Deckard - Noir Desire EP
(10") Equinox Records eqx-005, 2005

10" Tracklisting:
A1. Noir Desire (Part 1)
A2. Die Zone
B1. Cyphers in Motion

Deckard aka Attila Makai is one of the most promising European downbeat producers today. Having independently released a limited edition vinyl EP in 2004 called “dasABSTRAKT”, his musical abilities immediately caught the attention of the Swiss label Ish Records. Later, he was featured on their compilation “The Now Factor” which featured two of his compositions alongside artists from all over the world. Yet these by far have not been the only contributions Deckard has made to the beautiful world of music. Over the past few years he has released around 60 tracks on his own internet based network "Foundation-Crew.com" – which also serves to unite an online community of producers from Paris to Berlin.

Now, Deckard has found a home at Equinox Records. With the “Noir Desire EP” he has made another leap forward, displaying his humbling vision of downtempo beats. Still, you can hear the influences of early MoWax, and the sound of musicians such as DJ Krush and DJ Cam, but always with his personal twist and unique use of athmospheric tones and melodies. Deckard proves his style to be exceptional and pushes himself to the ranks of today's most cutting edge producers.

DiViNCi - Push Beat
(10") Equinox Records eqx-004, 2005

10" Tracklisting:
A1. PUSH Beat
B1. Calm Persuasion (Instrumental)

In addition to being an all around studio and programming wizard, DiViNCi (from Orlando, Florida) is also constantly raising the bar for his own live performances by being among the few to use a sampling/drum machine as an instrument rather than a tool. DiViNCi always uses two MPC2000XLs (his weapons of choice) to freely mimic any sound, style, or instrument fulfilling his need for a new embodiment of Free Jazz. As a huge fan of improvisation, you may never know what to expect from a DiViNCi performance, but you can always count on him to go all out, often resulting in an overwhelming emotional and physical experience.

“PUSH Beat” was taken off DiViNCi’s Beat album “Peacez 2 Be & Instru.Frag.Mentalism”. Much like most of his other compositions everything from this track was played live or sequenced on the MPC2000xl. It actually had to be created on two MPCs for it to be heard correctly. The main distorted sound that is the driving force of the whole track is actually separate upright bass samples. DiViNCi tweaked and affected them so much that the sound that you now hear in the track is so dynamically abrasive that it would drown out any other sound coming out of the same MPC. So all the drum, synth, and percussion sounds had to be playing on a separate MPC for them to be heard. “PUSH Beat” is also one of the tracks that DiViNCi uses his signature MPCynth for a solo towards the end. The synth sound you hear is actually made within the MPC out of a snare sound.

The B-Side “Calm Persuasion” (which was originally titled “Ruff House”) can also be found on DiViNCi’s instrumental album. The style and sound of this track are a departure from his usual MPC-heavy compositions. Here, DiViNCi uses drum sounds that were originally tweaked from weird noises he made with his voice, while everything else in the song was written on keyboards.

Both tracks on this vinyl debut allow DiViNCi‘s style to shine through with an organic, soulful, and, yet, experimental appeal. He is right up in front blazing the trail with the likes of Prefuse 73, RJD2, and Andrew Broder. And if you doubt DiViNCi's credibility, consider some of the high caliber hip-hop artists he’s shared the stage with: KRS-One, Atmosphere, Pharoahe Monch, Jungle Brothers, Black Sheep, Phife Dawg, Lyrics Born and Sage Francis. So run, don’t walk, to the record store – this release is very limited to 500 copies worldwide!! Better get it now!

The track 'PUSH Beat' was released on the Peacez 2 Be & Instru-Frag-Mentalism album at Nonsense Records back in 2005. For more details check here.

Various - Equinox 10inch Series Advance Promo CD Sampler
(CD) Equinox Records Promo, 2005

CD Tracklisting:
01. Deckard - Noir Desire (Part1)
02. DiViNCi - PUSH Beat (Short Version)
03. Deckard - Die Zone
04. ArcSin - Jumpcopters (Preview Snippet)
05. Deckard - Cypers In Motion
06. DJ Scientist - Journey Goodbye (Preview Snippet)
07. DiViNCi - Calm Goodbye
08. Deckard - Outro

This is the promotional CD sampler that was released before the 10" series on vinyls was out. Preview snippets sounds more like edit versions than preview's. Limited to about 200 copies. 20 copies are like this one, the rest only had simple paper insert with playlist.
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Various - Equinox Presents Welcome To The Neo Golden Age -A Sound Exposure Vol. 1
(CD/LP) Equinox Records eqxcd-001/eqx-001, 2005

CD Tracklisting:
01. ArcSin - Positron Affirmation (Intro)
02. ArcSin - PWM Depth
03. Danny Decock - G.k.S
04. Danny Decock - Obscure
05. Emynd - Positive Reinforcement
06. Echelon - Twilight Zone
07. Mnemotrauma - Waiting For The Sun
08. DJ Scientist - Raincoatman
09. Aqua Luminus III. - OP Wüste
10. ArcSin - Poplock Axefists
11. DJ Scientist - Riding My Nightmare
12. Mnemotrauma - Alpha Centauri
13. Danny Decock - We Will Come Back
14. ArcSin - A Moment Of Clarity (Outro)

2xLP Tracklisting:
A1. ArcSin - Positron Affirmation (Intro)
A2. ArcSin - PWM Depth
A3. Danny Decock - G.k.S
A4. Danny Decock - Obscure
B1. Emynd - Positive Reinforcement
B2. Echelon - Twilight Zone
B3. Mnemotrauma - Waiting For The Sun
C1. DJ Scientist - Raincoatman
C2. Aqua Luminus III. - OP Wüste
C3. ArcSin - Poplock Axefists
D1. DJ Scientist - Riding My Nightmare
D2. Mnemotrauma - Alpha Centauri
D3. Danny Decock - We Will Come Back
D4. ArcSin - A Moment Of Clarity (Outro)

Six different artists, different places, different visions of music – one aim. Equinox Records presents its Sound Exposure Vol.1. A variety of electronic and organic fusions that have been put together to form the sound of Equinox. Neither defined by borders of genres, nor by distance. Vienna, Munich, New York, Philadelphia all merge as the Neo Golden Age emerges:

Various - Equinox Presents Welcome To The Neo Golden Age 7"
(7") Equinox Records eqx-003, 2004

7" Tracklisting:
A1. DJ Scientist - Anything About Nothing
B1. Mnemotrauma - Waiting For The Sun

Following up the previous 12” EP with tracks by Arcsin, Emynd, Danny Decock and Aqua Luminus this second release continues the “Welcome to the Neo Golden Age” series on Equinox Records. Now, the beautifully packed clear vinyl 7” record features two new artists of the Equinox family:
On Side A, DJ Scientist sets the pace with “Anything About Nothing” – a disturbing mix of hard hitting organic drums and desperately screaming psychedelica samples.
On the flip, a hypnotically moaning voice accompanied by a hauling downtempo drumbeat forces its way into the listeners ears. The intruder goes by the name of Mnemotrauma who may be known for his releases on the avant-garde Subversiv Records and who has just recently teamed up with L.A.’s Shapeshifters crew for just this purpose. Here, his track “Waiting for the Sun” will make you eagerly await the upcoming Double LP Equinox label compilation.

Various - Equinox Presents Welcome To The Neo Golden Age 12"
(12") Equinox Records eqx-002, 2004

12" Tracklisting:
A1. ArcSin - Positron Affirmation
A2. Emynd - Positive Reinforcement
A3. Positive Reinforcement (DJ Bonus Edit)
B1. Danny Decock - G.k.S
B2. Aqua Luminus III. - OP Wüste

This 4-track 12" EP is the opener for the "Welcome to the Neo Golden Age" series on Equinox Records and – being our first vinyl release – gives a brief overview of what to expect from the upcoming compilation album.
The EP features 4 artists:
On Side A, Arcsin, out of New York City, breaks the ground with “Positron Affirmation”: Deep hip-hop drums and hypnotic vocal samples lay the foundation for this fine composition of shuffling dark synth lines. Next on the tracklist, Emynd – an aspiring producer, known for production for artists such as Dose One, Sole and Sage Francis – hits us with his up-tempo instrumental track “Positive Reinforcement”. The straight forward drumbeat, combined with powerful analogue samples and the overall 80ies sound will quickly fill any dancefloor. On Side B Danny Decock out of Vienna sets up a beautiful composition of a shuffled melody, a crashing drumbeat and at the end of the track, takes it away with the gently weeping guitar that Danny played himself. The EP is concluded by Aqua Luminus III, with his pace driven and hectical “OP Wüste”. With the fusion of head nodding beats and electronic surroundings it is not much of a surprise that he was featured on Funkstörung’s new album “Disconnected” and collaborated with German’s most innovative Hip-Hop group 88:Komaflash. This limited vinyl release is beautifully designed and comes in clear vinyl. It musically sets the scope for Equinox’ organic / electronic sound.