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 →
By the language of music, Gerard Hanson (E.R.P., Convextion) has for decades told a number of compelling stories. Infrequent release schedule supports well the Texan’s standing in the electronic community, as the artist’s new material is welcomed with great anticipation. Following recent reissues of both Convextion albums, now Hanson linesRead More →
Schuttle, co-founder of Manchester’s Bakk Heia Records, reappears with a four-tracker on the label that carries an amusing name. The catalogue number BH006 (don’t mix up with Berceuse Heroique) offers an interesting mix from acidic breaks to minimal house, which plays the main role on the A-side. Grooving opener “Shadout”Read More →
For me, it was a well spent Sunday. Listening to Wackies sampler in the morning and pre-ordering “Tikiman Vol. 1”, a new album by Paul St. Hilaire in the evening. The artist’s former alias in the title looked like an invitation to the mid-1990s when the Dominica-born master of rhymesRead More →