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BNR 167LP
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SCNTST provides the fantastic album Scenes And Sketches From The Lab on Boysnoize Records, three years after his last one, Puffer (BNR 024LP, 2015). Bryan Müller makes classy shadowy techno as Skee Mask on Illian Tape, but as SCNTST he focuses more on expansive and cinematic atmospheres, rich melody, and shifting timbres. As such, Scenes And Sketches From The Lab is a considered and cerebral affair that shows maturity and musicality across all fourteen tracks. It reimagines techno, ambient, bass, IDM, and electronica into new forms that are artful and highly detailed, and as such it works as well in headphones as it no doubt will in the club. Opening up the album is "Dilettante Fonk", four minutes of lithe and celestial breakbeats with heavenly pads that suspend you in a crystal clear blue sky. "Espera" is a weightless mix of stuttering synth riffs and broken rhythmic patterns which work in a manic but beautiful fashion above a cacophony of live sounding drums. The exquisite synth craft continues on tracks like the pixelated "And Don't Dis The Arp" and beguiling experimentation of "08141 PtII". No drums in this album are standard, they all explore a wide range of styles and tempos, pushing the envelope as they go. Some lurch and loop and others bounce about loosely below blissful chords such as on "The Ends From Castle Road". More introverted moments come on "Morf (Tomchord Mix)", the tempo rises with driving techno on "Jomox Plus MFB" then SCNTST shows a playful side on the swaggering "Outline Dub". Acid lines makes an appearance on the brain-melting "Opus Quod Acidum" and after serene hi-fidelity percussive workouts like "'14 Tepéca" things close on the excellently doleful ambiance of "Power Remains". This is an utterly spell-binding album that shows off impeccable studio skills as well as a wealth of fresh ideas.
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BNR 158EP
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SCNTST returns to Boysnoize Records with a heavy-hitting remix EP of "Thru Infinity". After his latest album Puffer (BNR 024LP, 2015) and his latest EP 4FRIENDZ (BNR 142EP, 2015) the young Bavarian strikes again. With vibrating synths creating a thrilling rhythm full of emotions, the sound of "Thru Infinity" displays an excursion into danceable beats. A new sound produced with perceptible blood, sweat and tears. The EP includes remixes by none other than the Bavarian brother duo Zenker Brother (Ilian Tape) as well as Chicago born Hieroglyphic Being.
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BNR 142EP
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With 4FRIENDZ, the production style of SCNTST again continues to grow in stature. With vibrating bass kicks creating a thrilling rhythm full of emotion, the sound of 4FRIENDZ displays an excursion into danceable beats. A new sound produced with perceptible blood, sweat, and tears.
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BNR 024LP
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Prodigal talent SCNTST, with support from Annie Mac, Moxie, and Rinse FM, follows his 2014 guest mix for Gilles Peterson's Worldwide Family Mixtape with Puffer, his second full-length release and the follow-up to his acclaimed 2013 debut Self Therapy (BNR 021CD/113LP). When Bryan Müller first appeared on the scene as SCNTST aged 17 he was instantly tipped as one to watch. Now 21, with several EPs and an acclaimed debut album under his belt, his production style continues to grow in stature. He grew up in Munich on a diet of hip-hop and rock, and trace elements can still be found in his gritty production style and confrontational attitude. He has cemented his reputation as a producer who destroys dancefloors, while delighting and surprising his audiences with innovative and unexpected sounds and textures. This production flair is expressed even further in the electronic soundscapes of Puffer, which flexes SCNTST's production muscles across the bridge of dancefloor music and ambient sound. From the opening lush and ethereal atmospheres of "Render for Peace," the simple structures and elements of the album make it playable almost anywhere, including the club. SCNTST operates in the dark depths for most of the album, firing delicate rhythms across the ocean floor with the likes of "Ice" and "Zuge" but a sea-change takes place at the album's mid-point on "Mondquelle (Reviewed)," when dub influences begin to take over. Channeling the ghosts of Basic Channel, SCNTST then steps off the abyss on "Hendy" and "Flight" before melting into subtle abstraction on the beautiful "Kristall Edition (Fusion Mix)" and the shimmering "H8 Drop." Full of subtlety, emotion, and moments of sheer beauty, Puffer is the work of an artist in full command of his production powers. In an age of fragmented listening and limited attention spans, Puffer pulls you in for the immersive album experience.
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BNR 123EP
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Munich boy SCNTST continues his explorations in unpolished-house-meets-techno with this EP called Forever 16. Crackles, noises and distorted bass kicks, perfectly combined with the young SCNTST's heart, will lead you through the computers' souls. Set to explode after the festival heat has faded away and all the people move their hearts to the dancefloor surrounded by walls again.
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BNR 125EP
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BNR Sessions was originally started by Boys Noize with a two-track single, Buuurg/Pur, in 2011. Now it's revived with two raw cuts from Boysnoize Records mainstay artist SCNTST. Limited to only 500 copies, this vinyl- only release will leave no one in doubt, that SCNTST is a true, versatile talent. Two analog sounding crackling jams are a perfect match for dark halls and strobe lights.
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The word "prodigy" gets thrown around a little too often, but for Berlin-based Bryan Muller aka SCNTST, the term is somewhat unavoidable. Born in 1993 and raised in Munich on a diet of rock and hip-hop, SCNTST developed a love for intricate rhythms and sequences at an early age. This involved splitting time between playing drums in his father's band, experimenting with midi keyboards and building an understanding of melody and structure, the foundations of his now-trademark techno sound. Inspired by Paul Kalkbrenner's critically-acclaimed movie Berlin Calling and armed with a plethora of early influences ranging from Tiga and Boys Noize to J Dilla and Tyler The Creator, he started building tracks in Ableton. This led to a series of releases on a small American label before ditching trashy electro for a more advanced techno sound. With a far-reaching skill-set disproportionate to his age, it was only a matter of time before he drew the attention of Boysnoize Records at the age of just 17, dropping his first EP on Alex Ridha's electronica powerhouse in 2011. 2012's Premelodic Structures EP saw SCNTST expand his promise, pacing through the sounds of Baltimore, Detroit, London, and Berlin with his own unique sound creation and dynamic arrangement. Young prodigy? Audible savant of his time? From hypnotically progressive opener "Velour," the hard-hitting, bombastic club sounds of "Mintra," right through to the last dreamy keys of the closing title-track, Self Therapy is an unstoppable debut album by anyone's standards and regardless of any tag. With the release of his first full-length, it seems the boy from Munich has come of age.
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BNR 113LP
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LP version. Comes with a CD copy of the album.
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