Bulk Order Watanabe, Hiroshi Threshold Of Eternity EP Transmat vinyl record

Lush Melodic Techno 2 Tracker – Hiroshi Watanabe does not hold back on Threshold of Eternity EP. The Leonids Strings is a deeply emotional and delicate string arrangement that leaves the listener beauty struck and in awe. Into the Memory is a dance floor banger which holds true to Watanabe’s exquisite skill as a techno producer. The release contains a beautiful balance between groove and beauty which is rarely present in a techno record. The cover photography is a photo by Watanabe himself of his hometown Tokyo.
Hiroshi Watanabe has reworked one of the unarguable highlights of his 2016 album Multiverse. In its original form, “The Leonids” was a soaring slice of futurist techno perfection rich in bubbly synthesizer melodies and sweeping strings. It’s this orchestrated aspect of the track that’s explored in greater detail on “The Lenoid Strings”, a beat-less, neo-classical string quartet cover that heightens the original version’s rush-inducing positivity. It’s stunning and – as both Derrick May and Watanabe have proved in recent DJ sets – sounds great when dropped over the top of the album mix. On the flip, Watanabe dusts down the drum machines and synthesizers to deliver “In To The Memory”, a poignant and melancholic chunk of sci-fi techno deepness.