CID RIM At Juno Download

Review: Always guaranteed to release something fascinating, bleeding-edge and entirely riveting, LuckyMe come up trumps with this quite startling new ten-tracker from little-know Viennese producer Cid Rim. A jazz drummer - proved from the beautiful building cacophony of opener "Amuse-Ta-Guelle" - and a producer who matches the intensity of Rustie, HudMo and Machinedrum, Cid Rim really knocks it out of the park with stunning post-jazz laptop madness and shimmering melodies as on "A Fall Four Two" or the delirious juke of "Danger Ranger". A quite exceptional release indeed.

Review: Eu Sei Quem Sou marks Portugese producer Marfox's debut release and new label Principe's first product in the virtual record racks. Marfox turns in a strong line in fast, club-ready kuduro beats - with the title tune mixing elements from the funkier side of techno with raw ethno-drums, while "Bit Binary" gets even more funky thanks to some crazy cuica samples over an organic-sounding bailie beat. With the frantic "Mitologia" detuning backing vocals and "Pensamentos" rocking a sinister arrangement, Marfox impresses hugely as he mixes the unabashed funk with some seriously twisted layers.