Acroplane Recordings At Juno Download

Review: Dublin producer Anodyne made his name during the late 90s with a series of releases that made reference to Warp's flirtations with glitchy electronics. On this occasion however, he surprises with an approach that has more in common with the dance floor electro of labels like Frustrated Funk. "Into the Unknown" is based on icy synths and jagged break beats, while "BS-6" sees Anodyne up the pace but maintain a semblance of musicality thanks to his ghostly synths. "We Decode the Future" lives up to its title's claim, with a purring bass and eerie synths cascading over tight, relentlessly efficient 808s and "Mr Nightmare" delivers a gut-wrenching bassy take on Anodyne's electro approach.

Review: Giving naysayers a swift slap around the chops, Posthuman's latest EP is a flagrant example of why there's still a huge amount of vitality to electronica. Shot through with the underground grit that typifies the UK scene in particular, the four remixes commissioned all hit hard in their own ways. Nightwave turns out an insanely detailed and crafty stepper that morphs into a techno stomper by its climax. Kirk Degiorgio goes for a typically fulsome electro-techno cut, while Datasette plies an aquatic and displaced trade in rich sound design. That leaves it to The Host to clean up with a moody mulch of delay feedback and mean-tempered beats.