Фирма Hands

Style: Independent

Style: Independent

In Hands Paper Pack. Sylvgheist Maëlström is a French producer who has a couple of albums under his belt already and joins the HANDS label roster in 2012 with an album that will leave a permanent impression: Glossy Electronica, elaborate beat programming and mind-blowing melodies, an actually mini-mal album (soundwise) which seems massive by its strong emotional impact. Sylvgheist Maëlström is preoccupied with natural events and special places, and "Skaftafell" is the evocation of a huge and massive glacier movement like a moraine or a surge. The concept is to describe as a sound the deep and uncontrollable movement of nature, as the glacier becomes an independent entity, an animal really, untamed by civilization. Nevertheless, after human influence, nature starts to destroy itself. The "Intro" showcases the deep melodies, pulses and peculiar beats, downbeat and distorted, yet with a strong organic feel to them, which we shall encounter throughout the album. "Banda Aceh" is an area in Indonesia which was horribly harmed by the 2004 tsunami, and the track features tribal beats and repetitive sounds that echo the threat. The Mexican town "Tlahuitoltepec", casualty of a mudslide, is the eponym for a grinding and scraping beat structure. A less dismal fate is that of the "Narssarssuaq Desert" in Greenland, which inspired Sylvgheist Maëlström to a moody, hypnotic tune with minimal techno beats, while "Kuthia" appears even more groove infected. Back to Greenland, its capital "Nuuk" - and a shorter, straighter track for "Skaftatell", followed by "Surge", a hypnotic, vibrant piece. Of course Iceland has its glaciers, and "Jakobshavn Isbræ Melt" is not only an exceptionally large specimen, but also a track that will resound in your mind forever with its effective and simple melodic hook and repetitive beats. On a darker note is the sonic painting of the floods of "Nartuby" (France); and "Dendrite Crystal" is surely the most anorganic sounding part of "Skaftatell", a nice bite of tasty Electronica. "Skaftafell Jökull" is a place in Iceland subject to a constant culmination of natural forces, and the track is also the most upfront, inciting one on the album. The closing title "Puyehue" then releases some of that tension, and maybe it is imaginable that a brave Techno DJ will have a crowd dancing to a Chilean volcano? "Skaftatell" impresses through strong production values and a range of wonderful ideas. It is an urgent recommendation for anyone who will fall for Electronica that is far from easily accessible, yet captivating and very deeply emotional! Style: Electro

In Hands Paper Pack Two years after ,Utopia", Candy Schlüer of S.K.E.T. returns with his second album. "Evilution" is a statement in his very own way, mastered again by DJ Hidden, whom he credits as a major influence, which is true in the sense that 16Pad Noise Terrorist presents Drum'n'Bass with a strong industrial, dark and experimental edge. Candy is concerned with contradictions, the underlying question is how we develop, if we just keep on going as usual - well, you guessed it, evolution turns foul, and the result is "Evilution". The album also establishes strong ties to the debut, whose album title now appears as a track title - as well as it's antithesis, the dystopia. Dystopian visions actually seem the 16Pad Noise Terrorist's preoccupation, but if "Utopia" was an Orwellian boot stamping in your face, "Evilution" depicts a more refined "Brave New World" with all its stupefying soma effects - even though the stench of books set on fire at "Fahrenheit 451" is omnipresent. Generally, the tempo is somehow curbed, and even melodies find their way into the tracks. But don't worry - there's enough tough Darkstep to be found, and the body fluids already start to warm with "Wasp", and are kept boiling throughout the a lbum with "Le Petit Consommateur", "We Are All Junkies" and so on. The album closes with "Darkest Utopia", generating a dehuman- ized, hostile atmosphere with metallic sounds and shredded speech bits. "Evilution" is not easily digested for sure, but it's well worth exploring, it provides food for thought, but also a vibe for moving. Candy Schlüer proves he has defined a distinct style of Drum'n'Bass for 16PNT and will earn tons of due respect for his project with his sophomore album! Style: Electro

Style: Electro

TRACKLISTING: 01. GUMMAFF TRANSFORMED BY NORTHAUNT 02. TRANSFORMATION TRANSFORMED BY INCITE 03. LIQUID JOURNEYS TRANSFORMED BY WILD SHORES 04. SŽGE TRANSFORMED BY EMPATH 05. LEAVES TRANSFORMED BY ALIO DIE 06. PUMPENWASSER TRANSFORMED BY PATRICK Style: Independent

Style: Electro

Style: Independent

Style: Rock

TRACKLISTING: 01. 5F-X - 15% CEROSINNED 02. 5F-X - QUADRUPEL BITS 03. 5F-X - E.D.D.Y.- SCOPE 04. MONO NO AWARE - LIFECYCLE 05. MONO NO AWARE - BURAKU 06. MONO NO AWARE - MORNING IN HIGASHI HONGANJI 07. MASCHINENKRIEGER KR52 VS DISRAPTOR - SCR Style: Electro/Industrial

Style: Electro

Style: Electro

Style: Dance

Style: Rock

"Long awaited fifth album by the east coast industrial drum’n’bass producer Joshua Colella. Merciless Protraction, quite possibly SCRAP.EDX's most essential work to date and the eagerly anticipated follow-up album to 2006's Recoil the Void, is a journey t Style: Industrial

Style: Industrial

Bevor' is German for before - but just what does that mean in respect to this album? In some ways, this CD is rather an fter - Hamburg's Alexander Marco finally releases a full SaturmZlide album, after nearly two decades of musical activities in various bands, genres and styles, and after a well-received CD-R on Fich-Art in 2009. Anyways, Alex is an atypical musician, following a late vocation to the call of Industrial and Rhythm'n'Noise, who brings along the experience of his past musical endeavours - and lets them shine through in his compositions. Bevor is a somewhat enigmatic crossbreed of musical currents that make for a strong blend. The overall essence is the rhythm, no doubt about that, punchy and groove-infected, making this album a tight-knit unit despite the many different ideas which have been put into practice. ainlands' is a moody intro with tribal downbeats and a steady build-up, followed by the Rhythm Noise section of the album with the club recommendation l Door Rado Style: Independent