The battleground is shaping up between new platforms for listening (Spotify, rd.io, et al) and content providers (i.e. labels). This is especially interesting for the independent labels, as it is debatable if the royalty per stream warrants the overhead of being on a streaming service.

On verra bien.

Veteran Canadian Techno producer Tomas Jirku, known for his innovative sound on releases for Force Inc, Traum Schallplatten & Klang teams up with de'fchild label boss, Ruoho Ruotsi for a deep collaboarative excursion into the outer limits of Experimental-Dub-meets-Avant-Techno. Working in the true sense of the Split EP, each artist contributed one original track and put their special reversioned touches on the other's.

New release out today by Canadian Techno producer Tomas Jirku and de'fchild label boss, Ruoho Ruotsi.

“Clear Cut” is available as a digital download from September 13th, 2011 on our Bandcamp page @ defchild.bandcamp.com and at retail outlets like Beatport, Juno, iTunes, etc.

More information on the release page and sounds below:

A promotional set by DJ Snobo for his new album "Just Kitten", under the alias Gosh From Yaputhma.

Gosh (aka DJ Snobo) returns on the heels of his DJ mix for Dekalog 1 with a single + an album's worth of deep house and avant techno remixes!

Getting back into music production in 2007 after a fateful hiatus and a shift to DJing, Gosh dived into his DIY tool of choice from a bygone era - the Jeskola Buzz Tracker.

One of these tracks, “Just Kitten” - remixed by old and new friends, is presented here in a form of a Remix Album, featuring the likes of Havantepe (Sublime Porte, Pong Musiq), Selffish (Thinner), Triton (Zero-G Sounds, SKOR), Suspect (Thug, Defcore), Ruoho Ruotsi, The Marx Trukker (Schall, Dreiton), Martinez Gonzalez, Celice Monnette & Enrique Gongora (Kreativa, Miniatura, Louder Music).

The artwork for the release is quite dear to Gosh because it is based on a painting by his mother drawn circa 1970 using watercolour and gouache, making this project literally and musically a family affair.

For more information and sounds, check out our Soundcloud and the official release page.

“Just Kitten” is available as a digital download from August 16th, 2011 on our Bandcamp page @ defchild.bandcamp.com and at online outlets like Juno, iTunes,
Zero-Inch, Dancetracks, Amazon MP3.

Enjoy!

TLM053: Ruoho Ruotsi - Pour Autant

San Francisco artist and def'child productions label boss Ruoho Ruotsi finally returns to Thoughtless following his remix of Rift for TLM020 with three tracks of fearlessly deep techno-dub. The primordial strains of 'Pour Autant' emerge from reverberant depths to form an expansive network of lithe, twisting strands that intertwine the central bass theme and stripped-down percussion which serve to keep it afloat in the vastness of its own created space.

Emerging Boston artist R. Audiard steps up to deliver a more streamlined approach, balancing his subtle arrangement with an impeccably crafted low-end that's designed for supple sound systems. 'Loquebantur' builds from primal scraps of percussion and abstract vocals, gaining momentum from impulsive rhythms until eventually unfurling in the form of an intergalactic hymn. Bringing us back to the wild aquatic sound he's mastered through previous releases, Ruoho's 'Waiting For Troll' is a late night meditation with cinematic scope. Haunting, dreamlike, primal yet cosmic, 'Pour Autant' is as unique a take on the fertile intersection of dub and techno as we've heard in quite some time...


01. Pour Autant
02. Pour Autant - R. Audiard remix
03. Loquebantur
04. Waiting For Troll


Take a listen and buy it now on BEATPORT - but don't just take our word for it...


"I really like the positive vibration of Pour Autant, original & remix! Thank you!" - CIO D'OR, Prologue

"Another classy release - will spin, thanks!" - SLAM, Soma

"Great EP and very original music here. Very organic. Will play Waiting For Troll for sure. Thanks!" - STEFNY, Contexterrior

"Wow. Super trippy stuff. I love it." - ALLAND BYALLO, Poker Flat

"Pour Autant original for me, fantastic!" - ANGEL MOLINA, Sonar

"Great Release!! Thank you!" - EDGAR DE RAMON, Mindshake

"Wow, this release is excellent! LOVE IT!" - HABERSHAM, Text Book

"Very sexy techno!" - LARS BEHRENROTH, Deeper Shades

"I will play this out. Thanks!" - ANTHONY PAPPA, UK

"Diverse, emotive, dubby and brilliantly different. Lots to chew on here..." - DEEPCHILD, Trapez

"Waiting For Troll is great, definitely his own 2¢ on the dub/techno crossroads. The Audiard remix is really nice as well. Thanks!" - BRYAN ZENTZ, Plus 8

"Loquebantur is for me." - PEPE ARCADE, Pong Musiq

"Nice stuff!" - FINE CUT BODIES, Resopal

"Cool, creepy vibe... Nice!" - TYLER STADIUS, Proton

"Nice EP overall." - ANDREW GRANT, Circoloco

"Audiard remix and Waiting For Troll are our picks here, but the whole EP is very nice - viva la dub techno!!!" - SIGNAL DELUXE, Blaq

"Good release, emotional stuff! Like it, thanks!" - ANIMALTEK, Trebistoff

Watch the video for 'Pour Autant' on YouTube!

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Just in time to welcome the warmer days of summer, we are very happy to introduce a new collaboration, featuring new music by Ruoho Ruotsi & original lyrics and vocal performance by jenn mierau. On remix detail, the talented Montréal-based producers, Hollis P. Monroe and Leon Louder, lay out the deepness and groove.

“A Little Haiku” is available as a digital download from May 24th, 2011 exclusively from our Bandcamp page @ defchild.bandcamp.com.

Check out songs of jenn for more information on jenn mierau, her recent EP (just out in April) & upcoming album in Summer 2011.

*Clicky* below for hi-rez artwork (on flickr):

Hola!
It has been a few months since we've had any kind of update! We're earnestly working on an exciting new music for 2011, debuting in a few weeks. In the queue for this year are artists like jenn mierau, dubLoner & Isaac Haile Selassie, Gys, Hollis P. Monroe, Quantec, R. Audiard, Kush Arora & myself Ruoho Ruotsi!

In the meantime, enjoy this new music video of Ruoho Ruotsi's Afternoon Delighting

Inspired by the turn of the seasons, a mixtape of some current and less recent favourites. Enjoy!

From “Dekalog 1”, a limited edition DVD, available from December 30th, 2010 exclusively from our Bandcamp page @ defchild.bandcamp.com

More info on the release page where you can get all the details. Our Vimeos and YouTubes pages also have a handful of excerpts!