130 | tim susa – masquerades
„Masquerades“ is as fresh as a daisy and yet comes from a time when masks were not yet primarily perceived as life-saving protection against novel viruses. The EP actually approaches the topic from a completely different angle: the everyday play with roles, expectations and the escape from exactly those, e.g. the urge to dive into nameless anonymity. Our long-time companion Tim Susa negotiates the topic through five tracks, which are very down-to-earth and straightforward in a very traditional and authentic way. Whereas his production is as digital as it gets, all tracks feel analogue and get comfortable in the most diverse of sets. While „Swan“ floats in dreamy dub techno spheres, „Dentist“ and the title track „Masquerade“ remind in parts of Cobblestone Jazz-epics like „India in me“. “Owl“ waves enthusiastically to Gez Varley’s G-Man project lurking in the distance and „N?“ gives free rein to its playfulness, while the Kernel Existence remix of „Masquerade“ comes across as very dark yet functional. As different as the tracks may seem at first glance, there is an honest and deep techno sound underneath the multi-faceted surfaces, which inspires without any superfluous gimmicks.
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RODERICH FABIAN / BAYERISCHER RUNDFUNK old school – CARL CRAIG / PLANET-E dl 4 erno thx! – JOHN DIGWEED / BEDROCK RECORDS downloading – LAURENT DIOUF / MCD MAGAZINE another wtm’s playlist is coming soon…;) – SLAM ORDE / SOMA RECORDS Thanx – CHRISTIAN TJABEN / BYTE.FM ok – USMEV / TRAUM SCHALLPLATTEN, BOGOTA RECORDS, CYMAWAX Owl & Swan are ace, will play for sure :) – CARLOS CMIX / I LOVE RITMO® RADIO SHOW great work!! – BARRCODE / BACKSEAT MAFIA loving the deep sound scapes. – KEVIN PRESS / EXCLAIM CA, BADD PRESS, THE MODERNS Thanks, K. – AURELIO CIANCIOTTA / WICKED STYLE awesome – THETA STATE / NO DOUGH Masquerade has a lovely melody. Supporting. Thx – RICHIE HAWTIN / MINUS downloaded for r hawtin – JUAN TRUJILLO / DEATHTECHNO.COM, SIMPLECODING RECORDINGS, FNOOB TECHNO RADIO Remix for me many thanks – MIROSLAV KI?I? / DFM CROATIA
NIce music, tnx DFM – STEVEN GOSZMANN / RADIO FUNKWERK yessssss – RIYAZ KHAN / VIBE 105.5FM wonderful deep flows and immersive atmospheres – NORI / CLUBBERIA, TIME OUT TOKYO, WAX POETICS JAPAN, BNANA.JP, POSIVISION cool. – ANTONY MAC PHIARAIS / ZONE MAGAZINE nice tracks , thnks – MATTHIAS SPRINGER / MFSOUND, DIAMETRAL, SONUS.FM thanks – ILARIO ALICANTE / COCOON RECORDINGS, ALPHAHOUSE, BOSCONI, PRISM Downloading for Ilario Alicante, thanks for the music! – SEBASTIAN / F.A.R.E.S / BASS AND SPACE quite diverse music, each track stands for itself. i like that, thanks! – PAUL DAILEY / DJ TIMES Owl an Swan are both doing it for me. Early table setters. – DIFFERENT GROOVES (DIFFERENTGROOVES.COM) / DIFFERENTGROOVES.COM listening for differentgrooves.com – JOHN P / WESTRADIO.GR great tracks! thank you – ANTON BANKS / THE VAULT RADIO SHOW I like Noe best, but these are all pretty nice. Will try. Thanks. – G02 / NXT RECORDINGS, NXT GRAVITY, INDUSTRIAL COMPLEXX Thanks! – MARKANTONIO / 1605, ALCHEMY, IMPACT MECHANICS, LOOSE RECORDINGS Downloading for Markantonio…thanks for the music ! – MAURIZIO PUSTIANAZ / CHAIN DLK Downloading for possible review on ChainDLK.com – FREUDENTHAL / PARDON MOI // NEIN, ROAM Nice actually! – MIMETIC / ELECTRON FESTIVAL, HEADFUN Masquerade! thx – NOAH PRED / THOUGHTLESS, BIOTOP, HIGHGRADE Digging the Owl here, thanks. – CONNAISSEUR_M / LESCONNAISSEURS Swan is smooth delight. The rest not so sure… – SATOSHI FUMI / KLIK, OUTERSPACE, MOODMUSIC, PLASTIC CITY love Owl and Swan. will play! – STÉPHANE CHAMBORD / RADIO RESONANCE („DEEJAY ACADEMY“ RADIO SHOW) seul le titre „noe“ attire mon attention. – FRED P Nice one.. – ANDREW GRANT (CIRCO LOCO) Kernel Existence Remix is a hitter!! – LAURENT N. / ATAVISME, HOUSE NATION RADIO Super Ep with top stuff ! FULL SUPPORT ! – PHILIP DOWNEY / SWOON, PASTLESSONFUTURETHEORIES BLOG like masquerade, swan, could try on radio. – SOMEONE ELSE / FOUNDSOUND, LITTLE HELPERS i like Owl and Dentist – ITALO BRUTALO / MINISTRY OF SOUND, DAYS OF BEING WILD Noe is a great track that will be dropped in the Bungalo Disco series on youtube.com/italobrutalo – GABRIEL FERREIRA / NINEFONT, ITEMS & THINGS good!!! – TEKNOBRAT / CHUO 89.1 FM & CKCU 93.1 FM VARIOUS OTTAWA RADIO SHOWS / RADIO OTTAWA CHUO 89.1 FM + RADIO CARLETON CKCU 93.1 FM Will play, support & test Thanks ALEX BAU / CREDO Swan is really nice! – I-ROBOTS I-Robots approved! – CEDO / MBS+C3K / URGENT FM Top notch! pushing this for sure! and i love the fact that they put such a techno banger on it. That’s what i call having balls! Great work Broque – LUIS MENDIZABAL / LIVING TECHNO Nice music! Will support – IGNACIO CANTISANO / IGNACIO CANTISANO Thanks! – ANDY MARTIN / MOLE AUDIO / SSENSORIAL / KVLTO great release! Swan Original and the Kernel Existence Remix for me, thanks! – U-MIXX good – CHRIS LOXTON / FIRE Track 4 sl – BOB NIEUWENHUIS / BE-AT TV deeep stuff love it. – CHRIS MAICO SCHMIDT AKA MIKE S. / EVOSONIC RADIO GMBH This will surely be album of the day again on evosonic radio – JOHN MASSEY / SOUND REHAB / FROM 0-1 Cool release. Owl for me. Big thx – VIALOCAL / AUDIOPHILE DEEP, SNKE OF SUNCLOCK, VIALOCAL RECORDINGS Thanks a lot for the promo! Lovely Deep!
