Von Schommer - dc15 (Remastered)

Label: Deepchord Records – dc15r
Format: 2 x 12" White Vinyl, LP, Remastered, Red Marbled
Country: US
Released: Sep 16, 2024
Genre: Electronic
Style: Minimal, Ambient, Dub Techno

Before Deepchord was Rod Modell’s dub techno and ambient project, it was the palette for the sonic explorations of Modell and partner-in-crime Mike Schommer.

In 2002, as Von Schommer, the pair wheeled a vast amount of DIY equipment and a monstrous Korg PS-3100 into a dingy motel room in deepest Michigan. The creation that emerged after hours of window rattling experimentation was dc15. The last work they produced together under the moniker, the album is one of the grimiest examples of icy dub techno you are ever likely to hear.

Initially available as an extremely limited Cdr, these 11 cavernous tracks are now available across two slabs of white wax for the first time ever, fully remastered and primed to do untold damage to your reputation with your neighbours. Worming its way from dark, grainy ambient to thumping, slo-mo dub techno, the album is a flawless exercise in crafting music that assimilates the conditions in which it was recorded. You can almost feel the grime on the walls as the record unfolds soundscape after soundscape, particularly on tracks such as ‘untitled 5‘ with its irresistibly dirty groove.

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A1. untitled 1
A2. untitled 2
B1. untitled 3
B2. untitled 4
B3. untitled 5
C1. untitled 6
C2. untitled 7
C3. untitled 8
C4. untitled 9
D1. untitled 10
D2. untitled 11