Yuji Kondo
Yuji Kondo is a Japanese recording artist and music producer, currently based in the Kansai region of Japan. He makes compositions using computer programs, and restructure various kinds of sounds on countless occasions in unconventional ways. His sound is a blend of electonic sounds and acoustic instruments, and the minimal and the complexities coexist there. He skillfully shifts the broken-down sounds to the music. Kondo has recorded music under the alias Ducerey Ada Nexino. In addition to working as a solo artist, he has also collaborated with, among others, Katsunori Sawa (under the name of the Steven Porter) and the free-improv music/art collective ENG: Electronoise Group (the central figure, Shota Hirama). Ducerey Ada Nexino (d(j)úːkereɪ ǽdə nékzɪnoʊ|-nəʊ) is a techno-based project, his first EP "Adalovelaced I" was released on the Serbian electronic dance music label Genesa Records in February 2010. The EP became one of Genesa's best sellers and supported by Richie Hawtin, Monoloc, Mike Wall, Dave Moran and more DJs. Besides his two main projects: Yuji Kondo and Ducerey Ada Nexino, he started an electronic music band Steven Porter (stiːv(ə)n pɔː(r)tə(r)) with Katsunori Sawa also known as EOC (ex: Ai Records) in 2009, and released the remix of Jimmy Edgar (ex: Warp Records) track “Sleight of Mouth” as Steven Porter’s first work on the Spanish independent record label Semantica Records in January 2010. In October 2010, he launched 10 Label (tén léɪb(ə)l) with Katsunori Sawa, based in Kyoto Japan.
www.yujikondo.com
SEMANTICA RECORDS 5 YEARS COMPILATION PART FIVE
You open the doors of electronic music perception to welcome the spanish bastion of IDM/Techno/Electronica, Semantica Records celebrates five years of the label with final part of fifth anniversary compilation series. [SEMANTICA 30.5] VARIOUS ARTISTS "5 YEARS COMPILATION PART FIVE" with four great pieces from Karl O'Connor, Peter Sutton, Richard Harvey, AW/SS, Svreca, Marcel Dettmann and Steven Porter. Firstly there's "Public Beheading", Karl O'Connor aka Regis, Peter Sutton aka Female and Richard Harvey combined their abilities on the Semantica 5 years compilation series. The hypnotic hash-swirl of heavy-lidded synthdrones, pitch black wave of phantasms, prodding of punkish noise and the dark elegance in total. Needless to say... Sick. AW/SS showing the sort of freezing mixture techno tools with the silver-spray melody, dynamic electro-acoustic diffusions as future industrial mechanics. ''Nonnative" is a tougher peak time track based around body jacking in midnight dance floor... But simply there, Ace. On the flip, the master craftsman Marcel Dettmann's remix of Svreca's "Obscur" track, it's elegant rolling dub techno. The track was constructed with inspiration from Semantica-head Svreca aka Enrique Mena's original "Obscur" track. The most smoothy, spacial mystery delaying with staying power, rolling energy-powered bassline and immense dub trip. Killer. Finally, "Moonlight Graham" is, from Japanese electronic duo Steven Porter aka Yuji Kondo+Katsunori Sawa, a proper industrial techno that never listen in their before releases, marching bravely on the rock mountain with the Basic Channel-like driving delay attack and freezing atmospheric field-recordings like the old films' view. Straight. The record comes as black or white vinyl 12", limited copies. Available on Semantica Records, Juno Records, Clone Records, Underground Gallery, Rush Hour Store, K-Records, and more.
www.semanticarecords.com
www.juno.co.uk
STEVEN PORTER - LR EP
There's another spot on the yet scarcely drafted map of the Weevil Neighbourhood... Their new release, a 12" by Steven Porter aka Katsunori Sawa and Yuji Kondo in Japan. The "LR EP", codenamed and catalogue numbered "COMPASS" comes as a three track EP (all untitled), starting up with a massive and intimidating wall-of-sound-drone-o-rama with the occasional gap to let you catch your breath. A2 - more complaisantly and subtlely - meditates on what could be residues of Drum & Bass perceived through an overseas call from your subconscious. After letting you fathom the extremes, the second side of the record is haunted by the perfect mixture of both, resulting in a mindblowing, steam rolling and stumbling monster of a track to shatter the empty dancefloors of your own little mental disco. German monthly electronic music magazine De:bug has considered the LR EP "A MASTERPIECE". The record comes as red vinyl 12", hand-stamped and -numbered, limited to 300 copies for the world. Official release date is set for November 14th, 2011. Distributed by Cargo Records UK music distribution. You can find audio clips on the Weevil's SoundCloud and more details on Discogs. Available now on the label official website, Discogs, Cargo Records London, Suburban Trash Industries Dresden, A-Musik Cologne, HMV UK, Norman Records Leeds. All the usual online retailers (Juno, Boomkat, Chemical...) will have the record in the course of the next two weeks. Berliners can purchase the release(s) at Staalplaat, Oye Records, Praxis, Tricky Tunes and the Ad Noiseam online store amongst others.
www.weevilneighbourhood.com
www.cargorecords.co.uk
10 LABEL - MU EP
Nothing will come of nothing. The most exciting music has produced by the perfect unbalance, or wellbalanced - makes you the body pop in your indivisual scenes . The something gratifies the listener's curiosity or personal desires. No more, no less... Everything's concluded from the beginning. Our new departure "MU EP" will come of nothing, but living... 10 Label's first release "Mu EP" incl. 4 tracks by Ancient Methods, Steven Porter, Anne-James Chaton and Sawlin - with Cover-artwork by Syl Anasse, Cover-design by Jason Smith from Area.info, Mastering by Naweed Ahmed from Whitfield Mastering London. Limited edition with the artwork sleeves. Distributed by Kompakt. You can check more information on Label Website or Kompakt Online Store.
www.10-label.com
www.kompakt.fm
JIMMY EDGAR - PRIVATE 2/3
Steven Porter: Yuji Kondo+Katsunori Sawa first release work, the remix of Jimmy Edgar "Sleight of Mouth". New year's day 2010, Semantica Records released SEMANTICA 09 Jimmy Edgar "Private 2/3". Limited to 100 copies on black vinyls with handmade details. Available now on Semantica Records, Clone Records and more.
www.semanticarecords.com
clone.nl
SVRECA - OBSCUR. ALTERNATIVE
New release “Obscur. Alternative” from Svreca on Spanish independent label Semantica Records on December 10th 2010. Semantica established in 2006 by Svreca aka Enrique Mena, focused to Techno / IDM based in Madrid. Avant garde and tradition; vinyl, advanced design, silk development, handmade details, limited quantities, past, future, Semantica… His new release “Obscur. Alternative” features 5 tracks, keep exploring all boundaries of electronic music. Included remixes from Claro Intelecto and Yuji Kondo+Katsunori Sawa aka Steven Porter. Available now on vinyl and digital format, 12″ limited to 400 copies. First 100 copies on clear vinyl for mailorder.
www.semanticarecords.com
clone.nl
LINKS
Official Website
http://www.yujikondo.com
Yuji Kondo
http://www.myspace.com/yujikondo
Ducerey Ada Nexino
http://www.myspace.com/ducereyadanexino
10 Label
http://www.10-label.com
Semantica Records
http://www.semanticarecords.com
Weevil Neighbourhood
http://www.weevilneighbourhood.com
Genesa Records
http://www.myspace.com/genesarecords
Fach
http://www.fach-label.net
Frucht
http://www.frucht-label.de
Emote Music
http://www.myspace.com/emotemusic
Fourth Kind
http://www.beatport.com/label/fourth-kind
Edition NIkO
http://www.signaldada.com/editionniko
Vacu Sessions
http://vacu-sessions.blogspot.com