10 : Fulcrum
Some call it hardgroove, most call it tribal, but in the end, it’s this type of percussive and energetic techno that runs through my veins. Heavily reliant on its loop structure, layering for extended periods and quick mixing are keys to mastery of the style. Dominated by a smattering of Todd Terry loops, deft reinterpretations of disco tracks, and a strong reliance on the track “Bubble” by Tikkel, there are similarities abound in this genre, but the artform of it all comes when stitching them together in a high-octane yet coherent way. Ebbs and flows, calculated drops, and a freight train of basslines and stabs, this is a powerhouse way to see the end of my series out the door. The balance to all of these recordings - and my music career - is this “Fulcrum.”
“Firebird” by Tilman Zitzmann | geometrydaily.com
Tracklist
01. Echoplex + Damon Wild - Adapt to Steps (Dreams-Coming-Thru) [Synewaves]
02. Mark Williams - Your Love [Un-Limited Records]
03. Samuel L. Session - Catch the Break [Monoïd]
04. Rino Cerrone - Rilis 06 B1 [Rilis]
05. Joel Mull - Sunset B1 [Inside]
06. Marco Carola - Man Train EP A2 [i220]
07. User - 004A B [00A]
08. Markantonio - Let Me Try [SuperBra]
09. Ben Sims - The Loops A1 [Hardgroove]
10. User - 01 B2 [User]
11. Outline - Blueprint 5 A3 [Blueprint]
12. Andrew Richley + Ryan Rivera - Trackman (Gaetano Parisio Remix) [Fine Audio Reordings]
13. Heiko Laux - Re-Televised [Missile]
14. Adam Beyer - Split (V3) [Drumcode]
15. Stay - Where My Guerillas At? A [Raid Records]
16. Deetron - Don’t You Know Why? [Intec Records]
17. Ben Sims - Windows (Vincent D Remix) [Hardgroove]
18. Phil Kieran - Vitalian House [Kingsize]
19. Rue East - Tension [Pure Plastic]
20. Percy X - Worklife [Soma Quality Recordings]
21. Samuel L. Session - Let’s Get Lost B1 [Cosmic ID]
22. User - 001A B2 [00A]
23. Samuel L. Session - Soul On a Roll [Primevil]
24. Ben Sims - Work It (Vincent D Remix) [Hardgroove]
25. Joel Mull - Archipelago B2 [Inside]
26. Gaetano Parisio - Bendigo B1 [Conform]
27. Marco Carola - Orbeat [Design Music]
28. Qmen - Elevate A2 [Conform Records]
29. Unknown Artist - B2 [Resounds]
30. Ann Gore - Sunblind [Sheep Records]
31. Life - Never A1 [Cosmic ID]
32. Random Noize - Bitch Measures [Design Music]
33. David Roiseux - Senses B2 [Arrival Works]
34. Steve Bicknell - In Order To Remember One Needs To Know A1 [Lost Recordings]
35. Richard Polson + James Ruskin - Institute for the Future A2 [Surface]