100DSR/VAR2 by VARIOUS ARTISTS (MIKE DEHNERT, CONFORCE, CIM)

To mark the occasion of Delsin hitting 100 releases, the label is to release five new various artist EPs throughout the rest of the year.Besides a special collector's box edition, all EPs will be offered separately, with limited edition colour runs and unlimited black copies. All fifteen tracks will also be compiled onto one CD. Following on from the first EP that included tracks from Claro Intelecto, Gerry Read and Unbroken Dubs comes the second offering, which features Mike Dehnert, Conforce and CiM. The Fachwerk boss Dehnert goes first with 'Passenger', a full blooded techno cut with writhing synth lines and drums that canter and gallivant like wild horses though a fuzzy haze of analogue detritus. Next up is label regular Conforce who turns in a typically underwater and atmospheric track, 'Wave Trace' that is filled with ethereal ambiance, swirling celestial melodies and a frazzled rubber bassline. Finally, CiM - releasing his first cut since 2004 - turns in 'Way Station', an experimental piece of heavenly sound design that has vast echo chambers filled with sonorous bell rings, but also the busy micro activity of lots of tiny synthesised sounds.