Celica used to be a maverick in Toyota’s model family. Not as hotshot as Supra, but still a desirable choice for horsepower hedonism. In a similar manner, the Irish artist Duncan Murphy, known for projects Countersunk or Sunken Foal, delivers an adrenaline rush with the Celica series. Launched in AprilRead More →
A new label by Scan 7 gets a dream start with three versions of “The Resistance”. In fact, the original track is from the year 2011, when Tresor released the much-coveted EP under the same name. With spiritual strings and inspirational vocals by WysPurr, Scan 7 delivers floral grooves fromRead More →
Ukrainian producer Oleksandr Pavlenko, a new arrival on Semantica, feels at home in different electronic styles. For drum and bass productions, Pavlenko has run the project Sunchase, while the Na Nich alias is applied to ‘techno’, if to speak in general terms. Joining his compatriots Stanislav Tolkachev and Etapp KyleRead More →
After forty years in action, R&S Records has remained young at heart and keenly explores diverse sounds under the electronic umbrella. For the 40th anniversary, the label once set up by Renaat and Sabine in Ghent, and now managed from London, reignites the legendary “In Order To Dance” series, whichRead More →
Belgium’s longstanding rave platform USA Import jumps on the reissue train and presents “Initial Gain” that was originally released in 1991, shortly before Liza N’Eliaz (1958–2001) turned to hardcore and became ‘The Queen of Terror’. Thus, the EP’s originals describe the electronic music’s transition from new beat to acid houseRead More →
‘Create something, steal nothing’ is a slogan of Stef Geerlings aka Serti, and he really means it. Techno producer from Amsterdam, who describes his style ‘weird soundscapes and clumsy kicks and basslines’, has completed a vital release. Though not a newcomer – “Bipolar Girl” (2021) can be found on Serti’sRead More →
For the last three years, in addition to being busy with DJing and collabs/remixes, Ancient Methods has been curating new talents for his own label Persephonic Sirens. After the EPs by Downwell, Rubén Seoane and many more, it’s the maestro’s turn to present “The Third Siren”, to let the seductiveRead More →
Recently at the formidable Crevette record store in Brussels, I asked for tips about Belgian labels and a friendly guy at the counter was glad to help. While De:Tuned and Nightflight Records were familiar to me, Basic Moves was a new acquaintance, and its first 2023 release found a placeRead More →
Deployment Strategies is a label from Portugal, with about thirty digital releases on Bandcamp. Now its founder Vitor Sousa aka YUOA comes with the album “Your Uncle On Acid” that eyes the dance floor. After cinematic intro tones, “Raindrop Forty-Three” embarks on a solid dub techno mission that isn’t entirelyRead More →
Mike Dearborn hails from the birthplace of house and debuted on Muzique Records in 1991. Soon he landed on Djax-Up-Beats, along with several other Chicago producers, and become a regular contributor to the label’s catalogue. Dearborn had a vital role in shaping the sound of Djax, with tracks like “Razorsharp”,Read More →