attention - triple album for the price of a double! mothership tranmsission 019 – >voodeux - the paranormal<
two years ago, on the east coast of america, a couple of highly technical production wizards joined forces and created their own genre of strange and creepy techno under the moniker, voodeux. one from boston and the other from philadelphia, tanner ross and james watts first released >the curse< ep on mothership in 2008 with great success. with dj support rolling in from everywhere claude vonstroke soon commissioned them to record a full-length album of this new moody sound. voodeuxs debut album, >the paranormal< is a concentrated vision of myth and mysterious beats, exploring the eerie after-life side of techno like no other artists have done to date. it is a vision of ghosts and goblins hiding in the closet ready to scare the daylights out of you. using dark funk, ghoulish atmospheres and futuristic production, voodeux is staking their claim as the next generation of american techno and >the paranormal< is a techno masterwork for the modern underworld.

are you drowning in a sea of organs, flutes, and spanish chants on top of 90s house loops? we have the cure for you here at mothership. >just a spoonfulö is the lead single from voodeuxs new full length album called >the paranormal.< the track can best be described as techno you would play at a submarine pajama party. its playful, groovy and somewhat reminiscent of early steve bug. on the flip, >deadened motel< is a rare mix of congo vibey house beats with searing techno leads that shoot up out of the track in the 2nd half. it has been getting mucho love from radioslave, ryan elliot, and konrad black which should give you a clue as to the quality of this material. look for the full voodeux album to drop early june. and dont miss their worldwide live debut in detroit on friday, may 22!>just a spoonful< is also featured on claude vonstrokes new fabric 46 mix compilation out this may.

played by anja schneider , tiefschwarz ... voodeux is the deep techno moniker of tanner ross & kilowatts (from dirtybird.) on >the curse< ross & watts expand their catalog of sound beyond the funk and into the sublime. instead of swiggles and bounce, we get creeping basslines and chilling echoes. with >thriller< as a distant relative, side a1 makes for the graveyard, zombies in tow, and as the track matures, so do the chills on the back of your spine. >the spell< goes one step further, taking the sound of a distant train, shards of ghoulsound and an ancient wind under a pulsing beat and chiming melodies. its halloween on wax. mike shannon, founder of cynosure and master of all things trippy, puts his own well-crafted stamp on this dark sound. shannon has recorded for ~scape, force inc. and many more. and no ones gonna save you from the beats about strike

after seeing the banging >red hot< - her first released production - become the all-favorite track on airdrops extraction us compilation, it is a natural step for connie to slip once again into her constar outfit, and release this time her first record, the sunset tribe ep. here, constar does what she does best, take her clan on a ride through different skylines, from the shores of bali in indonesia to the chinese inland mountains. indeed, in sunset tribe the careful listener will hear parts of a kecak ceremony - pronounced keh-chahk , also known as the ramayana monkey chant - a form of balinese musical drama, that roots in a traditional trance-inducing exorcism dance. a piece usually performed by a circle of hundreds of men percussively chanting cak while throwing up their arms, depicting a battle between the monkey vanara and the evil king ravana...
phoenixxx strikes the cord! using elements and melodies of traditional chinese instruments, the pipa, guzheng and erhu, constar takes our journey even further east. allying a bumpy and light-hearted groove to the depth and gravity of the instruments used, constar also offers an exploration into her balanced mind and soul. bringing the witchcraft even further, who better than the craziest wizard-duo electronic music has ever come across, voodeux! celebrating the release of their debut album on mothership, voodeux - aka tanner ross and james watts - create their very own blend of magic potion that no spirit - good or bad - could resist. simply spellbinding and savage, voodeux know the cerebrums fluids inside out, and will work them through their supernatural enchantments!

how do you follow up a creepy techno full-length album by voodeux? visit the university for some music lessons by james braun and dan m. this is a very house influenced assignment from mothership, where we strongly believe that teachers can present techno and house and whatever else - all in the same lecture. visiting professor, affkt really goes the extra mile on the flip adding some space and artistry to the curriculum. dont be late for class!

quaaaaaaaaaaaack…!!! the second vinyl release for the young, nyc/-buenos aires-based label airdrop records, soulclaps >die ente<, comes after a coveted >the giraffe< by the very same artists. nowhere near shifting down a gear or two, the dynamic duo, consisting of the two team players elyte and cnyce, has us sweating and screaming animal names -- again!!! >die ente< simply wipes the floor, true airdrop styleeee. the original mix is already being rinsed out by the likes of italoboyz and getting the crowds whipped up in frenzy. the release also features a remix by tanner ross aka marcel wave aka voodeux coming straight out of hell. rumors have it that claude von stroke showed a lot of interest in it. officially, he says >i like it< and is playing it.