Stephen Macias - Towcher - Data Transmission

Label: Subplot RecordsScore: 8/10 The first release from Manchester based techno label Subplot Records by Marseille based producer Stephen Macias is a dark shuffling groover, perfect for underground clubs and big room systems. Techno / House track Towcher is an upbeat yet subtle piece of electronic music that showcases Stephens unique ear for groove with influences of electro, reggae dub and funk.Deep n’ dubby baseline and thudding kick are complimented by swinging hats and skipping snares as it throbs and progresses in a strict 4/4 fashion. Offbeat samples and drops up and down in frequency range add to the kinetic element as it swaggers along moving constantly, while at times remaining understated and minimal.This track is one to to keep the club going after hours. Introduce Towcher to a thumping sound system and it’s definitely one to get the Techno heads on the dance floor moving.

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Grahame Farmer

Grahame Farmer’s love affair with electronic music goes back to the mid-90s when he first began to venture into the UK’s beloved rave culture, finding himself interlaced with some of the country’s most seminal club spaces. A trip to dance music’s anointed holy ground of Ibiza in 1997 then cemented his sense of purpose and laid the foundations for what was to come over the next few decades of his marriage to the music industry.