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	This week's techno selections Friday 20 July 2018

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Radio Slave

Trans
Rekids

In its original form, "Trans" was one of the dancefloor highlights of Matt Edwards' second album as Radio Slave, 2017's Feel The Same. Here, the dark and stylish original - think alien new wave synth-pop from 1983 re-imagined as a Panoramabar-friendly workout - is given a makeover by two titans of the electronic music scene: Innervisions overlord Dixon and Detroit techno stalwarts Underground Resistance. Naturally, Dixon's rub is weightier and more obviously big room-friendly than Edwards album cut, with the foreboding original synth bassline and bubbly electronic flourishes being joined by weightier drum hits and bold new melodic motifs which fire "Trans" towards the stratosphere. In contrast, Underground Resistance's revision is fuzzier, wonkier and more hypnotic, albeit with a little disco surprise here and there.

JXTPS

Ctrl Forces EP
Planet Rhythm

Ctrl Forces is only the second EP from the JXTPS project, but already it has a distinctly menacing feeling. This is evident from the get-go, with the pounding beats and oppressive, throbbing bass of "Ctrl". "Forces" sees JXTPS focus on a more streamlined acid approach, albeit one led by an insidious, snaking rhythm, while the producer's ability to disappear down the rabbit hole is audible on "Shimmers". Coming across like Mike Parker on a bad trip, its claustrophobic rhythm provides the perfect accompaniment for the ghoulish tones. In stark contrast, "Landing" is deeper and more reflective as JXTPS delivers a tripped out groove, and this more introspective mood continues on the pulsating outro, "Trip".

Neil Landstrumm

Go See Thru
Unknown To The Unknown

Techno legend Neil Landstrumm requires no introduction on here, seeing as how he has been present - and largely leading - our charts since we opened shop in the late 90s. He is techno, and techno is him, much like the Detroit or Chicago greats that we all know and love so much. We're glad to see him on Unknown To The Unknown, DJ Haus' imprint, up in the wax with his predictably oddball strain of techno, first launching an off-kilter attack with "DX Madness", before heading into deeper, darker and more subtle territories via "Rectorate Power". "Sleep" and "Grape" both feature Brain Rays, with both tracks possessing a much more sparse, 12-bit sound that verges onto vintage electronica. Landstrumm gear.

Shlomi Aber

Whistler
Figure

Shlomi Aber returns to Len Faki's label with one of his strongest and most diverse Eps to date.The title track is the most immediate cut, with the Israeli producer combing an old school jungle bass with firing percussion and tough tribal beats. "Penetrate The System" is also primed for the dance floor with Aber delivering a driving techno tool. On "Common Dominator", he also borrows from the past, but this time offers a radically different result to "Whistler", with haunting chords unraveling over loose break beats. "User" adds to the experimental feeling, with dubbed out chords and tight percussion fused with low-slung broken beats.

Ryan McKay

Illusions EP
Bek Audio

Techno must be in the McKay blood. Ryan, who has put out a few EPs on Drumccode, is the brother of the prolific producer Harvey McKay, known for his work on Cocoon, Soma and Relief. Based on "Illusions", he may now face some competition from his sibling. "Deception" is a firing percussive affair, underpinned by tough kicks and featuring wild riffs, while "Wound Kisser" sees Ryan opt for a slightly less abrasive approach thanks to its dreamy synths - even though in turn they are supported by a rough, pulsating groove. It's only a minor diversion though and "Deception Drum Tool" is an abrasive slice of peak time techno, bettered only by the title track's pounding kicks and freaky vocal samples.

Nicolas Bougaieff

Dust Remixes
Mesh

Hot on the heels of the release of "Dust", Mesh delivers some high-quality remixes of Nicolas Bougaieff's work. First up is Guy Andrews. Best known for his work on Houndstooth and Hemlock, he turns the title track into a wonderfully cinematic, sound scape. Label owner Max Cooper's take on "Dust" offers a radically perspective: while it also resounds to melodic ebbs and flows, undulating electronic pulses power it onto the dance floor. Deapmash contributes the last remix; the French producer's take on "Bremsstrahlung" is radically different to the preceding interpretations, with a raw, stepping rhythm underpinning chilling chords and droning tones mapping out a menacing conclusion.

Flug

Rejected
JAM

Sebastian Lopez aka Flug has a string of releases to his credit on labels like CLR and 100% Pure, but Rejected could be his biggest release so far. The title track is a frenetic, acid-laced affair that resounds to roiling snares and a hypnotic vocal loop, like Plastikman crossed with Chris Liebing. On "M32", Lopez takes a somewhat deeper approach, with a focus on a linear, heads-down rhythm that resounds to mesmerising electronic tones. The addition of Sam Paganini as remixer also guarantees that Rejected will appeal to a wider techno audience - and the Italian super star doesn't disappoint, dropping a tough, acid-heavy DJ tool.

Dehousy

Stage 2
[Re]Sources

Dehousy is sometimes described as a house producer, but this categorisation is only true in the broadest sense. As "Break", one of the tracks on his new release demonstrates, the French DJ takes a broad, free-wheeling approach to dance music. The result is an irresistibly funky, drum-heavy workout that takes in hypnotic chants, gut-busting bass and centres on a stepping rhythm. "Stage 2" is similarly vivid, with Dehousy throwing Middle Eastern chants and organic percussion into an arrangement that veers from stepping into 4/4s. Rounding off this fine release is Addison Groove's frenetic take on the title track.

Deepchord

Immersions
Astral Industries

"Immersions" follows Rod Modell's 2016 Deepchord interpretation of Peter Michael Hamel's work on Astral Industries - and sees the storied producer retreat to more familiar territory. "Immersion II" is an uptempo but nonetheless decidedly esoteric affair, with the typical Deepchord attention to spacey filters and fragile melodic twists. On the first "Immersion", Modell veers towards the deep, Detroit techno of Carl Craig thanks to the arrangement's evocative melodies and atmospheric sensibility. Despite this, it still bears Modell's unique sensibility and the cavernous sub-bass and jaunty rhythm will appeal to anyone who has ever been seduced by Deepchord's immersive dub style.

Deadboy

Psychic Hotline
Unknown To The Unknown

Throughout his career to date, Allen "Deadboy" Wootton has proved adept at delivering heavyweight, peak-time-friendly cuts that put bustling rhythms and big basslines front and centre. Where this EP for Unknown To The Unknown - his second in total - differs is in its unwavering commitment to mood and melody. Check, for example, "No More", where spacey, delay-laden female vocal samples and glassy-eyed, sunrise-friendly pads slowly stretch out over a snappy, hybrid UK garage/Chicago house groove. Elsewhere, Wootton's new commitment to ear-pleasing musicality is expressed in different ways. There's the lilting pedal steel notes and drifting vocals of 'So Cold", the bustling but deep and spacey thrills of "Silicon", the undulating, Marimba style melodic bliss of "Ryuichi" and the ultra-deep, early '90s ambient house inspired brilliance of closer "Venus and Mars".

Bodyjack

Nataraja
DEXT Recordings

Although most readily associated with Hypercolour, Unknown To The Uknown and his own Bodytrax imprint, Chris "Bodyjack" Finke is a regular contributor to the Dext Recordings' growing catalogue. In fact, this is his third release for the imprint since 2016. Head first to "Nataraja", a polyrhythmic onslaught that pits twisted electronics, raw stabs and ricocheting drum machine cowbells against a rumbling bassline and heavy, broken techno style drums. Finke flips the script entirely with "Tandava", delivering a gut-punching electro workout that flits between sparkling, melodic sections and periods of foreboding heaviness straight out of Drexciya's post-apocalyptic playbook.

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