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The sharply defined lines of Brutalist architecture, the infinite starry expanse of the cosmos, the industrial automation of the factory floor, the endless virtual worlds that make up the alternate universe of cyberspace: what do each of these things have in common with the new EP from Wata Igarashi on The Bunker New York? All are essentially a distillation of the grand, overarching spirit of modernity embodied by techno music.

Wata Igarashi is a lifelong musician and professional sound designer by trade. His decades of experience composing music for TV, web, live events, and beyond taught him the ins and outs of electronic music production — the mood of his machines — and led him to develop mind-bending techno timbres that recall the similarly hypnotic artistry of Rrose or Donato Dozzy, alongside a certain ineffable quality that makes his work uniquely his own. “Japanese people like to refine things,” suggests Igarashi. “There’s definitely some kind of particular ‘Japanese thing’ in electronic music — some Japanese producers are so detailed, carefully looking after the smallest elements,” he adds. Certainly, Igarashi himself falls in that cohort.

The last several years have been fruitful for Igarashi, with hotly tipped records on Peter Van Hoesen's Time to Express record label, the Berlin-based Midgar, and Spanish minimal techno specialists Semantica. A chance meeting at Berghain in February 2015 led Igarashi to connect with Bryan Kasenic, the man behind The Bunker New York, who already knew and loved his music. The pair developed a fast friendship based on mutual respect, and Kasenic was honored to welcome Igarashi to The Bunker New York family.

For his debut on The Bunker New York, Igarashi presents Mood of the Machines, a pristine techno record so perfectly composed, so tightly woven, that it simply speaks for itself. Each of the four untitled tracks offers a different bassline groove paired with slowly unfurling cosmic sound design, featuring synthesizer leads that sound like an aural glimpse into the inner workings of your brain. Techno is a universal language, and The Bunker New York is proud to share Wata Igarashi's latest dancefloor declaration with the world.

Hot on the heels of her b2b set at Dekmantel with The Bunker resident DJ Mike Servito and announcement of her new collaborative EP with TB Arthur ("Blotter Trax" out on (312) Records on September 12), Magda delivers a long promised podcast for The Bunker New York.

In anticipation of Atom™ and Tobias' tour of the US over the next two weekends (July 29 - Stereo Montreal, July 30 - The Bunker New York, August 5 - Surface Tension SF, and August 6 - Lunar Lodge Colorado), we dug up this set, recorded at The Bunker New York showcase at Anthology at The Works in Detroit on May 25, 2015. This three hour live and improvised set of hypnotizing mind control music closed out Movement weekend in epic fashion. The room was still packed when they finished at 6am.

Recorded at Loveland Studios in Mt. Washington, Los Angeles, California, July 2016. Exclusive preview of forthcoming material from Jasen Loveland with a selection of tracks that have influenced his sound.

Kenny Larkin - Northern Lights

Jasen Loveland - Reaction Trak 9 (Dirty Mix)

Jasen Loveland - Space Worm

Gesloten Cirkel - Real Melbourne House

Jasen Loveland - Paranoid Fantasy (Unlimited Mix)

Ulysses - How Does It Feel To Feel

Jasen Loveland - Drawing Down The Moon (Mix Mix)

808 State - Flow Coma

Jasen Loveland - Forget About It (Void Mix)

Tyree - Let It Go (feat. Blake Baxter)

???? (Jasen Loveland's Stripped Mix)

The Vision - Detroit One Circle

Derek Plaslaiko - Cat Call

Jasen Loveland - Epoxy

Coil - Teenage Lightning I

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“Techno isn’t a sound, it’s a feeling.” That might not be quite how the saying goes, but after listening to Ulysses’ new record on The Bunker New York, you'll be inclined to agree. Feelings is his second release on The Bunker New York, and it's the kind of record only someone with his experience could produce: confident, coherent, and carefully arranged — it hits like a truck.

"I've found that I only make good music if I'm experimenting. Usually, if I try and make 'dance music' specifically, I end up doing something too conventional," says Ulysses, explaining his compositional process. Whatever he's doing, it's working: "How Does It Feel to Feel," the record's opener, features low-slung basslines and synthesizer blasts that sound like jets flying overhead — the other Doppler effect. A techno tune that isn't particularly concerned with techno's rules, it’s a slow 121 bpm — which, paradoxically, makes it feel heavier than faster-paced techno cuts — and spaced-out, barely-there vocals give it a ghostly (but human) touch.

"Object of Interest," the record's second track, runs at a similarly slow pace but feels slightly less demented, intensifying the atmosphere created by "Feel to Feel" and priming it for peak-time.

"The Mascara Snake” is the quintessential B-side sleeper: a moody, melodic synthpop slow-jam that sounds like Duran Duran on some very high quality psychedelics. On a record by a lesser producer, a track like this might feel out of place. On Feelings, it sounds completely natural — the perfect melancholy counterpoint to its primary techno energy. Ulysses goes on to explain: "I feel like the line between techno and 'experimental music' is a thin one. You can make the weirdest, most 'out there' sounds and as long as it has a pumping kick drum — you can call it techno." That philosophy has been part of The Bunker New York's ethos since day one, and it's precisely what makes this record so inspiring to us.

“Techno isn’t a sound, it’s a feeling.” That might not be quite how the saying goes, but after listening to Ulysses’ new record on The Bunker New York, you'll be inclined to agree. Feelings is his second release on The Bunker New York, and it's the kind of record only someone with his experience could produce: confident, coherent, and carefully arranged — it hits like a truck.

"I've found that I only make good music if I'm experimenting. Usually, if I try and make 'dance music' specifically, I end up doing something too conventional," says Ulysses, explaining his compositional process. Whatever he's doing, it's working: "How Does It Feel to Feel," the record's opener, features low-slung basslines and synthesizer blasts that sound like jets flying overhead — the other Doppler effect. A techno tune that isn't particularly concerned with techno's rules, it’s a slow 121 bpm — which, paradoxically, makes it feel heavier than faster-paced techno cuts — and spaced-out, barely-there vocals give it a ghostly (but human) touch.

"Object of Interest," the record's second track, runs at a similarly slow pace but feels slightly less demented, intensifying the atmosphere created by "Feel to Feel" and priming it for peak-time.

"The Mascara Snake” is the quintessential B-side sleeper: a moody, melodic synthpop slow-jam that sounds like Duran Duran on some very high quality psychedelics. On a record by a lesser producer, a track like this might feel out of place. On Feelings, it sounds completely natural — the perfect melancholy counterpoint to its primary techno energy. Ulysses goes on to explain: "I feel like the line between techno and 'experimental music' is a thin one. You can make the weirdest, most 'out there' sounds and as long as it has a pumping kick drum — you can call it techno." That philosophy has been part of The Bunker New York's ethos since day one, and it's precisely what makes this record so inspiring to us.

“Techno isn’t a sound, it’s a feeling.” That might not be quite how the saying goes, but after listening to Ulysses’ new record on The Bunker New York, you'll be inclined to agree. Feelings is his second release on The Bunker New York, and it's the kind of record only someone with his experience could produce: confident, coherent, and carefully arranged — it hits like a truck.

"I've found that I only make good music if I'm experimenting. Usually, if I try and make 'dance music' specifically, I end up doing something too conventional," says Ulysses, explaining his compositional process. Whatever he's doing, it's working: "How Does It Feel to Feel," the record's opener, features low-slung basslines and synthesizer blasts that sound like jets flying overhead — the other Doppler effect. A techno tune that isn't particularly concerned with techno's rules, it’s a slow 121 bpm — which, paradoxically, makes it feel heavier than faster-paced techno cuts — and spaced-out, barely-there vocals give it a ghostly (but human) touch.

"Object of Interest," the record's second track, runs at a similarly slow pace but feels slightly less demented, intensifying the atmosphere created by "Feel to Feel" and priming it for peak-time.

"The Mascara Snake” is the quintessential B-side sleeper: a moody, melodic synthpop slow-jam that sounds like Duran Duran on some very high quality psychedelics. On a record by a lesser producer, a track like this might feel out of place. On Feelings, it sounds completely natural — the perfect melancholy counterpoint to its primary techno energy. Ulysses goes on to explain: "I feel like the line between techno and 'experimental music' is a thin one. You can make the weirdest, most 'out there' sounds and as long as it has a pumping kick drum — you can call it techno." That philosophy has been part of The Bunker New York's ethos since day one, and it's precisely what makes this record so inspiring to us.

More info at: http://thebunkerny.com/podcasts/127-arthur-kimskii

Tracklist:

1. Roger 23- State IIX Interlude II - Ilian Tape

2. Eastern Renaissance - Geum - Grâtone

3. Roger 23 - Solitude- Ilian Tape

4. Unknown Artist-Spirit 1- Booma Collective

5. Orphx- Tangled Paths- Sonic Groove

6. Ruhig- Pulse Width- Wata Igarashi remix- Midgar

7. Kapoor- Persist- Four Sides

8. Unkown Artist- Ghost 2- Booma Collective

9. Sawf- Ictus - Code Is Law

10. Cassegrain & Tin Man- Window Window- Infrastructure New York

11. DJ Spider & Phil Moffa- Shock Waves- Sublevel Sounds

12. Lucy & Silent Servant- Dormancy Survivors- Mote Evolver

13. Developer- Expressions of Lust- Developer Archive

14. Dream Weapons- Spiral Down- MRT

15. Outro- ????. R.I.P.

B2 - The Mascara Snake - CLIP by thebunkerny