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7 Hertz
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Eedl
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Fibla
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Part Timer
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Rechenzentrum
Sebastien Roux
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Slow Dancing Society
Steinbrüchel
Talvekoidik
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Ulver
Uusitalo
Tony Wilson 6Tet
Wilson/Lee/Bentley

Compilations/Mixes
15 Exitos Grandes
Steve Lawler
Pole
Sven Väth

3"/ 7"/ 10"/ 12"/ EPs
Ada
Alland Byallo
Formication
Tim Hecker
Hybernation
Karoshi Bros
Lilienweiss
Move D
Tor Lundvall
Shreber Harber Mole FW
Sun Electric
Amon Tobin
Gez Varley

Alland Byallo: Tried & True EP
Nightlight Music

Nightlight Music owner Alland Byallo steps out with the two titular cuts and invites remix guests Berliner-by-Detroit's Lee Curtiss, San Francisco's Jason Short, and Iowa native Kenneth Scott along for the ride (Belgian minimalist nutownproject climbs aboard for a Beatport exclusive). Byallo's opening slab of slinky tech-house minimalism, “Tried,” oozes Minus character when starburst splashes cross paths with woozy synth sprites over a rumbling, clockwork groove, while “True” drapes reverberant, dive-bombing synth flourishes over a wiry funk pulse. The guests stay true to Byallo's minimalist vision yet still leave their own fingerprints on the material: Curtiss strips “True” to its skanky house essence, while Scott tightens the grip and scatters clanging percussive synth-funk across the tune's owly house groove; on the “Tried” makeovers, Short cranks up the original's jittery and squiggly character while nutownproject dresses the track up in a swinging, bass-heavy strut.

January 2008