This one comes from the Sublogic Netlabel. It’s everything hypnotic dance techno should be. In a similar vein to last week’s review of Opus Acide, this is more repetitive minimal techno that doesn’t bore you. I took an instant liking to this EP when I heard it. The EP starts with Our Way which is at its core very minimal. The same drum loop goes on and on but there are just enough ambient noises, vocal samples and breaks in between to keep you listening. It moves on to a slightly darker track in Less Sugarless before going slightly more ambient with Camouflage. This music is so visceral and hypnotic that it wouldn’t surprise me if Outgate’s music will one day move dancefloors across the world.
Favourite tracks:
Less Sugarless
The winner from this EP is definitely this track . It features a really rich sounding saw lead sound and a gated arpeggio that just blends so well with the whole track. The sound is something that you can instantly connect to once you hear it.
Posted on August 24th, 2006 by adrian · 5 comments
cadra
August 29th, 2006 at 2:46 amin fact, outgate is finnish producer jani rantanen, who is *also* the mastermind behind the “incolumis” project, and under that alias is resonsible for several releases on vinyl; “at the gates” and “one with sanctuary”, the latter of which appeared on armin van buuren’s a state of trance not long ago…
just so you know ;)
also: thanks for the review. being the publisher responsible for the whole sublogic ordeal, this is the kind of thing that makes me proud of doing what i do.
adrian
August 30th, 2006 at 2:11 amHey Cadra,I like what you’re doing at the Sublogic Netlabel. Jani’s music rocks and we’ll be sure to keep an eye out for releases from you guys in the future.
Gratisvibes » Blog » Minimal goodness
September 21st, 2006 at 5:43 pm[…] Outgate’s EP that I reviewed a while back opened my eyes to the world of minimal techno. This EP takes it a step further by being even more minimal. The greater dependency of techno on sound compared to other electronic dance forms makes it a great template for minimal music. […]
tom
March 13th, 2007 at 2:59 amthe new Dj Ricky Worden Techno track (Gabba Days)Has been number one in the uk download charts for the last 3 weeks but because the track has been banned due to xplicit lyrics all the radio stations are refusing to play it still. i have found a website that still lets people download a copy of the banned Dj Ricky Worden track so if you are having further problems trying to get hold of the track then just click on this link and dont bother with itunes who are selling the edited version instead of thr original xplicit one. heres the link.
http://music.download.com/djrickyworden
Contra
May 12th, 2007 at 5:14 pmDamn..this is good shit…but you should check out the uber talent over at www.spectreglobal.com
peace