs). This surely can't have much depth you might think. Wrong. It works as an album surprisingly well, mixing Mills' different flavours of techno. Both pure, hard dancefloor tracks, more ambient ones and some dystopian works fight for a place in this darkened blend of electronic music that should not pass anyone unnoticed. But of course, the classics are the tunes that stand out, so without further ado here's "Java".

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Weekend

Another busy weekend here in leeds for me Âme are playing back to basics on saturday night which is always a treat then on sunday is gatecrashers summer sound system 13 hrs of music in 7 different arenas(the dirty disco tent is where you shall find me) should be a good weekend all in all & a good way to have a last blow out before i go to ibiza for the next 5 months.Hope everyone has a good bank holiday whatever you decide to do.

Dennis Ferrer -"Son of Raw" - (Loco Dice Remix) - [objectivity]
http://www.zshare.net/audio/20170490c0c3ee/

Nothing New Over There

Frank heinrich - "36 inch" - [Below]

http://www.zshare.net/audio/2009728a4c62ed/

Incoming rhythm

Lopazz - Share my rhythm (Isolee rmx) [Get physical, 2007]
Steady now, isolee working the remix - quality like it should be. Warped vocals for some twist. Make it nine minutes. Yeah, just like that.

David K - Incoming (Motorcity soul remix) [Tsuba, 2007] (buy)
I had big expectations on this co-operation. David K has done some really good stuff ("Mayann" anyone?), and Motorcitysoul's remix of Fuckaponydelic's "Switch the lights" is as grim as it gets. So how did this turn out then? Well, for starters the original mix of Incoming isn't all that fun. However Motorcitysoul manages to pull it out of boring land and into something worthwhile and quite nifty. Not by any means a storming, unique and awesome clash like I expected, but certainly not bad. Definetly has its moments.

Balandine

Âme - "Balandine" - [Innervisions 011]

Nice new summer ep from Innervisions courtsey of Âme 11 mins of deep house full of twists and turns to keep you on your toes, by the looks of things its going to be getting busy again here on RC skypher has some treats instore for you & the music just keeps on coming with no signs of slowing down, stick with RC bringing you the freshest flavours first.

http://www.zshare.net/audio/2004839d86427a/