The track “Surkit” has seen several reincarnations since its first, white label release in 1990. Written by Martin Bonds for his Reel By Real project, it represents the raw and a bit clunky phase of Detroit techno. Now the original track, along with the pumping “1991 I-102 Version” has beenRead More →

In 2023, Taavi Tulev introduced his new album “Äike / Thunder” in Tallinn’s coveted record shop Biit. For the LP, Tulev had collected field recordings of two thunderstorms in August 2017, which sounded both extravagant and hazardous. After such nature-bound minimalism, the Estonian artist now takes the next ride under theRead More →

It’s difficult to slip away from any release where Scan 7 is involved. Especially when the Detroit collective is seriously in the business. Last year, they launched own imprint SCAN with an update of the 2012 “Resistance”, including a striking remix by Underground Resistance. For the label’s second instalment, theyRead More →

About fifteen years after the premiere of “Star Wars”, Underground Resistance conceived an EP that could belong to the soundtrack of the space opus. Already the visual side makes a connection when the typeset of the record’s center label reminds of the movie’s opening titles. Speaking of sound, “The FinalRead More →

Finally, two greats of the Toronto’s scene – a label and an artist – are getting together. Despite a close connection to Suction Records, the city’s industrial and electronics pioneer Heiki Sillaste, or just Heiki, only now makes the label debut with the album “Valley Beyond”. In fact, the founderRead More →