Artist: Richard J Valeo
Title: Programmatic Responses
Catalog Number: trans.009
Type: Digital EP Release Date: 14.05.2008 Purchase at: Purchase at:Amazon.com
Programmatic Responses, the first release by artist RJ Valeo since his Type Records release ‘September’, explores some darker and more complex ideas first presented on his first release.
Through the use of constantly evolving rhythmic and melodic structures, “Programmatic Responses” draws us into a hypnotic world of rhythmic evolution. Created from overlapping pattern fragments repeated at un-synchronized lengths, and overlapping melodic elements that are built from Reich-like “phasing” time signatures, the compositions on “Programmatic Responses” are based firmly in the digital-futurist world.
Created using a custom developed live composition and mixing environment (comprised of Numerology and Bidule) the compositions were performed and captured live in one pass with no post production. With “Programmatic Responses”, Valeo — a student of the groove, creates the perfect soundtrack in response to and for the constantly shifting inhabitants of modern cities everywhere.
Artist: Jeremy Idol Title: Moonbase Apha Catalog Number: TRANS.008 Type: Digital Single Format: 320 kbps MP3 Duration: 4:23 minutes Size: 10.2 meg Link:
So, I don’t usually post music on my site from other producers, but this is one of those exceptions, I mean, Moonbase Alpha? How could I refuse!?. A friend of mine that I have worked with in the past hit me up with this track and asked if I was interested in releasing it on IO-Records when it re-launches this fall. While I really do love the track, I can’t release it (and get him paid) due to the fact that it has some samples in it that are going to be cost-prohibitive to license.
It’s an electro-ish techno track that has influences from old school industrial, glitch and a little bit of “the edit” throw in. I hope that you enjoy “Moonbase Alpha”. If you are a sci-fi head as I am I am sure you can tell where he sourced the sample from, if the cover art didn’t give it away already. Enjoy.
Artist: Isomer Transition Title: Mission to Mars Catalog Number: mgt.010 Type: Digital Format: 160 kbps MP3 Duration: 28 minutes
Following up his debut on the UK’s enigmatic imprint Future Days, Isomer Transition redefines his sound and sets off on his own course with the digital futurist EP “Mission to Mars.” Mission to Mars is four tracks of thematic, expertly crafted minimal techno from electronic music producer RJ Valeo, who made a name for himself with several releases on Type Records and Neo Ouija.
The mission begins with the stealthy and sleek “Loop Me Through to Control the Mains.” A calculated blooping bassline and a periodic warm drone crescendo are spliced with a low, gravely voice that states “I see you over there.” Eerie. On “Deep in Space” Sawtooth synth canon blasts are paired with a rolling, clacking beat and bass that sounds like bits of space debris colliding violently. The mission continues with “Space Madness.” The combination of enigmatic rhythmic synths, seemingly random bass bloops and warbly synth stabs might beg one to ask the question “Am I going crazy?”
This is the soundtrack to being alone in the vastness of space. The destination is reached with “The Exploration of Region 13.” A bubbly, clicking beat, haunting drones and a shimmering lead synth teeming with life send the EP back into orbit on a high note. All four tracks are infinitely danceable, and the thematic element adds a unique twist to the minimal techno genre – encouraging individual interpretations of the material.
Purchase this release on Beatport as WAVs or as 320 kbps mp3 - CLICK HERE
Title: Live at LESS Jan 26, 2008 Artist: Isomer Transition Catalog Number: TRANS.006 Type: Live Performance Year Recorded: 2008 Format: 267 kbps VBR MP3 Duration: 1 hour 07 Minutes Size: 128.9 meg Link:
Recorded live at Igal, Eddie and Vadim’s weekly minimal techno party on the lower east side of NYC at The Annex. Their night there is called, appropriately enough, LESS. They even use the << as a “logo” of sorts.
The night is one of the better weeklies in NYC for techno, and I have had the honor of playing at LESS several times. The crowd is always into the music, and people come there to dance, amongst other things.
This set, recorded 2 days after my 3o-somethingith birthday is particularly special to me as it is all new material never played out before. For this performance I used Ableton Live for audio, an M-Audio sound interface, and both a Drehbank and Trigger Finger for control. I hope that you enjoy.
The cover art for this release was donated by my good friend Ilan Katin. He is a graphic designer, and VJ that is currently residing, in all places, Switzerland.
Title: No Love Live - NYC ‘97 Artist: Transelectronic Theory Catalog Number: TRANS.005 Type: Live Performance Year Recorded: 1997 Format: VBR MP3 Duration: 32 Minutes +- a few Size: 65 meg Link:
Back in the late ’90’s I was recording and releasing ‘underground’ diy cassettes, and later CDs, under the moniker of Transelectronic Theory. During that time I had played gigs at several raves on Long Island, as well as at a few of the NYEX parties that were going on at the time.
In January/February of 1997 I released “Sunrise” (which can be found as a digital re-issue in the downloads section), and this live set was, in a sense, a live performance of that style of music.
The promoter of the event was expecting me to play a techno set for some reason, not that I had any intent on doing that as Sunrise was anything but techno and this was the first live performance I was playing following the release of Sunrise.
To perform the set I brought out a bunch of hardware, some in a nice 8 space rack - Oberheim OB-1, Oberheim Matrix 1000, Alesis EFX units, Roland S-550 sampler, Yamaha TX81Z, DBX compressor, Alesis Microgate, a 22 channel mixer, and a few assorted stomp boxes. All of this was controlled by an old Powerbook 140 used for midi sequencing. The Powerbook was old school - it had a Motorola 68030 chip running at a massive 16 mhz. The whole thing was sequenced as patterns in Opcode’s Vision - so I could mute and un-mute parts, switch between the different patterns, copy and paste new patterns, all on the fly, and all via midi. The idea was for it to be as “live” as possible allowing me to explore each section and pattern, in order to work the crowd.
Well, there was some drama with the performance. There were some of the old school NY techno heads there, think mid-late ’90’s NYC techno and you’ll know who I am talking about, and they were saying shit like “That isn’t a live PA, he is using a computer” and shit. I took a beating from them. Not only did they bash on my live rig, they really weren’t into the music. Oh well. Sucks to be them, or at the time, it was sucking to be me.
On with the show. As soon as I started playing all of the party-goers decided to sit down and listen instead of dance. I guess that is what happens when you play an IDM set (although I hadn’t even heard of the term IDM at the time) at a techno party. About half way through the set the main promoter comes up to me and says “When are you done? You need to finish soon!” Shit! I had only been playing for 15 minutes at that time, and I had spent like 40 hours preparing for the gig! For the rest of the set he kept asking me “When are you done?!?” After a little more than 30 minutes of “torture” my set was over, and I must say, I was extremely happy with the performance, even if no one else was. Funny how that happens…
Hence the name “No Love Live in NYC”.
Listening back on the set I still find it quite enjoyable, even if it does sound like it is a little old. That is ok, it IS old, 11 years old to be exact.
I hope that you enjoy this recording of one of the finer Transelectronic Theory live performances.
Title: All Mixed Up Artist: Isomer Transition Catalog Number: TRANS.004 Type: DJ Set Year Recorded: 2006 Format: 238 kbps VBR MP3 Duration: 49:52 Size: 85.4 meg Link:
This live performance was recorded in May 2006 at my friend Patrick Gallagher’s art opening at the Halcyon Record shop down in Dumbo Brooklyn. The idea behind the performance was to take a lot of my material from all of the different monikers I have produced under and do a DJ style Live PA with it. I did a lot of pre-production, culling tracks from as far back as 1995. No joke! I took loops from tracks recorded to DAT, to cassette, and random field recordings. It is a deep and dark heady journey through the transelectronic universe.The tracks used in this mix are from the upcoming “Mixtapes” and “Tapes and Trackers” series’ of releases scheduled for early April. The individual tracks will be available for download on this site then.
Artist and Release Info:
Brooklyn based RJ Valeo returns to Moodgadget with a full EP after releasing an upbeat stormer, “When Systems Work Right”, on Moodgadget’s Modeone compilation. This follow-up release explores a sexy and deep minimal ethos full of heady melodies and percussion to top off the record’s thick and dark sound.
The EP begins with “Loop Me Through To Control The Mains” – which comes out deep and pounding with a hypnotic bassline and a vocal that will leave you feeling stinky and dirty.“Deep In Space” and “The Exploration Of Region 13” both continue the listener’s journey into Valeo’s hypnotic universe, this time it’s the low end that grabs you and has you mesmerized. Finally, we get to the dance floor classic-in-making “Space Madness”, showing classical techno influences, and promises to grab the crowd with a synth melody that’s unmistakable as it’s mixed in. As with all Isomer Transition releases the sci-fi influence is palpable — you can taste the air in your re-breather as you listen to the cuts. This EP build on the sci-fi ideas and philosophies debuted in last year’s dark and dirty “Shadowlands EP” (featured on RadioOne’s Breezeblock).
This EP builds on the established philosophies debuted in last year’s dark and grimy “Shadowlands EP” (featured on RadioOne’s Breezeblock).
Track Listing:
A1. Loop Me Through To Control The Mains
A2. Deep In Space
B1. Space Madness
B2. The Exploration Of Region 13
Release Info:Released on: AUGUST 18TH, 2007
Available at: iTunes, Beatport, Napster, eMusic, Sony Connect, and anywhere else you buy MP3
Written and Produced by: RJ Valeo
Artwork by: Philistine DSGNDJ
Support by:RYAN ELLIOTT, PAR GRINDVIK, DAVE TUROV
