Andrez

Ta, Cupe! Just scored a great book review today @ SF Book Reviews (see below) - and the Melbourne launch of the bugger is all set for 3 weeks from tomorrow (Wed. 10th August) at For Walls @ Miss Libertine: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=152173894856521 Personally, I can't wait to get back - though swapping humid, 36°C Tokyo weather for Melbourne winter will be a wee bit shocking! Melbourne, Australia - a metropolis that at one time was the biggest and wealthiest city in the world, ranked as one of the top three world's most liveable cities and a mecca for the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, sport and tourism. It also happens to be the only city in the world left standing after a worldwide apocalypse wipes everything else off the planet. Your narrator for the evening is Floyd Maquina, a likable chap with one hell of a story to share. There is a Deviant menace sweeping the city, a plague that our boy finds himself in the thick of. Cue guns, intrigue, kidnappings, conspiracy and all sorts of general mayhem that make for cracking good headlines. Does Floyd stop the bad guys? Does he get the girl? Does he make Humphrey Bogart proud? Grab some popcorn and read on. Tobacco-Stained Mountain Goat is quite something else, narrated in the first person by the protagonist, the book has a roguish, affable dialog that makes the reader feel like a close friend is imparting a true story. It also makes heavy references to some of the classic black and white film noir such as The Third Man (paraphrased at the beginning of the novel) and the Maltese Falcon (liberally littered with quotes). This manages to set the scene quite nicely and before long we are led into a post apocalyptic Melbourne, the last city in the world. The author clearly has a highly developed grasp of the english language, defying conventional story telling methods and creating a unique voice to the narrative that almost feels non-linear. The fact that he manages to succeed here really does speak volumes, the last time I read such defiant wordplay was when I last visited China Miéville's work - although the comparison does stop there - both are vastly different in style and content. In places the author does push these boundaries a little too much, there are a few occasions when it took me a minute to realise the story had shifted from past to present or one dialogue to another but these are really few and far between. The dialog is quick witted and very offbeat, occasionally sliding into the surreal and this helps to keeps the narrative really fresh, encouraging the reader to pay attention. This isn't one of those novels that you can just switch off half your brain while reading it asks for your undivided right from the start. In style it has a strong noir feel, very much like the hard-boiled detectives such as Sam Spade or Philip Marlowe - but set in a rich post-apocalyptic near future world which has been influenced by the likes of Ridley Scott and Raymond Chandler in equal measure. There also a wonderful infusion of the authors multicultural background, blending Australia with Japan then mixing it up with classic cinematography, creating something very different. Read more here: http://sfbook.com/tobacco-stained-mountain-goat.htm

BTW... ...you can now grab the digital version of Tobacco-Stained Mountain Goat for FREE (for iPad or Kindle)... to road-test it, if you will. While personally I prefer the paperback - it gives you something to hang onto! - we want people to read our books, even if they read 'em for no charge. That's why we provide digital versions of our releases for an optional contribution. You can contribute up front, or read the entire book before coming back to contribute or buy a bound copy. Or you can just pay nothing. Up to you. Check out the freebie download options here: http://anothersky.org/asp/in-print/tobacco-stained-mountain-goat-andrez-bergen/

TOBACCO-STAINED BOOK LAUNCH SOIREE: MELBOURNE, WED. AUGUST 10TH @FOR WALLS, MISS LIBERTINE This'll be the Australian launch party for this post-apocalyptic noir novel based in Melbourne - my old hometown. Hope you can trundle along, since I'll be down from Tokyo for the week (I desperately need my fix of friends, family, and Melbourne-made fish & chips). 7PM - 10PM. HACK MAZAK . KITSCH SNACKS. SIGNINGS . Q&A . BOOK SALES . POSTCARDS . A BIG FAT BLACK TEXTA . MORE INFO HERE: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=152173894856521 FEEDBACK FOR THE NOVEL “Flows effortlessly; smart, mesmerizingly dark and difficult to put down.” [VICE MAGAZINE] “A Third Man/Matrix/Blade Runner/Dashiell Hammett melange that is engrossing, intriguing and surprising.” [THE AGE] "An engrossing and visual read—some really gorgeous, subtle moments." [LIP MAGAZINE] "A great read; a well-rounded book from a well-rounded individual." [FARRAGO] “Original and intriguing.” [FILMINK] “Quite the offbeat P.I. novel.” [SONS OF SPADE] “A jam-packed roller coaster that’s as affecting as it is exciting and gripping.” [IMPACT MAGAZINE] "A post-modern melange that is the most intriguing of novels... Tobacco-Stained Mountain Goat is a novel that manages to be hardboiled and playful at the same time." [GUY SALVIDGE] "It's a cigar-puffing, whiskey-sipping, piano playing bar lout, and the book will stir up a whole bunch of memories of black-and-white imagery." [SOLARCIDE] "Does a fabulous job of highlighting the complexities and dangers of current world social, economic and political climates." [THE FUTURE FIRE]

LITTLE NOBODY COMMIX FMCD-008 Just released yesterday on CD here in Japan, the COMMIX LP is more of a "best of..." compilation of some of the cooler remixes we've been able to get for Andrez Bergen’s muzak under the aliases of Little Nobody, Funk Gadget and DJ Fodder, and it features brilliant rejigs by Dave Tarrida, Syuji Wada (DJ Wada), James Ruskin, Dave Angel, Justin Robertson, Shin Nishimura, Mijk van Dijk, Si Begg, Captain Funk, Donk Boys & Patrick Pulsinger. 1 Poiseworks - Shin Nishimura remix 2 Compulsion - DJ Wada remix 3 Metropolis How? - Dave Angel remix 4 Robota - Dave Tarrida remix, feat.Robo*Brazileira 5 Cocaine Speaking - Mijk van Dijk remix 6 Blah Blah - Patrick Pulsinger remix 7 Compulsion - Donk Boys remix 8 Metropolis How? - James Ruskin remix 9 Get Away From It All - Justin Robertson remix 10 Cocaine Speaking - Captain Funk remix 11 Blah Blah - Si Begg remix RELEASED ON CD THROUGH JAPANESE LABEL FOUNTAIN MUSIC/ PLAZA IN CROWD: http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/4044746 Also Little Nobody/Andrez Bergen post-apocalyptic/noir novel Tobacco-Stained Mountain Goat now available here: http://www.anothersky.org/in-print/tobacco-stained-mountain-goat-andrez-bergen/

Little Nobody Definitive Dirge EP channel038 FREE RELEASE "The multi-talented Tokyo-based Ozzy ex-pat Andrez Bergen makes a welcome return to Dead Channel with four solid cuts of main-room friendly techno. "These tracks evoke the sounds of Berlin’s legendary Berghain club and its residents Marcel Dettmann and Ben Klock – deep, shuffling slabs of late-night funk – but also retain that playful approach to production that we’ve come to associate with Little Nobody. "Recommended to all fans of quality deep techno." Yep, this one's a freebie through Leeds, UK-based label Dead Channel - if you're interested, just skip over here: http://www.dead-channel.com/releases/channel038-little-nobody-definitive-dirge-ep/ Free is nice. Also Little Nobody/Andrez Bergen post-apocalyptic/noir novel Tobacco-Stained Mountain Goat now available here: http://www.anothersky.org/in-print/tobacco-stained-mountain-goat-andrez-bergen/

Good question!! I haven't seen the tapes in years, and I'm down to my last 2...

LITTLE NOBODY 'HARD FOILED' LP [iF125] The official promo sheet waffle says: "This album is about Little Nobody and his unique take on the regions between house and techno. Often raw, with a swinging groove and never formulised, he treads a path that would be considered unsafe by other artists; Little Nobody lets nothing get in the way of creativity. Highly listenable, always working on the dance floor, the Little Nobody sound is his alone. "A number of singles have been released and remixed from the album notably, 'Metropolis How?', 'The Condimental Op' and 'Robota, with remixes by varied and accomplished artists including: Aux 88, James Ruskin, K. Alexi Shelby, Steve Stoll, Justin Berkovi, Inigo Kennedy, Dave Angel, Wyndell Long, DJ Hi-Shock, Jammin’ Unit, Bas Mooy, Sebastian Bayne and Dave Tarrida. The list could go on!" Proof, I guess, is in the muzak, tho'... TRACKLIST 1 Scappare 2 Sense & Senility 3 Weltschmerz 4 Troll 5 The Condimental Op 6 Blah Blah 7 Get Away From It All (Andrez Bergen remix) 8 Like A Sturgeon (feat. Noisepsalm) 9 Metropolis How? 10 Linoleum Actress 11 Robota 12 Busted Piano 13 George Sanders Available now on BEATPORT here: https://www.beatport.com/en-US/html/content/release/detail/360909/hard-foiled Also available as a 10-track, 70-minute CD here: http://www.lulu.com/product/cd/hard-foiled/15203961 Plus here's a new video clip for the track 'Sense & Senility':

LITTLE NOBODY 'METROPOLIS HOW? - REDUX' [Gynoid Audio - gynoidd027] Remixes by Dave Angel, Justin Berkovi, Luke's Anger, Advanced Human, Ben Mill, Little Nobody & DJ Hi-Shock "Nice package!" BAS MOOY "Really strong release with huge remixes." DR. HOFFMANN "Really like Dave Angel and DJ Hi-Shock remixes." SAMULI KEMPPI "Love the Hi-Shock & Little Nobody renovation mix!" 88UW CHECK OUT MORE ONLINE HERE: http://www.elektraxmusic.com/gynoidd027/

ANDREZ BERGEN - DISQUO REMIXES [Hypnotic Room] 01. Andrez Bergen – Disquo (Takashi Watanabe remix) 02. Andrez Bergen – Disquo (Cut Bit Motorz remix) 03. Andrez Bergen – Disquo (Kultrun remix) 04. Andrez Bergen – Disquo (Little Nobody remix) OUT NOW: http://www.junodownload.com/products/disquo-remixes/1711386-02/ http://www.beatport.com/en-US/html/content/release/detail/340057/disquo-remixes http://www.whatpeopleplay.com/albumdetails/null/id/37944 http://itunes.apple.com/au/album/disquo-remixes/id423516563

Little Nobody 'Get Away From It All - Remixes' (Elektrax/IF? - elek102/IF130) feat. BAS MOOY, ANDREZ BERGEN, DAVE TARRIDA, PEDER + KNOBS. "Australian producer Andrew Bergen's 2010 release as Little Nobody gets the remix treatment, with varying degrees of intensity. As expected, Bas Mooy turns the track into a rolling, moody affair, albeit one that is centred on a robust groove. Bergen himself takes a few steps in a grungier direction, with crunchy beats and a searing bass adding a sense of experimentation, while Dave Tarrida's take unites dubby effects with a slamming rhythm track. There is no let up on the versions from Peder or Knob: the former is a pummelling, drum-heavy track and the latter solders jarring industrial riffs onto grimy beats." Support from Orlando Voorn, Dustin Zahn, Audio Injection, Daz Furey, DJ Hi-Shock, Mattias Fridell, 88uw, etc. Check out the sounds here: http://www.elektraxmusic.com/elek102/

Oh yeah!

I used to be in Melbourne... does that count...?

Andrez Bergen Convert to Mono LP Auricular Records, USA "Andrez Bergen's 4th release with Auricular of his specialized cut and paste, sliced up techno mixes. Andrez has been rightfully compared to Cabaret Voltaire in his cut up techniques and approaches to the specialized mixes he releases on our label. Purchase the CD or name your own price for the digital download (buy the whole release for $1 if you like)..." [Auricular Records] This baby's out now - hope one (or even better two!) of you dig... 1. Rewind 2. Days (featuring ABIS) 3. Alight My Pyre 4. Poiseworks 5. Convert to Mono 6. It Pays So Thin 7. Bad Ass (Ernst Borgnein Mix) 8. Busted Piano 9. Blah Blah 10. Disquo 11. Fed Perverter 12. We Call It Crackhouse (Si Begg remix) 13. All Humanoids Must Not Escape (Exploding Collar Remix) 14. Edge 3 Find out a wee bit more about the EP, and have a free listen, HERE: http://auricularrecords.bandcamp.com/album/convert-to-mono

SHIN NISHIMURA

DAVE TARRIDA

LUKE'S ANGER

I love smoke machines! Even better when people bump into one another 'cos they can't see.

Come on people, this is a cool opportunity - you get to chat with people you dig/respect, and help out Cupe as well. Interviewing people is one of he things that opened my own eyes to production and the underlying ideology... And 'tis fun!

^ Ha Ha Ha... wow! Love this image! I have a hack blog thingy too, mostly related to the hilarity of life in Tokyo: http://iffybizness.blogspot.com/

Agree.

Thanks, mate - me too. Slays dance floors!!

LITTLE NOBODY The Condimental Op - 12" vinyl EP IFLTD002 feat. AUX 88 and K. ALEXI SHELBY remixes Brand new release from expat Aussie, Japan-based Andrez Bergen (Little Nobody) with remixes from Detroit’s superb old-skool vets Aux 88 (430 West/Submerge/Direct Beat/Studio !K7) and Chicago legend K. Alexi Shelby (Transmat/Studio !K7/Djax-Up-Beats/Trax/Warp/Artform) going back to the source: Pure electro/techno, 2010s style. #2 in a brand new LTD Edition 12-inch vinyl sampler series from Tokyo/Melbourne label IF? Records and distributed internationally by Prime Direct, UK. OUT THIS WEEK - CHECK THE SOUNDZ AND/OR BUY DIRECT FROM PRIME HERE: http://www.primedirectdist.co.uk/product.php?productid=15807&cat=0&page=1 OR GO TO JUNO RECORDS: http://www.juno.co.uk/ppps/products/412926-01.htm DJ/PRODUCER FEEDBACK “Wow. That original is sick as a dog. Super impressed.” ALAN OLDHAM / DJ T-1000 (Tresor/Pure Sonik/Generator Records, USA) “Definitely on the old school buzz, reminiscent of Suburban Knight.” DAVE TARRIDA (Tresor/Sativae/Missile Records/BPitch Control, UK) “A very cool track!! You have to do that one on vinyl!!” PATRICK PULSINGER (Disko B/Cheap/Compost Records/Sublime Records, Austria) “Love the [original] track.” KIRK DEGIORGIO (Versatile Records/Mo’ Wax/Ninja Tune/Compost Records, UK) “The original mix sounds hot.” KEITH TUCKER / AUX 88 (430 West/Submerge/Direct Beat/Studio !K7, USA) “Just been listening to these; great stuff. Love the Aux 88 remix! Proper dark and dirty.” INIGO KENNEDY (Missile/Molecular/Token/Assymetric, UK) “I really love the EP and especially the K. Alexi remix – that is the one for me, great!” DAN CURTIN (Peacefrog/Metamorphic/Mobilee, USA) “Much respect for your work, excellent.” MIKE DEHNERT (Fachwerk/MD2, Germany) “Will be playing the K. Alexi mix – feeling that joint, man!” TREVOR ROCKCLIFFE (Bush/Intec, UK) “Duuuuuuude – I love that Original Mix!! It’s an amazing tune and I played it all over the place. Wow, man. And the Aux 88 mix is slammin’.” DJ ONIONZ (Elektrik Soul, NYC) “This sounds great – I would like to play it out.” LAURENT GARNIER (F Communications/Tresor, France) “Thanks for sharing this release, pretty cool stuff!! The Condimental Op original mix has warehouse vibe written all over it, I dig it!!” AUDIO INJECTION (Droid/CLR, UK) “The tracks are cool, man.” LENNY BURDEN / OCTAVE ONE (Transmat/430 West, USA) “Like the Aux 88 mix – good luck with it!” DAVE CLARKE (Bush/Studio !K7/Music Man, UK) “The new EP is dope, bro! Will work into my sets for sure!” JEROME BAKER (Relief Records/Mixtape/Teggno, USA) “I have had a couple of listens now over the past week or so. Have not been really listening techno in a long time. So it feels like anyway. But this I can listen to. Even the cat enjoys it. There has been to much hectic techno with loads of breaks and changes I think. There should be more music like this now I reckon. Thanks for letting me have a sneak peak sir.” TOMAS NORDSTRÖM / TSR (Don’t/Kitty Corner/Tonewrecker, Sweden) “Cool.” LESTER FITZPATRICK (Relief Records/Missile/Modular, USA) “[The Original Mix is] very UR for sure.” STEVE STOLL (NovaMute/Djax-Up-Beats/Proper N.Y.C., USA) “Great works, man!” LUCY (Stroboscopic Artefacts/Mote-Evolver, Germany) “I love the mixes! Killa! The Original is dope as well!” NORMAN CHUNG (Sino, Sino/Hypnotic Room, Singapore) “Original is a cool tune there. Great release…Will support!” DAMON WILD (Synewave/Kanzleramt/Music Man, USA) “Thanks for the nice EP with some old school techno feel.” KEN ISHII (R&S/Sublime/70Drums, Japan) “I like the Original, nice and slow.” BEN PEST (Warp/Bonus Round/The Black E, with Cristian Vogel, UK) “Good mix – hook me up.” STEVE POINDEXTER (Djax-Up-Beats/ACV/Chicago Underground, USA) “For some reason, the Original reminds me of the Art Of Noise. I like the track.” ANTHONY SHAKIR (International DJ Gigolo/Disko B/Transmat/430 West, USA) “Thanks for sending – love the K. Alexi remix. It’s massive!” SATOSHI FUMI (Yoshitoshi/Klik/Outerspace, Japan) “The Original is a wicked track!” DAN LODIG (Pomelo/Müller Records, Spain) “I’m so happy with the mix.” K. ALEXI SHELBY (Transmat/Studio !K7/Djax-Up-Beats/Trax/Warp/Artform, USA) “Aux 88 is good for me! Old skool electro! Techno is back.” SHIN NISHIMURA (SCI+TEC/Plus Tokyo, Japan) “Very heavy bass in the Original Mix!! Certainly this cool tune feels like the deepest era of Detroit tech – Suburban Knight came to my mind! It’s a cool one.” TATSUYA OE / CAPTAIN FUNK (Sublime Records/Avex Trax, Japan) “I just listened to the Original and like it!” TOMMY HAMILTON / AUX 88 (430 West/Submerge/Direct Beat/Studio !K7, USA) “The Original Mix is a cool track – love that hissing off beat hi hat and that synth riff that gives the whole thing atmos. It’s a busy little number, but In a real good way. So many different grooves to listen to. Cool breakdowns just after 5 and 6 minutes. Love that dirty time-stretched sound… Nice track mate – I really like it.” BEN MILL / BITCH SHIFT (Elektrax Recordings/IF?/Gynoid Audio, Australia) “Killer!!!” MARTIN MÜLLER “Love that wandering bass in the Original.” KULTRUN (Elektrax/IF?/BeatGeek, Australia) “Great tracks!! The one I like the most is the Original Mix... I'll play it for sure.” ADRIANA LÓPEZ (Modularz, Colombia/Spain) “Stellar release. Aux 88 turns ‘The Condimental Op’ into an electro monster and Shelby's remix has class written all over it! So versatile, will play, chart and enjoy time and time again. Mate, all these tracks rock rock rock funking rock!” SEBASTIAN BAYNE (Elektrax, Australia) “Wicked tracks... Love the Original and Aux 88. Dropped them both last night... sounded wicked, bro!” ARVEENE JUTHAN (OK Music/Bang Gang, Ireland) “Thank you kindly! Proper wonky donky stuff! Love it.” ANDY COLE / LUV JAM (We Play House/We Love… Space (Ibiza), Wales) “Nice electro old skool release.” LUIS BONIAS (The Factoria/Modularz, Spain) “Nice tunes, mate.” BAS MOOY (Audio Assault/Impact Mechanics/Planet Rhythm, Holland) “Aux 88 mix is cool electro! Love it! Will rock it tomoz in Portland!” ROMAN ZAWODNY (TechHead Toolbox/Naked Lunch, USA) “Wow, the Aux 88 mix is a pretty cool remix... some evil sounds in there!” DJ HI-SHOCK (Elektrax/Gynoid Audio, Australia) “It’s good, I liked it – K. Alexi’s is my pick, I think, but they are all fine to me.” SAMUEL L. SESSION (Music Man/Soma Recordings, Sweden) "[Aux 88] is a wicked mix!!" JAMIE BISSMIRE / SPACE DJZ (Soma Recordings/Blackout Audio/NovaMute, UK) "Way cool. The Aux 88 mix is old school electro. The real deal... The absolute real deal. I love it." SON OF ZEV (Elektrax/IF?, Australia) “Nice release, mate... Love your original, always have. The Aux 88 remix is great, I’m a big fan of them, and K. Alexi’s remix is nicely done too... Yeah I dig!!” E383 (Elektrax/Hypnotic Room, Scotland) "Yeah, the Aux 88 mix is well cool." CRAIG McWHINNEY (Haul Music/Nightshade/Global Underground, Australia) “That EP is a killer…” LUCY / LUCA MORTELLARO (Stroboscopic Artefacts, Germany) "Nice deep techno!" DJ WADA (Co-Fusion/Sublime, Japan) “I like the Aux 88 remix!” FRANK MÜLLER / BEROSHIMA (Cocoon Recordings/Some Recordings, Germany) “Thank you so much – nice tracks!!!” AKIO YAMAGATA (DJ A.K.iii.O!!!, Japan) "Really cool. You can imagine I'm a fan of Aux 88... brilliant!" CHRISTIAN VANCE (Haul Music/Versatile/Perspectiv, Australia) “I really like the original and the Aux 88 remix – lovely!!” MASAYUKI KURIHARA / X-TRON (Hypnodisk/Studio !K7/Psy-Harmonics, Japan) “WHAT A TUNE! The original is driving techno to the extreme. Deep, filthy, pounding and occasionally insane. Just the way I like it. The Aux 88 mix takes it to a breaks territory and is a huge departure from the original. Still good in its way but not my favourite mix of the release. K. Alexi Shelby’s tune is deep and lush and works for me. I like the way it builds to that eerie synth at the end, yet keeping the deep vibe. This is a great release. Can I play the original mix on my show?” DJ ED-LINER (Kick 106 FM, England) “Nice ep. K. Alexi Shelby remix is the one for me. Nice funky tune... keep it like this. Full support! Keep it alive, save vinyl...” RYUJI TAKEUCHI (Naked Lunch/Local Sound Network, Japan) “Wicked…” BREWSTER B (AKA Ltd, Australia) “Really awesome music, my friend! Congratulations on the release and full support.” FABIAN MULFINGER (Nachtstrom Schallplatten, Germany) “Nice one! Good work – I love the Aux 88 remix, makes you wanna break. I will def. play out! Full support.” JANI HO (Finn Audio, Australia) “You really bang out cool music.” MARTIN MUELLER (NoSleep/Home Records, Austria) "Like the Aux 88 remix!" NICO DEUTSTER / DJ FLUSH (Killekill/Musick, Germany) Support also from Kuniaki Takenaga, Andreas Tek, Gonzo Gonzalez, Burne Maximilian + Chris Dynasty

I use Juno Records sometimes, but the people at Deejay.de in Germany have been great to work with and they're quick/cheap: http://www.deejay.de/(S(qc1pllqw1s4yyn45mkpd3wb3))/Detailansicht.aspx?artid=57861

OUT TODAY ON 12" VINYL LITTLE NOBODY GET AWAY FROM IT ALL IF121 feat. BAS MOOY + DAVE TARRIDA For IF? Records’ 121st release (and 5th vinyl offering this year), we selected to reinvent a track from LITTLE NOBODY’s back catalogue that was previously released in 2008 along with a sensational remix by JUSTIN ROBERTSON (Lionrock). Back then the sound was more glitch/cut-up/dub-electro, and our mission here was to update ‘Get Away From It All’ 2010-style and slab the beast right in the harder, dirtier, bassier tech realm it deserves to dwell within. Thus we got on board BAS MOOY and DAVE TARRIDA to do the two scintillatingly different takes here, which we think are downright superb. Bas Mooy has been prolific of late as an in-demand DJ and has released his music through Audio Assault, Planet Rhythm, Impact Mechanics, Naked Lunch and Elektrax. Dave Tarrida started up the brilliant Sativae label in the early 1990s and has released some fantastic sounds through Tresor, Mosquito, Missile, Musick, IF?, Predicaments, BPitch Control and Elektrax. A1 Get Away From It All (remix Bas Mooy ) B1 Get Away From It All (remix Dave Tarrida ) B2 Troll (Hardboiled & Dirty Mix) WAX + SAMPLE SOUNDS HERE: http://www.triplevision.nl/release/IF121/ FEEDBACK FROM OTHER DJ/PRODUCERS: "Thanks bro, will be rocking this!" Trevor Rockcliffe (Bush/Intec, UK) "Probably gonna do real good for ya. Mixed as in quality very well." Orlando Voorn (R&S/International DJ Gigolo, USA) "Massive tracks… full support from me. The Bas Mooy mix is HUGE... love it!!!" Andrew Till (Psy-Harmonics/Machine, Australia) "Raw and sinful techno power from the IF? crew, 100% support on all mixes! The artwork is absolutely mind-blowing." DJ Hi-Shock (Elektrax/Gynoid Audio, Australia) “The tracks are cool, man.” Lenny Burden/Burden Brothers/Octave One (Transmat/430 West, USA) "Oh wow, that Bas Mooy mix is insane, I am going to drop this Friday night and give you the crowd feedback. 4:00 am head caving techno! ‘Troll’ also sounds awesome, love the industrial/glitch aspects to it. Sick tune, very into it." Kultrun (Elektrax/BeatGeek/IF?, Australia) Nice work on ‘Troll’! You have a distinctive style – keep it up!” Ken Ishii (Sony/Sublime, Japan) “Love your tracks.” Alan Oldham/DJ T-1000 (Tresor/Pure Sonik USA) "The organ riff [in ‘Troll’] is cool – it's a cool track for sure." Chris McCormack (Blacklisted/Potential, UK) “Great fat sounds! I like!” Takashi Watanabe/DJ Warp (Elektrax, Japan) "Nice deep techno!" DJ Wada (Co-Fusion/Sublime, Japan) "Hey man, thanks for sharing – good, good tracks!" Audio Injection (Droid/CLR, UK) "Like this a lot." Angel Alanis (Tresor/Conteminated, USA) "Ha ha!! Bas Mooy has certainly has nailed that!! Top remix, real big room stuff. Love the percussion & FX movement/panning and the sinister bass! I'll be playing it, that's for sure – and I reckon a lot of the big boys will be too! Also ‘Troll’ is very nice, sinister as hell! Great work man." Mike Holmes/Dead Agenda (IF?, UK) "In ’Troll’ there’s a very, very, very, very, very, very, very, cool good groove - you found a past vibe for a modern vision... you got it!! You are on the groove, go deep – good work mate." Max Durante (Hot Trax/Monotone, Italy) “It works!” Tiger Stripes (Slip ‘n’ Slide/Drumcode, Sweden) "Sounds good - I'll play it next time." Dasha Rush (Fullpanda/Sonic Groove, France) "Yeah, that's gonna sound good on a system and in the clubs." Buds MacLachlan (Blueprint, UK) "It's a killer track and a stellar mix by Bas. That reverb that kicks things off is sick. He just pulls a massive sound. Nice!!" Ben Mill (Elektrax/IF?, Australia) "’Troll’ is really different and unique... honestly, I think you are at least a couple of years ahead in your music vision compared to other producers. Your sounds, like Veronica du Lac and 'Metropolis How?', are only just now beginning to slowly creep in and I noticed others re-producing them... RESPECT!!!" DJ Hi-Shock (Elektrax/Gynoid Audio, Australia) "Thank you very much!" Oliver Bondzio/Hardfloor (Harthouse/Studio !K7, Germany) "Really cool remix by Bas.... really cool. I LOVE it – it’s right up my dark side alley, will defo play it for sure!" Craig McWhinney (Haul Music/Nightshade, Australia) "Fantastic remix by Bas Mooy! Dark and pumping, will play this for sure! Very original layering of sounds in ‘Troll’ too!" Sebastian Bayne (Cliq Recordings/IF?, Australia) "Jeebus, this is HUGE! Dirty, nasty, filthy – brilliant! I love it!!!!" Matt Goddard/Dopamine (Title Fight/Diverted Traffic, Australia) "Yahoo! So deep and aggressive! I love this reverb... makes a dark atmosphere! Cool one! I absolutely love the Bas Mooy remix – as always, the deep way is for me!! Great atmosphere for this big room techno... slap tune! And… WHAT GREAT ARTWORK!!! I love it!!! " Claudio Masso (Elektrax, Italy) “Deep and dark techno in the Bas Mooy mix. Whoa!! Dave Tarrida mix also is powerful. ‘Troll’ mix is demented!!” Satoshi Matsumoto/ DJ Inkling (TTAK, Japan) "Love the pops 'n' filth in ‘Troll’ - new finesse." Isnod (IF?, Australia) "I'm with Isnod on the pops and grit, and the organ riff in ‘Troll’ adds heaps, as does that meandering bass(y)line. And Bas Mooy? Oh, Jesus, that’s just pure, blissful darkness!! Awesome wax!" Enclave (Elektrax/IF?, Australia) "Boo ya! The Bas Mooy remix is massive, man, definitely main hour stuff!! Love ‘Troll’ too." Koda (Elektrax/IF?, Australia) "Bas Mooy remix is huge!!!! Can't wait to drop that little number when I get back from Berlin... will let you know how it goes down!" Pete Coyle (Disconnected Audio, Australia) "Liking that glitchy sound in the back of ‘Troll’!" Alkan (Android Muziq/IF?, Australia) "Thanks! I get lots 'n' lots of promo, yes, but I've chosen this." Samuel L. Session (Music Man/Soma Recordings, Sweden) "Hey man - those tunes you sent were freaking ace, mate! Sounding wicked; both Bas and Dave are old mates - couldn't see that combo coming, though. Nice work all the way. Love your new stuff, too. Big ups..." Cynthia Stern (Input-Output Inc./Slidebar, Sweden) "Bas’ remix is cool. I'm always a supporter of his music even though I don't play that hard anymore." Dustin Zahn (Droid Recordings/Drumcode, USA) "Props for your stuff mate! ‘Troll’ is a wicked tune with some really interesting sounds in it... it's something quite different than most of the overproduced tunes these days...love it!" Bas Mooy (Audio Assault/Impact Mechanics/Planet Rhythm, Holland) "Liking the Tarrida mix, and also 'Troll'. The Tarrida mix of 'Get Away From it All' has a tough, solid drive to it that I really like. 'Troll' has some really, really nice sounds. The drum arrangement is a bit messy for me at times though that's just my personal opinion and I know it's meant to be like that. Saying that, it doesn't stop me really enjoying the tune. Good work man." Dave Shades (Pest Control Records, UK) “This ’Troll’ is dark and driving with a fantastic dark undercurrent. The organ reminds me of a Doors track or an Animals track from '60s. Frankly this is gonna turn out well." Ed Pickett (DJ Ed Liner, UK) "Great that you are getting into the vinyl releases. Nice tracks - especially like the A-Side." Steve Law/Zen Paradox (Solitary Sound/Elektrax, Australia) "I am listening to it now.. Bas Mooy mix is lovely and dark! I am enjoying this kind of techno again as long as it stays slower... Lovely. Andrew Till is playing like this nowadays and I am loving it! The Hardboiled Mix [of 'Troll'] is interesting..." Chris Coe/Digital Primate (Pro-Jex/Communique, Australia) "Both remixes of get away from it all are awesome, they are right up my alley and 'Troll' is pretty cool too. I also love the artwork, especially side B. Let me know which records stores are stocking it so i can pick up a copy." Matt Radovich (Melbourne Techno Collective, Australia) "Nice!!" BCR Boys (Synewave/Gynoid Audio, UK) "Sweet, looking forward to this one! Great artwork as well!" Tal Hurley Levin (Discovery Records, Australia) "I just had a listen to the release, enjoyed the Bas Mooy remix, cool structure. Good luck with the release, there is promise for sure, I followed both Mooy & Tarrida's work; now more into the groovy side of techno & tech house but always welcome the taste back for the dark & heavy side, cool!" Ace Stojevsky (Melbourne Techno Collective, Australia) "You've done really well putting the package together. The Bas Mooy and Dave Tarrida mixes are really good and I'll make sure I play them on my radio show next Saturday night. The third one ['Troll'] is a bit experimental for my taste, but is a nice contrast from the other two. I love the art as well. Anyway, I think you have a winner and I'll have to buy one!" DJ Kilroy (Rainbow Serpent Festival, Australia/NZ) "Thanks - like Bas Mooy remix." Derek Shiel/DJ D-Rek/TR-Storm (Green Ant/Hypnotic Room, Australia) "Wow, ‘Troll’ is quite out there. Interesting sound for sure - the track sounds like inside the mind of a psychiatric patient/troll... ha ha ha. Cool man!" V1NZ (Elektrax/Android, USA) "Nice tracks!” Hologram Hookers (Elektrax/Houzeslave, UK) “’Get Away From It All’ is a good track.” Christian Larsson (Soundz Limited, UK) “Sounds nice.” Dave Tarrida (Tresor/Musick/Feinwerk, UK) "I like both the Bas Mooy and Dave Tarrida remixes... but I think they’re too different to judge together. My favourite is the Bas Mooy mix - I like most of his stuff. It's evil, dirty, and i like the whips... Dave has a different style but i like that too." Natascha van Dongen (Germany)

Turned out well - nice work! Sounds great over all, but I do like the remixes idea for next time.