Killekill Germany At Juno Download

Review: Alex Cortex has put out a wide range of music over his career, but the common characteristic is the maverick German producer's ability to breathe new life into existing narratives. Boldskool is no exception; "Tackle" sees him re-wire minimal techno, its high-paced rhythm and microscopic beats housing yelping analogue bleeps. Similarly on "Beach Bass", he flirts with deep house, only to emerge with a rolling, warm bass-led groove that has echoes of Brikha's "Groove La Chord". Cortex even has a crack at classic electro; "Boing Boing" has the same sweeping robo synths and clanging 808s as Juan Atkins's early Cybotron material. The key difference though is Cortex's cheeky use of the well-known 'you make me feel so good' vocal sample.

Review: As rough and grizzly as the underbelly of the German capital's late night culture can be, Youngman's latest missive for Killekill doesn't try to offer a sanitised version of electronic music. Indeed, the opposite is the case on the abstract "Wespe". There, a cacophony of half-heard noises and feedback slip and slide over broken, gnarled rhythms. The title track is more dance floor focused, with a similarly dark, grungy undercurrent contained by firing claps, rolling snares and an angular, insistent arrangement. By contrast, "Centrumcircuit" sounds almost sanitised, as Youngman drops shuffling 808s as a backdrop for dramatic strings and acid lines that climax seductively.