DUSTIN ZAHN - MONOLITHS [CD]

DRUMCODE

£14.38

Format: CD
Catalogue No.: DCCD09
Release Date: 01 May 2014
Genre: Techno

CD1 1 1984
CD1 2 District Of Light
CD1 3 Against The Grain
CD1 4 Jumping Off
CD1 5 Fire In The Sky
CD1 6 Miss You
CD1 7 Deus Ex Machina
CD1 8 Deny Fate
CD1 9 Sundays In Berlin
CD1 10 Insatiable Hunger
CD1 11 May Day
CD1 12 Eternal Winter

Dustin Zahn makes his album debut in March 2014 with the release of Monolithson Adam Beyer's Drumcode label. Gestating over a period of a four years during break from releasing original solo material, Monoliths sees the Minneapolis native capturing the full breadth of his production style in the long-player format for the first time. Having become a mainstay of the Drumcode line-ups for their Berghain residency and beyond, the challenge was set for the Berlin-based Zahn to build upon the reputation he has established in the past decade-and-a-half since he first arrived on the scene, during which time he has also given a platform to artists such as DVS1, Minilogue, Psyk and Truncate via his Enemy Records imprint.

"Adam Beyer has supported me since day one and almost all of my output has found its' way into his sets since the beginning. Aside from being a champion of my music, he has also become a good friend and has been a big help to me when times were tough. Drumcode was a major influence on me when I first started getting into techno. Getting the opportunity to do an album for an inspirational label with a massive following made choosing them an easy decision."

The bracing retro-futurist synths of 1984 tease what's to follow: epic, ambitious, raw real techno - as imperious as the album title implies and impeccably designed for the tallest speaker stacks. When the record is at its most dancefloor-focused each cut is an amalgamation of classic techno elements that encapsulate the genre at its most uncompromising, though Zahn's skill as a producer shines through in his ability to demonstrate the range contained within this aesthetic. Whilst embodying the genre's purity of purpose, Monoliths is still able to find and explore different sonic palettes.