Resident Advisor has featured Brendon Moeller's production methods and hardware in their most recent Machine Love article, along with the production of his album "Subterranean".
Daniel Petry writes, "This sense of going with the flow—of taking
paths as and when they crop up—is reflected in his music. His billowing
dub techno builds and morphs organically, rather than following rigid
sequences. It's not a coincidence that his studio and production methods
have developed like this too."
Brendon Moeller, as Echologist, released Subterranean earlier this year on Steadfast Records.
Modern dub techno has become techno's adult contemporary, taking a
pleasant and once experimental sound into the doldrums of repetitive
formula. Brendon Moeller has long fought against this homogenization
(armed with more aliases than a fugitive on the lam), and usually sets
aside his Echologist moniker for his most conventionally techno
material. His recently launched Steadfast imprint has had no shortage of
Echologist releases, ranging from the powerful tech house of "Giant"
to the plundering dub techno of "Slow Burn" or the flowing ribbons of
"Just a Ride." This flurry of activity culminates in a second artist
album under the alias.
New
York based South African, Brendon Moeller has been producing music
since 1994. His compositions have been released on Francois K's Deep
Space Media, Third Ear Records, Echocord, Mule Musiq, Leena Music,
Eskimo recordings, Rekids and more. He records as Brendon Moeller, Beat
Pharmacy and Echologist. Dub, techno, jazz, afrobeat and psychedelia
are inspirations that appear in most of his music. Whether it be
serious dancefloor bizniz, or dubbed out bass-scapes, his music always
possesses a quality and signature that have helped him become the
prolific force he is today. He has also collaborated with some of the
great dub vocalists of our time, including Mutabaruka, Spaceape, Mikey
Dread and Paul St. Hilaire amongst others. For
the last four years Brendon has been touring as a DJ and live
performer and is fast becoming a sought after act at venues such as
Berghain, Fabric, Cielo, Air, Tape, Mutek, Vecchia Fattoria and more. Brendon
has new releases coming on Mule Musiq, Connaisseur Recordings,
Echocord, Deep Space Media, two EP's on his own imprint, Steadfast
Records and a whole bunch of remixes!
El siempre eficiente productor norteamericano Brendon Moeller, también conocido como Beat Pharmacy o Echologist,
vuelve con nuevo largo bajo el brazo, esta vez usando el segundo de
sus alias, mas destinado a los sonidos mas organicos y espaciales y lo
hace a través de su propia plataforma Steadfast Records.
Echologist's latest album Subterranean has just won praise in its review by Resident Advisor. Andrew Ryce writes, "Perhaps most impressive of all is how Moeller relocates the true essence
of techno, finding energy in billowing textures rather than a kick drum
or hi-hat pattern. It may be beatless, but Subterranean is a techno album, avoiding the pitfalls of the classifications "ambient" and "dub techno" while sitting comfortably in both."
El productor sudafricano Brendon Moeller es uno de los artistas más sobresalientes de los últimos tiempos. Sus excelentes trabajos inspirados en la vertiente más dub del sonido techno
se le ha establecido una reputacion increible estando en las disqueras
mas finas y representativas como Deep Space Media, Rekids, Mule,
Echocord, Third Ear, Electric Deluxe, Ostgut Ton.. como por mencionar
unos pocos.
Brendon
Moller o lo que es lo mismo Echologist y Beat Pharmacy es una de las
apuestas del dub techno europeo que más fuerza lleva tomando en los
últimos tiempos, gracias a sus trabajos para sellos de la crew mundial
como es Ostgut Ton, Rekids, Mule, Electric Deluxe o Deep Space Media.
Su perspectiva del dub techno ha tenido una repercusión mediática muy
importante y hahora se lanza a un trabajo en formato autor y de larga
duración.
Born in South Africa, but living in New York, the fecund techno-maker
Brendon Moeller also known as Echologist and Beat Pharmacy after a
plenty of releases for Mule Electroniq, Rekids, Ann Aimee, Electric
Deluxe, Third Ear, Ostgut Ton and the renowned Deep Space Media by
Francois K (just to mention a few), tries to take new directions by
draining away the beats from the classical structure of contemporary
techno anthem without tainting the typical kinetic energy.
Dal 2005 Brendon Moeller proietta su Echologist il suo ego compositivo
legato ad un flusso sonoro concepito in modo simile a quello di una
soundtrack ma vissuto attraverso un istinto più denso, emozionale e
distaccato dalla realtà. Un gran senso di pathos permea integralmente il
suo secondo album, a sei anni da “Explorations Vol. 1″, mosaico di
drones che fungono da piedistallo per una cascata di onde sognanti.
steadfast records is an independent record label set up by ny based producer and dj, brendon moeller. the company will serve as a means to release original material under his three monikers, brendon moeller, beat pharmacy and echologist as well as material from his peers/ friends. he intends to enlist some of his favorite producers to remix tracks for almost every release to ensure a collaborative spirit. having worked with prestigious labels such as francois k's deep space media, third ear records, mule musiq, astralwerks, rekids, apnea and echocord, to name but a few, brendon decided it time to take the reins and full creative control of his musical endeavors. quality and attention to detail is the stamp he intends to leave on each release. the same vision, discipline and determination he practiced to build up his profile will be applied to steadfast. whether you’re on a dance floor, in a car, jogging, dining or wherever steadfast records will be heard, the response brendon hopes to inspire with every release is a simple, "fuck yeah!!"