Andrea Giacobbe

va / sci fi hi fi vol 5 (mixed by slam) / soma
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mark henning / jupiter jive / soma
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Tim Richardson

yard / detrit (anders ilar + cane remixes) / binary dilemma
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mri / take kare not acid / resopal schallware
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Al Magnus

sogar / apikal.blend / 12k
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pass: touchmenot.net

coh / coh plays cosey / raster noton
boomkat review
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I'm off to MUTEK, posts will return the second week of June.

Melle Smets

byetone / death of a typographer / raster noton
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jay haze / love and beyond / tuning spork
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gui boratto / the rivington remixes / galaktika
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Matt Siber

deepchord / vantage isle sessions / echospace
boomkat review
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butcher the bar / sleep at your own speed / morr
boomkat review
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Juliane Eirich

gregory shiff / the vacationist
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Geoff McFetridge / the daily max

quantec / unusual signals / echocord
boomkat review
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intrusion / intrusion/reflection / echospace
boomkat review
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move d / drone / modern love
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Lance Wyman

agnes / dumbles debuts / resopal red
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alter ego / jolly joker remixes / klang
boomkat review
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remote / dark enough / kill the dj
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omar salgado / noomeral / unlock recordings
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pan/tone / chubby chaser / cereal/killers
boomkat review
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Scott Hansen

hot chip / one pure thought inc (dominik eulberg remix)
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julian fane / our new quarters / planet mu
boomkat review
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raster noton showcase / drake underground, toronto / 11/05/08


olaf bender / byetone / plastic star

frank bretschneider

carsten nicolai / alva noto

signal

Raster Noton label artists are revolutionaries when it comes to pushing the boundaries of minimal techno with their strong raw vision and stripped-down minimal aesthetic. Nicolai has performed as Alva Noto at Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, at San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, at Centre Pompidou in Paris, at Kunsthaus Graz and at Tate Modern in London and then when he comes to Toronto he plays a basement venue, that received no promotion for about 30 attendees. It blows my mind. In some ways, I feel privileged to have such a unique intimate experience with my favourite label artists but then it's also depressing how such amazing artists get very little acknowledgment in the art capital of Canada. Olaf Bender, Frank Bretschneider, and Carsten Nicolai all performed individually, and then closed the night collectively as Signal. Olaf Bender as Byetone started off the night by dishing out some microsonic pulses that slowly built into an explosion of some of the finest funkiest minimal techno. Frank Bretschneider created some beautiful digital grooving dub-techno sounds. Carsten Nicolai as Alva Noto gently looped digital glitch beats until they became low static hums layered under this heavy bass of slowly building noise. Signal closed off the night with their dynamic web of rhythmic clicks, crystalline static, and deep bass pulses. The whole night I kept on saying how they are the Kraftwerk of today with their futuristic sensibility and geometric imagery. Raster Noton shows should never be missed. Always Highly Recommended.

fenin been / through / shitkatapult
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florian meindl / blast / trapez
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stephan bodzin / bremen-ost/station 72 / herzblut
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Photographer, Yeondoo Jung recreates children drawings.

sawako / bitter sweet / 12k
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pass: fl3xibl3

Henk Hofstra

booka shade / charlotte / get physical
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sammy dee / purplehummer/ultrastretch / perlon
boomkat review
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peter grummich / berlin 8 am / morris audio
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pass: redrum


Audrey Corregan

va / mutek festival comp. 2008 / mutek_rec
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Pascal Bernier

brael + tokyo bloodworm / living languages / moteer
boomkat review
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pass: redizork

get physical label tour / the social, toronto / 07/05/08



Another fun night, I've been blessed when it comes to quality music this week. M.A.N.D.Y was amazing. Sweet deep grooving techno mixed with some crowd pleasing dance tracks.

aus / lang remixed / preco
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darkstar / need you/squeeze my lime / hyperdub
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paul wirkus/mapstation / forest full of drums / staubgold
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pass: redizork


krzysztof hawrot / poland

va / volume 2.0 (mixed by adultnapper) / audiomatique
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va / volume 2.1 / audiomatique
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ellen allien + sascha funke / the social, toronto / 05/05/08




Sascha Funke and Ellen Allien were insanely great, creating one of the best nights out since Alex Smoke last December. The night started off with Toronto techno pioneer Kenny Glascow. I connected with him over a party that got busted 10 years ago in Victoria, BC. We all wound up at some mansion in the woods and Kenny saved the night by performing under bizarre circumstances. It was exciting to share a memory that was unforgettable for both of us. Sascha Funke played a great set, while whipping out some old classics that still sound as fresh today as they did years ago. For a Monday, it was a packed house and everyone was dancing. The crowd was so friendly, making an already great night even better with so much positive interaction. I seriously haven't had an experience like this in so long. Ellen Allien finished off the night delivering some great grubby dance-floor tech sounds. I paid the price today at work, but when something is so good, the consequences are worth it.

snd / 4, 5, 6 / snd
boomkat review
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frivolous / island of sanctity / ~scape
boomkat review
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cans festival / cans festival flickr set

move d / quit quittin' / uzuri
boomkat review
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john spring / skychef / sub static
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jamie lidell / little bit of feel good / warp
boomkat review
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Anne De Vries

kangding ray / automne fold / raster noton
boomkat review
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Jeff Brouws

move d + benjamin brunn / honey / smallville
boomkat review
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frankie / rush remixes / frankie rec
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Phone Coil Sheep

va / national techno 2.0 / muco
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Michel Huelin

the mole / as high as the sky / wagon repair
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mark henning / geezer / titbit
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henrik schwarz + amampondo / i exist because of you versions / innervisions
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Ondrej Jób

va / 10 years 100 releases / traum
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