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TURBO 106RE-EP
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Turbo celebrates the 10th anniversary of Gesaffelstein's seminal work on the Montreal-based imprint with a long-awaited repress of all three EPs: Variations (TURBO 093RE-EP), Conspiracy Pt. 1 (TURBO 099RE-EP), and Conspiracy Pt. 2. Supremely confident, Gesaffelstein drops the M way down on the lead tracks, drawing out an even heavier sound than on his last records. The slower tempo brings tougher beats and even meaner synth sounds. Incredibly, he's found a way to make his now-familiar palette sound completely fresh again. More clearly than before, one can trace the development of an artist with a very refined musical agenda. "Viol" begins like the tuning of a modernist symphony, a brilliant aesthetic flourish before the track kicks off. "OPR" breaks down into a beautiful, futuristic synth-a-pella that recalls the best of Detroit techno, reminiscent of Dopplereffekt. Finally, on "Conspiracy Origins" -- the only track composed in standard club tempo -- tension builds and builds, waves of rising paranoia and driving rage run straight off a cliff. This is an outro with major attitude, inflected with violence and even contempt. He clearly knows exactly what the crowd wants, but has the good taste and restraint to only give them what he wants, which is, incidentally, what they need.
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TURBO 099RE-EP
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Turbo celebrates the 10th anniversary of Gesaffelstein's seminal work on the Montreal-based imprint with a long-awaited repress of all three EPs: Variations (TURBO 093RE-EP), Conspiracy Pt. 1, and Conspiracy Pt. 2 (TURBO 106RE-EP). Gesaffelstein's Variations EP set an all-time record for feedback at Turbo. For a new artist to attract that kind of attention from such a broad cross-section of DJs is extremely special and a clear sign that he's tapped into something very, very big. To the younger generation of clubbers and DJs for whom the funtastic era of 2001-2003 revivalism was a missed experience, Gesaffelstein represents a double-breasted jacket of nostalgia for everything from the power of Industrial and '80s new wave to the Gigolo-glam of early Kittin & the Hacker, Steril, Vitalic, Fixmer, and yes, Tiga. There should be no hesitation in declaring that he has single-handedly updated an entire genre, sharpened the edges, and notably traded in the camp and pastiche that made Electroclash a dirty word for a refined and stylish simplicity. The breakdowns are massive and very French, but never out of order. These are futuristic party bombs which skillfully draw from our favorite dance music of the last 30 years... and add more cowbell!
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TURBO 093RE-EP
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Turbo celebrates the 10th anniversary of Gesaffelstein's seminal work on the Montreal-based imprint with a long-awaited repress of all three EPs: Variations, Conspiracy Pt. 1 (TURBO 099RE-EP), and Conspiracy Pt. 2 (TURBO 106RE-EP). Every track on Variations is a battle-tested bomb. Gesaffelstein's sound is clearly influenced by new wave and the Gigolo-era electro (2001-2) of fellow Frenchmen The Hacker and David Carretta, but it sounds like a fresh update rather than pastiche, revitalized and refined down to a modern and versatile core. These tracks work in Tiga's festival sets alongside some of the summer's biggest anthems, yet are equally at home in a more underground setting, e.g. Von Party's 5am warm-up before Ivan Smagghe at a London warehouse party. The title track has the most attitude, establishing a palette of dark staccato basslines, crunching hi-hats, hands-in-the-air cowbells and trippy synth leads. "Selected Faces" and "Atmosphere" are arguably even more straightforward club weapons, their breakdowns creating just enough "insanity" without getting annoying, their grooves dropping back in with a cool, restrained power that will win over hiss-weary DJs.
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Taking place on the 9th of November, 2013's I Love Techno is held at the Flanders Expo in Ghent and, as ever, is expected to attract some 35,000 people across five rooms, making it Europe's leading indoor dance event. Gesaffelstein is one of the headliners this year, next to other hot acts such as Disclosure, Nina Kraviz, Baauer, Laurent Garnier, Len Faki, The Bloody Beetroots, and many, many more. Gesaffelstein is a DJ and producer from France. He has released EPs on Bromance and Turbo, amongst others, and is set to release his debut album later this year. Gesaffelstein had the honor of remixing big names such as Depeche Mode, Laurent Garnier, Justice, Boys Noize, Erol Alkan, Lana Del Rey, Moby, and Cassius, just to name a few. He also recently co-produced, alongside Brodinski, two tracks on Kanye West's new album, Yeezus. Lektroluv is very proud to present you his debut mix CD. Artists include: Creepy Autograph, Rebolledo, Djedjotronic, Daniel Avery, Maelstrom, Boys Noize, Jimmy Edgar, Jeremy Greenspan & Borys, The Hacker, Bobmo, Adam X, MPIA3, I-F (feat. Helga La Blaque), Luke Eargoggle & Johan Inkinen.
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TURBO 119EP
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2013 repress. Gesaffelstein presents his first Turbo remix package. Dave Clarke as Unsubscribe summons the demons of an evil warehouse exorcism on his remix of "Aufstand." Brodinski pushes "Viol" into straight-up party-zone material, adding vocal samples, festival breakdowns and a BPM upgrade. Milano's remix of "Opr" is a raw chunk of heavyweight 909-driven techno. The Hacker delivers space-probing techno that climaxes in oxygen-deprived bass madness on his remix of "Conspiracy Origins."
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TURBO 106EP
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Gesaffelstein represents a double-breasted jacket of nostalgia for everything from the power of industrial and '80s new wave to the Gigolo-glam of early Kittin & the Hacker, Steril, Vitalic, Fixmer, and yes, Tiga.
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TURBO 099EP
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"We have no hesitation in declaring that he has single-handedly updated an entire genre, sharpened the edges, and notably traded in the camp and pastiche that made Electroclash a dirty word for a refined and stylish simplicity. The breakdowns are massive and very French, but never out of order. These are futuristic party bombs which skillfully draw from our favorite dance music of the last 30 years...and add more cowbell!"
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