Speedy J“Trails Ep, Edit Select Rmx” | |||
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| Label | Electric Deluxe | Cat. No. | EDLX007 |
| Format | EXCL12"E | Orders from | Tue, 13 Apr 2010 |
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The legend returns with an incredible body of work. Similar to Red Shift / Bootes (EDLX.001) he’s walking the line between cutting edge electronica and modern Techno. Staying true to the Electric Deluxe philosophy of leaving room for interpretation and live remixing, the EP can be viewed as a finished body of work as much as a toolkit for digital DJs. Speedy J himself doesn’t need introduction - we rather need a catch up on the multitude of projects he’s involved in. Apart from busy tour schedule, headlining the biggest clubs and festivals worldwide, Speedy J’s put a serious foundation to his new platform. Since the launch of his label Electric Deluxe in 2008, releases by Tommy Four Seven, Terence Fixmer, George Issakidis and of course Speedy J himself made waves worldwide. Also Speedy J’s events Electric Deluxe presents… advanced to the most anticipated Techno events series in the Netherlands and is currently expanding to festivals and other territories. On top, he is constantly pushing digital music boundaries, with projects like Umfeld, Open Collabs, Kreate, and his 9 hour performances on two laptops. Edit Select aka Tony Scott doesn’t need much of an introduction either, putting 20 years of music and DJ experience into his work. 2007 Tony Scott started his alter ego-project Edit-Select. Since then his releases on his own self titled imprint have been celebrated by the biggest names to quote in this genre and successively picked up by the most influential labels in Techno today. The vinyl A side Trails (original) is the dignified successor to Red Shift, though a yet more advanced display of Speedy J’s creativity, flow and production wizardry. ?Ethereal sounds create space, while surgically compressed bass is sucking us into the groove. A creamy sound, dusty yet smooth and fine grained, with intimate and compact mixing. In the end you find yourself nodding the head to the tune long after it ran out.. On the B side Trails (Edit Select remix) is the floor interpret | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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RA (Resident Advisor ): “Somewhere along the way we forgot about Speedy J. Not all of us, mind. True techno heads have rarely stopped their celebration of the Rotterdam-based producer since his appearance on the scene in the early '90s. But because of his understated approach to self-promotion, the Electric Deluxe label boss has dipped in and out of the mainstream narrative of the genre according to what's deemed fashionable. That's too bad: Jochem Paap has remained as consistently dedicated to innovation as anyone in techno, tweaking his live set-up and production methods to remain as ahead of the curve as possible. It's kept the hype wave that Richie Hawtin talked about last year in an interview with RA at bay. Like a long-term stock investment, he ain't the flashy choice, but the level of consistency is welcome in your portfolio. Such is the case with "Trails," Paap's newest 12-inch, which quietly goes about its business over the course of its nearly 15 minute length, methodically mulling over a brief melody. It's similar in feel to Papp's stunning collaborative slow techno podcast with George Issakidis last year. Edit Select's remix turns up the intensity and BPM. Crucially, though, there's no loss in subtlety: The Glaswegian producer's take is a shuddering beast that circles endlessly around the idea of falling apart. It never does, held together by deep beats, static and its own momentum. Digitally, you can hear Select's parts in various forms as tools and the Hooked Remix, but the one pressed to vinyl is the most powerful by far. ” | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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