081 | idealist – defective units
Idealist sein ist eine noble und unterstützenswerte Sache. Das hat sich der Züricher Bernhard Gietz (besser bekannt als Berni) auch gedacht und veröffentlicht nunmehr schon seit einigen Jahren unter diesem Namen wunderbare Tracks an der Schnittstelle von Dub Techno und House, unter anderem auf Labels wie Deep In Dub oder Dreiton. Die Defective Units EP auf Broque widmet sich nun nicht zuletzt dem Mut zum Unperfekten und Unplanbaren, den man bei der Arbeit mit analogen Geräten wie denen der Roland-TB Familie immer mitbringen muss. Womit wir auch schon bei einer weiteren von Bernis angestammten Leidenschaften wären, Acid. Bernis Tracks münden aber keineswegs im 303-Inferno, sondern binden Acidlines vielmehr hochgradig elegant in schwebende Dub Techno Grooves ein, die mal mehr in Richtung Basic Channel, mal mehr in Richtung vertäumter Detroit-Romantik ausschlagen, dabei aber immer elegant die Brücke zwischen neuzeitlichen Standards und dem Blick in die glorreiche Geschichte von Dub Techno schlagen. Mit „Bad Times“ hat uns Idealist dann auch noch eine echte Hymne verträumter After Hour Neo-Disco in die EP geschummelt, die mit ihrer schüchtern gefilterten Hookline den perfekten Soundtrack zum übernächtigten Sonnenaufgang liefert. Wer hätte gedacht, dass der Mut zum Makel so perfekte Platten hervorbringen kann?
artwork by Paula Pongratz, dept. of volxvergnügen, Munich
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some feedbacks:
Jamie Stevens (Infusion) Defective III for me… VERY nice indeed. – Regen (Ilian Tape) Not for me. – Zarko Lelovac bad times is my favourite – Jonas Kopp (Curle) cool release ! – Seph (Dumb Unit/Harry Klein) Unit 1 and bad times are cool. – David Pher good. Thanks. – Justin Sloe this is how we chill from 93 ‚til – Arnaud Le Texier (Safari Electronique) nice one!!! Some good acid tracks! – cormac (WYS!/BPitch/fabric) (WetYourSelf (Fabric)) unit 111 is great – Slam (Soma Records) cool acidic action – thanx – Matt Walsh (Clouded Vision) unit III for me! – Mark EG (Tilllate Magazine/Core Magazine) Yup, love the acid! – The Black Dog Will give these a spin. – Sasha (Renaissance) some nice acid lines here – Luciano Sambati (Fabric London) Really nice ep… will play this a lot! – Werner Niedermeier (Broque) Love the acid. Defective Unit II and III have a nice build up. Bad Times is not Bad also – Found Sounds (Dj Mag) Like this especially Bad Times… – Friends Electric Records Super release, love defective unit 1 and 2. Many thanks J Alexander – Machines Are Funky Blog (Ibiza Voice/Resident Advisor) Superior sounding acid – Music Matters (Pulse Radio) Good – Kirk Degiorgio love the Defective Unit tracks! – Echologist (Steadfast) (Echologist) yeah, feeling this release. will play. – DJ Tronic Defective Unit I is the track for me. Nice and deep. – Jeff Roll (gradientmagazine.com) cool tunes – Claude VonStroke (Mothership/Dirty Bird) DL For VonStroke – Mik Santoro (Afrosoup) „bad times“ for me, thanks. – Zecapx (Swap Recordings) Cool release. – MCD magazine / WTM radio show (MCD Magazine) wtm still in the area… playlist is coming soon, as usual ;) – Benoît Carretier (Tsugi) not so so for me – Hrdvsion (Wagon Repair) quite nice!!! thanks! – Pig & Dan (Cocoon) Quality release as usual, really liked the bass in badtimes – Angel Molina ( Sonar / Tresor ) don´t know.. I´ll listen to it more carefully, thanks. – DJ Javimar (DJ Mag Spain) very nice ep. – Sebastian Roya (Connaisseur) thanks – DJ Nori (Posivision) Cool release!! Defective Unit I is ACE!! – Signal Deluxe (Blaq Records) old school acid vibes! love it :) – Electric Indigo Average – Ilario Alicante (Cocoon) very cool release! support.for me,track 2 and 3. – Paul Brtschitsch (Paul Brtschitsch & Mr. Rod/Rootknox) defective unit III is my choice.. thank you! – Butane (Alphahouse / Little Helpers / Crosstown Rebels) (Alphahouse/Butane + Someone Else/Crosstown Rebels) sick. – Toni Rios (Cocoon Recordings) will test unit III. thanx. – Konrad Black UNIT III is the banger for me here. Thanks. – Frank Martiniq really nice ep! – Benna Schneider (Harry Klein) the defective unit tracks are cool and i absolutel love the soul of sample in bad times – M.A.N.D.Y, Booka Shade, DJ T. promo assistant will download. thank you for good music! – Philipp Bullwein (De:Bug) I like, cheers. – Bleed (De:Bug) considering for review – Abi Bah (H-Productions) Im totally down with the fabulous Acid House sound of Defective Unit3 – Mario Robles (Zaber Riders) great ep, love the acid 303!! – Cosmin TRG Very elegant indeed, nice one. – DJ Jerome (Outland Records) sweet! – Remote Area, Casbah rec! Great ep here! will play some of these gems
