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Orphx – Hunger Knows No Law review

by Juno Plus on 02.04.2012 at 11:01am
Artist: Orphx
Title: Hunger Knows No Law
Label: Sonic Groove
Genre: Techno
Format: 12", Digital

Canadian duo and former Juno Plus interviewees Orphx provide their fourth EP for Adam X’s Sonic Groove label, and in the process muddy the waters. Preceding releases on the label saw Richard Oddie and Christie Sealey extricate themselves from their industrial approach and focus instead on their own vision - and a bleak one at that – of club techno. On this occasion however, the lines are blurred. “Cut Through” does have the same kind of cold, detached bleeps that made “Black Light” such a malevolently addictive listen, but they unfold over a broken beat and razor sharp percussion. The key difference becomes clear as the track progresses; while the other EPs had a clean, austere sound, the introduction of a murderous, distorted bassline on “Through” makes it messier, more abrasive and like a halfway house between the Sonic Groove releases and their work for Hands.

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Daojia – Riego Street review

by Juno Plus on 29.03.2012 at 13:39pm
Artist: Daojia
Title: Riego Street
Label: Awkward Movements
Genre: Crisp Garage & Techno
Format: 12" in hand stenciled sleeve

It’s safe to say we’re not short of a record label or two these days, but inevitably with quantity comes a great deal of filler. The whole idea of an imprint varies from person to person; to some it’s a mere vessel for transporting an artist’s wares, to others it’s an artistic statement as strong as the music contained within.  For this writer though, a real record label is an idea to be bought into, where the instantly identifiable packaging and canny curation create an addictive end product that rewards the faithful explorer. There’s no greater feeling as a music hunter than following the thread of a choice record that leads to a pristinely managed label, revealing a back catalogue rich in unfamiliar gems.

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Mr Beatnick – Sun Goddess review

by Juno Plus on 26.03.2012 at 13:10pm
Artist: Mr Beatnick
Title: Sun Goddess
Label: Don't Be Afraid
Genre: Machine Soul
Format: 12", Digital

There was a time when London DJ/producer Mr Beatnick could have been classed as a “jobbing beatmaker” – a funk, jazz and hip-hop digger with a passion for loose, off-kilter rhythms, soulful vocals and the possibilities of vintage synthesizers and dusty drum machines. There was a swing and wonkiness to his productions that marked him out as a student of leftfield instrumental hip-hop.

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Ana Helder – Soy Canalla review

by Juno Plus on 26.03.2012 at 11:14am
Artist: Ana Helder
Title: Soy Canalla
Label: Astro Lab Recordings
Genre: Uber Slow Industrial
Format: 12"

Matias Aguayo’s Cómeme imprint was perhaps the most consistent label for fun, exciting electronic music last year, delivering 12” after 12” of eclectic and esoteric house and techno from his cadre of fellow South Americans that caught the ear of respected DJs like Weatherall, Smagghe and Sweeney. That the label is currently in a period of fallow time is offset somewhat by the appearance of one of Cómeme’s lesser spotted talents on another release-shy label in Astro Lab.

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Onmutu Mechanicks – Phosphor review

by Juno Plus on 23.03.2012 at 16:40pm
Artist: Onmutu Mechanicks
Title: Phosphor
Label: Echocord Colour
Genre: Dub Techno
Format: 12", Digital

Arne Weinberg goes undercover for this release on Danish label Echocord. The German producer has long been an exponent of deep Detroit techno and has released some stunning work on both his current label Diametric, and previous outlet AW. However, this moniker appears to be Weinberg’s platform for making music inspired by developments closer to home. The title track is a rolling dub techno affair, its cavernous chords and strong rhythm, as well as Weinberg’s subtle production, setting it apart from bog standard, echo chamber-loving releases.

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Alex Coulton – Candy Flip review

by Juno Plus on 20.03.2012 at 16:05pm
Artist: Alex Coulton
Title: Candy Flip
Label: Idle Hands
Genre: Hybrid dance music
Format: 12", Digital

There’s no doubt the high-grade electronic music coming out of Manchester at the moment isn’t getting the love it deserves. Interestingly, at a time when Bristol is enjoying plenty of attention for its dubstep-cum-house output, Idle Hands has been subtly forging links with leading exponents of Northern beats; namely Szare and AnD. Both those releases, and this new effort from fresh face Alex Coulton make complete sense in the sequencing of the label, functioning around a house music ethic but not being constrained by it.

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The Eyes In The Heat – Amateur EP review

by Juno Plus on 20.03.2012 at 10:47am
Artist: The Eyes In The Heat
Title: Amateur
Label: Kill The DJ
Genre: Sleazy Punk-Funk
Format: 12", Genre

There’s a line in LCD Soundsystem’s “Losing My Edge” where James Murphy talks about bands selling guitars and buying turntables, or vice versa. Thankfully The Eyes In The Heat are nowhere near the hipster contrivance that Murphy was lampooning, but there’s always a critical question mark hovering over an artist who looks to migrate from one niche field to another.

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Myown – Vesna review

by Juno Plus on 19.03.2012 at 12:44pm
Artist: Myown
Title: Vesna
Label: left_blank
Genre: Bric-A-Brac House & 2-step
Format: 10", Digital

The three 12”s left_blank have released pointed towards interesting times ahead for the label. The blossoming, multifaceted talents of Vessel and El Kid are being ever-increasingly well documented, while Visionist and Lorca were little-known upstarts treading the tripwire between contemporary electronics. Now, with release number four, it seems as though everything is falling into place and a label identity is starting to shine through.

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NRSB-11 – NRSB-11 review

by Juno Plus on 16.03.2012 at 11:16am
Artist: NRSB-11
Title: NRSB-11
Label: Weme
Genre: Electro
Format: 12"

Despite being billed as “Drexciyan DJ Stingray” in the early stages of his career, Sherard Ingram never formally collaborated with the duo that lent him his prefix. Having known Drexciya’s James Stinson and Gerald Donald from his time working in a Detroit record store he was recruited by the pair as an official tour DJ, but it was the formation of that relationship that gave Ingram an outlet to create music as DJ Stingray. As mentor/apprentice relationships go, it’s an unconventional one, and one that Ingram seems to have been left to develop on his own terms. Arguably, he has brought his own political angle to the sound of sub-aquatic techno with his productions, which has earned him his own place in the Drexciyan mythos, but this collaboration with Donald (aka Heinrich Mueller) is still long overdue Read the rest of this entry »

Gerry Read – Yeh Come Dance review

by Juno Plus on 13.03.2012 at 14:43pm
Artist: Gerry Read
Title: Yeh Come Dance
Label: Delsin
Genre: Smudged Out House
Format: 12"

With one of the most rapidly expanding discographies in all of dance music, Gerry Read has taken all of 12 months to reach release number eight and there’s no sign of his workrate slowing any time soon. Having firmly found his groove with UK labels such as 2nd Drop and Fourth Wave (is there a link there?), this latest EP sees that further notch in his ascendancy as he gets snapped up by Dutch institution Delsin to kick off their new house-orientated series.

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Conforce – 24 review

by Juno Plus on 09.03.2012 at 15:59pm
Artist: Conforce
Title: 24
Label: Clone Basement Series
Genre: Underwater Gutter Rhythm
Format: 12", Digital

Conforce’s music remains loyal to techno– tough, driving beats saturated in electronic funk – but also nicely incorporates the dub elements of Basic Channel, Dub Taylor and Rhythm & Sound. Having released records on Rush Hour, Curle and Delsin his sound is synonymous with deep, throbbing bass, sweat-inducing synth work and rounded, warm stabs soaked in reverb – a particular aspect which gives his true form of techno another dimension.

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Mike Dehnert/Roman Lindau/Sascha Rydell – Fachwerk EP 2 review

by Juno Plus on 09.03.2012 at 10:43am
Artist: Mike Dehnert/Roman Lindau/Sascha Rydell
Title: Fachwerk EP 2
Label: Fachwerk
Genre: Fachwerkian Soul
Format: 12", Digital

It’s refreshing to hear that unlike most underground labels, Fachwerk has a plan. The main artists on Mike Denhert’s operation – in effect Dehnert and his mates Roman Lindau and Sascha Rydell – will work on a series of collaborative releases, culminating in a tour to celebrate release number 25. Fachwerk EP is the 23rd record on the label, so expect a few more co-authored works. It’s not that surprising that there is an agenda driving the Berlin label. For the past few years, it has been one of the most industrious (and consistent) imprints, churning out functional but distinctive grooves first by Dehnert and then from Lindau and Rydell. It sounds like Fachwerk artists work hard to make the label thrive and it shows on this release.

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Aster / T&J / Kresy / Marc Pinol – Hivern Jacking Tapes Volume One review

by Juno Plus on 07.03.2012 at 15:23pm
Artist: Aster / T&J / Kresy / Marc Pinol
Title: Hivern Jacking Tapes Volume One
Label: Hivern Disc
Genre: House
Format: Digital

Since launching back in 2008, Barcelona’s Hivern Disc has enjoyed a stop-start existence, with releases appearing at less than regular intervals. Yet however sporadic the release schedule may be, it has offered house DJs and open-minded listeners a string of hugely impressive releases. While many of the most notable releases have come from label co-founder and Juno Plus fave John Talabot – see the spiralling, ultra-limited 7” track “Further Strings” and summery Afro-house “Sunshine” 12” – there have been numerous other highlights. With cracking cuts from Talabot cohort Pional and newcomer Kresy dropping in the last six months, Hivern Disc is slowly beginning to get wider recognition.

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Vapauteen – Weld EP review

by Juno Plus on 06.03.2012 at 14:06pm
Artist: Vapauteen
Title: Weld
Label: Long Island Electrical Systems
Genre: Abrasive, unedited box jams
Format: Limited 12"

Ron Morelli’s L.I.E.S (Long Island Electrical Systems), launched in 2010, continues its faultless release schedule with its latest release from Vapauteen, aka Shawn O’Sullivan. The Weld EP is the second release for O’Sullivan, and it’s a far cry from his first record on W.T Records earlier this year. He makes a departure from introspective, dub-laced techno into a series of unedited box jams that are so hard and abrasive they’ll leave your turntable gasping for air.

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Kodiak – Spreo Superbus review

by Juno Plus on 05.03.2012 at 11:09am
Artist: Kodiak
Title: Spreo Superbus
Label: Numbers
Genre: Jagged UK Funky
Format: 12", Digital

It’s surprising to think that Numbers is only a two-year-old label, given the clout they carry in the UK scene. Granted the component labels that gave rise to the collective have a few more years behind them, but in some ways it’s hard to recall the days before major league dances were daubed in the dazzling colours of hyper-modern output from Deadboy, Mr Mageeka or Mosca.

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S Crosbie – Dark Arts 01 review

by Juno Plus on 28.02.2012 at 10:51am
Artist: S Crosbie
Title: Dark Arts 01
Label: Dark Arts
Genre: Hand stamped house and techno
Format: 12"

Nothing is known about Dark Arts or the artist S Crosbie beyond the information stamped on the centre sleeve of the label’s first release. On first listen, each of the tracks featuring on Dark Arts 01 appear to have no connecting theme, but with each new visit a subtle concept is gradually revealed, and it’s one of natural, earthly sounds combined with unnerving and otherworldly textures. This connection pulls the entire EP together, although the fact remains each track works better individually rather than in the context of the whole record. The core essence of S Crosbie’s music has been stamped onto each jam, acting as a foundation on which to construct a varied take on house and techno.

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MK/The 7th Plain – The MKappella/Lost review

by Juno Plus on 27.02.2012 at 11:02am
Artist: MK/The 7th Plain
Title: The MKappella/Lost
Label: Delsin
Genre: Lost house/techno classics
Format: 12", Digital

Delsin has been on top of its game for over a decade now. The Dutch label never puts a foot wrong, largely thanks to owner Marsel’s unparalleled A&Ring skills. This latest release is a reissue, but it provides an insight into the music that inspires and informs Delsin’s selections. On one side there’s the timeless deep house of Marc ‘MK’ Kinchen’s “Mkappella”. This twenty-year-old track sees Kinchen bring together sensuous flute-playing that’s not too dissimilar to Bobby Konders and the kind of wide-eyed piano keys that featured on some of Chez Damier’s releases for KMS from this period. Add to this robust dubby beats and the sound of the dawn chorus warbling away in the background and the inspiration for Newworldaquarium’s own textured house or his Ross 154 ambient project is audible.

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Boddika/Joy Orbison – Froth/Mercy review

by Juno Plus on 24.02.2012 at 13:25pm
Artist: Boddika/Joy Orbison
Title: Froth/Mercy
Label: Sunklowun
Genre: Techno
Format: 12"

As fun as “Swims” was, when it arrived last month it almost felt like it had already passed its sell by date. Released through Boddika and Joy Orbison’s newly created Sunklowun imprint, “Froth” and “Mercy” arrive at just the right point to avoid the same fate. But as important as timing is in rescuing these tracks from the fad vacuum, they’re quite different; whilst “Swims” revelled in its throwaway nature, these productions have obviously had more time spent on them, something that Boddika himself has suggested.

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Strategy – Boxy Music review

by Juno Plus on 24.02.2012 at 10:38am
Artist: Strategy
Title: Boxy Music
Label: 100% Silk
Genre: Heavily treated synthesiser house-funk
Format: 12", Digital

Hovering on the fringes of the electronic music melting pot, Paul Dickow’s Strategy moniker has been busy existing in its own headspace, caught between the lopsided vision of experimentation and the alluring thump of the dancefloor, without ever drawing too much attention. His releases on Orac especially reached for the addictive groove of disco, and then artfully spliced it with the fractured edits of micro house in a way that seems so canny in today’s climate as to stupefy the relative anonymity of the 12”s.

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Jagdstaffel 66 – Starfighter review

by Juno Plus on 23.02.2012 at 12:45pm
Artist: Jagdstaffel 66
Title: Starfighter
Label: Crème Eclipse
Genre: Fighter Jet Techno
Format: Clear vinyl 12" + poster

With their output gaining ever more praise through the explosion in interest over Legowelt, Crème Organisation are well placed to showcase the more renegade approaches to gritty, analogue dance music. However, it’s highly doubtful that anyone would be ready for their celebration of the F-104 Starfighter jet. When an EP arrives with a construction kit of a military aircraft you know it’s serious.

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