Miami Vice meets seismic bass in “1986 Was The Future”. Bristol resident Mensah Anderson presents a brighter side of dubstep, combining 80’s sound aesthetics, buzzing effects and tension-raising breaks. In fact the first track is even closer to electro and old school influences can’t be overheard. A catchy melody lendsRead More →
Cologne Tape is an orchestra consisting of no less than eleven people. Including Jörg Burger who has worked under aliases like Bionaut, Modernist, to name a few, and gone a long way in making Cologne an electronic music power center. In the new group has been joined by producers behindRead More →
A promo of ASC’s new album. The opener, “Phobos”, is the best one here – a compressed mosaic of bass and dub that bears some concealed aggression. A mystic male voice promises something’s gonna happen, assisted by an exotic yell and the sound machine marches along like in former MilleRead More →
The label art, with a disturbingly bleeding bare bosom, promises b-movie horror experience. In fact the “blood” is Deadboy’s stylised signature and three tracks are packed with R’n’B-influenced UK garage tunes. Girls rap on swooshing bass lines, breaks and fat beats.“Way That I Luv U” on A1 sounds as aRead More →
Enron would never have been collapsed if only the auditors would have been as precise as Silent Servant, the artist behind untitled opening tracks on both sides. Linear and controlled techno that sticks to hypnotic repetition but refrains from glass-shattering kickdrum assaults. It belongs to the same league of ozonizedRead More →
Omar-S here with a huge acidic footprint that’s not made in the sand, we just have to identify the whereabouts of these steps. Cities ashore of Great Lakes have produced essential pieces of house and techno and Chicago was the epicenter of acid.But Alex.O.Smith remains in his first encounter (correctRead More →
New Hotflush is not for claustrophobic dubstep caves but for garden gatherings along sizzling barbecues and fizzy drinks. Sun lotion is recommended when using Praveen Sharma’s and Travis Stewart’s burning new release. The title track on A1 is a soulful and mild piece, combining pitched up deep house elements withRead More →
Pablo Bolivar, a Spanish producer behind several minimal house releases, and Aphro Sainz have teamed up as Pulshar. The original “Sacrifice of Love” is a soft-couch-song with subtle dub techno lines, and “Mantistyle” (Deep’s Edayar Remix) is not much different, reminding of the output of Sub Static and other German labelsRead More →
Night Slugs had a decent launch and current one follows the same paths of smooth UK garage and house productions. A friendly outing by Egyptrixx to accompany the journeys in the London Tube outside peak hours.On the A-side “The Only Way Up” is packed with snare and solid bass alongRead More →
Lingerie girls on the sleeve and bargain price were the drivers behind the purchase of this 2009 record with three interpretations of “Fragment One (…And I Kept Hearing)”. A-side is filled with a remix by Sweden’s Style Of Eye, a family-friendly pop track with hints of shuffle and minimal house, that wouldRead More →