Biography

Durmenach, Alsace, France
French producer Catalepsia aka Jérome Bazzanella has been around since the early days of the French house / techno scene in the mid-nineties. Starting out as a promoter in France, Germany and Switzerland he quickly drifted into djing and production. His roots firmly anchored in Manchester post-punk / Chicago house and detroit techno, his eclectic output burst with roughness and indie spirit. Now based in London, he runs his own label Métis recordings and is part of the Brixton based collective/label Days Of Being Wild. Remixed by artists such as Nam Gabo, Hardway Bros or Area, Catalepsia has earned respect from his peers for his uncompromising, to the floor, funked up techno/ house production. dayofbeingwild.corp AT gmail DOT com

mercredi 2 novembre 2011

Weekend Weapons (Beatport): Catalepsia

What is it about the dark side that so attracts French techno producers? Perhaps it’s a reaction to the glitz of Guetta; instead of the silky French touch, much of the country’s underground could better be described as a Gallic smackdown, with sooty atmospherics and post-punk dread underscoring cold, metallic grooves.

That’s definitely the case with the latest release from Catalepsia, head of the Days Of Being Wild label. ”Les Seigneurs” offers a druggy, slow-motion groove that combines death-gurgle acid with dubby horns and more than a hint of early ‘80s Sheffield gloom; it’s scary and yet kinda sexy all at once. The Optimo Music artists Naum Gabo up the tempo and intensify the drums, resulting in a real nail-biter of a remix. Just the stuff for Halloween.

We asked Catalepsia (aka Jérome Bazzanella) to share a selection of his current faves, and he turned in a list that dovetails perfectly with his own productions, including tracks from Kill The DJ, Tim Sweeney’s Beats In Space label, Throne Of Blood, and that fantastic new Death In Vegas record. Read on!

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mercredi 19 octobre 2011

New 10" Vinyl "Les Seigneurs" inclunding Naum Gabo remix at Juno Records


This cut by DOBW's co-funder Jerome "Catalepsia" Bazzanella, is a straight and heavy on the floor slice of futuristic techno, constructed around a cyclic discoid baseline. As distressing sci-fi effects collides and crash into each other, a dehumanized vocoded voice enunciates random numbers. Scary.

Selected Feedbacks:

Ivan Smagghe (Kill The DJ): Best record of the week.

Matt Walsh (Turbo / Bugged Out): Yes.Best promo this week.

Cosmo Vitelli (I'm a cliché): Both versions are made for me.

Photonz (One Eyed Jacks):Both mixes are great. What a MONSTER.

Bogy Riotous (Bugged Out):Big and Jacking. Warehouse damage.

Tedd Paterson (Cielo)The original mix is perfecto.

Lee Douglas: Very nice 5/5.

Len Faki (Berghain):DOPE. Both versions. Full support.

M50:Congratulations! Dark industrial gear on the original, Quite twisted remix too. Great!

Mike Textbeak: Oh jeez!! The Naum Gabo remix has so much space to the drums and the bass rumbles in the guts...very nice!!!!

Kone- R: Love this... dark and slow but the bassline is pure funk! I'll give it full support on radio and in club....

Morpheus: ad and bad just like i dig! with the wicked naum gabo rmx doing the most damage! will play out.

Mousse T: Groovy Little Monster.

Eric Duncan: Yeah Naum Gabo

Nikola Baytala: perfect track for BIONIC tottaly the vibe we are going for very acid and Psychedelic.

Hugo Capablanca: Naum Gabo mix is amazing as usual!

Felix Feygin: the Gabo remix is super trippy.. i love it

Jenifer Cardini: Love the Naum Gabo remix !

On the B-side, we find a remix by mighty scottish duo James Savage and Jonnie Wilkes known as Naum Gabo.

Naum Gabo's varied palette of sounds - noir-ish hybrids of seminal underground house, muscular arrpegiated italo, dubby cosmic atmospherics, jagged percussion of new-wave discotheque, analogue synthesized funk - has been distinguished by releases on Kompakt, Cross Town Rebels, Eskimo Recordings and Endless Flight, releases with which the duo have built a reputation as purveyors of the high quality electronic music and production.

For their remix of "Les Seigneurs" by Catalepsia, Naum Gabo have completely re-built the electronic rhythm and brought it fully into the forefront, creating a solid bass spine for the track, layering jacking hi-hats and hand claps. Naum Gabo retain the originals spectral, fluttering keyboard signatures, re-calibrating the atmospherics into a muscular slice of a soundtrack perfect for any dark-room rave.

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