Etui Electronic & Dance 16 Artikel

Etui Records continues it´s 20th anniversary with the first full-length by label founder Insect O. Atacama is a compilation of 10 tracks showcasing his wide range of music production skills. Beside his music he also shares a big passion for traveling and video filming. Back in his studio he creates memories about his journeys. He combines analog synthesizers tones with sounds of his modular system, endless echoes and warm reverbs.

With Beauty Warp EP, Welsh born El Choop finally gives his vinyl EP debut on Etui Records. The light green/white marbled vinyl opens with a set of raw icy chords, sculpted around a dark kick and glittering percussion. Designed for the dancefloor, Beauty Warp is as light as it is heavy. The inner cut exhibits El Choops deeper side with Adrift in the Opal Fields. With a more conventional dub techno palette, it paints a dusty, gritty, and echo filled sonic landscape. Reverse to find Women (Night), a 12 minute moody workout of melancholy chords and weighty lows complete with a set of polyrhythmic stabs that you just cant seem to count.

Monomood returns to his dubby roots with his fantastic laid back and atmospheric EP Unexpected Perceptions on Etui Records. Remembering the frost and darkness, the first track Wjnter can’t hide it’s origin. Cold chords and warm synths are creating the unique feeling of gloomy days in winter.With Spuukj Dub on the flip you get a reduced echo-tool with haunting vocals and complex delay structures. Finally Monomood layers some pads and reverbs in the last track Dronje before breaking up the tune with a stunning piano & string combination. Goosebumps.The release comes on white / black marbled vinyl with black inside out cover.

El Choop, Hydergine, Insect O, Monomood. With the 10th release of our colored vinyl series we bring you the Decade Dubs. Bristol based new artist El Choop opens the edition with pulsating chords and synths in his track Unknown Landscape. Italian producer Hydergine takes you on a psychedelic mind trip with his energetic deep techno track Blue State Of Mind.The flip side starts with Etui Records label head Insect O. With his dirty chords and wired echoes he is telling you the mystic story about the Ancient Architects. And finally Monomood returns to the label and proves his musically diversity. A mellow brass and a deep bass will give you goosebumps while dancing on the afterhour or just sitting in a smokey jazz bar.The artwork is done by graphic designer and musician Daniel Madlung aka Dandytracks. It´s based on a photo of the Sea of Sand at Indonesia´s Mt. Bromo volcano, taken by Insect O.

After his last year's "Birds Over Hong Kong EP" Insect O. takes us on a musical journey across Down Under this time.The title track 'Bondi Dub' offers a smooth groove laying in an ocean of delayed chords. An acid line gives this 11 minutes piece of music the final touch. You can dance with your feeds in the sand or just sit on the beach and watch the sunset. Is this surf techno? Maybe.

Etui Records continues it´s 20th anniversary with the first full-length by label founder Insect O. Atacama is a compilation of 10 tracks showcasing his wide range of music production skills. Beside his music he also shares a big passion for traveling and video filming. Back in his studio he creates memories about his journeys. He combines analog synthesizers tones with sounds of his modular system, endless echoes and warm reverbs.

After his vinyl debut “Oktrosis” on Etui Monomood spreads ones again his love for techno. In the same way the paradox title “Love, Dub & Machine Wars” may confuse on his new EP the sounds will take the listener on a diversified travel through his essential techno style. „Nina“ shows Monomoods sensitive and thoughtful perception of electronic dance music. Deep chord sounds and a wonderful dreamy pad are making your eyes water not only on Sunday mornings at a festival. „Absolute Control“ on the b-side is presenting a quite different manner. Deeply rooted in the techno business of the end 90′s, Monomood can’t deny his origin. What you can always hear in his energetic DJ Sets now has found its way on a record – peak time Techno with a raw attitude. With „Coming Home“ Monomood closes the circle and claiming dub techno-rhythms are meeting a highly fragile pad construction finding its home somewhere between desperate euphoria and blissful melancholy.

The release comes in a gatefold cover. Monomood, Insect O., El Choop, Planetary Secrets, Markus Masuhr, Phil Baenz, Alek S, Rebar.

We are kicking off the labels 20th anniversary with two parts white vinyl edition of Etui Winter Camp 4. Part two focuses on techno.

Markus Masuhr, Phil Baenz, Alek S, Rebar.

Monomood, Insect O., El Choop, Planetary Secrets.We are kicking off the labels 20th anniversary with two parts white vinyl edition of Etui Winter Camp 4. Part one focuses on dub techno.

Since the climate has slightly changed during the last years, its hard to talk about real winter in the northern hemisphere. However the world feels a bit colder these days. To keep your hearts warm, Etui Records has opened the winter camp again. Artists from Australia, Italy and Germany are delivering a musical fireplace of dub and deep techno. Can dub techno sounds happy? Of course! Melbournes Silver Ash opens the vinyl edition of this years Etui Winter Camp and spreads some dubby chord funk across the dancefloors with his Meranti. Dresden based Dandytracks of Vekton tell part 2 of their Dubstories About Us. On the flip side Etui Records label head Insect O. shows his love for hypnotic driven techno in his Kondor and new italian artist Drafted proves in his Ascending that Detroit Techno and Minimalism have been always a great combination. May the world feels a bit warmer with this. Etui Winter Camp 3 will be out as digital album inc. 11 tracks and special white vinyl edition incl. 4 tracks.

Hydergine's musical roots and influences are going back to the classic sound of the 90s dub techno pioneers. His pseudonym is taken from the name of a smart drug used to improve the metabolism of brain cells and cognitive abilities.With its dark and atmospheric soundscapes, the a-side track 'Grid'follows that root in a perfectly manner and shows his love for tape and tube sounds. On the flip side the title track 'Static Frame'offers sparkling synth lines and shuffling hi hats. The modulated echoes go straight from your ear to your brain. The reduced drums and driven synths in 'Sweep' will finally beam you into a basement techno party full of fog and strobe lights.

incl. Remixes by Monomood + Insect O.Alessandro Crimi's Quantum Realm is the much-loved dub techno track appeared on the most recent Etui Winter Camp 2 compilation.Long term Etui Records label artist and Abstract Animal founder Monomood delivered 2 massive remixes for this track. With the first edit he turns the track into a floor orientated techno trip while his 2nd edit offers a more dub vibe with stunning echoes.On the flip side Switzerland based producer Alessandro Crimi shows his love for laid-back techno sound with his Space Cocktail. Etui Records label head Insect O. added some shuffling grooves, dub deepness and analogue flavor in his remix to work well on the dancefloor and even at the beach bar.

Dandytracks / Wenzel Mehnert / Idealist / MonomoodEtui Records has opened the winter camp again and invited friends and fellows to open their boxes of dub and deep techno tracks.

Echo Inspectors / Quantec / Insect O. / Frank Hellmond4 new tracks from the deeper side of techno.