TR85 - Roger Martinez - Get Up - Tronic - 7th May 2012

Roger Martinez is a musician of many faces. A product of the ever reliable Dutch scene, Roger’s sound has mirrored the multi-layered soundscapes of his motherland, with his broad palette of emotive music finding favor amongst the key players in trance, progressive and, most latterly, techno circles.  A genuine musician whose use of harmony and melody has earned him releases for many long-standing and highly respected labels including Armada, Vapour and GEM.

‘Get Up’ conveys a musical message as simple and direct as the title itself. A track that demands to be listened to due to the robust and all consuming bass that lies at its core and one that will move you via its soaring, euphoric musicality.

‘Second Sun’ offers more harmonic euphoria, this time arranged around a slower, swinging groove that emphasizes the warm, exhilarated vibe, which alongside Martinez’s intricate embellishments, make it such a bewitching track.  

Roger Martinez - Get Up is released 7th May 2012 on Tronic via vinyl and digital

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ESD043 - Alan Fitzpatrick & Jon Gurd - Electric Love - 8 Sided Dice - 7th May 2012

The UK techno scene has rarely been without new artists pushing the scene forward, but recent times have seen a rash of producers emerge and rise to global notoriety in double-quick fashion. One region that seems to have spawned more than most is UK’s south coast, producing a long lineage of techno acts including 8 Sided Dice founder, Alan Fitzpatrick and fellow stable mates Reset Robot, Chris Colburn, Rich Jones and Bryan Chapman. Now add to that list Jon Gurd. No stranger to notoriety himself, his 2001 ‘The Brotherhood’ track found favour with many, as has his Primal Rhythm label.  

Lead track, ‘Electric Love’ see’s Fitzpatrick & Gurd combine to create a deep and twisted cut centred around a distinctive ‘I’m going downtown’ vocal, stabby bass and steady nagging chords; a combination that resounds in the mix, generating a kinetic energy of its own to add to the solid thumping kick. On the flip, ‘Pendulum’ plays its cards straighter, going for a full-force yet linear groove that matches shunting rhythms with pulsing mechanical tones and wobbly background tones. A pumping but powerfully hypnotic track, which combines raw, direct energy and taut, mesmerizing moods. 

Alan Fitzpatrick & Jon Gurd - Electric Love is released 7th May 2012 on 8 Sided Dice via vinyl and digital

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TRUE1237 - Joel Mull - Running - Truesoul - 7th May 2012

Having released his 'Sensory' long-player on Truesoul in February 2011, Joel Mull returns to the label he considers his spiritual home for his first original production of this year. Often described as 'The Techno Soul of Sweden' thanks to his predilection for fusing emotive atmospherics and erudite ambience with the kind of purposeful beats Techno has come to expect from Stockholm's long line of trailblazers; Mull's reputation as a 'producers producer' is well documented. Naturally, those who were seduced by the contrasting emotional highs and lows that defined 'Sensory' will find plenty to enjoy within this rich and balanced two-track EP.

Lead track, 'Running', is a carefully crafted example of Joel Mull's deeper side. Unrushed, deeply groovy and enchanting; harmonic tones ping pong beneath a distinctive vocal lament and bumping tech groove. This is just the kind of track that has made Mull a firm favorite with Panorama Bar's Sunday night long-haulers. 'Track From The Past' subtly picks up the tempo but retains a slow-burning depth and tripped out 'messiness' that flow so naturally from Joel Mull productions. Hypnotic and driving, swirling melodic loops twist and distort into acid-tweaked hooks dotted above lively, muscular grooves of perpetual, upbeat, forward motions.

Joel Mull - Running is released 7th May 2012 on Truesoul via vinyl and digital

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DC93 - Ben Sims - Air Rage EP - Drumcode - 30th April 2012

As Ben Sims’ own biography puts it, “if you know techno, you know Ben Sims”. The simple truth behind this statement says it all about a DJ and producer whose standing, as one of the scenes leading exponents, appears to be as evergreen and unshakable as it ever has been in his long an illustrious career. It was then with great pride and much excitement that Drumcode released Ben’s ‘Smoke & Mirrors’ album in 2011; very much a discography highlight for Drumcode and one of the most significant releases of the year for many others within the techno scene. An album in the true sense of the word, ‘Smoke & Mirrors’ drew critical acclaim from all corners, not least for the retro-future vision with which Sims’ lays out his blueprint for what techno can and should be; proving to those that needed reassurance that Ben Sims is the jack-master of the techno trade.

With the irresistible force of his recent contributions to the label still reverberating strongly throughout all parts of techno and beyond, Drumcode welcome back Ben Sims for another inspirational and incendiary EP of his trademark grooves. Beginning where Ben’s ‘Smoke & Mirrors’ album left off, Air Rage EP has Sims on serious underground form; laying down punishing party grooves of abrasive, rolling rhythms while making space for splashes of full-force funk and enchanting melodic moments. Sims’ intuitively daring use of these contrasting energies is the source of this EPs intoxicating appeal with examples evident within all four tracks. Whether it is the looping robotic bleeps on The Parade; the funked-up electro stomp of Air Rage; the otherworldly strings in Move In Time or the harmonic bell chimes within Machine Funk.

Ben Sims - Air Rage EP is released 30th April 2012 on Drumcode via vinyl and digital

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TR84 - Bart Skils - Walking At My Girl - Tronic - 23rd April 2012

Since making a high profile debut on Christian Smith’s Tronic imprint last summer with the Underground Sound Of Lisbon sampling ‘Dust’, Bart Skils has gone on to establish himself as an integral part of Tronic’s label roster alongside Marc Romboy, Dosem and Wehbba. This latest EP see’s Skils change gear once again to deliver two more techno flavored tracks; contrasting with the tech house of ‘Dust’ and the electro-trance fusion of previous release, ‘Hold Your Horses’

‘Walking At My Girl’ is a feverously energetic cut founded on Skils’ rock solid percussion. Snappy, rolling beats and swinging snare fills take their place at the top of the mix while the heavy kick booms in the background to provide a foundation for tense, jittery stabs and pulsing electronic chords to add a more musical dimension and set the stage for the vocoder vocal hook to draw you in.

‘Observer’ keeps the strong percussive theme going, illuminating a tracky and linear groove of tight marching loops and heavy chugging sub-bass with a feel-good chord pattern and uplifting pads that is certain to bring smiles and raise hands on the floor. Simply arranged and subtly executed, the result is a cool underground vibe with plenty of forward momentum and party-starting moments.

Bary Skils - Walking At My Girl is released 23rd April 2012 on Tronic via vinyl and digital

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TRUE1236 - Marc Antona - Darwin EP - Truesoul - 16th April 2012

Originally established as a channel for more alternative material, Adam Beyer’s Truesoul label continues to provide a deeper, left-of-centre alternative to the Swede’s more functional Drumcode output with recent releases such as Joel Mull’s beautifully elegant ‘Sensory’ album, Maetrik’s chart-topping ‘The Entity, Adam Beyer’s Diana Ross (!) sampling ‘No Rain’ and Patrick Siech and Gustav Sollscher’s sonically diverse ‘The Watch Receiver’ EP setting the tone for what is to come as Truesoul continue their push to become one of the go-to labels for fans of deeper techno and edgy tech house in 2012. 

The next chapter in Truesoul’s evolving story comes from Marc Antona. With discography highlights that include releases for Mobilee, Highgrade, Micro-Fibers and, most recently, his own Dissonant label, Antona is an already familiar name to followers of quality tech-house and the deeper, groovier side of techno. Impressive career credentials that have been galvanized by Marc’s appearances for Cadenza as part of their Vagabundos tours.  With such experience behind the Ibiza-based producer, it comes as no surprise that this EP brings the kind of sunshine sensuality to Truesoul that has come to characterize the soundtrack of dance music’s Mecca with the sultry percussion and understated funk of ‘Gloves Off’ or the perpetual bass groove and twitching rhythm of ‘Darwin’s Corner Stone’.

Marc Antona - Darwin EP is released 16th April 2012 on Truesoul via vinyl and digital

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TR83 - Bushwacka! - West Side: Remixes - Tronic - 23rd April 2012

Originally released on Bushwacka!’s Olmeto Records imprint in June 2011, West Side became an instant anthem last summer. Inspired by the hedonistic euphoria of Ibiza, the original track took the shape of a massive dancefloor weapon with its memorable chord progression and high-impact bass. Now, just in time for this summer season, Tronic have licensed West Side for a special remix package from Christian Smith & Wehbba and Bushwacka!’s new ‘Just Be’ pseudonym. 

Around the same time as West Side was destroying main rooms across clubland last summer, the same floors were reverberating to the re-release of Funk D’Void’s classic Diabla; the last remix partnership from Christian Smith & Wehbba. Fans of that track will be similarly seduced by the unashamedly monstrous styling of their West Side remix that pulls no punches in delivering the familiar chord hook in show-stopping style via two crowd-pleasing crescendos. 

Bushwacka!’s new production project, Just Be, is set to get tongues wagging and ears twitching in 2012. With releases lined up for Get Physical, Maison D’etre, Plus 8 and Intec Digital, Tronic are proud to be amongst the first to showcase the Just Be sound. The edit of West Side sees Just Be reincarnate his original monster as into a slower burning but equally impactful tech groove that smoothly slips trough the gears before dropping the hammer on the killer hook.

Bushwacka! - West Side Remixes is released 23rd April 2012 on Tronic via vinyl and digital.

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