Marc Houle Drifts

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  • The M-nus mainstay's next album is due for release this fall.
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  • Canadian-born techno producer Marc Houle is set to release his third album in October, entitled Drift. Since 2004, Houle has been a staple of Richie Hawtin's Minus imprint, through which he's released all of his records. The majority of his productions follow his label's stark aesthetic, though his biggest track to date remains "Techno Vocals," the 2007 single that poked fun at minimal's obsession with the pitched-down male voice. Though not as tongue-in-cheek in tone, Drift also stems from Houle's distate for current musical trends, or what a press release describes as his "personal frustrations with what is considered 'techno.'" The album was composed during this year's long and dreary Berlin winter, as reflected in titles like "Inside," "Seeing in the Dark" and, more hopefully, "Melting." It will be his first album since 2006's Bay of Figs. Tracklist 01. Inside 02. Seeing in the Dark 03. Sweet 04. Drift 05. The Next 06. Hitcher Man 07. Melting 08. Hammering Minus will release Marc Houle's Drift on September 27th, 2010.
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