On the evening of October 31, 2026, the Yu Yu club in Mexico City was supposed to open the festivities of the All Saints’ Day, locally known as Dia de los Muertos. Juan Atkins was expected to the stage, but unfortunately, the maestro’s heart had already stopped in the hotelRead More →
Detroit heads have been holding their breaths in anticipation of the third edition of “Interstellar Fugitives”. First, Underground Resistance released it for The Movement weekend as a 7×7” white label set of 200 copies. In September, another batch popped up at Submerge, to only sell out quickly. While that newRead More →
Cultivated Electronics, a key player in the electro armada, continues the vinyl-only series “For The Floor” on its limited-editions branch. As before, the four-tracker is split between two projects. The A-side belongs to the French electro hardliner Umwelt who wears full armour in “Memoryscape” and “Morphing Sequences”. Noisy and untamed,Read More →
A mini album by Taavi Tulev aka HAPE is born for summerly playlists. The Estonian returns to the Finnish label EABE, after the EP “Night Life” in 2024, to explore the sizzling side of electro. The opener “Normal Track Name” gives a flying start to the five-tracker. In a blindRead More →
“Acid Floresta”, the title of the debut album by gladKazuka, would easily promise 303 driven house with Andean flavours. The assumption is true to some extent: In the first two tracks, “Cruces y Esquinas” and “Dolores”. But the sound spectrum is wider than that, the Colombian artist showing his talentsRead More →
The track “Surkit” has seen several reincarnations since its first, white label release in 1990. Written by Martin Bonds for his Reel By Real project, it represents the raw and a bit clunky phase of Detroit techno. Now the original track, along with the pumping “1991 I-102 Version” has beenRead More →
When (another) tour of the 1990’s revival is on, it’s time to recall some originals from that time. At the end of 2024, I decided to travel back three decades and select my favourites. Of course it’s a subjective choice and reflects the taste of one individual, but still willRead More →
When (another) tour of the 1990’s revival is on, it’s time to recall some originals from that time. At the end of 2024, I decided to travel back three decades and select my favourites. Of course it’s a subjective choice and reflects the taste of one individual, but still willRead More →
Pittsburgh’s own label Detour has compiled an outstanding snapshot of the electronic sounds in and around the Steel City. Tony Fairchild from the local is / was fraternity introduced the album in a mailout several months ago. After the first, superficial listening I had been hoarding it in anticipation ofRead More →
“The Endless Pattern” is a wholesome electro album by DVS NME and Krypton 81, when the US-Danish collaboration pays homage to the late German producer Marcus Mumm aka Das Muster. Both artists contribute with seven tracks, going in shifts across the split album full of convincing old-timer electro. The sonicRead More →