Various Artists - Aumatra vol. II [Fanzine Records]

Format: 12" in printed sleeve.
CAT: FANTRV004

The Fanzine returns with a new dose of fresh techno from various artists in this second volume of Aumatra. Sev Dah and Alexander Kowalski open smoothly with deep bass lines and dampened kicks that create a foundation from which distorted and enveloping pads emerge.

DJ Sodeyama takes “Kigal” into more intense territory, with flashes of that kind of white light one imagines at the end of the death tunnel, floating over syncopated drums. AeFe's “Consciusly” is fast and minimalist, yet also profound, with a melancholic and ghostly energy in its mutating synthesizers.

Joton contributes “Sombras De Paso,” a tense and compact track, filled with intricate drums, percussive textures, and synthesizers that seem to constantly clash with each other. Finally, KOLPOS's “He Dreams Of VNY” feels like being trapped inside a gigantic cosmic wind tunnel. Probably.