Deep from the sounds of the Melbourne underground comes the next release on Open Records of renowned DJ Gavin Martin under his alias GMJ.
After the success of his first 2 releases on Bus and Open Records, Gavin has been busy in the studio signing tracks to labels like Vapour, Segment, System and Resurgent Records. The Torgant EP represents a diverse range of electronic music styles and will again show why GMJ is becoming a name to watch in progressive and techno music.
Kicking the EP off is the massive grooves of the title track Torgant, an epic tribal monster suited to festival dancefloors in classic Open style. The grinding techno of the vector remix under Gavin’s other moniker Fulcrum provides an alternative, favoring a driving, percussive approach with mechanical rhythms and a slamming bottom-end.
Following on is the B-side, the hypnotic progressive techno of Curious Calm. Combining layering rhythms, washed out pads and deep pulsing basslines, the track has already seen strong reviews and support from DJs across the globe.
Rounding the EP off is the deep tech-house edit of Curious Calm by France’s D-Sens. Glitchy sounds, lazy atmospherics and sub-bass frequencies make this perfect for the twilight hours and a fitting end to a diverse release from Open Records and one of Australia’s best new producers.
Gavin has plenty more up his sleeve, so make sure you keep your eyes and ears peeled for more sounds from the GMJ studios in the not-too-distant future.
We hope you enjoy!
Tracklist:
1. GMJ – Torgant (Original Mix)
2. GMJ – Torgant (Fulcrum’s Vector Remix)
3. GMJ – Curious Calm (Original Mix)
4. GMJ – Curious Calm (D-Sens Remix)
To listen to track samples, click here
"Good sounds, my favourite is the D-Sens mix."
- Hernan Cattaneo (Renaissance/Perfecto/Metrodance) Argentina
"Awesome peak time sound, sinister but uplifting. Love it!!!!!!!"
- Andy Newland (Bedrock/MOS/Renaissance/Baroque) UK
"Nice bit of choices on this one. Each mix fits a different time of the night and all 4 sounds are well produced and executed."
- Bitfiend (Danceradio.gr, Polytechnic Recordings, ProFM, BitFactory Studio) USA
“Nice stuff again from Open.”
- Nicholas Van Orton (Proton, Frisky Radio) Argentina
“Fulcrum’s Vector Remix of Torgant reminded me some parham & plaza tunes with some Kasey Taylor-like drum loops, it smells oz from here!!! Typical aussie sound I would say, deep prog house. The D-Sens remix is more laidback, housey-loungy, good to chill with a fresh mojito on a beach somewhere.”
- Side-A (Groove Zone, Tribal Vision, Candyflip, Domo) France
“The two remixes are high quality. I can imagine the Fulcrum remix doing wonders outdoors, and the D-Sens-remix is very pleasant tech/deep house for the afterhours.”
- Profane (Iboga Records) Denmark
"Really love this sound, great production work here."
- Dirty [M] (Solvent Entertainment) USA
“Great EP, warm & deep in Open records style… My favourite is the D-sens remix, Mat is on fire!”
- Charles (Solead/Motion – Tree Hand Music) France
"The ripping synth in Torgant Original gets me going. Tribal, grinding, an d clean. These tracks are borderline peak hour and could hang prime time if done properly."
- Matty (London West Records/This Week at Beatport/Relentless Beats/HOUSE 7340/Club Myst) USA
"Fulcrum's put a great techno edge on things, and the D-Sens mix is first rate."
- Tom Solo (Invisible DJs) USA
"Amazing stuff right here. D-Sens take it back to the old skool days of Sasha and Digweed. "
- DJ E360º (USA)
“The D-sens remix has very beautiful deep house atmospheres and funky riffs, really like it!! Very subtle!”
- Charles (Solead – Tree Hand Music) France
"Both mixes of Curious Calm are slamming. Really deep yet proggy tech house. D-Sens remix does the job for me. "
- Billy Disciple (People NYC, Balance) USA
"Absolutely one of the best buildup tracks - keeps the crowd in the hunt… 5/5"
- Rohan from Tokyo (Noraneco) India
“I prefer Curious Calm as this is more deep”
- Kris Andersen (Loopfreaks / Loopfreaks Black / Freak Out / Rymdfunk / WareHouse Junkies) Denmark
"Goooood!!!"
- Dorian Issac (DubRadio) USA
"D-Sens remix for me"
- Miss Nine (Turn On, Vonyc Sessions, 925 Digital, Armada, Yoshitoshi, Harem) Netherlands
"Nice classic sound to this."
- HappE aka The Happ E Killer (PanCyde Tribe, Ethereal Records, 4 the Nod Entertainment) USA
"torgant (fulcrum's rmx) my favorite from this ep"
- Smoking Circles (Segment Records, Balkan Connection, Vise Versa, Proton Radio, Danceradio.gr, Pure.fm)
Cyprus
"Nice EP! My favourite being the dark remix from Fulcrum and the remix from D-Sens"
- Sasha Le Monnier (Fiberlineaudio/Toryumon/Source Of Gravity Digital/Gravitation Digital/Ascension
“Both Original mixes are slammin!”
- LLavoe (WHI Productions / Release Promo) USA
“The original mix is has a nice and big festival sound. The Fulcrum Vector mix is one of my favorites, it has a nice and chunky groove that locks you into the track. Curious Calm, as the name suggests is a great track kickstart a set, with underlaying sounds that are big and calm at the same time, it's D-Sens Mix is a nice minimal tech track as well. Would play some of the mixes for sure.”
- Kohra (Shivlink/Soultribe) India
"Nice techy tunes, like the atmospheres!"
- Jehr (USA & Mexico)
"Some nice tracks here!"
- Dingle (Homegrown/Obtango clubnites) Ireland
"I like both Curious Calm mixes. The original is nice light progressive and the remix is a techy."
- DJ Marcus (USA)
"Nice remixes"
- Jalebee Cartel (Frisky Radio, Dance Radio.GR , Baroque Records, System Records, PureSubstance) India
Title: GMJ – Torgant EP
Release: 04/09/08 (exclusive to beatport.com)
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