SAVERIO CELESTRI レコード& CD

Review: Slow Life's latest audio missive draws together tracks from two different generations of techno producers. On the A-side, you'll find two cuts from veteran British pairing 100HZ, who put out their first material way back in 1989 (the rather good "Low Frequency Overload"). "New Spoon" is a fizzing techno jam blessed with clattering drum machine hits, jaunty bass, crisp funk samples and a meandering spoken word vocal, while "Innocence" is a denser, sub-bass fuelled trip into late night territory. On the flip, contemporary Italian-in-Berlin Saverio Celestri takes over, first serving up the strobe-friendly New Jersey garage-meets-Detroit techno charms of "Vortex", before charging off into space via the restless rhythms, intergalactic bleeps, heavy sub-bass and wavy chords of "Toxic".

Review: Following up some spacey wares by the likes of UhU, Corp and Do Or Die, Berlin-based Saverio Celestri is up next on French label Partout. 'Gorilla' starts out with chiming and hypnotic melodies reminiscent of Jeff Mills before unleashing an acid trance inspired fury, then bringing the tempo down for the trippy rave slow burner 'Halloweeen Track' which takes you into mental overdrive. Over on the flip, Celestri summons you aboard the acid express on the frantic energy of 'Critical Cure' while 'Polykboom' sounds like a cross between Lil Louis and early Underground Resistance - give it a listen and you'll hear what we mean.

Review: Italian in Berlin Saverio Celestri returns with more minimal electro that has seen him receive many accolades of late with releases on labels such as Slow Life and Batti Batti. "My Mantal Madenss" sees him work the signature boom and snap of an 808 beneath the metallic bleeps of FM synthesis and gloomy analogue pads. "Chromoscope" goes for something more fierce and breakneck, utilizing the same elements of the previous track into something more lively and reminiscent of early Dopplereffekt or Ultradyne. With that in mind, the final track on the flip entitled "Megallanic Cloud" continues on with some early Detroit aesthetics as well, channeling the spirit of early Model 500 rather impressively.

Review: Representing the new wave of Berlin minimal house alongside Sbri and Yoshi, Italian expat Saverio Celestri is part of the Libertine Records crew and releases his debut album for the closely affiliated Slow Life; another crew of Italian and Spanish expats making big waves in the German capital right now. Reality Is Not Reality proves further that despite how we pigeonhole both respective collectives (and their producer/DJs) they entail a lot more in terms of style. The album veers from Detroit inspired hi tech soul (as heard on the title track), the current trend of minimal crossover into electro ("Cyber Monday"/"Below Zero") plus broken beat house (much like colleague S. Moreira) and typically wacky after-hours shenanigans like on "Flash Factory" and "Sygyzy".

Review: A dream team line up for this four way that heads off in various directions across detailed and trippy techno landscapes. Those who have been following these heads will understand what we mean- with the quartet all beginning to rise to prominence now and finally claiming the kind of respect they deserve. Saverio Celestri brings 'Ethereal', packed with direct cymbal work, lilting reversed organs creating leftfield-but-dancefloor business with plenty of usability. Midgar label manager Jacopo, toughest from the names here, takes us down an arpeggiated acid route, never quite unleashing but acting as precursor to whatever bangs come next. Otis' 'Axes of Continuity' has a simple three-four note melody mirrored by bumbling bass, and should sound ideal at anything with a free party vibe. Finally, Fede Lijt's 'Deflexion' goes deepest, twinkling chimes, submerged lows, plenty of snares.

Review: Although this is credited as being Libertine's first official release, the label has already put out one record, a sort of white label to introduce the crew and the sound. Yoshi, Saverio Celestri and SBRi all featured on number 00, and the boys are back to inaugurate the label properly four back-to-basics house/techno hybrids. Yoshi and Celestri team up for the opener "No Time For School", a lo-fi, head-strong house bomb with a masterfully swelling baseline, while Celeste goes solo on the murky and mystical cut that is "Dangerous". On the flipside, Yoshi is back with the grainy pseudo electro of "Not An Ordinary Place" - perhaps the EP's finest moment - and SBRi drops some squelching truth all over the techno of "The Other Side". All in all, a fine EP, and a warmly recommended new addition to the contemporary house game.