Mark Meino from Russia strikes again with his dark minimal attitude. His sound driven by adrenaline is pumping you forward to escape from pressure and fear.
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Format: 4 x File, EP, MP3, 320 kbps
Released: 14 Sep 2012
Style: Minimal, Techno
“’The original’ and ‘originality’ are two similar sounding terms with yet entirely different meanings. One denotes something unique, the first piece of its kind while the other stands for ingenuity. As different as the two words may seem at first glance, there still is a hidden connection between them.
On their already sixth album on iD.EOLOGY, Zengineers let their inquiring minds run wild. Carefully they disassemble the originals of various netaudio-artists from Entertainment for the Braindead and Tracing Arcs to Monokle, Dub One! and some others into their constituent parts, analyse their multiple interactions and set out on a search for the soul of the tracks – as well as their own. The erotic elegance of salsa, the cool yearning of independent pop, the psychedelic intricacy of electronica and all the other moods, vibes and attitudes that Zengineers find at the heart of the tracks, they then transport out of their original contexts, un-originalise them, and blend them with their very own, multi-layered drum’n’bass beats that range from liquid and subtle to cutting and banging.
The result is a mixture that is far more than one sweeping, constantly varying stream of new musical detail and niceties, references and impressions. It is also a piece of applied, audible philosophy: the unique nature of both people and music arises from the ingenious combination of the most different elements from the most different original sources. What creates personality is the synergy of original and originality. Found the connection! The soul is a remix!”
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Format: 4 x File, EP, MP3, 320 kbps
Released: 15 Sep 2012
Style: Drum and Bass
“One year full of work, joys, and, why not, some distaste. But above all it has been a year full of numbers: we’ve published music of 45 artists from 16 countries, accumulating more than 8,500 downloads and over 26,000 tracks on Soundcloud. These numbers are more than satisfactory, and make us extremely grateful to all those people who have relied on our understanding of techno. We also want to thank all the artists who have donated their music for free and disinterested, and our colleagues David and Xavi, a key part of the team of Cicuta, and without whom none of this would be possible.
Start the EP with Dutch Ritzi Lee, one of the most active artists on the European hard-techno scene, with years of experience behind them, and with great success on labels as important as Theory, Labrynth, Planet Rhythm or Naked Lunch. An honor and a luxury to have him on this anniversary.
We continue with the Czech based in Holland Oliver Kucera, who already participated in the eighth Cicuta release, and with whom we share a special friendship. His quality is more than proven in his releases at TMM Records, Planet Rhythm and Kucera Records (their own label).
Here we present the Irish Diarmaid O’Meara, co-manager of Gobsmacked Records label with Luke Creed, and that brings us a track full of groove and pressure, ideal to dive into the atmosphere and sounds…
We returned to Spain, to present one of the artists who possibly has progressed in this 2012. Rafa Fijo, better known as RFS, despite his short career, has gotten the attention of the techno scene, and for example, playing on the mythical Florida 135…
We remain in Spain to make known to the Sigma Zigurat duo, formed by Hyo and Discknocked. We know Hyo too well after posting the fourth release of Cicuta, a success. As a duo we have a powerful track, mental, perfect to ignite a dance floor…
Finally, and as always, Drugstore close the EP with our own track. In this case, as the occasion merits, ration of dancefloor techno.
Relax, listen and enjoy. Welcome, this is Cicuta Netlabel.”
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Format: 6 x File, Compilation, MP3, 320 kbps
Released: 15 Sep 2012
Style: Techno
Their brilliant Album Beneath the Grain is completed with this four remixes, which conceive Overcast Sound‘s unique sound to develop it in four independent directions.
Format: 4 x File, EP, Various formats
Released: 29 Jul 2012
Style: Dub Techno, Deep House, Minimal, Ambient
“Cold Imagination is a beautiful piece of, well, moody deep dub techno. Emotion here is not evasive or allusive but plain moody and heart-rending, and one can abandon itself dancing to it, dreaming with it and yet still feel the introspective, reflective vibe of the songs.”
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Format: 4 x File, EP, MP3, 320 kbps
Released: 11 Sep 2012
Style: Dub Techno
“Here is the Return of Adam Radmall (aka PlusPlus), Plantman’s guitarist. After the extraordinary album ‘Evils’ released in March 2011, here is eight new electro-acoustic tracks with a subtle melancholy that characterizes the PlusPlus’s compositions. Also available in limited CD edition with four extra bonus tracks.”
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Format: 8 x File, Album, MP3, 320 kbps
Released: 8 Sep 2012
Style: Acoustic, Folk, Experimental
Oliver Martini is flying with us beyond the horizon, hovering over the border between night and day.
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Format: 4 x File, EP, MP3, 320 kbps
Released: 7 Sep 2012
Style: Dub Techno, Deep House, Minimal
“…introspective compositions built from fragments of field recordings, oblique references to dub rhythms, and sweeping cinematic textures…”
Download page here (it’s pay what you like)
Format: 3 x File, EP, Various formats
Released: 7 Sep 2012
Style: Dub Techno, Deep House, Ambient
“Analogg is the production and DJ pseudonym of artist and musician Graham Dunning. This brand new EP focuses on bass heavy tech-house with elements of dark ambient music, dub and disco.”
Format: 3 x File, EP, MP3, 320 kbps
Released: September 2012
Style: Tech House, Minimal, Deep House
“With Fin d Mundo EP, Soundmanipulator drives us through a deep trip in that the time is expanded and space is collapsed. A claustrophobic dimension where humans find the true soul of sound. The circle of time is closed, the beginning becomes the end and the end becomes the begin. The rebirth from a new primordial form is ready for the next evolution.”
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Format: 3 x File, EP, MP3, 320 kbps
Released: 6 Sep 2012
Style: Ambient, Minimal, Experimental
Bass and Space 