As the pioneering super-club that is Fabric prepares to embark upon a 30+ hours extravaganza of house and techno next month, in celebration of being at the epicentre of dance music culture in the UK for the past 10 years, I thought I would take the time to draw attention to a phenomenon that has received far less praise for it's 10 years of excellence: Cynosure Recordings.
Although Cynosure Recording's artist list is as super-star-studded as the line up for Fabric's birthday bash the record labels own understated celebration does draw one parallel to the club, it too will feature the minimal techno giant Ricardo Villalobos. Cynosure are set to release a limited edition 10" from Mike Shannon, suitably called Under the Radar, which will feature remixes from Deadbeat, Rozzo, Massi DL, Justin Long and Villalobos to celebrate 10 years of commercial invisibility.
It is difficult for me not to fall for this record label because regardless of it's lack of an arsenal of dance-floor hits (with the labels best selling release being Monoblock's Untone), Cynosure spit out brilliantly crafted dub-techno and house, despite their awareness of their bleak existence.
The labels recent re-release of Brett Johson's decade old house classic Temptation and Lies, with remixes by Deadbeat and Chic Minature, is a miniture triumph whilst other releases, such as Matt Thibideau's dub-techno Asphalt EP, are unsung masterpieces. Keep on trucking Cynosure.
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