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 →
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 →
“How Good It Is” – a much-needed album right now, when the war is raging in Ukraine, incessant pandemic is making new rounds and inflation driven economic turmoil is approaching. “How Good It Is” conveys a clear message: Cheer up and think about the sunny side of life! The VoicesRead More →
Gary Martin and Teknotika have never entirely disappeared from the picture, despite of irregular publishing schedule of the last decade. A period of absence followed to the 2015 single “Miriam / Beauty In Pain”, until the artist reappeared last year with a perfectly good EP and has now completed “Berlisque”Read More →
***** Various – Carebot$ (Carebots) (Bass Agenda BA105 – 2020) A cavalcade of electro artists, virtually a Who’s Who of the genre have been summoned by UK’s Bass Agenda, for a good cause of supporting NHS and Médecins Sans Frontières. Before embarking on this charity mission, the label head AndyRead More →
Electronic music from Russia has been on the rise for a few years, driven by communities around ГОСТ ЗВУК and PRIVATE PERSONS that have lent a boost to rising and established talents. In addition to affiliates of the above mentioned imprints I would mention Kovyazin D who has been behindRead 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 →
Shams Dinn – شمس دين by Smiling C Buy vinyl from Juno (UK) Buy vinyl from Rush Hour (NL) Buy vinyl from Discogs Maghreb funk from a sufisticated mind On the album photo, Shams Dinn may look like another raï or pop singer from Northern Africa, only there isRead More →
Down With Us by Westcoast Cruisers Buy vinyl from Juno (UK) Buy vinyl from Clone (NL) Buy vinyl from HHV (DE) Straight outta La Haya When a maxi single with three versions of fat bass and breaks touches down, it feels like time travel to the eighties, toRead More →
‘This is our future’, told DJ Roach to the world when launched Nuestro Futuro, a new Detroit label distributed by Submerge. The debut turned out a good one and now, before the label’s next release, it is time for a late but vital addendum to the year 2013. The EP cannot have any better startRead More →