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Play Paul – Tijuana (Trumpets Of Lust) review

by Juno Plus on 13.04.2010 at 10:41am
Play Paul – Tijuana (Trumpets Of Lust) review

Artist: Play Paul
Title: Tijuana (Trumpets Of Lust)
Label: Kitsune
Genre: Electro house/Electroclash
Format: Digital
Buy From: Juno Download

Having the name Paul de Homem-Christo must be a curse and a blessing. He is indeed brother of Daft Punk’s Guy de Homem-Christo, but more importantly he’s the man behind Play Paul, a tasty electro project that’s already had releases on Defected, Gigolo and now Kitsune.

Latest release “Tijuana” is a huge and storming single that’ll definitely set Paul far apart from his brother. Dark and moody, it let’s the beats and swampy bass build and take centre stage for a couple of minutes before dropping into the titular trumpet hits. These are no regular trumpets though. Like a marching band with 50 microphones pointed straight at the horns, it’s one of the biggest noises you’ll ever hear. Slowly the rest of the tune comes back in to join in the fun, holding out on the beat until the last moment. It’s great fun, with a cool palette of sounds that rarely make it into dance music.

German destroyers Acidkids take a more minimal and raved-up approach on their mix, keeping the same melody for a while before pitch-shifting it into oblivion. The Subs join in the ravey fun, peppering their mix with stacked snares as well as some brilliantly twisted stabs.

Review: Oliver Keens
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Das Glow – Phase IV EP review

by Juno Plus on 06.04.2010 at 10:16am
Das Glow – Phase IV EP review

Artist: Das Glow
Title: Phase IV EP
Label: Institubes
Genre: Electro house/Electroclash
Format: Digital
Buy From: Juno Download

Something this unique and awe-inspiring doesn’t come along often, and this new collection of songs from Moscow-born Das Glow really deserves to be heard to be believed. Out via Institubes, “Phase IV” follows remixes of The Faint as well as early releases like “Weiss Gaz” and “Sunburnt”. Here are four more big, audacious and highly creative tunes to make you fall under Das Glow’s spell.

“Earth” is a huge techno monster that has a clear Kompakt influence but a fresh and more hardcore style of its own, as does “Phase IV” which contains squealing acid hits that bludgeon and delight in equal measure. The combination of funky claps and piercing squawks on “Phase IV” are especially reminiscent of Boys Noize, and it wouldn’t be surprising to hear it turning up in his sets very soon. “Jerrycan” is a slightly more relaxed track with a simple 4/4 kick beat and an industrial horror-core hook that sweeps over the tune.

Last in the EP is “Lost Sight”, another doom-laden slow-mo beat with some fantastically haunting choir stabs that recall Aphex Twin’s “Windowlicker”. While it’s easy to reference artists that might come to mind while listening to this EP, truly nothing quite sounds the same as these four brilliant tracks. They really come highly recommended and must be heard to truly appreciate where Das Glow is coming from.

Review: Oliver Keens
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Billie Ray Martin – The Crackdown Project Vol 1 review

by Juno Plus on 17.02.2010 at 17:59pm
Billie Ray Martin – The Crackdown Project Vol 1 review

Artist: Billie Ray Martin
Title: The Crackdown Project Vol 1 (Sold Out To Disco: The Crackdown/Fascination)
Label: Disco Activisto Germany
Genre: Electro house/Electroclash, Disco/Nu-Disco
Format: Digital
Buy From: Juno Download

This is a rather starry love-in featuring former Electribe 101 and S’Express singer (and obviously solo star) Billie Ray Martin and Stephen Mallinder, frontman and founder member of Cabaret Voltaire. Produced by the Maertini Bros, this is a two-track preview from a full album coming soon.

Perhaps the impetus for the deep tech-house production might be Billie Ray Martin’s burgeoning DJ career, since she’s currently spinning deep electro and techno around the world. Either way, her huge soulful vocals are still on great form – just one listen to the slinky electro of “The Crackdown” will confirm it. But it’s the cover of Cabaret Voltaire’s “Just Fascination” that is the real treasure here. Given a slow, Lil Louis-styled beat, the song oozes sleaze and soul in equal measure, and polishes over the jagged edges of the original.

The Copycat remix of “Just Fascination” gives it a more thumping, club-ready feel with a sped-up dub version for DJ’s, while the Celebrity Murder mix adds a Frankie Knuckles-sequence for a more Balearic feel. Mash-up kings Divide and Kreate leave the bootlegging for another day on their mix, instead layering the track with some shuffling techno chords that work nicely with Billie Ray’s vocals. And on a chilled tip, Flying White Dots slows things down and creates a beautiful and warm ambient mix that really tugs at the heartstrings – a perfect way to round off this varied but highly enjoyable EP.

Review: Oliver Keens
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Abakus – Prisms review

by Juno Plus on 09.02.2010 at 15:26pm
Abakus – Prisms review

Artist: Abakus
Title: Prisms
Label: Modus
Genre: Electro house/Electroclash
Format: 12″, Digital
Buy From: Juno Download

Available first here on Juno Download, Prisms is the third album from Abakus, aka Russell Davies (son of The Kink’s Dave Davies no less). Having previously worked with Killing Joke producer Youth on more ambient and downtempo pieces, Prisms shows a lot of development from his last release, The Jaguar EP. There’s a nice melting of genres at work here as opener “Control” shows – a perfectly structured tech house tune with some super slick filter rises.

In fact the album shows off some impressive production skills all round, with the off-the- hook Electro of Glamour definitely a highlight. Rocket however has a lush sun-kissed synthpop feel to it, complete with old-school drum fills tastefully added for full effect. Slam on the other hand is minimal and seriously hypnotic, a real throwback to Techno’s early roots in German motorik bands like Neu! and Kraftwerk. Album closer Voodoo is right up to date though, a smart piece of Breakbeat complete with bowel-rumbling bass and lovely reverbed percussion. All in all, Prisms is a beautifully produced album with as much range as any dance music fan could want.

Review: Oliver Keens
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Interview: Philippe Zdar (Cassius)

by Juno Plus on 02.02.2010 at 13:22pm

Right now, Philippe Zdar is a happy man – even a hefty bout of bronchitis can’t disguise that. Zdar (real name Philippe Cerboneschi) says the seven year wait to finish his studio, situated in the elegant Parisian district of Montmartre, has been worth every minute. Already the likes of The Rapture, Chromeo and Bloc Party’s Kele Okereke are taking advantage of the Frenchman’s production and mixing nous. Having made his name as one half of Cassius, Zdar made a stunning return to form last year with his production work on Phoenix’s Grammy winning Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix, as well as his own double-sided EP as Cassius (with Hubert “Boom Bass” Blanc-Francard), which was fronted by “Youth, Speed Trouble Cigarettes,” a guitar-driven, fist-pumping electronica anthem. In a revealing interview, Philippe tells Juno Plus about his current slew of production work and admits his frustration at Cassius’ small back catalogue. Oh, and there’s even a baby Zdar on the way…

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Shinichi Osawa – Teppan-Yaki: A Collection Of Remixes review

by Juno Plus on 01.02.2010 at 16:02pm
Shinichi Osawa – Teppan-Yaki: A Collection Of Remixes review

Artist: Shinichi Osawa
Title: Teppan-Yaki: A Collection Of Remixes
Label: Southern Fried
Genre: Electro house/Electroclash
Format: CD, Digital
Buy From: Juno Records, Juno Download

It’s definitely about time that Shinichi Osawa’s remixes were collected in one place. There’s been so many belters over the years, and they always manage to bring something special and unexpected to the original. Perhaps best known in Britain for his cover of The Chemical’s “Star Guitar” (always a favourite in Rob Da Bank’s live sets), this collection should help introduce him to the uninitiated.

His face-melting take on Alex Gopher’s “Aurora” is worth it alone, a crazy slab of good times electro; the same goes for Bag Raiders’ “Turbo Love”, with its fiercely looped vocoder vocals.

There’s a strong, unashamedly pop element to Osawa’s production, as seen on his mix of “Lost and Found” by Popular Computer. The technicolour sheen of his production work would fit in nicely within a daytime Radio 1 show, and still be cool and not in the slightest bit mainstream. Along with classics like his version of the Mighty Dub Katz’ “Magic Carpet Ride”, there’s also a brand new song, “EEAA”, that previously only existed on his MySpace under the name “Sora”.

If you’ve yet to sample any of these delights, this collection is a must-hear.

Review: Oliver Keens
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Tiga – Sex O’Clock remixes review

by Juno Plus on 01.02.2010 at 10:54am
Tiga – Sex O’Clock remixes review

Artist: Tiga
Title: Sex O’Clock
Label: Turbo
Genre: Electro house/Electroclash
Format: 12″, Digital
Buy From: Juno Records, Juno Download

2009 was a watershed year for the Turbo label, fronting up massive releases from the year’s big winners – Zombie Nation, Proxy, Brodinksi and, of course, Tiga himself. The Omnidance compilation was a veritable who’s who of this year’s popular techno-banger sound. Whether you’re a disc-carrying convert or not, you can’t but admire Turbo’s relentless release schedule.

Turbo swing right into the twenteens with a remix EP of Tiga’s “Sex O’ Clock”, a new single lifted from last year’s Ciao. However the title and Tiga’s Shoe-like vocals, belie the brooding, twisting house of this release. Eschewing the original, three musical polymaths, each with roots in DIY techno and analogue machinery, have contributed a new remix for this EP.

Jamie Lidell cuts and thrusts through feral, fuzzy synths. Just a slight hint of Lidell’s  stage show funk shines through the fog. Messy, exciting electro-funk.

Matias Aguayo, owner of up-coming label Comeme, flattens things out. Supplanting the original’s stabbing, acid vibes with Argentinan street rhythms and warm, analogue tones, it keeps to Aguayo’s tested formula. Any fan of Comeme’s 2009 releases will find something here.

Trevor Jackson, wearing his Playgroup house moniker, injects an extra level of driving acid groove, building up into spooky, Blade-running synth pads. All sass has been stripped away from the vocals. This is a twisting grind into moody realms of big room acid. Totally hypnotic and equally pumping. Grab the dub if you’re not into Tiga’s trademark vocals.

Review: Duncan Byrne
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