Page 57 - Zone Magazine Issue 020

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Genau - Genesi [Genau]
Italian party collective Genau launch their vinyl label with this rather wonderful four tracker. I first heard Luca Agnelli play this on his Monday night techno review and instantly sought a copy. All four tracks are more than worthy of a spin in their own right, but it has to be 'Pressing Plant' and 'Pac Man' that were the most instantaneous. With 'Pressing Plant' being very industrial in nature, while 'Pac Man' is a brooding acid groove.
https://www.beatport.com/release/genau-digital-002/2213473
Gregor Tresher - Neon [GTO]
Oof, it's been twelve years since this touched down on Anthony Rother's Datapunk label, and now Gregor Tresher has remastered it with some very cool remixes on his own GTO imprint. The funky remix by Butch has received a huge amount of tastemaker support from the likes of Pig & Dan, Pan Pot and Kolsch, however I'm far more into the heads up techno rework by Marco Effe, delivering yet another gem that will be getting spun for quite some time.
https://www.beatport.com/release/neon-remaster-and-remixes/2192094
Hiroaki Iizuka - Inside [Self Reflektion]
Stranger's Self Reflektion label deliver another delicious EP from Japan's Hiroaki Iizuka. Featuring two ferociously punchy original tracks, with 'HH2' being a firm favourite on my Sonic Sessions show on RTE 2FM. Distortion is through the roof yet the production still sounds pristine. Master of all things dark and distorted, Endlec, delivers two wonderful remixes, with remix number two also going straight in the box.
https://www.deejay.de/Hiroaki_Iizuka_Inside_REFLEKT011_Vinyl__304666
Mark Broom - Dank [Proper Techno Tunes]
After a wonderful debut release from label owner Dave Simon, Proper Techno Tunes live up to their name with an EP by none other than Mark Broom. Already that should be scoring high brownie points as the originals of both 'Dank' and 'P3' are ridiculously decent, however there are remixes from none other than Luca Agnelli, Flug and Dave himself. Luca's remix and the original of 'Dank' do the most damage here but it was incredibly close, all five rock.
https://www.discogs.com/Mark-Broom-Dank-EP/release/11739104
Various - Molekul 012 [Molekul]
Parisian techno cohorts Molekul unleash their new vinyl release with a jaw dropping selection of artists who cater for the darker sounds. D Carbone's rough and ready 'The God's Molecule' and Mayeul & JKS 'Sutton Hoo Artefacts' are headstrong numbers, however, Thomas P Heckmann's enigmatic 'Crash & Turn' and Myler's ode to rave 'Donnington 92' are both ferocious slices of techno that haven't left my box since receiving.
https://www.discogs.com/Various-Molekül-12/release/11566911
VONDA7 - Together [Last Night On Earth]
Sasha's Last Night On Earth label delivers a firm techno four tracker from Berlin's wonderful VONDA7. The spectacular title cut manages to go straight for the jugular, with filtered synth stabs that take me back to CJ Bolland's awesome 'There Can be Only One'. 'Underwater Kingdom' is a snaretastic opus that builds relentlessly, while 'One Goodbye Is Another Hello', and her 'Summer Rain' collaboration with Nauruan Stranger are experimental melodic numbers which round off the EP nicely.
https://www.beatport.com/release/together/2247960
Petter B - Kicksokande Beteende [H-Productions]
Petter B delivers a wonderful follow up from his Odd Recordings release last month with 'Kicksokande Beteende' on Cari Lekebusch's H-Productions. Now my Swedish isn't the best at the worst of times so I have no idea how you say that, however all three tracks are no nonsense techno groovers. I would award this full marks for the hilarious title of 'Slappt Slag', however I don't think it translates the same way in English as it does in Swedish, still a very decent track though!
https://www.beatport.com/release/kicksokande-beteende/2212227
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