This post is not about Ibiza beach parties and hardstyle DJs rocking the stadiums. Just a random selection that could be taged ‘summer techno/house’ in my view, take it or leave it. Sequential – “Prophet” (Pod Communication) Landmark trance track by Sequential, a project by Pete Namlook and Christian Thier fromRead More →
The Burden brothers and 430 West are inseparable from the evolution of Detroit electronic music. This spring, they reanimated the main project Octave One with the group’s fifth album “Burn It Down” and have reissued a couple of classic EPs, including Never On Sunday’s “Day-By-Day”. Never On Sunday (aka N.O.S.), aRead More →
Tracklist: 1. Malcolm McLaren – Zulu Nation Party 2. Afrika Bambaataa & The Soul Sonic Force – Planet Rock 3. The Mechanic – Sweat 4. The World Class Wreckin Cru – Planet 5. Drexciya – Living on the Edge [Instrumental] 6. Kronos Device – See The Light 7. Luke EargoggleRead More →
Oddly enough, the Eastern bloc regimes that practised bogus communism, tolerated sci-fi themes in arts and literature, despite of treating suspiciously anything what seemed even a little bit ambiguous. In the times when artists had to live with constant unease of having their works censored, may it be for wrongRead More →
This is another edition of the “Promos & Classics” series. While most of the tracks used in this mix are new and belong to those that have caught my attention recently, it features also 1990ies material. Please meet Steve Stoll’s and Damon Wild’s project Voyager 8, Detroit’s Scan 7, Oliver Lieb’s Solieb project, ACV’s Riccardo RocchiRead More →
Powell and Diagonal have been hitting the high spots with a new breed of body music, and for the year-end invited two exceptional artists, Ancient Methods and Richard H Kirk to the game to rework “Club Music”. Starting with the A: We have not seen any follow-up to “Seventh Sign”,Read More →
Tracklist: Social Interiors – Lucas Heights (Extreme) Man In Maardu – Euromant (Trash Can Dance) Ilpo Numminen – Osa 1 (Vuosi) Aïsha Devi – Throat Dub (Tool) (Danse Noire) Septic Shock – Adult Vainio / Väisänen / Vega – Sick Sick USA (Blast First) Nukubus – Skylark (Louis Guilliaume’s NewRead More →
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 →