It doesn’t matter if tiger girl Xosar is closely befriended with Legowelt or not. What matters is her impressive entry to the stage of electronic music with “Tropical Cruize”, an EP on L.I.E.S. Soon after that the next one: Nice graphic sleeve holds red vinyl containing a power snack consistingRead More →
When intercepting SL2’s breakbeats and piano hook from the rave classic “DJs Take Control” in “Crystal Caverns 1991”, all old-timers will be sold. No wonder the track was chosen for the teaser single, which predicts the arrival of Lone’s first full-length for the reanimated Belgian label R&S. But the recordRead More →
Sähkö’s Puu offshoot has been mostly a platform for jazz, dub, world and other non-techno productions, but in 1996 it saw a guest appearance by Mika Vainio under the name of Tekonivel (‘artificial joint’ in Finnish). The circus-themed three-tracker is not exactly family entertainment – although not as annihilating as “OsastoRead More →
Cryptic messaging by NX1 aka Tomas Bernabe for Semantica, with two somber tech exercises called “SR1” and “SR2” respectively. Thunder and drone go hand-in-hand, whereas both cuts discover celestial chords closer to the end. Found some common features with Alva Noto and Pan Sonic here but essentially it belongs toRead More →
Don’t be misled by saxophone on the center label, it’s not a jazz record, but inspired by industrial noise and welds anything that can be welded. Now when Adam X resides in Berlin, Vapauteen takes the responsibility to radiate the hardest sound outta Brooklyn. “Weld” is a mean and uglyRead More →
303 Nation, the name is the program. Acid from the brotherhood of notorious Planet Core Productions (PCP), a stronghold of hardcore techno in the beginning of 1990’s. Based in Frankfurt, it united a swarm of labels run by Thorsten Lambart and Marc Acardipane, the latter being the artistic engine usingRead More →
Plant43 appeared on one of Semantica’s five year anniversary compilations and returns now with a four-track electro EP. Most of the new material exhibits the melodic and placid side of electro, starting with “Neon”, good for nocturnal downtown cruising in a light drizzle. “Stellar Nursery” embarks on a space missionRead More →
The release is due in April 2012 Increasingly I have the feeling that Mikhaylo Vityk’s Vakula phase was a preparation for the real thing. Vakula’s productions showcased his talent, but his house tracks were somehow too dry for me – until Vedomir entered the stage. Already “Orthodox Ambient”, released atRead More →
When the gang of Spiral Tribe ravers swept over the Europe about twenty years ago, Dutch-born youngster Curley Schoop aka Esoteric was one of their associates. His untimely death in 1998 abruptly stopped the career having started already in 1991 when Schoop was a member of a Djax Records signing called D.I.C.E. ToRead More →
Release date is 29 March 2012 Munich-based Prologue Music is discovering the fun of long format and currently trusting this job to Italian producers. While Donato Dozzy and Neel presented with “Voices From The Lake” a CD with crisp and clear ambient sounds, fellow countryman Claudio PRC is about toRead More →