JS ZEITER 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: J.S.Zeiter is one of those alluringly mysterious artists whose music keeps on drawing us in. Here they kick off the new Maastricht based label Mosae with a serious of deep techno bubblers. There are archetypal dub chords rippling their way over a sublime techno rhythm on opener 'Sentinel' while things remain just as war, cavernous and cuddly on the widescreen dub techno delight that is 'Inflection.' It all comes to a heady end with 'Horizon' which will have you taxing off into the distance lost in your own thoughts.

Review: The 'mysterious' J.S. Zeiter delivers his first release for the Maastricht label Mosae, chucking out 3 very deep techno cuts. Like a release from Glacial Movements locked in stasis, 'Sentinel', 'Inflection' and 'Horizon' are but three parts of a holy trinity; a trident of slowness, rapture, and melancholy respectively. Despite being magnetic, we weren't exactly drawn to the north pole... until now.

Review: There is plenty of great techno out there this month and none of it is finer than this Three EP from JS Zeiter. It is all sublimed crafted stuff with soft edges but real dynamism. 'Scatter' is a dubbed out but driving opener with frosty chords rippling over the fat drums and icy hi hats. 'Silent Running' brings a mournful feel with yawning pads and sombre lead synths as the scattered, echoing hits and leggy drums work down low. After that bit of beauty comes the closer 'Absence' which douses you in warm ambient pads that suspend you in a dark night sky.

Review: 25 years ago, one of the most essential deep & dubby techno projects put forth its roots in the form of the 'JS' and 'MCMLXV' labels. Two decades later the consistency & quality of James' output is as solid as ever. The aptly titled Universe EP showcases the breadth of his talent; from the atmosphere-skimming feel of 'Refracted', to the melodic vibes of 'Cyclic'. The flip sees more familiar territory in the abrasive 'Gravity Waves', and the expansive & soaring 'Blueshift' has future classic written all over it. Timeless material.

Review: A repress here of 2019's under the radar 'Box EP by The enigmatic British producer JS Zeiter, who executed more greyscale dub techno excursions of a typically high caliber on this one. After some spookily sensual ASMR action on intro 'The Code' he continues to build the suspense on the beatless Subarctic Soundscape of 'Darkness Falls' before dropping the power on the cavernous and glacial beats of 'On The Moor'. Flip over and take on more of the frozen seascape on the deeply hypnotic groove of "Empty" before one more emotional ambient outro in the form of 'Endgame'.