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fluc_wanne
hosted by Microthol
are easily the most exciting project to emerge from the Austrian electronic
music scene within recent times. Having secretly honed their skills
for years, Philipp "Soulglo" Haffner and Constantin Zeileissen
stepped into the limelight in 2003 with their debut collaboration
with DJ Glow ("Wireheads") followed by their solo-effort
("Staub"). Recent releases for Electric Indigo's indigo:inc
("Sexy Lady"), Pomelo ("Black Stripe"; B.O.B -
Microthol remix), on Keith Tuckers (aka K-1) imprint Puzzlebox ("Machine
Soul e.p" - Microthol remix) and Trust (Heliosphere) further
emphasize the duo's production abilities, stretching far beyond the
narrow confines of traditional electro. Their live acts regularly
energize the Viennese party crowd and as DJs they're a force to reckon
with. Having been holed up behind their ever-growing collection of
vintage analogue gear for the better part of 2005, the two have finally
put the finishing touches to their debut album "Microkosmos".
Doing the title justice, Microthol draw inspiration from a wealth
of diverse styles - Electro, Acid House, Italo Disco or experimental
Downbeat but fuse them in a fashion unique to them, usually employing
a twitchy 303, catchy harmonies, fat analogue production and the occasional
tongue firmly placed in cheek. The result is an album that will work
as nicely on the dancefloor as it will in a home stereo, from the
uplifting grooves of "Acid Bosons", the playful disco vibes
of "Midnight Moroder" to the elegiac acid of "Late
Shift at the Meson Factory".
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