:: METIC EP :: ... artist: HP.STONJI ... Metic EP (SM015EP015) ... ... released: October, 2004 ... ... format: EP ... ... 1000 copies ... ... distribution: baked-goods UK ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... reviews: ... dotshop.se ... ... METIC ... ... 6 October 2005 ... ... Hans Platzgumer and E Stonji return to their HP Stonji moniker to deliver this killer new 6-track EP for the Spezial Material collective. 'Metic' opens at a giddy height, classic style eighties electro-funk drums, topped with the most dramatic, mind altering waves of sound, crazy noises set to dose digital block parties everywhere - it's just one of those massive sub-breaking cuts you just cannot mess with...at all. Awesome. 'Errorbeauty' develops the ideas still further, marrying benign waves of melody to a tuff bass drum which guarantees devastation for the brave. 'Httr' blows things wide open, the dirtiest, fattest break cuts loose while a whomping bass-line, shot through with proper dark warehouse sounds swamps you into submission. Impossible to write about - proper club tackle for biggest systems only. 'Mith' again enjoys a crystalline production, synapse impulses cut to wax, rolling stuff to be sure. 'Hagry' harks back to a golden era - simplifying matters into a miami infused glide out, then lulled into a complacent sense of security - proceeds to dismantle and fully decimate the whole thing, totally and utterly. HP STONJI After releasing countless albums, on such varied and exciting labels as Universal (this year) Rough Trade, Thrill Jockey, Sympathy for the Record Industry, Roughneck, Matador, Sub Up, Disko B, Domino and Cheap, Hans Platzgumer arrives at Switzerland's Spezial Material imprint for the HP Stonji collaborative project. Hans is a long time Patrick Pulsinger collaborator with his own releases on the futuristic Cheap label, and has collaborated also with DJ Hell, Richard Dorfmeister, Gerhard Potuznik, Evan Dando and many others... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... BOOMKAT.COM ... ... SINGLE OF THE WEEK: SEPTEMBER ... ... 15 November 2004 ... ... Hans Platzgumer returns to his HP Stonji moniker to deliver this killer new 6-track EP for the Spezial Material collective. 'Metic' opens at a giddy height, classic style eighties electro-funk drums, topped with the most dramatic, mind altering waves of sound, crazy noises set to dose digital block parties everywhere - it's just one of those massive sub-breaking cuts you just cannot mess with...at all. Awesome. 'Errorbeauty' develops the ideas still further, marrying benign waves of melody to a tuff bass drum which guarantees devastation for the brave. 'Httr' blows things wide open, the dirtiest, fattest break cuts loose while a whomping bass-line, shot through with proper dark warehouse sounds swamps you into submission. Impossible to write about - proper club tackle for biggest systems only. 'Mith' again enjoys a crystalline production, synapse impulses cut to wax, rolling stuff to be sure. 'Hagry' harks back to a golden era - simplifying matters into a miami infused glide out, then lulled into a complacent sense of security - proceeds to dismantle and fully decimate the whole thing, totally and utterly. Tip! ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... SMALLFISH ... ... METIC EP ... ... 15 November 2004 ... ...  YES, YES! THE SPEZIAL MATERIAL MATERIAL CREW DROPS ANOTHER BOMB IN THE FORM OF THIS STORMING SLICE OF ELECTRO FUN BY HP. STONJI (AKA HANS PLATZGUMMER). KILLER GROOVES, PACEY BEATS, PHAT, DARK BASSLINES MAKE FOR A SLICE OF DANCEFLOOR ACTION THAT'S WELL UP THERE IN THE TOUGH ELECTRO LEAGUE (IT MAY EVEN BE A CONTENDER FOR THE PREMIERSHIP AT THIS RATE!). ROCK SOLID, UNMISSABLE STUFF FROM THE SWISS LABEL THAT CAN, AND REGULARLY DOES. SWEET ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...