What is minimal? It is about the sounds between the notes, the "space between" beats, and stripped-down arrangements. Here at Ektoplazm we mainly use "minimal" to designate techno releases with the aforementioned approach.
01 - Deto & Gleam - Kisses
02 - Hiroshi Oki - Tobosaku
03 - Kino Oko - The Doggy Bag
04 - Dan Rotor - Gemuesemann
05 - David Laake - Sulebjär Bounce
06 - Kemonoid - Squishy Fish
07 - Kalumet - Elephant And Castle
08 - Max Pollyul - Concentrate (ADHD MammalFootwork Remix)
09 - Knifestyle - Somnia
10 - Thompson & Kuhl - Heisse Luft
11 - Opsy - Reactor 4 (Eric Brandy Remix)
12 - October Rust - Devil Is In Detail
13 - Alic - Proper Language (Excizen Curse Remix)
14 - Simmetune - Philosophie
15 - Kino Oko - Sound Of Instant Returns
16 - Alic - Snake
17 - Nuclear Ramjet - iBrator 1.21
Anyer Quantum, a 22 year old DJ from Mexico, is the winner of the Digital Diamonds mix competition. Here you can enjoy a nice selection consisting entirely of music released by Digital Diamonds, an advanced audio netlabel from Germany. Throughout 17 tracks and nearly 80 minutes, Anyer gives a great view inside the treasure chest of the Digital Diamonds discography.
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Rated 94.43% with 97 votes | 16 Comments »
01 - Apocalyptech (130 BPM)
02 - Ionizer (130 BPM)
03 - Straight To Hell (130 BPM)
04 - .... (130 BPM)
The Century Of Sins contains four new songs by Zeitgeist, the experimental side project of German producer Robert Hundt AKA Radioactive.Cake, already known from his debut album Spirit Of The Age, also from Glitchy.Tonic.Records. To build expectations for the launch of the second Zeitgeist album in 2011 this release breaks new ground by incorporating live drum loops into the existing mix of progressive psytrance and organic techno elements with hints of jazz, breaks, and glitch. Mastered at Anti Logic Studio, Berlin.
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Released under a Creative Commons licence for noncommercial usage. Check out the Glitchy.Tonic.Records discography here on Ektoplazm for more great techtrance and minimal psychedelia.
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Rated 87.34% with 128 votes | 23 Comments »
01 - Chrono (125 BPM)
02 - 511 keV (Album Load) (126 BPM)
03 - Chrono (Wasted Time Mix) (125 BPM)
04 - T-Echoes (127 BPM)
05 - Surgery (123 BPM)
06 - Tangenter (128 BPM)
07 - Tears Deconstructed (131 BPM)
08 - Observation Center (124 BPM)
The Digital Diamonds advanced audio netlabel returns with Archives, the debut album by Deto & Gleam (Peter Takacs & Mark Bokay), a Hungarian duo dedicated to producing refined techno-trance music with sophistication and professionalism. Like a space age fairy tale, these eight tracks will captivate your mind and soothe your soul with deeply panoramic atmospheres, electric hooks, tricky grooves, and rich emotional qualities. This is an album that rewards attentive listening yet its hidden layers of nuance and meaning will also serve to enchant select dance floors as these sprawling songs unfold.
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Released under a Creative Commons licence for noncommercial usage. Explore the rest of the Digital Diamonds discography and be sure to check out Kisses & Tears if you enjoy this release. Digital Diamonds also welcomes your feedback! Click here to fill out a reaction sheet.
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Rated 91.13% with 248 votes | 43 Comments »
01 - Assault (125 BPM)
02 - Next Level (125 BPM)
03 - Vikings (128 BPM)
04 - Travel (120 BPM)
After his successful debut 12″ release on Nachtstrom Schallplatten, Brian Burger follows up with Assault, another deep and uncompromising techno and electro EP on Digital Diamonds. These tracks get straight to the point with dark, minimalistic, and intelligent techno beats, expressing Brian’s permanent concern for quality and commitment to research into higher level explorations of new technologies.
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Rated 86.40% with 125 votes | 12 Comments »
01 - Modifly - Grenzprominenz (128 BPM)
02 - Wal - Tell More (128 BPM)
03 - Zeitgeist - Geek & The Funk (130 BPM)
04 - Vaeya - Radulimlak (128 BPM)
05 - AVM - Rotary Sander (128 BPM)
Micro Cosmos is a brave new release by the German alternative techno and techtrance netlabel, Glitchy Tonic Records. Featuring an assortment of five experimental tracks by Modifly, Wal, Zeitgeist, Vaeya, and AVM, this mini-compilation integrates aspects of jazz, hip-hop, breaks, electro, and glitch into deep and moody psychedelic techno. The result is an unusual and extraordinary blend of elements that will shake the dance floor and raise more than a few eyebrows around the world. Mastered at Anti Logic Studio, Berlin.
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Rated 87.71% with 140 votes | 19 Comments »