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 →
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 →
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 →
Kyle Hall is another (American) top producer to join Apnea. After Gerald Donald’s Gedankenexperiment and E.R.P., the prolific Detroiter drops three tight cuts for the Spanish label. Equally feeling at home in house and techno, Hall lets loose his talent for velvety funk. After a delicate, pad driven start, fatRead More →
A new sci-fi interpretation from Detroit. “Alien Invasion” is the second release of Jessbeatz for Electrostatic, which belongs to the Escaped Distribution family, formerly known as Submerge. What seems like a new generation of Detroit electro, is a comeback of Jesse Anderson. Under the Frequency alias, he co-wrote with KeithRead More →
In the 1990s, Juice Records (with artists Dirty House Crew, DJ HMC, Cinnaman, etc.) were major techno and house exports from Adelaide, and from down under overall. Adelaide was also the home of Aerial Recordings. Local artist Matthew Thomas set it up, resulting in only two releases under his AquilaRead More →
Celica used to be a maverick in Toyota’s model family. Not as hotshot as Supra, but still a desirable choice for horsepower hedonism. In a similar manner, the Irish artist Duncan Murphy, known for projects Countersunk or Sunken Foal, delivers an adrenaline rush with the Celica series. Launched in AprilRead More →
From the faculty of funk appears Swoze, a disciple who time travels to the bass-laden 1980’s. “Church EP” is a thumping and grooving four-tracker on Dresden’s Former City Records, a label known for fat beats repertoire. It’s the first solo release by Swoze, who debuted on Casa Voyager a fewRead More →
After a brief scrutiny, a bouncer with criminal record opens the door. To the genuine underground where Syncom Data are performing The Hague’s theme song for 2023. In “Vuile Vieze Rotte Muziek”, lambasting beats and Deejay Raoul’s chopping vocals praise the city’s raw and dirty sound. Even with uncomplicated soundRead More →