16.07.2003

Swisstools EP [RR005]

We are proud to announce No.5! To celebrate this we teamed up four of the finest breaks producers of Switzerland and one of Europe’s leading grafic designers to bring them together on this EP and reinvent the bloody Swiss army knife!!!

A1 - Downpressor: All We Know With his debut release on Ritmic a few months ago he has set the marks high. This second vinyl outing for Downpressor sees him in a more relaxed and dubby mood. Already getting support from SOTO and Future Funk Squad (who have just finished the remix of this very tune!!), Phantom Beats and more..

A2 - Be&See: Orcise Wayz Hot on the heels of his Remix of “The Meal” he turns the funk knob to eleven and has a laugh while everybody is getting darker and nastier! Punchy beats are joined by a quirky bass and a funky lead synth before he brings in the bells! The Cowbells…..! Different and working very well on the floor too.

B1 - Vostok: Airplanes (Smash FX Remix) This track is the debut Vinyl outing for Smash FX and what a corker it is ! German “Erkrankung Durch Musique Records” released the original version by Vostok and this unreleased breakbeat remix has been specially made for this EP. The track will have house and breaks heads scream for more!

B2 - Tek Jam & Inzekt: Tenor3 Tek Jam and Inzekt, two long time techno producers and DJs from Switzerland unleash a stunning Lo Fi-Electro track with vocals from Ursula Rucker. Ursula Rucker has just released her Debut Album on K7 and has worked with people like 4Hero, King Britt or The Roots. We were allowed to use the vocals and the result is a very individual hybrid of breaks and electro. Does Tek Jam & Inzekt ring a bell? Well their track “Premiere” was licensed to the first Bedrock Breaks comp mixed by Hyper last year…

Quotes

Jody Wisternoff (Way Out West):
" Nice selection of styles on display. A1 is the track most up my street. Quality production, sounds great on the dancefloor. "

Aquasky (Botchit):
“Ruff Stuff…good to have it finally on Vinyl! 9/10

Hyper (Kilowatt):
“Downpressor's All We Know is the pick of the pops by a long shot”

Rich Thair (Red Snapper/Toob):
“I love the EP..every track is inspired and i'm playing them all..particularly airplanes + tenor 3”

Cedric Benoit (Lab Rock, France):
“Good to hear some good breaks tunes from Switzerland!” 10/10

SOTO
"excellent, well rounded package, something for everyone! Liking the Downpressor track in particular" 8/10

Darkglobe
9/10

2 Sinners
"Straight in the box!"

Paul Arnold
"played it at Kiss FM show"

Mole (Boombox):
"Wicked EP Full support!" 8/10

Jean Jacques Smoothie (Hope, Plastic Raygun):
"Intelligent Breaks" charted at No.1!

Atomic Hooligan
"All very nice workable tracks, will stay in my box!" 8/10

Jay Cunning (Breaksfm):
“An ep with a good selection of dancefloor tracks on. good radio & club response”

Databass (Freakaboom):
“Wow! What an amazing collection of tunes!” Will be playing these out a lot” 8/10

Mike Hogan
"a top notch selection of beat tomfoolery. Ritmic and Chi are definately ones to watch this year!

Alex Southpaw
"Downpressor track is lush! nice and dubby! Be&See is pure funk!" 8/10

Loes Lee: "Downpressor: Solid piece of reggae breaks!"

Bitesize (Functional Breaks):
"One of the best EP’s in Ages!" 9/10

Will Saul:
"Some really strong tracks, I particularly liked All We Know by Downpressor!"

DJ Mag, UK (No. 38, April/May 2003)
Huge respect to the Swiss guys. Ritmic invariably bring on some of the best breaks outside of these shores, sticking to their guns and releasing homegrown talent, and what;s more giving the punters four tracks for their money. Downpressor's 'All We Know' is the pick of the pops by a long shot with farty bass and dub skanks carried along by chugging, bouncy beats. Other contributors include promoter and DJ Smash FX (remixing Vostok's 'Airplanes'), Be & See and Tek Jam and Inzekt's 'Tenor 3'. One label whose packages I always look forward to opening, keep up the excellent work! (Hyper)

Knowledge, UK (May 2003)
Swiss label, Ritmic deliver another fine release. The Swiss Tools EP covers a broad range of beats, with highlights in the shape of driving dub breaks from Downpressor on ‘All We Know’ and the vocalized broken beats of Tek Jam & Insekt’s ‘Tenor 3’, featuring Ursula Rucker. 4/4 (Lurch)

Urban Detour Magazine, Canada (May 2003)
This long anticipated 12” from the kings of Swiss breakbeats definitely does not disappoint. It’s contains a track each from Downpressor, Be and See, Vostok, and Tek Jam with Inzekt. The real standout (as usual) is the Be and See, they’re on a real tear lately between this one and the upcoming remix of Ion by rEalm. Their melodic, but still distinctly European sound is always a crowd pleaser. The Downpressor track is awesome too, dubby tech-breaks perfect for layering, or as a stand alone. Definitely a solid 12. (Dylane)

Phantom Beats
This Swiss label celebrates its fifth release of breakbeat finery with a four-tracker that is a veritable ‘tour de force’ of styles. From the raga-infused riddims of Downpressor’s “All We Know”, through Vostok’s bleepy tribalistic “Airplanes” to Tek Jam & Inzekt’s “Tenor3” (a lo-fi electro style ting), it’s all tied together with fat breakbeats. And damn fine ones at that. The Swiss have more to offer than cheese and multi-purpose knives… (URB Magazine, February 2003)

Der Breakser, Germany (April 2003)
Das Label von DJ Bengston, das uns in der kurzen Zeit seines Bestehens schon mit der einen oder anderen Perle Schweiz-Englischer Kollaboration beglückt hat, verläßt schon zum zweiten mal auf eine Auswahl rein eidgenössischer Produzenten. Das dies weniger ein Risiko denn ein souveränes Statement in Sachen eigener Produktionskultur ist, wird hier eindrucksvoll unter Beweis gestellt. Alle vier Tracks glänzen durch gute Produktion und Sound, der sich nach sehr teuren Hallgeräten und Kompressoren anhört. So soll es sein. Ein Gewinner. (Dr. Schmidt)

Sor-b, Switzerland (April 2003)
na na na, was muss denn noch alles geschehen, damit die schweiz auf das landeseigene label ritmic aufmerksam wird? kaum vor einem jahr ins leben gerufen, wird im april bereits die fünfte (!) platte veröffentlicht. keine unbekannten etikettieren die ep. namen wie smash fx, downpressor, be&see oder auch tek jam & inzekt stehen für diesen lapidaren, fetzig treibenden break beat. doch nicht nur akustisch, sondern auch visuell können wir uns auf einen leckerbissen gefasst machen: ritmic überliessen nichts dem zufall und heuerten lopetz vom berner büro destruct an. dieser verbildlichte den rimtic sound mit einem original schweizer taschenmesser, welches weltweit für beste qualität bekannt ist! gewagt, jedoch kein schlechter vergleich... sor-b

Forecast, Switzerland (July 2003)
Ritmic Records hat sich weltweit etabliert, nur in der Schweiz selbst ist das Breakbeat-Label noch weitgehend unbekannt. Das soll sich jetzt mit der „Swiss Tools EP“ ändern. Downpressors „All We Know“ überzeugt mit noisigen Off-Beat-Chords, eigenartigem Groove und einem fiesen, tiefen Bass. Be&See, der momentan als die Nummer Eins im CH-Breakbeat-Business gehandelt wird, setzt bei „Orcise Wayz“ auf minimalen Sound, verdrehte Bässe und eine markante Bell-Percussion. Smash FX überraschen mit ihrem tighten und verspielten Remix von Vostok’s „Airplanes“, kranke und böse Sounds verschmelzen hier mit den Vocals von Sängerin Ajana. Abschliessend wird’s richtig elektroid: Das hektische „Tenor3“ von Tek Jam und Inzekt verbindet weibliche Spoken-Words mit warmen Flächen und nervösen Videospiel-Sounds. (Pascal Dubach)

Partysan, Switzerland (May 2003)
Seit einem Jahr existiert das von DJ Bengston betriebene Breaks-Label Ritmic, das im Ausland bekannter ist als in der Heimat. Das fünfte Release kommt mit einer rot-weissen Sackmesser-Coverillustration von Lopetz (Büro Destruct): Vier eidgenössische DJ-Tools, deren Funktionalität die Qualität eines Armee-Sackmessers besitzt: Downpressor (mit Sub-Bass und Reggae-Chords), Be&See (mit Breitwand-Synth), Vostok (Smash FX) (mit leichtem Acid-Touch) und Tek Jam & Inzekt (mit Detrot Strings, Breakbeats und einem Female-Monolog). (Arnold Meyer)

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