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 →

A new label by Scan 7 gets a dream start with three versions of “The Resistance”. In fact, the original track is from the year 2011, when Tresor released the much-coveted EP under the same name. With spiritual strings and inspirational vocals by WysPurr, Scan 7 delivers floral grooves fromRead 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 →

***** Fadi Mohem – MOHEM 01 (MOHEM 01 – 2022) Did Fadi Mohem ignite a new club trend by offering something many may have subconsciously anticipated: Dub techno for peak times? Without interruption, the school of Basic Channel has been present in electronic music, either in worshipping sessions of theRead More →

In the farming heartland of Estonia, house music mega centers New York, Chicago and L.A. are closer than one may think, when imaginary road signs are pointing to the village of Väätsa, the home of Tanel Matsalu aka West Coast Swingaz. As the artist’s name suggests, the trip commences atRead More →

It’s a truly remarkable occasion to report about a new release from Detroit and not only because of the geographical location, but because of Jon Dixon’s immense talent. Previously a member of Galaxy 2 Galaxy and Timeline collectives, Dixon has become a figurehead of the Detroit’s fresh wave and deliversRead More →

My first contact with I-Robots was a compilation with 1980’s italo smashes like “Spacer Woman”, “Penguin’s Invasion” and others, which well substituted  a painstakingly expensive mission of acquiring the originals on wax. Behind I-Robots and Opilec Music is the Italian Gianluca Pandullo whose mission is to unite sounds from differentRead More →