Cosmin TRG – Plaisir Interdit (Ain Aimee)
Taken from Various Artists – Inertia 4 (Ain Aimee)
The final hurrah for Ann Aimee’s Inertia compilation sees four modern techno heavyweights add their exclusive sounds to the fold.
Recent album stars Skudge are as economical yet efficient as you’d expect with their booming ‘Pollution,’ before Conforce designs yet more lush sounds with his deep technoid cut ‘When It Appeared.’ Restless Romanian Cosmin TRG confounds expectationst again with his rusty, rolling cut ‘Plaisir Interdit’ before Fachwerk co-founder Sascha Rydell gets a little spaced out on his kinetic and melancholic effort, ‘Rainy Days’.
Stand out on its own, but peerless when paired with the other three parts, Inertia 4 ends a special project indeed.
Boiler Room Berlin 003 recording
Here’s a recording of my set for Boiler Room Berlin 003. Brilliant sets from A Made Up Sound, Roman Fluegel, Efdemin and Levon Vincent from that night available here too.
Are you Dummy
A conversation with Dummy Mag:
“It’s moods. A mood work.” Cosmin TRG says about his album ‘Simulat’ before laughing a little softly, slightly abashed maybe at the fact it might sound like he’s making a big statement, and sipping his beer. “I’m sure people will listen to it and have no idea what was going through my head when I was making it, but I was kind of in this frame of mind, getting inspired by previous experience and childhood, places I’ve seen, things I’ve done. Getting energy from that.” It’s a great record wherever it comes from; playing light, multi-hued games with the techno template, hardly deviating from the regularity of 4/4, but packed with expression, beats drizzled in light euphoria, unfurling with an easy swing that hints at his varied past musical output.
The rest is here.
Simulat – the album, out now
Simulat, my debut album, is out now on 50 Weapons, distributed by Rough Trade.
Available in all good shops, bad shops, chip shops, airports and massage parlours worldwide.
Thanks for your support, hope you enjoy the music.
Simulat – the album, coming soon
Read full review of Simulat – Cosmin TRG on Boomkat.com ©
Space Station Love Affair Blue Vinyl
Modeselektion Volume One Vinyl release number three:
A1 Marcel Dettmann – Lyrate
B1 Robag Wruhme – Bierholer
B2 Cosmin TRG – Space Station Love Affair
Out now on Monkeytown
Liebe Suende review on Resident Advisor
“Liebe Suende” builds a nest out of dusty drum-machine hits and multiple layers of processed samples, which sketch out the tonal outline; its loose, thumping groove signals its rejection of a purist four-to-the-floor stomp at the tail end of every four bars, when the kick drum stubbornly stumbles. As the tune builds, fluttering chords and a detuned acid line fill out the spaces in between dry beats, like a skeleton oozing something viscous.
A very kind and informative review of Liebe Suende/ Sores of Attraction (Rush Hour) by the illustrious Philip Sherburne for Resident Advisor.
Tower Block/ Béton Brut – Hemlock009
Read full review of Tower Block / Béton Brut – Cosmin TRG on Boomkat.com ©
RA.221: Shed
1. Low Density Matter: Blue Steel – Keysound
2. Becoming Real: Fast Motion (DVA’s Hi Emotions Remix) – Ramp
3. Cosmin TRG: See Other People (Falty DL remix) – Rushhour
4. Delphic: Doubt (Kyle Hall Remix)
5. Duncan Powell: Pushin’ (Falty DL remix) – 2nd Drop
6. Andrea: Got To Forget – Daphne
7. T++: Cropped – Honest Jon’s
8. Cosmin TRG: Béton Brut – Hemlock
9. Screed: Side – Synthetic Catalogue
10. Roberd Hood: Towns That… – M Plant
11. Jason Fine: Many To Many (Ben Klock Remix) – Kontra
12. Rok/Jonzon: Sequential Polka – International Gigolo
13. Silent Phase: Fire (Rewired Mix) – R&S
14. Eliphino: Let Me Love You Forever – Brownswood
15. Sepalcure: Love Pressure – Hotflush
FabricLive Promo Mix
Ahead of my live set in Room 1, August 20th, the great people at Fabric have put together a feature about me on their website.
Check out the interview and the Promo Mix, and see you there!
Dettmann
Read full review of Dettmann – MARCEL DETTMANN on Boomkat.com ©
See Other People/ Groove Control out now
My new record See Other People/ Groove Control is out now on the notorious Rush Hour label.
So far it has received support from the likes of Apparat, Mary Anne Hobbs, Benji B, Gilles Peterson, Martyn, Ikonika, Jackmaster, Marcel Dettmann, Untold, A Made Up Sound, the Arpiar collective, Sinden, Roska, MA1, Scratcha DVA, Brendon Moeller, Falty DL, DJ Pete aka Substance.
Many thanks to Christiaan at Rush Hour for making this record happen, and to everyone playing it around the world.
Available as 12″ vinyl and digital download from Rush Hour, Boomkat, Juno, Hardwax, Clone, Phonica and other good music stores worldwide.
Proxy in Dazed
Proxy‘s real name is Evgeny Pozharnov. I learnt that from a very short but essential interview in Dazed Digital.
DazedDigital: What kind of toys did you play with when you were a child? Compressors?
PROXY: Hahah. I remember having Transformers. Also, reindeer.
Respect!
New mix and interview
BackAndForth is a blog dedicated to refined, understated fashion and sounds. You’ll love it. You’ll also find an interview and a mix I’ve done for them, hope you enjoy the feature!
TRG – BackAndForth Mix October 2009
Trus’Me : Good God [Prime Numbers]
A Made Up Sound : Wire [Clone Basement Series]
Claro Intelecto : Above [Modern Love]
Mike Dehnert : Umlaut 2 First Version [Clone Basement Series]
Hardrive : Deep Inside [Strictly Rhythm]
Kentphonic : Hiya Kaya Rocco Deep Mix [Stalwart]
Chris Carrier : Get Down [Robsoul Recordings]
TRG : No Way Instrumental [White]
Tiger Stripes : Heat [Toolroom]
TRG : Since Last Night [Tempa]
MFor : Thief [Reincarnation]
Photo: Malina Ionescu