Press Release Skies are dark and sounds even darker on Gore Tech's follow-up to his 2013's "Machine Throne". The highly dystopian "Futurphobia" is the definitive coming-of-age record for this young artist, who has gained a lot of experience though incessant touring and track-writing in the recent years. Combining the heavy and infectious breakcore bangers he is known for with slower, very daring pieces, "Futurphobia" is an important step forward for Gore Tech, who both sharpens, deepens and widens his talent, becoming an essential figure of the breakcore scene. When describing his 2013 debut for Ad Noiseam, we spoke of Gore Tech as one of the fresh hopes of breakcore, then slowly recovering of a long drought. Two years later, nobody in this scene can ignore his name anymore. His first Ad Noiseam EP followed two for Peace Off and preceded others for Japan's Murder Channel and Holland's PRSPCT. He has played at Burn The Machine, Machinenfest, Bangface and many other prestigious venues, consolidating his standing as one of the current driving figures of the chaotic, rebellious and ever-changing gathering of freaks which calls itself breakcore. “Futurphobia” is Gore Tech's most ambitious release to date. Confronting his new material to varied audiences, he has refined and extended his sound. If “Optical Hybrid” is one of these post amen-breaks infectious tunes which we have grown to expect from him, “The Zerofinity Event” and “Hex Spectrum” are leaps forward, infusing breakcore with a careful and detailed production learned from his forefathers. Collaborations are also on the menu, with “Mechanica”, co-written with Hecq's Ben Lukas Boysen (also of mixing duties for the whole release) and “Stems”, based up...
Press Release Thrashers, DJs and all fans of hard electronic music rejoice: Gore Tech's new EP is an undeniable proof that breakcore is back, (un-)healthier and more broken than ever. Taking all the elements of this bastard child of hardcore, drum'n'bass and punk with today's improved production techniques but coming with open ears and fresh ideas, this adequately titled record is made to become a classic for everybody who like their beats raw, their bass heavy and their tempo shattered. Take good care of your turntable, as we guarantee repeated plays. Hard beats, sudden breaks, changes of pace, metal riffs, ragga anthems: all terms which have served to describe breakcore since the genre's early age, and which can be used to write about Gore Tech's first solo EP, "Machine Throne". After years of semi-famine and exodus towards other, calmer genres, one of the most in-your-face, punkish sub-niches of electronic music is making a strong come-back and seems that it has found a new talented torch-bearer in the person of Gore Tech. "Machine Throne" is however far more than just a rehash of old sounds and techniques. Years have passed since breakcore started wrecking speakers in damp basements, productions tools have greatly increased, and producers have incorporated new influences into their sound. Less distorted, a lot sharper, heavier, futuristic and even including snippets and tempos from dubstep: Gore Tech's EP is a perfect example of updated hard electronic music, aware of the times and of its audience. "Machine Throne" therefore demonstrates in its four tracks a wide range of sounds and energy. From the slowly building and bursting "The Plague Of Zion" with its drum'n'bass beats to the anthemic guitars of "Dubwar" (a classic in the making if there ever was one) or from the dirt and weight of the semi-drumstep-based "The Ghost Particle" to the mashed and sliced reinterpretation of Underhill...