FROM GLOBAL PR.

Melbourne based label, EQ, have unleashed a monster of their own making in the form of their latest compilation series, ‘Electric’.

“Look! It's moving. It's alive. It's alive” So exclaimed Henry Frankenstein in response to the creation of perhaps the most famous monster that literature has produced, and similarly, the ‘Electric’ series has truly taken on a life of its own. Conceived in 2005 as an offshoot to EQ’s world conquering ‘Balance’ series, in hindsight EQ relinquished all control upon handing the reigns to Gavin Keitel.

The intention had been for ‘Electric’ to be a platform, upon which, up and coming DJs could make their debut on the international stage without the label’s commitment to cutting edge, quality underground music wavering in the slightest. While Keitel fit the bill perfectly, few could have imagined the full impact this electrically charged super-conductor would have on the series debut. If the intention had been for ‘Electric’ to become EQs ‘quiet achiever’, the culmination of Keitel’s vision and subsequent outpouring of support from all forms of the dance music media quashed this idea. While lacking the international reputation of previous Balance stalwarts such as Chris Fortier, James Holden or Paolo Mojo, Keitel had very effectively put both himself and the ‘Electric’ series on the world stage. This has left EQ with an unenviable, yet by no means unfortunate dilemma. That of ensuring the follow-up would be worthy of being propped upon the building block forged by Keitel’s genre-spanning electro to tech-house to minimal masterpiece.


As would only be expected, EQ have not only taken up the challenge, but, responded with the force of an electrically charged atom. The second in the series won’t disappoint those fans expecting nothing less than cutting edge, underground dance music, delivered by uncompromising compilers. Yet even with this in mind, as always, EQ have ensured a surprise of tantalizing proportions. Firstly, ‘Electric 02’ will be showcased over two CDs, and the involvement has grown from a single DJ on the first ‘Electric’ to a combined total of six artists on ‘Electric 02’, with one being famed illustrator & cartoonist Neil Swaab who has been named as one of the top visual artists in the U.S. by Print Magazine, creating the cover-art.

More then just fat, the result is likely to be Electric.


Features tracks and remixes from Steve Bug, Nubreed, Plump DJs, Felix Da Housecat, Thomas Schumacher, Vance Musgrove, Ame, D.Ramirez, Bookashade and more…



TRACKLISTING


CD1 – KING UNIQUE

/1. Modeselektor – Ziq Zaq /2. Claude Vonstroke – Who’s Afraid of Detroit /3. Steve Bug – You Make me Feel /4. Wighnomy Bros. – Moppal Kiff /5. Kupon – Zoom Out /6. Bookashade – Night Falls /7. Francois Dubois – I Try /8. Kupon – Zoom In + Felix Da Housecat - Rocket Ride /9. Anja Scheider & Sebo K – Rancho Relaxo /10. Sascha Funke – In Between Days /11. Bookashade – In White Rooms /12. Thomas Schumacher – Red Purple /13. Akabu – Phuture Bound (Ame mix) /14. Andrea Doria – Quantised Traffic /15. Extrawelt – Fernweh /16. Stephan Bodzin vs Marc Romboy - Phobos

CD2 - NUBREED

/1. Headland – Nitefall (Vance Musgrove mix) /2. Damon Jee & Oliver Giacomotto - Play /3. Milton Jackson – Tech No /4. James Harcourt – Audio Daemon /5. Danny Bonnici & Dan Mangan - Periwethel /6. Nubreed - Subtronic /7. Future Funk Squad – Audio Damage (D.Ramirez mix) /8. Plump DJs – Electric Disco (D.Ramirez mix) /9. Alex Kenji – Cyborg /10. Speculam - Backdoor /11. Muz & Mann - Panik /12. King Roc - Locomota /13. Sarah Mcleod – He Doesn’t Love You (Hook n Sling mix)

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