Eight Weeks

CS 013
06 May 13

Wit(z) - (4:38)

Hiathaikm - (5:44)

Angst - (6:53)

Nwia - (6:14)

Hiathaikm (Hugo Bocca remix) - (4:04)

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Review: Returning to Nicolas Jaar's Clown And Sunset stable after his debut in 2011, Valentin Stip is delving into more of his folky electronica with excellent results. "Wit(z)" floats suspended in a murk of melancholic elements before a more discernable rhythm cuts through to bring the track into focus. "Hiathaikm" is a more low-slung affair that revels in mournful keys and a delicate beat, while "Angst" is a bold study of reverbs and the vocals that fuel them. Across the whole release, introspection is the driving force, reaching for a rich spread of instrumentation and sound sources through which to weave a sad but engaging tale.

BALDELLI/DIONIGI

Cosmic Efficacy

Quantistic Division

QND 085
07 May 13

Cosmic Efficacy - (6:32) 120 BPM

Cosmic Efficacy (Slow Motion mix) - (8:11) 110 BPM

Parallelo - (3:05) 108 BPM

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Played by: In Flagranti, Dionigi, Disco Doubles

Review: It's another meeting of different Italian disco generations as cosmic disco veteran Daniele Baldelli and young(ish) hotshot Marco Dionigi team up for another joint EP. "Cosmic Efficacy" is a linear arpeggiated electro-disco journey to the stars, complete with electro-housey drum fills. In its "Slow Motion Remix" guise the tune is even spacier and highlights it's Moroder-isms even more. "Parallelo" on the other hand is much more abstract, with retro films samples woven over a coarse, electronic backdrop that resembles distorted cosmic interference. Far out!

SUBJECTED

Zero

Vault Series Germany

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VAULT 001LP
24 Apr 13

M - (3:16) 110 BPM

Vx800 - (5:55) 126 BPM

Tg33 - (6:10) 127 BPM

Boom Boom - (6:19) 124 BPM

Concept 3 - (5:52) 128 BPM

Tool I - (6:04) 128 BPM

Rancor - (6:33) 128 BPM

Vault 101 - (6:44) 124 BPM

Sd 1 - (6:17) 122 BPM

The Throne - (5:14)

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Played by: Joachim Spieth (Affin), In Flagranti

Review: Zero confirms what this writer had long thought about Subjected: he inhabits a world where darkness reigns. Indeed, the tone on Zero is predominantly bleak; from the white noise of "M" and the slowed down, scraping rhythm of "Vx800" to the hammering drums and slamming rhythm of "Tool 1", the wild analogue yelps of "SD 1" and the searing bass and stepping rhythm of "Vault 101", the album is not designed to chill out at home to. But that doesn't mean it is throwaway or disposable, and alone the epic chord builds and sheet metal percussion of "Concept 3" is more powerful than a warehouse full of drone albums.

MALA

Changes

Deep Medi Musik

MEDI 069
13 May 13

Changes (Harmonimix) - (5:24)

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Review: Making for a matching with hard-to-imagine results, Mala gets the remix treatment from James Blake in his Harmonimix guise and issues it forth on his own Deep Medi imprint. It's a bold treatment from Blake, who teases the track to life on a twee arrangement of music box chimes and tones, while a central vocal coos out the dominant melody. There's a mid-section with the only discernible slither of beat which sounds like familiar Blake territory, not least through the bluesy keys vibe that it carries. However, it's the monolithic brass-aping clarion call which comes steaming in to steal the show, trumping out its orders in a suitably epic fashion which is nothing if not rousing.

LORD OF THE ISLES

Futures

Firecracker

UNTHANK 003
25 Mar 13

Features - (1:33) 126 BPM

A2B - (7:59) 125 BPM

The Autumn House - (3:29) 116 BPM

Badan An Droma - (3:45) 133 BPM

Stolen Sleep - (2:16)

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Played by: Antikue, Tom Taylor

Review: After stellar contributions to the series from Bakey USTL and Vakula, Unthank swings back into action with a release from a producer much closer to their Edinburgh home, Lord Of The Isles. This Scottish producer has already graced some fine imprints such as Tusk Wax, Ene and American Standard with his music, while perhaps reserving the best so far to the excellent Hot Blobs EP released on his own Little Strong label. His contribution to the still fledgling Unthank canon improves on that release however, arriving in typically attractive cover art and described as "a journey of whiskey, analogue electronics, Scottish landscapes, nostalgia and underground parties". Musically the five tracks peak and dip between the differing emotions inherent in house music and sound as good as anything Firecracker have released to date.

MOUNT KIMBIE

Made To Stray

Warp

WARPDD 237A
27 Mar 13

Made To Stray - (4:46)

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SECRET CIRCUIT

Tactile Galactics

Beats In Space

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BIS 006
30 Apr 13

Higher Heights - (5:41)

Escargot - (5:18)

Nebula Sphynx - (5:04)

Afterlife - (8:23)

Deep Stations - (4:26)

Sync Or Swim - (2:29)

Words In Transit - (6:29)

Parascopic Rope - (6:48)

Mountains - (4:24)

Rogue Unit - (4:39)

Exalter - (5:30)

Inversed Dynamic - (1:32)

Afterlife (Vakula remix) - (5:41)

Afterdubwav - (4:49)

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Played by: Jimpster, Permanent Vacation

Review: The ever-interesting Eddie Ruscha returns with a new Secret Circuit full-length, the first on Tim Sweeney's excellent Beats In Space imprint. Given the usually vivid style of his psychedelic electronica, it's no surprise to find that Tactile Galactics is a mesmerizing trip from start to finish. Ruscha darts between kaleidoscopic space disco, wide-eyed shoegaze house, analogue psychedelia, touchy-feely ambience and intense, druggy Italo, somehow shoehorning 25 years of musical misadventure into 70 spellbinding minutes. It's bold, melodic, hypnotic, beautiful, blissful, intense, inspiring and exciting. Put simply, Tactile Galactics is a great album.

ANNO STAMM

FragmentsA

All City Ireland

816769 016103
02 Apr 13

I Still Have The Photographs - (4:53)

Purple Clouds - (3:11)

A Triangular Patch Of Lip - (5:16)

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Review: Stepping up to Dublin's bastion of beats, Anno Stamm is a fresh name by all accounts, although it's hardly surprising to discover that in fact it's 50 Weapons regular Anstam stretching his moniker out for a cheeky excursion further west in Europe. There's still a recognisable complexity to the ingredients Lars Stowe pours into his tracks, as alien melodies and unidentified beat sources bubble away in a thoroughly singular broth, and so the FragmentsA record follows on neatly from the likes of Dispel Dances. If anything has changed for this outing, opening track "I Still Have The Photographs" is slightly more pared down in its amount of elements, but then the hustling drums and twitchy melodies of "Purple Clouds" put paid to that notion. Indeed "A Triangular Patch Of Lip" is equally irreverent, summoning up Italo daemons and electro wraiths for the most discernible floor burner on this record.

LEGOWELT

Elementz Of Houz Music Actress Mixes

Clone Jack For Daze Holland

CJFD 16R
06 May 13

Elementz Of Houz Music (Actress mix 1) - (5:09)

Elementz Of Houz Music (Actress mix 2) - (12:23)

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Played by: Shadow Dancer, Permanent Vacation, Erol Alkan

Review: Whilst it might seem initially surprising that Actress has contributed these remixes for the new Jack For Daze release, Danny 'Legowelt' Wolfers has spoken widely about his admiration for Actress; calling his work "futuristic and advanced", it makes perfect sense that Clone should now extend an invitation to the Werkdiscs boss to remix material from Legowelt's recent album The Paranormal Soul. Actress has offered up two versions of "Elementz Of Houz Music," a track that perfectly encapsulates Legowelt's mastery of melodic, part-mysterious, part-cheesy synth lines. The first remix has Cunningham shuttling Legowelt's arrangement through a cloudy car wash of hissy mist, chopping up the original into his trademark cubist techno; this dovetails nicely with his second 12 minute offering. Markedly more drastic, this offering slows down the synths, kicks and percussion to a drunken stupor, with the results not unlike playing a 45rpm record incorrectly at 33rpm.

THE CYCLIST

Bones In Motion

Leaving

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LR 022
26 Mar 13

Feel Beauty - (5:56)

Mangel - (3:56)

Bones In Motion - (7:32)

Sheen - (1:42)

Makeshift - (2:46)

Stove - (3:08)

The March - (4:35)

Another Exploitation - (1:06)

Visions - (5:46)

Black Train - (3:53)

Fleet Meeting - (2:05)

Dusty - (4:52)

Mongel - (1:26)

Reels - (8:04)

Sleeping - (2:23)

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Played by: Kid Who

Review: Stones Throw welcome new artist The Cyclist, and with him, a new and edgier type of electronics. "Feel Beauty" opens things up in shuffle mode, bridging together a house tempo with warm and luscious strings, off-kilter beats and airy atmospherics. The rest of the LP unfolds into an even deeper, more mesmeric medley of tones and influences, ranging from the bleepy, Omar-S style beats of "Bones In Motion", going to the more industrial extravagance of "The March", or the sloppy beat layout of "Black Train" - true heads-down mentalism! Its fifteen tracks are just spilling with magnificence from every angle; a great signing form an ever-impressive label that can do no wrong - highly recommended.

KODE9

Xingfu Lu

Hyperdub

HYP 011
29 Apr 13

Xingfu Lu - (4:40)

Kan - (3:14)

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Played by: Cosby (Car Crash Set)

Review: Inspired by some time spent in Shanghai, the Hyperdub main man makes a long-awaited return with this no-messing two tracker that sees him venturing into ever more curious realms of rhythmic abstraction. "Xingfu Lu" shudders on a trap-like framework, sparse but heavy hitting all in the same breath. The melodies sport that oddly comforting sense of otherworldliness that has always characterised Steve Goodman's musicality even as the groove playfully fits and starts. "Kan" is a more feisty proposition, moving erratically between different motifs and getting even twitchier in the drums department while found sounds slip in between the miniscule cracks between the hats and snares. It's a bewildering effect that suggests interesting pastures new are in sight for Kode 9.

DISCODEINE

Aydin

Pschent France

376020 9410419
22 Apr 13

Aydin - (3:30)

Aydin (Para One remix) - (4:31)

Aydin (Jeremy Greespan Will Winter Never End mix) - (5:15)

Aydin (Timothy J Fairplay remix) - (6:45)

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BOUNDARY

Boundary

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BNDRY 001
02 Apr 13

Fukushima - (4:23)

Double-Edged Sword - (4:21)

Expo 67 - (4:22)

Bootleg Fireworks - (2:25)

Dilemma - (3:39)

Long Story Short - (8:23)

Quarantine - (1:23)

You Tell Me - (4:34)

Ghost Writer - (2:58)

Devil's Triangle - (1:29)

Overcast - (4:08)

Abidjan - (4:18)

Atoiles - (2:39)

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MARIA MINERVA

Bless

100% Silk

SILK 042
02 Apr 13

Black Magick - (5:29)

Space 4 U - (4:11)

Symbol Of My Pleasure (Form Of My Pain) - (6:48)

Soul Searchin - (4:03)

Black Magick (Lady Blacktronika Garage Trip mix) - (7:19)

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Played by: Juno Recommends Leftfield

Review: After rising to the surface in a cloying murk of synth pop rendered through sonic anti-matter for the Not Not Fun stable, Maria Minerva has made quite the dent in the world of electronic singer songwriters. This latest EP for 100% Silk sees her production approach taking another step towards the light, shearing away the self-conscious mask of distortion and noise and letting her vocals, her melodies and her simple drum machine beats shine through as though all the dirt of old had been fastidiously scrubbed away. That's not to say it's removed that homespun sparkle that defines Minerva's approach, far from it. The looping alchemy of "Space 4 U" takes on a thoroughly spiritual bent as her vocals come feeding back into the mix, while "Symbol Of My Pleasure (Form Of My Pain)" shuffles with the loose-limbed funk of no wave. It's just that now, her ideas come radiating through the speakers instead of awkwardly mumbling.

FACTORY FLOOR/PETER GORDON

Beachcombing/C Side

Optimo Music

880319 623318
13 May 13

Beachcombing (with Gabriel Gurnsey & Nik Colk Void) - (14:37)

C Side (with Dominic Butler) - (7:48)

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Review: The ultra-magnetic, ultra-talented trio, Factory Floor, team up with Peter Gordon for their second release on the sublime Optimo Music. Gordon is one of those guys who can play just about anything and "Beachcombing" is one of those sultry synth rides that'll leave your brain melted on the side of the subwoofer - aided herein by the additional contributions of Gabriel Gurnsey and Nik Kolk Void - now that's a package! The ride is majestic as it is dark and mysterious, with waves of polyphony wrapped all over its ominous and crumbling arrangement - a marvel! "C Side" features Dominic Butler and takes a slightly lighter approach to things, combining a crooked half-step slant to more cheery pastures - a field of sax melodies and cascading synth bleeps! CHECK!

ATIQ & ENK

Fear Of The Unknown

Mindtrick France

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MTR 015
22 Apr 13

Stay With The Familiair - (2:53)

Moonlit Tea Party - (4:40)

Slow Clouds - (4:17)

My Obligation - (3:52)

The Glass Kingdom - (1:30)

Like An Angels Feather - (4:47)

Sim One - (3:01)

What Was That - (1:55)

Three Minutes - (3:03)

Shards Of Brilliance - (4:27)

The Moment Of Truth - (4:19)

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MILES

Faint Hearted

Modern Love

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LOVE 081
08 Apr 13

Lebensform - (4:25)

Irreligious - (6:53)

Status Narcissism - (7:07)

Sense Data - (6:52)

Rejoice - (7:05)

Archaic Thought Pattern 1 - (6:08)

Queuing - (1:56)

Loran Dreams - (8:37)

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Played by: Juno Recommends Leftfield

Review: Whittaker has played an integral role in Modern Love's rise over the past decade, initially as part of Pendle Coven, Whittaker has moved on to produce solo as MLZ and HATE before working with Andy Stott as Millie & Andrea; in recent years he's been most notable for more experimental fare with his work as one half of hauntological duo Demdike Stare with Sean Canty. His debut solo album, entitled Faint Hearted - released simply under his first name, Miles - looks to be an encapsulation of his wide ranging tastes as a DJ and producer, and is described by the label as "an exposition of Miles' love of electronic music in all its shapes, harnessing his fidgety production style into one expansive, restless set of tracks". "Lebensform" is described as a "looped jungle mutation" while "Sense Data" supposedly comes across like "a lost Move D production from the classic Studio Pankow era"; some decidedly avant-garde material also features in the form of "Archaic Thought Pattern I" which apparently sounds like "Aphex Twin's Donkey Rhubarb EP rebuilt by Mika Vainio". A bracing encapsulation of one the UK's most interesting electronic artists.

ASC

Flood Tide Rising

Space Cadets

NASA 007
15 Apr 13

Flood Tide Rising - (4:34)

Outflow - (3:48)

Dream Of The Future - (6:29)

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Review: Flood Tide Rising sees ASC returns to the Space Cadets label in style for a second release, coaxing the London label deeper into the drum & bass ether with three absorbing examples of his trademark futurism. Commencing with the title track, ASC sets a foreboding tone of droning electronic pulses and swirling ghostly voices trapped deep beneath. Alongside it "Outflow" is an example of ASC's talent for sonically exploring vast cavernous soundscapes, whilst the releases finishes with the fidgeting dystopian machine funk of "Dream of the Future".

THE SIGN OF FOUR

Jumping Beans

Jazzman

JM 093
01 Apr 13

Jumping Beans - (2:16)

Samba Electronico - (3:31)

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Played by: Paul Mac, Juno Recommends Leftfield

Review: The Sign Of Four was a famous Sherlock Holmes mystery, and although we don't know if this shady act was referencing it, it would take some Sherlock-style supersleuthing to find out more. That's because when sourcing new vintage releases, in the words of DJ Fryer, at Jazzman they always dig deeper! "Jumping Beans" is a bonkers distress signal from from outer space, beamed straight into a 1960s recording studio helmed by Miles Newbold. Meanwhile "Samba Electronico" is a more down to earth - but still frenzied - retro Latin jazz workout!

SEAGRAM MURALS

Albion

Slime

SLM 062
25 Mar 13

Dawn - (7:51)

Veritas - (7:46) 140 BPM

Albion - (9:09) 138 BPM

Unicorn - (8:03)

Addled - (6:35) 140 BPM

Tapping - (7:18)

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KMFH

The Boat Party

Wild Oats US

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425064 4845581
17 May 13

Kixclap$Chord$Nhat$ - (1:52) 128 BPM

Dr_Crunch - (5:52) 126 BPM

Spoof - (5:58) 129 BPM

Flemmenup - (5:03) 126 BPM

Crushed - (5:58) 122 BPM

Finnapop - (7:01) 147 BPM

Grungy Gloops - (1:33) 127 BPM

Measure 2 Measure - (6:42) 120 BPM

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Postales (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

LOS SOSPECHOS

Postales (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

Colemine US

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CLMN 12007
10 May 13

Dos Caminos - (2:35)

Jano's Revenge - (2:12)

Las Sospechas (Night Theme) - (2:05)

Sigamos El Sol - (3:21)

El Conquistador - (1:19)

Pablo's Dilemma - (2:07)

High Noon - (3:21)

Nadie Puede Escapar - (2:55)

Andean Folk Song - (0:56)

Fading Embers (Postales Theme) - (4:57)

Mirror Door - (2:33)

Amigo De La Muerte - (3:39)

Streets Of Cuzco - (2:43)

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JAMES MARSDEN/JORIS DE MAN

Velocity Ultra (Original Soundtrack)

FuturLab

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AW 5073631
17 May 13

Protect - (4:03)

Rescue - (4:40)

Quarp Drive - (4:19)

Search - (6:09)

Conflict Support - (7:58)

Network Autonomy 1 - (7:37)

Protect (Gan Juan remix) - (4:01)

Protect (CoLDSToRAGE remix) - (4:54)

Protect (Steve Rockett remix) - (4:31)

Protect (Tuffcub remix) - (8:59)

Quarp Drive (Jonny Martyr remix) - (6:50)

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E MANTRA

The Hermit's Sanctuary

Altar

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ARCDA 33
20 Apr 13

Between Two Worlds - The Boatman - (7:25)

The Hermit's Sanctuary (part 1) - (6:54)

The Hermit's Sanctuary (part 2) - (7:05)

The Hermit's Sanctuary (part 3) - (5:58)

Howls From The Deep - (6:48)

Daydream - (6:27)

Pheromone - (6:54)

Harmonic Waves (re-edit) - (6:13)

Nocturne - (7:29)

Lonely Sorrow - (7:25)

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Played by: Juno Recommends Leftfield

ANNV

AnnV Re_Mixes Album Pt 2

Le Galassie Di Seyfert

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LGDS056
29 Mar 13

Yhn (Federico Leocata remix) - (4:52) 120 BPM

Dot (Interfusion remix) - (7:20) 128 BPM

Dot (Mooryc remix) - (3:56) 115 BPM

Little Ghost (Interfusion's Hidden remix) - (7:24) 119 BPM

The World Is So Tempting (Gianluca Angelini remix) - (3:41) 120 BPM

Without A Light (Flang3r remix) - (5:26) 124 BPM

I'm Gonna Go (Interfusion's Ghostly Fiend remix) - (5:29) 120 BPM

I'm Gonna Go (Exile remix) - (6:20) 120 BPM

Waitin' For The Green Light (Irregular Disco Workers remix) - (6:24) 120 BPM

Black Nails (Humandroid remix) - (7:52) 149 BPM

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Played by: Cloned In Vatican!

CADIK

Basic

Chi Recordings

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CHI 042
29 Apr 13

Beats From Budapest - (1:32) 91 BPM

Do It - (2:40) 76 BPM

Don't Look Back - (3:53) 87 BPM

One For You - (3:35) 130 BPM

All Soundz Blues - (1:01) 85 BPM

Keep It Real - (3:15) 93 BPM

Step With Us - (5:02) 74 BPM

Big Mountain - (4:40) 129 BPM

Sleep In The Studio - (1:30) 68 BPM

Basics - (2:51) 88 BPM

Hard Times - (4:40) 85 BPM

Mc's I See Them - (4:37) 87 BPM

Zoska Beat - (2:34) 120 BPM

Egy Szemelyes Egyszemelyes - (1:58) 85 BPM

Moving Spirit (bonus track) - (3:45) 91 BPM

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SENSATE FOCUS

Sensate Focus 2

Sensate Focus

FOCUS 2
15 Apr 13

X - (11:11)

Y - (10:44)

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Review: Appearing with increasing and ever-satisfying regularity on the far reaches of the electronic music radar, Mark Fell's Sensate Focus project returns for the cryptically numbered Sensate Focus 2, marking the fifth release in the series for his eponymous label. The rules (if you can call them that) are much the same, plotting algorhythmic malfunctions through neon soul and finely diced percussion that snaps and whips with dexterity. However on first impressions much of the rhythmic irregularity that has made mixing earlier instalments a daunting task has been preserved for the lopsided vocal triggering, while the core groove itself comes on more tangible, at least for significant chunks of the roaming sides of this record.

2NDMOUSE

Sparrow Island

Cupboard Love

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CLR 004
27 Mar 13

Horizon Upgrade - (6:47)

Salt Of The Earth - (5:51)

True North - (3:57)

Nalfie - (4:00)

Meridian - (4:38)

Fractal Pterodactyl - (4:32)

Eskimo Girl - (4:00)

Elephant In The Room - (4:25)

Sparrow Island - (4:03)

Vanity Blaze - (5:45)

Amoeba - (6:06)

Arms Length - (5:52)

Idyll 5 - (4:57)

View From An Aircraft Window - (5:35)

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SHUR I KAN

Liquid Love EP

Ballpark

BP 005
13 May 13

Surrender (feat XJ5 The Horny Compute) - (3:02) 108 BPM

Diving With Jarre - (1:57) 94 BPM

Liquid Love (feat Michael Tyrrell) - (5:19) 125 BPM

Come Wander - (5:01) 110 BPM

The Bonus Track - (3:38) 125 BPM

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Played by: Tom (Shur-I-Kan) Szirtes

ALDUBB

6-1x0+2/2

One Drop

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2
19 Apr 13

Amnesia Haze - (6:22)

Red Diezel - (6:01)

Flower Bomb Cush - (4:20) 140 BPM

Grune Hessin - (5:45) 140 BPM

White Rhino - (6:34)

Super Cheese - (4:50)

Iggy Pot - (5:42)

Mountain Mean Green - (4:17)

Izolator - (4:53)

Tangerine Compound - (5:16)

Maori Queen - (9:02)

Schwarzer - (5:08)

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Played by: Dub Gabriel

VAGHE STELLE

Out Of Body EP

Danse Noire

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DN 001
06 May 13

Out Of Body Sex Experience - (4:12)

Spiral Gloom - (4:27)

Video Game Paraphernalia - (4:30)

The Sure Thing - (4:04)

Devotion (feat Aïsha Devi) - (4:01)

Spiral Gloom (Peaking Lights remix) - (6:30)

Video Game Paraphernalia (Nguzunguzu remix) - (3:55)

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TAMAKI ROY/OLIVE OIL

Weekly Session EP 2

Oilworks

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453818 2286739
03 May 13

830 Morning -Inst- - (2:29) 90 BPM

Ore No gengo -Inst- - (1:28) 90 BPM

Def Na story -Inst- - (1:04) 90 BPM

E Star -Inst- - (2:38) 91 BPM

Elegance -Inst- - (1:48) 91 BPM

Weekly Session -Inst- - (3:24) 83 BPM

830 Morning - (2:29) 90 BPM

Go Tenjin - (0:22) 89 BPM

Ore No Gengo - (1:28) 89 BPM

Def Na Story - (1:04) 90 BPM

E Star - (2:38) 91 BPM

Elegance - (1:48) 91 BPM

Weekly Session - (2:36) 82 BPM

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BIBIO

Silver Wilkinson

Warp

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WARPCDD 235
13 May 13

The First Daffodils - (2:57)

Dye The Water Green - (5:25)

Wulf - (2:09)

Mirroring All - (5:38)

A Tout A l'heure - (4:09)

Sycamore Silhouetting - (3:16)

You - (5:29)

Raincoat - (4:08)

Look Et Orion! - (7:38)

Business Park - (4:59)

You Won't Remember - (3:04)

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Review: Some two years after his last LP, Bibio is back with Warp unfurling more of his tape-warped wisdom for those more reflective moments in your life. It's a mellow affair at nearly every turn, from the distant shoegaze malaise of "Dye The Water Green" to the purposefully MOR folk of "Raincoat", but there's still some cheeky fun to be had in between the more introverted spells on Silver Wilkinson. For example "You" gets busy with radio-busting vocal and orchestral snippets with an end result that feels compatible with the more imaginative corners of mainstream hip hop and R&B production. Really though, listening to Bibio is all about getting wrapped up in the pastoral dreamworld he inhabits, where songs can be songs, singers can be singers and sound sources can come from anywhere.

New Recordings From Coast Province Kenya

MUKUNGUNI

New Recordings From Coast Province Kenya

Honest Jon's

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HJRCD 68
05 Apr 13

Ndema - (1:35)

Dena - (1:12)

Mambodze - (4:35)

Matatizo - (2:28)

Pepo Mlume - (2:26)

Chela - (3:11)

Bungo - (1:06)

Mafunzo - (7:30)

Bamba - (1:13)

Mwanzele - (4:49)

Ngoma Wira - (1:25)

Puredi - (2:58)

Kiringongo - (2:26)

Gaserego - (3:29)

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Review: For their next trick, classic cult label Honest Jon's serve up a collection of field recordings of the Mijikenda tribes, made in different spots in and around Mukunguni village, coastal Kenya. There's 14 in total, and it proves a fascinating listen: first track, the creepily percussive "Ndema" is played to sound like a bat, with shrill frequencies intended to heal the village sick, the chant of "Dena" is haunting, "Matatizo" is fantastic acapella pop, while elsewhere multi drums are utilised to chase away "Pepo Mlume", the devil who poisons the imagination. Essential listening.

SYNTH SENSE

Symbol #9

Auxiliary

AUXSYM 009
29 Apr 13

Symbol #9 1 - (6:37)

Symbol #9 2 - (5:37)

Symbol #9 3 - (5:02)

Symbol #9 4 - (6:15)

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Played by: Be-1ne

STREETWALKER

Future Fusion

Cititrax US

CITI 007
06 May 13

Future Fusion - (5:38) 122 BPM

The Nymph - (6:57) 115 BPM

Untitled - (5:42) 115 BPM

The Real Thing - (5:41) 134 BPM

Sun Song - (4:19) 121 BPM

Straight Face - (7:52)

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Review: Future Fusion is the killer debut set from Streetwalker, the collaborative project of White Car's Elon Katz and Beau Wanzer of Mutant Beat Dance/LIES fame. The DIY ethos of primitive Chicago house seeps into the pair's work as Streetwalker, with the material that forms Future Fusion recorded live in one take. This was subsequently recorded without any overdubs or MIDI to one inch tape, with the resultant six tracks resonating with a loose, primal energy. Sitting uneasily between house, industrial, synth-pop and EBM, Future Fusion is one of those records that you simply cannot second guess. This being a Cititrax release, the presentation is second to none too, with some superb illustration work from the well respected graphic artists Spencer Longo, but in truth the music should be the real focus of attention here.

HERZEL

Brown Paper Bag (remixes)

Filter

FILTER 082
22 Apr 13

Brown Paper Bag - (4:27)

Brown Paper Bag (Genoveva vocal remix) - (4:28)

Brown Paper Bag (Deer remix) - (6:09)

Brown Paper Bag (Shcaa remix) - (7:55)

Brown Paper Bag (Databoy78 remix) - (7:00)

Brown Paper Bag (The Marx Trukker Balearic Drumshape) - (6:48)

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DEAN BLUNT

The Redeemer

Hippos In Tanks

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634457 432321
07 May 13

I Run New York - (0:36)

The Pedigree - (2:27)

Demon (feat Joanne Robertson) - (5:00)

Flaxen - (4:08)

V - (0:50)

The Redeemer (feat Inga Copeland) - (3:32)

Seven Seals Of Affirmation - (2:13)

Walls of Jericho - (3:35)

Make It Official - (1:44)

Need 2 Let U Go - (2:34)

Dread - (0:58)

Y3 - (1:31)

Papi - (2:16)

MMIX - (0:54)

All Dogs Go To Heaven - (5:32)

Imperial Gold (feat Joanne Robertson) - (2:28)

Predator - (0:13)

Brutal - (3:23)

Par - (0:06)

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KELPE

Answered EP

Drut

DRUT 001
15 Apr 13

Answered - (6:50)

Haunt - (3:55)

Barney's Dream - (5:40)

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Played by: Juno Recommends Leftfield

Review: London producer Kelpe has built himself a reputation for heavily textured slant on instrumental beats, first surfacing on DC Recordings and releasing three LPs and numerous singles through the iconic label run by J Saul Kane. More recently found impressing for the likes of Black Acre and Svetlana Industries, Kelpe signals a sea change with the launch of DRUT Records, his own label through which he will release a new album, cannily titled Fourth: The Golden Eagle later this summer. DRUT opts for a soft launch with this three track Answered EP which sets the tone nicely for Kelpe's new LP and arrives just as the first rays of spring sunshine beam through the Juno office. Listen to the title track and it's no mere coincidence, a breezy beataholic's delight that feels like fidgety, unstable cousin to FaltyDL's recent ubiquitous number "Straight & Arrow".

MOUNT KIMBIE

Blood & Form

Warp

WARPDD 237B
09 Apr 13

Blood & Form - (3:53)

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VAX

Rising EP

Gradient Audio

GRD 042
19 Apr 13

NuCRB - (5:16) 172 BPM

Eyesick - (4:57) 173 BPM

Sole - (6:04) 172 BPM

Clym - (5:16) 172 BPM

Colld - (5:48)

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QUINOLINE YELLOW

Palisade Mount EP

Touchin Bass

TB 041
20 May 13

Dinas Hide - (4:48) 115 BPM

Lags Domotags - (3:51) 115 BPM

The Recital Of Dolwen Fields - (4:10) 135 BPM

Congregation - (4:47) 127 BPM

T6 Ax - (3:22) 131 BPM

Argon Of August - (5:00) 125 BPM

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Played by: Posthuman

Review: Andrea Parker's Touching Bass is back! And for its comeback release they present Luke Walker's Quinoline Yellow. Experimental, entertaining and full of character, at points he sounds like Squarepusher underwater ("The Recital Of Dolwen Fields"). At others he comes across more like Radioactiveman on sedatives ("Congregation"). Other headbendingly delightful highlights come in the form of the church-acid of "Argon Of August" and the menacing, slo-mo stomp of "Dinas Hide". An ace return for a consistently forward-thinking label. More please!

WITO

Burnt Moth

Zebra 40

ZEBRA 406
15 Apr 13

5 Light Minute - (4:59) 170 BPM

Station 30 - (6:01)

Wings Up - (3:57) 170 BPM

Game Quarks - (6:02) 170 BPM

Burnt Moth - (3:53)

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THE DANDELION SET

The Dandelion Set EP

Fine Tune Recordings

FT EP 010
13 Apr 13

A Clean Sweep - (3:18)

Pristina Strawberry Girl - (2:23)

Bloom - (3:49)

Tone Garden (Children's Programme version) - (2:28)

Nine Regal - (3:13)

Imogen's People - (2:16)

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DJ OLIVE feat HONEYCHILD COLEMAN

Thwis

Agriculture

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641444 114825
15 Apr 13

Triage Redux - (2:42) 80 BPM

Turn The Table - (3:23) 71 BPM

Side By Each - (4:04) 72 BPM

Your Home - (5:31) 72 BPM

Grope - (3:45) 72 BPM

Bamboon - (5:04) 71 BPM

Kokanee's Drop - (4:11) 72 BPM

In A Whales Eye - (5:06) 71 BPM

Meet The Rising Sun - (5:20) 72 BPM

Song That Knows Your Name - (4:35) 72 BPM

Unicorn Bass - (4:26) 72 BPM

Refrain - (4:56) 96 BPM

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BIBIO

A Tout A L'Heure

Warp

WAP 342D
27 Mar 13

A Tout A L'Heure - (4:09)

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ELLEN ALLIEN

LISm (Special Edition)

BPitch Control Germany

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BPC264 D
26 Apr 13

Cut 1 - (12:30)

Cut 2 - (4:37)

Cut 3 - (3:06)

Cut 4 - (4:24)

Cut 5 - (2:52)

Cut 6 - (8:20)

Cut 7 - (4:20)

Cut 8 - (4:44)

LISm - (44:58)

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Played by: Juno Recommends Leftfield

Review: This latest album by Bpitch Control boss Allien is a long way from the label's minimal, sometimes trancey roots. It sounds like the author has grown up musically, and LISm flows through a series of mood pieces. Although this special edition divides the whole 45 minute piece into discrete chunks, this writer listened to the work as one continuous track, and this is how it works best. Beginning with what could be the sound of demented monkeys wittering away, it moves into jangly guitars and blissed out vocals, before a series of isolationist bleeps kick in. From there it moves from late night jazzy sax, dense drones before kicking back into deep, ethereal electronics. It's a major artistic triumph for Allien.

LIME TIME

Winter Senses/Million White Lines

Vim

V.I.M.TRONICA 197
21 May 13

Winter Senses - (6:55)

Million White Lines - (9:18)

Winter Senses (Ingx remix) - (4:02)

Million White Lines (Teffa remix) - (5:37)

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FKY

RPS14

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