UK techno legend James Ruskin discharges his latest opus for the pedigree techno stable that is Tresor. Coming more than 7 years since his 'into submission' longplayer also for Tresor, 'the dash' sets out his agenda for tough and functional orthodox techno, here drawing a hefty influence from the Berlin scene he has been intrinsically involved with for the last 10 years. Opening with the optimistic tones of 'Scene' belying more than a little melodic influence from Modeselektor, Ruskin boshes onto the breakbeat tech of 'Torridon void', into tresor friendly shuffle techno on 'road trip' before coming to a halt with the downbeat electronica of 'glasshoppers'. From here on the ride picks up as recent cut 'Lahaine' is wheeled out, (unfortunately it's the original version and not the far superior O/V/R remix), 'outlined' takes a slight detour into industrial electro tech, while standout track 'vox' adopts a very useful spectral techno style, imbued with a religious quality that stands it head and shoulders above the rest of the album. As we're all well aware, the techno album format is a very hard nut to crack and Mr Ruskin has given it a good effort here, tying together various strands of his personal oeuvre into a cohesive whole which will warrant repeated listens from his fans.
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UK techno legend James Ruskin discharges his latest opus for the pedigree techno stable that is Tresor. Coming more than 7 years since his 'into submission' longplayer also for Tresor, 'the dash' sets out his agenda for tough and functional orthodox techno, here drawing a hefty influence from the Berlin scene he has been intrinsically involved with for the last 10 years. Opening with the optimistic tones of 'Scene' belying more than a little melodic influence from Modeselektor, Ruskin boshes onto the breakbeat tech of 'Torridon void', into tresor friendly shuffle techno on 'road trip' before coming to a halt with the downbeat electronica of 'glasshoppers'. From here on the ride picks up as recent cut 'Lahaine' is wheeled out, (unfortunately it's the original version and not the far superior O/V/R remix), 'outlined' takes a slight detour into industrial electro tech, while standout track 'vox' adopts a very useful spectral techno style, imbued with a religious quality that stands it head and shoulders above the rest of the album. As we're all well aware, the techno album format is a very hard nut to crack and Mr Ruskin has given it a good effort here, tying together various strands of his personal oeuvre into a cohesive whole which will warrant repeated listens from his fans.
UK techno legend James Ruskin discharges his latest opus for the pedigree techno stable that is Tresor. Coming more than 7 years since his 'into submission' longplayer also for Tresor, 'the dash' sets out his agenda for tough and functional orthodox techno, here drawing a hefty influence from the Berlin scene he has been intrinsically involved with for the last 10 years. Opening with the optimistic tones of 'Scene' belying more than a little melodic influence from Modeselektor, Ruskin boshes onto the breakbeat tech of 'Torridon void', into tresor friendly shuffle techno on 'road trip' before coming to a halt with the downbeat electronica of 'glasshoppers'. From here on the ride picks up as recent cut 'Lahaine' is wheeled out, (unfortunately it's the original version and not the far superior O/V/R remix), 'outlined' takes a slight detour into industrial electro tech, while standout track 'vox' adopts a very useful spectral techno style, imbued with a religious quality that stands it head and shoulders above the rest of the album. As we're all well aware, the techno album format is a very hard nut to crack and Mr Ruskin has given it a good effort here, tying together various strands of his personal oeuvre into a cohesive whole which will warrant repeated listens from his fans.
UK techno legend James Ruskin discharges his latest opus for the pedigree techno stable that is Tresor. Coming more than 7 years since his 'into submission' longplayer also for Tresor, 'the dash' sets out his agenda for tough and functional orthodox techno, here drawing a hefty influence from the Berlin scene he has been intrinsically involved with for the last 10 years. Opening with the optimistic tones of 'Scene' belying more than a little melodic influence from Modeselektor, Ruskin boshes onto the breakbeat tech of 'Torridon void', into tresor friendly shuffle techno on 'road trip' before coming to a halt with the downbeat electronica of 'glasshoppers'. From here on the ride picks up as recent cut 'Lahaine' is wheeled out, (unfortunately it's the original version and not the far superior O/V/R remix), 'outlined' takes a slight detour into industrial electro tech, while standout track 'vox' adopts a very useful spectral techno style, imbued with a religious quality that stands it head and shoulders above the rest of the album. As we're all well aware, the techno album format is a very hard nut to crack and Mr Ruskin has given it a good effort here, tying together various strands of his personal oeuvre into a cohesive whole which will warrant repeated listens from his fans.