Posts Tagged ‘T-FREE’
Here is a zip file (3 gigabytes) complete with all tunes released on T-FREE, the (offline-)homepage and some legendary interviews & articles:
Edit:
There was a problem (zip file worked just fine before the upload but seemed corrupt (read: unpacking impossible) after the up- & download), but the link above is fixed now.
This LP concludes 6 years of T-FREE history and marks the end of all the label’s activities, parallel to the final shutdown of Tilt-Recordings.
Mad props to all artists involved on both labels!
Few more things are left to be adressed on this final occasion.
Over time, T-FREE has frequently been subject to discussions, provoking disagreement on all aspects: its musical orientation and range of varying sound quality from release to release, the public opinions and Internet behaviour of the labelmaker, the absence of artwork, the used form of presentation and the ideological fact of T-FREE being an anti-commercial netlabel. Two opposing opinions usually dominate these debates:
“puts some more established labels to shame”
(crystl_lake @ www.freak-recordings.com/community 2008-06)
“96% of the shit you put out is garbage”
(djc @ www.techno-dnb.com/forum 2008-06)
Regardless of reactions, T-FREE has always followed a certain sound/style (with few exceptions), aiming at DJs, not critics. This final release continues that label policy to the end. Some of the tunes are old, some brandnew, some re-released. As usually, they came directly from the producers’ computers without any additional mastering done on them. So they all have different mixdowns, loudness levels and sound characters.
Thus probably everybody will hate some tunes on this LP, but perhaps also everybody will like some tunes on it.
And hopefully this LP will stand worthy as a final release, after 184 tunes on 118 releases (plus these) in 6 years. The traffic statistics show that literally tens of thousands of people have downloded the releases (average circa 45,000). Some of the tunes have even cracked the 100,000 mark. T-FREE had a good run, brought a lot of music to many people and maybe even contributed to some Drum & Bass artist careers.
It was fun, inspiring and politically the right thing to do (from all three perspectives: before, during and after).
“Goodbye everybody!”
PS: A note for the haters. When your favourite bigname DJs play “dubplates” in their mixes, those also are unmastered tunes (from different artists) and they all sound differently.
PPS: Some quoteworthy thoughts about releasing older tunes and the general question of wether artists or audiences own works of art:
With all due respect to the artist(s), it’s kind of idiotic and egoic to not give people what they want, when no almost no effort is involved in distributing a track these days.. When you have fans who fucking dearly want something you made, there are only a few reasons why artists tend not to give them out, and only 2 of those legit.
1) Lost the file (mp3 or sequencer file, DAT tape (LOL) whatever) < -- legit
2) Doesn't want it to be released because they either hate it or thing it's 'beneath' them because their production value has improved over time. Somewhat understandable but ultimately unjustified and pretentious. Ego-based and too concerned about 'image'.
3) Some kind of record label stipulation or legal mangling <-- legit, not understandable, but legit
4) You get off on the fact that people who want something you created will never get it - then you're just a dick. Ultimate in pretension.
(source)
the rest of this and other “save the planet, kill yourself” issues can be found elswhere; don’t believe the hype!
And now for the music.
01__Mav_feat_Tyrah_Morena_-Special_Forces.mp3
02__SKC_-Harbinger.mp3
03__Materia_-Collision_Domain.mp3
04__Acid_Lab_-Photons.mp3
05__Massl_-Noizu.mp3
06__Sniper_-Steamball.mp3
07__Drillcut_Heavens_Gate.mp3
08__Effect_-The_Tempest.mp3
09__Effect_-The_Tempest__VIP.mp3
10__Graffo_+_Dirty_Boy_-Propeller.mp3
11__Phony_-Tunnel_Of_Light.mp3
12__Mefjus_+_Bowsar_-Human_Error__pre2__DJ_Hektik_Edit__Engage_Edit.mp3
13__Matt_Domino_-Ancestors.mp3
14__Tenebra_-Work.mp3
15__Proktah_-Save_A_Penny_For_The_Boatsman.mp3
16__Polarity_-Beep.mp3
17__Budoka_-Mister_Bubbles.mp3
18__Paperclip_+_Engage_-Molecula.mp3
19__M-Force_-Losing_Grip.mp3
20__AiB_-Хуй.mp3
21__Desecration_-Morbid_Angel.mp3
22__Isotop_+_Kaiza_+_Mefjus_-Radiator.mp3
23__AirJ_+_T-Psy_-Heavier.mp3
24__Bowsar_-Pulsar.mp3
25__Isotop_+_Shots_feat_Kaiza_-Mothership.mp3
26__Revolt_-Magnetism.mp3
27__Broozy_+_Kigami_-Olympus.mp3
28__Nagato_+_Circular_Discharge_-Even_Wars.mp3
29__Skelic_-Hawkseye_Point.mp3
30__AiB_-Пизда.mp3
31__Arje_-Reconstruction_V1.mp3
32__kr4y_-Sourcream_RMX.mp3
33__Pyro_-One_Time.mp3
34__Mephisto_-Multiplex.mp3
35__Mephisto_-Emotions.mp3
info text file:
–> T-FREE-LP002.txt
playlist file for streaming in media players:
–> T-FREE-LP002_playlist.m3u
all-in-one .zip archive download:
–> T-FREE-LP002__tldr_Happy_End.zip
overall T-FREE releases mp3 podcast (rss feed):
–> http://www.tilt-recordings.com/t-free/rss.xml
Mav feat. Tyrah Morena – “Special Forces”
8:52 min mp3 (320 kbps, 20.3 mb) –> T-FREE-LP002_01__Mav_feat_Tyrah_Morena_-Special_Forces.mp3
Mav is a 20 degree black belt master of techy Athmospheric Drum & Bass. He was exposed to the broader Drum & Bass scene for the first time pretty much through the Armada Recordings launch incident in 2005. That label, planned and publically announced for well over 2 years, had advertised their first release as a 4×12″ LP including Mav’s “Ocean Phantom” among Noisia’s “Desolation” plus Teebee remix and tunes by Corrupt Souls, Desimal and Brain. The scene waited a long time for it with great anticipation and indeed “unprecedented hype.” The delay had already become a running gag when the LP was finally made available; exclusively through the Armada online shop and as a subscription series model. The label wanted to have people pay for the release, use this money to press the vinyl and then send it to the people who paid in first place. The shop script gave customers a timeframe of 6-8 weeks until delivery. 7 days after the shop opened, Teebee, a man always good for some action, made a public announcement about pulling back his remix from Armada for having not been paid until the deadline (and released it shortly after on Renegade Hardware with some different samples and entitled “The Force”). Customers were asking the label many questions and got few satisfactory answers back. Two months later the people who had bought into the subscription were given mp3s of the LP tunes (minus the Teebee remix) and offered refunds. Many of the customers downloaded the tunes instantly, many also chose to ask for the refund and some of them never got their money back. The label crew fell apart and the entire Armada bubble slowly collapsed, leaving behind one of the greatest dramas in Drum & Bass Internet History. Some excellent DOA threads can still be easily found with a search for the word “armada”. And some of the tunes (including Noisia’s otherwise unreleased techmospheric masterpiece “Desolation”) can still be downloaded here.
One of the great things about this label was the indirect promotion effect for involved artists, including Mav. “Ocean Phantom” ended up as his third tune on Fokuz Limited and he also left his mark on other labels, most notably ASC’s Covert Operations (incidentally a label that used a subscription model successfully). Mav’s tunes are a lasting influence, musically untouchable and as epic as the Armada fail was.
“Special Forces” was until now only on a mix-CD in a 2xCD joint album on Covert Operations and Warm Communications [COVWC-CD001] in 2003 and digitally available through Covert Operations, offline since 2009. Watch out for the reworked 2011 version on Mav’s forthcoming LP (!)
all artist links
SKC – “Harbinger”
6:42 min mp3 (320 kbps, 15.4 mb) –> T-FREE-LP002_02__SKC_-Harbinger.mp3
This beautiful tune from SKC’ techy era had originally been planned for a release on DSCI4 [DSCI4007P] in 2003. But for unknown reasons it did not really make it to vinyl aside from some testpresses and was never released until now.
all artist links
Materia – “Collision Domain”
7:20 min mp3 (320 kbps, 16.8 mb) –> T-FREE-LP002_03__Materia_-Collision_Domain.mp3
Materia kind of moved on to House and Techno over the past years but is continuingly putting out tunes, only in a different area. “Collision Domain” is one of his most beautiful older Drum & Bass tunes, originally released on Kinematic 320 [KIN320-017] in 2006.
all artist links
Acid_Lab – “Photons”
5:18 min mp3 (320 kbps, 12.1 mb) –> T-FREE-LP002_04__Acid_Lab_-Photons.mp3
Since T-FREE-3EP026, Acid_Lab aka Kodama aka Parametric aka Chefrocker of the neo-oldschool Techstep (TM) movement has been heard on Cause 4 Concern, Basswerk, Variant Audio, Break-Fast Audio, Black Hoe, Golden Age, Fish, Internet, digitalGEWITTER, Urban Poetry and sYncoPathic.Recordings, plus he has made his vinyl debut on Alphacut [ACR 018]. He says goodbye to T-FREE with this laid back groove in classic tech fashion with a touch of modern Gridlok funk.
all artist links
Massl – “Noizu”
5:53 min mp3 (320 kbps, 13.5 mb) –> T-FREE-LP002_05__Massl_-Noizu.mp3
Massl is a local DJ from Karlsruhe, Germany. For some years he and Rizla have tried to build up and support a healthy technoid Drum & Bass scene with enough room for subtleties. Now they have taken up producing, with first results.
all artist links
Sniper – “Steamball”
6:43 min mp3 (320 kbps, 15.4 mb) –> T-FREE-LP002_06__Sniper_-Steamball.mp3
Beautiful and spacy 3rd generation Neurofunk, originally released on Kinematic 320 [KIN320-015] (one of the first digital Drum & Bass labels) in 2005.
all artist links
Drillcut – “Heaven’s Gate”
5:15 min mp3 (320 kbps, 12.0 mb) –> T-FREE-LP002_07__Drillcut_Heavens_Gate.mp3
Drillcut from Russia has released 5 very different tunes in 2010, 4 on SiDC Music and 1 on T-FREE. He also released 3 more tunes as C13360 in 2008.
all artist links
Effect – “The Tempest”
6:49 min mp3 (320 kbps, 15.6 mb) –> T-FREE-LP002_08__Effect_-The_Tempest.mp3
In 2009, Effect appeared out of nowhere with T-FREE067. Two years later he has covered 6 more netlabels (Black Hoe, Beat Addiction, Sick_Brain, Nocid Business, Brutal Attack, Fish) and at least 6 digital labels (SCPTX, Suspect Device, Close 2 Death, Darkbox, Abducted and Blackhoe Alimony). Check out his recent promo mix with forthcoming material.
all artist links
Effect – “The Tempest” VIP
6:49 min mp3 (320 kbps, 15.6 mb) –> T-FREE-LP002_09__Effect_-The_Tempest__VIP.mp3
all artist links
Graffo + Dirty Boy – “Propeller”
6:03 min mp3 (320 kbps, 13.9 mb) –> T-FREE-LP002_10__Graffo_+_Dirty_Boy_-Propeller.mp3
Graffo has been a DJ for many years and started making beats not so long ago. This is his second officially released tune after his feature on the drumandbass.cz “YoungBlood 2010″ compilation. Dirty Boy, also from the Czech Republic, is a complete mystery.
all artist links
Phony – “Tunnel Of Light”
5:18 min mp3 (320 kbps, 12.1 mb) –> T-FREE-LP002_11__Phony_-Tunnel_Of_Light.mp3
After a PC crash and data loss, Phony was virtually gone for quite some time. Now with this freshly finished tune he demonstrates having no intention to stay away anymore.
all artist links
Mefjus + Bowsar – “Human Error” (pre2 (DJ Hektik Edit (Engage Edit)))
4:28 min mp3 (320 kbps, 10.2 mb) –> T-FREE-LP002_12__Mefjus_+_Bowsar_-Human_Error__[...]_Edit.mp3
The unfinished trunk of a tune by Mefjus + Bowsar (1:53) was edited by DJ Hektik so that he could mix it (2:58). Then this edit was further edited by Engage (4:28) to allow for more comfortable and less hectic mixing. The original tune is still unfinished… But for how long?
all artist links
Matt Domino – “Ancestors”
7:01 min mp3 (320 kbps, 16.1 mb) –> T-FREE-LP002_13__Matt_Domino_-Ancestors.mp3
This roller is Matt Domino’s third contribution to T-FREE. He also recently started his own label, Absolute Music. Check out the first vinyl single [TOTAL001] and the first digital offshoot release with the superb “Discipline” on it!
all artist links
Tenebra – “Work”
6:05 min mp3 (320 kbps, 13.9 mb) –> T-FREE-LP002_14__Tenebra_-Work.mp3
Flame has moved on from Neurofunk to other facets of Drum & Bass, but for this LP he unlocked this unreleased piece from his Tenebra era.
all artist links
Proktah – “Save A Penny For The Boatsman”
5:10 min mp3 (320 kbps, 11.9 mb) –> T-FREE-LP002_15__Proktah_-Save_A_Penny_For_The_Boatsman.mp3
Proktah belongs among the big names of German Neurofunk. He has had a quite solid output for some years now (Flight, Trust In Music, Cyanide, Focuz, Disturbed, Melting Pot…) including the original of “Labyrinth” on T-FREE in 2009.
all artist links
Polarity – “Beep”
6:46 min mp3 (320 kbps, 15.5 mb) –> T-FREE-LP002_16__Polarity_-Beep.mp3
Polarity is the man in the background of the online community Producer Network and the digital label of the same name. He also was behind Austria’s first lady od Drum & Bass once. Since his “Syntax” LP on Producer Network in 2008 he has been doing what said LP’s artwork depicts: making beats underground. http://www.producer-network.de/records/releases/polarity-syntax-pnrlp0005 In 2010 he reappeared on the Future Forum Sampler 2010 (a free download compilation LP realized on the german DOA equivalent) and proceeded to Trust In Music, Mindtech and .shadybrain; now he makes his appearance on T-FREE, presenting the label with this deep, roomy reece midrange monster tune entitled “Beep”.
all artist links
Budoka – “Mr Bubbles”
6:53 min mp3 (320 kbps, 15.8 mb) –> T-FREE-LP002_17__Budoka_-Mister_Bubbles.mp3
Budoka, undeservingly unknown German producer, DJ and co-founder of Tilt-Recordings, recently overhauled this unreleased tune from 2006 and brought it up to his new sound standards of 2011. Perhaps more of his tunes will appear on other labels soon.
all artist links
Paperclip + Engage – “Molecula”
5:16 min mp3 (320 kbps, 12.1 mb) –> T-FREE-LP002_18__Paperclip_+_Engage_-Molecula.mp3
Originally a Paperclip solo tune, changed and finished by Engage. Both artist are popular acts in the Russian Drum & Bass scene; Engage is getting more attention since his tune “Above The Clouds” on the first release of Noisia’s newest label Invisible in 2010 and Paperclip recently launched his own label Paperfunk Recordings. http://www.tilt-recordings.com/t-free/artists.htm#paperclip
all artist links
M-Force – “Losing Grip”
4:56 min mp3 (320 kbps, 11.3 mb) –> T-FREE-LP002_19__M-Force_-Losing_Grip.mp3
M-Force had their first release last year with “Wholetrain”, a collabo tune with Mefjus on Tilt-Recordings [T-FILE022]. Since then they have been shifting more towards Dubstep (releases on No Bass No Fun Records, more forthcoming). “Losing Grip” is one of their few Drum & Bass solo tunes.
all artist links
AiB – “Хуй”
5:52 min mp3 (320 kbps, 13.4 mb) –> T-FREE-LP002_20__AiB_-Хуй.mp3
AiB is another newcomer from Russia with creative ideas who debuted last year with Dreyman on Fish Recordings [FISH043">.
all artist links
Desecration - "Morbid Angel"
6:58 min mp3 (320 kbps, 16.0 mb) --> T-FREE-LP002_21__Desecration_-Morbid_Angel.mp3
Desecration's name never really got around much in the scene although he made a bunch of pretty cool tunes, like this one.
all artist links
Isotop + Kaiza + Mefjus - "Radiator"
5:29 min mp3 (320 kbps, 12.6 mb) --> T-FREE-LP002_22__Isotop_+_Kaiza_+_Mefjus_-Radiator.mp3
This is the first collabo tune from these three artists. The second collabo is signed to Optiv's imprint Red Light.
all artist links
AirJ + T-Psy - "Heavier"
6:15 min mp3 (320 kbps, 14.3 mb) --> T-FREE-LP002_23__AirJ_+_T-Psy_-Heavier.mp3
Air J and T-Psy, along with Sinecore and Peter Kurten, form the core of Belgian hard technoid Drum & Bass. A lot of crazy music from them is out there to be checked out.
all artist links
Bowsar (the artist formerly known as Bowser) - "Pulsar"
4:38 min mp3 (320 kbps, 10.6 mb) --> T-FREE-LP002_24__Bowsar_-Pulsar.mp3
Sidechained sawtooth stomp = all you need to know. Bowsar debuted on T-FREE in 2007 and has never stopped.
all artist links
Isotop + Shots feat. Kaiza - "Mothership"
5:47 min mp3 (320 kbps, 13.3 mb) --> T-FREE-LP002_25__Isotop_+_Shots_feat_Kaiza_-Mothership.mp3
This is a tune that was never released because the project was unretrievably lost and the only file left is this mp3 with a complimentary audio error in the last 30 seconds.
all artist links
Revolt - "Magnetism"
5:58 min mp3 (320 kbps, 16.0 mb) --> T-FREE-LP002_26__Revolt_-Magnetism.mp3
Revolt is a newcomer from the Ukraine who first appeared on an EP on the netlabel Brutal Attack Recordings in 2010. He has further tunes signed to Insekto, Tinnitus, Infectech, Sick_Brain, Nocid Business and other labels.
all artist links
Broozy + Kigami - "Olympus"
6:06 min mp3 (320 kbps, 14.0 mb) --> T-FREE-LP002_27__Broozy_+_Kigami_-Olympus.mp3
Kigami has been around for a while and released some tunes on Metafiziq, T3K, the HMSU netlabel and Tinnitus Recordings. Broozy is a Bulgarian DJ who never released a tune before. His sad, sad tale must not be told but quoted directly: "Born in the harsh mountains of Bulgaria to a family of coal miners, he had really tough childhood. One of his favorite things at this time was listening to stories about unicorns and fairies, sitting around the fire in the company of turkish truck drivers and gipsy prostitutes. After being beaten nearly to death by his father, the young soon-to-be musician decided to escape the mines and to went to the big city to become a glue inhaler or more commonly known as 'lepilar'. Once after being unable to find enough money to buy his favorite 'Kale', our young hero decided to steal an mp3 player from a car that was parked nearby. As soon as he broke the side window open, the alarm of the car turned on. Then something strange happened - he was fascinated by the magical sounds, and decided this was his destiny. And thus was born Broozy - The Defender of Car Alarm Music."
all artist links
Nagato + Circular Discharge - "Even Wars"
6:25 min mp3 (320 kbps, 14.7 mb) --> T-FREE-LP002_28__Nagato_+_Circular_Discharge_-Even_Wars.mp3
Nagato and Circular Discharge both come from Russia and have put out some tunes on the Russian netlabel Deathsoundbat. Circular Discharge aka Meat Project have also been featured on the "Darkness Revealed" compilation on Ex Machina in 2010. More tunes are signed to Infectech, Section 8, Back 2 Back, Razor Recordings and also to DeathSoundBat and Ex Machina. Check their soundcloud profiles for more downloads!
all artist links
Skelic - "Hawkseye Point"
7:03 min mp3 (320 kbps, 16.1 mb) --> T-FREE-LP002_29__Skelic_-Hawkseye_Point.mp3
Skelic recently appeared on Black Hoe [BH074EP">, but otherwise he is a new name to Drum & Bass. He has a very experimental approach to music and styles and his tunes show a very own, spacy sound. This is what he himself says: "Dark electronic styles from Finland. I don't confine myself to any specific genres. Any specific genres confine Skelic to them."
all artist links
AiB - "Пизда"
6:07 min mp3 (320 kbps, 14.0 mb) --> T-FREE-LP002_30__AiB_-Пизда.mp3
all artist links
Arje - "Reconstruction" V1
5:57 min mp3 (320 kbps, 13.6 mb) --> T-FREE-LP002_31__Arje_-Reconstruction_V1.mp3
The final of "Reconstruction", released on kr4y and Arje's netlabel Beataddiction [BTAN006] in 2009, is a deep, musical and relaxed Athmospheric / Intelligent Drum & Bass song. However, in its first original version, the tune started out as raw and pure Techno-DNB before it evolved into the melodic, and this first version is now finally officially available.
all artist links
kr4y – “Sourcream RMX”
6:32 min mp3 (320 kbps, 15.0 mb) –> T-FREE-LP002_32__kr4y_-Sourcream_RMX.mp3
T-FREE-3EP030 by kr4y was the last T-FREE-3EP (also the last release on T-FREE until this LP brought itself into existence), and his Sourcream Remix is the last one to be ever released on T-FREE, Tilt-Recordings and any other labels… Or is it?
all artist links
Pyro – “One Time”
6:37 min mp3 (320 kbps, 12.1 mb) –> T-FREE-LP002_33__Pyro_-One_Time.mp3
This is a lost old unreleased tune by Grandmaster Pyro, most likely from the period shortly after the Millenium.
all artist links
Mephisto – “Multiplex”
6:01 min mp3 (320 kbps, 13.8 mb) –> T-FREE-LP002_34__Mephisto_-Multiplex.mp3
Mephisto is Mefjus, a talented Drum & Bass producer/DJ from Austria who should be well known to followers of Tilt-Recordings and T-FREE from his previous releases, let alone those on labels like Citrus and Bad Taste… He also makes some nice Nu Skool Breaks under this name.
all artist links
Mephisto – “Emotions”
4:33 min mp3 (320 kbps, 14.0 mb) –> T-FREE-LP002_35__Mephisto_-Emotions.mp3
all artist links
Comments ClosedAfter 5 years I finally took the time to go over the crude design of the T-FREE website… Enjoy the result!
kr4y does not need an introduction anymore. He should be be well known among the people who do like deep, graceful technoid Drum & Bass built with intelligent loops and modulations. His releases on his (and Arje’s) own netlabel Beat Addiction, Tilt-Recordings, Insekto, T3K, Section 8, Temper D Productions, T-FREE, HMSU, Qu Beats and Internet speak for themselves. So, without further ado, here are three more of his tunes, dating from 2008, 2009 and 2010.
kr4y – “Cortex” –> 320 kbps mp3
kr4y – “Cerebrum” –> 320 kbps mp3
kr4y – “Cyton” –> 320 kbps mp3
Comments ClosedOne of the few known solo tunes by Try and Error has recently
been released via Tilt-Recordings (specifically: T-Files)
together with a VIP version from the hands of Kaiza.
Now comes a joint remix by Kaiza and Tripstick.
These two artists prove that less is more:
bassdrums, bassline and percussions –
nothing else is needed, really,
to make a bouncing groove.
Hear it for yourself:
reduction rules.
–> 320 kbps mp3
Comments ClosedNu:Gen, T-FREE and T3K Recordings join forces to present three tracks for free which results in the “We Are Set EP”. Each label presents a tune from one of their artists: Valevo and Duzer represent the Nu:Gen sound with “Tetris”, T-FREE brings Bowser‘s remix of the legendary “Sourcream” and T3K Recordings contributes the 2010 Kaiza Remake of Kaiza & Shots‘ “Purple View” (original on T-FILE020).
Duzer + Valevo – “Tetris” –> 320 kbps mp3
Bowser – “Sourcream RMX” –> 320 kbps mp3
Kaiza & Shots’ “Purple View” (Kaiza 2010 VIP) –> 320 kbps mp3
All-in-one: .rar achrive (including artwork)
Comments Closed1.
i love this tune! 100% standard structure, BUT the core loop is exactly what my ears and heart want.
the first time i listened to it, i thought: standard, standard, very annoying synth. but i did not stop, i continued listening. even the repeated drumroll sweep sound at the end of every breakdown and outro did not make me stop listening, i only laughed. when the tune was at the end, i started it again. and when it was at the end again, i started it a third time. and then a forth time. (4 rewinds on first play!) then i checked it against some other tunes, and decided that i want to release it 
2.
Effect‘s debut tune “Fragmentation” came out
as T-FREE067 in 2009. After that, he released
five tunes on two other labels, Sick Brain
and Fish Recordings. With “Logic” he returns
to T-FREE and demonstrates his accomplishments.
–> 320 kbps mp3
Comments ClosedOnce upon a time, a bunch of crazy music heads came together and decided to create a monster.
Ladies and gentlemen: Bassdrum & Bass!
–> 320 kbps mp3
Comments ClosedDrillcut has been producing electronic music since 2003, using different names for different styles (his other names are SpubteD, Tecimal and c13360). Aside from producing, he has been a DJ since 2002 and also does live-act performances since 2008. His first releases with Techhouse came in 2008 and now in 2010 he starts releasing Drum & Bass, again as a total newcomer despite his experience. His debut tune “Assembly” might be surprising to the unsuspecting ears of curious listeners.. Some details are reminiscent of Minimal Techno, but the tune is far from the Minimal DNB hype. Its multiple bassdrums, fast click-percussions and the overall rather technoid sounddesign in combination with the somewhat disorientated pads do exactly what hundreds of bigname producer-djs keep promising: breaking down musical borders and creating a new aesthetical approach to old music.
–> 320 kbps mp3
Comments ClosedAfter their two recent releases on T-Files (“Virulence” as T-FILE029, “Arsenic” and “The Dead Man Walking” on T-FILE-EP013), Messieurs Colmant deliver this lovely streamlined technoid tool on T-FREE. Go check their alias “Antichristus” and their own label Evil Beats Recordings; and while you are at it, give a listen to “Arythmia” by Peter Kurten and Dead Kat (Amalgam 003 vinyl) because it is one of the wickedest Drum & Bass tunes ever!
–> 320 kbps mp3
Comments ClosedT-FREE078 is a joint venture between the still relatively unknown russian duo Osh and the quite well established russian artist Enei who already had a bunch of tunes released digitally and on CD plus 10 vinyl releases on labels like Blue Saphir, Cyanide, Fokuz, Hospital’s Med School, Icarus etc. Their collaboration tune “Bloop” nicely rolls out some dirty midrange riffs over a 2-step beat with a lovely classic techsteppy feel and a warm bassline.
–> 320 kbps mp3
Budoka has recently released 4 new tunes digitally via Tilt-Recordings / T-Files, and gives out an older tune via T-FREE now: “Engine” is an unreleased party roller tool from early 2007 (new mixdown done in 2009). After downloading this tune here for free, go check out Budoka’s new “Echoes” EPs! (Echoes EP pt.2, Echoes EP pt.1)
–> 320 kbps mp3
Comments ClosedQuite exactly one year after “Kira” [T-FREE056], Air J returns to T-FREE with a remix of Larrge‘s debut tune “Black Hole” [T-FREE074]. This remix keeps the essence of the original’s qualities (“100% technoid, free of melody but not “hard”), keeping a complete focus on rythm and percussion. It increases the intensity with a 4/4 bassdrum and gets quite schranzy, but it keeps rolling and does not turn to the Gabba side of the force. So, Air J does honour to the tune and to himself. Those who like the original should love the remix!
–> 320 kbps mp3
1 Comment »Anode is one half of Gravity Zero, a duo from Osaka, Japan who have released 3 tunes on Digital Venom and one on T-FREE [T-FREE048] in 2008. Now, he makes his solo artist debut on T-FREE with this lovely piece entitled “Spread”. It could be said to be influenced not only by classical Techno sound but also by Goa-Trance, showing Anode’s ability to combine technoid structures and counterdynamic rythmic textures with deeply musical content and melodic themes. For 2010, he has more of his solo tunes signed to Equinox and other labels… coming soon. It is highly recommended to keep an eye on him!
–> 320 kbps mp3
Comments ClosedLarrge is a DJ and producer from Sevilla, Spain. He has been deejaying for 12 years and finally made the next step to producing tunes in 2008. “Black Hole” is his debut: a functional tune, 100% technoid, free of melody but not “hard”. It is built on rhythm and variation, laying out a texture of interconnecting percussion loops. Larrge obviously know what kind of tunes a DJ needs in his sets, and he does cater that need. Soon, more of his works will be coming on other netlabels such as Necroid and Fish Recordings.
–> 320 kbps mp3
1 Comment »