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RTSW4: Various Artists - Cold Fire
TRAKZ:
"Cold Fire" is a collection of tracks with a definite melancholic feel. It might even throw you into the warm hands of sorrow, or make you think about something fundamental, like birth of the Sun, nothingless or the futility of a mankind.. It's not a destructive fire, burns everything to ashes, just fire that warms souls of approaching apocalyptic romantics from within. Gems only, grown with insight and made for listening in imperfect world. 1) Neonicle is a new name on RT, and his debut tunes you to the dark frequencies of the whole compilation. This artist from St. Peterburg drops electro in best traditions of the well known Dutch scene - emotional, mysterious and grim but full of inner energy. Have you ever seen ghosts? Hey! what was that?! 2) Tantcui Tantcui (which means "dance dance" in Russian) is a side project of a well known 8-bit artist 777minus111 from Moscow. A minimal deviation, as he says. "Where have you been? - Nowhere. What have you been doing? - Nothing". Wicked short track, with a strange melody in it. Should be served as a set opener on a heavy drugged minimal party. Hey, was that a sound of a knife? Did you hear that?! 3) Rabitza takes us into yet another subliminal journey. This piece of art was recorded during one of their live performances and carefully mastered so you can taste the beauty of the moment. A mixture of something between electro and trance with warm melodies and acid mind programming makes you float on the wings of sound. Don't meditate too much, make sure you return soon! 4) Next is an elegant track from Mass Fatality, a project from a grandfather of russian techno scene - DJ Slon from St. Petersburg. Pulsating 808 beats fused with a simple but touching melody keeps you in the mood all the way through. It feels like you're put in a small cozy space filled with a mixture of different images and feelings. Love, anger, tenderness... choose one! 5) Acid Mikhalych, a desperate hardware freak from Moscow gives his debut appearance on the scene. Having a wide collection of retro synths and beatboxes (The legendary Roland 303, 606, 707, 909, etc) and being strongly addicted to acid, he records tracks on the fly and performs live too. "Load in progress" is a dark and scary track that programmes your mind for a trip through your subconscious fears. Get ready for the dark adventure! The wind of doom blows in your direction!!! 6) Vadz was on his way to work on a snowy and queerly silent morning on the outskirts of Taganrog, and suddenly, something began to play inside his mind. That's how this track was born. You can hear the flakes of snow scattering from above, you can smell the freshness and see the silent beauty of winter. Everything fades away, leaving just fancy mosaic images which remain to the very end. |
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RTSW3: Postapocalyps Pop - Switchoff
TRAKZ:
Here we go again! Experimental, raw, funky, robotic, hypnotic! St. Peterburg-based duo Postapocalyps Pop rocks your basement and moves your brain! So, what do we have here? It's 4 tracks plus a remix from Vadz. First track, 'P.A.P. In Arms', tunes you into proper mood and guides your robot through a new boot sequence. Weapons charged! Second track, 'Jamie Ne Gemis Pas' (used to be French, right?), is a straight-forward floor-filler with metallic flavour and nasty percussion. Start moving, it's an order! Third one, 'Moleculae' - dirty, hypnotic journey through your innerself with acidic pulsations. Electrolyte leakage! Nurse, fix the stitches! 'Opdob' is a perfect soundtrack for brain defragmentation sequence. Be careful! Occasional errors may occur, data loss possible! Last track is a summary of all in a free interpretation by Vadz. Add some spice and a new recipe for your cyber-fiance is ready! Overall - 5 of 5 for every and one wonky/funky/brighton/experimetal-influenced fan. Play it or fuck it, it's all yours now ;) Release artwork by Roman (aka DJ Nophu) of P.A.P. |
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RTSW2: Various Artists - Second Strike
TRAKZ:
Russian Techno netlabel presents next compilation - collection of powerfull tools for every techno DJ or just a mechanical machinery fan. 'Second Strike' is a mixture of styles and places on a map - North to the center to the South... Starting with energetic, classic-sounding electro track by Moscow based producer Alex Worm, a pure robotic style with some melancholic flavour. Is there a 313 district in your town?. Second track comes from St. Petersburg's famous DJ Slon project - Mass Fatality - a strong and massive mixture for those who love harder-not-faster sound. Rimsky-Korsakov on dope? Third tune is from the South - Vadz from Taganrog takes you on a journey through electric fields and fat basslines, pulsating in your brain. What is 'E' and what is 'A' - who knows... ;) 4th number is Northern capital again - Postapocalyps Pop guys got some heavy nails for you! This experimental and funky track makes your home robot dance and your microwave oven fall in love with the toaster! And the last track is from Rabitza - Taganrog again. Get ready for a spiritual trip to the other side, where 808 meets eastern melodies and the musical flow lifts you up to the clouds - a perfect final chord! |
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RTSW1: Various Artists - Things & Stuff
TRAKZ:
First release on Russian Techno is a 4-tracker with some tasty things and wicked stuff from Vadz' archives. Every single track is different, but the whole thing is for sure - Secret Weapon opens fire!!!. Are you ready for some smelt? ;) Release features: 1) Swedish Electrotom's 'Color Climax' erotic theme, juiced and squeezed into a kind of electic-bolt-style dancefloor-frendly techno tune; 2) An electro-greeting from Ural Mountains - Chelyabinsk-based guy calling himself Mal turned a good old 'Spider Man' track into a pure mental weirdness; 3) Holland's 'Underground Liberation' pride - DJ Ritzi Lee's heavy-weight track 'Crushed & Twisted' - really turned into a massive mechanical stomper under Vadim's hands; 4) South Russia live electronic duo Rabitza's warm-and-floating version of 'Punktire' track - ah, a perfect robot chill-out style! |
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