It was the autumn of 1995 when I spent my two-month vinyl budget on “The Future Sound Of Chicago“, a triple pack documenting the resurgence of harder side Chicago, spearheaded by Green Velvet, Gemini and others. Previously guided by DJ Jokke’s (FI) thematic mini mix, I was very convinced theRead More →
A number of new releases and some oldies in the new mix. On several occasions, I have been tempted to get a release of French jazz wizard Erik Truffaz and the same applies for Murcof, Mexican electronics don. “Origin Of The World”, the inaugural track of their collab on Mundo Recordings isRead More →
Deep respect is due when encountering the works of late James Stinson, an acclaimed personality in the evolution of (Detroit) electro. Abandoning our world far too early, Stinson left behind a vast legacy, of which Tresor Records reopens another chapter. “The Opening Of The Cerebral Gate” under the Transllusion guiseRead More →
Actually, it was “Ultraviolence”, Lana Del Rey’s album that triggered current post. The American lady singer is obviously light-years away from doom metal and even hardcore techno, which had never been the case for Nottingham-based Earache Records, once a home label for Napalm Death. Somewhat surprisingly Earache went hardcore inRead More →
Tracklist with buy links: 1. R-Zone – Xochi’s Awakening (R-Zone) 2. Sendai – Directive (Monad XVIII Stroboscopic Artefacts) 3. Svaag – Sade (Semantica)* 4. Rrose – Drowned by Sight (Stroboscopic Artefacts)* 5. As Patria – The World (Attic Music)* 6. Voiski – Ode To A Model (Sheik’N’Beik)* 7. Edit SelectRead More →
Firstly, it’s a welcome initiative by Scotland’s Tony Scott aka Edit Select to unearth a famed techno classic “The Wipe” by Teste, originally out on Probe Records USA in 1992. Even though “The Wipe” and especially the “5 a.m. Synaptic” mix never really collected the dust, it might have beenRead More →
[This post in Estonian only, about the mid-1990s electronic music scene in Estonia as featured in KUUM magazine in the summer of 1995.] Becki miniposter ja Mr Lawrence’i või Vennaskonna feature oli väärt lugemine, kuid ajakirja KUUM 1995. aasta suvenumbrist jäi kõigepealt silma Siim Nestori ülevaade Liivimaa elektroonikast. Jutuks Neuron Phase,Read More →
Oil shale is the Estonian gold, excavated in the underground mines in the Eastern part of the country – exactly how it is depicted on the CD cover. A band rooted in death metal, grindcore and punk, the three-member TIC was part of the region’s musical underground in the beginningRead More →
When interviewed by the Tea And Techno blog, Zhark Recordings co-founder Kareem reflected upon the twists and turns of the label, saying the seventh release opened an entirely new direction. “After Zhark07 people started shaking their heads”, because the EP’s sound did not follow the label’s minimalistic Detroit approach. The culprit forRead More →
A selection of new or unreleased stuff from labels like Trensmat, NX1, Reaktivate, Semantica, Russian Torrent Versions, Suburban Avenue, Blacknecks and 3TH Records, mixed with a few cuts from 1990s, by E-Trax, Perceptrons, Acid Junkies, etc. Tracklist:1. Love Cult Take Druss – Black Pines (Trensmat)2. Eric Aldea & Ivan ChiossoneRead More →