{"title":"Phoq U Phonogrammen","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"some-old-shit-ep","title":"Some Old Shit EP","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe producer behind this project wished to remain anonymous when we released this EP back in 1996, but 23 years later we can be a bit more candid: it's none other than Utrecht DJ legend Peter Aarsman, a.k.a. P.A. Presents!\n \n This EP contains exactly what the title says: some old shit. The tracks are made in less than one hour, recorded on cassettes and then forgotten about. They were found again at the bottom of an old cardboard box back in 1996. Because we liked the vibes in these tracks still a million times more than most of the shit that was released in the mid-nineties, we decided to put these tracks out in a limited edition of 600 copies. All tracks sound raw, and are sometimes unfinished even. What's more: Peter didn't bother to come up with titles. So just follow the instructions on the vinyl's label: grab a marker and make up your own titles!\n \n Peter knew he wanted to be a DJ since he was ten years old, in a time when this was still a very unusual career to dream about. Long before house music had landed in Europe, Peter was fiddling around with disco and italo 12\"-es and all those years of training is what made him the awesome DJ that he still is today.\n While the era of house of techno of the late 80s and the 90s brought him countless DJ gigs, his reputation didn't cross the city borders much, until he bought his first gear and started producing techno music himself. Peter is well-known for his intuitive approach of techno, helped by his DJ background. His live-gigs are famous for the enormous amount of energy they radiate. At home, at his Analogue Treasury Room, he records his tracks in a way that is very similar to playing live. This usually results in fierce and energetic Detroit-style techno tracks, that work perfectly well on the dancefloor.\n Peter debuted with the mini-album Salicylic Acid on U-TRAX in 1993, followed by the Flight Stimulator EP a year later. Both are classics today, but neither brought him as much fame as his 12\" Entangled did on Deviate, a record label that was started by a couple of our friends from Utrecht a year prior to U-TRAX. Entangled made it to many charts and compilation albums, including Carl Craig's mix CD as part of !K7's DJ-Kicks series.\n \n Original release date: August 1996.\n Available on original vinyl and remastered for downloading and streaming.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoq U Phonogrammen","offers":[{"title":"12\"","offer_id":50394698776907,"sku":"2055966","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_8ba1de39_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726446024"},{"product_id":"e2l9-ep","title":"E2L9 EP","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Artists Formerly Known As The Connection Machine (Utrecht, Netherlands) go raw and mean on this one! If the underground The Hague-style from the 90s is your thing, this 12\" is your cup of tea. 4 hectic 808\/303 trax, all mixed in a dirty way, with loadsa fx on the 303.\nThe Connection Machine\/Cray Emoticon is the multi-talented duo of Natasja Hagemeier and Jeroen Brandjes, who debuted on U-TRAX in 1993 with their instant classic and much sought after 'The Dreamtec Album' (catalogue no: 3 UTR UMM 1). They went on to create another epic release called 'The Black Hole EP' on U-TRAX (catalogue no: 5 UTR UMM 2), but not after they presented 'Bitflower', a true work of art on Planet E from Detroit. Later they released the CD album 'Painless' on Down Low Music and in more recent years two 12\"-es (shared with The Lost Trax) and an album on Tabernacle Records from the UK.\nThe title track is originally meant as a replacement for the original game music of level 9 of the 2nd episode (E2L9) of the computer game Doom. The artists thought the original score wasn't doing right to the intensity of the game and made their own apocalyptic soundtrack. 'Gnawing the heart' already proved its usefulness on many a dancefloor, whilst 'Choice chip' will satisfy the ultimate speed freaks amongst you. If you're not into drugs or mushrooms, 'I wish my zapper was a gun' can deliver you the same effects: it's a psychedelic space-acid trip, built around a sample of the sitcom 'Neighbours'.\n You can't get wrong with this vintage and merciless dance floor material from the mid-nineties.\nOriginal release date: October 1995.\nAvailable on original vinyl and remastered for download and streaming.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoq U Phonogrammen","offers":[{"title":"12\"","offer_id":50394843578699,"sku":"2056368","price":5.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_853d8631_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726449079"},{"product_id":"people-mover-ep","title":"People Mover EP","description":"\u003cp\u003eDetroit's Rebecca Goldberg, aka 313 Acid Queen, releases 5 techno bangers incl. Mark Broom remix on Phoq U.\nPhoq U Phonogrammen, the rebellious U-TRAX sublabel, returns after 26 years with its eight release, produced and manufactured in Detroit. Detroit native Rebecca Goldberg, who has previously released music and performed live under her 313 Acid Queen alias, will present her brand new People Mover EP at the Detroit Movement festival, on May 26, 2023.\nThe EP features 5 dancefloor fillers, including the Detroit-style remix by Mark Broom of the opening track Automated. The EP is inspired by transportation, industry and travel, as well as the city of Detroit of course, paying homage to the original minimal techno music and the evolution of technology and industry.\nAll tracks are live jams, recorded in one take on all hardware instruments. Rebecca tries to do as little post-work as possible, with just a little bit of final arrangement. Her work often incorporates field recorded sounds, and for this EP she used samples recorded while riding on the Detroit People Mover itself, the elevated automated light rail system in downtown Detroit. Goldberg started a sound walk group called Detroit Frequency and the recordings were taken on during the first event last summer.\nThe EP kicks off with the fast-paced Automated, that echoes the hypnotic minimal techno sound of Robert Hood. Mark Broom added an extra dose of 909 funk in his Mark Broom remix, which provides the track with even more pumping rhythms and making it sound even more 'classic Detroit'.\nThe B-side opens with Elevated, that features industrial-ish DPM sounds on a bed of pure acid, as if Goldberg wants us to remember why she is named the 313 Acid Queen.\nStaying On meanwhile, puts a repeating DPM announcer's voice central stage, making it a fascinating piece of minimal techno. The closing track Linear Motion creates a dark atmosphere, with eerie, down-pitched DPM sounds that makes this a spooky techno trip that we believe many people will love.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Phoq U Phonogrammen","offers":[{"title":"12\"","offer_id":50445817151819,"sku":"2045982","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/test_42a8831f_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727046730"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/collections\/phoq-u-phonogrammen.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}