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MEAN 016EP
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For this artist debut on Meanwhile, Pendle Coven Breakers have made a three-tracker shaking off any opaque guises, reveling in a deep intimacy with the music of early Prescription or original Harmony Park vibrations. Long-term mutual admiration and artistic relations with pioneers such as Anthony "Shake" Shakir, Mike Huckaby, David Moufang/Move D and contemporaries DJ Woody, Andy Stott, and Claro Intelecto have all bounced off and resonated with this artist's boundless invention and spirit of generosity.
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MEAN 017EP
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Rob Lawrence aka Bovill returns with Transfesa, his second solo 12" for the Meanwhile imprint. Four cuts of deepest party music maintain the highest standards. "Transfesa" recalls the vibes of golden-era Detroit techno, and Psyche's "Elements" readily springs to mind; a laidback 4/4 groove for late-night journeys into urban wilderness. Needless to say, this one won't be available for long. Hurry!
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MEAN 015EP
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Another artist debut from the increasingly influential Meanwhile label. Friesland-based producer Mohlao starts his Ambrose 12" with a super-deep slab of ambient techno. The title track builds from almost nothing into a totally organic and utterly mesmerizing slow-burner, dark as hell! "Individual" offers up a more upbeat yet equally brooding track, dropping an old-skool 808 break partnered with searing synth lines arcing over dark melodies. With a total Detroit-electro flavor, this is another great release from Meanwhile.
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This is Quantec's third release in his three-part series for the Meanwhile imprint. Continuing on from its predecessors, "Electromagnetic Pulse" is a 4/4 killer with bass that sounds as though it's been recorded through Burial's private sound-proofed wall -- all haze and blurriness, synced up to a crisp hi-hat. "Specters" features grainy analog synth-stabs over another murky groove. Nine and-a-half minutes of sonic bliss, sure to rattle around in your brain cage for what seems like an eternity.
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MEAN 011EP
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The folks behind the Meanwhile label join forces for a third split release. Bovill tracks are genuine rarities -- this will be the 7th track made available in 5 years. "Low Pressure" sees Rob Lawrence exploring a slightly drier seam, and yet the production is still crisp -- clean and bright, killer 4/4 material. Murmur's "Magnetic" sees them exploring nighttime spaces -- shimmering and wobbling as filtered minor keys play over classic 303s and 808s. Pedigree stuff -- highly recommended.
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Follow-up to the Meanwhile label's release of the acclaimed Murmur record, Undertone, Styrax operative Quantec presents two deep, crisp extended dub techno workouts that stand firmly upright next to anything and everything.
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2007 has been a year defined by the imperceptible merging of dub and techno, and the UK's Murmur land with a debut album sure to connect on every level of this musical and cultural phenomenon. The submerged hip-hop-tinged swaying of "Pansula" starts off proceedings in fine form, bringing to mind Detroit at its best, but before long, the album is whisked onto a plane, flown half way around the world and dropped straight into the heart of Berlin, where this detailed and glorious sound design really belongs. "Mesh" could almost be the sound of a synth factory being flooded; every echo dissipating into layers of murky liquid, never to be found again. By the fourth track, "Flex," the water has settled and the soiled, grey walls of a warehouse loom over an after-after-party dancefloor where tired feet are revitalized and rejuvenated until the crowd throbs in unison. As "Bloodclot" trickles from your speakers and into the inner coils of your ears, comparisons to Basic Channel are inevitable. But this isn't some idle rehash of the past -- Murmur belong to a new breed of techno connoisseurs, leading the way with other less-is-more pioneers: think fondly of recent amazing output from the DeepChord axis, Scion Versions or the Styrax family -- artists such as Redshape, Sven Weisemann or Quantec, all showing increasing empathy with the Murmur sound. There's a massive emotional pull in this music, nestled between an obsessive love of analog hardware and an intuitive knowledge of what can make a track work both on the floor and as a repeat soundtrack to many a late-night headphone session. As all around us, "dance" artists are making steps into album territory with varying degrees of success, Murmur (and Meanwhile) show how it should be done. With Undertone, Christmas comes early for the dub-techno faithful.
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