The first part of the 1998 in review can be found here. Michael Knight – Knight Ryder (Devon Records) A recent aftermarket purchase and unconscious realisation of a teenage dream, because Ed DMX’s electro release is a tribute to the Foundation’s heroes with whomRead More →
Buy vinyl from Juno (UK) Buy vinyl from Clone (NL) Buy vinyl from HHV (DE) Electrohop don’t stop Since the end of 2017, techno bass stronghold Direct Beat has been transmitting signs of life again, with much-anticipated reissues on its Classics offshoot. While tunes from the archivesRead More →
Donato Dozzy – Filo Loves The Acid (Tresor 303 – 2018) The Italian has grabbed much-coveted ‘303’ slot in Tresor’s catalogue with an album, his first in three years after “The Loud Silence” on Further Records. And Dozzy is in a great form when being under the influence of acid’s rougher side.Read More →
The second part of the story can be found here. When browsing my collection for the annual review 1998, I was surprised how much everything felt like 2018. Of over 60 releases in my shelves, a large number is filed under electro, which tallies the genre’s revival we are experiencingRead More →
Buy vinyl from Juno (UK) Buy vinyl from Redeye Records (UK) Buy vinyl from Groove Distribution (US) UK techno from the glorious 1990s Former times are trendy in electronic music when vintage rave and hardcore riffs are returning to new productions, not to speak about fulfilling the dreamsRead More →
The two-tracker by Cloak was hiding in my collection’s so-called back row – an incidental purchase years ago that I had almost forgotten. The black vinyl in a paper sleeve is credited to Alex Rodriguez who recorded the tracks for Backdoor Records. It was a short-lived label that operated out ofRead More →
Split One. SEMANTICA 102 by Newa / Mariska Neerman Buy vinyl from Juno (UK) Buy vinyl from Decks (DE) Buy vinyl from Rush Hour (NL) Tripping and dreaming between Georgia and Belgium Semantica’s catalogue has exceeded an important milestone of one hundred releases and the label is stepping intoRead More →
D. Tiffany “Feel U” by Planet Euphorique Buy vinyl from Boomkat (UK) Buy vinyl from Decks (DE) Buy vinyl from Clone (NL) A breeze of change from Vancouver When thinking about electronic music from the Vancouver area, firstly the ambient outpost Silent Season comes to my mind, even whenRead More →
Present Tense by Glass Knot Buy cassette from Bandcamp Buy digital from Juno DL (UK) Human experiments on clubbers With Danish roots and operations in Berlin, Foul-Up label has been around for a few years and most recently brought to us notable electro oeuvres from Galaxian and BeastieRead More →
Buy vinyl from Juno (UK) Buy vinyl from Hard Wax (DE) Buy vinyl from Jet Set Records (JP) Down the Grand River Ave. at nightfall John Selway’s and Jason ‘BPMF’ Szostek’s imprint Serotonin has sent obvious signals of being back from what seemed a retirement. A crucial roleRead More →