UPC 827170579361 Release date: 26 January 2014
Tracklist: A. April 9 B1. Damage B2. WKL2
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Ian Pooley initiates his new techno label Montage by resurrecting his Silvershower alias. Best known for a pair of 12"s released on Richie Hawtin's Plus 8 in 1996 (with a further EP released on the same label in 2011), Silvershower has been Pooley's preferred alias for his tougher, darker records for nearly 20 years. Following a great Berghain gig as Silvershower in 2013, Pooley decided the next step was to create an outlet for more original productions under the name. After several months working on new music and design concepts & signing artists such as Berlin's Hans Berg for future releases, the result is Montage, which arrives in early 2015 with the Damaged EP: three tracks from the Silvershower alias that combine a tougher intensity with Pooley's usual adeptness for dancefloor grooves. More

Having firmly established himself over the course of an 18 year production career for a musical output under a number of productions guises and collaborations, the Early Fever EP finds German techno veteran Ian Pooley resurrecting his Silvershower alias for a first release on Plus 8 since his Ice Fractions EP in 1996. The EP finds Pooley moving into the shadows and pursuing a darker, rougher sound than the Brazilian-influenced productions many will know his more recent work for: "I did night sessions in the studio to get the right vibe. The main thing I wanted was to use real drum machines and analogue synths instead of samples. Doing something that's different from my usual sound was very stimulating, so the whole EP kind of came together by itself". What emerged was an EP that nodded to Silvershower's past as well as moving the alias into the future: Blue 2011 reworked a track from an older EP; the lead track, Early Fever, brought what Pooley describes as a more classically Chicago-influenced sound to the fore; while Sinister and Whiteout accentuates the darker aspects of the new productions. Having embarked on the project at the suggestion of Richie Hawtin, Pooley says the invigorating return to the less-polished and techier Silvershower sound made Plus 8 the perfect label for the release. "It was the ideal choice - it was one of the labels that shaped the sound of electronic and after all this time still releases forward thinking music" More

Tracklist
A1. Bubbel Trubbel
A2. Bubbel Trubbel (Silvershower remix)
B1. Dubbel Diagnos
B2. Noll Koll
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Swedish producer Hans Berg returns to Pooledmusic's techno-focused sister imprint Montage with another collection of uniquely esoteric techno. Known for previous work on Kant and collaborations with Johanna Knutsson, Berg debuted on the label in 2015 with the Field EP. His second outing once again provides another showcase for his intriguing rhythmic sensibilities and pleasingly askew take on the classic techno sound palette. The EP is completed by another heads-down burner of a remix from Silvershower, aka label boss Ian Pooley.

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Tracklist:
A1.Field B1. Field (Silvershower remix) B2. Polar
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Ian Pooley's his new techno label Montage follows up the inaugural release from his Silvershower alias by handing a label debut to Hans Berg, the Swedish producer with previous releases for Kant and known for collaborations with Johanna Knutsson. For his first Montage outing Berg delivers two original tracks showing both sides of his production talent. A-side 'Field' employs an elastic bassline that recalls some of the more dancefloor-focused workings of UK producers such as Four Tet and Joy Orbison, while 'Polar' sees the Swede head in a more stargazing direction, its trance-like melodies cloaking a sturdy backbone. Pooley's Silvershower alias rounds out the 12" with a darker take on the A cut, pinning the original's bassline to its heavy kick, ride and claps for a powerful techno roller. More

UPC 827170579361 Release date: 26 January 2014
Tracklist: A. April 9 B1. Damage B2. WKL2
Info:
Ian Pooley initiates his new techno label Montage by resurrecting his Silvershower alias. Best known for a pair of 12"s released on Richie Hawtin's Plus 8 in 1996 (with a further EP released on the same label in 2011), Silvershower has been Pooley's preferred alias for his tougher, darker records for nearly 20 years. Following a great Berghain gig as Silvershower in 2013, Pooley decided the next step was to create an outlet for more original productions under the name. After several months working on new music and design concepts & signing artists such as Berlin's Hans Berg for future releases, the result is Montage, which arrives in early 2015 with the Damaged EP: three tracks from the Silvershower alias that combine a tougher intensity with Pooley's usual adeptness for dancefloor grooves. More