other people is excited to debut the work of 19-year-old russian producer gena volgarev, aka inlensk, with the obratno ep. translated as backward, or conversely, obratno seems obsessed with and frustrated by a sense of nostalgia that can never lock its focus. finely etched, highly detailed rhythms retain a cerebral cool fluttering over, under, and around melancholic digital melodies that bend and degrade sporadically. meanwhile, the tactile use of filtering, extreme pans, and hypnotic microprogramming reveals an interest in sounds ability to shift temporal perception and evoke a purely neural response

think early relief records and the green velvet sound of the mid 90s, very cerebral and freaky undertones. all of this done from an earlier mathematic artist coming back into the game. included on the ep is a take on some jungle with a twist of analog house notes on top.

it is no easy task to blend the cerebral with the soulful - the two tend to stand at opposing corners in the deep house world and producers are often forced to choose one or the other - to mix both is a lofty aim. maddermodes may not have set out with this merger in mind when launching the project - mental space - but the end result is striking in its effortless fusion. released under the artists own label, shift coordinate points, the ep consists of two tracks: mental space and human science. the titles, of course, lead one to assume there will be a strong degree of technicality and complexity behind the songs and indeed there is, what is surprising is the level of personality and moodiness that also exists.

fp197 brings functional dance floor tools to the ever expanding boards dialog. raw trax vol.1 focuses on a stripped down approach to vibe and atmosphere while giving a full on cerebral experience.

with a quiet intensity over the last 12 years, strategy has proven himself to be an incredibly resourceful and rewarding musician in both group settings and as a solo artist. in the latter guise, this portland producer/multi-instrumentalist (aka paul dickow) has released a prolific amount of excellent work for quality indie labels such as kranky, idle hands, 100% silk, endless flight, and entracte, putting a cerebral yet sensual spin on dub, ambient, post rock, and house music.
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boys noize präsentiert mit strictly raw vol.1 eine kollabo-ep mit grössen wie tiga, dem mysteriösen johnny sack, totally enormous extinct dinosaurs, atom tm, pilo und scntst. die idee strictly raw zu veröffentlichen, beinhaltet mit einer drummachine und ein oder zwei synthesizern zu arbeiten und daraus einen track zu komponieren. im laufe der letzten jahre besuchten viele befreundete künstler boys noize in seinem studio und starteten jam-sessions zusammen. zum anlass des 10-jährigen bnr bestehens veröffentlicht boys noize nun einige der gelungensten ergebnisse.
* als dj hält man immer ausschau nach zeitlosen house oder techno-tunes und hier sind 8 tracks, die von breaks über techno zu acid und klassischem house reichen. alle analog produziert und strictly raw!* - boys noize

nsdos is back with some new toys from outer space - on this ep we hear six figments of his twisted imagination, caught live .... on this very dense and captivating ep, kirikoo des goes back to the 90 s with some cut up electronica flair (-christine +2-, -dona j haraway-) reminiscing oval s work or some experimental shake shakir tunes. the longest tracks though feels closer to a club from the future with some eerie pads (-fa-) and liquid rhythms patterns typical of the nsdos touch we love (-yuko-). overall this ep is a much cerebral effort and yet still keeps a vibrant and gorgeous organic side to it. demanding the full attention of the listener, the reward in the end is a total bliss taking us in a deep dimension. -space is the place- as the master sun ra once said

no logo return with nl004! effy offers here a storming yet cerebral techno ep delivering three deep and pounding cuts that will be inducing plenty of dance-floor heat! also featuring a stunning remix by perc trax affiliated manni dee. strictly limited to 200 copies.

bright sounds marks its fourth release by unearthing a hidden late-nineties techno gem: having been a long term fixture of kennedy smith s record bag, the bright sounds label owner leapt at the opportunity to reissue swedish producer henrik johansson s 1997 plug research ep as smyglyssna. carrying all the hallmarks of the dense, cerebral techno that has established the bright sounds catalogue so far, the reappearance of the dold ep on the label makes perfect sense as it continues to cement its place among the most exciting techno labels to emerge in the past 18 months. vinyl only release

this four track ep kicks off with cladistic mutation , a sparse underwater soundtrack with only the gentlest suggestion of rhythm, lots of reverb and tiny little details that float by like micro-bacterial debris. m2 is a more beat driven dub track but is still way below the surface: the kicks are smooth and hunched over, the chords are smeared out in all directions and the atmosphere is lo-fi and grainy. on the flip, grain gets even more energetic, with firm techno kick drums setting a stern tempo as all sorts of aqueous details and spacious effec ts peppe r the groove. there s a heavenly nature to the pads and an industrial texture to the percussion that makes this a cerebral but physical affair from start to finish. lastly, neurowaves closes things down in blissfully dubbed out and horizontal fashion, with large sweeping pads, tweaked filters and evocative little details all placing you firmly under water.

this four track ep kicks off with cladistic mutation , a sparse underwater soundtrack with only the gentlest suggestion of rhythm, lots of reverb and tiny little details that float by like micro-bacterial debris. m2 is a more beat driven dub track but is still way below the surface: the kicks are smooth and hunched over, the chords are smeared out in all directions and the atmosphere is lo-fi and grainy. on the flip, grain gets even more energetic, with firm techno kick drums setting a stern tempo as all sorts of aqueous details and spacious effec ts peppe r the groove. there s a heavenly nature to the pads and an industrial texture to the percussion that makes this a cerebral but physical affair from start to finish. lastly, neurowaves closes things down in blissfully dubbed out and horizontal fashion, with large sweeping pads, tweaked filters and evocative little details all placing you firmly under water.

among the things that go boom in the night, the slick but rugged house jams from terranova certainly occupy a territory on their own - these cuts are precision engineered to rouse any lazy crowd, while providing enough depth for the auditory cerebral cortex to keep spinning.

off the back of the success of audens first hotflush ep, the enigmatic alias returns to scubas label with another hard hitting four-tracker, wall to wall. lock in throws you in headfirst - fast-paced drum loops layered with slices of jarring techno and a driving bassline that would be welcomed on the darkest dancefloors. utopian, initially a more languid cut, juxtaposes an almost cerebral landscape with hard hitting percussion, only allowing the listener a short breather before hurtling back in with perisheds swirling synths and trippy electronic jabs. ending on xirox, auden crafts a slightly more down-tempo cut, boasting a catchy groove that only gets better with each listen. whoever auden may or may not be, one thing is for certain – hes carving his place deep in technos panorama.

after being returned from his abduction by aliens from the hidden planet nibiru, dj overdose was given an alien synthesizer the haex-hrll as a thank you for all the cerebral research the aliens did on him. on returning back to earth all dj overdose had to do was finish the 6 tracks the aliens had started to work on, which became this ep. straight forward techno hop electro funk without any fancy-pants pretentious hooha. its like a black and white movie which makes you think why the hell is there colors anyway?! after completion, the only record label he could imagine being fit for such rawness would be viewlexx... and so here it is.

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belgiums buscemi & japans jakam (aka moochy) give an already culturally rich sound, extra global influence. buscemi aimed for carnal appeal, seductive, dream like floor burner, jakam aimed for cerebral response with a darker & driven feel.

in between the re-releases of the two legendary drexciya albums released on tresor in 99 and 01, the berlin techno institute is proud to re-present transllusions *mind over positive and negative dimensional matter*, the 12 inch single which originally accompanied the album *the opening of the cerebral gate*.

after storming the gates with his warmly received tambacounda ep, clap! clap! returns to deliver his debut longplayer. tayi bebba is a conceptual work that manages to balance a highly cerebral concept with making some good old-fashioned bangers. tayi bebba is an album tour of an imagined island, each song representing a location, event or ritual. sonically, it is a fast moving charge across the soundscape, fusing field recordings and found sound with incredibly surgical drum programming. flavours of house, footwork and hip hop punctuate your migration with a very specific sound palate, giving this amazing work a cohesive feel.

fred p immerses himself further into his techno alter ego, bringing more depth and insight to the saga, using sound to transcend time and space. *serinatatis* starts off the proceedings with a relentless drive and lofty pulsating pads that give you the feeling of a dismal oasis, with its brooding bassline and obscure vocals penetrating the construct. *dark population* takes us further down the rabbit hole into deeper rhythmic vibrations. this hypnotic ceremonial floor shaker echoes the cerebral ethos of the ep. last, but not least, *convective zone* cracks the sky and lets the sun shine in with its rolling baseline and ethereal chord structure. homage to the term techno soul is paid in full here as a trumpet blares through without losing the depth of the moment.

second chapter on horizontal ground from your favourite misleading named artist. a restless paranoid journey through your deepest fears, into the abyss, heading straight to a complete catharsis. there is no way out from the cerebral maze of alienation.

andy meecham is a man of many musical incarnations and has been since the early 90s. following on from projects like the now dormant bizarre inc and revived dub-disco duo chicken lips, it is as the emperor machine that he explores his most experimental sounds. to date there have been three full length albums on dc recordings after the project was initially started with the idea of creating music using just one synth, the roland sh-3a. the results lay out the staffordshire mans love of vintage synthesisers for all to see, and combine tough edged disco beats with more cerebral cosmic melodies into alluring soundscapes that bend your mind and drive your feet. as well as a slew of 12s and lps, the emperor machine has also turned his hand to remixes of giants like moby, daft punk and royksopp, and has previously taken a live and inspiringly psychedelic incarnation of the project to clubs and festivals across the planet.

from the often indistinct morass of modern hip-hop comes something so singular as to merit special attention wrote the guardian about: brownstudys tell me more about bubble album, released on third ear in 2005. a most soulfully cerebral volume of no-pose wisdom. mojo wrote, musically: brownstudy evokes the clammy, distressed soul of sly stones riot, and the lush visions of 4 hero. life well lived is brownstudys new album. 11 songs (9 lyrical flows and 2 intrumentals).

creme organization are getting busy right from the start of 2014, and here serve up an ep from detroit insider alex israel. israel has released on the label before and this new four track offering continues in his usual good form, exploring cerebral and atmospheric techno soundscapes with plenty of elan

james ruskin returns in style with his first new material on blueprint in a while. this solid three tracker takes a more varied yet deeper, cerebral approach than previous releases...> wisdom of youth< comes with a broken tip of the hat to gescoms timeless > key nell< – terrific, and surely the way to go in 2014 ??

praterei turns 8, if releases were years and to celebrate, proffers a stamped 10 from label swami, 7 citizens. >do your head in< is charged with a side duties and a bit of a cerebral poke it is too. flirting somewhere betwixt both reverie and nightmare, it’s as playful as it is tormenting. it invites you round for a cup of tea, slaps you about a bit and calls you names before putting you to bed and whispering slightly sexy things in your lughole. >stride< is an altogether less hairy affair. its honest. its honest about the fact you are going to need a safe word. an acid romp with unwavering purpose.

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-rolling out with the amazing debut of 807 recordings by labelhead shamus coghlan. the a-side track is cerebral, complex and innovative, showcasing true artisan skill and passion. >5000 miles< delivers a thick, raw and pulsating drive that demands attention from the first laid beat. this no-nonsense, classic techno track is already gaining industry acclaim and, as an explosive introduction, sets the tone of (807) recordings. >further<, as the name suggests, aimed for perfection

lost paradise delivers a modern execution of our post-disco dance music culture, maintaining references to the past and looking for the oasis on the horizon.
lp003 begs the question, do you feel good? we think after playing these, you are going to feel a lot better. volta cab presents i feel good in my skin + i feel loved, two deep and groovy house cuts with remixes from severino & ray mang, dead rose music company and kohib. the 12 inch release contains deep, peak, dark and cerebral flavors to suit a variety of your house music needs. we hope you enjoy and remember, from the moment i walked through the door, i knew what i was looking for, a party that would take me away!

commencing their 2013 release schedule with a glint in their eye and a friend by their side, masomenos return to feed our ears with their cerebral brand of house and techno!

lost paradise delivers a modern execution of our post-disco dance music culture, maintaining references to the past and looking for the oasis on the horizon. lost paradise #2 features two originals from space coast, aka sleazy mcqueen and jorge collazo. *vibe a.m.* is deep and dreamy with live flute and piano, emotive melodies and groovy bass. social disco club and last waltz turn in two completely different mixes, both fit for the late or early hours of the night. *cant get enough sunshine* is a melodic and cerebral ode to mid-nineties new york house but with a twist.
support from q-burns abstract message, b.g. baarregaard, sleazybeats recordings, atnarko, sleazy mcqueen…, ...

vs take on house music comes at the listener from an outsiders perspective, as his native ukraine traditionally hasnt been a hotbed of this genre. consequently, his new album on nuearth kitchen, 13th district, hits your ears at an odd angle, as v (aka vakula, aka mikhaylo vityk) bends somewhat familiar tropes into fascinating, fresh shapes. clearly enamored of american funk, soul, and jazz, v recalibrates these familiar elements—the amino acids of house—into dream-logic, hypnotic scenarios that accentuate their visceral and cerebral qualities.

as the range, james hinton has released previously on astro nautico, alongside other such rhythmic alchemists as obey city (now signed to lucky me), time wharp and howse (now signed to tri angle) as well as appearing on remix duties for kuhn on the london based civil music label. outside of this moniker he released >cower<, a full length under the alias stegosaurus, on his own sqwal recordings imprint.
operating out of providence ri, james hinton fuses snapshots of global electronic music into a heady brew of deep sub bass, rattling footwork drums, juiced up junglism and dirty south rap beats. here we present the five track >disk< release, bristling with frenetic energy, complex percussion and cerebral melodies – >disk< is as suitable for the home as it is for the club and marks the latest evolution of the range sound.

deep floors vol. 1 is the first installment of a various artists series, combining the dancefloor energy and the mental deepness of proper techno. volume 1 delivers 4 deep techno tracks by irelands lee holman, swedens pehr genlogue, italys roberto bosco and belgiums searle. sonically the release ranges from mental cerebral trips to deeper detroitish grooves. lee holman and roberto bosco deliver two hypnotic mindfuck tools while perh genlogue and searle dive more into deeper stripped techno.

upon its release in 2011 narcosa quickly garnered support and love from tobi neumann, ellen allien, steve bug, john selway and anthony collins, to name a few. the wetyourself! crew now release a killer remix package as they enlist the talent of jennifer cardini, faster and luke solomun to reinterpret cormacs cerebral techno ballad of 2011‚ narcosa, as well as showcasing an all-new original from cormac.

first up is >waves< by norwegian dynamo the treatment. after the success of his on & on ep, as well as an overflowing vat of remixes, in 2011, the treatment is back to form with this flawless rework of surfaces >falling in love<, a surprising yet harmonious blend of nu disco, classic house chords and electro – a cerebral record that also highlights his instinctive side. we all love a piano riff too, of course.

nice price deal !!! the emergence of (another) very british sound in the form of dubstep some years back now has mutated into something altogether more cerebral. the chain are a product of this incipient sound and the many new strands that have splintered forward from it. dan foat is one half of the team that runs r&s, the newly invigorated label that is back at the forefront of contemporary electronic music. he’s also one half of the chain. dan & nathan boddy have for a while now had a studio near london bridge, which has formed into the r&s engine room, a hub for the second wave of their artists, pariah, james blake, space diimension controller et al who regualrly pass through the basement to drink tea and listen to new tracks.

chilean born dinky is a long standing resident at panorama bar. her warm, technical house sound, underpinned by intricate rhythmic and harmonic elements is a much loved staple of the scene. >take me< is a wonderful meeting of thuggish house and soul-infused, feel-good energy. a surprise break leads to unexpected vibes and a brief encounter with some rhodes keys action. >polvo< is a psychedelic ride through more cerebral moments, possessing the power to truly lock you in. the extended passages of this breezy, garage-house hybrid just highlight dinkys instincts for dramatic timing.

repress !! blackest ever black is a new london-based label that seeks to re-establish electronic music as a poetic, provocative and emotionally inquisitive force. music by artists, not engineers. its first release is a self-titled ep by raime, a british duo who draw explicit inspiration from the marginal mavericks of early european goth, industrial and synth wave - artists largely omitted from the current master narrative of post-punk history, and who strove to make music at once cerebral and visceral, futuristic and atavistic. well-versed in the language of club music, but rejecting its typically rigid sequencing and arrangements, raime use technology pensively - to convey a sense of crisis, collapse and longing. transporting and disorienting though their work might be, its narratively taut and has no truck whatsoever with the cosmic, its too aggressive and engaged to be called psychedelic.

supported by umek, slam, fergie, spektre, carlo lio, secret cinema, maetrik, gary beck, tom hades, hertz, d.a.v.e the drummer, damon wild and many more... this is the time of neapolitan bodyscrub aka roberto bonetti, enjoys a growing reputation as one of the most exciting production talents around. deeply hypnotic, sexy vocals and with a raw percussive power the deep cerebral ambience of the tracks are infused with an all-consuming dancefloor energy. brightness and dark blend perfectly!

varying from deep and emotive to downright funky and soulful, the ep is a perfect showcase of the guys versatility and natural talent for writing captivating and forward thinking electronic house music that is both cerebral and visceral.

james holden may not be a household name, but to fans of adventurous, progressive electronic sounds, the british techno sorcerer and psychedelic shaman is renowned as a genius. so revered are his talents that he has been tapped to remix some of pop music most eminent stars, including madonna, depeche mode, & britney spears, though as this mix demonstrates, his tastes tend more to the cerebral than those associations suggest. head of the zeitgeist-defining label border community which boasts fellow forward thinkers nathan fake & extrawelt on its roster, holden can count himself amongst that very modern breed of dj with a special knack for layering the most surprising of records with an unparalleled musical ear. his status as a free-spirit unconstrained by genre or scene is now championed by independent stalwart !k7, who have called up holden to deliver the next installment in their definitive mix series dj-kicks. holdens masterfully eclectic mix includes the first solo holden single in four years >triangle folds<, and his exclusive previously unreleased remix of mogwais >the sun smells too loud<.

the second ep of mount kimbie remixes features panorama bars tama sumo & prosumer reworking >william< into a shuffling deep house groove, and scuba under his scb guise delivering a murky, cerebral techno remix of >vertical<.

badmotorfinger got lost amid the blockbuster success of nevermind and ten (all were released around the same time). but the fact is that, though they re all great records, badmotorfinger is much less accessible by comparison. not that it isnt melodic, but it also sounds twisted and gnarled, full of dissonant riffing, impossible time signatures, howling textural solos, and weird, droning tonalities. its surprisingly cerebral and arty music for a band courting mainstream metal audiences, but it attacks with scientific precision. part of that is due to the presence of new bassist ben shepherd, who gives the band its thickest rhythmic foundation yet and, moreover, immediately shoulders the departed hiro yamamotos share of songwriting duties. but its apparent that the whole band has greatly expanded the scope of its ambitions. and badmotorfinger fulfills them, pulling all the different threads of the bands sound together into a mature, confident, well written record. this is heavy, challenging hard rock full of intellectual sensibility and complex band interplay.

we have a deep, melodic killer of a 12 inch for you in arnes trademark style, with a little something special as he takes to the bottom of the ocean on the aa side. this is released in hand-stamped, limited quantities.

the rising consciousness ep takes you on a tour of your own mind via two brilliant originals with remixes from techno veteran bryan zentz, and label head lets go outside. side a dives into the limbic system with the deep house masterpiece that is waving, surviving. its slick and sexy, creating a beautiful, wide space around its subtle textures, exhilarating swells, and tones which envelope you like a big hug. bryan zentz massive remix explores the frontal lobe further, managing to perfectly balance the plus 8 recording artists heavy dance floor genius with the warmth of the original. on the b side, rico tests your motor skills with skinless, a driving and playful tech house trip. this is raw fun dance music that slaps every neuron in your cerebral cortex with each step. sliding down and out the thalamus, slant label head lets go outside reworks >skinless< into an overwhelming, full blown body and brain workout.

stroboscopic artefacts 1st vinyl release is an incendiary 2 track ep. label founder lucy gives us a visionary blueprint for the future stroboscopic artefacts releases, etching out the soundtrack for an apocalyptic club scenario. out of the a-sides dark, pulsing beats and itchy baselines, a granular voice rises up. krishnamurtis rasping vocal cuts through, creating a colossal techno track. the result is a hybrid of the physical need to dance fusing with the cerebral. amid resonant piano samples and utopian 60s strings, a crystalline question emerges: why dont you change? in the middle of a hazy, overcrowded dance floor this peak-time guerrilla track hints at a moment of epiphany. on the b-side dub man walking, lucys dub-roots background collides with his techno identity. the heavy drum machine structure is injected with obsessive dubby baselines and intersected by high frequency distortion. the track floats, the elements never fully solidify, instead they surge forward becoming ever more urgent. lucy mixed and arranged dub man walking live using his faithful mackie ms 1202 to keep the texture warm in an old skool way

nice price deal !!! berlin-based dj kaos has been producing twisted disco tunes for a number of years and has been an integral part of the berlin underground scene. last year’s single cerebral tremolo was released by nyc’s rong, but was also picked up by parisian tastemakers, kitsuné, and his newest single panopeeps features a killer remix by shit robot. his turn at remixing has proved fruitful as well, including work for rodion, tom vek, chk chk chk, roxy music, and new young pony club. he has also been part of the faith recordings ’collectors series’ mix cds, with danse, gravite zero which he co-produced with sal principiato, of the legendary liquid liquid. his latest project called ’ bingo volume one ’ and features various edits of the good old times . expect nothing short of amazing, with a range from acid techno to true-blue disco.

although berlin based dj woody has long been a member of the gigolo crew, having the honor to play at some legendary gigolo nights, this is woodys first solo release for gigolo. and what a fine entry onto the gigolo-scene it is: sure to get people in the know talking... and dancing! woody is the original sonic funkateer whose life is completely focussed on music and his very own definition of funk. hes a genuine kind of a guy, needing nothing more than two turntables, a mixer and an audience to know hes alive. for him djing and making music is not just a job, its his destiny. just one listen to a track like august and you know how much painstaking attention to detail, and love, has been poured into the production of these tracks. august is a cerebral sounding track that will lift you to another level. a version of august is featured on the double cd 10 years anniversary compilation gigolos cd 10 (gigolo210) selected by gigolo boss hell. booty bar is another pumping and raunchy tune thats guaranteed to get that ass shakin. its and slammin beats and funky, almost jazzy, synths licks plus the sexy vocal samples gives this number a succinctly gigolo feel to it. with songs like this, its no wonder that woody is one of the most respected german djs on the international scene

electro club tracks, slightly dancefloor oriented, from a parisian duo with a futuristic universe, a dialogue made of logic and surprises, a tension between traditions and a non-conservative approach. energetic tracks, beats and bass choosing physical emotions rather than cerebral ones

+ huge gui boratto remix cerebral and modern, a little anti establishment, somewhat guerilla style.octopus is the peculiar and artistic home of quite unusual producers, a common ground for diverse creations of techno, house, deep- whatever works when we a

superb label compilation with the freshed rockin electro cuts & uk indyrock stuff