After exploring over 6 hours worth of unreleased original material from the relentlessly prolific and ever expanding production catalog of Will Azada, CGI is extremely proud to present these 3 stand-out cuts that represent a depth of production skill and aesthetic range unparalleled in today's over-saturated dance music landscape. Confronting the clichés head-on, Azada breathes new life into tried-and-true templates of jacking, industrial funk and synth-y groovers with his remarkable ear for arrangement and sense of movement, masterfully exploiting the infinitely renewable resource of subtle variations that he continuously unfolds throughout the tracks' durations. The material runs the gamut from the stark, throbbing, industrial workout "The Whip" to the melody-driven, synth-fueled ecstasy of "Michalski's Theme" and the chord-driven, vocal-chopped house of "Cliché." The fact that an EP this unique and diverse can also feel so unified is a testament to the vision on display here.


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Aah, the breakbeat, the very foundations on which the British underworld of dance music was built upon, takes it rightful place once again, and Will Azada royally plunders the spirit of the rave scene on his opening track, ‘Mysterious White Powder’. The Tennessee based producer & DJ locks into the early UK sound on his ‘Proper Traxx’ EP, and debut offering for Hypercolour. On the flip side, the theme continuous on ‘Let’s Get Tight’, all heavyweight stabs and knarly 909 drums, whilst the gloriously titled ‘A Night In The Life Of Mr. Dirtbag McDiscopants’ plays a straight 4/4 beat, and attacking it with breathy vox stabs and rave horns, you’ll be transporting yourself back to Dreamscape circa 91 after you’re done with this EP More

This is the story of C POWERS. To understand OYSTERS, you must understand the man behind it all...THE UNITED STATES TERRITORY OF GUAM, ca. 1989
Abandoned at the island nation's only beachfront techno club as an infant, young Christoph (C POWERS) was adopted by the club's owner, Geraldo Powers. During Geraldo's time as a naval officer, he traveled the world throughout rave's formative years, secretly going to the underground parties when arriving to European ports after having originally fallen in love with early house music as a teenager in his native Chicago via roller-rink parties and the legendary Music Box headed by Ron Hardy. Rear Admiral Geraldo, outed as a gay homosexual during the discriminatory days of Ronald Reagan's U.S. military, was forced to retire, but spared a dishonorable discharge thanks to his roster of medals earning during his exemplary leadership for the invasion of Grenada in 1983. Throughout his three year stay at the local naval base, the now 30-something Gerry Powers had been struck by the natural beauty and unsettling mysticism of Guam and its peoples and made the choice to permanently set up shop on the island after his unexpected retirement. Taking his partner and newly-crowned Supreme Butch Queen of the New York vogue circuit--Amadeus Lector--with him and financed with $6669.69 in prize money, the new era of DAS POUNDHAUS LTD. was to begin. In 1990, Gerry founded the notorious Guamanian club DAS POUNDHAUS (the name of which was strongly influenced by a two-week long ecstasy and Polish speed-fueled bender during 1989's inaugural Love Parade in West Berlin). Located inside a decrepit lighthouse originally built during Spain's reign over the island, the club played host to a steady stream of closeted, Pacific-touring U.S. military personnel and later, the party-craving barons of the dot com bubble. Outed in private usenet circles for its off-the-charts hedonism, the club's infamous parties would inevitably lead to its perilous demise, and the eventual deportation of Gerry Powers and his family to the mainland. But there was one thing that could never be taken away from them......synesthesia...You see, young Christoph was diagnosed with the "disorder" as a pre-teen after having been exposed to nearly a decade of DAS POUNDHAUS first-hand and at such a young age. The youngster was like a fish in water during his childhood in Guam, but when the family was deported in 1999, he began to show signs of anxiety and depression. His ability to hear colors and see sounds had simply turned into a stream of incomprehensible, uncontrolled static. He was now a pariah among his peers. Shunned and admonished. Assigned to sit by himself during school lunch. One of "those" kids.
By this time, his two dads' relationship was on the rocks and would quickly unravel. Amadeus, frustrated with Gerry's incessant ramblings about bunkering in Montana because of the Clinton-Illuminati conspiracy to enslave the middle-class, decided to leave Gerry in an attempt to become a backup dancer for Madonna during her "Drowned World Tour" in 2001 (which would have provided a significant sum of financial security to the family, considering their life savings had been destroyed thanks to the toppling of the NASDAQ from its peak of 5048 in March of 2000--and thanks to those dot com baron stock tips, the Powers were all-in). However, Amadeus' unflinchingly "authentic" vogue style was considered obsolete, and he would go to die in a Reno Motel 6, a victim of drug abuse and that kind of thing apparently.
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After sweating out the winter heatwave generated by Chris Mitchell and Grey People with Proper Trax 4, Alex Falk distills a purified form of techno from the often unnecessary complexities of the style. Terse—the fifth limited twelve from Proper Trax--further solidifies the label's unflinching commitment to the rough 'n' tough sounds of the southern US underground. Don't sleep, as this one is aimed to take its place in the record bags of the globe's in-the-know heads. Measure one's approach for a drastic result. More

After sweating out the winter heatwave generated by Chris Mitchell and Grey People with Proper Trax 4, Alex Falk distills a purified form of techno from the often unnecessary complexities of the style. Terse—the fifth limited twelve from Proper Trax--further solidifies the label's unflinching commitment to the rough 'n' tough sounds of the southern US underground. Don't sleep, as this one is aimed to take its place in the record bags of the globe's in-the-know heads. Measure one's approach for a drastic result.





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Proper Trax is proud to present its second 12" release--PROPER-002 - Split Personalities II--keeping true to its title with another double feature of raw house and techno cuts. Featuring a pair each from Proper Trax newcomers Piltdown Sound, and a reappearance from 001's Will Azada. Punching in for the second round, Will Azada brings it with a raw slab of dusty, chord-driven house in the form of "Let's Get Tight," followed by the melancholic, dubbed-out tension of its late-night cohort, "Let's Get Dubbed." No doubt, the A-side is focused on the house-heads and those who like it deep. On the flip, and making their wax debut after a series of stellar digital releases and remixes, Piltdown Sound takes you to the depths with the driving, dystopian madness of "Bom." Following up is a loopy bit of bass-driven, wonky minimalism in "Xanderplatz." With a knack for thoughtful sound design and production, Piltdown Sound has no qualms dirtying up for Proper Trax and our preferred medium--and we're pleased to have them on board. Staying true to its mission, Proper Trax is once again delivering focused, modern house and techno--with a pinch of nostalgic bite--built for the floor-minded listener.


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Proper Trax makes its debut with this four-track compilation showcasing the label's affinity for gritty, analog house, techno, and acid by letting loose the "Split Personalities EP." Featuring four of Tennessee's up-and-coming talents--Will Azada, The Funnel, Grey People and Lee Crowe. The A-side is a lush house and jacking tech-house highlight, while the flip focuses on the darker, driving sounds of techno and acid.


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