Yuzame Netlabel - 4-Way Split Album (Culture)

Pisti recommended this free EP. 4-Way Split Album [Culture] contains 2-2 tracks from 4 Japanese producers at Yuzame Netlabel. Some of the tracks are more topics than music I think. There is one common thing in both: they distort vocals with some instrumentals and noises, then they make loop of them (e.g. Repeat Every Day). You may hear similar music to this when you listen to Gramatik, Flume or 20Syl. Some of the tracks are not very melodic but these guys are Japanese and you couldn’t think their stuff is easy-to-digest for Europeans. My favourites are siroPd and _yi – adustam and ΔMUNOA is just too much.

• _yi’s My Culture sounds like an electro house producer who signed to Ninja Tune. And then Nightdrive is pure hiphop.
• siroPd is a master of loops in Repeat Every Day. Creation is chip tune which makes me think of random old school video games.

If your are curious what Japanese electronic/dance music sounds today, get your free copy here and follow Yuzame Netlabel on SoundCloud.

Jefe

Hanne & Lore - Tourette de Mar (2014)

The first track I listened from Hanne & Lore was a remix of Piemont's Komboloi. When you find something special, some quality shit, you just know it from the first moment. Then you get comfortable with it, you get used to it and search for it. Addiction, you can say and this time this is true.

Hanne & Lore are a producer duo from Herford, Germany. They are well-known in their genre (more than 30k followers on Soundcloud, almost 60k followers on Facebook), they released their first EP in 2008 (source: discogs.com). I searched for a fresh release from them on vinyl, and found this: Blah.



Unfortunately I couldn't buy this record - I'm sorry but I don't like the other track enough and this isn't worth for me: 9 EUR for one track. (Man, don't blame me. I am just an executive, not a manager.) If you listen to Blah, you may recognize the genre. They are very similar to Tube & Berger's tech house (who were introduced on the blog before).

Then I found their release called Tourette de Mar and then I realized that they can't make mistake. Or they can hardly. On Tourette de Mar you can listen to 4 tracks: a pair of original-remix songs. (This time the duo Piemont made a remix of Hanne & Lore's track. Collaboration hin und zurück!)
They are more minimalistic style and less tech-house but it is still very easy to love them and get into their mood. If you like this, follow them on SoundCloud for their new tracks and mixes. Or like them on Facebook for up-to-date news.




Jefe

Ez3kiel - L U X (2014)

Ez3kiel is an ambient, dub, post rock, electronic rock etc. band. Their music is downtempo but it brings many feelings in heavy themes and could make deep impressions to everyone easily. Not happy radio music or deep house party anthems. They have been doing contemplative music since 2001. In brief: Ez3kiel is playing a dub-influenced dark post rock.



Their latest album L U X - just like the previuos LPs - is full of epic tracks. I am a big fan of their albums Battlefield, Barb4ry and they did great job again in L U X.
These guys are precise in their music - it sounds if they measure every moment of their music like a pharmacist on his/her scale. This is reflected in their artwork too: check their album covers (Handle Wtih Care, Barb4ry, Ez3kiel versus tour, Napthaline, Battlefield, Ez3kiel and the Naphtaline Orchestra, Ez3kiel Extended, L U X). They are like bizarre steampunk world mixed with some Ghost In The Shell puppies. Every steps Ez3kiel makes is great, so if you haven't met them yet, the album L U X is your perfect chance. (Follow them on Facebook.)



Listen to the L U X on Spotify:

Jefe