MARC HOULE
TECHNO VOCALS
M50
Why are the vocals turned down so low? This is the way we make Techno!
To mark the label?s 50th release Marc Houle gets right back to basics with two raw, stripped down future classics. What?s more both vinyl cuts, ?Techno Vocals? and ?On It? clock in at under six minutes meaning that this compact 12inch?s sound and message is going to be coming through extra loud and clear.
On ?Techno Vocals? (as with all Houle productions) each sound is perfectly realised, commanding its own space with metronomic discipline. The rigid drum patterns, analogue explosions, regimented snare rolls, laser guided effects and delayed bleeps interact with supreme efficiency, while the arrangement is mapped out with cool, calculated intent. The result is a totally robust example of A-grade techno that?s really brought to life by the self-referential, pitched down vocal hook!
It?s well documented that Marc has more than a passing interest in 80?s electro, New Wave and retro computer games and these influences are somehow more apparent on Minus 50 than on his earlier solo releases or as part of Run, Stop, Restore. ?On It? in particular will turn a few heads, making, as it does, a detour into previously unexplored territory. Revolving around a heavily filtered melodic bass riff, Houle punctuates the dry, upfront groove with a choice selection of rough, old school samples before dropping into a series of moody bass variations that give the track its distinctive flavour.
To complete the release, dub and accapella versions of ?Techno Vocals? are also available as digital downloads offering amongst other things the chance to reformat the vocals over the original beats.
TECHNO VOCALS
M50
Why are the vocals turned down so low? This is the way we make Techno!
To mark the label?s 50th release Marc Houle gets right back to basics with two raw, stripped down future classics. What?s more both vinyl cuts, ?Techno Vocals? and ?On It? clock in at under six minutes meaning that this compact 12inch?s sound and message is going to be coming through extra loud and clear.
On ?Techno Vocals? (as with all Houle productions) each sound is perfectly realised, commanding its own space with metronomic discipline. The rigid drum patterns, analogue explosions, regimented snare rolls, laser guided effects and delayed bleeps interact with supreme efficiency, while the arrangement is mapped out with cool, calculated intent. The result is a totally robust example of A-grade techno that?s really brought to life by the self-referential, pitched down vocal hook!
It?s well documented that Marc has more than a passing interest in 80?s electro, New Wave and retro computer games and these influences are somehow more apparent on Minus 50 than on his earlier solo releases or as part of Run, Stop, Restore. ?On It? in particular will turn a few heads, making, as it does, a detour into previously unexplored territory. Revolving around a heavily filtered melodic bass riff, Houle punctuates the dry, upfront groove with a choice selection of rough, old school samples before dropping into a series of moody bass variations that give the track its distinctive flavour.
To complete the release, dub and accapella versions of ?Techno Vocals? are also available as digital downloads offering amongst other things the chance to reformat the vocals over the original beats.
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