Radius – obsolete machines [w/cv313 reshapes]

Posted by The High Plains Drifter on March 15, 2017March 5, 2017 Posted in Dub Techno Blog Approved, Dub Techno/Deep Techno, Non-Creative Commons Release Tagged cv313, Echospace, radius

The entire album has been painstakingly restored from 20 year old cassette tapes, not an easy task but with alluring sonic results. Remastered using Apogee convertors and analog tape to preserve the integrity of the original masters. 2XCD set packaged in eco friendly digipak case with custom metallic artwork, housed in a resealable poly sleeve.

An unreleased classic from the vaults emerges with beautiful reshapes by cv313 (recorded and reshaped from 2007-2016) This is where the sound of cv313 was realized, culled from cassette tapes recorded live (1995-2000) with nothing but analog/digital hardware, no computer in sight (excluding our Commodore 64 midi sequencer, which is still alive and well today). The radius project has been absent since the final release in 2001, the first 12″ appearing in 1996 (limited white label run of 100 copies pressed at Acme pressing in Canada) after revisiting these works we realized there was truly some magic here. This project was initially sent to Rod Modell & Mike Schommer shortly after they launched their brilliant deepchord label in 2001. They were incredibly kind in saying it was the best demo they had ever heard and passed it on to Octal records for release, sadly, that didn’t materialize and since then these masters have been collecting dust in our cassette rack for nearly 20 years now. We’ve spent months doing our best to restore the old tapes from our Tascam 688, an 8 track cassette recorder purchased and abused since 1992 and to our ears still sounds quite impressive even by modern standards. (that is of course, if you can get past the tape hiss) We’ve had nearly every component replaced and re-calibrated to bring this obsolete machine back to life, it’s been a truly nostalgic experience re-visiting these masters.

We truly hope you enjoy reliving these magical times of music, very inspired by all that was happening in those years, there was just something in the air, an undeniable energy, long may it live on…
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DeepChord – Vantage Isle (cv313 Reduction)

Posted by The High Plains Drifter on August 9, 2011September 19, 2011 Posted in Dub Techno/Deep Techno Tagged A601-2, CV, cv313, deepchord, Delayvarience, Echospace, echospace_[detroit], Global, Imax, Mike-Schommer, Modell, Moving, Rod, Silently, Styrax, Systems, Waveform

DeepChord – Vantage Isle (cv313 Reduction) Taken from the album, Vantage Isle Sessions (echospace [detroit] 2008) | D | C | DANCER | Rod Modell & Mike Schommer (DeepChord)… Compared often to the works of Maurizio (Moritz Von Oswald) or the Basic Channel releases, the humble composers Rod Modell and Mike Schommer offer a unique blend of dubby beats, crisp static, synthetic analog grooves, and of course lots of deep chords! Its worth noting that DeepChord is now only Rod Modell. (Edited) -last.fm. Rod Model… Rod Modell is a sound designer / electronic music producer from the Detroit area. Began producing music in the mid-80’s using analogue synthesizers and drum machines. To date (July 2007), Modell has about 60 releases to his credit. Rod’s work was focused on elecrto-acoustic experimentation in the early years, making musique concrete compositions with a 4-track cassette machine and field recordings, then branching into industrial soundscape work. More recent recordings utilize more structure and beats, but still retain the atmospherics that Modell is known for. Mood is of paramount importance in a Rod Modell recording (often created with field recordings). Sadly, this element seems to be lost in much of the clicks+cuts DSP music of today. One of Modell’s favourite pastimes is making middle-of-the-night recordings with his portable DAT machine and dummy-head microphone. In the mid-90’s, Modell started Deepchord Records (w/ Mike Schommer) in Detroit, as an outlet for …

DeepChord – Vantage Isle (Echospace Spatial Dub)

Posted by The High Plains Drifter on July 27, 2011September 19, 2011 Posted in Dub Techno/Deep Techno Tagged A601-2, CV, cv313, deepchord, Delayvarience, Echospace, echospace_[detroit], Global, Imax, Mike-Schommer, Modell, Moving, Rod, Silently, Styrax, Systems, Waveform

DeepChord – Vantage Isle (Echospace Spatial Dub) Taken from the album, Vantage Isle Sessions (echospace [detroit] 2008) | DETROIT | SPACE | Rod Modell & Mike Schommer (DeepChord)… Compared often to the works of Maurizio (Moritz Von Oswald) or the Basic Channel releases, the humble composers Rod Modell and Mike Schommer offer a unique blend of dubby beats, crisp static, synthetic analog grooves, and of course lots of deep chords! Its worth noting that DeepChord is now only Rod Modell. (Edited) -last.fm. Rod Model… Rod Modell is a sound designer / electronic music producer from the Detroit area. Began producing music in the mid-80’s using analogue synthesizers and drum machines. To date (July 2007), Modell has about 60 releases to his credit. Rod’s work was focused on elecrto-acoustic experimentation in the early years, making musique concrete compositions with a 4-track cassette machine and field recordings, then branching into industrial soundscape work. More recent recordings utilize more structure and beats, but still retain the atmospherics that Modell is known for. Mood is of paramount importance in a Rod Modell recording (often created with field recordings). Sadly, this element seems to be lost in much of the clicks+cuts DSP music of today. One of Modell’s favourite pastimes is making middle-of-the-night recordings with his portable DAT machine and dummy-head microphone. In the mid-90’s, Modell started Deepchord Records (w/ Mike Schommer) in Detroit, as an …

DeepChord – Vantage Isle

Posted by The High Plains Drifter on July 20, 2011September 12, 2016 Posted in Dub Techno/Deep Techno Tagged A601-2, CV, cv313, deepchord, Delayvarience, Echospace, echospace_[detroit], Global, Imax, Mike-Schommer, Modell, Moving, Rod, Silently, Styrax, Systems, Waveform

Deepchord have emerged from the shadows of their Motor City lair in a big way this year, unleashing their dubby techno constructs upon the public at a feverish pace. Previously appearing earlier this year on a hyper-limited triple-pack, their landmark ‘Vantage Isle’ album has been re-released on CD in an expanded fashion.

1.vantage isle [dc mix I] 08:39
2.vantage isle [echospace glacial] 03:09
3.vantage isle [echospace reshape] 08:47
4.vantage isle [spacecho dub] 02:54
5.vantage isle [dc mix II] 07:24
6.vantage isle [spacecho dub II – extended mix] 10:39
7.vantage isle [convextion remix] 07:49
8.vantage isle [echospace reform] 03:36
9.vantage isle [echospace spatial dub] 06:01
10.vantage isle [dc mix III] 05:45
11.vantage isle [cv313 reduction] 05:16
12.vantage isle [echospace excursion] 06:09
13.vantage isle [cv313 reduction II] 03:00

<a href="http://echospacedetroit.bandcamp.com/album/vantage-isle">vantage isle by deepchord</a>

DeepChord – Vantage Isle (Echospace Excursion)

Posted by The High Plains Drifter on July 20, 2011September 19, 2011 Posted in Dub Techno/Deep Techno Tagged A601-2, CV, cv313, deepchord, Delayvarience, Echospace, echospace_[detroit], Global, Imax, Mike-Schommer, Modell, Moving, Rod, Silently, Styrax, Systems, Waveform

DeepChord – Vantage Isle (Echospace Excursion) Taken from the album, Vantage Isle Sessions (echospace [detroit] 2008) | DAS | IST …

DeepChord – Vantage Isle (Echospace Reshape)

Posted by The High Plains Drifter on July 8, 2011September 19, 2011 Posted in Dub Techno/Deep Techno Tagged A601-2, CV, cv313, deepchord, Delayvarience, Echospace, echospace_[detroit], Global, Imax, Mike-Schommer, Modell, Moving, Rod, Silently, Styrax, Systems, Waveform

DeepChord – Vantage Isle (Echospace Reshape) Taken from the album, Vantage Isle Sessions (echospace [detroit] 2008) | DAS | IST …