The countdown has begun – in 30 days a real techno rocket takes off. Fire and thunder are united in the new EP by Japanese producer Iori. The sound samples tell that this will be a much anticipated release and another killer by Prologue Music. Iori’s “Lapis 3” was alreadyRead More →
Rating: 9/10 In my view a surprise collaboration on Chris Liebing’s label CLR. Emptyset did the album debut a few years ago, searching for experimental hardness and since that not much have been heard about the duo. Would not have tipped CLR the label that welcomes new material by EmptysetRead More →
Unlike rebels from UR, house-oriented 430 West, once set up by the Burden brothers from Octave One, has focused on soulful and deeper side of the Detroit electronic music. The label’s extensive catalog contains many evergreens, but for me it has been difficult to find real faves among Octave One’sRead More →
Have to return to “LX3” that keeps spinning in my head. Lucy and Xhin have made a real masterpiece for the techno floor and the video captures mechanical spirit of the track.Read More →
Rating: 8/10 Blackest Ever Black sees a busy publishing schedule this spring and it is time to return to a release that helped to put the label on the map. Yes, Raime was one of gardeners to seed and water the new dark-blossomed flowers of the newer electronic movement. “IfRead More →
Rating: 9/10 After visiting Kiek in de Kök, a 15th-century cannon tower in Tallinn Old Town, and witnessing exhibition about the city’s days of glory but also suffering through plague and wars, I found that it was appropriate time to check the album of Cosmos Laguna. Macabre artwork looked veryRead More →
Richard Bartz might have been inspired by the automotive industry in Bavaria when setting up a label called Kurbel or crankshaft. He was behind most of the label’s releases, but had some high-profile visitors there too, if we recall a joint 12-inch with DJ Hell (“Take A Shot”). Solid andRead More →
It was a Friday night and a Star Wars sequel was showing on mute. It was because a new arrival from Ebay that had found the way to the turntable and the speakers emitted sounds that perfectly matched the sci-fi scenery of the movie. Yes, “Robot Wars” on the screenRead More →
From Ebay an unofficial release from the archives of Mainhattan, as the locals call the financial center Germany, at the river Main. Boasting American-size skyscrapers. Frankfurt has played a symbolic role in my music interest, as the birthplace of Groove magazine, Omen club, PCP posse, etc. The city still breathsRead More →