repress 2019, northern lights features tight gated keys layered with complex harmonies and soaring pad swells. equally suited for peak time and sunrise, it is an incredibly versatile piece for the crate and clocks in at an ever evolving 11+ minutes drawn from the side of crime is found on the flip, and is another long and twisting musical journey running just shy of 13 minutes. its foundation is a meditative bassline that rolls underneath for the duration. hints of a beautiful modal rhodes line tease throughout the arrangement, adding a complex depth to the fabric of the piece.

die geilste minimaltechno platte von allen ist wieder da !! yo
2019 reedition based on the 2013 re-master by stefan betke (pole) using tube-tech compressors and weiss eq’s. which was an improvement from the 2003 original! carefully re-cut 1:1 and edited in 140g vinyl housed in thick brown carton bags.

ultraphat minimal electrofied tech monster tunes...huge dj support !! next biggie

brilliant minimal tracks with jazzy flavour

this october will see canada’s mathew jonson join forces with visionquest co-founder ryan crosson for a two track ep in the shape of ‘robots of dawn’.
canada’s mathew jonson has quite the impressive career under his belt having co-founded the revered wagon repair label and heading up itiswhatitis recordings as well as performing under his own name and various guises such as cobblestone jazz, the modern deep left quarted, and his new project units & measurements alongside hreno and the mole. here we see the synth aficionado joining forces with visionquest’s very own ryan crosson, who’s carved out an equally impressive career to date and will soon drop his second long player alongside cesar merveille focused on intricately musicality and an intriguing approach to electronic music via the visionquest imprint.
as you’d expect from such a pairing this collaboration packs a bunch, opening with ‘tempelhof’ named after the now defunct airport in berlin and laid out over thirteen minutes of gradually unfolding and retracting acid swells, resonant synth whirrs, mind bending arpeggios and dynamic, baroquely evolving rhythms.
title track ‘robots of dawn’, featuring added help from cesar merveille and new upstart artist isis, captures an old school electro feel via an 808 drum workout, vocoded vocal murmurs and funk-infused wandering bass lines whilst modulating synths spiral through the depths of the composition.

dojo is about getting back to the roots of american techno and house, and getting away from the computer. we want to help bring back the spontaneity and freedom of live performance and recordings. we want to celebrate the raw physicality of the music, and the dj who still likes to mix. ross since, 1997, ross has been in the background of the westcoast canadian techno scene, particularly the victoria family that included mathew jonson, cobblestone jazz, the mole, and hrdvsion. in 1998, he released the now out-of-print compilation album ôgarden city dubs, that featured first material by mathew jonson, and cobblestone jazz. he left for california in æ98, but kept his finger on the pulse as the art director for itiswhatitis recordings. while in the bay area, he listened mostly to soul,rap and early american techno music. heavily influenced by his time spent in the u.s., he started to develop a musical aesthetic, which he is now ready to express. young florent florent moved to vancouver from switzerland to attend art school. he began to get into making techno. tapping into his french-martinique roots, florent quickly developed a unique sound, which caught rossÆs ear. a few live jams later, it was clear that they worked well together, so they got a studio space and got to work. one month later, dojo had its first release. florent has only been making music for a year, but his swiss work-ethic is dangerous

tribute to basic channel a pure dub & crakling sweet techno with cinematic object and spoken words .on the flip side the rising star from vancouver hrdvsion aka nathan jonson (itiswhatitis ) does a massive remix : epic shuffle techno , when click house meets melancolic synth ….rave anthem ! already supported by mathew jonson, quenum (cadenza )

der mann ist ein phänomen. nach dem furchterregenden gegrabsche um die itiswhatitis 07, dürfte es hier Ähnlich zugehen. also kampfanzug an und rein in den warenkorb :-)..