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Thursday, October 31, 2013
Plaster // Audiovisual Update
Following their totally incredible recent slew of releases on prominent labels such as Stroboscopic Artefacts and Touchin'Bass - as well as being remixed by the infamous Techno artist Substance on the Sonous label; we would like to draw some attention to their mind-blowing Audio-Visual live show. Combining the talents of Berlin-based visual artist Lasal and the upward moving pioneers of their diverse darkly textural sound, Plaster - the result is something quite staggering.
We're taking bookings for their live AV show now - so check it out for yourself, and then contact jef@methlab-agency.com to bring them to your city!
We're taking bookings for their live AV show now - so check it out for yourself, and then contact jef@methlab-agency.com to bring them to your city!
Friday, October 18, 2013
MethLab // October News Roundup
Some seriously sick things have happened and are yet to happen this month - plenty of incredible releases, intensely good mixes and great parties. Loads of activity from the MethLab DnB crew, with a slew of sick releases across the spectrum of the genre to keep Drum and Bass parties across the globe moving! Also, we have new Dubstep from Current Value, one of the first downtempo tunes from The Sect, a preview of the evolution of Oyaarss's sound into a live band. Loads of incredible sounds to process!
// NEWS //
Oyaarss
Oyaarss has redeveloped his incredible heavy electronic show into a more live context, having formed a band to reinterpret his sound. The collaboration with the Jerusalem Burners brings Oyaarss's sound to life in a completely new way, and they have released a video for the track 'Maldugans' (The original of which was released on the Ad Noiseam release 'BADS' earlier this year and you can listen to here). Oyaarss is still available for one man electronic live sets, but is also available for full live performances with the band. Contact jef@methlab-agency.com for more information.
Plaster
Fresh back from their performance at Taipei's Onsite festival in Taipei; some footage of Plaster's full AV show in collaboration with Lasal have started emerging. The results are completely mind-blowing and we can't recommend you watch the videos below enough. We're now looking for European dates for Plaster, so get in touch if you want to bring this show to your city - jef@methlab-agency.com
You can also listen to the latest of the new MethLab Autumn Mix series from them below - featuring a complete live set recorded at Moscow's Arma17 club.
// RELEASES (Alphabetical by Artist) //
Cause4Concern
Long-running champions of the Drum and Bass sound, Cause4Concern have released a 2nd remix EP. Featuring remixes from well known artists such as Neonlight and Mob Tacticsl; the EP deals out 4 well reimagined steppers that faithfully elaborate on the strengths of the original material. The remix EP is available now from Beatport, and you can buy it here. Cause4Concern are currently back in the studio, working on new material that will see the light of day in the coming months.
Cooh // Balkansky
Two quite different releases from Ivan Shopov through his main aliases, Cooh and Balkansky. Prspct delivers another dancefloor crusher through Cooh's collaboration with C-Netik, that we're sure will quite confidently tear its way through a multitude of ravers in the coming months. On a completely different tip, the Balkansky - Dubsidia linkup ventures into 'EDM' territory, with big arena style synths against cut up beats and the kind of edits heavily associated to the genre. Both releases are out now and you can buy the PRSPCT release here and the Soul & Ice release here.
Current Value
The last couple of months have seen Current Value on true form, flexing his newfound trademark sound with confidence and a series of truly excellent releases that effectively showcase his current direction. We're building up now to his Japan & Australia tour that will be running through November and the first part of December, and looking to fill more tour dates in Europe across December and January.
First up is another Dubstep outing for Current Value, in collaboration with Cyberoptics for his recent Soular album. Another synthetic journey into the CV music mechanism, with layers of grinding synths gnashing their teeth atop a solid beat. You can grab the release here.
Also now available, in true form to Subdivision Media's nature, are several incredible tracks from Current Value, Machine Code and brothers in Techno-fuellled DnB - The Sect (check further down the blog for The Sect's incredible offering). First up is a free download from Current Value's Stay on This Planet album. The track 'Plasticines' is one of our favourites from the release, so we recommend you grab it straight away from below while it's still up for free!
Current Value also features on the 'Burn The Machine EP' with 2 incredible tracks. The EP is out in advance of the incredible BTM festival at Berlin's Subland club at the beginning of November. MethLab crew will be there in force, so represent and ensure you get down there if you're local. But before that, get your hands on the EP here!
Dean Rodell
One of DnB's most under-rated producers, and lifelong contributor of incredible and original Techno, DnB and Dubstep - Dean Rodell - is working in full force at the moment. Last month saw his painstakingly developed and exquisite reimagining of one of Hecq's pieces, and he follows that up with 3 more excellent offerings this month. Our favourite of these is possibly the collaboration with Ad Noiseam's latest signing, Monolog, for their album '2 Dots Left' which will be out on 21st October, but it's a difficult call to make because also out on 21st October is Dean's remix of one of our favourite tracks from earlier this year - 'Recall' on The Sect Music. DR does this track justice, anchoring it firmly into the Techno DnB structure, whilst retaining the oldschool rave and hardcore vibes that we loved so much in the original.
If you're impatient for these releases, then you can grab the Techno-DnB label Perkussiv's latest release here - featuring excellent original tracks from both Dean Rodell and The Sect.
Machine Code
Machine Code are also appropriately featuring on the Burn The Machine EP, with a track that we can only describe as Aggressively Acidic Jungle! So sick.. we recommend again that you buy this EP immediately here!
The Sect
After a bit of a Summer hiatus, The Sect are back on full form with 2 very solid releases for the BTM EP (here) and Perkussiv's Inner Sense EP (here). The Sect continue to pioneer their hybrid Techno-DnB sound and push their own boundaries. We're really exicited to see the gears of The Sect Music label start grinding again, with the previously mentioned remix of Recall from Dean Rodell, and another very strong remix from fellow crossover artist C.A.2k, who is on remixing duties for The Sect's track 'Protected'. TSMDIGI004 is out on 21st October.
And if you've ever wondered what The Sect would sound like making something other than DnB, now you can find out - as they've released a downtempo track with a singer called Joanna Syze. Check it below!
// NEWS //
Oyaarss
Oyaarss has redeveloped his incredible heavy electronic show into a more live context, having formed a band to reinterpret his sound. The collaboration with the Jerusalem Burners brings Oyaarss's sound to life in a completely new way, and they have released a video for the track 'Maldugans' (The original of which was released on the Ad Noiseam release 'BADS' earlier this year and you can listen to here). Oyaarss is still available for one man electronic live sets, but is also available for full live performances with the band. Contact jef@methlab-agency.com for more information.
Plaster
Fresh back from their performance at Taipei's Onsite festival in Taipei; some footage of Plaster's full AV show in collaboration with Lasal have started emerging. The results are completely mind-blowing and we can't recommend you watch the videos below enough. We're now looking for European dates for Plaster, so get in touch if you want to bring this show to your city - jef@methlab-agency.com
You can also listen to the latest of the new MethLab Autumn Mix series from them below - featuring a complete live set recorded at Moscow's Arma17 club.
// RELEASES (Alphabetical by Artist) //
Cause4Concern
Long-running champions of the Drum and Bass sound, Cause4Concern have released a 2nd remix EP. Featuring remixes from well known artists such as Neonlight and Mob Tacticsl; the EP deals out 4 well reimagined steppers that faithfully elaborate on the strengths of the original material. The remix EP is available now from Beatport, and you can buy it here. Cause4Concern are currently back in the studio, working on new material that will see the light of day in the coming months.
Cooh // Balkansky
Two quite different releases from Ivan Shopov through his main aliases, Cooh and Balkansky. Prspct delivers another dancefloor crusher through Cooh's collaboration with C-Netik, that we're sure will quite confidently tear its way through a multitude of ravers in the coming months. On a completely different tip, the Balkansky - Dubsidia linkup ventures into 'EDM' territory, with big arena style synths against cut up beats and the kind of edits heavily associated to the genre. Both releases are out now and you can buy the PRSPCT release here and the Soul & Ice release here.
Current Value
The last couple of months have seen Current Value on true form, flexing his newfound trademark sound with confidence and a series of truly excellent releases that effectively showcase his current direction. We're building up now to his Japan & Australia tour that will be running through November and the first part of December, and looking to fill more tour dates in Europe across December and January.
First up is another Dubstep outing for Current Value, in collaboration with Cyberoptics for his recent Soular album. Another synthetic journey into the CV music mechanism, with layers of grinding synths gnashing their teeth atop a solid beat. You can grab the release here.
Also now available, in true form to Subdivision Media's nature, are several incredible tracks from Current Value, Machine Code and brothers in Techno-fuellled DnB - The Sect (check further down the blog for The Sect's incredible offering). First up is a free download from Current Value's Stay on This Planet album. The track 'Plasticines' is one of our favourites from the release, so we recommend you grab it straight away from below while it's still up for free!
Current Value also features on the 'Burn The Machine EP' with 2 incredible tracks. The EP is out in advance of the incredible BTM festival at Berlin's Subland club at the beginning of November. MethLab crew will be there in force, so represent and ensure you get down there if you're local. But before that, get your hands on the EP here!
Dean Rodell
One of DnB's most under-rated producers, and lifelong contributor of incredible and original Techno, DnB and Dubstep - Dean Rodell - is working in full force at the moment. Last month saw his painstakingly developed and exquisite reimagining of one of Hecq's pieces, and he follows that up with 3 more excellent offerings this month. Our favourite of these is possibly the collaboration with Ad Noiseam's latest signing, Monolog, for their album '2 Dots Left' which will be out on 21st October, but it's a difficult call to make because also out on 21st October is Dean's remix of one of our favourite tracks from earlier this year - 'Recall' on The Sect Music. DR does this track justice, anchoring it firmly into the Techno DnB structure, whilst retaining the oldschool rave and hardcore vibes that we loved so much in the original.
If you're impatient for these releases, then you can grab the Techno-DnB label Perkussiv's latest release here - featuring excellent original tracks from both Dean Rodell and The Sect.
Machine Code
Machine Code are also appropriately featuring on the Burn The Machine EP, with a track that we can only describe as Aggressively Acidic Jungle! So sick.. we recommend again that you buy this EP immediately here!
The Sect
After a bit of a Summer hiatus, The Sect are back on full form with 2 very solid releases for the BTM EP (here) and Perkussiv's Inner Sense EP (here). The Sect continue to pioneer their hybrid Techno-DnB sound and push their own boundaries. We're really exicited to see the gears of The Sect Music label start grinding again, with the previously mentioned remix of Recall from Dean Rodell, and another very strong remix from fellow crossover artist C.A.2k, who is on remixing duties for The Sect's track 'Protected'. TSMDIGI004 is out on 21st October.
And if you've ever wondered what The Sect would sound like making something other than DnB, now you can find out - as they've released a downtempo track with a singer called Joanna Syze. Check it below!
Tuesday, September 24, 2013
MethLab // September Release Update
Autumn is here, and while there may be a few more sunny moments creeping in before Summer's final termination; our minds and ears at MethLab are turning to the more sultry sounds that sit so aptly in the dimming Winter light. Also awakening from post-festival induced coma season; many of our artists have been busy preparing a fresh round of releases designed to inspire and fill listeners with the kind of kinetic energy that demands release on the dancefloor..
PLASTER //
It's been a busy month for Plaster, with 3 massive releases with well respected backing on Andrea Parker's Touchin'Bass label, Stroboscopic Artefacts and most recently SonuoS. Plaster continue to push their unique blend of darkly textural sounds through multiple mediums, contrasting between Ambience, Techno and Electro. With the backing of some of the most relevant Techno labels around at the moment, and remixes from the likes of the legendary Substance - this duo continues to build their impressive mark on the electronic landscape.
All 3 releases are out now!
For bookings: jef@methlab-agency.com
Hecq //
One of the most respected sound designers working today, and truly an inspired creator of music that is happy to move both within serene ambience, and the more rugged terrain of broken beats and cut up breaks. This month saw the release of Horror Vacui, on Hymen records - a collection of unreleased pieces from the past years, and backed up with some remarkable remixes, including a particularly exemplary slice of Dean Rodell's mind. Horror Vacui is out now and available in good record stores.
To book Dean Rodell, contact: Jef@methlab-agency.com
The Sect Music //
The Sect's label is back for this remix EP, with longterm Berlin collaborator Dean Rodell on remix duties alongside C.A.2k. The result is a well-suited combination, with both Dean and C.A.2k bringing very fresh and unique takes on The Sect's already powerful source material. This digital release will be available soon, so keep your ears to the ground and listen out for the far away pounding of intense Tech-focussed DnB!
For booking The Sect, or for The Sect Music label events - contact jef@methlab-agency.com
Also - on October 12th, a 2nd The Sect Music label night will be happening in Subland, Berlin, featuring the mighty Concord Dawn as a special guest. So if you're local then get down there, and if not, then get a flight ;)
Subsistenz //
Later in the year, in November, will be an incredibly well formed festival in Berlin, at the ever more established Subland club. The 2nd edition of the Burn The Machine festival will feature many artists from the MethLab roster, as well as some incredibly special guests such as Svarte Greiner (a personal favourite). To celebrate the approach of this incredible event, the Burn The Machine EP will be released, and the first preview is now up. Comprising a particularly jagged piece of music from Current Value, that remains true to the theme of mechanical destruction. Brutal and uncompromising synthwork, like an agitated mental patient chained down to relatively minimal percussion.
This release is the first since Current Value's latest LP 'Stay on This Planet', which was released earlier in the month and has been widely praised. You can also listen to the album below!
For bookings for Current Value, please contact: jef@methlab-agency.com
PLASTER //
It's been a busy month for Plaster, with 3 massive releases with well respected backing on Andrea Parker's Touchin'Bass label, Stroboscopic Artefacts and most recently SonuoS. Plaster continue to push their unique blend of darkly textural sounds through multiple mediums, contrasting between Ambience, Techno and Electro. With the backing of some of the most relevant Techno labels around at the moment, and remixes from the likes of the legendary Substance - this duo continues to build their impressive mark on the electronic landscape.
All 3 releases are out now!
For bookings: jef@methlab-agency.com
Hecq //
One of the most respected sound designers working today, and truly an inspired creator of music that is happy to move both within serene ambience, and the more rugged terrain of broken beats and cut up breaks. This month saw the release of Horror Vacui, on Hymen records - a collection of unreleased pieces from the past years, and backed up with some remarkable remixes, including a particularly exemplary slice of Dean Rodell's mind. Horror Vacui is out now and available in good record stores.
To book Dean Rodell, contact: Jef@methlab-agency.com
The Sect Music //
The Sect's label is back for this remix EP, with longterm Berlin collaborator Dean Rodell on remix duties alongside C.A.2k. The result is a well-suited combination, with both Dean and C.A.2k bringing very fresh and unique takes on The Sect's already powerful source material. This digital release will be available soon, so keep your ears to the ground and listen out for the far away pounding of intense Tech-focussed DnB!
For booking The Sect, or for The Sect Music label events - contact jef@methlab-agency.com
Also - on October 12th, a 2nd The Sect Music label night will be happening in Subland, Berlin, featuring the mighty Concord Dawn as a special guest. So if you're local then get down there, and if not, then get a flight ;)
Subsistenz //
Later in the year, in November, will be an incredibly well formed festival in Berlin, at the ever more established Subland club. The 2nd edition of the Burn The Machine festival will feature many artists from the MethLab roster, as well as some incredibly special guests such as Svarte Greiner (a personal favourite). To celebrate the approach of this incredible event, the Burn The Machine EP will be released, and the first preview is now up. Comprising a particularly jagged piece of music from Current Value, that remains true to the theme of mechanical destruction. Brutal and uncompromising synthwork, like an agitated mental patient chained down to relatively minimal percussion.
This release is the first since Current Value's latest LP 'Stay on This Planet', which was released earlier in the month and has been widely praised. You can also listen to the album below!
For bookings for Current Value, please contact: jef@methlab-agency.com
Tuesday, August 27, 2013
MethLab Artist News & Release Update // MethLab Summer Mix Series
Well, we've attended some blinding festivals this year - Boomtown, Fusion, Festival Nowa Musyka to mention some - and had our brains musically splattered across various fields around Europe. We hope that you've all had an awesome time so far, and that there's still a little life in the old beast of Summer yet....
But looking at recent times and into the future, there is an awesome array of releases to enjoy from MethLab artists - all of whom are bookable for the Autumn / Winter months....
// Current Value - Stay on This Planet
Dropping on 2nd September, this creature is full of the kind of experimental percussion that everyone knows and loves from Current Value. 'Stay on This Planet' looks to cement his status as one of DnB's leading crossover artists; unfraid to foray into unknown territories, as well as unleash his staple sounds.
Current Value will be touring Australia and Japan between 8th November - 2nd December. But we're open for bookings in October / December as part of the European side of the tour - so get in touch asap about that if you're interested.
To whet your appetite, check out the latest Subcast, featuring tracks from the new album!
// Plaster - Monad XV
Out now! Plaster's unique brand of darkly textural Techno sits right at home in the Stroboscopic Artefacts camp. With this release series seeing the likes of Tommy Four Seven, Dadub, and Kangding Ray - all of whom are notorious in the experimental Techno scene for very good reasons. This release sees the pair tighten their ambience into four tracks of tight and exploratory Techno, which is set to blend so perfectly with their unique live show visuals.
Following a brief tour in Taipei at the end of September, they will be available for gigs in both Europe and Australia. Get in touch with jef@methlab-agency.com for more info.
Check out one of the tracks in full along with a fan-made video below!
Legend of diverse audio, from ambiently serene to intricately brutal - Hecq - has a new release coming out in September. Horror Vacui will be unleashed on the long-running and much respect-worthy 'Hymen' records and comprises a number of unreleased gems from the past 10 years, including an incredible remix from Subdivision and MethLab's Dean Rodell... With an aptly fitting name - 'Horror Vacui' means the 'fear of empty space'... resulting in filling up a piece of artwork so completely that no space is left. We believe, reference to Ben Boysen's attention to detail at a microlevel with his music, even if the filling of the space is with moments of negative space. This is a totemic compilation of truly excellent music, and is a must buy for anyone who possesses ears. Listen for yourself in the minimix that Hecq has pulled together masterfully below -
Following a brief tour in Taipei at the end of September, they will be available for gigs in both Europe and Australia. Get in touch with jef@methlab-agency.com for more info.
Check out one of the tracks in full along with a fan-made video below!
// MethLab Summer Mix Series - The Teknoist
Finally the meat towards the end of the blog - the latest instalment of the MethLab Summer mix series. We have just a few more in our series left before the end of the Summer... this one will tear your nuts off...
TANK ALLIGATOR… Sounds like some fucking hefty killing machine right? Well that is what it does sounds like. A monster perhaps part mecha warship and part prehistoric immortal killing machine. This is obviously a creation of The Teknoist. His new solo album of said title has just been signed to perhaps the most influential hardcore label of all time, INDUSTRIAL STRENGTH RECORDS and is going to be appearing for war very soon.
While your waiting for this to be available, we at MethLab have a summer core mix from Miike, aptly titled ‘Kick Drum Sledgehammer’. It features a couple of tracks from the new album and a whole heap of brand new material from his friends around the globe.
As if that wasn’t enough, don’t forget that Miike’s Core label, Niinja Columbo has just released it’s latest ep also (featuring MethLab artists Dr.Bastardo and Ladyscraper). Available at the hardstore, beatport and all good stockists.
Miike is looking for as many shows as possible from now leading up to the release and around it and if you have ever seen and heard Miike’s DJ/Live shows, you’ll know that you want to get on to him asap. Especially with this brand new audio artillery.
// Enduser European Tour
Enduser's European tour is now filled up for September, but we have just a few dates available in October - to bring the breakbeat surgeon to your city, contact - ash@methlab-agency.com
// Hecq - Horror Vacui
// Hecq - Horror Vacui
(not the original album artwork)
Legend of diverse audio, from ambiently serene to intricately brutal - Hecq - has a new release coming out in September. Horror Vacui will be unleashed on the long-running and much respect-worthy 'Hymen' records and comprises a number of unreleased gems from the past 10 years, including an incredible remix from Subdivision and MethLab's Dean Rodell... With an aptly fitting name - 'Horror Vacui' means the 'fear of empty space'... resulting in filling up a piece of artwork so completely that no space is left. We believe, reference to Ben Boysen's attention to detail at a microlevel with his music, even if the filling of the space is with moments of negative space. This is a totemic compilation of truly excellent music, and is a must buy for anyone who possesses ears. Listen for yourself in the minimix that Hecq has pulled together masterfully below -
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
New Addition // Plaster (Kvitnu / Stroboscopic Artefacts)
For bookings: jef@methlab-agency.com
Our aim with MethLab is to represent electronic music across multiple genres, with our most important thread being that the artists we support all relentlessly experiment and push the boundaries of their respective styles. It is in their nature to experiment and to play with all of the possibilities that music affords the creators. So that we now have a remarkable experimental Techno due in the form of Italian bred 'Plaster' on our roster gives us deep pleasure. With 2 of their tracks appearing on the highly influential and meticulously constructed Stroboscopic Artefacts label within their 'Stellate' series, and a further upcoming dedicated release on the 'Monad' series (previously featuring Kangding Ray, Lucy and Tommy Four Seven); Plaster represent one of the acts at the forefront of darkly experimental and textural Techno and Ambient music. Their rapid rise has just begun, and you can expect to see them at shows and festivals around Europe in the coming years.
Particularly awesome are their fully AV shows, which blend a style of visuals entirely suited to their dystopian sound. Both abstract and sultry, their darkly psychadelic style has the feeling of being both minimal and yet vast and expansive at the same time. Check the Youtube playlist below to get an idea of what we mean...
BIO ://
Plaster is an electronic music project that came into existence in Rome in 2008. Formed by Gianclaudio Hashem Moniri and Giuseppe Carlini; this duo’s love of sound both complex and texturally unique. Plaster's music is mostly characterized by a sultry attitude, aiming to mix ambient music, deep beats and sharp angular noise. Their technique is attuned towards balancing rough sonic textures to the depth of the audio landscape, with each sound engineered to be starkly appealing, but also to hold great depth which can be interpreted and delved into as stories in themselves. Following a number of releases on the exploratory Kvitnu label, their path to date has culminated in releases on the highly respected Stroboscopic Artefacts label – one of the most pioneering Techno and Ambient labels around today. Their first appearance was through the Stellate compilation alongside Dadub, Roll The Dice and Silent Servant, releasing 2 tracks of pure heavy explorations of texture. A subsequent dedicated release on the acclaimed Monad series has reaffirmed Plaster as being truly a new pioneer of darkly ambient textural Techno.
Plaster are available for a full AV set, which has previously graced the infamous Berghain Kantine, or alternatively for their audio only live sets that have successfully astounded audiences around the globe in warehouses, deserts and festivals.
Contact : Jef@methlab-agency.com for bookings
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