Releases

Pain on Creation – Lush (remastered version)

Posted by PlasmaDancer on August 1, 2013
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It’s fair to say that I haven’t been keeping track of freeform recently, but now that the toughest three months for a long time are over I’m able to catch up a little on things. A batch of new and remastered material from Pain on Creation’s the perfect way to start then, with this new version of Lush and the long-awaited release of Chameleon definitely top of the list.

As fabulous a tune as ever, this brings back very happy memories of past freeforming years, as well as a certain June evening in London (more on that later). Wonderful to see some more activity from PoC, but don’t forget to also check out Tyranoid & Strongstream’s superb Drifting Away if you haven’t already.

Sinistry Cybergeddon, 29th June @Electrowerkz, London

Posted by PlasmaDancer on June 24, 2013
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What I’d give to be at this event – following up Munted’s superb support for the freeform scene is the latest Sinstry, a three-room spectacular that ticks all the right boxes as far as I’m concerned. The main room can hardly fail to bring in a big crowd, but has a very strong underground feel that will go to the next level with the addition of BRK. As the winner of the recent mix submission contest, he’ll take the main stage into even darker territory with his now top-quality productions and selection. Massive congrats to him.

The freeform room is where we see the real event headliner though – Nomic will be returning to London for the first time in years, with some superb new material that’s surely the perfect fit for Sinistry (check out his amazing preview of Turbulence if you haven’t already).

The cyber theme and Slimelight floor are finishing touches to what looks a fantastic night, surely a must-attend if you’re anywhere near London/the UK. As usual, the Facebook event page has plenty of extra info to check out.

Epyx & Cyrez – Psychotropic / Epyx & Cyrez – Risk Addiction 2

Posted by PlasmaDancer on June 16, 2013
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Two new free releases here courtesy of E&C and Watchtower, a very nice surprise after the launch of Two Against the Void. Risk Addiction 2 might be the headliner here, a great rework of the classic original that manages to squeeze in some harder sections alongside the energetic melodies, going in a different direction to Substanced’s still-awesome remix.

Psychotropic is a fantastic left-field track, sounding unlike anything else we’ve heard from the duo for a long time. It raises all sorts of possibilities for use in a slower set – I can already imagine it working brilliantly in a Tyranoid mix, for example.

New Horzi releases

Posted by PlasmaDancer on April 5, 2013
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I probably didn’t talk enough at the time about what an influence Horzi was having on DJs and artists in Tokyo, but two or three years ago you were almost guaranteed to hear his tunes in any freeform event, while new producers like Le Dos-on and ikaruga_nex regularly cite him as an inspiration. Great to see some new material from the man himself then, and as it’s all to easy to miss something in the avalanche of free tunes that is the FINRG SoundCloud, it’s surely worth linking them all here.

Human Hater is a track well-known to most people these days, but those melodies are as good as ever and the style is something a bit different that can fit into all kinds of sets. Face the Destiny is a brilliant tune that maybe sets a new standard for his productions, both technically and in terms of atmosphere. Might there be a bit of Japanese influence in this one? Whatever it is, the melancholy of the breakdown and the energy of the drop make this a real highlight. Finally comes Over My Soul, a more experimental tune that breaks away from the drum and bass opening with a superb guitar-led breakdown and some awesome pacy synths in the second half.

Horzi – Face The Destiny

Posted by PlasmaDancer on March 7, 2013
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It’s been a long time since the last Horzi track, so the news this week that he’s planning to release a batch of new material should please many. First up is Face The Destiny, a great track that brings back memories of the older Hybridize sound along with quality modern production. Great use of the melancholy vocal and what sounds like a Betwixt & Between influence make this a top quality tune.

K.U.R.O. – Red Zombie

Posted by PlasmaDancer on February 18, 2013
Posted in: Goa / Psy, Japanese, Releases. 3 comments

During the last Munted! I mentioned that I’ve been working (very occasionally) on a goa set, and that Japanese producer K.U.R.O’s tracks were some of the best examples of dark goa I’ve found so far. It seems like the subgenre doesn’t really exist, but one day I’d love to put together a set of darker melodic goa that doesn’t just drift into the droning technical nuttiness of dark psy. I’ve only got 3 or 4 connections I’m happy with so far, but let’s see if I can get it done sometime this year.

K.U.R.O. released a digital-only goa album called Conception last year, which included updated versions of his Zombie Family tracks (minus the brilliant-but-short Hard Zombie). As it happens though, I prefer the original version of Red Zombie, an excellent dark track that just about stays on the goa side of the goa-psytrance divide with some great Ka-Sol-esque melodic filtering. The kick’s harder here too, but sadly the original Zombie Family were only 160kbps releases.

If the goa fans here have suggestions for any other darker tunes I’d love to hear them.