Names of 2014

Hi



It's this time of the year again, this time where you look back and remember your best memories!

I decided it was time to post about the new names of 2014, the ones that already made it big times as much as the ones to remember for 2015 because you'll defintely hear again about them.

Erson Rybod

First one that comes to my mind is Erson Rybod. What do we know about Erson Rybod? Pretty much nothing, and that's what he is all about. Behind this really well done skin mask hides Louisahhh!!!'s protégé, who so far only released a 10 seconds long messy sound and one of my favorite set this year on Rinse fm. He started being active on instagram earlier this month, always wearing his mask, always doing strange stuff and very often hanging around with Louisahhh!!! so it's kind of safe to say that something is in the works, probably to be released on Bromance Records.

I had the chance to see him dj last month, as he opened for Gesaffelstein at Le Zenith and it was a strong set, no doubt about it. I love musicians who are not only musicians but who work on their appearance, their universe and the overall feeling you get when you see and or hear them, Erson mastered that.

Here is his impressive Rinse fm set, tracklist in the comments section, as usual.

Extreme Precautions

Next one is not really a new name but a new alias, Mondkopf's. Extreme Precautions is his new side project.

Over the years, Mondkopf's style grew from minimal electronica to super oppressive and dark techno, and it was clear that his style will continue to go further into that genre when he released Hadès last February. The question was, would it still be music, or would it just be something filled with terrifying sounds? Well it's a bit of both and it is done with the talent he's known to have.

He released his first untitled album, filled with untitled songs that you can buy on Bandcamp.



Untitled 6

Ateph Elidja

Let's stay in the techno field, the genre I listened to the most this year --more on that in an upcoming post-- with Ateph Elidja.

Ateph Elidja is not new around, he used to release songs under the name Rhaft before, but it was so different it is safe to say that he was born again under this new name. I had the chance to run into him and chat for a few minutes at the end of a show at Le Showcase where the whole Bromance and Zone family was playing, beside being good at what he does, he is very humble and nice, which is always a plus.

Signed on Bromance Records, he dropped mesmerizing techno songs and remixes this year. I cannot picture 2015 without at least 2 EPs from this man. I was most impressed with his original songs, you recognize his style and atmosphere instantly, something between alarm sounds, deep notes and twists.

ZHU

Now, ZHU.

ZHU came out of nowhere in the beginning of 2014, and is now nominated for the Best Dance Recording Grammy award alongside Basement Jaxx, Disclosure or Duke Dumont. His biggest song is the one you probably already heard a couple (of hundred) times, Faded. That song reminds me of tracks such as Bulletproof from Laroux, as in EVERYONE remixed it including The Magician, Lido, ODESZA... most certainly because of how catchy the vocal part of that song is.

Lido

I did mention Lido above, and he's in the list too, what a coincidence, right?

Lido is a young and crazy productive producer from Norway. With his 4 notes signature he always includes in his song, he managed to release some of the most impressive remixes this year and a great EP, I Love You Too, that got remixed by artists such as Para One or Hoodboi.

For some reason, his style strikes me as very japanese electro-ish on songs such as Money, while sometimes it's definitely trap infused. No matter what you call it, it's good, and that's what matters in the end.

s h a m a n a

s h a m a n a produces mostly ambient trap, and uses things you would not really think about when it comes to it. You'll hear samples from Sonic the hedgehog, Mario or vocals by the Destiny's Child etc...

While some of his productions can sometimes feel a bit uninspired to me, overall the quality of each of his productions is great. I'm not a huge fan of ambient trap, but he does it very well.

Spectre//Sound

Last but not least Spectre//Sound, from Senzu Collective, where artists such as our friend Alecks Awklr releases countless quality productions.







Enjoy!
-@LRNT_

Hadès in February

Hi!



My most anticipated album of the year is finally available, Mondkopf released Hadès, his 4th album.

Hadès is a 40 minutes long organic yet electronic experiment that will make you understand why his former album was called Rising Doom, the whole piece feels like the end of the world. Everything, from the cover to the very last second of this album feels like the OST of the most violent and dark disaster movie. Mondkopf stepped out of his usual style in the way that some of the songs are more of a series of sounds than following a pattern, while it might seem a bit messy and unfinished at first, it's the complete opposit, everhting has been thought a lot, and the fact that it sounds raw is exactly what makes the album brilliant.

Here are a few tracks that sum up the album, but doesn't make it justice because it has to be listened to from start to finish.




But let's not forget that yesterday was Valentine's Day, for the occasion Sam Tiba and Canblaster made us a mixtape!

- Tracklist in comments -



Little bonus, an old remix by Canblaster that I rediscovered a few weeks ago and noticed that it was never posted on here so if you enjoy futuristic western music and horsestep, you're in for a treat.



On other news, The Glitch Mob released their album and it's boring.

Enjoy!

-LRNT

Morbid Angel

Hey there

Mondkopf continues to explore and embrace the darkest places of metal and delivers a powerful remix of Morbid Angel - Radikult.



But that's not all, a good news never comes alone I guess, he also remixed a Scratch Massive track. Impressive remix, very dark, loud drums, screams... that's what Mondkopf does, and he does it with talent.



He also recently released a new EP called Ease Your Pain, my vinyl should be delivered this week, so expect a review.

You can also buy and listen to Ease Your Pain here

Let's make a big U-turn now, and listen to something more joyful, and what brings more joy into life than whipped cream ?



I was waiting a bit for the tracklist to be complete to post this little piece of awesomeness delivered by The Magician.



Magic Tape Twenty tracklist:

1. Perseus - Seychelles
2. Lancelot - Spoken Word
3. Softwar - This Time Around
4. LeSale - Make Me Feel So Good
5. Chris Malinchak - There I Was
6. The Supermen Lovers - Say No More (A.N.D.Y. remix)
7. Lauer - Trainman (Tensnake Franceman remix)
8. Classixx - Holding On
9. James Curd - Guide Me (Gigamesh remix)
10. Gucci Vump - Feeling


Enjoy!
-Here

10 albums from 2011

I finally made up my mind about that top 10 so here it is.

#10 Andrew Bayer - It's Artificial





#9 R/D - Liquid Heart Keeper





#8 Ill Skillz - Nectar And Ambrosia Ill Skillz - Memorizer



#7 Alecks Awklr - Believer

Alecks Awklr - Harps At Ease

Alecks Awklr - ESC Rope

#6 Childish Gambino - CAMP

Childish Gambino · Heartbeat

Childish Gambino · Sunrise

#5 Rustie - Glass Swords





#4 Surkin - USA





#3 Modeselektor - Monkeytown





#2 SBTRKT - SBTRKT





#1 Mondkopf - Rising Doom







-Here

Rising Doom

Hi there

This just came up on soundcloud, I HAD to post it...



It will be released Wednesday on iTunes and CD.

-Here

Let The Children Techno

Hi everyone.

I finally found time to give LTCT a decent listen, not as good as I expected but it has got some very good tracks.



1. Mr Oizo – Let The Children Techno

Sadly, the first track is a big disappointment, Oizo did way better... But it's "just" the intro.

2. Busy P – Procrastinator

I never expect much from Busy P. Not incredible, but decent despite the lack of progression and repetitive lyrics.

3. Duke Dumont - Hipgnosis

Duke Dumont · Duke Dumont - Hipgnosis

I N S A N E .

4. Siriusmo - Idiot


Impressive track from Siriusmo, as usual I might say.

5. Para One & Tacteel - Infinity Riser (Remix Of Bernard Fevre’s Dali)

Para One · Para One & Tacteel - Infinity Riser (Remix of Bernard Fevre's Dali)

Para One AND Tacteel ? I was really excited to listen to that one. It's by far one of the best tracks on the compilation.

6. Breakbot - Shades Of Black

Breakbot · Breakbot - Shades Of Black

Alright, you'll fall in love after 5 seconds. Breakbot, you groovy funky genius.

7. SebastiAn – Enio

The worst track I've ever heard from SebastiAn, very bad. That song is so weak, I checked twice to see if it was really his. Sounds like Justice trying to do a song for a bad movie where nothing happens. Let's hope his album (hahahahahahaha.) will be better.

8. Mattie Safer – Is That Your Girl ? (Ft Telli From Ninjasonik)

No idea who the hell that is, but... N O.

9. Gesaffelstein – The Voice

Decent track, a bit too boring sadly, but I can understand what people would like in it. Simply not my type of music I guess.

10. Cassius - Shark Simple (L-VIS 1990 & The Neon Dreams remix)

CASSIUS · Cassius - Shark Simple (L-VIS 1990 & The Neon Dreams Remix)

L-Vis 1990 strikes back, amazing remix, gotta love those loud drums. Song of the month, at least.

11. Djedjotronic – The Invisible Landscape Different from Djedjotronic's usual style, but not bad at all.

12. Discodeine – Grace

Another average track.

13. Feadz – Far From Home (Ft Claude Violante)

Very catchy, I wasn't expecting that from Feadz, especially after The T.U.F.F. EP, that's not really the Feadz I like, but it's not bad at all.

14. Brodinski & Tony Senghore – Anagogue

I got bored after 3 mins (the track's 7:36 mins long) of bip bip bip, distorted sounds and weird voices.

15. Bobmo - Control


Craaaazy tune. That's not a constructive comment ? Yeah but still.

16. Zombie Nation – Relax

The 90's are over, but not in Zombie Nation's studio I guess. Like Brodinski's track, that's just not my type of music I guess.

17. Riton - One Night Stand

Riton · Riton - One Night Stand

Riton's killing it one more time. Those drums are definitely gonna make your ears smile.

18. Skream - Boat Party


I wasn't sure about Skream, not that dubstep's being overplayed at the moment but... you get it, I was worrying about the WUBWUBWUBWUBs. Great news, Skream still knows how to produce music without that shitty noise. Lovely tune, epic synths, I don't need anything more.

19. DJ Mehdi - TragicoMehdi

Ed Banger records · DJ MEHDI "Tragicomehdi"

DJ Mehdi at his best. There's something that reminds me of Fatboy Slim in the way he uses the vocals. I don't know if I can say that Mehdi's trying to go bit beat, but if he is, he's gifted. OH and, the trumpet... !

20. Flying Lotus – Caravan Of Delight
One word : booooooring.

That's it for that bitter sweet compilation, it was worth the wait, but disappointing on some levels.



I couldn't not post about Mondkopf, because I just love the guy and he released an amazing remix. So dark, so good... I might have the chance to see him again in March, if any of you see him playing next to your town, go for it, he is incredible.

Mashed Paper Klub - Troy (Mondkopf Remix) (Track no longer available)

Enjoy ! -Here