Macro will release two compilations, Vinylism II and Macrospective II, on November 2nd.
Finn Johannsen and Stefan Goldmann started up the imprint nearly a decade ago as a home for conceptual work. The two sets, which we first mentioned last month, hold true to the original intent.
On the surface, Vinylism II appears to be a CD version of label works from the likes of Elektro Guzzi, KiNK, Vladimir Dubyshkin and Goldmann himself, but the press release notes Johannsen and Goldmann have taken great pains to record from the wax so that the "Vinylism tracks blend perfectly with actual vinyl, eliminating the audible format gap that used to make mixed-media sets an unpleasant listening experience."
Macrospective II, like its 2011 predecessor, sees the duo working their way through the Macro catalog in two respective mixes, in the process revealing their personal DJ philosophies. Johannsen takes a more traditional dance floor approach, saying that a competent DJ thinks a few records ahead but never plans due to the "feedback of the moment." Goldmann turns in what he says is probably "the first recorded DJ mix to ever utilise an M/S-matrix, and use it dynamically."
The label describes that process as such:In M/S-coding, a stereo signal is divided into "mid" and "side" channels instead of left and right. Mid is essentially the mono-compatible information of the mix, and side its opposite: anything not mono. This way, the diffuse elements of a track can be controlled separately from the more defined "mid" elements. In this mix, each new track creeps up from the sides and then moves towards the center of attention, while the previous track is pushed to the edges by reducing its "mid" content. This appears to be one of the smoothest and most naturally sounding ways to move forward in a mix.
Tracklist
Vinylism II
01. KUF - Odyssee (Vinyl Version)
02. Stefan Goldmann - Fossil Water (Vinyl Version)
03. Elektro Guzzi - Room (Vinyl Version)
04. Peter Kruder - Xenomorph (Vinyl Version)
05. Raudive - Ruins (Vinyl Version)
06. Elektro Guzzi - Panier (Vinyl Version)
07. KiNK - Sintezator (Vinyl Version)
08. L’estasi Dell’oro - Iscariotic Lips (Vinyl Version)
09. Elektro Guzzi - Atlas (KiNK Remix) (Vinyl Version)
10. Rroxymore - Darksun (Vinyl Version)
11. Stefan Goldmann - Empty Suit (Vinyl Version)
12. Anno Stamm - Aqua / Lemon Peel / Violet (Vinyl Version)
13. KiNK - Source Of Uncertainty (Vinyl Version)
14. Stefan Goldmann - Fat Tails (Vinyl Version)
15. Vladimir Dubyshkin - Serious Attack (Vinyl Version)
16. Vladimir Dubyshkin - Uhod (Vinyl Version)
17. KUF - Gold (Vinyl Version)
Macrospective II
Finn Johannsen Mix
01. KUF – Wildlife
02. Patrick Cowley & Jorge Socarras – Burn Brighter Flame
03. Stefan Goldmann – Peak Phosphorus
04. Peter Kruder – Vespertilio
05. KiNK – Sintezator
06. Stefan Goldmann – Minute Blaze
07. Raudive – Visitor
08. Rroxymore – DFF
09. Raudive – Khaki
10. L'estasi Dell'oro – Sky Unknown
11. L'estasi Dell'oro – Iscariotic Lips
12. Elektro Guzzi – Alaska Flip
13. Rroxymore – Q19
14. KiNK – Source Of Uncertainty
15. Peter Kruder – Xenomorph
16. Elektro Guzzi – Atlas (KiNK Mix)
17. Anno Stamm – Aqua / Lemon Peel / Violet
18. Anno Stamm – Orkestra Lunitizia
19. Stefan Goldmann – The Grand Hemiola
20. KUF – Just Like You
Stefan Goldmann Mix
01. Stefan Goldmann - De-Gauss
02. Elektro Guzzi - Room
03. Peter Kruder - Xenomorph
04. Raudive - Ruins
05. Stefan Goldmann - The Outness Queens
06. Anno Stamm - Aqua / Lomen Peel / Violet
07. L'estasi Dell'oro - Sky Unknown
08. Stefan Goldmann - Constructor
09. L'estasi Dell'oro - Iscariotic Lips
10. KiNK - Sintezator
11. Raudive - Small Changes
12. Elektro Guzzi - Atlas
13. Vladimir Dubyshkin - Who's Your Daddy
14. Rroxymore - Darksun
15. Stefan Goldmann - Fat Tails
16. KiNK - Source Of Uncertainty
17. Stefan Goldmann - Empty Suit
18. Vladimir Dubyshkin - Uhod
19. KUF - Odyssee (VIP Remix)
20. KUF - Mnky
Marco will release Vinylism II and Macrospective II on November 2nd, 2016.