V.A Expansion | Contraction (minus)

Expansion | Contraction
out on : 2007-11-01

V.A : Plastikman, Heartthrob, Dubfire, Gaiser, Marc Houle, Troy Pierce, JPLS.

Of the continuing themes found throughout the music released on MINUS, one constant exploration is the relationship between Sound and Silence. Within the stripped down but dimensional outcome there exists a polarity that is neither controlled nor accidental, where life imitates art in between the notes. The act of finding inspiration from a sonic molecule or the inaudible space around that element is the nature of EXPANSION | contraction.

Dubfire (Ali, ex-Deep Dish) enters the EXPANSION with the tremendous “Emissions”. This is his first track to be released on Minus and is the culmination of his gravitation towards the Minus sound cemented by a friendship over the years with label head Richie Hawtin. Gaiser again hits the mark with “Mute”, which captures the excitement of his storming live shows throughout 2007 and is taken from the sessions that spawned his forthcoming double pack release “Eye Contact” (M54).

Currently 'on fire' Marc Houle continues his own musical expansion with “Porch”, following up and going beyond his “Extreme” (Items and Things 02) and the monstrous “Techno Vocals/On It” (M50) double-header.

Plastikman's “Risk Assessment” begins the contraction with a simmering builder of a track guaranteed to disconcert even the most sonically prepared of listeners. Jesse Siminski aka Heartthrob is right back on form and contributes the growling funk beast that is “Roundabout”. While JPLS's “Isolate” contracts further and establishes him as one of the darker elements on the Minus roster, his soon-come Minus EP “Fuckshuffle” (M57) bears testament to his highly developed sound.

Troy Pierce's gargantuan “Oxytocin” (CD only) takes up the gauntlet thrown down by his own twisted “Gone Astray” (M52) release from the summer, and wraps up the CD somewhere exactly in-between the concept where EXPANSION | contraction first started.

tracklist
1. Plastikman - Risk Assessment
2. Heartthrob - Roundabout
3. Dubfire - Emissions
4. Gaiser - Mute
5. Marc Houle - Porch
6. Troy Pierce - Oxytocin
7. JPLS – Isolate

Heartthrob - Baby Kate remixes (minus48)

’Baby Kate’ remixes by MAGDA, KONRAD BLACK, SASCHA FUNKE, PLASTIKMAN & MORE
12' vynil out on march 2.

Whatever happened to Baby Kate? It’s a question that’s been asked ever since Heartthrob’s opening.

cut on the min2MAX compilation started causing such comprehensive damage to dancefloors last summer.

The EP kicks off with the thousand yard stare of Magda’s beautifully crafted, percussive dub, complete with morphing, distorted motif, bouncing acid bass and subtle use of space. Then there’s Konrad Black’s energetic signal to rave : hookline, phat electro bass and nu school flavor.

On the flip : rolling groove of Sascha Funke (bpitch control). With out bassline, skanking hi-hat patterns and hypnotic melody. The EP concludes with the fever created by Plastikman’s night dive into the track’s murkiest depths. An eight minute subsonic adventure !

+ 3 Digital exclusive tracks :
Baby Kate (Troy Pierce "First Day of Rehab" Mix)
Baby Kate (Adam Beyer + Jesper Dahlbäck Remix)
Baby Kate (Robotman Remix)