Ever since its inception in 1997 Californian label Phthalo has been a treasure chest for the discerning electronic music fetishist. Lovingly curated by Dimitri Fergadis, known as Phthalocyanine from his productions for Plug Research, Planet Mu, and A-Musik, Phthalo has been home to early works of renowned artists like Daedelus, Vladislav Delay, Kit Clayton, and Jimmy Tamborello's Dntel project.
Vladislav Delay has just resurrected his Sistol alias after ten years for a new album on the label, and both John Tejada and Dntel have reissued some of their early works via Phthalo. A startling line-up of prominent artists has further been asked to reinterpret the original tracks, including international all-stars like Redshape, Dominik Eulberg, DMX Krew, Alva Noto, FaltyDL, Oneohtrix Point Never, Mike Huckaby, Bodycode, Jori Hulkkonen, and Scuba.
The Phthalo name guarantees that this is no empty name-dropping - across the board the remixes display the same attention to detail that Phtalo is famous for and treat their source material with utmost respect for some phenomenal tunes. Dig into the Phtalo treasure chest below...
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Album released 14-09-2010 on Phthalo
A full decade after the first album, Vladislav Delay revives his Sistol project for a brand-new album of slowed down, stripped down, funked-up techno. 'On the Bright Side' is a bold combination of both Delay's pop music sensibilities and sonic experimentalism. Highly Recommended.
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The first of remixes for 'On the Bright Side' come from Redshape and Jori Hulkkonen, who both do an impeccable job at adding their signature styles to Vladislav Delay's tracks while leaving their original vibe intact. Bomb.
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The second volume of remixes for 'On the Bright Side' is evenly split between cutting-edge breaks and ambient drones. Scuba and FaltyDL supply the former, while Oneohtrix Point Never and Walls deliver the latter. Sublime.
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Double-Album released 05-10-2010 on Phthalo
Vladislav Delay's 1999 Sistol album is a reduced and jacking techno affair, and for this huge reissue package Sasu Ripatti's remasters are accompanied by remixes from Mike Huckaby, FaltyDL, Alva Noto, John Tejada, DMX Krew, and many, many more. Amazing.
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Three of the highlight remakes from the Sistol 'Remasters & Remakes' package make up this EP: Alva Noto, FaltyDJ, John Tejada, with an additional remix by [a]pendics.shuffle added as a floor-friendly bonus track not included on the full album.
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Album released 01-04-2009 on Phthalo
'Recovered Data 95' was the John Tejada album that never was: The prolific producer's first ever album that failed to see the light of day - until now: Recovered, remastered, and reissued by Phtalo, this is a lovely gem of classic electronica.
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A companion to John Tejada's 'Recovered Data' album, 'Reworked Data 95 Volume 1' has Broker/Dealer, Bodycode, Domink Eulberg, and Daedelus reinterpret Tejada's lost electronica tracks.
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The second volume of reworks for John Tejada's Lucid Dream album comes straight from the hood: All contributing artists, like dubLoner, Blevin Blectum, and Terminal 11, hail from LA, and have been connected to Phthalo for a long time.
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Double-Album released 21-04-2009 on Phthalo
A comprehensive reissue package by Jimmy Tamborello (Postal Service, Headset), compiling his first two remastered albums as Dntel as well as an entire disc of unreleased material. Great downbeat electronica experiments.
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