Buy vinyl from Juno (UK) Buy vinyl from Hard Wax (DE) Buy vinyl from Further Records (US) Long-awaited comeback of Heath Brunner and his label Vmax must be taken seriously, now affirmed by the new EP under the artist’s Silicon alias. Brunner’s production ideas have matured well over the years andRead More →
Subatomic Collision Ep by Conan_ & Pineal Navigation Buy vinyl from Bandcamp Buy vinyl from Juno (UK) Buy vinyl from Ready Made Distr. (DE) Real deals with a barbarian touch One has to be careful for not missing Xerophkz’s output, because of the one-record-per-year publishing pace, the DublinRead More →
Buy vinyl from Juno (UK) Buy vinyl from Hard Wax (DE) Buy vinyl from Halcyon (US) Vmax convincingly signals the end of absence Set up in Michigan’s capital city Lansing, Vmax belonged in the 1990s to acclaimed imprints of the larger Detroit area. Over the years it hasRead More →
A diverse selection of nineties US techno With recent releases on Tar Hallow, Planet Rhythm and his own label Mechanism Industries, experienced US artist Fanon Flowers is not willing to send any signals about retirement. Born in Michigan’s Kalamazoo, a musically important location between Detroit and Chicago, current L.A. resident FlowersRead More →
Buy “Give Your Body” vinyl / digital reissue from Delsin (NL) Buy vinyl from Discogs Buy digital from Juno Download Frank de Groodt’s recent Sonar Base reissue led my thoughts to the output of Random XS, one of the projects he has been associated with. When I retrieved “Give YourRead More →
Down With Us by Westcoast Cruisers Buy vinyl from Juno (UK) Buy vinyl from Clone (NL) Buy vinyl from HHV (DE) Straight outta La Haya When a maxi single with three versions of fat bass and breaks touches down, it feels like time travel to the eighties, toRead More →
Buy vinyl from Juno (UK) Buy vinyl from Hard Wax (DE) Classic techno from ‘a veteran’ in top form The nineties caught up with us once again, this time in the person of Steffan Robbers aka Terrace. Already more than 25 years ago he was a regularRead More →
MTRON004 EP by The Exaltics, Drvg Cvltvre, Le Chocolat Noir, Kluentah Buy vinyl from Redeye Records (UK) Buy vinyl from Decks (DE) Buy vinyl from Juno (UK) Mechatronica discovers its wilder face Incidentally I started Mechatronica’s new compilation with the B-side that stands for the sound the labelRead More →
It is becoming a tradition: After listing my favourites from 2005 and from 1996, the time is ripe for another end of the year selection from the archives. The second part can be found here. Bizz O.D. – You May Be Hardcore But… (Force Inc. Music Works – FIM 123) ByRead More →
“Zenosyne EP” is a rave-minded gust from Tripalium, which is a renowned yellow smiley brotherhood from France and steadily providing vitriolic noise for the floors. The fourth release within the Tripalium Records Rave Series sees Minimum Syndicat in the controls, a French collective that has been around for almost tenRead More →