(((IEMN))) Convextion - Solum Ferrum (Extended Version) - Down Low Music 2008 - Techno, Dub Techno

Описание: © Down Low Music 2008
original production recorded between 1996-2006

Written and produced by Gerard Hanson

"Gerard Hanson was born in 1972. He hails from Dallas, Texas USA. Little is known about this producer who seems to have Scandinavian roots. His productions have reflections with Basic Channel/Chain Reaction sound. His main inspirations are Juan Atkins and Derrick May. His music also has influences from Stefan Robbers, Red Planet and Carl Craig. He found a way where everything came together: Deepness, Minimalism and Soul, the Detroit-Berlin connection. In 1994 Gerard Hanson and Dan Kurzius started ‘Hardsync’, a Magazine dedicated to electronic music reviews and artist interviews. It has been defunct since 1996 as a result of a computer crash. Hard Sync was an outlet for several Texas-based electronic music enthusiasts to reach out to others around the world that shared similar musical interests. He released his first 12" on Matrix in 1995. From 1995-1997, he released five ep’s, and then only two more in the next six years until 2005. After that some other labels approached him but just wanted more of the same and didn't really seem to understand his sound. After that he stopped releasing music and produced only for his personal usage. After a couple of years the label Down Low convinced him to pick up his producing again. He is very careful about sharing his music with the rest of the world. In the last decade he only used the aliases Convextion and E.R.P. (Event Related Potential). E.R.P is an electro-edged moniker. Gerard has remained willingly anonymous since his debut in 1995, but he came out of obscurity for a debut European Live performance in London in April 2006." - discogs.com profile

"Since his debut on the Detroit label Matrix in 1995, Convextion has remained a byword amongst the techno upper-crust for his brand of cerebral, passionate, fantastically textured music, and has garnered a cult following -- including DJ’s ranging from Derrick May & Kenny Larkin to Danny Tenaglia & Swayzak. The evolution of his sound reflects his roving infatuation with great sonic architects: he was inspired early on by the Cocteau Twins, Joy Division and early 4AD releases, and later discovered the beauty of Derrick May’s strings, Virgo’s basslines, the Burrell Bros.’ grooves, Juan Atkins’ Deep Space vistas and the relentless pulse and mesmerizing echoes of Basic Channel. His debut album was released on vinyl last year to critical acclaim, and is finally now available on CD. The CD version features a handful of exclusive tracks: the exotic and otherworldly “Venea”, which gracefully unfolds into soothing breath sounds, romantic pads, and alien squiggles, as well as an extended mix of the dub scorcher “Solum Ferrum”, and two potent interludes." - Rush Hour DIstribution

This track "Solum Ferrum" was produced some time between 1996-2006, the original shorter version of this track was made available on the Convextion vinyl LP in 2006, this extended mix was released exclusively for the CD version.

Down Low Music hasn't released anything since 2008, they are either on hiatus or have shut down completely.

Convextion official site: http://www.convextion.com/
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