Dropping in January 2023 is the reissue of DJ Shu ffl emaster's album
EXP, which Tresor Records fi rst released in
2001. This expanded reissue comes as a 3xLP with new artwork by
Japanese designer Sk8thing and combines the
original CD release tracks with three tracks from the Angel Gate 12"
from the same year, including a remix by
Surgeon of Experience. Also present is a previously unreleased version
of Innervisions, which replaces the assonant
synths of the original with a looped vocal sample upfront. Climb and
Guiding Light will feature as digital-only tracks.
Tatsuya Kanamori remains a critical component of the Tokyo techno
underground scene, initially coming to the fore
through the Subvoice label before releases with Tresor, Theory
Recordings, and Japanese record labels such as Disq
and Reel Musiq. At the moment of the original release, DJ Shu ffl emaster
considered the record to draw in disparate
and latent ideas into a fully encompassing mesh - ''I would like to show
my thoughts and everything that I am
through the album. If it doesn't re fl ect my ideas and the reasons that I
live for, there is no meaning for me to create
an album. Therefore, EXP doesn't contain just one theme or concept.''
EXP represents an uncompromising and psychedelic slant on techno,
with a purist's focus on the dance fl oor. It
bridges many avenues within the techno genre, from the minimalist,
dubby terrains of tracks like P.F.L.P. and
Opaqueness, to more fi erce percussive works that share a kinship with
the sonic movements in Berlin, Detroit and
the UK. Beyond the technical, pared-down techno found in tracks such
as EXP and Onto The Body, the album leaps
into unpredictable territories frequently. Angel Exit carries mystical UK
steppers moods as if it were a long-lost
dubplate of The Rootsman. Kanamori delves deep into looping digital
grunge in Flowers of Cantarella and Dawn
Purple, these synthetic worlds enveloping and deforming at will. Bold
and as fresh as ever, EXP is an unearthed jewel
from Tresor's past for new ears.
Dropping in January 2023 is the reissue of DJ Shu ffl emaster's album
EXP, which Tresor Records fi rst released in
2001. This expanded reissue comes as a 3xLP with new artwork by
Japanese designer Sk8thing and combines the
original CD release tracks with three tracks from the Angel Gate 12"
from the same year, including a remix by
Surgeon of Experience. Also present is a previously unreleased version
of Innervisions, which replaces the assonant
synths of the original with a looped vocal sample upfront. Climb and
Guiding Light will feature as digital-only tracks.
Tatsuya Kanamori remains a critical component of the Tokyo techno
underground scene, initially coming to the fore
through the Subvoice label before releases with Tresor, Theory
Recordings, and Japanese record labels such as Disq
and Reel Musiq. At the moment of the original release, DJ Shu ffl emaster
considered the record to draw in disparate
and latent ideas into a fully encompassing mesh - ''I would like to show
my thoughts and everything that I am
through the album. If it doesn't re fl ect my ideas and the reasons that I
live for, there is no meaning for me to create
an album. Therefore, EXP doesn't contain just one theme or concept.''
EXP represents an uncompromising and psychedelic slant on techno,
with a purist's focus on the dance fl oor. It
bridges many avenues within the techno genre, from the minimalist,
dubby terrains of tracks like P.F.L.P. and
Opaqueness, to more fi erce percussive works that share a kinship with
the sonic movements in Berlin, Detroit and
the UK. Beyond the technical, pared-down techno found in tracks such
as EXP and Onto The Body, the album leaps
into unpredictable territories frequently. Angel Exit carries mystical UK
steppers moods as if it were a long-lost
dubplate of The Rootsman. Kanamori delves deep into looping digital
grunge in Flowers of Cantarella and Dawn
Purple, these synthetic worlds enveloping and deforming at will. Bold
and as fresh as ever, EXP is an unearthed jewel
from Tresor's past for new ears.
