Ten

Label: Modularz
Catalog#: MOD 010
Release date: 20 March, 2013
Source: WEB, Compilation
Format: MP3
Quality: 320 kbps
Size: 113 mb
Genre: Techno

Tracklist:
1. Developer – Mover Of The Mercury (07:03)
2. Developer – Sequencia 85 (05:42)
3. Elyas – Camberwell (07:01)
4. Psyk – Transito (05:59)
5. Developer – Gaining (05:59)
6. Developer – Sequencia 88 (06:00)
7. Rhomb – Reboot (06:25)
8. Ascion – The Exporter (05:16)

Creeping ever closer towards their third year of existence, Modularz have remained steadfast in their aesthetic approach, deftly combining the dynamism of straight up techno with an intricately textured approach that has proved enduringly rewarding. Label boss Developer once again features prominently on their tenth entry, contributing four cuts. The expansive bassline to the opening track “Sequence 85” practically consumes you, with “Sequence 88” markedly sparser, allowing the rigid percussion and booming kicks centre stage. “Mover Of The Mercury” meanwhile combines linear, tribal drumming and bleak, distant drones, while “Gaining” is imbued with a surprisingly funky character a la Gesloten Cirkel, as dark synth horns snake around precision drums. The producer’s allies put in a fine showing too; last seen on Mote Evolver, Spaniard Psyk adds further balance with the subaqueous dub techno of “Transito”, whilst the unknown quantity Rhomb is on electrifying form with the Mike Parker-esque “Reboot”. Elyas’ “Camberwell” may seem to take its name from one of South London’s more picturesque locations, but the slamming techno stabs and granite drums are anything but polite, recalling Shed’s Equalized material; Ascion rounds things off with the trippiest cut of the release, as savage waveforms twist themselves around abstract atonal beeps.