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TRESOR 375EP
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$14.50
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RELEASE DATE: 6/6/2025
Tresor resident DJs LNS and DJ Sotofett have for some years been developing a style at the club's Globus floor, and their new EP is a die cut of exactly the classic techno, electro, and house music they play. Here are no productions drenched in reverb, no hi-fi obsessions or generic algorithmic patterns -- this is Globus Trax, the duo's third release on Tresor Records, four tracks consisting of real TR-909 workouts, rude and driving basslines, live runs through the mixing desk, and a Blake Baxter cover version with LNS on vocals. LNS & DJ Sotofett programmed an EP to perfectly fit their warehouse style of DJing, bringing out color and variation in a spectrum more similar to a club compilation than a dogmatically reduced concept. With a single repeated vocal sample, Globus Trax opens bombastically with "ClickClickClick," a dub -infused UK garage house track anyone in the world can easily describe in the course of a second. Following this comes "Gearbox" which is a hefty slab of big room electro featuring a centerpiece arpeggio and the warmest harmonic pads on the EP's four tracks, which not-so-subtly makes reference to the pioneering band that shares a name with Globus and Tresor's home, the Kraftwerk. The house vibe returns on "Destination 909," which is nothing but a manifesto for the TR-909, where the beloved drum machine's jacking beats meet galactic strings and synthetic bass, only to be ripped apart in a slamming break that sees the machine take center stage as it cuts in-and-out of the mix, again a clear nod to the duo's sets in the club. LNS steps up on vocal duties and DJ Sotofett keeps the 909 running for their final cut, taking a deeper dive into the realms of classic techno and paying tribute to "The Prince of Techno" Blake Baxter by covering his "Reach Out" originally released on Tresor Records in 1995. The 12" was cut by DJ Sotofett himself at Manmade Mastering, where he resurrects the lost art of late-'90s loud cuts with sonic presence and punch, optimal for the club-focused 12" format, and is the first to come in the new Tresor Sleeve, boasting an embossed logo on either side.
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TRESOR 355EP
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LNS and DJ Sotofett return to Tresor Records with The Reformer EP. This new record moves forward with a crystal clear, direct and controlled output, leaving their debut album Sputters as an end-mark of a sonic era. Here they evolve into a topography full of contrasts, where harsh digital artifacts, scanner sounds, and vocoder voices cast melodic colors across cold landscapes of club-ready electro. "Reform" plunges deep into an electro sound splintered by binary bits and submerged pads that beckon a serene melody, which echoes and loops to entangle with mutant voices, noises and buzzes. "Plexistorm" leads with synthesized strings and arpeggiated acidic bleeps until a thick bass emerges, sounding almost like a long-lost Analord record. Heavily shapeshifting with effects processing, it proves primitive movements in dubbing are the perfect counterpart to this precise electro sound. With "Electric Terraforming", the duo uncover charged energy sources required for life on another planet, as broad synth pads and memorable vocoder harmonies draw this earworm to a close. Mighty washes of dub rule on "909 The Controller" as a skipping beat invites a slow, rippling melody and percolating reverberated synths.
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TRESOR 323LP
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DJ Sotofett and LNS have teamed up with Tresor Records for Sputters. The double-vinyl album with 15 cuts spans a hybrid of warped electro and psychedelic hypnosis, all the while remaining fixed in an unmistakable dance release. Recorded between 2017-2020, and bookmarked throughout by intros and interludes dug out from archival material, it's a deconstructed yet classic compound of techno-sonics. LNS from Calgary, Canada, is rooted in braindance, electro and acid. DJ Sotofett, hailing from Moss, Norway, is among a myriad of things commonly known for the extended work of his Sex Tags Mania and Wania labels. Together both artists give space to a guest appearance by E-GZR, a fellow Wania artist, to open the Sputters journey. The sinus bending drum stutter of "K.O." by E-GZR collisions flanging basses and chronic-inducing synth pads to blueprint the technoid atmosphere to come. LNS and DJ Sotofett take control with "El Dubbing", evoking an effect-heavy demeanor, rubbing up against solid electrified rhythms. The hypnotic moods carry over to the deep delays of "Dúnn Dubbing", freely running over a surprisingly minimal skeleton retaining a solid direction. Crafting a warmly emotive end of Side A with sparse rhythms to perfection. A meaner turn introduces Side B. Hints of electro are scattered everywhere, fat basslines, ricocheting drums and synths that mourn and drift in and out of harmony. "Vitri-Oil" exposes a tumbling sound design, fog-lit chords of material fragility and nosedives. The side closes with "Shim", a classic drift between house and techno releasing sensual euphoria with the albums first big surprise -- grand strings. Side-C proves the artists to be some of the most singular producers around with album centerpiece The 606. Clocking in over ten minutes, it kicks off as a driving techno banger, chugging bass and big chords. Midway through everything falls away, and out of the void enter scattered drums and improv piano lines emerge, while twisted dubs lead us back in an enduringly warm groove. Side D sets the clock back to the original electroid foundation of the album, casting fires with alien vibrations. "Synchronic Bass Blort" is a hard-hitting electro track, steaming sonics and thrills, its melodic hook diving in subterranean motions. On "Sputtering" the duo raspily beams into outer space, with fizzy motives that disfigure and dazzle while the harmonies of the closing track is for yourself to experience. DJ Sotofett and LNS deliver an album inhabiting a world full of sci-fi sonics and fierce groove. 180 gram vinyl; includes download.
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