Label: Emphasis Recordings - All

Intrinsic

Firewalls

Steven Tang's Emphasis returns with the reclusive Intrinsic on Firewalls. ''Firewalls'' builds soulfully techno syncopated synths & rhythms while the... more...

• 1 Firewalls
• 2 Falling
• 2 Firewalls (bonus beats)

Misguided

Junk Habit

Tang breaks out a little-used alias, transmitting from the concrete jungle, audio hallucinogens changes thoughts. The ''habit'' is a subtle rumbling b... more...

• 1 Junk Habit
• 2 Mental Filter
• 3 Stark

Steven Tang

Infinitesimal

4 tracks of spaced-out, moody, atmospheric, Detroit-techno-style.

• 1 Approaching Zero
• 2 Escaping Thoughts
• 3 Verged (Obsolete mix)
• 4 Infinitesimal

Chicago Skyway

Empty Patterns

Recommended by: Naks

''Empty Patterns'' is a collection of tracks named after empty, programmable user patterns founds in most modern sequencers, synthesizers, and drum ma... more...

• 1 empty pattern 10
• 2 empty pattern 40
• 3 it dont work
• 4 empty pattern 31

Obsolete Music Technology

Volatile

Recommended by: John Heckle | John Osborn

• 1 Volatile
• 2 Killin
• 3 Broken Siren
• 4 Electric Current

Tapirus

Enlightenment

Recommended by: John Heckle | Charlton | Khalil

Hailing from Rotterdam, The Netherlands, Dutch artist, Tapirus a.k.a Charlton Ravenberg is no stranger to the dance music scene. Having recorded 2 si... more...

• 1 Enlightenment
• 2 What Do You Recon
• 3 Had To Walk Away Girl
• 4 Specific Epithet

Obsolete Music Technology

Incite

Track from ''Thoughts From Chicago Vol. Three'' 7'' (Eargasmic) gets a rearrange by Tang, & a Dubbyman remix. A mid tempo goover called ''Slight'' rou... more...

• 1 Incite (Another mix)
• 2 Slight
• 3 Incite (Dubbyman remix)

Steve Tang

Since The accident

Recommended by: Dario Zenker

New Steve Tang! Tang recreates a track he imagines he heard at the ''Since The Accident!'' party, in the 80s. 303 bass over 707 drums. Also includes a... more...

• 1 since the accident
• 2 bonus beats
• 3 descending
• 4 specters shattered mix

Obsolete Music Technology

Mmmmmusic

Recommended by: Martyn | Trus me | Dario Zenker | Duplex

Following up the well received Relapse EP on Machining Dreams, DJ producer Steven Tang presents Mmmmmusic”under his Obsolete Music Technology moniker... more...

• 1 Mmmmmusic
• 2 Mmmmmusic reprise
• 3 Distance
• 4 Mmmmmusic Chicago Skyway rmx

Tang

Bass Synergy

Recommended by: Steffi

With releases on Aesthetic Audio, Machining Dreams, Eargasmic, Chicago DJ/producer Steven Tang had left his label, Emphasis Recordings on hiatus. Its... more...

• A1 Bass Synergy
• B1 Drone
• B2 Synchronism

Steven Tang

Windy City

The first 12 by Steven Tang on his own label from 1998. Lush and deep tracks that sound timeless.

• 1 windy city
• 2 devout
• 3 cadence

Steven Tang

Nightfall ep

Not new, but new to us! In 1998, Tand started Emphasis Recordings with this ultra deep, timeless EP. As he continues to rise after releases on labels... more...

• 1 nightfall
• 2 realization
• 3 unwind
• 4 lull and succumb

E.S.O.M.

Life Form

a side is Space age jack track that represents the future/past we envisioned of the Chicago/Detroit dance music style. B-side is more deeper Detroit o... more...

• 1 life form
• 2 air
• 3 blue pyramid

Obsolete Music Technology

Evening Star

Producer/DJ Steven Tang in sophomore effort under Obsolete Music Technology alias. Thick pads, atmospheric strings and rumbling basslines for the soul... more...

• 1 evening star
• 2 lowjack
• 3 inner voice

Tang

Ominous

Nice deep detroit techno from Steven Tang. Here you get the original 9 min. version, plus a Arne Weinberg remix. Plus two other track. Our favorite i... more...

• 1 ominous
• 3 translucence
• 4 early sines
• 4 ominous (arne weinberg remix)

Obsolete Music Technology

My Neurosis

Steven Tang returns w/new 12'', and a new persona. A bit less minimal and a bit more of the future-retro jack vibe aided and abetted by a nifty remix... more...

• 1 my neurosis
• 2 my neurosis (326 mix)
• 3 reminiscence
• 4 pulsating through

Intrinsic

Dream Express

A Chicago native, Parrish Adams a.k.a. Intrinsic, provides two dubbed out minimal tunes on this artist's debut 12'' single.''Dream Express'' starts of... more...

• 1 dream express
• 2 tachyon

TANG

Machine Oriented ep

This time, with the DJ in mind, Tang has produced an ep geared for dancefloors! The single starts off with ''Horizons'', a Tech-House number that come... more...

• 1 horizons
• 2 space dance
• 3 throbbin