Fellow Hyperrealers, I sent you a telegram yesterday, but it was grossly incomplete. 2017 has been a wonderful year for music. I've mostly been exploring electronic & experimental landscapes, so don't know how well this matches with the detroit crowd. In my opinion though, anyone who has the set of ears to listen to detroit techno, has the set of ears to appreciate music from all the walks of life.
*Versalife - Soul of the Automaton part 1. * Genre: Techno/Electro. Label: Transcendent Release date: October 29th, 2017 Short review: This 4-track EP from Rotterdam based producer Boris Bunnink (aka Conforce) is a true jewel. Distress call from Pasadena is a soft track which to me is reminiscent of Andreaen Sand Dunes, while the undertones of danger in Versalife's track are more present. This manifests itself in 3 killer electro tracks, where mind control is the slayer, QU/AD the space drifter and Chaos Quasar that one track at 04:30 that sends you beyond the star. *VA - #002 * Genre: Future Techno/Robot Groove Label: Progressive Future Release date: 17th july, 2017 Short review: I am raving about this label. Has got UR written all over it. A fantastic showcase of the raw, Ukranian talent. 7 tracks which range from Vocoder electro, Bass heavy electro pumpers, interdimensional plutonium tracks (Альф пропал) and even some Jazzy home electro. Big fan. Will keep my eye out on this label. https://progressive-future.bandcamp.com/album/002 *Aleksi Perälä - Simulation* Genre: Techno Label: Clone Basement Series. https://clonebasementseries.bandcamp.com/album/simulation Release Date: August 25, 2017 Short review: If you aren't aware of it yet, some of Rephlex's (RIP) finest started exploring new sound ventures around 3 years ago, which they call the Colundi melodies. Basically, a note is a frequency and most western contemporary music follows the standard A,B,C,D,E,F,G ladder, which is set (i.e. an A# will always have a frequency of 1437 hz). This means that music is made within a set range of frequencies. This is boring and also limiting to humans. Colundi melodies try and explore harmonies between the set frequencies. The results are quite spectacular. *Danny Wolfers - Unfolding the Future with Amateur Space Jazz*Genre: Amateur Space Jazz Label: Legowelt self-released Release date: April, 2017 Short review: Fun and adventurous, perfect for any day to chill to. Inspires me to make music. *UR Skully* Genre: Streetwear Label: Underground Resistance Release date: Last february Short review: Keeps my head warm and apparel tight. These were some of my personal highlights of 2017. All the best to you and Detroit in 2018!! S On 2 January 2018 at 17:24, Arturo Lopez <arturo.m.lo...@gmail.com> wrote: > Most of my good shit this year was all re-issues of older stuff, and I > somehow skipped most of the club oriented material and got a lot of > soundscape/ambient/mood type of business. Pregnant wife and new babies > meant not a lot of time for being out... > > I'll second the Vatican Shadow; for my money just about everything > Dominick Fernow and the entire Hospital Productions label touch has been > gold for me, if usually a bit // wrists 'im dark and moody every day all > day drone noise' for some tastes. I'd strongly recommend any of his > 'Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement' releases as well if you are more into > the more soundscape side of things. > > Some of my favs this year: > Deathprod - Treetop Drive (finally pressed) > Vatican Shadow - Luxor Necropolitics > Rainforest Spiritual Enslavement - bunch of reissues > Sarah Davachi - All My Circles Run > Akira Rabelais - Spellewauerynsherde > Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe - Levitation Praxis Pt 4 > Midori Takada – Through The Looking Glass (Finally got repressed!) > > -Arturo > > BTW we are getting the mix site back into production mode so if anyone out > there looking to work with us and share/make some mixes for new episodes > drop me a line! http://www.art-and-artifice.com/ > >
