Sawlin & Subjected - Foreign Awake Part 1 [EDLX.033]

Sawlin & Subjected are two artists that have burrowed their way through the Berlin undergrowth and now the word is spreading far and wide. As two thirds of the three part collective (with Mørbeck), named Vault Series, they've been making bold statements in the techno world through a practically faceless, unhyped approach. Letting their thunderous, post apocalyptic manifestations lead the way to the wider audience rather than using PR and marketing.

It's these heavyweight outings that have caught the attention of Speedy J and prompted him to commission a two part EP for his Electric Deluxe label. The first EP, 'Foreign Awake Part 1', features three tracks from the duo. The EP begins with 'Texture 3', a dark expanse of swarming bass topped with unnerving reverbed bells. 'Texture 4' hits you like an instant slug to the head as it's heavy distorted kicks force you to sit up and take notice. The EP finishes with 'Texture 2'. A slower, but by no means, lesser impact. The kick fires at you with a deliberateness that focuses your mind, whilst frequencies scurry around your feet, like insects, upsetting your sense of calm.

Check out the EP from the Soundcloud player below


The release will hit the shops in the not too distant future so keep an eye out for that. More information on the artists can be found via their Facebook Fan Pages, Sawlin and Subjected and while you're at it don't forget the Electric Deluxe Fan Page.

If you want to catch the pair performing live, you can do so this weekend at the Electric Deluxe ADE special on Saturday alongside the likes of DVS1, Lucy, ROD and of course Speedy J. Full event info can be found on the ADE Website

Mix Of The Day: Subjected - Studio Mix (Sep 12)

Today's Mix Of The Day comes from Berlin resident, Vault Series founder and artist from the Grounded Theory stable, Subjected. In this studio mix he combines music from SDD favourites like Shifted and Developer from labels like Frozen Border, Modularz, Mote Evolver and the new London based label, Candela Rising.

You can download or stream the mix from the player below 

Subjected September Mix 2012 by Grounded Theory Berlin

Tracklisting

1) Sawlin & Subjected - Open [Vault Series]
2) Bill Youngman - HH3 (S.D. Remix) [Killekill]
3) Lex Gorrie - Extinction (Rebekah Remix) [Stolen Moments]
4) Developer - Shade [Gynoid]
5) Vice - Noise Reduction [Tresor]
6) Developer - Dirty Drive (Shifted Remix) [Modularz]
7) AnD - In Just A Small Moment [Frozen Border]
8) Truncate - Mira Mira [Truncate]
9) Shifted - Leather [Mote Evolver]
10) Yan Cook - Murk (Subjected Remix) [Brood Audio]
11) Octave One - Greater Good (Planetary Assault Systems Remix) [430 West]
12) Hans Bouffmyhre - Hypnosis [Electric Deluxe]
13) Justin Berkovi - Vice [Prosthetic Pressings]
14) D. Carbone - Abuse [Dynamic Tension]
15) Blawan - Tuesday's March [Frozen Border]
16) Mørbeck - Mystique [Candela Rising]
17) Area Forty One - Mjolnir [Ann Aimee]

More info on Subjected can be found through his Facebook Fan Page. If you want to see him performing live, on Friday 22nd September he'll be at Stuttbad Wedding in Berlin alongside Fachwerk Records, Roman Lindau and Sawlin. Or if you happen to in Poland on the 19th October you can catch him at 8 Bitow Club.

Weekend Clubbing Roundup: London, Stuttgart, Copenhagen, Geneva

Friday has finally arrived and not a moment too soon. We've put together a selection of the weekend's events around Europe to help you make the most of your two days off work. We take in London, Stuttgart, Copenhagen and Geneva, so if you happy to be in any of those cities, you're in for a treat

We begin at our local, fabric. Followers of the blog will be well aware of the Farringdon's establishments commitment to techno in 2012. Only 7 weekends into the year and we've already seen some of the best names in the business take to Room 2. This week, of course is no different.

Marcel Dettmann is back, joined by Ben Sims and Craig Richards. We expect Room 2 will certainly not be for the light hearted.

Tickets are now unavailable so make sure you turn up early if you've not got yours. Full event info is on Resident Advisor

Firstly, my apologies for the quality of the flyer, it was the best version I could find online, but there's no apologies needed for the quality of the line up. CLR begin their new residency at Lehmann Club in Stuttgrat.

Luke Slater, Tommy Four Seven and Monoloc all perform on the night. Full info is on Resident Advisor

Culture Box are a permanent fixture on our clubbing round ups of late. Friday sees the night of the label bosses, Scuba of Hotflush and Ulf Eriksson of Kontra Musik. We have huge respect for both labels so we expect there to be some seriouly good music on offer tonight.

Full info on Resident Advisor

Finally we land in Geneva, and more importantly Zoo @ Usine. Grounded Theory and Vault Series artist, Subjected, headlines with support from Sonic Groove's Northern Structures.

Full info, as always, is on Resident Advisor

Grounded Theory 12 @ Arena Club (28th Oct 11)

The good times, and the great line ups, keep coming for Grounded Theor y. The previous 11 parties have been a veritable who's who of the very best acts in techno. GT11 was held at Horst Krzbrg but for GT12 they're back in more familiar surroundings at Arena Club.

The headliner will require no introductions. Ostgut artist, Berghain resident and head of the Klockworks label, Ben Klock has had quite a year. His name and reputation, as both an artist and a DJ, have been ever expanding worldwide earning him performances at the worlds best clubs and festivals. He's almost becoming a regular fixture in London these days. He's graced our soundsystems a total of four times this year and has been nothing short of monumental every single time.

Joining him will be Ann Amiee and Delsin Records artist, Delta Funktionen. You'll recognise this name too, as well you should. Those who made it to Plex in July or fabric in August will fully understand why we've been keeping such a close eye on the Dutch producer / DJ.

Completing the line up will be a live set from Subjected & Morbeck, under their Vault Series guise and the man behind Grounded Theory, Henning Baer. Fresh from his debut release, on the label he runs with Milton Bradley, K209, we're sure he'll have something up his sleeve to get your toes tapping and your heads bobbing in the very best way imaginable.

The party kicks off at midnight and goes on till.... There's no tickets just so just rock up and pay the, more than, reasonably priced 10 euros on the door. All the other information can be found on the Resident Advisor Event Page.

You can keep tabs on all the latest Grounded Theory movements via their Facebook Fan Page and the same goes for Ben Klock and Delta Funktionen.

Mix Of The Day: Smoke Machine Podcast 020 - Subjected

Today's mix of the day comes straight out of the Vault, the Vault Series infact. The driving force behind the German label, Subjected, mixes up the 20th edition of the Smoke Machine Podcast. They also caught up with Subjected for a chat. Check out the full interview on their blog

Smoke Machine Podcast 020 Subjected by [SMOKE MACHINE]

Tracklisting

1. Function – Immolare /// Sandwell District
2. Perc – Gonkle /// Perc Trax
3. Reeko – Empirical Science /// Pole
4. Subjected – 005.3 /// Vault Series
5. Sawf – Unrhythm (Marcel Fengler RMX) /// Perc Trax
6. Truncate – Pad Mode /// Enemy
7. Reeko – Cyberpunk /// Pole
8. Tommy Four Seven – Armed 3 /// CLR
9. Speedy J - Shoegaze (Speedy J Tool) Electric Deluxe
10. Moerbeck – unrealesed /// xxx
11. Northern Structures – Self Similarity /// Sonic Groove
12. Subjected – 005.7 (Reduced Tool) /// Vault Series
13. Truncate – Truncate.18 /// Enemy
14. Microwave Prince – Deathcounter /// Le Petit Prince

More info on Subjected can be found on their Facebook Fan Page. More podcasts from Smoke Machine can be found on their Facebook Fan Page.

If you're in Berlin on the 9th September then you can catch Subjected performing at the Suicide Club Nacht at Suicide Circus alongside G-Man and Grounded Theory's Henning Baer. All the event info is available on Resident Advisor