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SPORTIV 005EP
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Sportiv 005 is Cosmin TRG going on the offense with a three-track tactical package. "Romanian Deadlift" celebrates the spirit of acclaimed Olympians with resolute, floor-shattering kickdrums and a superset of corrosive arps and leads. The tempo picks up with "Exuberant Gambit", a jungle-tekkno hybrid that flexes a rugged, mutant "Think" break under porous beats and an eerie aerobic melody. "Mae Geri" delivers the final forward thrust with abrasive percussion underlining a paranoid sequence reminiscent of '90s era NYC warehouse material.
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SPORTIV 004EP
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Cosmin TRG is back on his white label operation, Sportiv. "Brixtonstrasse" explores an imaginary buffer zone between the urban angst of London's pirate transmissions and the warehouse logic of Berlin's post-Iron Curtain freedom and energy explosion. In line with the label's semiotics, "Gloria" is named after the rather unsuccessful third league football club from Cosmin's home town. It's a high octane tribal workout with fuzzy chords, in the vein of '90s luminaries like Sterac, bringing back hints of the era's unbridled energy and enthusiasm.
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SPORTIV 003EP
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Cosmin TRG returns to Sportiv with two tracks of stark, angular beauty. "Afterburn" harks back to '90s techno of the hyperkinetic variety, in the vein of Regis's seminal Gymnastics (DNLP 002R-LP). The obsessive vocal mantra adds to its hypnotic, frantic rhythm. "Electra" is on a trance-inducing mission, with its cavernous 808 kick carried by a pulsating bassline and eerie percussion.
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SPORTIV 002EP
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Bucharest's Romansoff brings post-industrial heat on the second Sportiv release. With previous releases on Crème Organization, Mörk, and his own Raw Tools, Tudor cranks it to 11 and does crunchy, saturated beats under a killer analog riff on "Colonial Past". "Bodylock", on the flip, is equally intense but chooses a more stone-cold approach. Gripping, energetic material from a country at peak creativity. Sportiv is a dexterous white label operation that brings you heavyweight rhythmic performances from the world of techno athletics.
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SPORTIV 001EP
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Relax your eyelids. Focus on the darkness. This is your time to relax. You don't need to think about anything. Except being right here, right in this moment. Don't think about tomorrow, or yesterday, Just be here, In your body. Sportiv is a dexterous white label operation that brings heavyweight rhythmic performances from the world of techno athletics. Cosmin TRG presents their first release.
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