Long time techno pioneer Sasha released a wonderful track just a few months ago that I have completely missed. It is this one-track EP called “Who Killed Sparky?” This tech house track just keeps on building, from a minimal track to an almost trancelike climax, and is a real feel good piece of music, especially when played loud. If you haven’t heard this track before give it a go. The sample below is from the earlier, quieter part of the track. Click the play icon to listen.
An artist unknown to me until today, Taras van de Voorde, has released a wonderful two-track techno EP on Stolen Moments entitled “Larize”. The EP consists of the original techno track, which is kind of moody but funky, and a great breakbeat/electro remix by Artificial Latvamaki, another name unknown to me until just now. Promising new talent? Click the play icon to listen.
Spirit Catcher & Compuphonic have released a nice two-tracker tech house EP on the 20:20 Vision label. The EP is simply titled “Mastermind / Dream Machine” after its two tracks. Neither of the tracks is overly original but both tracks have a wonderful untz to them and just work. Dream machine is slightly laidback and spacy tech house. Mastermind is more abstract and would be great for the dance floor. Click the play icon to listen.
The Hobnox website is offering a web application written in Flash by the somewhat uninspiring name Audiotool. The app itself is nowhere near uninspiring: consisting of two TB-303 clones and a TR-909 clone it is many tech head’s favourite old-school setup. To make it even better: the web interface makes it easy enough for anyone slightly familiar with these classic machines to create an acid / techno track within a few minutes. Just connect the machines to the mixer by dragging their outputs to it to get going. As an added bonus there are also a couple of effect pedals that can be inserted between the synths and drum machine and the mixer.
Link: Hobnox Audiotool