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Of the continuing themes found throughout the music released on MINUS, one constant exploration is the relationship between Sound and Silence. Within the stripped down but dimensional outcome there exists a polarity that is neither controlled nor accidental, where life imitates art in between the notes. The act of finding inspiration from a sonic molecule or the inaudible space around that element is the nature of EXPANSION | contraction.

Dubfire (Ali, ex-Deep Dish) enters the EXPANSION with the tremendous “Emissions”. This is his first track to be released on Minus and is the culmination of his gravitation towards the Minus sound cemented by a friendship over the years with label head Richie Hawtin. Gaiser again hits the mark with “Mute”, which captures the excitement of his storming live shows throughout 2007 and is taken from the sessions that spawned his forthcoming double pack release “Eye Contact” (M54). Currently ‘on fire’ Marc Houle continues his own musical expansion with “Porch”, following up and going beyond his “Extreme” (Items and Things 02) and the monstrous “Techno Vocals/On It” (M50) double-header.

Plastikman’s “Risk Assessment” begins the contraction with a simmering builder of a track guaranteed to disconcert even the most sonically prepared of listeners. Jesse Siminski aka Heartthrob is right back on form and contributes the growling funk beast that is “Roundabout”. While JPLS’s “Isolate” contracts further and establishes him as one of the darker elements on the Minus roster, his soon-come Minus EP “Fuckshuffle” (M57) bears testament to his highly developed sound.

Troy Pierce’s gargantuan “Oxytocin” (CD only) takes up the gauntlet thrown down by his own twisted “Gone Astray” (M52) release from the summer, and wraps up the CD somewhere exactly in-between the concept where EXPANSION | contraction first started.

Evidently, the listener can discern here that all the artists featured on Expansion | contraction are fully experimenting with the balance, interaction and interplay between these two opposing forces. To complement the music on this release, the accompanying artwork maps out the boundless possibilities of in-between potential.

Limited edition double pack vinyl format features a specially embossed sleeve and black/white vinyl, reflecting the duality of the EXPANSION | contraction concept.

CD format also features embossed artwork and contains an extra track, Troy Pierce’s “Oxytocin.”

Tracklist:

2×12 Vinyl

xa1: Dubfire - Emissions

xb1: Marc Houle - Porch

xb2: Gaiser - Mute

ca1: Plastikman - Risk Assessment

cb1: JPLS - Isolate

cb2: Heartthrob - Roundabout

CD

1. Plastikman - Risk Assessment

2. Heartthrob - Roundabout

3. Dubfire - Emissions

4. Gaiser - Mute

5. Troy Pierce - Oxytocin

6. Marc Houle - Porch

7. JPLS - Isolate

Beatport presents: EXPANSION I contraction tour

MINUS showcases at:

06.10. Noveau Casino, Paris/France: Richie Hawtin + Magda + Gaiser live

10.10. Fiestas del Pilar, Zaragossa/Spain: Richie Hawtin + Magda + Marc Houle live

11.10. Blau Club, Girona/Spain: Richie Hawtin + Magda + Marc Houle live

12.10. Industria Copera, Granada/Spain: Richie Hawtin + Magda + Marc Houle live

13.10. Lomja Placio de Congresos, Gijon/Spain: Richie Hawtin + Magda + Marc Houle live + Troy Pierce

19.10. Womb, Tokyo/Japan: Richie Hawtin, Gaiser live

25.10. Pressure, Linz/Austria: Richie Hawtin + Magda + Heartthrob live

27.10. Tribehouse, Neuss/Germany: Richie Hawtin + Magda

30.10. Distillery, Leipzig/Germany: Troy Pierce + Magda + Gaiser live

31.10. Worldleague, Munich/Germany: Richie Hawtin + Magda + Gaiser live

01.11. Loft, Ludwigshafen/Germany: Richie Hawtin + Magda + Gaiser live

03.11. Centrum, Erfurt/Germany: Richie Hawtin + Magda + Gaiser live

References: http://www.m-nus.com