Kontra-Musik Records is a new Swedish label out of Malmö, focusing on dubbed-out underground techno. Kontra-Musik cites as its goal to "bring 'music' back into techno", with a "fat production" being "important but not enough". With great releases so far by Agaric (a.k.a Patrik Skoog) or Mikael Stavöstrand, as well as input from Marcel Dettmann or dubstep artist Scuba Kontra-Musik sure look set to live up to their claim.
This Album is featured in Update #088:
Autechre, Atom TM, Function, Brandt Brauer Frick
As easy to spot as Easter eggs on a snow-covered meadow, the highlights in our March Essentials include great albums by Autechre, Atom TM, Function, Brandt Brauer Frick, Space Dimension Controller, Aera, Basic Soul Unit, and TM404, compilations like '20 Jahre more...
What began as a unique live project from Andreas Tilliander has become one of the hottest albums this year, with Morphosis' responses whetting our palettes. Taking on the name of the missing sibling of the Roland family, he traverses the allure of his classic hardware via broody, dubby electronics. Awesome.