Serotonin has ended decade-long absence when the New York electro outfit makes comeback with two new releases, a various artists compilation and “Scientism EP” by Synapse, a project of label founders John Selway and Jason “BPMF” Szostek. The timing is perfect because for a while I’ve been thinking to write aRead More →
A set of familiar and novel flavours is now up for grabs from ‘schmergasbord’, provided by a sublabel of Serotonin Records. Leaving the electro repertoire to the parent, Schmer is on a techno mission in the six-tracker “Serious Bidness”. We are driving off with the label’s co-founder John Selway whoRead More →
**** I Murdered – Blood In Blood Out (Reclaim Your City RYCL011 – 2019) After connecting dots on the global techno map – from Amsterdam via Tbilisi to Buenos Aires – , in a series of mini compilations, Reclaim Your City presents the label’s first solo release. Out on aRead More →
A few electro promos have landed in my inbox for a closer look. ****John Selway – Light Language EP (Serotonin SER025 – 2019) [Buy from Juno] US electro label Serotonin has been back in action since 2017 and after a decent split EP by Neurotic Drum Band and Ulysses earlierRead More →
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 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 →
Buy vinyl from Juno (UK) Buy vinyl from Decks (DE) Buy vinyl from Downtown 304 (US) Buy vinyl from Bent Crayon (US) From raver’s bliss to abstract beats Schmer may not be as well-known as the parent label Serotonin, but the return of both to the vinyl cratesRead More →
Release date is in September 2013 Fabrizio Lapiana, the founder of Attic Music, launches a new series called Antimatter and the first of three releases features two tracks by the man himself plus a remix by Berlin’s dark knight Milton Bradley.“Stress” is pure juggernaut techno where a brutal bass lineRead More →
Rating: 7/10 When browsing new arrivals at Hard Wax, a black sleeve sporting yellow writing KILLEKILL did not remain unnoticed. And created some irritation, leading in first place to a question: What’s in this criminal kind of name? WWW helped out that it’s an organization throwing parties in Berlin andRead More →