Name: Backstock by John Tejada
Brand: John Tejada
SKU: 027297920729
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (140 reviews)

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Despite hailing from the warm climates of California, classically trained musician Tejada doesn't make music that reflects the sunshine vibes inherent in West Coast techno. Instead, Tejada appears to be strictly informed by the colder, more mechanical sounds of Midwest techno hot spots Detroit, Chicago, and Columbus, OH. This compilation of tracks off of Tejada's Palette imprint are all produced by Tejada and seamlessly mixed together for the impatient listener who can't wait for each of these stuttering techno symphonies to play out. There's not a great deal of innovation here. Just stellar productions that pay high regard to early Detroit techno works. That is not to imply that Tejada pays strict adherence to the blueprint. There is a floor thump that dates later than Detroit originals, and his clever melodic trickery often pays off. And when it doesn't, like the ill-times filtered house of "Timebomb," Tejada immediately corrects himself with the novel brass section on "Tub." A far from generic piece of techno that would sit comfortably next to the originators. ~ Joshua Glazer

Backstock

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1. After the Dawn

2. Soul Driven

3. Memento

4. In a Free Lane

5. Western Starland

6. Dropped Frames

7. Firefly

8. Timebomb

9. Tub

10. Only for the Freaky Ones

11. Impedement

12. Flashing Lights & Lazerbeams

13. Blue Is Bashful

14. 6 Hits of Sunshine

15. The Blue Dawn 2000 Remix

16. Music for Doubles

17. 2 Speakers Dream

18. The Feeling Remix

19. Re-Fill

20. Stealth Mission

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