“Fenno Pagan Ritual” affirms Finland’s prominent position in the per capita ranking of electronic artists. The digital compilation, curated by Empath and released in trans-European collaboration by the Underdub Records from Portugal, cuts across many genres of electronic music and serves different moods with many quality tracks. For floor conquest,Read More →
Having previously raided bastions like трип, bbbbb or Sweaty Records, the Reykjavik-born artist Volruptus has now joined the French label Tripalium, wearing the same armor as Locked Club. A new EP pursues deliberately ugly and irritating sounds, which will have certain appeal when the clubs are reopening and people justRead More →
I may start with reflections on the geography of sound, as the artist Terrestrial Access Network (TAN) comes from Austin, Texas, which is a three-hour drive from Dallas, the home of Gerard Hanson in the same US state. The first tones of the opener “Voltage Anagnorisis” lend a shape toRead More →
Compared to space drifting by Freak Electrique or I-F’s electro disco in former years, Viewlexx has opened a door to different sounds. On a rough mission is now Dollkraut aka Pascal Pinkert from Amsterdam, previously billed for Pinkman, Bpitch Control and Knekelhuis. Already a remix on L.F.T.’s EP hinted thatRead More →
Suitably for an album scheduled for November, “Sublunar Tides” is carrying the melancholy of fallen leaves when Plant43 revisits familiar deepness in a new album. The artist has conceived another set of attractive compositions, which offer home listening pleasures and also work in a suitable club environment or even inRead More →
Whoever does A&R for Avoidant Records, he or she should get a medal for attracting an impressive lineup to the label’s new compilation. In the era of electro’s omnipresence, finding a good mix of artists and tracks may not be always an easy task, but it’s well accomplished here. SpeakingRead More →
Kerrie expands the already sizable footprint of Cultivated Electronics (CE), when this summer she released practically a full length, split into two much-applauded EPs. With her tracks, the Irish-born Manchester resident adds harsher angle to the electro repertoire the label is renowned for. In the first part, increasingly obligatory acidRead More →
Breakbeats in the title track are speaking the language of past decades, when the Russian producer balances on steep slopes of nostalgia and spices up the feeling with brusque drum patterns. Action-packed syncopation of “Vacant Crew” is conceived for climbing solid rocks in thin air, the power drink for theRead More →
Various unknown artists and various sounds of techno on this five-tracker, clocking almost 30 minutes of playtime. A good reason to return to the label, after covering the fifth release in the STAUB series. Most hypnotic is the opener, a stimulating builder that reminds of Jay Ahern’s works with syntheticRead More →
Sync 24’s debut album occupies minds and bodies with psychedelic a la carte electro. Having shaped from Cultivated Electronics a remarkable label, Philip Bolland has acted as a real small business founder, being active both in the managerial and production duties for CE’s sought-after electro catalogue. Now, instead of bettingRead More →