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ADJUNCT 028EP
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Adjunct present a sampler of the new [a]pendics.shuffle album, Aware Sequence Found Life. This is a special release for the vinyl freaks. Two hard, heavy hitting spaced-out dance floor gems "Touching Space" featuring Kelly Johnston on vocals and "Sunburned Tears" featuring Kenneth James Gibson himself on vocals. Sender Records boss, Benno Blome, remixes "Dark Outlines" into a trippy late night slammer. Also included is the album's outro piece which is a perfect ambient piece.
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MFP 054EP
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During the last decade, Mo's Ferry has been a welcome refuge for [a]pendics.shuffle to stop by, now with his fourth release in the baggage. "I See The Morning Time" combines an oppressive calm with a pleasant, contaminated space-atmosphere. Jeremy P. Caulfield transforms the track with his "Dark Hole Sun" remix, adding his personal melody-element but reducing the overall density of sounds. "Strung Doll" is a complex, textured track with a darker sound design that will leave you screaming for more.
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MFP 041EP
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Kenneth James Gibson is a man of many different personas. Under the moniker of [a]pendics.shuffle, he's visiting Mo's Ferry Prod. for the third time. You Got My Harmony presents two extremely grooving tracks and two remixes by Tim Xavier and Olene Kadar. Xavier turns the original track into a dry, more driven techno version, while Kadar starts quite relaxed, yet carrying his arrangement of the given samples to the extreme, again.
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VAZBIT 014EP
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"The EP's three tracks were created between 2003 and 2005 at Kenneth James Gibson's Echo Park, California studio and, sounding anything but stale, exude a refreshingly poppy vibe that's noticeably downplayed in the darker material currently making the electronic rounds. Group Trivia isn't wholly different, however -- its 'computer funk' is just as quirky and micro-detailed as Gibson's other [a]pendics.shuffle releases -- but its carefree and playful spirit feels sunnier. It's near-impossible to resist, for example, the jubilant shuffle that jauntily struts through 'Shine Another Light,' and the other two cuts are equally infectious if fundamentally different in kind: the syncopated rhythms of 'Your Spoons' vaguely suggest a dancehall connection, while voice fragments careen and collide over a percolating jack in the bubbly title track. 'Group Trivia''s swinging grooves make for perfect listening."
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FOT 005EP
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With Losoul remix. "It's true: Mr [a]pendics.shuffle, straight from L.A. shit of the day is our most beloved consumer. That's what he at least is presenting himself as...and yes: a close look to his music reveals that all of his acting seems to aim just this one thing consumption. Is that possible? And consume what?? Let's see. Well, he's that type of guy who likes to pull the strings, knowing what he's doing -- making us move at first. And what he's after even more is just to see some of us moving, not to say hubbling, maybe nibbling, especially wobbling and, of course, pumping. He's working for that. He's performing the grooves, the breaks and the spaces we love. He delivers the bittersweet soundtrack of a rollercoaster ride we're drawn into. It's pure dynamics taking over but kept all decent. Are you having that? Behind the scenes it comes to details -- like the fine mechanics of a clockwork. But no worries, it's all in the flow staying cool as it should.. check out that atmosphere when you take a look through the master's eyes. It may be cold outside and there are shady corners. Even Losoul who's been to several places before is joining us and adds the hypnotic aspect on the topic... have you ever felt a wave rising so slowly you don't even notice that your feet can't reach the ground anymore? The tide will come down again tomorrow, that's for sure but now you see where you got in. It's all in the groove and what you give will come back to you soon."
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MNL 002EP
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"While most producers are trying to figure how to emulate the sounds of others, Kenneth James Gibson always stays 12 steps ahead of the pack. And on this release, the 2nd installment on up-and-coming label, Mineral, the same holds true. [a]pendics.shuffle's unique blend of sly jacky beats, funked up basslines, and vocal trickery transcend easy definition. 'Real People' (the album's title track), and 'Upside Down' both take you there live and direct, without hesitation. These cuts are straight up underground hits. Bottom line. Ozy's remix of 'Real People' extends the vocals and freaks the bassline, while putting a slightly darker twist on the original."
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ORAC 017CD
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"Look to the skies: [a]pendics.shuffle's Helicopter Hearts are about to land on a dancefloor near you. Ha ha ha! Kenneth James Gibson, as he refers to himself, has prepared a fantastic 8 tracker and submitted it to Orac HQ for immediate release. Vigorous dance anthems are dominating the playlist as [a]pendics.shuffle joins his Orac comrades in exploring the power of 4 on the floor. This album is about songs that you can dance to. Songs with words and songs without words, and songs in between. After side A sets the tone with two motivating yet mysterious numbers, the deep blue night of echo park falls with 'Baneful Lather' on side B, a dark stomper for the dark discos of L.A. Next comes 'Saw Saw Soup' which has already found its way up the charts; this reworked version features a happier Michael J. And a slightly mellower [a]pendics.shuffle. The noddy 'Dirty Hood' is another diabolical number, straight-up vocal funk strengthened by thoroughly modern-sounding stabs and slowly building percolating drum patterns. The rest of sides C and D find our Mr. Gibson getting deep into the instrumentals, juggling horns, radio receivers and his signature [a].funkadelics, finding farben-like jazz record loops, indulging in high drama which for all its sonic explorations never fails to return to the dance floor."
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ORAC 012EP
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"Ken Gibson aka [A]pendics.shuffle is venturing more into tracky territory on this release, and the results are quite amazing. Saw Saw Soup embraces contradictory moods. The beat is straightforward and makes only the tiniest diversions into frickel land. A percolating major-key bassline remains upbeat throughout. But breathing noises and mysterious, hooky (!) vocals place a standoffish layer over this solid foundation. What a thing to dance to, only later realizing that you just heard a new kind of pop song. Robag Wruhme turns in a quite special remix which takes its time getting going, leading us into several side doors behind which vocal cutups and strange reverb monsters lurk. Then at the halfway point a solo bass throb, like listening to the party from the back alley, creates a sudden sense of urgency, and all the characters we have met so far join forces to take us to the center of things. Minimal, spooky and tuff, Ken rounds out the b-side with 'Creamer.' Dirty pneumatic funk, the hissing of air pistons and solid shop floor beats, ties together a swarm of tiny noises and the unexpected appearance of some dubwise chords. And on top, a helpful corporate spokesman tells you about the new career choices that will be opened up by these fabulous machines."
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ORAC 013EP
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"Orac is veering back into left field, starting a new series with this experimental split: four tracks for forward-reaching dance floors. You could call them house, and you could call them techno. Just don't call them minimal. We call them unclassified computer funk. Max Wendling aka Paradroid starts off the record. Member of the Boogizm crew, Max represents here with two tracks of his signature machine funk. The aircrash bureau is an action-packed and totally danceable gem, delivering in all departments: solid bass, acid sequences full of errors, synth stabs and tightly coded sounds at all compatible bit rates. Traversable nodes, in contrast, indulges in theatrical sampling styles. It starts out with a skeletal groove which reminds us of Doctor Rockit before settling down into a technoid bump anchored by a deep bassline. Tight drum machine patterns play ping pong over the top with wild eeps and atonal synth burbles. It's a curious logic, but we can deal with it, until the break anyway, when it sounds like Max accidentally shuts the drum machine off and after trying every button in the studio to bring it back in, somehow hits the right combination and succeeds, miraculously having kept the dance floor full. On the flip is a torrid [a]pendics.shuffle adventure. Struggling to arrest runaway percussion and control various oscillator leaks, Ken Gibson is singing through his special 'Trout Face' effect when an argument of a personal nature erupts with an unheard companion. Your rim job is the revealing name of this sweaty drum machine workout. Assembling and dissembling vocals, playing with the sequences and not letting his hand off the effects knobs, Ken manages to make it through this tricky episode in his studio. Torn feel starts out with some network interference finding its way through a drowsy beat, bubbling out in all directions. Precision funk constructed out of abstract noises creates some order in this madness, picks up the pace, then passes the baton to a malfunctioning vocal sample which eventually gives up, but not without a struggle."
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PROP 009CD
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"He has many faces and wigs to wear while sitting here: his two albums as Eight Frozen Modules on Orthlorng Musork showcase a spiky hairdo with heady rhythm programming and harsh sounds while the premature wig fluffs it up with deep house styles. Other aliases such as Dubloner and electronic music composer build up his colorful discography on labels like Planet Mu, City Slang, Tigerbeat 6, Force Tracks and Skor. Under the flag of [A]pendics Shuffle, Ken has also released two well-received 12"s on Orac and Narita. His new [A]pendics Shuffle release on Proptronix is his most balanced cut so far. Smooth hair starts with a techno base but maximizes volume with Ken's unique razor techniques. Vocal snips and sharp percussion split hairs while the shape is defined with zig zagging melodies and bouncing bass. Each piece is full of filigrees from an eclectic set of influences while maintaining a funky forward motion. Among them, Twit and a Half plays with Mouse On Mars-like melodies, profusely mine bobs about on top of a Köln techno framework, and some Prince style singing is chopped up on wasted space. The multifarious stylings of this mini album stick together to form something extraordinary. It's all dance music for the discotheque but is also perfect to listen to while in the cutting chair at the salon."
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NARITA 002EP
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"'The Diligent Puzzle EP' is the second 12" by [a]pendics.shuffle aka Ken Gibson aka Eight Frozen Modules. All the tracks have been constructed and re-constructed by the man himself in beautiful Echo Park, California. From the outset, Ken adopts a measured, but suitably effects-driven, spaced out dubby techno approach. Tracks build from skeletal fragments of bit friendly percussive buzz, into a steadier mesh of melodic syllables and organic bass, pushing the beats straight to the dancefloor's head. Ken applies a refined template of micro-house adjustments, to the deep funk of all tracks on offer. The order of the day is heady, thoroughly dancefloor friendly techno: equally at home in smoked filled clubs or in the widescreen environment of outdoors parties. Rocking."
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