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LUXNIGRA 023EP
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Six track EP, the long-developed follow-up/companion to the original No Movement EP, released back in 1999. No Movement... is Thaddeus Herrmann (CCO label) and Michael Zorn. This EP featuring contributions & mixes from Modeselektor, Claro Intelecto, DJ Maxximus, James Din A4, plus the original version of "Acetate". "Carrying a firm reverence for the Basic Channel back-catalogue, 'Acetate' f*cks with the Detroit sound from within; evolving from a bleak introduction that hints at scarred skies, before flourishing with machine sunshine and beatific emissions aplenty, focussing the ear on the fine and intricately plotted music within. Into the mixes, Maxxximus ups the dub swagger for a bare-bone set of steam-pipe emissions, Modeselektor focus on the s-t-u-t-t-e-r-i-n-g beats and optimistic wash, whilst Claro Intelecto reassembles 'Acetate' into a bleakly nihilistic, midnight monster." -- Boomkat.
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LUXNIGRA 026CD
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"Featuring contributions from Modeselektor, Claro Intelecto, Pole, Arovane, DJ Maxximus and More!!! The collaborative venture of Thaddi Herrmann and Michael Zorn, No Movement No Sound No Memories first piqued the collective consciousness with their 1999 12" release Removed; a selection of dub-marinated, digital exhalations that attracted all the right attention (Basic Channel; stand-up) and featured one of Pole's first remixes... Ever! With a fresh new 12" for 2006 (Acetate), the splendid folk at Lux Nigra have decided to release a CD which comprises the two vinyl and even chucks a bonus cut ('Fabric.') in for good measure; the result? Utterly blinding. Despite now being 7 years old (7!), 'Edit.' is a startling diktat on the 'quality-over-quantity' maxim, with the original mix proving just how nuanced and accomplished electronic music can be -- as a bleached static cowl is shrugged off by the low-end ruminations and the fine detail reveals itself to the ear. Matched by the consummate skills of Arovane, Pole, Artificial Duck Flavour, Multipara and no.9, there's more than enough to indulge the tastes of all... And we're not even half way through yet. Pausing for the exclusive 'Fabric.' (a carbonated smear of blistered digitalis and frosty atmospherics), we're then into the second half, where remix duty is handled by the like of Modeselektor, Claro Intelecto and DJ Maxximus. Evolving from a bleak introduction that hints at scarred skies, 'Acetate.' flourishes with machine sunshine and beautific emissions aplenty -- allowing the intricately plotted music to evolve in the most natural way imaginable. Into the mixes, Maxxximus ups the dub swagger for a bare-bone set of steam-pipe emissions, Modeselektor focus on the s-t-u-t-t-e-r-i-n-g beats and optimistic wash, whilst Claro Intelecto reassembles 'Acetate' into a bleakly nihilistic, midnight monster. Killer sounds, fantastic memories."
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LUXNIGRA 033CD
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"Originally projected as a compilation of anonymous various artists from the city of Chemnitz, which went by the name of Karl-Marx-Stadt between 1953 and 1990. However all but one of the tracks finally selected turned out to be the work of a single artist: Christian Gierden, one of the two members of Society Suckers, a breakcore outfit who had just relocated from Chemnitz to Berlin. Now, in early 2005, Lux Nigra is happy to be able to present a successor to the first Karl Marx Stadt release, and to make both available on CD. Karl Marx Stadt is now officially a Christian Gierden solo project, with occasional input from others, most notably Geroyche (Tamas Novak), and the Society Suckers' other half, Sebastian Sellrich. The first release provided a broad perspective on a scene dominated by distortion-based breakcore, ranging from raw techno and drum & bass to all manner of hybrid forms, resulting in an electro-gabba monster which was cited by Andrew Weatherall as his favourite release of 2001. The second volume will surprise people with Gierden's unique talent for complex arrangements that combine uneven beat structures, classical influences, a multitude of references and an unusual sense for melody, with full on energy. To sum it up, in the words of Jason Forrest (WFMU) speaking about the closing track: '['All I Wanna Do'] is probably already a classic... kids will talk about the day they first heard it'. As it cheerily obliterates Beck and Sheryl Crow, who are we to disagree?"
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LUXNIGRA 030CD
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"Michael Zorn's second solo album was produced between 2002 and 2004 in his hometown of Berlin, in Hamburg, and on trains in between. The new album is a touch darker and more detailed than its precursor, yet retains a unique combination of melodic and rhythmic sensibilities that have become Zorn's trademark. A tune such as 'Morning News' with its thunderous bass and digital steppers' motion is almost instantly recognisable as a Zorn production. 'City of Industry' allies a commitment to finely machined music with the humanity of string swells, while 'This Was Supposed to Be the Future' displays a distinctly Berlin complex of intricate bass and drum construction offset by neon focused and utterly sublime melodies. 'Multiple Choices' revels in the city's well documented predilection for dubwise manuvers, 'Its Been so Long' delivers a seismic bass presence and an almost casual melody. From the three bonus CD cuts on offer, 'Gone' inhabits a place deep in the night of the city, the title cut seems to straddle the impulses of the album as a whole: futuristic sounds feeling the encouraging tug of their forebears, both forthright and reserved, complex and simple. making music this good seems to come easily to Zorn. Highly recommended for followers of Basic Channel, Monolake, Chain Reaction and all followers of deep, heavy bass-driven machine music."
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LUXNIGRA 025LP
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"Sonic Subjunkies is the project started by Thaddi Herrmann back in the mid 90's together with his close friend Rob Marvin. The pair were the first act signed to Alec Empire's fledgling DHR imprint and their live shows (in particular at the Suicide Club back in '95) became legendary for their blend of obliterated junglist outbursts, decimated breaks and a realignment of classic Hardcore traditions. By the time Molotov Lounge (their first and only album) came out on CD format back in 1998, Thaddi and Rob had decided to disband and move on to fresher pastures. Molotov Lounge was released to a hail of acclaim and became the definitive album of it's kind -- a landmark blend of Industrial beat posturing and innovative sampling twists that re-shaped Hardcore into something altogether more fierce and uncompromising. The album was cut for vinyl a year later in 1999 but never saw the light of day....until now. This limited vinyl edition is at long last available -- courtesy of Berlin's most uncompromising label -- Lux Nigra, and marks the end of a process started over 10 years ago in a small Berlin bedroom. Molotov Lounge is a landmark album, a dark stretch of brooding drum machines, chopped-up breaks and twisted Manga samples -- it's one of the definitive albums of its kind and stands as a testament to some the influences and sounds that inspired us back in the late 90's and that still sound so good today."
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LUXNIGRA 024LP
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"Revisiting the defining track from Zorn's Apnoe mini album which dropped late last year. Mariengraben is literally the deepest part of the ocean, where all is murk, mystery and darkness. First remixer to the line is Christian Kleine, who by now should need no introduction to readers of these pages, for a wonderfully deep piece of four-four, an aquatic visit to some of the territory his last Firn EP suggested. Sublime stuff. Next up is Boulderdash, Hans Möller, one half of the much fancied Boy Robot, who settles on bass elements, movin the track further from its steppers basis to a deep sea ride, slippery but still with a huge amount of bleeped-out-funk. Arne Van Petegem's Styrofoam project ties up the first side, pushing the tempo into a proper 004 dubsteppa style, adding biscuit tin drums and some nifty melodic exploration. Hey-o-Hansen begin faithful to the original, then preside over a more dubbed up, rustic skewed folk approach. Pony m, known to his mum as Sasha Rozet, half of Rockin' Pony, develops on his fine album for Lux, shifting and altering perspective with a dope head nodder, while Blatter's Akira Shiozawa takes us apparently inside the diving bell, with a delicious, breathy, ethereal deep dub. Jonesco from Nottingham first surprised us with his lovely electroacoustic album for Zorn's own Engelszorn imprint, here he sets everything to rewind with uncanny and pleasantly unsettling results."
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LUXNIGRA 021CD
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"Celebrating five years since its inception, this is a comprehensive 15 track overview of the Lux Nigra label from Berlin, comprising much of its extended family and relations. Artists featured include label owner Multipara, Thaddi Herrmann, Arovane, Zorn, Biochip C., Society Suckers and a host of other names, providing an invaluable cross-section of this most ambitious, diverse label and 6 previously unreleased bonus tracks. Couched in one of the finest pieces of packaging we've seen in a long while, this is a highly developed and yet personal compilation, like an inspired mixtape given as an introduction, by a bastion of the Berlin underground." Artists: Multipara feat. Blaxista, Thaddi Herrmann + Zorn, Blackjewishgays, Christian Gierden, Biochop C, Rockin' Pony, Arovane, Artificial Duck Flavour, Zorn, Lords of Gabber, Society Suckers, Blätter.
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LUXNIGRA 015CD
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"Like 1984, 2001 is a date that recalls classic outlooks to a future that we're leaving behind. While Martin Damm has always enjoyed playing with retro elements particularly in his electro works, his game has never been so refined, veering off in multiple uncharted directions yet always clinging to a foothold in abandoned futures. As a result, a detached melancholy pervades the album, which offers a variety of scope that can only be called cinematic and a particular rhythmic inventiveness stretching far into uneven grounds, all presented in clear and richly detailed production that is the author's trademark. Complete with his subtle, teasing humour, the whole approach of Martin Damm is a rare one. Ignoring the innocent soundtrack-of-my-life requirements that define the pop of the day, and oblivious to the taboos of cool, it provides us with the most truthful mirror possible, a short but bright glimpse into the ongoing collective dream of future that never happens."
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LUXNIGRA 014CD
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"The City's Collapsing (But Not Tonight) is the first album release by (Michael) Zorn, who grew up and lives in East Berlin. Musical influences that seep through in his own work were, on the one hand, mid-eighties electronic dance and pop around Depeche Mode, but all-important has been Berlin's Hardwax record store, where he shares more than a few roots with the Din and Chain Reaction labels, from Detroit to dub reggae to British electronica. The 12 tracks of the album expand on the blue summer night mood of his first 12", fueling its relaxed electro calm with the undercurrent tension of more upbeat techno. Zorn's refined focus on atmosphere, melodic development as well as groove and rhythmic arrangement lead to a record that remains straight and accessible without becoming backward and impersonal. With its modest restraint from sound trickery, Zorn's methods and sensibility leave him plenty of room to play with ambiguities on and between all levels, which mark the main source of lasting fun for the listener. Hence, while DJ's will pick out particular favourites either for floor or lounge, the album works just as well at home, where a varied but coherent flow reveals Zorn's unique voice."
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LUXNIGRA 003EP
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1999 EP, last copies of this now deleted item. Remix EP of an original track by Thaddi Herrmann (Sonic Subjunkies) & m.z.; the original track was issued on the Biophilia Allstars comp LP on Lux Nigra a year or so ago -- but there is no artist name for the project. This new EP features six tracks, in dark, minimalist styles (not in any way DHR-like); remixing the original track, with a new edit of the original as well. "This 12" will feature remixes by Arovane, Pole, Multipara, Artificial Duck Flavour, and No. 9 (Fat Cat, man behind the Din label), plus an edit of the original track."
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