Gui Boratto - Gate 7

Architect, producer, musician and composer, Gui Boratto, brasilian based, presents us a masterpiece. Combining his latin "" flavours with a little of european electro touch. Reminds me some productions of Dahlback. Mad dancing grooves, uprising feelings and great production is what to be expected from the best brasilian minimal artist in these days. Released on k2 records, sublabel of Kompakt recds.

a1 - Gate 7
b1 - Chains

SLG - Caffeine

With the second 12" release on Trapez, following his brilliant debut Ep, Nine Hours released August 2006, the top polish producer SLG aka Lukasz Seliga, takes it one step further proving his skill of producing finest post detroit minimal techno music.
Lukasz Seliga has been experimenting and producing music for over ten years, but only recently decided to release it. He claims to be "a perfectionist who laboriously works on details before any release".
When I've heard it, I really thinked "look, Alex Under strikes back" (Saludos Alex Under!). Only when I saw the name I realized it. It's not, of course, Alex Under but haves a mark and it's without any doubt a producer to remember. His focus on details are really deep sh*t with a constructive way that fuses polyrhythmic versatility, quick changes and power in the arranjement leads you into some kind of "music blow"! Comfortable and warm basslines are tottally in tune with all other elements and clicks in the music, and we can't expect anything else from a producer that doesn´t release till "the job's done"! Rushour is more subdued and minimal, but doesn't "escape" from a quality seal! Caffeine is, without a doubt, a great release. It's really minimal techno delivered like a bomb into a dancefloor! It's still hot in the mnmland :P

Label: Trapez
Catalogue: [Trapez 070]
Release date: 11th December 2006

Tracklisting:
A1 - Caffeine
B1 - Rushhour

Ricardo Villalobos - Fizheuer Zieheuer

Label: Playhouse
Catalogue: [playcd21/play133]
Released: October 31

I Luv this guy! Another strike in his production way (more than 11 minutes!), but this one really occupies the whole Ep! There's the same release on cd to have a new one (playcd21), the fizbeast, that doesn't find her space on the Ep, lol!
I must say that Fizheuer Zieheur (part 1 and 2) is one of my favourite minimalistic tracks since hologramm from matt john.. It haves a kind of soul that leads you on a trip, it's not confuse and haves not "yodel" vocals like others from him (sorry Villa, but it's true!).
Unlike we can think, looking at the time it lasts, it's not boring and haves a sense of hypnotic minimal drive that only a few can have while producing. Despite his production way, this release is more "dancefloor", altough mantains the minimal touch. A evolution I think, cause his production vs. djing had always a sublime difference in Villalobos style.
Without a doubt, I recommend this one, if not to a dancefloor, always to a ear delight back at home :)

Tracklisting (Ep):

A1 - Fizheuer Zieheuer (Part 1)
B1 - Fizheuer Zieheuer (Part 2)

Tracklisting (cd):

1 - Fizheuer Zieheuer
2 - Fizbeast
(Courtesy from www.juno.co.uk)

Robosonic - Yasmin

Label: diskomafia / undercoverart
Catalogue: UCA-07
Style: electro/minimal/tech-house

Here is the second release from robosonic (I must confess this name doesn't enters in my ear!) in undercoverart label, after his Nintendo Remixes, for the same label.
It's not the best I've heard this november, but it's free to download and it's quite good in fact. More sided to the electro movement, but with some minimal/techno touches for the dancefloor. Doesn't compromise, and gives it a shake. I was expecting more from the Koletzky/Meindl remix, but in fact does not compromise their minimal fame. The "Die Kinder vom Kotti" and "Yasmin - Koletzky/meindl remix are my favourites, maybe because they're the most minimalist from the Ep. Try Robosonic for FREE at the links below.

Tracklisting:

A1 Yasmin
B1 Die Kinder vom Kotti
A2 Yasmin (Oliver Koletzki & Florian Meindl Remix)
B2 Yasmin (The Coconut Wireless Remix)

Exercise One - Where is My Keyboard

Perfect release from one of my favourite producers. Exercise one are Marco Freivogel (a.k.a. M. Freebird) & Ingo Gansera, berlim based and present us pure genuine minimal techno, or what sould it be. This is perfect material, dark rythms, never ending paths... Where is my keyboard? ...they ask! maybe it meltdown will all the hot stuff they produce! Build to enjoy @ the dancefloors. Released on num records (Lee van Dowski and Phill Quenum's label)

a1 - Where is my keyboard?
b1 - A night like this