Whirling Hall of Knives is a collaboration between Trensmat founders Magnetize and The Last Sound. Harsh smouldering circuits and eruptions of panicky white noise have a profoundly unsettling quality, a sense of gnawing paranoia but interspersed with moments of almost euphoric epiphany, as if in the grip of an unshakeable 4am psychosis a growing sense that the door will be kicked in at any second and the world outside will come pouring in. Psyche electronics of a particularly greasy and grime-flecked hue... The remix comes courtesy of Downwards duo, Talker. The American duo of Karl Meier and Jon Krohn (a.k.a Stave) turn in a heavyweight version of 'Vacuulum' on the flip...

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Candela Rising welcomes Manni Dee to the fold with 2 original tracks covering broken beats, nostalgic rave elements, Industrial menace and heavy bass rhythms, All topped off with 2 remixes. Ancient Methods remixes ‘A Lover’s Rhetoric’ with his now famous ‘pitch black techno war funk’ attitude. ‘Voluptuous Surrender’ is reworked by New Yorker and L.I.E.S affiliate, Shawn O’Sullivan. Early support from Surgeon, Perc, AnD, Truss, Svreca, Tom Diccico and more....
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The next release on Candela Rising is a 3 track EP from Irish duo Dara Smith & Ian McDonnell, a.k.a Lakker. All topped off with a remix of the title track by US born and Birmingham based DJ Skirt. After a string of extremely successful releases on Blueprint, Killekill and an early 2013 release in the shape of a remix for Stroboscopic Artefacts, Lakker are back and showing more range than ever before. 'Coal Bath' is a real Frankenstein's monster of a track, a Techno/Garage hybrid with haunting vocals hiding through the middle and broken beats that hit hard. Skirt's remix takes 'Coal Bath' and lays down some heavy demented bass, chops up the middle and grooves things up. All of which leaves a remix ready for the bunker or warehouse. On the flip, 'Rsspstp' is a heavy hitter. Distorted bangs set the pace for this one, which evolves into a prime example of the attention to detail Lakker are so famed for. Machine music at its best. The final track on the EP, 'Brood', is dark and dense, full of cold atmosphere, sub-low beats and distant, distorted drones. Techno for the darkest 'floors... More

The theme for the first release is historical rising. The first release features a lost photo from the 1800’s which is used to portray faces with no names - unknown soldiers. The ‘Unknown Soldiers’ represents our first artist, the infamous Mørbeck from Berlin. Following on from his work on Vault Series which he co-runs with Subjected and having only ever released on his own label, this is Mørbeck’s highly anticipated first release away from Vault Series. ‘Magneto’ is a bulky 4/4 kicker which is built around stuttering vocals and shadowy synth waves. ‘Morbius’ is the dub figure on the EP, stripped back of any fuss, this track lets the bass do the talking. ‘Mystique’ on the B side is a real acidic mover; this one is all about the melody with as much funk in it as it has pace. Jeroen Search steps up for remix duties and delivers his interpretation of ‘Mystique’, this mix retains the original’s groove but adds a cold hypnotic melody across the middle.

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