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Review: Emotional Response returns to Dusseldorf with a compilation of the music emanating out of the Diskant label over some 7 EPs between 2009-2014. Featuring the productions of The Durian Brothers, Harmonious Thelonious and Don't DJ, their unique polyrhythmic percussive sound of the label is highlighted across this special double album. Legend goes it was discovering the first Diskant release on the wall of Honest Jons store back in 2009 that became a prime influences in the creation of Emotional Response. Born out of the early years of Salon Des Amateurs, the Diskant label was set up as a vehicle for the music and member's music of The Durian Brothers, namely Florian Meyer (Don't DJ), Stefan Schwander (Harmonious Thelonious) and Marc Matter. Coming together from their own music backgrounds to explore a new experimental polyrhythmic para-funk via distorted electronics. Using specially prepared turntables, hypnotic rhythmic patterns, noise and sequencing they have created a dense and fuzzy excess that over four sides of vinyl is here now presented as a retrospective, but not an end, to highlight their unique sound.

Review: Stefan Schwander's latest full-length release as Harmonious Thelonious is not a brand-new album, but rather a retrospective that charts the development of his now trademark sound, following a period spent focusing on challenging experimentalism. Featuring tracks previously released on labels including Disk, The Trilogy Tapes and Versatile, the varied instrumentals on show draw heavily on his love of African rhythms, ear-catching electronica and the sparse, subtly changing hypnotism of classic American minimalism. The plentiful highlights include the North African-informed dancefloor psychedelia of 'Apakapa', the dense drums of 'Ayranman' and 'Harmony Labelle' and the Reich-on-synths bliss of 'Some Blue Beats'.