Artist: Subversive – Chainbreaker
Title: Chainbreaker
Format: Vinyl/Digital
Cat. No.: VRV003
Release Date:Sept 2014
Decks-Records | Beatport | Boomkat | Juno
Tracks:
A1. Subversive – Intergalactic
A2. Subversive – Telomere
B1. Subversive – Chain Breaker
OVERVIEW:
Longtime RaiÌz collaborator Subversive makes his debut on Droid sister label VRV with Chainbreaker. Subversive has appeared previously on Historia y Violencia and Contruct Re- form (under the name Deception Plan w/ Voiski). This release for VRV is a collection of 3 tracks that reflect his focused, methodical programming. The title track stretches a deep, driving narrative over the course of 7 minutes, perfect for adding hypnotic breathing room to any set. The other side contains Intergalactic, a subtle and harmonic passage that sets the stage for A2, Telemore. Telomere begins with intense, brooding synth design that inevitably builds into heavy rhythm structures, providing the set’s most driving dance sounds.
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///FEEDBACK\\\
ALAN FITZPATRICK
DRUMCODE / SOMA / BEDROCK / SIZE / BUSH / 8 SIDED DICE
Favourite Track: Intergalactic
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Love this! Can I do an edit?
ANGEL MOLINA
LOFT / TRESOR / SONAR (BARCELONA, SPAIN)
Favourite Track: Telomere
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Very playable release, especially into ‘Telomere’, nice industrial feel on it. Thanks.
ANN D.
HEADCHARGE / BCR RADIO 103.1FM (SHEFFIELD, UK)
Rating: 5/5
Comments: 10/10 for sure – definitely in the bag.
ANTON BANKS
THE VAULT – WESU 88.1FM (CONNECTICUT, USA)
Favourite Track: Intergalactic
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Will try these. Thanks.
AUDIO INJECTION / TRUNCATE
Favourite Track: Chainbreaker
Rating: 5/5
Comments: Phat EP, go Tony! 🙂
BEN KLOCK
BERGHAIN / OSTGUT TON / KLOCKWORKS
Rating: 3/5
Comments: ‘Telomere’ is in my bag.
BEN LONG
SPACE DJZ
Favourite Track: Intergalactic
Rating: 5/5
Comments: Downloaded, thanx.
BORIQUA TRIBEZ
CUBANITA / PATTERNS / BASICS (SLOVENIA)
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Techy and soulish. Great.
CHRIS LIEBING
CLR
Favourite Track: Telomere
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Downloading thx.
DAMON VALLERO / SERVENT
DOWNSTREAM / ELECTRACOM / DARK HOUSE MUSIC
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Very nice EP all round. ‘Telomere’ is deep, dubby and atonal!
DARKO ESSER
WOLFSKULL / TRIPEO / OVUM / FLUX / AUDIOMATIQUE
Favourite Track: Telomere
Rating: 3/5
Comments: ‘Telomere’ sounds good to me!
DETROIT GRAND PUBAHS (MR O)
Favourite Track: Chainbreaker
Rating: 5/5
Comments: ‘Chainbreaker’ is wicked. Not something we can use in our sets but love this track. If I had the opportunity to play deeper, dubbier sets this would be getting hammered. Will chart.
Charting ‘Chainbreaker’ at no.6 in August Top 10 on
Big Shot Mag
http://newsflash.bigshotmag.com/dj-charts/31200/
Clubbing Spain
http://www.clubbingspain.com/djcharts/2014/08/detroit-grand-pubahs.html
Resident Advisor
http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/detroitgrandpubahs/top10?chart=162798
DJ DEEP
DEEPLY ROUTED (FRANCE)
Favourite Track: Telomere
Rating: 5/5
Comments: Super dope release!!!
DJ HYPERACTIVE
Favourite Track: Intergalactic
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Really loving the vibe of these 3 tracks. ‘Intergalactic’ might be my fave and doesn’t even have a kick in it. Bad Ass! Very original sounding, Go Roque!
DJ SHIVA
SUBTERROR RADIO – MIXLR / FNOOB (INTERNET – USA) / TRANSLUCENT (INDIANAPOLIS, USA)
Favourite Track: Telomere
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Wow! ‘Intergalactic’ is a huge synthy builder for proper brain-melting. ‘Telomere’s tubular groove hits on a truly mesmerizing level.
DOC SCOTT
Favourite Track: Telomere
Rating: 4/5
Comments: ‘Telomere’ is badass!
DRUMCELL
DROID
Favourite Track: Chainbreaker
Rating: 5/5
Comments: Happy to get a release from Tony! That’s bad ass! Good stuff too!
DRUMCOMPLEX
DRIVING FORCES
Rating: 5/5
Comments: ‘Telomere’ is perfect for my sets.
DUSTIN ZAHN
ENEMY / DRUMCODE / TRUESOUL / DROID / BEARDMAN / TIGER BEAT (USA)
Favourite Track: Intergalactic
Rating: 3/5
Comments: ‘Intergalactic’ is a nice intro track. Thanks.
GARY BECK
BEK AUDIO / SOMA
Favourite Track: Chainbreaker
Rating: 4/5
Comments: I love the ‘Chainbreaker’ track, lovely vibes here, thanks.
GILES ARMSTRONG
THE PINT / THE TWISTED PEPPER / THE DARK HORSE IN (IRELAND)
Favourite Track: None
Rating: 3/5
Comments: Love the spacey sounds on ‘Intergalactic’.
GREG GIRARD
KNIGHTS OF TECHNO / UNDERGROUND BROADCAST RADIO SHOW / FNOOB (INTERNET – UK) Rating: 4/5
Comments: ‘Telomere’ is the track for me, will be playing on the show. Interested in getting Subversive on the show for a mix…?
INIGO KENNEDY
ASYMMETRIC / RODZ-KONEZ / MISSILE / POTENTIAL / TOKEN
Favourite Track: Chainbreaker
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Nice deep tracks!
ISON
NON RADIO SESSIONS – REPUBLIC RADIO (GREECE)
Favourite Track: Chainbreaker
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Excellent EP! I like all the tracks.
JOHN BURGIN
HEAD OF MUSIC / GRÃœTER & BÃœRGIN SHOW – DRS VIRUS (NATIONAL & INTERNET – SWITZERLAND)
Favourite Track: Telomere
Rating: 3/5
Comments: Deep stuff.
JOHNNY FREDSGAARD
TWEAK FM 95.2 (COPENHAGEN, DENMARK)
Favourite Track: Intergalactic
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Thx.
JONAS KOPP
MANZEL / SPECTRAL / STROBOSCOPIC ARTEFACTS / OSTGUT TON / PERC TRAX
Favourite Track: Chainbreaker
Rating: 3/5
Comments: Thanks.
JOSEPH CAPRIATI
CLR / DRUMCODE / PLUS 8 / ANALYTIC TRAIL
Downloaded for Joseph Capriati, feedback to follow, thanks.
JOSH WINK
OVUM
Favourite Track: Intergalactic
Rating: 3/5
Comments: Like ‘Intergalactic’ as a tool. Nice ambient moody track.
KEREM GOKMAN
DUBMISSION RADIO SHOW – WYEP 91.3 FM & WYEP.ORG (PITTSBURGH, USA) / SOUNDCLOUD.COM/DUBMISSION / RADIOPELLENERA.COM / DIGESTMUSIC.ME (INTERNET)
Favourite Track: Telomere
Rating: 3/5
Comments: Slow building techno that sure packs a punch by the finish.
KR!Z
TOKEN / KOZZMOZZ (BELGIUM)
Favourite Track: Chainbreaker
Rating: 3/5
Comments: 3rd track is my fave, thx.
L.A.W.
LATE NIGHT SESSIONS – RTE 2FM (DUBLIN, IRELAND)
Favourite Track: Telomere
Rating: 5/5
Comments: Great EP! ‘Telomere’ for us! Support!
LEE HOLMAN / KAWL
FEROX / NIGHTVISION / ESCALATORS (IRELAND)
Favourite Track: Intergalactic
Rating: 3/5
Comments: ‘Intergalactic’ is nice. Thanks!
LERI AHEL
MUTANT DISCO – DINAMO FM 103.8 (ISTANBUL, TURKEY) / ELEKTRANA (CROATIA) / MIX PEOPLE FM 107 / 91.2 (ALICANTE / BENIDORM – SPAIN) / PIONEER DJ RADIO (INTERNET) / RADIO 808 (CROATIA) / STUDIO B 99.1 FM, 100.8 FM, 105.4 FM (SERBIA)
Favourite Track: Intergalactic
Rating: 4/5
Comments: ‘Intergalactic’ stands out. Great track.
MARCO BAILEY
MB ELECTRONICS / ELEKTRONIC FORCE PODCAST
Favourite Track: Intergalactic
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Many thanks!!
MIKE “YOUNG LION†ANDERSON
KMS / THE PRACTICAL HOUSE SHOW – RADIO RADIOSA FM (SOUTH ITALY)
Favourite Track: None
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Lovely EP.
MY EVIL TWIIN
BULLETDODGE
Rating: 5/5
Comments: Loving the vibe of ‘Chainbreaker’!
NORMAN NODGE
BERGHAIN / OSTGUT TON
Favourite Track: Telomere
Rating: 3/5
Comments: Solid techno tunes, many thanks!
PÄR GRINDVIK
DRUMCODE / SPECTRAL SOUND
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Love it! Thanks.
PAUL SIMPSON
MUSIC DIRECTOR – WCBN FM (ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, USA)
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Droidy.
Radio play ‘Telomere’ 14/8/14
http://theanswerisinthebeat.net/2014/08/15/crush-collision-81414/
PETTER B
DRUMCODE / BOND / DEFECTED / 1605
Favourite Track: Intergalactic
Rating: 5/5
Comments: ‘Intergalactic’, cool opener. Will try for sure. Thanks for the music!
PFIRTER
CLR / STROBOSCOPIC ARTEFACTS / STOCKHOLM LTD / FIGURE / MINDTRIP
Favourite Track: Chainbreaker
Rating: 3/5
Comments: ‘Chainbreaker’ is cool, thanks!
REPETE
SYSTEM / SLEAZE (NEW YORK)
Favourite Track: Chainbreaker
Rating: 3/5
Comments: Nice EP. Thanks.
RICHIE HAWTIN
Downloaded for R Hawtin.
RIYAZ KHAN
DIVERSIONS – CHRY 105.5FM (TORONOTO, CANADA)
Favourite Track: Telomere
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Dynamic and deep – fave is the high tensioned rhythm and atmosphere of ‘Chainbreaker’!
ROBERTO
KAI-ZEN / ARTFORM / AFFIN / FACHWERK
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Fantastic release. Full support!
ROLF MULDER
THE PUBLIC STAND / STUDIO 80 (INTERNET – NETHERLANDS)
Favourite Track: Telomere
Rating: 3/5
Comments: Smooth summer sounds, I’m going for ‘Telomere’.
RYUJI TAKEUCHI
LOCAL SOUND NETWORK / MASTERTRAXX
Favourite Track: Telomere
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Nice deep funky release. ‘Telomere’ stands out for me. Support.
SANTIAGO SALAZAR
ICAN / UR
Favourite Track: Intergalactic
Rating: 5/5
Comments: Great release! ‘Intergalactic’ is so sci-fi. Full support.
SASHA CARASSI
DRUMCODE / DRIVING FORCES
Favourite Track: Chainbreaker
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Subversive!
SPEEDY J
Favourite Track: Telomere
Rating: 3/5
Comments: Thanks, will test.
SURGEON
TRESOR / RINSE 106.8FM (LONDON & INTERNET – UK)
Favourite Track: Intergalactic
Rating: 3/5
Comments: I like ‘Intergalactic’, downloading for closer inspection.
THE BLACK DOG
DUST SCIENCE (UK) / RADIO DOGMA (INTERNET – UK)
Rating: 3/5
Comments: Will give these a go on Radio Dogma.
Charting ‘Telomere’ at no.8 on
Clubbing Spain
http://www.clubbingspain.com/djcharts/2014/08/the-black-dog.html
Ibiza Voice
http://www.ibiza-voice.com/music/chart/The_Black_Dog
Resident Advisor
http://www.residentadvisor.net/dj/theblackdog/top10?chart=162364
Radio play ‘Telomere’ on Radio Dogma 18
https://soundcloud.com/the-black-dog/the-black-dog-radio-dogma-18/s-S7kQh
(See below)
The Black Dog – Radio Dogma #18
Featured Artist: Midland
01. Airhead – Macondo – Hemlock Recordings
02. Midland – Pitch Drift – AUS
03. Dexter Kane – Get Spooky – Shadow Sanctuary
04. Nikola Gala – Auburn – Dieb Audio
05. Midland – Duster – AUS
06. Hollis Parker – Travelling – So Sure Music
07. J-T Kyrke – Horizon – Art
08. Takaaki Itoh – Finder – Grey Report
09. Subversive – Telomere – VRV
10. Peter Van Hoesen – Call & Response – Time To Express
11. Cluster – Marzipan (from Zuckerzeit)- Lilith
12. Timoka – Ariel and Tiger – Holger Records
13. Miriam Macri – Manifesto Blanco – Spectral rebel
TOMMY FOUR SEVEN
T47 / CLR
Favourite Track: Telomere
Rating: 3/5
Comments: Dig!
TWR72
SOUND PELLEGRINO
Favourite Track: Telomere
Rating: 5/5
Comments: Sick groove on ‘Telomere’. Perfect for us.
ACID TED (BLOG – UK)
We’d like to review this but are there any public streams please?
CULTUUR SCHOK / MOUSIQUE (BLOG – NETHERLANDS) – FREELANCER
Good stuff, thanks.
DJ MAG (ITALY)
Downloaded for possible review in DJ Mag Italia.
RESIDENT ADVISOR (INTERNET)
Thanks.
TIMELINE MUSIC (BLOG – UK / BRAZIL)
‘Intergalactic’ is a dreamy, dubby slice of techno, beautiful and warm. ‘Telomere’ is a shade darker but more uptempo and nonetheless wicked. ‘Chainbreaker’ builds up nicely into a thumping but cerebral techno track. The harmonies in the second half add a touch of wonder to the reflective feel of the melody. Fab EP!
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CLUBBING SPAIN (INTERNET)
News story 28/7/14
http://www.clubbingspain.com/noticias/2014/subversive-debuta-en-el-subsello-de-droid-vrv.html
DANCE (INTERNET – NETHERLANDS) / DJ MAG (NETHERLANDS) – FREELANCER
Dark and intense release, like the mysterious tones, thanx!
DE:BUG (INTERNET – GERMANY)
Considering for review.
GROOVE (GERMANY)
Considering for the next issue.
MIXSIDE (INTERNET – SPAIN)
Great stuff!!! Thanks!!!!
SHAZAM / RESIDENT ADVISOR (INTERNET) – FREELANCER
Great EP!
SKRUFFF (INTERNET – UK)
‘Telomere’ is the one for me.
SOUNDTRACK OF YOUR DAY (BLOG – GREECE)
News story 1/8/14
http://soundtrackofyourday.com/news/raz-droid-behavior-announce-details-release/
THE HIPODROME OF MUSIC (BLOG – ROMANIA)
Nice chords!
TSUGI (FRANCE)
‘Telomere’ for me.
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SUBVERSIVE ‘CHAINBREAKER’ CLUB/RADIO REPORT 29/8/14
ANN D.
HEADCHARGE / BCR RADIO 103.1FM (SHEFFIELD, UK)
Charting at no.5 on 25/8/14
(See below)
Charts – Ann D – 25.08.14
1. Esteban Adame – Out to Get It ft. Anthony Parasole & Phil Motta Reconstruction – EPM Music
2. Toronto is Broken – Rekall ft. BBK/Naiive rmx – SubSlayers
3. Bay B Kane – Jungle Warrior – Ruff Guidance Records
4. Dr Beats – Bassman – Stars & Knights Records
5. Subversive – Chainbreaker – VRV
6. Eat More Cake – Teardrops ft. Emily May – Grits n Gravy
7. Gorgon City – Unmissable Pt.2/Huxley Dub x – Virgin/EMI
8. Loadstar – Bomber – RAM
9. Dynamix 11 – Whatcha Need ft. ZZ & Floorkilla/305 Bass rmx – Dynamix Records
10. High Contrast & Clare Maguire – Who’s Loving You/Pt.2 – Virgin EMI
12. Diatek – Virus – Blue Room Records
13. Lee Scratch Perry – I Do Voodoo/Dubblestandart x – Echo Beach
14. Beagle – Positronic/Lucas rmx – Top Drawer Digital
15. Shy FX ft. Gunsmoke – Gangsta – CDR
14. Stark – Non Quantized Anecdote – Anecdote
15. Kay To – Tortured – Basssport
16. Fitzpatrick – Voices in My Head – MK837
17. Beat Rapist – Ruff in the Jungle – Good News Boppers
18. Phaeleh – A Word Without – Black Acre
19. Gavin Miller – Instruction 1 – This is it Forever
20. Roni Size – Final Day – Mansion Sounds
ANTON BANKS
THE VAULT – WESU 88.1FM (CONNECTICUT, USA)
Radio play ‘Intergalactic’ 20/8/14
http://www.antonbanks.com/playlists/08-20-14.htm
DARREN RICE
HEAVY REEL / BEAT AT WORK / SATURDAY SELECTION – BEAT 102-103FM (WATERFORD, IRELAND)
Favourite Track: Chainbreaker
Rating: 3/5
Comments: ‘Chainbreaker’ is BIG.
DAVID TYMOSHCHUK
MUSIC DIRECTOR – CKUW 95.9 FM (WINNIPEG, CANADA)
Favourite Track: Intergalactic
Rating: 4/5
Comments: Urgent build up in that rhythm.
DETROIT GRAND PUBAHS
Their chart with ‘Chainbreaker’ at no.6 is now on Ibiza Voice
http://www.ibiza-voice.com/music/chart/Detroit_Grand_Pubahs
JOHN BURGIN
GRÃœTER & BÃœRGIN SHOW – DRS VIRUS (NATIONAL FM – SWITZERLAND)
Radio play ‘Intergalactic’ 21/8/14
(See below)
Grüter&Bürgin 21.08.2014
hour1: «Events and News»
Anja Schneider – 8 To 9
Ellen Allien – Sun The Rain
Matt Tolfrey – Turn You Out (Gavin Herlihy and Laura Jones Remix)
Zod – Ride Before Zod
Aphex Twin – XTAL
Aphex Twin – THA
Sylvan Esso – H.S.K.T.
hour2: «Aphex Twin – Music and Rumors»
Aphex Twin – B_W Stripes
Aphex Twin – Windowlicker
Aphex Twin – Heliosphan
Aphex Twin – Delphium
Aphex Twin – Avril 14th
Aphex Twin – To Cure A Weakling Child
AFX – Analogue Bubblebath
Aphex Twin – Come To Daddy
Caustic Window – Fingertrips
Aphex Twin – At The Heart Of It All
hour3: «Sound of now» mixed by John Bürgin
Vanita – Dollar (Brett Johnsons Remix)
Greg Pidcock – Rock is Higher Than Man
Naome – Belly of the Beast feat. Sutja Gutierrez (VillanoNvaormex)
Alex Banks feat. Elizabeth Bernholz – A Matter Of Time (Frank Wiedemann Remix)
Subversive – Intergalactic
Nekes & George P. – Rain
Daze – Untitled
Vaskular feat. Valesuchi – Black Jesus
Addison Groove – Push it
DrumTalk – Super Vega
Voxels – K-Hauz
K.O.T – Flutez
EDMX – Wicked Drummer
MERLYN MARTIN
SUBDIVISIONS – ADDICTED TO RADIO (INTERNET – USA) / ENERGY 87.8 FM (HOBART, TASMANIA – AUSTRALIA) / ETN FM (INTERNET – USA) / INSIDE MY HOUSE RADIO (INTERNET) / PARTY95 (INTERNET – USA) / SAFARI RADIO 107.4FM (GREECE) / TECHNO HOUSE FM (INTERNET – USA) / XLTRAX (QUEBEC, CANADA)
Favourite Track: Intergalactic
Rating: 3/5
Comments: Really like ‘Intergalactic’ – thx!
Radio play ‘Intergalactic’ on Subdivisions #133
http://www.subdivisionsglobal.com/sgr-133-feat-patrik-skoog-merlyn-martin
PAUL SIMPSON
MUSIC DIRECTOR – WCBN FM (ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, USA)
Radio play ‘Chainbreaker’ 21/8/14
http://theanswerisinthebeat.net/2014/08/21/crush-collision-82114/
WILL KINSELLA
CEOLTRONIC RADIO – RTE PULSE (DIGITAL) / 2FM (DUBLIN, IRELAND)
Favourite Track: Chainbreaker
Rating: 4/5
Comments: ‘Chainbreaker’!! Nicely done.
Radio play ‘Intergalactic’ 21/8/14
Radio play ‘Chainbreaker’ 21/8/14
(See below)
Ceoltronic Radio Live 21/08/2014
Subversive, Intergalactic, VRV,
Bryan Brock, Astral, Sci+Tec,
Kevin Castro, Cubism, Sci+Tec,
Ray Okpara, Atlixco, Saved Records,
Ray Okpara, Buster, Saved Records,
Ray Okpara, Gipsy, Saved Records,
Fabio Florido, Timeless, Minus,
Fabio Florido, Houston, Minus,
Jay Lumen, Rollin, Octopus Recordings,
Adam Beyer, Stop Talking, Drumcode,