the title track crystal city shows a real understanding of the techno aesthetic, combining cathedral like atmospherics with rough, raw and rugged drums. the italian tape saturation master steve murphy (lobster theremin/chiwax/wilson) is employed to remix the title track. murphy brings the track back in to the realms of house and sprinkles it with his analogue know how to turn in a sub rumbling interpretation
following their remix on alkalino s ep, the mysterious production trio qlab reappear on the dabit record label roster, this time with an ep of their own.this ep kicks off with two remixes on the a-side, the first by way of the berlin based, italian producers, the analogue cops
contrary to their antipodean name the marsupials are not australian or for that matter new zealanders. they are in fact a collective of italian producers residing next to the active volcano of mount vesuvius in the city of naples, italy.
munich based, lisbon born, lino rodrigues, more commonly known as alkalino, is the next artist on the quickly moving italian imprint dabit records. here the portuguese ex-patriot drops three tracks that traverse his musical output to date.
milanese house imprint dabit records welcomes accatone in to their ever growing stable of talented producers. the portuguese house maestro (josé reis to his friends) made a quiet start to the year, but has started racking up the releases in recent months, turning out a thoughtful techy 4 tracker
krasnodar, located around 1500km due south of moscow is where aleksander tochilkin (kott) calls home. from this city, deep in the south of the giant russian state, kott crafts and creates even deeper cuts of house music.
this, his debut ep for italian imprint dabit, is made up of three original tracks and remix by dave scott. *physics* is firmly rooted in the classic house ethos, chopped vocals and glorious strings build an impressive backdrop for the swinging hats and off beat snares. it is hard to listen to this track without thinking about the sun.
the dabit label is aiming to offer up new experiences in house and techno, and for the second release turn to someone who has proved he knows how to do that in the past, namely alex agore. on labels like 4lux and say ahh
played and supported by: halo varga, tiago fragateiro, melon, nubian mindz, jacques renault, mark knight, xpress 2, noah pred, andy ash, claudio coccoluto, terence, diz, terence, simone giudici, ricardo miranda, justin sloe, mike w, tony rodriguez, danny howells, mark lowry, ivan iacobucci
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