When last year’s edition of Sõru Saund on the Estonian island Hiiumaa was confirmed, it looked as one of few opportunities to join an event in the summer of 2021. Although the modern plague had not disappeared yet, the timing raised hopes that the festival would take off without anyRead More →
So much has been said about “Stakker Humanoid”, which was a symbol of the fledgling rave scene. I also remember from the MTV’s “Party Zone” how the video enjoyed heavy rotation, not to speak about the track’s regular appearances in numerous best-of compilations. Might be that the excessive presence ofRead More →
For the start of spontaneous Icelandic theme hour, I first joined crazy ride of the electro and synth pop maverick Kuldaboli who has been one of my recent favorites. After such intensity and an isotonic drink, next up were placid sounds by Aðalsteinn Guðmundsson aka Yagya, one of Iceland’s electronicRead More →
Kerrie expands the already sizable footprint of Cultivated Electronics (CE), when this summer she released practically a full length, split into two much-applauded EPs. With her tracks, the Irish-born Manchester resident adds harsher angle to the electro repertoire the label is renowned for. In the first part, increasingly obligatory acidRead More →
It’s a truly remarkable occasion to report about a new release from Detroit and not only because of the geographical location, but because of Jon Dixon’s immense talent. Previously a member of Galaxy 2 Galaxy and Timeline collectives, Dixon has become a figurehead of the Detroit’s fresh wave and deliversRead More →
Various unknown artists and various sounds of techno on this five-tracker, clocking almost 30 minutes of playtime. A good reason to return to the label, after covering the fifth release in the STAUB series. Most hypnotic is the opener, a stimulating builder that reminds of Jay Ahern’s works with syntheticRead More →
Sync 24’s debut album occupies minds and bodies with psychedelic a la carte electro. Having shaped from Cultivated Electronics a remarkable label, Philip Bolland has acted as a real small business founder, being active both in the managerial and production duties for CE’s sought-after electro catalogue. Now, instead of bettingRead More →
The title “Cosmic Cannibals” may sound like from a 1970’s Southern European B-movie, but the suspense provided by this four-track EP belongs to the category A entertainment. Shad T. Scott aka Gosub, who has been behind acclaimed electro tunes over the decades, escorts our imagination to the remote ends ofRead More →
A few decades ago I used to have a self-painted t-shirt with the text ‘pure techno’. This garment came to my mind when listening to “Sky Scraping”, full of raw power across the ten tracks that are, needless to say, all conceived for a club takeover. The opener “Labstract” isRead More →
As the hand-stamped info label “DTR 313” implies, the proximity of Detroit vibe is imminent. In the opener “Change”, the Motor City’s mainstay Scan 7 is spreading the wings with lush, strings driven techno harmonies, and the collective that recently dropped a great EP on Transient Nature expresses the beliefRead More →