After two tracks included on the first two compilations by Tiptop Audio Records (alongside names such as Kink, Blawan, Surgeon, Drumcell, Richard Devine, etc.), the label is proud
to announce ANGLE’s first EP ‘Hold Your Breath’. It’s the first vinyl EP released by the Californian label dedicated to sound research through the use of modular synthesizers.
The EP includes 2 original tracks by ANGLE and 2 remixes realized by Luca Agnelli and Maxime Dangles.

The title track moves along with the solid kick and sequencer pulse ANGLE is known for as ghostly female vocals flit in and out of the mix; perhaps even evoking shades of vintage
‘Chris and Cosey’. ‘Landing’ opens with a more urgent rhythmic throb before a slightly sinister chord sequence arrives to provide a sense of both sonic relief and distress.
Luca Agnelli remixes the title track down to a fairly minimal affair, that brings not only the beat but voice to the forefront - a very spare breakdown around the midpoint might make this
the choice for the minimal DJ set. The first 'Hold Your Breath' remix by Maxime Dangles ('Repeat') highlights the track's rhythmic base by overlaying dense echoes and loops to a bass heavy underpinning.
Dangles’ other mix 'Diskoid' adds in the sequencer of the original as it builds and breaks to
its own internal logic cycles. ANGLE's 'UK' rolls back the clock a few decades with classic hi-hats, claps and even a little zap or two, and then weaves thoroughly modern and somewhat dark sound design in between the spaces creating a hybrid style.

Tracklist:
A1 - ANGLE - HOLD YOUR BREATH , A2 - ANGLE – LANDING
B1 - ANGLE - HOLD YOUR BREATH (LUCA AGNELLI RMX) , B2 - ANGLE - HOLD YOUR BREATH (MAXIME DANGLES - Repeat RMX)

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Special remarks : double vinyl with gatefold sleeve, painted by cover painted by the artist Matteo Giampaglia, download codes.

Tracklist LP:
A1. ANGLE - FM A2. PHASE VI (tejada/espinosa) - THETA PHASE B1. BLAWAN - MEG B2. SURGEON - TECHNO BLUSH
C1. KINK - TAIL OF PRISMA C2.CHRISTIAN BURKHARDT D1. JOAO CESER - 5TH DIMENSION D2. JOSEPH FRAIOLI - CIRCADIAN RHYTHMS D3. RICHARD DEVINE - CR HEX MUTANT

Short Info:
Californian mudular synthesizer and audio wuipment producter Tiptop Audio is proud to introduce a new project for 2015: Tiptop Audio Records.
In the recent years musical productions have seen a remarkable return to the use of hardware through analog synthesizers and digital control interfaces. This trend has proven so strong that it prompted a rebirth of modular synths in a new format (eurorack). Tiptop Audio has made a name producing sophisticated but easy to use modules, designed to form a complete system that is especially effective for dance-oriented productions and live sets.
Tiptop Audio Records selected for its first issue some of the most groundbreaking artists using such systems, to present a range of artists who, through their tracks, explore the landscape of dance music in a very fresh perspective. These are the artists who inspire the Tiptop team to make more innovative devices, which in turn make new music (a nice feedback loop).
ANGLE, BLAWAN, CHRISTIAN BURKHARDT JOAO CESER, JOHN TEJADA, JOSEPH FRAIOLI, MOE ESPINOSA (DRUMCELL), KINK, RICHARD DEVINE and SURGEON each contribute a track stamped with their own style and vision. Tracks range from Surgeon's trademark hard minimal beat, to Kink's gauzy dreamscape, while Richard Devine and Joseph Fraioli explore the outer reaches of beat based music. The Phase VI team (John Tejada and Moe Espinosa AKA Drumcell) produces an endlessly shifting set of percolating rhythms, Christian Burkhardt and Joao Ceser put some 21st century twists on classic dance floor patterns, ANGLE lay down effortless, sophisticated Continental style and Blawan adds some industrial toned menace.
The release will initially come as a double vinyl edition, with a cover painted by the artist Matteo Giampaglia, and a digital download version will follow.An original video teaser will introduce the compilation, then other videoclips of the individual tracks will be realized by exciting new visual artists.


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