Argy At Juno Download

Review: Devilishly powerful techno from Welsh producer DJ Argy on this single-track release, which sees a slew of abrasive and brittle synths getting looped and layered over thick kicks and claps on "Group Therapy". With a developing progression into some huge, techno-trance chords, the bass is kept minimal so you can feel the full force of those gnarled-up synths.

Review: The always-impressive Argy delivers his second full-length - the first under his familiar moniker - and it's arguably his most impressive body of work yet. The fact that it's on Ibadan gives a clue to its contents; from start to finish, Fundamentals is an album that reverberates to the grooves of 1990s New York (and specifically the trademark sounds of the Shelter and TWILO clubs). There are early Tenaglia-ish organ dubs, string-drenched piano jams, heady vocal excursions, a Kerri Chandler tribute (the wonderful "Dinner At Kerri's") and a very Ibadan-ish piano piece ("Absent Friends") - all accompanied by Argy's trademark high quality production.