This is a Test, by Max Gardner

This is a Test

by Max Gardner

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D.Vices / JAK Pure techno for the dancefloor. Digging the whole package! Favorite track: Clamor.

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1.	Clamor 06:50	buy track
2.	For Realness 06:22	buy track
3.	For Realness Insolate Remix 07:00	buy track
4.	This is a Test 05:42	buy track
5.	This is a Test Drumcell Remix 06:10	buy track

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San Francisco techno stalwart Max Gardner has inaugurated his and Cory Simpson’s Peer record label with a five-track EP. The concepts comprising This is a Test [PEER001] range from cold and contemplative to bold and incendiary, hinting at what’s to come from the fledgling imprint.

“Clamor” kicks off the EP with hypnotic lead synths and eerie atmospheres that contrast curiously with its title. Sound layers enter and leave unpredictably, but with a structure on which one can’t seem to put their finger.

Elastic sonics and cavernous kick drums usher in “For Realness” next. Expertly placed hi-hats frame a dubby, vaguely Detroit-reminiscent melody that builds to a fever pitch before a sample of the track’s namesake takes center stage in the arrangement. Also included in the EP is a remix of “For Realness” by Insolate whose upbeat rhythms adapt the source material for a peak-time DJ set.

At the crucible of the effort is the title track, a single in which psychedelic sonics create a seldom-heard tension and release dynamic. Clever stereo panning makes for sounds that bubble up and emerge in a roiling cycle of death and rebirth. Reimagining the source material is none other than Los Angeles techno figurehead Drumcell, whose rendition differentiates itself with driving percussion and corrosive textures.

This is a Test makes a firm statement on Peer’s position in the world of techno moving forward. Building their endeavors upon a philosophy of artistic integrity, Gardner, Simpson and company bring credibility that affords their fledgling label early recognition.

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released February 18, 2022

Written and Produced by Max Gardner
Remixes by Drumcell and Insolate
Mastering by Sean Raya

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discography

Kide

Mar 2024
Symbolic Function

Dec 2023
Examination

Oct 2023
Gehenna EP

Jun 2023
Energy Punk EP

Apr 2023
Fallbrook

Feb 2023
Waves

May 2022
This is a Test

Feb 2022

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