After much-appraised “Ocular Animus” last summer, Ultradyne’s Pi Gao Movement has commissioned a vinyl release of secret UFO committee sound files that were recorded by the Majestic 12 alias in 2011. “Descendants Of Starfish Prime” is written with the blackest ink and comes from the junction of dark electro andRead More →
Buy vinyl from Juno (UK) Buy vinyl from Decks (DE) Buy vinyl from Bent Crayon (US) DMX Krew is well in the limelight with a forthcoming new album Hypercolour and a new EP titled “Sweatisfaction” on his own Breakin’ Records that was on hiatus since 2011. Actually the electroRead More →
Elypsia, an embassy of Detroit sound reborn Elypsia Records emerged in the second half of the nineties, as an European home for several Detroit artists – Claude Young, Dark Comedy (Kenny Larkin), D-Knox, to name a few. That time, Motor City’s own labels under the umbrella of Submerge distribution wereRead More →
The first part of the 1998 in review can be found here. Michael Knight – Knight Ryder (Devon Records) A recent aftermarket purchase and unconscious realisation of a teenage dream, because Ed DMX’s electro release is a tribute to the Foundation’s heroes with whomRead More →
Buy vinyl from Juno (UK) Buy vinyl from Decks (DE) Buy vinyl from Halcyon (US) Electrohop won’t stop Since the end of 2017, techno bass stronghold Direct Beat has been transmitting signs of life again, with much-anticipated reissues on its Classics offshoot. While tunes from the archivesRead More →
The second part of the story can be found here. When browsing my collection for the annual review 1998, I was surprised how much everything felt like 2018. Of over 60 releases in my shelves, a large number is filed under electro, which tallies the genre’s revival we are experiencingRead More →
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 →
Buy vinyl from Juno (UK) Buy vinyl from Hard Wax (DE) Buy vinyl from Experimedia (US) Jam sessions from the masterclass A meeting of two giants. The Swiss-born artist was on board in adventures beyond the ultraworld and the Detroiter co-shaped ‘minimalism’ for global takeover. Now theyRead More →
Detroit’s technological belly dance Gary Martin and his Teknotika Records are a special phenomenon in the history of Detroit techno. Compared to the city’s traditional electronic sound – UR’s hi-tech funk, 430 West’s rolling house or Metroplex’s stellar electro -, the output curated by Martin aka Gigi Galaxy would ratherRead 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 →