When Mark Broom released his first techno record, a man named George Bush was president of the USA and had recently gone to war in Iraq.
Now 15 years later, many things have changed. Erm...well, at least in techno many things have changed.
Mark has seen these changes over the years and always remained a stalwart of the techno scene.
He has released on such a long list of labels that it would take up half of this info sheet to name them all. But in recent years, you'll have found Mark on Bpitch Control, Shadowfax, and Platzhirsch to name just a handful of the places he has released music.There's not really much more to say about a man who has been in the techno scene for so long.
Now he comes to Toys for Boys for our eleventh release, the "You and Me EP".
For this one, Mark gives you two tracks of the finest techno, which are backed up by a remix from our own Sierra_Sam (Trapez/Surprise/ToysForBoys/Nomor).
A1 You and Me: After the classic vibe of "Taken", "You and Me" brings things back to now a little, with neat acid lines and dark bass creating a tight groove that will be hard for most club kids to escape.
The title track here is a simple but effective piece of dancefloor physics, and will have the floor hopping with a breakdown that shows that like a true Londoner Mark has still got a little 'ardkore left in him
(it's a little known fact that "'ardkore" is harder to remove than lead or metal, so doctors do not attempt the procedure, it is a real problem for ravers in Britain)
A2 You and Me (Sierra_Sam remix): After the success of his last TFB release, Sammy Goosens returns to Toys for Boys to rework "You and Me" on this EP.
Sierra_Sam turns up the bass even more than on Mark's original, but brings the track into a deeper more contemplative place. A quirky bassline ripples over an ominous beat, this track is perfect to shake up the club in the early hours of the night, or even the morning. The breakdown is twisted and becomes slightly deeper than Mark's original, completing Sam's fine job on this track.
B1 Taken: This deep techno track will remind you a little of Basic Channel, with its huge beats and rippling synths.
There is nothing minimal about this, it's just a deep melodic techno track that will get floors moving in the early hours. The drum programming takes you back to a time when every beat had this shuffling little hat pattern, and the bass will shake the club up.
This one is a shot in the arm for ailing dancefloors, and a perfect start to Mark Broom's first release on Toys for Boys.
And that's all the info on TFB011, where Mark Broom brings you the "You and Me EP". Check this one out and enjoy it, just remember to ask a grown up to help you when using the scissors. And keep an eye out for more Toys for Boys, even as we type this the machine is still working and the music is still being found. Until next time.....
listen tracks here: http://www.myspace.com/spacetoysforboys
release out: end of september
distribution by Neuton
MP3 on beatport and juno download
