Cosmos Laguna – Karma Cleaner (Trash Can Dance TCD082011)
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 →
DUST OFF: Various Artists (Kurbel 010) – 1998
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 →
DUST OFF: Air Liquide – Robot Wars (Sm:)e Communications SM-9008-0 – 1994)
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 →
DUST OFF: Various – Frankfurt (DRY-2 – 1993)
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 →
DUST OFF: Various – Midwest Acid Harvest (Analog 06) – 1994
Fertile lands of US Midwest have brought up many acid farmers and in this compilation, a few usual suspects of the scene present a very juicy harvest, from 1994. The Midwest guys were good for any techno floor and Woody McBride, DJ Hyperactive and DJ Hud (Freddy Fresh) come withRead More →
Various – The Box Vol. 3 (Theory Recordings 037)
Rating: 8/10 Sometimes I like fat menus. With mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, you name it. Also in the music, really fat stuff. Here come four calorie-saturated dishes, served by experienced chefs to make you feel heavy and happy thereafter. All the gear slaps and kicks to full enjoyment of bass addicts.Read More →
Skirt – In The Meadow Under The Stars (Horizontal Ground 07)
Rating: 9/10 Bethany is a girl who, ironically, performs under the moniker Skirt. Catalog number HG07 marks a convincing debut by Bethany DeMoss, hailing from Texas and now living in the UK techno metropolis Birmingham. As DJ she has been spinning industrial and harder sounds and it feels here. TheRead More →
Mike Parker – Aquaplano Ltd 02
Rating: 6/10 After a number of tense and slinky releases on own label Geophone, Parker moves on to Europe and continues his series of echo-filled compositions, now on Italian label Aquaplano. In January he did another EP, on German Prologue Music, including a Donato Dozzy remix. From this EP IRead More →
Various – Groove Magazine Sampler (Groove 128 CD 37)
Rating: 6/10 No doubt the artwork is a failure. Don’t think the robust a** on the sleeve belongs to the mag’s cover boy Nicolas Jaar who in the song “Keep Me There” hums along on electronics. One track is not enough to assess if it’s a ingenious work or not.Read More →