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2011: a year in techno

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Here’s our list of our favourite singles, albums and labels of 2011.

10 singles:

10 albums/compilations:

3 labels:

Rush Hour
Delsin
Clone

Written by Kazuumi

December 21st, 2011 at 12:00 am

Posted in Features

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London-based Sect Records create technoid grooves for the mind, body and feet. They draft in like-minded souls from elsewhere to help them out where necessary. The collective go darker and deeper than most, creating the sort of brilliant deep and techy grooves that resonate with your very soul. Disc one is the synthier of the two and features winners such as Jolka’s blissful "Two (Going On)" and D-Knox’s intense "I’m Sorry Remix". Disc 2 is a little less melodious and slightly more hard-hitting, where peaks include Casual Violence’s bewitching "Acceptance Of The Fact At Hand" and Fanon Flowers’ hypnotic "Invisible Life". It’s All For You is a winning technoid collection.

Sect will release It’s All For You on September 16th, 2011.

17/09/2011 Updated: There’s been a slight delay on the CD, but now it’s coming out on 10th October.

Tracklist:

CD1
- Sect Intro 1
- Ben Gibson – Clamour
- Jeroen Search – Section A
- D Knox – Dknox @ Dj Bomi
- Voidloss – In The Void Is Virtue And No Evil
- Jolka – Two (Going Up)
- D Knox – On My Way (J&T Re-Edit)
- Jolka – Life Is Changing
- D Knox – I’m Sorry Remix
CD2
- Sect Intro 2
- AnD – Granular
- Och – Tears
- Casual Violence – Acceptance Of The Fact At Hand
- Victor Martinez – Dav To Dub
- Fanon Flowers – Invisible Life
- Grovskopa – 56-04
- Casual Violence – Word And Form (Version II)
- Grovskopa – Atopic (Lag Remix)
- Grovskopa – 69-02
- Sect Outro 1

happy birthday soma – 20 years, 20 favourite records

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It doesn’t sound like too long ago, but the electronic music industry has come a long way since the nineties. Today, August 1st, 2011, marks twenty years of Soma Records. It’s hard to believe, isn’t it ?

On the 1st of August, 1991, Soma Records released its first record, "Eterna" by Slam / "I.B.O." by Rejuvination, a great track and great split release with some Detroit and/or Chicago-rooted dance music. Nowadays, Soma is, as they describe themselves, one of the world’s leading electronic dance music labels.

Slam – Eterna

Rejuvination – I.B.O.

So far, the label has managed to release more than 80 albums and over 300 singles, from the likes of Slam, Funk D’Void, Alex Smoke, and The Black Dog, to name just a few. The Glasgow-based label continues to wow the electronic music world with their music, without a doubt.

Happy Birthday !

Here’s our list of twenty of our favourite Soma tracks:

01. Dove – Fallen from Soma 2
02. Slam – Positive Education from Soma 8
03. Desert Storm – Scoraig 93 from Soma 13
04. Daft Punk – Da Funk from Soma 25
05. Skintrade – Andomraxess from Soma 27
06. Funk D’Void – Jack Me Off from Soma 29
07. Chaser – Sides of Iron from Soma 33
08. Maas – Look At Me Now, Falling (I:Cube Simple mix) from Soma 54
09. Envoy – Emotional from Soma 59
10. Funk D’Void – Herbie On Rhodes from Soma 66
11. Scott Grooves feat. Parliament/Funkadelic – MotherShip ReConnection (Daft Punk remix) from Soma 71
12. Silicone Soul – Right On 4 Tha Darkness from Soma 83
13. Master-H – Magic K from Soma 101
14. Slam feat. Tyrone Palmer – Lifetimes from Soma 107
15. Funk D’Void – Diabla (Funk D’Void’s Heavenly mix) from Soma 112
16. Schatrax – Mispent Years (Silicone Soul dub) from Soma 128
17. Alex Smoke – Don’t See The Point from Soma 165
18. Funk D’Void – Nineteen Ninety-Two from Soma CD23
19. Slam – Stepback (Christian Smith & John Selway remix) from Soma LP29
20. The Black Dog – Sleep Deprivation 2 from Soma CD83