http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/totem-single/id445015094

Like Myd, whose Octodip EP was Marble's last month release, Cédric
Steffens, aka Canblaster, is a French northern boy – Douai is the name
if his hometown. He’s now based in Paris and works hard on both his
solo work and the forthcoming debut album of his crew *Club Cheva*l –
other members being fellow Northerners Panteros666, Sam Tiba and Myd.
It’s his third EP, and he also did a dozen remixes. He’s 21, with
pretty serious skills, both technical and aesthetic. Marble is
extremely proud to have the honor to release this luminous EP,
blending positive, efficient techno with more nerdy but catchy IDM
sensibilities.
Digi-spiritual vibes and highly kinetic 4/4 beats run «Air Totem», a
positive, luminous, serene techno track, all punctuated with hi tech
sounds reminiscent of Underground Resistance's "Galaxy 2 Galaxy". Those lovely outré
synth stabs are just going to make your soul melt. A variation on the
same totemic field, « Stoned Totem » is a hyperreal, 3D remake of the
best feelings of early nineties trancey prog techno, complete with
sweet, colorful analog splashes and a warm house bassline. A stunning,
truly time-warping zone. Finally comes « Delphes », featuring Sam Tiba, an exquisite deep
techno number that explores a more subdued mood, throwing at you
crucial, happy stabs and shiny shards of sound matter – it’s a crazy,
lyrical work of free sound design right here.
Artwork by Ill Studio : http://www.ill-studio.com/
Identity by Museum Studio : http://www.museumstudio.se/
Text by Etienne Menu