Principe At Juno Download

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.

Review: Photonz return on Principe with two of their most robust tracks to date, supposedly a contemporary take on their pre-teen infatuation with rave music. It's immediately audible in the opening bars of "WEO", as a serrated fax-machine bass mingles with hyperactive vocal snippets. But the real feelings of nostalgia come from the dry square wave bassline, punctuated with the kind of throwback 90s melodies that Lone has building his productions out of for the last few years, but rather than let them dominate as he does, Photonz use it as a garnish for an 11-minute techno beast. "Chunk Hiss", with its deeply saturated hiss, jacking rhythms and weird seagull-sampling intro could easily be mistaken for a Legowelt production, before launching into 808 State style rhythmic insanity. Highly recommended!