The US producer fleet.dreams follows up his own label debut, the second EP “Limbs Of A Lion” turning out as another fest of drums. The opener “Masked In Porcelain” shows the direction: gentle yet booming deep house with dub and progressive touch. Thinking of the past, I would draw parallelsRead 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 →
In 2017 I participated in a podcast/party series that included an African theme night. So I packed my stuff and presented a cross-section from the sounds from and inspired by the Black Continent. The tracklist: Unknown Artist – Track 1 U-Cef – Moorish Matador (Apartment 22) Cheikha Rimitti – ChabRead 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 →
Hello office slaves – this is Uncle Anger arriving with a bag of goodies to make you jump up and down. Strongly fuelled by nineties influences from the gritty ends of Chicago and Detroit, the UK producer Luke’s Anger impresses with a four-tracker on Co-Accused Records. In the pumping, snareRead More →
It’s difficult to slip away from any release where Scan 7 is involved. Especially when the Detroit collective is seriously in the business. Last year, they launched own imprint SCAN with an update of the 2012 “Resistance”, including a striking remix by Underground Resistance. For the label’s second instalment, theyRead More →
Tropical September in the shores of Gulf of Finland is suitable time for giving a spin to the new various artists record by Meltdown Deejays Recordings from Helsinki. Grab your mocktail for an easy-going and warm session, conceived by four producers from Scandinavia. Two merited artists are playing it safe.Read More →
Deon Jamar from Detroit drops his first release on the recently founded label Black Music, which was originally an art exhibit, concert, and party series founded by him and Brian Oscar. Jamar has now completed nine tracks in digital format and five of them have already landed on twelve inches.Read More →
Look into the uncanny eyes of a predator and get hypnotized when the French artist Panthera drops three tracks of neo italo bliss in “Vengeance”. Charming synth sequences and tender female murmurs carry the sugary opener “Planet Of Black Fear”, with a playtime of about nine minutes. The next one,Read More →