VA – Incoming Transmissions, Volume 1 on VAST Recordings

Release: Incoming Transmissions, Volume 1

A stunning Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) release by: Marteka Fair, Spencer Hardwick, d.lawrence, MIchael Ferrell, Elias Garcia, Declan James, James Kelley, Matthew Cha, Solem

Release Details

Artists: Marteka Fair, Spencer Hardwick, d.lawrence, MIchael Ferrell, Elias Garcia, Declan James, James Kelley, Matthew Cha, Solem

Genre: Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)

Release Date: 2024-11-08

Label: VAST Recordings

Catalog: VAST001

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Incoming Transmissions, Volume 1, Release Description

Incoming Transmissions, Volume 1 (VAST 001): VAST Recordings lives up to its name in its debut release. Incoming Transmissions, Volume 1 is no run-of-the-mill VA compilation. Each of the 11 tracks on the effort flows purposefully into the next, demonstrating the imprints wide creative range compared to most contemporary techno labels. Incoming Transmissions, Volume 1 starts off minimally, as Marteka Fair buoys dissonant chime effects with warm atmospheres in Outerworlds. In the next track, Star Date, she and VAST label boss Spencer Hardwick take the opposite approach, overshadowing the foreground of the arrangement with foreboding howls. Hardwick goes solo in Interference Pattern, aptly titled as it plays with disharmony but still somehow satisfies the senses. Then, Impedance Dispersal by d.lawrence signals a shift in direction. The drums dont come in until after the two-minute mark, allowing a restrained melody to wash away the tension instilled by what came before. Fever Dream Sunset by Michael Ferrell follows, pairing a lively bass line with what sounds like a robotic death rattle. Elias Garcia takes one step further into the darkness in The Infinite. Crescendos of atonal noise disrupt the singles psychedelic rhythms at calculated integers. Following in this macabre vein is Sucker Punch by Declan James, its steely percussion telling a sonic story all its own. Asleep At The Wheel then sees James Kelley evoke an air of suspense with each new layer added over the course of its nearly seven-minute runtime. Matthew Cha offers up an especially inventive cut in the form of Fluid Dynamics, whose artful noise resulted from a single-take recording of a Buchla 200 synthesizer. After that, Prophecy Of Mental Anguish by SOLeM lives up to its title with a bevy of haunting frequencies seemingly recorded during an exorcism. d.lawrence closes the compilation with the serene ambience of Segmented Thoughts. It offers a needed respite following the ground covered throughout the previous ten tracks. The concepts pillowy chords are made all the more soothing by what sounds like the gentle rush of a shoreline. VAST Recordings has set out to accomplish no simple feat: to introduce something new to techno without betraying its refined aesthetic. Incoming Transmissions, Volume 1 is as good a start as any. It not only establishes VASTs distinctive sound signature but proves it as versatile as it is dance floor friendly.

Tracklist, Music Genre, and Tempo

• 1. Marteka Fair – Outerworlds Original Mix, Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)138 BPM – B Major

• 2. Spencer Hardwick, Marteka Fair – Star Date Original Mix, Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)136 BPM – F Minor

• 3. Spencer Hardwick – Interference Pattern Original Mix, Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)135 BPM – Bb Minor

• 4. d.lawrence – Impedance Dispersal Mix, Electronica | Ambient100 BPM – Bb Minor

• 5. MIchael Ferrell – Fever Dream Sunset Original Mix, Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)137 BPM – B Minor

• 6. Elias Garcia – The Infinite Original Mix, Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)69 BPM – Ab Major

• 7. Declan James – Sucker Punch Original Mix, Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)135 BPM – Db Minor

• 8. James Kelley – Asleep at the Wheel Original Mix, Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)136 BPM – A Major

• 9. Matthew Cha – Fluid Dynamics Original Mix, Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic)70 BPM – Ab Minor

• 10. Solem – Prophecy of Mental Anguish Original Mix, Techno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | DubTechno (Raw / Deep / Hypnotic) | Dub103 BPM – G Minor

• 11. d.lawrence – Segmented Thoughts Original Mix, Electronica | Ambient97 BPM – D Major