Hi 313 Just to let you know that the first release on Digital Soul records is still available from all good record stores :) Or from www.kudosrecords.co.uk if you cannot track it down. The follow up is due out in January featuring a killer remix from Holland's Duplex, sign up at www.digital-soul.co.uk for updates!
"While it might seem somewhat premature to award the first release on UK label Digital Soul 'sureplayer' status, let's not forget that Mik Poynter, aka Splinterfaction, has been making deeply emotive techno for years as Fat Filters, and [this] continues his fascination with the soulful, jazzy end of the Detroit sound. 'Paradisiac' is the kind of shuffling, sensuous groove last heard on Ian O'Brien's 'Mad Mike Disease', while the rest of the EP comes across like a slowed down version of UR's 'Galaxy 2 Galaxy' pilled up on Prozac. It might sound like a cliche, but [this] is one of the best techno records never to come out of Detroit." Sureplayer ***** DJ Magazine 6-19 Oct The aim for Digital Soul records is to release quality electronic music based largely around the original spirit of Detroit techno, fusing man with machine; cold electronics with human warmth, soul and plenty of funk. This is not to say that the intention is to put out purely Detroit clones. Digital Soul comes about from a 12-year love affair with the deeper, more melodic side of techno from across the globe. At a time where unoriginal and uninspiring music litters dance floors and record stores everywhere, we aim to put out music that will warm the dancefloor and connect it with the soul through deep and infectious electronic funk in its many forms. Splinterfaction : EP No1 (DS01) Release Date: 17th September ‘An incredible mix between Jazz & Detroit soul, really emotive chords and funky basslines, including a pure Detroit techno track to hit the dancefloor. The kind of record I would like to find more often!’ (Fabrice Lig – 7th city, KMS, Raygun) A1: Doin’ it with a Prophet A2: Paradisiac B1. Theta Drive B2. Musical Inrigue The first release on Digital Soul comes courtesy of Mik Poynter who has previously recorded under the name of Fat Filters for the sadly now defunct Ugly Cutz, where he also remixed the K-Alexi Transmat classic ‘My Medusa’. After a creative hibernation of some years, he now returns with this incredible 4 tracker of deep, warm and infectious grooves, influenced from a variety of musical sources, from Detroit’s Underground Resistance to the hi-tek Jazz infused grooves of Ian O’Brien. Mixing a rich layering of broken beats, spine tingling melodies, funky grooves and tight techno rhythms, this EP presents a broad variety of styles, all joined by the deep underlying funk of a man in touch with the underground. With the likes of Claude Young, Fabrice Lig, Ian O’Brien and Delsin records already digging the groove, this is just the first in a planned series of assaults by Splinterfaction due on Digital Soul. Take note for future releases from this promising label and its artists, as this is just the beginning…… Distributed through Kudos Records. For further info contact Stewart Caig at [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________________________________ Never pay another Internet phone bill! Freeserve AnyTime, for all the Internet access you want, day and night, only £12.99 per month. Sign-up at http://www.freeserve.com/time/anytime --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
