My first encounter with GiGi FM is a pleasant one, when the intergalactic mermaid brings to us techno’s bearable lightness. The four-tracker “Movimiento” on her own Sea~rène imprint offers functional tools for the floor. Giulia Fournier-Mercadante aka GiGi FM resides and works in Berlin, and is a trained dancer, whichRead More →
In May 2024, Jako Krull joined Taavi Tulev aka HAPE for a gig in Hall, Tallinn’s real underground club, where, in fact, the floors lie over the ground. Their new project Plasma Blotter dropped a ecstatic PA of modular and caustic madness, at the 5th anniversary celebration of the HouseRead More →
A triple strike of party starters by a maverick startup called Diners Club International. Allegedly from the 313 area, the creators of three simultaneous records are playing hard in and around Detroit. Be it booty bass, electro, techno or house, they can handle them all. All three volumes are aRead More →
Since Motown, many new music generations have emerged from Detroit. Most notably the community around Underground Resistance, in the context of this blog. Equally important is that over the years, UR’s distribution powerhouse Submerge has been curating many interesting labels. A recent and impressive addition is Limited Network, run byRead More →
The Scottish duo Naum Gabo emerges from its initial (italo)disco corner, to explore the fields of experimental electronica, as heard on their debut album “F. Lux”. Naum Gabo are Jonnie Wilkes, one-half of Optimo, and James Savage, a prolific mastering engineer, who are molding abstract soundscapes, though not entirely neglectingRead More →
Terminal 313 favourites of 2023, with the focus on techno, electro, acid and more, the tracklist included. TRACKLIST [artist – track – release (label cat. no)] Suss – Gallup AZ – SUSS (Northern Spy NS156) VC-118A – Glub – Waves of Change (Delsin 157DSR) Galaxy of Flesh – As WeRead More →
US artist fleet.dreams has completed an appealing party pack, when launching his own label Vinezza with a bang. In the eventful debut EP, Texas-born Brooklyn resident Colton R. May comes up with rhythm and synth variations, topped with a moderate dose of progressive house. On the A-side, tribal-powered deep houseRead More →
For the start of this gentle electro EP, the Dutch producer Taupe is sighting in the abyss. The opener “Deep Water” is a fair, stripped down duplicate of that miraculous track from “Aquatic Invasion”. Surrounded by swarming jellyfish, the artist resumes in a soft-spoken manner, with crystalline layers and echoingRead More →
Vancouver’s Ryan Chan aka 747 reappears with two atmospheric 303 journeys on the Canadian label Aquaregia. Unrelated to Aqua Regia, the founder of Irdial Discs, the imprint run by Emily Nicoll in Toronto keeps the focus on acid techno, which goes airborne in 747’s interpretations. “Veiltail” is of more ordinaryRead More →
Terminal 313 favourites of 2023, with the focus on ambient, dub, IDM and melodic electro, the tracklist included. TRACKLIST [artist – track – release (label cat. no)] numün – Beyond – Book of Beyond LP (Shimmy Disc Shimmy-2015) Plant43 – Frost Walk – Silver Streams LP (Plant43 Recordings PLANT43008LP) PaulRead More →