Top 100 Chart placements for Warm Up Recordings
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David Reina is one of those scifi dreamers that Jeff Mills referred to when talking about the vibrant spanish techno scene. Hailing from Córdoba, Andalucía, he runs his very own Legend 1977 label and during his long career he has also released on labels like Axis Records on their Escape Velocity series. His debut on our label comprises twelve exercises of scientific and abstract techno, with a strong extraterrestrial touch, crafted carefully with special attention to detail.For this special occasion he offers his most rhythmic and danceable side with the exception of the first and last tracks, totally beatless. When talking about sci-fi techno it is easy to fall into some cliches that appear over and over on most of the releases out there, but in David Reina's case providing a strong and personal point of view on the genre. After the introduction Measure, Autoscopy is gummy, elastic and mental, bringing us to Trait, accelerating the groove and introducing more sonic layers. Overtake is fast and bleepy, a perfect tool to introduce intensity into the dancefloor while Background reduces the elements and focuses on abstraction while preserving the hypnotic drill. Designio and Nemesis go again into hyperspace showcasing a perfect extraterrestrial techno feel. Halo departs from the scifi realm and goes into combative territories focusing mainly on the rhythmic aspects and Arquetipo keeps the pace by adding stress to the journey, using continuous sequences and sustained drones to provide the required mood. Backup is martian and asymmetrical, an induction to trance via repetition. Approaching the end of this epic voyage into the unknown, TrES-2b uses drones, pads and textures wisely arranged to bring liquidness and space to a peak time moment on the proper dancefloor. Introspective stops the spaceship's engine and brings us again to earth in a relaxed mood.
Manuele Chiaravalloti is Mod21 an italian specialist in profound and elaborated techno we've been following for a long while. For this album he delivers the best of his abilities in production, diving deep into the most intricate realms in the genre. What do we do now is the beatless introduction to this sonic journey setting the pace for Anthropology of failure introducing the beat but still meditative and liquid. Doomsday Clock goes straight into danceable business, using effected continuous synth lines over a clean groove that grows in intensity as the beats go by. Several layers of pads add space to the sound in this dreamy techno number. On Cold silence the beat goes busier and percussive elements are the main element making this one the perfect dj tool. Black heart is electric and stripped down, using a few crispy synthetic elements to keep the tension although there is no kick in the equation. Escalation of violence introduces a bit of distortion and roughness on the rhythm but preserving the mental approach on sequences and textures. Beyond the edge of an habitable world slows down the pace and uses hypnosis via repetition to reach the appropriate state of mind in the first hours of the club. It gets into your brain follows, giving exactly what the title suggests, with an erratic synth line flowing over a relentless groove. This one will cause some brain damage when listened to on the proper sound systems. Come on honey, it's real money funny title for a serious brain melting exercise that reminds us of the sound of early minimal heroes like Basic Channel. Man is a tool goes in the same direction, focusing on the dub side. You were the good one Qerndu changes directions drastically, diving into scifi alien areas, obsessive and tooly. The virtual denies tactility, removes the beat and reduces the sound elements to the minimum getting closer to the end of this sonic journey. Last track, Loyalty does not end with death acts as an electronic lullaby where harmonies and lush pads are the starring.
Manuele Chiaravalloti is Mod21 an italian specialist in profound and elaborated techno we've been following for a long while. For this album he delivers the best of his abilities in production, diving deep into the most intricate realms in the genre. What do we do now is the beatless introduction to this sonic journey setting the pace for Anthropology of failure introducing the beat but still meditative and liquid. Doomsday Clock goes straight into danceable business, using effected continuous synth lines over a clean groove that grows in intensity as the beats go by. Several layers of pads add space to the sound in this dreamy techno number. On Cold silence the beat goes busier and percussive elements are the main element making this one the perfect dj tool. Black heart is electric and stripped down, using a few crispy synthetic elements to keep the tension although there is no kick in the equation. Escalation of violence introduces a bit of distortion and roughness on the rhythm but preserving the mental approach on sequences and textures. Beyond the edge of an habitable world slows down the pace and uses hypnosis via repetition to reach the appropriate state of mind in the first hours of the club. It gets into your brain follows, giving exactly what the title suggests, with an erratic synth line flowing over a relentless groove. This one will cause some brain damage when listened to on the proper sound systems. Come on honey, it's real money funny title for a serious brain melting exercise that reminds us of the sound of early minimal heroes like Basic Channel. Man is a tool goes in the same direction, focusing on the dub side. You were the good one Qerndu changes directions drastically, diving into scifi alien areas, obsessive and tooly. The virtual denies tactility, removes the beat and reduces the sound elements to the minimum getting closer to the end of this sonic journey. Last track, Loyalty does not end with death acts as an electronic lullaby where harmonies and lush pads are the starring.