From Deep Streams by plant43 Buy vinyl from Juno (UK) Buy vinyl from Rush Hour (NL) Buy vinyl from Redeye Records (UK) Ambient journey from the Sentient City’s ambassador Having lately listened to “Calakka” from Juergen Junker’s stunning 2004 EP “You’re About To Be Moved”, for some reasonRead More →
Now and then I tend to spin a record from the better end of the mid-2000s minimal, from the time when the genre flooded many European countries and raised questions about electronic music’s health. But there are fond memories from this period too, one of those being “Breitling Orbiter 8”,Read More →
Buy vinyl from Juno (UK) Buy vinyl from Hard Wax (DE) Buy vinyl from Further Records (US) Long-awaited comeback of Heath Brunner and his label Vmax must be taken seriously, now affirmed by the new EP under the artist’s Silicon alias. Brunner’s production ideas have matured well over the years andRead More →
Subatomic Collision Ep by Conan_ & Pineal Navigation Buy vinyl from Bandcamp Buy vinyl from Juno (UK) Buy vinyl from Ready Made Distr. (DE) Real deals with a barbarian touch One has to be careful for not missing Xerophkz’s output, because of the one-record-per-year publishing pace, the DublinRead More →
Seasons in Sweden Right after the first tones of Albin’s debut LP on his own label Paltunes, Sweden feels irresistibly as a land of summer, sea and strawberries. Gentle loops of the opener “Sommars” are both inspiring and relaxing, followed by a walk through the stunningly smelling forest, guided byRead More →
Wet Will Always Dry by Blawan Buy vinyl from Juno (UK) Buy vinyl from Decks (DE) Buy vinyl from Clone (NL) Sturdy floorcraft with a twist Blawan belongs to techno’s alpha players in this decade and after supplying several labels with floor weapons, the artist has lately remainedRead More →
Otider by SSTROM Buy vinyl from Juno (UK) Buy vinyl from Hard Wax (DE) Buy vinyl from Disk Union (JP) Non-times in atmospheric scenery Hannes Stenström is one half of Shxcxchcxsh (could be as well Shxcsxshsxs, never learned it) and makes the album debut as SSTROM, released on theRead More →
Shams Dinn – شمس دين by Smiling C Buy vinyl from Juno (UK) Buy vinyl from Rush Hour (NL) Buy vinyl from Discogs Maghreb funk from a sufisticated mind On the album photo, Shams Dinn may look like another raï or pop singer from Northern Africa, only there isRead More →
Astronomy Domine – Lammas (MM Audio MMAUDIO 008 – 2018) Despite of a few digital releases and a single-sided vinyl for Kapvt Mvndi, Astronomy Domine belongs to techno’s newcomers. His functional “Lammas” – which means ‘sheep’ in my native Estonian, but rather stands for ‘harvestRead More →
Buy vinyl from Juno (UK) Buy vinyl from Hard Wax (DE) Buy vinyl from Experimedia (US) Jam sessions from the masterclass A meeting of two giants. The Swiss-born artist was on board in adventures beyond the ultraworld and the Detroiter co-shaped ‘minimalism’ for global takeover. Now theyRead More →