2010

Like all its previous releases, Bine Music's first compilation is more about quality than quantity, and yet it had to be released on double vinyl (and download). At the end of the day, new and upcoming artists like Severence (whose album we can't wait for now) should be ccommodated just as much as those we have loved for years. Düsseldorf artist Lars Leonhard, who's already well known among fellow techno freaks, makes his debut for Bine and starts off with the Twin Peaks-y but lovely grooving 'Citylights, while Thomas Touzimsky, who's usually pulling strings behind the scenes, pleases us with a chirring beat "Insect". A remarkably straight Scanner track reminding us of the better side of trance is followed by the minimal house sounds of TOL (raster-noton). Move D's live recording back from the 90s paves the way for a warm, guitar chord driven ambient piece by New Zealand's Ben Swire. Along with Move D, Benjamin Brunn is one of the label's cornerstones and finds his place among Taylor Deupree aka Ando and Marconi Union (whose beautiful "Toyko" still rings in our ears). What unifies all of them is the idea of combining thoughts of both abstraction and emotion which also shows in the formidable artwork - the head starts sweating while the legs dissect the beats. Ladies and Gentlemen! Please fasten your seatbelts, we're floating into the outer space of your mind! A01 Citylights (Lars Leonhard) A02 Film (Taylor Deupree aka Ando) A03 Dark Heat  Moss Mix (Severence) B01 Insect (Thomas Touzimsky aka Fold) B02 Coming Into Focus (Scanner) B03 Electrocity 2010 (Tilo Seidel aka Tol) C01 Skoda (Move D) C02 And There (Ben Swire) D01 Lotta G (Benjamin Brunn) D02 Ancoats 111 (Marconi Union)