Vivid side of dub techno dominates the third instalment of “Reflexions”, put together by the Canadian label Echo Locations. Last year an EP of its co-founder Mark Adam Paul caught my attention and the new four-tracker helps to keep the imprint on the radar. The first shift belongs to XyizRead More →
Night riders are are forming an unbreakable alliance, to welcome the new digital EP by Kmyle. The title track accesses all areas with machine driven hypnosis, the bass harmoniously working with multiple sturdy layers. Without falling too deep into proto-Goa excesses, big room flavor arrives with “Transversalis”, which turns outRead More →
Alumnus of the coveted Further Recordings (“Spirals”), the Australian Mosam Howieson has now landed on Semantica. The digital full-length reminds that the label from Madrid is not solely a supplier of techno trips, but once a while releases well-chosen tranquilizing sessions. “Ether” is an enjoyable work through various moods inRead More →
For a supply of unhinged rave sound in 2024, Comarca is a perfect match. The artist from the Club Gordo posse in Valencia has joined Peder Mannerfelt’s squad with two physical tracks that will smash the floor. “Ben Depressa” is built on saw-toothed bass kick that runs close to 150Read 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 →
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 →
“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 →
In 2023, Taavi Tulev introduced his new album “Äike / Thunder” in Tallinn’s coveted record shop Biit. For the LP, Tulev had collected field recordings of two thunderstorms in August 2017, which sounded both extravagant and hazardous. After such nature-bound minimalism, the Estonian artist now takes the next ride under theRead More →
A potent collaboration of The Exaltics and Paris The Black FU, the latter known as Mack Goudy of Detroit Grand Pubahs and Techmarine Bottom Feeders (oh, how much I like this name). After a few meetups on labels like Solar One and Clone, they reunite on new digital EP that bringsRead 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 →