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 →
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 →
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 →
About fifteen years after the premiere of “Star Wars”, Underground Resistance conceived an EP that could belong to the soundtrack of the space opus. Already the visual side makes a connection when the typeset of the record’s center label reminds of the movie’s opening titles. Speaking of sound, “The FinalRead 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 →
My first encounter with GiGi FM is a pleasant one, when the intergalactic mermaid brings to us techno’s bearable lightness. The four-tracker “Movimiento” on her own Sea~rène imprint offers functional tools for the floor. Giulia Fournier-Mercadante aka GiGi FM resides and works in Berlin, and is a trained dancer, whichRead More →
In May 2024, Jako Krull joined Taavi Tulev aka HAPE for a gig in Hall, Tallinn’s real underground club, where, in fact, the floors lie over the ground. Their new project Plasma Blotter dropped a ecstatic PA of modular and caustic madness, at the 5th anniversary celebration of the HouseRead More →
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 →