Metric - Art Of Doubt [MMI / Crystal Math Music / BMG]

Released on September 21st, 2k18 via MMI / Crystal Math Music / BMG is "Art Of Doubt" , the seventh full length album outing created by Toronto's Metric who've recently been touring the states alongside Smashing Pumpkins and are set and ready to conquer Europe this fall. With their tune "Dressed To Suppress" already being featured on these pages videowise the bands opens their new release with the single "Dark Saturday", a muscular take on Indie / Rock paired with a fragile, yet powerful vocal performance by Emily Haines that makes this tune a killer future anthem for all Indie floors for sure followed by the highly seductive powerhouse that is "Love You Back" and the 80s synth driven Pop ballad "Die Happy" which evokes sweet nostalgia for everyone listening to this masterpiece on daytime radio. "Now Or Never Now" introduces more playful, 80s-driven synth greatness paired up with a proper neon dancefloor vibe, the title track "Art of Doubt" brings forth a floating, ethereal feel that might even appeal to a Power Metal audience for a reason, "Underline The Black" takes a innocent Alternative Pop turn whereas "Risk" brings back innocent, reverb-heavy Indie Pop for peak time dancefloors in love before "Seven Rules" dreams away in the most beautiful slow-jam manner possible and will even get Taylor Swift-fans excited with its '...out of the woods, out of the woods...' repetition brought on in the first verse. "Holding Out" for Metric means touching on College / Alternative Rock territories with a sweet, light-hearted twist, "Anticipate" unveils a panoramic, big scale production and once again synth-led appeal for neon city lights and the final take on "No Lights On The Horizon" comes as a surprise with its classic drummachine rythm and soft electronic backing for a closing. Highly recommended!

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RY X - Untold (Official Audio)

Tender, intimate Indietronics meet echoes of Future Garage as a first glimpse of the forthcoming RY X album "Unfurl" which is about to be released via Infectious in mid-February 2k19. Lovely.

Wargirl - Wargirl [Clouds Hill]

Following up to their "Arbolita" EP which made some distinct waves this summer we see Wargirl now coming up with a full self-titled album, once again released via the Hamburg-based imprint Clouds Hill which did quite a lot to push the band over the course of the past months. Opening with "Poison" and "Sass Girl" from the limited 7" whitelabel release we've already featured extensively in our 'baze.djunkiii Charts 10/2018' post in early October the band makes a great start followed by "Mess Around", a seductive swing piece for sexy moments on the dancefloor whereas the "Voice Of The Mountain" harks back to African uptempo rhythms and a great, uplifting lo-fi attitude slightly touched by 70s Psychedelia for those who know. With "No Difference" Wargirl stay in the same lane albeit adding a little bit of seductive Soul eroticism to the mix, "Streets" is a high class sing-a-long anthem infused by Reggae- / Dub-offbeats and defo a hit on each and every dancefloor and "How You Feel" caters to those loving smokey bars, hot nights out and having a dance to raw big time vintage Soul that's able to smash even the most distinct Northern Soul nights and prestigious venues to pieces within less than a rewind. "I Know I" harks back to the laid back Reggae-infused side of the bands musical work, "Make Believe" reveals unexpected dreamy romanticism brought to us with super soft pads and twangy guitars and the final cut "Last Time" brings on a brooding, fever'ish yet super seductive take on PostPunk and Jazz for an epic closing. Essential. Get.

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Fxbip - Burning Mad

This is retrofuturist Space Electro on a next level. Busy, buzzing, great.

Ten Fe - Won’t Happen (Official Video)

Sweet, innocent and uplifting Indie with a hint of Americana mixed in - a frist preview for the new Ten Fe-album release "Future Perfect, Present Tense" which is about to hit the stores in early March, 2k19.

Zeno Van Den Broek & Gagi Petrovic - Sound Of The Young Avant-Garde Volume 02, 2018: Ob-Literate [Gaudeamus / Unsounds]

The second instalment of the new 'Sound of The young Avant-Garde'-series brought to life by the two Dutch labels Gaudeamus and Unsounds is "Ob-literate", a commissioned compositional project of electroacoustic nature for organ, vocal ensemble, electronic and custom built performative objects utilised in the works world premier at Utrecht's Nicolaikerk in March, 2k16. Together, the two artists create a 42 minutes long journey split into five pieces of up to 18+ minutes length, tampering with a dark sonic dystopia mostly comprised of cold electrical droning of varying, yet always scientific and almost sterile intensity paired with multiple vocal layers, both cut-up and spoken as well as sung - a combination that brings artists like Robin Rimbaud / Scanner to mind for a reason -, whereas the sounds provided by organ and performative objects add up a solemn, yet haunting atmospheric vibe as if one was watching an alien, or alienating, cult of the future performing inscrutable rituals, worshipping outerworldly beings whose multidimensional entities one cannot conceive at any point in life. This is great.

Album artwork on Instagram!

Sharon Van Etten - Comeback Kid (Official Video)

Wake up, these are the 80s! And they've made a full on comeback in 2018.

Sascha Müller - Traxxx Vol. 6 [SM Traxxx 29-2018]

To be released on November 15th, 2k18 via SM Traxxx is Sascha Müllers next digital two track single which brings us raw, fast-paced, oldskool'ish and quite tool-oriented Techno stuff for peak time dancefloors with "Track 11" whilst the second shot, "Track 12", caters towards an underground audience longing for muffled, slightly distorted Techno sounds in combination with gooey, viscous sawtooth Acid lines and an overall braincell crushing effect.

Shohei Amimori - Pata Music [Noble Label 225 Promo]

Scheduled for release via the experimental imprint known as Noble Label on November 21st, 2k18 is "Pata Music", the latest album outing created and produced by Tokyo-based sound artist Shohei Amimori who has been active in the fields of Classical / Contemporary Classical, Pop and experimental electronics before. Presenting a body of work consisting of eleven tracks on this one we see the Japaneses artist starting the journey with "Climb Downhill 1", an undeniably seductive homage to 80s theme and Library Music undergoing quite a few unexpected tempo changes and progressing into what might be best described as Space Exotica later on before tales of a "Decadent Utopia" follow the latter path, adding some tongue-in-cheek moments as well as echoing, cut-up memories of the so-called Japanese Club Pop movement to the menu as Shohei Amimori takes on microphone duties on this cut as well. With "Now Forever" the artist enters advanced, yet highly groove-oriented club floors bringing forth loads of killer pianos alongside a cute, highly dense backdrop provided by both electronics and seemingly a whole bunch of scampering toy instruments reminiscent of Jean-Jacques Perrey & David Chazam's 1998-released "Eclektronics" album as well as very early Jeans Team-singles or stuff put out via the long gone German Stora imprint, "ReCircle" explores a deeper, melancholia-laden vibe which defo shows off the artists abilities in terms of Classical - or better score'esque - arrangements with its touching strings and pianos, "Ajabollamente" brings forth high end drama and a buzzing maelstrom of highly fascinating sonic events and killer melodies whereas "Climb Downhill 2" is more of a modular take on glitched out, retrofuturist computational sounds and therefore turns out to be our personal favorite on the album, subsequently followed by "Biennale" which starts out as a solemn, maybe even ritualistic Ambient piece and progresses into a spiralling, calm and friendly IDM / Electronica vibe before the "Coincidental Planet" totally re-enters the Japanese Club Pop realm to a great effect. Furthermore the "Washer" is a crossover between full on Glitch / Cut-Up and organic harmonies, presenting a sweet, funny aspect of Shohei Amimori's work, especially when his vocals are splintered, the "Fence Of Bats" caters a combination of psychoacoustic background noise modulations and ballad'esque Pop vibes with a specific twang and the final cut "Pata" enters the deep end of calm, multilayered chaos for a start before breaking off into different territories all of a sudden only to return to chaotic structures within seconds. Recommended!

Jessica Sligter & Wilbert Bulsink - Sounds Of The Young Avant-Garde Vol. 01, 2018: Untitled #2 (The Mute) [Gaudeamus / Unsounds 062]

Released as a collaborational effort between the Dutch labels Gaudeamus and Unsounds on November 1st, 2k18 is "Untitled #2 (The Mute)" the new album created by Jessica Bligter and Wilbert Bulsink as the first ever volume of the freshly installed 'Sound Of The Young Avant-Garde'-series. Premiered live on November 8th, 2k16 in Den Bosch / Netherlands the five pieces on the 41 minutes spanning longplayer are subsequently named "A" to "F", exploring the tension between non-vocal resonance and fragile, spine-tingling high pitch viola and violin works of Hitchcock'esque qualities in the opening tune whilst the follow up "B" provides 103 seconds of pure atmospheric ambiance, for the most part sticking to near silence before "C" enters with a bang, or better a short eruptive chord leading towards meandering, hypnotizing string works and intense vocal performance by Jessica Sligter. With the albums main piece "D" stretched out over 16 minutes the group fuses Cold Ambient atmospheres and hyperfragile, oscillating strings as well as ever modulating drones alongside beautiful, mysterious vocals once again performed by Jessica Sligter in an almost theatrical manner not only in the tunes' ultimate climax of madness before the final closing piece "E" is an overall unsettling combination of alarming strings, haunting whispers and dark, beatless electronic tones of mostly buzzing, electric and apocalyptic nature. Intense.

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Venta Protesix - Post-Masturbatory Suicide [Hirntrust Grind Media / Hirnplatzt]

Freshly released via the Austrian Hirntrust Grind Media-camp in conjunction with their associated Hirnplatzt Magazine is the latest, one sided 7" vinyl outing by Venta Protesix named "Post Masturbatory Suicide" which comes to us as a limited edition of 100 white copies alongside an underground comic magazine delivering a dark'ish and well macabre back story explaining the releases title to all of you gore- and brutalism-headz out there. Musically the single track contained on this record is dealing with a dithering amalgamation of brutal, yet blurred Noize and more washed out ethereal background atmospheres creating a surprisingly embracing, nearly Ambient-flavored take on the genre despite delivering a clear sonic information overload in terms of sonic density. Is Ambient Noize a thing yet stylewise? If not, this one makes up for a blueprint able to turn beginners and curious souls towards darker and harsher territories in the future in terms of being a (non)musical gateway drug.

Vera Sola - The Cage (Official Video)

A stunning take on minimalist PostPunk which makes us even more keen to review her new album "Shades" that has been released on November 9th, 2k18. Watch out!

Alpines - Full Bloom [Alpines Music / The Orchard]

To be released via Alpines Music / The Orchard on November 16th, 2k18 is "Full Bloom", the sophomore album outing produced by the British band outfit known as Alpines after their 2014-debut "Oasis". With their massive tune "Out Of View" already being featured on these pages in September expectations are high for the rest of the album which opens with the title track "Full Bloom" which  fuses a decent 4/4 club beat with a distinct late 80s / early 90s Soul attitude whilst "Alright" brings on a deep, dramatic piano line, slow, dubbed out Downbeats and ethereal vocals for a hell of a Pop song that should be aired on daytime radio each and every hour for now and forever whereas "Heavy Metal" is a lovely, highly emotional Future Soul slow jam with beats heavily influenced by the UK Urban scene whilst bringing on a single electric guitar sequence paying homage to the tunes title and "Human" comes across as a large scale, Piano-led power ballad for intimitate hours albeit being built on a muscular, seemingly live recorded drum foundation. With "Too Young" we see Alpines going back big time to classic early 90s Soul, "Ghosts" employs a large scale Future Soul attitude slightly influenced by blurred Future Soul / Post Garage whilst bringing forth panoramic chords and strings for maximum dancefloor impact,"Be Yours" is the over the top, kitsch-dripping love song that somehow is to be found on each and every Soul- / Pop-related album ever and "Summer Rain" is a definitive swirling dancefloor killer for advanced Freestyle parties all over the world. With "Eyes Open" we experience another soulful slow-jam excursion harking back to the 90s, "3D" surprisingly puts a proper UK Garage / Future Garage tune to the table that will surely find its way to a lot of DJ cases and therefore dancefloors over the course of the next months and the final cut named "Archangel" closes out on a intimate bedroom vibe for a needed time out with a loved one. Defo a proper addition to each and every record collection, this. Get.

Interfaces - Jazz Meets Electronics [Ravello Records]

Put on the circuit via Ravello Records on October 12th, 2k18 and sent to us straight from Texas by Jeff Morris only recently was "Jazz Meets Electronics", the latest album outing created by the Interfaces project consisting of Mr. Morris himself alongside collaborators Karl Berger and Joe Hertenstein. Aiming to fuse computer technology and the aesthetics of a modern Jazz ensemble we see Morris employ various glitch and looping techniques to handle samples recorded from his co-musicians, turning the opener "Upzy" into a grand exploration of processed backward percussions, mesmerizing, dramatic pianos and intricate, complex Jazz drumming whilst sporting surprising breakdowns and unexpected shifts in the tunes structure whereas the following "A Solo Is The Nth Melody" almost touches the boarders of (Future) BarJazz standards and classy, smoke filled atmospheres without too much electronic / digital interference getting in the way before "In Which" goes deep into minimalist Piano Ambient territories of sorts for a start before progressing into buzzing, yet stripped down FreeJazz later on. With "Rondo" we see the Interfaces project once again connect backward glitching and a deep melancholia, "Into" explores more of a playful vibe seemingly drawing inspiration from Minimal Music, Jazz as well as Neoclassical formalisms alongside its tongue-in-cheek electronic preparation leading into a crackling climax of sonic decay, "Three At One" employs a sweet, and this time dancefloor-suitable, Future Jazz vibe for advanced club floors and "Unwind" brings on 127 seconds of highly experimental chaos and Illbient / UnAmbient for those digging deep into the depths of the genre. Listening to what the "Clocksays" - sic - we're confronted with maybe the most light-hearted composition of the entire "Jazz Meets Electronics" album, "Inderneath" provides a spaced out variation on retrofuturism and classic B-movie scores within the Interfaces spectrum which makes this one our favorite track out of these ten and the concluding cut "Dot (Dot Dot)" comes full circle with its mostly organic, uninterfered, yet fever'ish drums and ecstatic climax. Highly advanced music for Jazz afficionados and an audience way beyond.
 

Colin Self - Stay With The Trouble (For Donna) (Official Video)

This is the most disturbing Mainstyle / Gabba video you will see in a long time. Check.

Sascha Müller [Super Six Records Extra 070]

The next full length album piece by Uelsen's Sascha Müller on Super Six Records brings on eight new tracks from his studio vault, opening with the 33 minutes spanning "Radiowaves" which is a massively stretched out take on swampy, decaying Ambient / Electronica modulations and intensely beautiful minor chord synth pads mixed with a variety of obscure Field Recordings and randomized samples whereas the following "Tron" explores the glitchier, digital realms of the Ambient genre and "Funkstar" fuses crackling Clicks'n'Cuts with a superminimal take on DubTechno / Dubtronica. "The Broken Space Invaders On Planet Chocron" provide 14+ minutes of massive, grinding tectonic shifts in combination with desolate, melodic background melancholia which makes us think about how Ennio Morricone would've handled low budget sci-fi scores in terms of composition before mixing in some random recordings from sports, presumably soccer, broadcastings whilst "Plug 03" presents a sweet, glitched out variation on super dry Minimal House for those who know. Furthermore "Monotron" brings forth a hard hitting, yet highly experimental attitude somewhat reminiscent of certain Lassigue Bendthaus releases of the mid-90s, "Second" fuses sweet, soft, panoramic pads with a banging UK Techno attitude and the final cut "The Scottish Highlanders On Dope" is full-on Novelty weirdness for all those not coming down from their trips in the very near future.

Feldermelder - Another Place (Official Video)

Capturing the horrors that are hidden beneath the surface of the sea - sonically and visually.

Le Crabe & Optimis GFN - EP [Hirntrust Grind Media / Amertume / Urgence Disk Records / Et Mon Cul C'Est Du Tofu? / BRK / Bruits De Fond / Ccrecordz / I Feel Good Records / Sweat Lodge]

A multiple label effort and collaboration brings forth and results in the first collaborational single-sided - sic !!! - four track 12" created by French producer Le Crabe and originally US-based but world travelling Experimental / Mutant HipHop artist Optimis GFN which we've met in person earlier this year when he did a show at Hamburg's Goldener Salon @ Hafenklang. Opening the musical journey with "Majin Buu" we see the two artists explore 808-heavy Mutant HipHop-realms evoking memories of genre greats like Dälek or Le Trolls throughout their heydays with its warped, mind-bending bassline attacks whilst "Tetsuo Headaches" feat. K.The.I??? provides a direct, yet slightly more ass kicking sequel for all Illbient headz out there. Furthermore "S.A.H.D" brings forth a sparse, more traditional HipHop-approach with a minimal, yet spine-tingling melodic sequence that would mix perfectly with Coldcut's banger named "Only Heaven" and the final cut "Onyx Heart" comes on with the intensity of your favorite horror flic, killing everyone and everything alive with its super massive sinewave bass. Excellent.

baze.djunkiii Charts 11/2018

01. Various Artists - Diggin In The Carts: A Collection Of Pioneering Japanese Video Game Music [Hyperdub]
We've been waiting for this to be released on vinyl for way too long after we've reviewed the promotional CD copy of this amazing compilation album that arrived at our offices in late 2017. Sic.

02. Jubei & Tyrone - The Arcane EP [Metalheadz]
The Metalheadz-camp has always been a source for quality and this doesn't change with this four track EP which once again comes back to the 'long black tunnel' oftentimes cited as a well suitable description for what Drum'n'Bass is and sounds like in the genres early days. Despite employing some uplifting pads and melodic elements every now and then the masterfully shaped foundation of each tune is clean, stepping, stripped down and fueled by deepest subs for heaving floors and Drum'n'Bass purists like us. Excellent. Timeless. Get. Especially for the deadly monsters that are "The Saboteur" and "Hoppers Theme", both to be found on the B-side of this record.

03. Aphex Twin - Collapse EP [Warp Records 423]
Oh well, Aphex Twin. Praised by many for being the ultimate genious and saviour overlord of electronic music that guy named Richard D James is an interesting character for sure but hasn't been able to convince us to purchase any of his music ever since the release of his "Smojphace EP" which has been put out on the circuit back in 2003, a good 15 years ago. But now he's back at the height of his game, bringing forth four variations of Glitch-infused IDM sporting hints of Electro, Phonk as well as Drill'n'Bass / Breakcore whilst never going over the top in terms of the use of decent, friendly, playful, yet touching melodic sequences of alien origin. A future classic for highly advanced dancefloors, this.

04. Commodo - Dyrge E.P. [Black Acre 074]
What a surprise this one is as releases from the Acre- / Black Acre-camp never really resonated with us prior to this one. But the mixture of classic, yet dark'ish TripHop influences, cut-up samples, echoes of Illbient and contemporary bass music is quite thrilling and oftentimes similar to Ivy Lab's "Death Don't Always Taste Good" album whilst the B1 tune "Leeroy" provides the most excellent, spine-tingling swamp bassline we've heard in contemporary Dubstep for years and makes this hell of expensive 2x10" release worth every hard earned penny .

05. Inushini - Organisierte Ruhestörung [Alphacute / Minor Obscur / Ohm 52 / Phantomnoise / Scrotum Records]
A multi-label collaboration brings us this highly limited 4-track 7" release by underground Breakcore master Inushini who's bringing the raw, brutal tracker aesthetics of the genre back with this one whilst also crossing over into noisy Hardcore- / Speedcore-realms at times. Especially the A1 tune "Verhetzung Der Jugend" is a big hit and worth alone buying this one from your local underground vinyl vendor.

06. Yamaoka - Knuckle Ball [Minor Aqua]
One that has been sitting on my personal wantlist for quite a while. The Japanese producer Kenichi Oka a.k.a. Yamaoka brings forth two variations of hounded, yet powerful and peaktime-focused 90s Techno for strobe- and laser-lit underground raves and smoked out warehouses. Great stuff.

07. PS Stamps Back - Beyond Lies The Wub / Dyl & Paragon - Unstable [False Move Rec. 001]
Leipzig's Minor Label and the Greek Tilt Recordings joined forces for a new conjunctional label effort resulting in the first release of the new False Move Rec.-imprint. Whilst PS Stamps Back seems to explore a trippy, spaced out realm somewhat in between Electronica / IDM, Armchair Techno and influences of contemporary bass music with "Beyond Lies The Wub" we see the studio force of Dyl & Paragon bring on a hefty take on Drum'n'Bass referencing the more advanced of he genre brought forward by producers like Amit or D-Bridge's 'Club Autonomic' podcast series with the bass heavy tune that is "Unstable". Proper.

08. DJ Madd - Can't Test We [Dubwise Revolution 002]
It seems like these are interesting times for any kind of bass music again, especially after Dubstep and Grime both went through a phase of streamlining and stagnation. With this one-sided, excellently stamped 10" whitelabel release we see DJ Madd fuse the best of sparse, classic Dubstep vibes with a modern take on contemporary Jungle that defo should be striking a chord with every fan of bass heavy music for a reason.

09. Numa Crew & Killa's Army - We Nuh Tek Talk [Numa Recordings 001]
As said before, these days are interesting days for bass music and this one surely is proof for this assumption. Fusing a classic, uplifting and heavily Reggae-infused Dubstep foundation with Grime-related vocal vibes this 12" brings on pure vibes and positivity to any bass-focused dancefloor.

10. La Lune Noir - Dictator [Svinx Records]
See review for details...

Moon Relay - #`_`_`__ (Official Video)

Intense, hypermodernist PostPunk-Techno for lovers.

Koazoamo - Synapskollaps [... 001]

Coming in straight from the deepest underground of the East German city of Leipzig is the first ever release of the newly established ...-imprint, a two track 7" released produced by Koazoamo who is also known under the name of Kid Kozmoe. With the title track "Synapskollaps" we're taken into a realm of lo-fi 4/4 based dancefloor music for 8bit lovers, bringing on a certain bassdrum swing, unprocessed 80s keyboard pads and, most notably, multiple layers of raw, bleepy madness evoking memories of the wild, mostly jam-like moments of producers like Hieroglyphic Being and similar minded figures. On the flip there's "Nervenkitzel", a tune similarly raw albeit gravitating more towards classic Electro and Detroit aesthetics both in beats and arrangement which are well suitable for IDM, advanced ChillOut and SpaceNight sets for a reason and therefore win the race for our favorite track out of these two presented here.

Linus + Økland / Van Heertum / Zach - Mono No Aware [Aspen Edities 001]

Already released back in September, 2k17 and incoming alongside a bunch of other albums put on the circuit via the Belgium-based imprint Aspen Edities is "Mono No Aware", the first collaborational album effort created by the musical quintuple that is Linus + Økland / Van Heertum / Zach. Based on a musical setup including instruments like Hardanger fiddle, euphonium, banjo, guitar and several brass pieces the album opens with "Islander", a tender and fragile musical journey meandering in between (Neo)Classical and melancholia-driven, naturalistic Nordic Folk as an opener whilst the subsequent "Truth" goes a little deeper, fusing intertwined guitar and euphonium progressions with oscillating strings, a calm swell and some remnants of FreeJazz sax before "Stir" takes us back to ancient, often romanticized times and life in untouched woods and landscapes and "Surge" is bringing on intense, klaxon'esque drones and fever'ish multi-layers telling tales of dangers and monstrosities hiding around the corners of the known territories. With "Dewy" we see the group returning to undisturbed naturalistic beauty and innocence whilst employing echoes of panoramic Jazz, "Fairbanks" comes as a surprise with its lively banjo lines and "Snakes And Ladders" brings on the collected aesthetics and strict movements of a formal medieval dance for a reason. Finally we see "Still" gravitating towards an Ambient-like experience of quietness and minimal movements before the concluding "Stray" introduces the first final electronic backings on this album, fusing Ambient-related pads with longing, yet lonesome fiddles and crystalline synth tones. One for the purists, this.

09.11.2018 Schön & Voll - Tuntenball 2018 @ Fabrique / Hamburg

Fabrique Ballroom - Mainfloor

performance:
Die Traurigsten Cheerleader Der Welt & Hildegard Von Binge Drinking

decks:
DJ Wuchtbrumme
DJ I Will Do It Again

Fabrique Basement - Glitter-/ElectroHouse & Techno

decks:
baze.djunkiii [Intrauterin Recordings]
Brian Dino [Maschine Brennt]
Niik & Pony [Gay In Die Gänge]

doors: 9pm - basement floor opens at midnight.

Flyer artwork on Instagram!

Fabrique
Gängeviertel
Valentinskamp 34
Hamburg
Germany

Jason Forrest - Subdivision (Official Video)

Breakcore god Jason Forrest takes DiscoHouse to new extremes.

Rhytm Police - Debaser [In Gute Hände 001]

Going back to the year 2012 with this album which was given to us in Augsburg lately we're examining the first ever release of the local imprint In Gute Haende, the "Debaser" album by Rhytm Police. Comprised of the two members Leroy Schlimm, known as Leroy on Munich's Schamoni Music label, and Mycrotom the duo caters a set of seven tracks on this one, starting with the deep Electronica Blues cut that is "Gotta Lotta Low" before "Cecillia" draws influences from heavy Dancehall and UK Bass music in general beatwise whilst sending out all embracing low end signals as a deep ass foundation for yearning, and slightly broken vocals whereas "Partners In Crime" employs an isolationist, desolate P-Funk / PostPunk-Disco vibe and "Cobra Royal" weighs in a suprisingly big portion of Hi-NRG Disco overdrive. On the flip we've got "Sign" with its seductive, yet tongue-in-cheek electronic swing, distinct background offbeats and playful late night night vibe, "TV Killer" offers more mimimalistic swing for hormone-driven (No)Wave- / ElectroClash-dancefloors and the concluding "Cool Again" takes us deep into the beautiful, calm spheres of stripped down Indietronica evoking memories of labels like Digital Kranky or the early Morr Music years. One to check if you're on a journey into the deepest realms of the German underground music scene for sure.

Album artwork on Instagram!

Shohei Amimori - Now Forever

Is this the epic return of Japanese ClubPop?

La Lune Noire - Dictator [Svinx Records]

Incoming from the Netherlands only recently was "Dictator", the latest album outing by the Dutch outfit La Lune Noir. Put on the circuit via Svinx Records on October 20th, 2k18 the band is - at least according to the press info coming with the album - paying homage to Charlie Chaplin and his closing speech in "The Great Dictator" titlewise, opening the ride with "We Have Lost The Way" which can be described as balancing the line between epic FuturePop and modernistic, Trance-infused EBM employing panoramic synths and heavy riffing, "Hate" employs a similar formular, yet bringing forth more drama and pathos before "This Empty Room" evokes musical memories of the large scale, yet still 4/4 SynthPop production approach once brought forward by genre masters like the Pet Shop Boys throughout their "Go West" era, although La Lune Noir's vocals are clearly catering towards a more Goth-leaning audience. With "Fake News" the band touches down on ProtoTrance in combination with ethereal female vocal backings and the very first samples of president Trump we've ever heard in an electronic music context, the rocking "Nudes" will be loved by Laibach-fans of late, "Wired To The Screen" indulges in deep technological nostalgia with samples of old telephones and data sets evoking a string-driven, retrofuturist 80s vibe for NuBeat- and ProtoTechno-dancefloors and "I Have A Dream" transfers the sample of legends into a thrilling FuturePop context for your wildest, yet blackest night out. Furthermore "Cowboys And Indians" serves a sweet, seductive bass motif for those loving deep electronic (Synth)Pop ballads, "Shots Are Fired" is on a slightly kitschy tip musically and the final cut "Neglected And Torn" presents an intro of playful electronic bleeps leading into a powerhouse of a closing tune that we defo want to listen to on a large scale live p.a. for a reason. Great stuff although we think there could've been more of a dynamic range and a punchier bass section brought forward within the mixing and mastering process of the whole album.

Bloom Offering - Venus Shrugged

Heartfelt, melancholia driven SynthWave to be released via the great The Helen Scarsdale Agency in late November, 2k18.

Sascha Müller - Untitled_N10 [Psychoflop 003]

Sascha Müller is the absolute master of quirky, unusual and sometimes even inconvenient formats and spreading a one track single release out over a nine-part .zip-file stored on nine - !!! - seperate floppy disks is, without any doubt, the epitomy of inconvenience. Put on the circuit as a limited edition of 10 floppy disk box sets we couldn't get ours to work properly by any means but instead now are relying on a CDr copy of the entire track for a review which sees the Uelsen-based producer on a galopping Techno tip, bringing on razor-sharp and evil modulations rising from the depths of a growling sub-layer unleashing distorted monsters from the underworld which lead to dark havoc and heavy dancefloor excess amongst underground ravers and pill-munching punters alike. Oldskool as fuck. 

Floppy box artwork on Instagram!

Xposed 4Heads feat. Star Girls - Take Off (Official Video)

Lo-fi SpacePop from Milwaukee.. and other planets.

Satoshi Takeishi - Fragments [Clang Records 063]

Released via Clang Records on October 26th, 2k18 is "Fragments", the new ten track album piece created by Japanese composer Sotoshi Takeishi. Mostly based on several rounds of improvisation on several musical instruments Takeishi starts the album with "Corrugated Realm", a musical piece that provides an intimate, spatial experience of being stuck within the inner body of the instruments rather than being an observer / listener whereas "Dust-Dirge" brings on a similarly initimate arrangement of percussive clangs and rattlings, "Futura" dives deep into realms of lo-fi, yet sci-fi bleeps and classic sounds related to retrofuturist computation as one of the most enthralling compositions on this album before "If I See You Again..." weighs in fragile, hovering improvisations on multilayered glockenspiel and xylophones as an impressive take on minimal music. "Initiation" keeps up with the percussive vibe using South East Asian instruments, the short "Futura Reprise" combines the sounds of the original track with more glockenspiel and "Fragment I" drifts off into dreamy, yet ritualistic realms for deep meditation and contemplation. Furthermore we see "El Diablo" provide more scattered, fever'ish percussive moments and strange, possibly field recorded scrapings, "Unfolding" caters more contemplative, Post-PostRock / Indietronica related sounds and the concluding "Fragment II" fuses more single note glockenspiel sounds with rattling woods and metal pieces to a well calming effect. File under: Deep Improv.

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO PREMIER: Mörk - Doubt (Official Video)

We're proud to present the very first official video taken from the new EP entitled "The Death Of Mörk" which is about to be released by the Hungarian band outfit Mörk on October 31st, 2k18. Join them on their soulful journey, exploring the nature of dented relationships accompanied by a video that's more of a short film with a surrealistic touch.

Sascha Müller - Dub-Sessions [Sascha Müller Music]

Put on the circuit via his own imprint Sascha Müller Music only recently as a limited, hand-numbered edition of 15 - !!! - mini disc albums worldwide is Sascha Müller's ten track longplayer entitled "Dub-Sessions".  Opening with "Terre De Dub 1" and "Terre De Dub 2", two related variations of deep, yet dancefloor-friendly DubTechno it is, hence its title, pretty clear where the musical focus of this album lies, especially with the subsequent "Polyrhythmic" introducing a proper subaquatic swing to the genre and the "Dub Excelerator" is picking up pace to lead us into realms of Intelligent Techno and dreamy ProtoTrance within seconds. Boarding "Flight 101" our destination is a floating, playfully dubbed out world built on a foundation of ocean-deep sub melodies and levitating pads, "The Fake" employs more of a intertwined, well-melodic ClubTechno vibe which easily takes us back to 1994 and "The Race" brings on hypnotic powers from the darker side of the Intelligent Techno spectrum. Furthermore we see "Innerscape" catering more hypnotic Techno on an uptempo tip, sporting a climaxing, dubbed out stab sequence for moments in deep trance on huge underground warehouse dancefloors whilst the "A-Frame" switches gears and provides a surprisingly low tempo, super hypnotic take on Acid-infused DubTechno modulations bordering slow-motion ecstasy and the concluding "RE Flight 101" brings forth a tripping, reverse approach to the original cut, making it even more hypnotic and spaced out than it originally is. A great collectors item, this.

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01.11.2018 baze.djunkiii presents: OUR HOUSE @ Beat Boutique / Hamburg

decks: baze.djunkiii [Intrauterin Recordings]

file under: House / House Classics

doors open: 9 pm

Beat Boutique
Max-Brauer-Allee 219
22765 Hamburg
Germany

Sascha Müller [Super Six Records Extra 069]

Another one coming in from the deep vaults of Uelsen's Sascha Müller is this new six track album on his very own Super Six Records Extra-imprint. Spanning way more than an hour playtime-wise the opener "Untitled 01" starts out with a nearly 30 minutes exploration of sparse, swampy modulations atop an ultradeep, near static subfrequent bass drone for those who love to take Ambient music to its very extremes whereas the "Towers Of Dub" bring forth a twisted take of Electronica-resembling, psyched out modulations and "Plug 01" introduces a sweet, electroid swing in combination with melodic, lo-fi bass modulations which soon turn towards more Acid-fueled territories accompanied by cut up, feedbacks in overdrive mode. Furthermore "Untitled 02" presents another long, approx. 29 minutes ride into areas filled with various layers of static, atmospheric Noize and lost robotic bleeps as the last technical remnants of a once advanced society after a global wipe out, "Seaworld" is a blueprint for subaquatic Deep Listening Music paired with elements of the genre known as Clicks'n'Cuts and the final cut "Temple" employs a calm, yet multilayered approach towards what can be described as a variation on the BrokenBeat genre for highly advanced, Detroit-infused dancefloors.

Antoine Chessex - Side A (Excerpt)

A wonderful take on Noize and electrical buzzing taken from the artists most recent longplay format put on the circuit as joint venture between the labels Rekem and Fragment Factory.

Golden Oriole - Golden Oriole II [Drid Machine Records Promo]

Released via Drid Machine Records on October 6th, 2k18 is "Golden Oriole II", the second self-titled album- / EP-format put on the circuit by the project that is Golden Oriole. Once again hitting us with two extended tracks we see the opener "The Waxwing Slain" rolling out over the course of nearly 18 minutes going straight into a full-on, seemingly partly improvised session of highly intense anti-funk featuring multiple layers of intertwined percussions including Shangaan Electro-influences, siren'esque elements and desolate, PostPunk- / (No)Wave-infused guitar works whilst employing twisted elements of Funk and Psychedelia later on before ending with an ear piercing static signal whilst "Az Prijde Kocour" rides a fully spaced out wave of complex, instrumental Sci-Fi Punk with a raw, fully untamed attitude for the wildest of teenage angst-driven parties imaginable, then suddenly breaks down into a variety of spooky, sinewave-resembling layers only to rock on even wilder thereafter. Highly energetic, angsty and full-on paranoid. And therefore great.

30.10.2018 PLATINUM GARAGE @ Beat Boutique / Hamburg

decks: baze.djunkiii [Intrauterin Recordings / Combat Dubs]

file under: UK Garage / Speed Garage / Future Garage

doors open: 10 pm

Beat Boutique
Max-Brauer-Allee 219
22765 Hamburg
Germany

Citric Acid vs. Sascha Müller - Split Flop [Psychoflop 002]

Put on the circuit via the Psychoflop-arm of the ever active Psychocandies label is "Split Flop" a limited split release between Citric Acid and Sascha Müller which comes as a highly limited, hand-numbered edition of 16 copies in 3.5" floppy disk format with each individual floppy sitting in a defunct floppy drive as a special nod to all vintage computer technology geeks and Lobit fanatics. Storing two tracks Citric Acid opens with "Candy First", a bouncy, tripping variation of ultra lo-fi underground Techno with a hint of Acid(Trance) whereas Sascha Müller's "Nagelbrett" sees the Uelsen-based powerhouse bringing on a hard-as-nails take of spiralling Acid-fueled HardTrance for the oldskool ravers out there. Another good one for technology geeks and collectors of weird music formats.

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Bill Thompson - Mouthful Of Silence [Burning Harpsichord Records 001]

Released on September 20, 2k18 via the newly established imprint Burning Harpsichord Records is a "Mouthful Of Silence", the latest album produced by former stateside Jazz guitarist Bill Thompson who is employing the 2008-established Moog guitar for two long tracks, each one spread out over one CD of this double album. With the 41 minutes long opener "Stillness" we see the artist exploring a field of near static, micromoving Ambient built from multiple layers of infinite, interfering overtone drones which are, as a whole, both sterile and warmly welcoming as well as, due to their compositional nature, completely timeless and time stopping, able to put the listeners braincells into a freeze, unable to process the ever flowing nature of the fourth dimension anymore whilst the tune takes its course from pure droning via vintage atmospheric crackles towards a surprising Post-PostRock closing. On CD2 there's "Solitude", a 38 minute journey into oscillating sinewave movements and intense, yet crystalline and fragile soundwaves of slightly changing magnitude later accompanied by distinct guitar string sounds and an ever spiralling signal putting our minds into a trance before drifting off into calm Ambient / Deep Listening Music territories and a finale of climaxing electrical crackles and buzzing paired with ever growing levels of distortion as well as, once again, a few drifting minutes of Post-PostRock for a quiet, most beautiful closing. Excellent.

Album artwork on Instagram!

Datacore Productionz meets The 808 Hillbillys - Datacore 1 (Official Youtube Audio)

Sascha Müller [Super Six Records Extra 068]

The music production machine that is Sascha Müller comes forth with another bundle of eleven tracks from the vault, released via his very own imprint Super Six Records. Opening with "Earth Calling", a deep, haunting, experimental take on filtered, stripped down Slow Motion Techno grinding away the outer layers of human consciousness despite being covered in beautiful string layers the album starts with a 10 minutes tunes whereas the following four parts of "The Dark Force Of Nintendo (I - IV)" provide a series of tunes ranging from hypnotic, spaced out Techno to swampy sawtooth Acid and Electro. Catering "Modern Primitive Evil Part 03 (Sascha Müller Remixed Sascha Müller)" we see the Uelsen-based producer cater an ancient, ritualistic and slightly threatening take on Ambient, "Der Geiger (Original Mix)" moves dancefloors with a hounded, electroid Acid-approach and "Prepare Your System" is aiming straight at the heart of the dancefloor with a dark'ish, slightly psychedelic TechTrance vibe. Following up is "Der Geiger (Sascha Müller Remix)", a variation of the original tune gravitating towards fast-paced, pumping DubTechno realms with a trancey twist, "Disco" weighs in dry, super fast-paced DiscoHouse exceeding every reasonable speed limit whilst sporting a catchy, hyper-distinct Jazz sample, and the final take on "Der Geiger (Sascha Müller Old School Remix)" goes back to Acid-fueled Hardcore Techno for those who know. Banging.

Bad Stream - Black Weed (Official Video)

Epilepsy warning! Intense flashy images will suck you into a new digital dimension. Beware.

27.10.2018 OUR HOUSE @ Cafe Holler / Deggendorf

decks: baze.djunkiii [Intrauterin Recordings]

file under: House / House Classics

doors: 9 p.m.

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Cafe Holler
Amanstrasse 8
94468 Deggendorf

Dizzee Rascal ft. Skepta - Money Right (Official Video)

Strictly a banger.

25.10.2018 Our House Kitchen @ Grandhotel Cosmopolis / Augsburg

decks: baze.djunkiii [Intrauterin Recordings]

file under: House Music / House Classics

open end dj-set aftershow for the live concert of Analogue Birds which is taking place from 20oo cet+1 onwards. drop by!

Grandhotel Cosmopolis
Springergässchen 6
86152 Augsburg
Germany

25.10.2018 Live Podcast Transmission @ StayFM / Augsburg

A special 60+ minutes live chat operation about music and general life featuring baze.djunkiii & local hosts transmitted live from the lobby of the Grandhotel Cosmopolis venue in Augsburg.

live transmission starts: 19oo CET+1 - tune in online via Stay FM!

for live audience:

Grandhotel Cosmopolis
Springergässchen 6
86152 Augsburg
Germany

Kosmose - First Time Out (Charleroi 1975) [Sub Rosa]

Recently put on the circuit via the ever busy experimental music imprint Sub Rosa is "First Time Out (Charleroi 1975)", the full 100+ minutes recording of the first - and last - ever concert played by French band outfit Kosmose representing its initial line-up and a highly sophisticated angle towards Cosmic, Proto-Ambient and experimental, floating Space Music that are on par with, if not even beyond, their broadly recognized contemporaries like Tangerine Dream, Klaus Schulze and the likes of. A deep, psychedelic journey into the outer realms of our inner cosmos, accompanied by instrumental, oriental-infused mantras, psychedelic guitar drifts, space age synthesizers, multiple layers of marching drum infernos and screaming distortion, extended flute solos and mystic, naturalistic calm on the first disc of this 2xCD pack entitled "The 13th Untitled Track". Subsequently following on disc two is "The 14th Untitled Track", a 60 minutes sonic exploration based on a foundation inspired by traditional Ragas, wah-wah effects, icey winds blowing over extraterrestrial deserts and and more tripping, psyched out guitar workouts perfectly encapsulating the vision of a new musical vision evolving at the times. A highly essential piece of music history, this.

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Joe Strummer - Joe Strummer 001 [Ignition Records]

Put on the circuit via Ignition Records on September 28th, 2k18 is "Joe Strummer 001", a new 2CD / 4xLP box set documenting the works of The Clash's Joe Strummer beyond his musings and creative works within this legendary, highly influential band outfit. With 20 rare versions, early works and remasters on CD1 plus 12 previously unheard, unreleased recordings taken from the artists vast 20.000+ tracks archive uncovered after his passing in 2002 on the second one the range covered on the first disc varies from classic, fast-paced, revolutionary Rock'n'Roll tunes like 1975s "Letsagetabitarockin" recorded with The 101ers and more of Surf-oriented sound of the same band found in the follow up "Keys To Your Heart", brings forth massive Stadium Rock anthem's like Joe Strummer's solo effort "Love Kills", obvious, laid back Reggae-influences in his own "Ride Your Donkey" and even brings on some cheesy Afro-Pop / World Music vibes in Radar's 1995 recording of "Sand Paper Blues". Furthermore Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros' "Yalla Yalla" from 1999 seemingly draws influences from bands like Massive Attack, Tricky and others in their electronic backing, deep basslines and floating modulations whereas 1997's "Generations" by Electric Dog House meanders in between classic Folk and Americana, finally goes deep into bluesy, solemn areas with the cinematic "Minstrel Boy" by Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros and even covers Bob Marley's "Redemption Song" alongside legendary late Johnny Cash in the following. Diving into rare unreleased material on disc 2 we see "Czechoslovak Song / Where Is England" by Strummer, Simonon & Howard being on a heavy, Dub-infused tip reminiscent of Adrian Sherwood's work at the controls, "Pouring Rain" by the same artist combo evokes distant memories of Bruce Springsteen, "Crying On 23rd" by The Soothsayers brings forth the most classic Blues vibe on this collection, the solo cut "The Cool Impossible" is as cool as things can get and "London Is Burning" by Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros unfolds as a charming sing-along cut with a well-seductive electronic bass and drum foundation backing. Defo a collectors item this, revealing quite a bit of Joe Strummer's immense musical range to both fans, music historians and even the occasional The Clash-followers. Check.

baze.djunkiii Chart Haul 10/2018

Geotic - Traversa [Ghostly International 321 Promo]

Scheduled for release on October 19th, 2k18 via Ghostly International is "Traversa", the second album crafted by Will Wiesenfeld a.k.a. Geotic for the label after first appearing on the imprint with his 2017-longplayer "Abysma". Inspired by the general feel evoked by travelling we see Wiesenfeld open with "Knapsack", a lively, positive take on Indietronica song structures in combination with dancefloor-suitable beats whereas "Swiss Bicycle" gravitates towards a mixture comprised of a little TechHouse and a big portion of what is usually referred to as Romantic House with cute, crystalline melodies and loads of soft synths spread all over the tune. Taking a "Harbour Drive" reveals cascading synths, more kitsch-driven piano works and an electroid 4/4 foundation for an open air season long gone, "Aerostat" goes deeper into blurry atmospheres, hyper-romantic strings and intimate vocals layered atop a straight background bassdrum and visiting the "Town Square" comes down to drifting along multiple layers of intricate melodies, plangent violins and distinct, sharp hi-hats and snares. Watching a "Terraformer" doing his thing reveals catchy 4/4-based ClubPop on a soft pad overload, the "Gondolier" provides the first proper club track with a bit of a muscular bounce alongside Geotic's trademark vocals this time bordering SynthPop and dreamy IndiePop for lovers before the final cut "Maglev" brings on more violins and beats catered to a young summer festival audience. A good beginners album if you're making the transition towards electronics from an Indie / Pop angle but a little too harmless and samey over the whole course of 45 minutes and therefore possibly easily forgotten by advanced followers of electronic music.

Datacore Productionz meets The 808 Hillbillys - Sickening Pleasure (Official Youtube Audio)

Steve Hauschildt - Dissolvi [Ghostly International Promo]

Put on the circuit via Ghostly International on August 3rd, 2k18 is "Dissolvi", the first album recorded for the label by American producer / composer and former Emeralds-member Steve Hauschildt. Spanning eight tracks and 42 minutes the piece starts with "M Path", a lively electronic outing that's too busy for being filed under the flag of Ambient, yet too beatless and influenced by classical music structures to be classified as Electronica and therefore best filed under IDM in its purest, most crystalline form whereas "Phantox" is created of soft Ambient pads and a beauteous, trickling melodic sequence accompanied by decent metallic background rhythm structures and bouncy beats before "Saccade", a collaboration with Julianna Barwick, fuses beautiful, Plaid'esque sonic sculptures with longing, melancholia-driven vocal performance. The strangely titled "Alienself" adds dreamy Armchair Techno to Steve Hauschildt's palette whilst "Aroid" marks the return of purist SpaceAmbient and intelligent, complex rhythm signatures. The second collaborational tune "Syncope" featuring Gabi on vocals even is able to rock dancefloors proper with a quite melodic, drifting, yet driving TechHouse vibe, "Lyngr" takes punters deeper into 4/4-driven dream worlds and the concluding title track "Dissolvi" sees dissolving, crackling, electroid beats in perfect harmony with floating, crystalline waves and cute, sparkling melodies for a sweet goodbye. Nice.