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EMS is one of our most diverse and talented artists on the label. I found him living above Strange? Records in 1995 making his own modular synths, vocoders and drum machines for his electro productions. Stephen Machnowski currently has 3 eps on Satamile Records and his first full length 2x12 is out April 2004. He falls into the category of genius electro producer with records that have charted amongst the worlds top DJ’s and radio stations both nationally and internationally. It’s rare to find someone such as him who can build the exact modules from transistor up, write, engineer , perform live and dj!!

One of Sheet for Original Release:
The newest release from EMS the NYC electro
music specialist lives up to the name and then some
This full length 2x12" is a subsonic masterpiece, amazing
spacious futuristic b-boy electro bass sounds produced
with skill and his trademark homebuilt equipment, this
album IS ELECTRO. Hypnotic grooves and bass drops that
you have to feel to believe, synths and sounds bouncing
around the rhythms, echo effects, snares snap and
drums drive you into another dimension of sound. This
album will please the braindance heads as well as the
dancefloor massives!!

Dave Clarkes Techno Tip Sheet
TOP FIVE ELECTRO
1) Non Stop DJ's "Furious Ep"
2) Blotnik Brothers "Elapse Current Loop" (Satamile)
3) Manasyt "Sore" (Touchin' Bass)
4) Ems " Synchronaut" (Satamile)
5) RA-X "The Overthrow Ep" (RMR)

Grooves Magazine
Following up on the original vinyl released earlier in 2004, the CD version of Synchronaut adds five new tracks. With a distinctively deep, dark analog sound that harkens back to a mix of early acid, Detroit techno, and classic Elektroids, the record is packed with the classic 4/4, relentless 16ths of percussion , and robotic vocals of the 80's b-boy sound. Brisk and biting, tracks like "Close Encounters" and "Get Ghetto" establish an oppressive futurist vision early. But "Plt_lounge_eur" is a lovely, almost nostalgic electro piece that lubricates the ear canals, being plush and synthetic at the same time, and "Rhthmus Machine" slows down to an introspective crawl, its sensuous knob-twiddling making the piece grow and rise like a post-massive dawn. EMS has put together these extra pieces with as much care and attention as his homemade instruments. Highly recommended.
Written by Alex Reynolds