The waiting is finally over! After all the ups and downs of the past year, we can happily report that Joshua Eustis now firmly intends to continue Telefon Tel Aviv as a solo project. In order to mark his decision with a bang, the wonderful title track ‘Immolate Yourself’ is being released as the second single from the current LP. The song has been entrusted to highly acclaimed and diverse remix artists who have skilfully stripped down the epic album track to more club-friendly formats.

The A side is delivered by label-mate Thomas Muller, whose finely detailed techno soundscapes can now be enjoyed on five BPC 12″ releases. His ‘Immolate Yourself’ remix takes a much more direct approach. He reduces the lush arrangement of the original to a powerful basic framework, leaves out the vocals almost entirely, and creates a surprise when the track
crumbles into sonic chaos towards the end.

Miss Fitz aka Maayan Nidam has had singles released on labels including Raum Musik and Freak n’ Chic, and these have been remixed by renowned artists such as Ricardo Villalobos. Her version of ‘Immolate Yourself’ also makes a clear break from the album track and serves up her very own brand of abstract, dancefloor-friendly house. Once again, all the opulence of the original is thrown overboard; a dry beat is placed at the centre of the arrangement and enriched with sinuous vocals.

Ben Klock needs no further introduction – he is the epitome of the bleak, hard minimal sound. His album ‘One’ is currently available on Ostgut Ton, and as a remixer he has earned the highest acclaim for his version of Depeche Mode’s ‘Peace’. Ben’s ‘Jack Mix’ is fittingly titled and lives up to all the expectations of the name. The track is stripped back to a resounding, hammer-like beat framework – minimised for maximum effect.

BPitch legend Sascha Funke delivers a surprise with another astoundingly reduced remix, at least by his standards. He turns away from the melodic richness of his current album ‘Mango’ in favour of repetitive fragments and an extended arc of tension which will surely make his ‘Immolate Yourself’ remix a massive after-hour hit.

Minimaland Feedback: Great pack of remixes, all of them with very good quality! Our favourite? Sascha Funke mix … he just keeps getting a great deal of inspiration…

Tracklist:
a1 – Immolate Yourself (Thomas Muller Burning Man Remix)

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b1 – Immolate Yourself (Miss Fitz Remix)

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b2 – Immolate Yourself (Ben Klock’s Jack Remix)

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Digital – Immolate Yourself (Sascha Funke Digital Bonus)

BPC#207
Release Date: 11.01.2010

In perfect timing for the 10th BPitch Control birthday, Thomas Muller presents his third solo release. Born in Paris, the Berlin-elect has been in this city for about two years. Certainly his current location has left an indelible mark on Thomas’ creations – his deep and highly detailed soundscapes were already evident in the last release, „Seduction“ – a clear idiom into an increasingly dark realm. His current work continues consistently and ambitiously in the same vein. The title track „Rebirth“ hides house fragments in a tight beat, tribal-like percussion patterns come and go in waves, the whole thing spirals in dub echoes with complexity, but the crystal-clear construct is screwed with the help of spooky, deeply colored foghorns – dress warm… Track A2 „String Slap“ is dominated by a similarly heavily-detailed beat- right on point and minimalistic sound effects get it going. Suddenly a super-funky bassline begins, the track-machine is running and steadily evolves into a wild, spiraling house mechanism. If A2 is a beat off from the clockwork, then the flipside opener „Music 98“ is like a musical conversion from Jean Tinguely’s crazy machine art: through a twitching shufflebeat that is interspersed through vocal fragments and ear-decomposing sweeps with all sorts of craziness throughout. Towards the end it calms down just a bit, and there is a method to the madness – but beware – don’t play this at home, kids! B2 heads right towards the goal. „Institute of Shadows“ comes straight out with point-blank, perfectly balanced beats, sensational hihats and a geniusly simple offbeat bass from there. More classic and effective is not possible. In the same shade though, less traditional but equally effective psychotic sweeps that rush past together at a barely melodic level unmistakably remind us of the fact that we’re not here for fun.

Minimaland Feedback: The youngest Bpitch star is already showing a great level of production and this is certainly his best release so far, adapting his creations to the label standards. Typical German electronic techy music, that will suit well to nightclub dancing events.  ”String Slap” is our favorite!

a1 - Rebirth
a2 - String Slap
b1 – Music 98
b2 - Institue of Shadow

BPC#201
Rls Date: 14.09.2009