“Vorwort”, a rust-tainted preface from ambient spheres, opens the door to the world of Philipp Stoffel. It lays a foundation to solid structures, such as the track “Norm”. Gongs and muscular bass line, charmingly close to “Join In The Chant”, are emerging from the hiss, producing a steamy and whirlingRead More →
“Acid Floresta”, the title of the debut album by gladKazuka, would easily promise 303 driven house with Andean flavours. The assumption is true to some extent: In the first two tracks, “Cruces y Esquinas” and “Dolores”. But the sound spectrum is wider than that, the Colombian artist showing his talentsRead More →
In 2017 I participated in a podcast/party series that included an African theme night. So I packed my stuff and presented a cross-section from the sounds from and inspired by the Black Continent. The tracklist: Unknown Artist – Track 1 U-Cef – Moorish Matador (Apartment 22) Cheikha Rimitti – ChabRead 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 →
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 →
On “Spektrum”, the Estonian artist Marko Sula aka Out-Or examines various sides of techno and IDM. By accommodating an array of styles into the album, he travels through different artistic identities, to bring us a diverse and well-crafted LP. At one moment, Out-Or is an eco-futurist in the Estonian homestead,Read More →
The French label Acid Avengers continues its program of caustic beats with a cross-European split EP. Under scrutiny of a flock of smileys, ProOne79 from Sardinia sets the mood with rave whistles and ‘acid’ yells in a classic 303 cut (“Grinder”). Then the Italian picks up a much-exploited theme (“LoosingRead More →
Based close to Rovaniemi in Lapland, Detachment Records is one of the world’s northernmost labels. Despite the Arctic climate, it’s perfectly capable of bringing some heat to the floor. After debuting in 2019 with a self-titled EP by Sex Control, the label now follows up with a split EP. ARead More →
Eloquent deep house on a split EP. Detroit’s seasoned producer Derrick Thompson aka Drivetrain still runs on schedule with his Soiree imprint and drops two parts of “It Can Never Be The Same” on the A-side. Dub notes give a boost to the first part, while in the second halfRead More →
Recently at the formidable Crevette record store in Brussels, I asked for tips about Belgian labels and a friendly guy at the counter was glad to help. While De:Tuned and Nightflight Records were familiar to me, Basic Moves was a new acquaintance, and its first 2023 release found a placeRead More →