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EDLX 056LP
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The records stop four hundred years in the future, after the lines shut, and the corporation withdrew. What you know of how you got here is pieced together by the fragments of the rail maps and corporate orders that survive. After numerous waves of social collapse, Glasgow, a once prosperous city thriving off an industry of trade and shipbuilding, had run to waste in lawless ruin. The land passed into the hands of new owners; a German-speaking conglomerate, who incorporated it into a new civic entity: Neurealm. There were grand promises of a new age; a rail network, culture facilities, new life for the city. Neurealm never came to be. The violent indifference of the citizens to the new order saw to that. In its place a rats' nest of horror and gloom, the damp ruins punctuated by strobe lights, and the desperate, ecstatic violence of the gangs that rule it. Welcome to Neurealm, After The Fall. Ravaged and warped breakbeats haunted by wailing euphoric noise, vivid and graphic reflections of fractured post-industrial hardcore, moments of poetry flashing within a thick impending fog. This is our soundtrack. A unique and visionary achievement; a wholly original future of beauty and despair: brutal, gritty, alive and urgent, blooming in the ruins, spiraling and raw, howling with life. Embossed gatefold cover with printed inner sleeves.
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EDLX 057EP
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Ravaged and warped breakbeats haunted by wailing euphoric noise, vivid and graphic reflections of fractured post-industrial hardcore, moments of poetry flashing within a thick impending fog. This is our soundtrack. A unique and visionary achievement; a wholly original future of beauty and despair: brutal, gritty, alive and urgent, blooming in the ruins, spiraling and raw, howling with life. Embossed cover with printed inner sleeves.
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EDLX 053EP
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HTID: Heaven-Sent Tekno Impakting Dancefloors, Or Hardcore Till I Die is Calum Macleod and Liam Robertson's third Electric Deluxe record. As was the case with Timeslip Roadmender (EDLX 046EP, 2016) and follow-up An Outrageous Fate Type (2016), HTID is a chomping, foaming, kinda nutty set of industrial techno-jungle half-breeds. They were happy party things once, a long time ago, but after decades festering in a petri dish, they turned mutant and multitudinous -- which is why there are twice as many of them this time. If a pummeling 4/4 is your thing, "Dinner At Skinja's" has you covered. "Quest Posse Wanted" meanwhile is bullet-riddled breakbeat, and "Fallout" is the sound of rave resurrected, rewound, and rolled back out again. "Rush In 2 Orbit (Skinnergate)" shows off the pair's abstract side, which a track like "Panosonics" lashes things down into something more club friendly. Stick "Knuckles' Heavy Vanguard" on to get the masses motivated, then drop "Base Damage" to show 'em you mean business. Once everyone's knees are good and swollen, float "Floatation Advice" as a peace offering, which actually is anything but. No fireworks, no dazzle, just techno at its finest.
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EDLX 046EP
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Clouds (Calum Macleod and Liam Robertson) grow more gnarled, savage, and formidable than ever with four scuzzy techno cuts full of rattling irreverence that settle in nicely between AnD's gunslinging and Sawlin & Subjected's heady, virulent soundscapes. "Maverick Scrabble" dives in without pausing for breath while "Castres Olympique" weaves together dramatic chords, rattles, bells, static noise, and industrial pangs for a densely packed and textural number. "Coast Range Arc" is like a blast from some cavernous subterranean workshop fathoms below the surface, leaving "Polgate Slamen" to close things on a tough, tight, and itchy tip.
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TURBO 170EP
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Young Scottish techno gods return with part three of Tannhauser Acid Works following TURBO 138EP (2012) and TURBO 160EP (2014). Hardcore hooligan anthems. Fear-inducing, awe-inspiring warehouse acid. Limited vinyl.
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TURBO 160EP
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Wicked Analord-style acid breaks from Scotland's new young hope for techno. Following recent releases for Soma and Fifth Wall, Clouds continue their TANNHAUSER ACID WORKS series on Turbo in radical fashion. 'Two Dimensional Horror Acid' puts the SH-101 through it's paces in a futuristic digital-analog gang bang of apocalyptic proportions. 'World Systems, Cornall Coliseum' nods confidently to the one true lord. Finally, 'Dread Networks' cyberpunks to the finish line with a brooding hypnotic romp. High-grade, head-shredding hardcore for warehouse or headphone tripping alike.
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TURBO 037LP
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Just a few years into their career, Clouds have already been playlisted and supported by some of the most respected heavyweights in electronic music. These Scottish prodigies have already developed a sound that has made fans out of Richie Hawtin, The Chemical Brothers, Marcel Dettmann, Michael Mayer, Sven Väth, Chris Liebing, Boys Noize, and Martin Gore -- a cross-section that reflects the range, quality and inventiveness of their music. All this attention through a rapid-fire succession of four singles on Tiga's Turbo Recordings. But these were mere club bombs: now the kids have grown up. Turbo presents their debut album -- Ghost Systems Rave -- an immersive 14-track journey into the heart of techno's future. This record should put Clouds in the ranks of the elite UK techno vanguard. Comparisons to the work of Blawan, Zomby, and Actress are justifiable and inevitable. What is critical -- and hopefully obvious to the careful listener -- is that none of this is derivative. That these connections will be made simply speaks to the level of artistry on display, as opposed to any specific tricks, sounds or motifs. Wherever they try their hand, they find an original way forward. For instance, when they take on hardcore on the awesome "Future 1" and "Future 2," it is their own private resurrection of the spirit nexus heyday of early '90s UK jungle and techno, a historic time that also literally birthed both Liam and Calum. This is the sound of rave's undertow, dredging up toxic grit and grime, as well as beautiful shards and glimmers. Almost nothing on this record is obvious. The melodies never resolve. The vocals are consistently unintelligible. The drums are at once dirty, punchy, and repetitive, but never too abrasive to put you off. The bass growls. Textures breathe, brush, grate and glisten. Everything sounds as though it exists in an alien world of impossible dimensions, complete with its own physics, logic and secrets. This record is more than fully-formed. It's perfect. Made in a few weeks of total isolation in a barn in Scotland by two kids with a laptop and total conviction. Includes mp3 download code.
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RAMP 054LP
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2x12" version with six tracks from the CD. Clouds return to RAMP after a long hiatus in the studio to deliver their USB Islands mini-album. From the orchestral opener "Cannibal Generals," to the tapped auto-tuned euphoria of "I'll Be Broke," to the loose and rattling dubstep of "You Go to My Head," Finland's Clouds are very much back on form.
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RAMP 054CD
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Clouds return to RAMP after a long hiatus in the studio to deliver their USB Islands mini-album. From the orchestral opener "Cannibal Generals," to the tapped auto-tuned euphoria of "I'll Be Broke," to the loose and rattling dubstep of "You Go to My Head," Finland's Clouds are very much back on form. The CD features remixes from LHF's Amen Ra, Tomutonttu, and a very twisted house version from Gerry Read.
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RAMP 054R-EP
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Remixes taken from Clouds' USB Islands (RAMP 054CD/LP), featuring reworks from LHF's Amen Ra, Tomutonttu, and a very twisted house version from Gerry Read.
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TURBO 138EP
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White-hot killer techno three-tracker from Scottish duo Clouds, with a remix by Truss. Clouds have evolved from world-class stadium-wrecking maximalists to serious talents featured in sets by techno heavyweights like Richie Hawtin, Chris Liebing, and Marcel Dettman.
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TURBO 129EP
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"Consciousness" fuses the energy and vitality of Clouds' early stadium-friendly output with the ideas, craft and skill of high-minded techno veterans. "Sonic Swamp" plumbs the depths of sparse, clanging percussion and emerging with an after-hours monster. Turn it over for remixes of the title track by Sunil Sharpe and Randomer.
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TURBO 120EP
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Scottish lads Clouds are some of the most promising producers working today, combining brutish, visceral force with real intelligence and control. They use no gear whatsoever, crafting their bombs from malware in public chatrooms, giving voice to a generation living in the digital ether. For the remix, Clouds enlisted Jesper Dahlbäck.
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RAMP 029EP
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"Very limited one sided 12" release from Ramp Recordings. Clouds' 2008 clockwork garage masterpiece gets re-worked by Matthew Herbert's Accidental signee Dave Aju. What more do you need to know?"
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