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06 May 13

Through Me - (5:44) 123 BPM

Nothing But Pleasure - (8:20) 127 BPM

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Played by: Shadow Dancer, In Flagranti, Erol Alkan

Review: Tom Rowlands is the spectacle-wearing-half of the Chemical Brothers and he debuts his solo work on Erol Alkan's Phantasy Sound. Rowlands merges new school styles of throbbing and jacked-up house - replete with marching snares, curdling cow bells and cut vocals - with powerful stylings of EBM. Pitch that against a synthesiser that sounds like its being hung, drawn and quartered and you have Rowlands' title track "Through Me". Meanwhile, the chainsaw synth of "Nothing But Pleasure" dominates the track, which builds into a druggy drop made for party-harder dancers moshing like they were at a Rage Against The Machine or Justice concert - harking back to the days when French electro labels Institubes and Ed Banger ruled.

RUMAH

Stutter

Church

CHURCH 002
26 Apr 13

Stutter - (5:11)

Stutter (Apes & Seb Wildblood remix) - (5:14)

Murmur - (5:51)

Murmur (James Fox remix) - (5:41)

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Played by: Smutlee, S-File, Aka Tell (A.g.trio), Posthuman, Rumah

Review: Although it has only one release to its name - Happa's Beat Of The Drum - London club night turned record label Church is looking to be an imprint to keep close tabs on, especially on the strength of this second EP, from young London producer Rumah. Although his debut from last year demonstrated an atmospheric, syncopated style of bass music, "Stutter" shows a marked progression into swung techno styles, with a weighty track full of concrete rhythms and glassy synths; "Murmur" is similarly powerful, throwing acid flecks and sunken vocals into the mix. Meanwhile, Apes & Seb Wildblood offer their own take on "Stutter", tempering some of the original's more ferocious attributes with some subtle dub techno elements, while James Fox refixes "Murmur" into a slinky, mid-tempo house groover, whose swelling synths offer something considerably deeper.

JIMPSTER

Rollergirl

Freerange

082367 0042237
03 May 13

Rollergirl - (5:55) 117 BPM

Hold My Hand - (6:48) 123 BPM

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Played by: Jimpster, Adam B (Homegrown Music/Palooza), Alkalino

Review: Next month sees Freerange boss Jimpster return to the album game with Porchlight and Rocking Chairs, this release acts as a neat teaser for what to expect. Lead track "Rollergirl" pumps in arpeggio like a night drive scene from a '80s music video clip, while breathy male vocals whisper in the tracks background. It's a melodic piece fuelled by muted tension and soft aggression. Accompanying it is "Hold My Hand", a track featuring all the Jimpster trimmings; deep piano chords, spoken word vocals, chromatic synth loops and soft, yet thumpy drums.

TALE OF US

Another Earth

Minus Canada

MINUSMIN 2
24 Apr 13

Another Earth - (5:45) 123 BPM

Discochord - (7:12) 126 BPM

Lost City - (5:31) 124 BPM

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Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal/Tech House, Sean Danke, Resident Advisor, Timo Maas, Troy Pierce, DJ Hell, 2000 And One

Review: Richie Hawtin's label has long been associated with the minimal sound, but this release frees itself from that sound. The title track is stripped back, but it serves up a new take on classic electro thanks to its shuffling 808s and woozy, reflective synths. Tale of Us return to a more conventional approach on "Discochord" but they still avoid hiccupping mnml sounds and the squelchy acid line is accompanied by atmospheric synths. Finally, "Lost City" is more grimy and nocturnal, but again the menacing 808s and reflective synths make it sound a million miles away from the label's trademark sound.

ADESSE/TRUSS/MASSIMO DI LENA

Baayi

Prime Numbers

PN 17
10 May 13

Adesse - "Baayi" - (7:29) 120 BPM

Truss - "Redbrook" - (5:38) 128 BPM

Massimo Di Lena - "You Better Hear" - (6:34) 124 BPM

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Played by: Fredeverything, Joseph Terruel

Review: The ever-correct Prime Numbers series is still going strong, this time bringing together a thoroughly eclectic range of producers to lay down some solid club fodder. Adesse adopts the tenderest approach, bringing a soft African lilt to a subtle arrangement of light drums and poignant chords. Truss is certainly in no mood to chill on "Redbrook", going for a big room techno flavour that favours rigid beats, acid parps and epic swathes of organ. Massimo Di Lena is on a far more twitchy tip, with a snagging assortment of percussion and some woozy synths that leave one feeling wonderfully dizzy.

DVWLX

Not Another Love Song

Black Butter

BLKBTR 41
21 Apr 13

Not Another Love Song - (4:19)

Get Out - (4:22)

Just Like That - (4:53)

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Played by: Juno Recommends Techno

Review: From the label who gave us Gorgon City and Rudimental comes another exciting new act, DVWLX (or David Wilcox as he's known to the taxman). Taking the bass flavours of labels such as Pets and Dirtybird but dropping the tempo down a notch or two, "Not Another Love Song" oozes a classy sense of timelessness. "Get Out" is darker and deeper again with a lovely succession of reverberating, dubbed out textures; think 2020 Vision's early output and you're not far off. "Just Like That" takes us deeper again, nodding at formative progressive sounds while maintaining a slight cheekiness with cool VonStroke style diced vocal hits. As far as debut records go, this is near-on faultless.

ABSTRACT DIVISION

Time & Perception Part 1

Dynamic Reflection

DREF 016
01 Apr 13

Fierce Tension - (6:34) 127 BPM

Fierce Tension (Shifted remix) - (5:47) 126 BPM

Comprehend - (6:34) 128 BPM

Collision - (3:30) 132 BPM

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Played by: Juno Recommends Techno, Submerge, Resident Advisor

Review: Hard techno's Germanic beginnings may have given the genre it's unforgivingly industrial edge, but it soon spread across the globe faster than a HAARP electrical storm. Stepping up to the mantle with the likes of Presk and Blawan, Abstract Division have built a monolithic slab of near-impenetrable beats from their home in the Netherlands. It's as challenging as it is beguiling; the minimal sounds of "Collision" break through the colossal build and washed-out claps of "Comprehend", pulsing like the techno nights worth remembering. When the house revival begins to crumble, you know where we'll be.

ROBERT HOOD

Drive (The Age Of Automation)

Music Man Belgium

MM 165D
01 Apr 13

Drive (The Age Of Automation) - (5:54) 128 BPM

Drive (The Age Of Automation) (@ [Phase] Nocturnal mix) - (6:03) 128 BPM

Drive (The Age Of Automation) (@ [Phase] C box mix) - (5:48) 128 BPM

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Played by: Joachim Spieth (Affin), Juno Recommends Techno, Slam, Enclave, Victor Martinez, Submerge, Resident Advisor

Review: One of the more driving cuts from Robert Hood's epic Motor: Nighttime World 3 from last year, "Drive (The Age Of Automation)" finds itself getting a welcome single release. The original is about as Detroit as you can get, where a moody motorik bassline gives way to suitably sci-fi synths, combining a musical take on Detroit's automotive history with a Blade Runner aesthetic. Token artist Phase obviously revels in the opportunity to provide two brilliant reworks of the track; the "Nocturnal Mix", which isolates the original's bass stabs and incorporates them into a rolling juggernaut rhythm tailor made for the warehouse, while the "C-Box Mix" opts to keep the melodic elements but pare them back with the producer's trademark sharpness.

PETER EDISON presents KEITA SANO

Keita Sano

Strictly Groove Recordings

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SGR 008CD
27 Mar 13

King Of Milk - (6:25) 108 BPM

Vib - (5:53) 114 BPM

Tot - (2:44) 70 BPM

Steppin' Out - (4:24) 118 BPM

Jet Set - (5:23) 101 BPM

Punta Punta - (2:55) 92 BPM

Orange Hills - (5:39) 100 BPM

Praying In Space - (6:08) 108 BPM

Unknown Forest - (5:33) 116 BPM

Nothing Else - (0:32) 118 BPM

Circles Of Acid - (6:00) 112 BPM

Sunny View - (5:43) 108 BPM

Zinka Zinka Bunka - (4:40) 120 BPM

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Played by: Visti, Kid Who, Willo

TEVO HOWARD feat RICK HOWARD

House Room EP

Bio Rhythm Holland

RHYTHM 005
08 Apr 13

House Room (original vocal mix) - (7:58) 122 BPM

House Room (Paul Du Lac vocal remix) - (6:20) 122 BPM

House Room (Paul Du Lac acid dub) - (5:48) 122 BPM

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Played by: Jimpster, Kid Who, Juno Recommends Techno, Pablo Contraband (Disco Deviant)

Review: The father and son team Rick and Tevo Howard has dropped some joint classics in recent years and it's nice to see them back together on wax courtesy of the Bio Rhythm label. Overseen by Paul Du Lac, the Dutch imprint demonstrated impressive form in its short life to date, calling on Jamal Moss, Albert Van Abbe and Crystal Maze for some excellent releases. The House Room EP has Rick and Tevo dropping an original cut that brings back the warm feeling of those early Beautiful Granville releases, whilst Du Lac gets the chance to show off his own production prowess across two remixes with the latter Acid Dub a real jack hammering joy.

SHIFTED

The Cold Light

Avian

AVN 008-9
08 Apr 13

Sektor A - (5:49) 133 BPM

Sektor B - (5:45) 127 BPM

Sektor C - (8:08) 129 BPM

Sektor D - (5:19) 127 BPM

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Played by: Exium, Juno Recommends Techno, Victor Martinez, Positive Merge, Jt86

Review: Expert attention to detail across all visual and sonic elements is present and correct once again on this sick release from the Avian nest with label co-founder Shifted at the helm. Originally spread across two 12"s for the physical release, The Cold Light is presented in its entirety across this digital EP. "Cold Light Sektor A" is all about the contrast between elements as the near incandescent lightness of those dubby chords battles with the growing weight of Shifted's sludgy rhythmic arrangements, while "Sektor B" opts to burrow down a plinking locked groove making it a perfect DJ tool. The swarm like "Sektor C" meanwhile is a repetitious and mind numbing groove of techno, deviating only slightly in variance throughout the track's entirety; "Sector D" turns up the freeze in a production which can be likened to a subdued Mike Parker - whom Shifted remixed recently - as cold Sandwell-style bleeps flutter and hum under Shifted's now trademark four to the floor style.

DMX KREW

Broken SD140 Part II

Breakin'

BRD 005
25 Mar 13

Honeydew - (5:37) 124 BPM

Dramatic Exit - (4:59) 132 BPM

Sppoookey - (4:04)

Apple Grid - (4:27) 131 BPM

Superficial Appearance - (4:05) 134 BPM

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Played by: Seth Merlo, Posthuman

Review: DMX Krew is back with a twisted, body-morphing collection of tunes on his own Breakin' Records, the label which the man has been curating since the mid-90s. Once again we're treated to a beautiful cocktail of electro deluge and machine-drum psychedelia; "Honeydew" is a classic DMX cut with enough funk to leave you roasted on the floor, while "Dramatic Exit" heads even further down the rave era thanks to its slippery beat layout and nostalgic melodies. "Sppoookey" is an AFX-reminiscent hurter, complete with plenty of acid licks and gritty-as-hell drum programming, whilst "Apple Grid" takes a bouncier approach to things and "Superficial Appearance" blends far-out acid trickles, heavy snares, DMX grit and spits it back out into a luscious deep house belter...something only the man is capable of.

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.

SLEEPARCHIVE

A Man Dies In The Street Part 1

Tresor Germany

666017 259963
22 Apr 13

1 - (4:18) 132 BPM

2 - (4:09) 130 BPM

3 - (4:13) 133 BPM

4 - (4:22) 132 BPM

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Played by: Paul Mac, Juno Recommends Techno, Resident Advisor

Review: Tresor chalk up a whopping 260 releases with Sleeparchive's A Man Dies In The Street Part 1. Roger Semsroth has always constructed dense techno from minimal means: dusty white noise, a handful of bleeps, solid drums and simple sequences melded into new forms by heavy doses of repetition and austere atmospherics created from the waste products of cycling parts. Spooky bleeps only make up the even half of the EP, with "2" dinging endlessly like a quantised but malfunctioning train crossing, while "4" sees Semsroth inject more life into his short wrung tonal bursts. "1" and "3" however are the remit of ringing metrical's, with Sleeparchive seemingly paying homage to Regis' mid '90s style of hard and grubby techno, similar to "He/1" and "He/2".

MAX COOPER/NICOLAS BOUGAIEFF

Movements EP

Traum Germany

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TRAUM V162
02 Apr 13

Max Cooper & Nicolas Bougaieff - "Fracture" 125 BPM

Max Cooper & Nicolas Bougaieff - "Ellipse" - (9:29) 123 BPM

Max Cooper - "Walls" - (7:25) 121 BPM

Max Cooper - "Meadows" 138 BPM

Max Cooper - "Meadows" (Microtrauma remix) - (7:06) 127 BPM

Max Cooper & Nicolas Bougaieff - "Fracture" (Nyma's Amethyst remix) - (7:41) 125 BPM

Max Cooper & Nicolas Bougaieff - "Ellipse" (Logiztik Sounds remix) - (7:53) 123 BPM

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Played by: Juno Recommends Techno, Dominik Eulberg, Max Cooper, Ekkobot, Mind Field Records

KRYPTIC MINDS & KILLAWATT

No Fear Of Future

Osiris Music

OSMUK 028EP
22 Apr 13

Swung Operations - (2:42) 126 BPM

Reaching Through - (5:51)

Cunning Juncture - (8:08) 140 BPM

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Review: Always open to teaming up with like-minded souls for their releases on Osiris, the ever-prolific Kryptic Minds are on the prowl once more, this time with the equally active Killawatt in tow. Kicking off with the brooding and short-lived "Swung Operations", it's business as usual in the Osiris camp with plenty of industrial clangs and booms meeting with punchy digital percussion. The bleak tones continue apace into "Reaching Through", even as some discernable melody comes pulsing through from a dub techno chord, but the beat does more than enough on its own, working a rapid kick and sizzling hat to deadly effect without ever going overboard. "Cunning Juncture" finds equal worth in the minimal approach, bringing a measured amount of techno influence into the dubstep framework with sterling results.

MORPHOGENETIC

Techno Bass Is Back

Zero One Music

ZERO 1006
01 Apr 13

Techno Bass Is Back (original mix) - (4:27) 140 BPM

Techno Bass Is Back (Dynamix II remix feat Maggotron and DJ Qbert) - (4:08) 134 BPM

Techno Bass Is Back (Will Web's Zero One interpretation) - (6:04) 138 BPM

Techno Bass Is Back (DJ XED remix) - (4:56) 140 BPM

Techno Bass Is Back (Sbles3plex remix) - (4:27) 123 BPM

Techno Bass Is Back (DJ Di'jital remix) - (4:48) 138 BPM

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Played by: Juno Recommends Electro

HEIKO LAUX/DIEGO HOSTETTLER

Chicken Understood

Kanzleramt Germany

KA 157
05 Apr 13

Chicken Understood - (7:27) 126 BPM

Chicken Understood (Truncate remix) - (5:56) 129 BPM

Relentless - (7:33) 128 BPM

Relentless (Diego Hostettler mix) - (6:01) 128 BPM

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Played by: Paul Mac, Joachim Spieth (Affin), Juno Recommends Minimal/Tech House

CHRIS PAGE/ADVANCED HUMAN/EGOR BOSS/DAX J

Chosen 3

Affin

AFFIN 007LTD
01 Apr 13

Chris Page - "Derailleur" (Rebekah remix) - (6:29) 129 BPM

Advanced Human - "Satellite Club" - (7:22) 128 BPM

Egor Boss - "Inversion 2 2" (Jeroen Search remix) - (7:16) 129 BPM

Dax J - "New Beginnings" - (6:47) 125 BPM

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Played by: Paul Mac, Joachim Spieth (Affin), Juno Recommends Techno, Mattias Fridell, Enclave

Review: This German label has won its reputation by straddling the house/techno divide, but there is no such ambiguity on Chosen 3. Focusing heavily on harder sounds, it opens with Rebekah's remix of Chris Page's "Derailleur", a steamrolling, fist-pumping affair, littered with belligerent chord stabs. Advanced Human's "Satellite Club" is in a similar vein, its dark drums and soldered iron riffs sounding similar to Jeff Mills. The Jeroen Search take on Egor Boss' "Inversion 2.2" isn't short of high-paced thrills either, and its doubled up claps and tracky rhythm provide a hard-edged basis for Boss' ghostly synths; the release highlight however is Dax J's "New Beginnings", a chord-heavy groove that throbs and filters to infinity.

ANA HELDER

Beating PC

Comeme

COMEME 021
01 Apr 13

Puqui - (4:40) 120 BPM

Beating PC - (4:13) 120 BPM

Eat Me - (5:05) 120 BPM

Berberecho - (5:37) 126 BPM

Voy A Ver - (6:10) 126 BPM

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Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal/Tech House, Joseph Terruel

Review: Comeme is one of the most brilliantly unpredictable labels and Beating PC shows why it is held in such high esteem. "Puqui" unfolds with psychedelic chords drawn out over a low-slung groove, the synths veering into the realms of tripped out. The title track sees loose drums combined with a languid funk guitar, while there are further surprises on "Eat Me", where a dubbed out bassline and lost vocal intoning 'what are you doing here' is fused with dreamy synths. It's a similar situation on "Voy a Ver", where darker guitar riffs chimes in over a groovy disco rhythm. Maintaining its unpredictable edge, "Berberecho" is a faster, jacking affair with a rubbery bassline and squelchy bleeps.

VIRGINIA

Loch & Hill

Ostgut Ton Germany

OTON 065
08 Apr 13

Neurosis - (6:23) 126 BPM

Shifter - (4:46) 130 BPM

Loch & Hill - (6:00)

Tangish - (6:13) 130 BPM

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Played by: Paul Mac, Juno Recommends Techno

Review: The Loch & Hill EP sees Steffi vocalist and Panorama Bar resident Virginia debut proper on Ostgut Ton. Perhaps best known to the world for her vocal contributions to Steffi's 2011 album Yours & Mine including the ubiquitous "Yours," Virginia is nevertheless a seasoned DJ and producer in her own right, having emerged from the Munich scene to take up a residency at Berlin's Panorama Bar in recent times. She's also grown into something of a producer under the tutelage of Steffi, most recently remixing the amusingly named "Shit On Me", a track Virginia vocalised on last year's Third Side LP . The Loch & Hill EP contains four vintage-leaning house productions with a modern sheen that clearly demonstrate her Panorama Bar experience; "Neurosis" for example is succinctly described by the label as a "playful, uplifting night-time jacker", while "Shifter" brings more explicit Detroit influences to bear with its elastic synth line and rumbling techno bassline.

ORE

State

Civil Music

506030 3980404
29 Apr 13

Four Pins - (5:17) 126 BPM

Rise - (6:32) 123 BPM

Cafe Torrefies - (4:48) 128 BPM

Nolita - (6:34) 127 BPM

Rise (Jon Convex remix) - (5:20) 123 BPM

Rise (Darling Farah remix) - (6:47) 125 BPM

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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.

THE EMPEROR MACHINE

Like A Machine

Southern Fried

ECB 347D
08 Apr 13

Like A Machine (extended Erotic vocal) - (9:47) 129 BPM

Like A Machine (Stretched Erotic dub) - (9:30) 129 BPM

Like A Machine (Andrew Weatherall remix) - (7:44) 120 BPM

System Seven Hundred - (9:02) 111 BPM

Like A Machine (Extended Erotic instrumental) - (9:46) 129 BPM

Like A Machine (Stretched Erotic instrumental dub) - (9:30) 129 BPM

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Played by: Juno Recommends Techno, Danny Daze

REX THE DOG feat JAMIE MCDERMOTT

Do You Feel What I Feel

Southern Fried

buy whole release (8 tracks) from ~~$11.92~~ $9.29

ECB 365JX
06 May 13

Do You Feel What I Feel - (7:13) 120 BPM

Rex The Dog - "Bonn" - (7:04) 125 BPM

Do You Feel What I Feel (Tiger & Woods remix) - (7:10) 114 BPM

Do You Feel What I Feel (Kim Ann Foxman remix) - (6:48) 123 BPM

Do You Feel What I Feel (Rex The Dog Pratersauna remix) - (8:34) 124 BPM

Do You Feel What I Feel (Riva Starr remix) - (6:26) 127 BPM

Do You Feel What I Feel (Jacques Renault dub) - (5:40) 120 BPM

Do You Feel What I Feel (Riva Starr instrumental mix) - (6:27) 127 BPM

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Played by: In Flagranti

Review: It's been nearly three years since we last heard from former 'next big thing' Rex The Dog (aka producer Jake Williams). His career has stuttered somewhat, following a string of well-regarded singles on Kompakt, Kitsune and Compuphonic. This, though, is an impressive return. While hardly groundbreaking stuff, there's something irresistible about the Moroder-on-pills groove and Jamie McDermott's spinetingling vocal (think Anthony Hegarty meets Sylvester meets Donna Summer). Yes, it sounds like a modern update of "I Feel Love", but its been lovingly rendered by Williams. It also sounds like a big hit in the making.

BLM

Sudden Death

Secretsundaze Music

SECRET 008
25 Mar 13

Sudden Death - (7:32) 128 BPM

Chemistry - (7:14) 124 BPM

Brick - (5:36) 120 BPM

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Played by: Adam B (Homegrown Music/Palooza), Tom Taylor

Review: The Fear Of Flying label's co-owner BLM returns with his first new material in some time on the label of cult London party Secret Sundaze with a three track EP that feels significantly darker in tone than his releases for Tsuba and Underground Quality. "Sudden Death" is a hefty piece of loop techno that would put Skudge to shame, whose chugging bass and clattering percussion is contrasted with some softly placed keys. "Chemistry" is another weighty production whose dimly lit dub chords slowly emerge from the gloom before leading into an unexpected section of gentle 303 and spoken word vocal, while "Brick" is a lighter jam whose swelling synth waves catch a restless bassline and looping chords in its wake.

NEIL LANDSTRUMM

Montesa EP

Sneaker Social Club

SNKR 004
15 Apr 13

Guzacid - (3:55)

HI_LM - (4:21)

Super Mousse (Is On The Loose) - (4:42)

Mc Aidsy Aids - (5:50)

315 - (4:42)

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Review: Since his arrival in the early 90s Scottish producer Neil Landstrumm has proved enduringly difficult to pin down, gracing labels as diverse in approach as Tresor, Peacefrog and Planet Mu with his blend of sci fi indebted electronics, and crazed rhythms. This five track Montesa EP for the infrequent but quality Sneaker Social Club manages to cram all Landstrumm's deranged musical genius into just five tracks and feels like you are dialling through pirate radio. Lead track "Guzacid" is little more than one long glorious jerk on a 303, whilst the Vibert doing Drexciya of "Hl_Lm" offers a moment of relative serenity before the superb dread vibes of "Super Mousse (Is On The Loose)". The real heat is however on the flip with both "Mc Aidsy Aids" and "315" ripping huge holes in the hardcore continuum.

Traversable Wormhole Vol 6 - 10 (Mixed by Adam X)

ADAM X/TRAVERSABLE WORMHOLE

Traversable Wormhole Vol 6 - 10 (Mixed by Adam X)

CLR Germany

buy whole release (11 tracks) from ~~$16.39~~ $10.99

CLRCD 012
19 Apr 13

Universal Time - (9:06) 130 BPM

Paradoxical Consequences - (8:33) 128 BPM

Subliminal Warp Drive - (8:13) 130 BPM

Centauri Dreams - (7:56) 128 BPM

Four Dimensional Manifold - (8:07) 128 BPM

Negative Energy Density - (8:34) 127 BPM

Worldline - (8:30) 128 BPM

Present Hypersurface - (7:54) 129 BPM

Eternalism - (8:22) 130 BPM

The Wormhole Nexus - (8:11) 129 BPM

Traversable Wormhole Vol 6 - 10 (continuous mix by Adam X) - (1:13:24) 128 BPM

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A BROTHERS

Moving Moments EP

Driving Forces Recordings

912004 2332141
25 Mar 13

1899 - (7:16) 126 BPM

1899 (Rocco Caine remix) - (8:11) 126 BPM

1970 - (6:39) 127 BPM

1970 (Tex Rec Tool) - (6:17) 127 BPM

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Played by: Deeroy, K-Freak

DEFEKT

Switch EP

Signal Code

SIG 004
29 Mar 13

Sunseq - (5:21) 128 BPM

Switch - (6:01) 128 BPM

Bring Back Cv - (5:48) 124 BPM

Trigger - (5:03) 129 BPM

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RADIONASTY

Clave To The Rhythm EP

Electrix Recordings

ELECTRIX 001
01 Apr 13

Clave To The Rhythm (original mix) - (6:54) 129 BPM

Stevie Wunderbah (original mix) - (6:26) 131 BPM

Devil Fishing - (5:47) 136 BPM

Clave To The Rhythm (Transparent Sound remix) - (6:43) 129 BPM

Clave To The Rhythm (Scape One remix) - (6:12) 129 BPM

Stevie Wunderbah (RadioNasty remix) - (6:08) 131 BPM

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Faze DJ Set #13: Klaudia Gawlas (unmixed tracks)

KLAUDIA GAWLAS/VARIOUS

Faze DJ Set #13: Klaudia Gawlas (unmixed tracks)

DJ Series

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DJS 063INT
19 Apr 13

Various - "Faze DJ Set 13" (continuous DJ mix by Klaudia Gawlas) - (1:06:11) 132 BPM

Antoni Bios - "Shapeless" (Kevin Arnemann remix) - (6:57) 126 BPM

Alejandro Trebor - "Arkema" - (6:45) 123 BPM

Markantonio - "Metric" - (7:10) 127 BPM

Sian & Ingo Boss & Mark Reeve - "Helter Skelter" (Stripped mix) - (6:35) 127 BPM

Mars Bill - "Rhombus" - (6:41) 128 BPM

Spiros Kaloumenos - "Grey Ninja" - (6:34) 126 BPM

Kleber - "Sung Sung" - (7:07) 128 BPM

Kleber - "Tribalistico" - (7:15) 128 BPM

Torsten Kanzler - "Tick" (A Paul remix) - (5:12) 130 BPM

Realsortis - "Penumbra" (Danley remix) - (7:00) 130 BPM

Frank Sonic & Mike Maass - "Blizzard" (A Mochi remix) - (6:36) 126 BPM

Torsten Kanzler - "Vio" (Cortechs remix) - (8:11) 124 BPM

Industrialyzer - "Memory Remains" - (8:05) 128 BPM

DJ Arcane - "Resistor" - (6:04) 128 BPM

DJ Arcane - "Resistor" (Torsten Kanzler remix) - (7:02) 128 BPM

Klaudia Gawlas - "Papillon" - (6:02) 130 BPM

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8 HERTZ

Thunder EP

Divine Techno

DIVSPEC 102
01 Apr 13

Desires - (5:58) 126 BPM

Quietness - (5:04) 126 BPM

Thunder - (7:33) 127 BPM

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Played by: Juno Recommends Techno

HOUSE OF BLACK LANTERNS

Truth & Loss

Houndstooth

HTH 002D
29 Mar 13

Truth & Loss - (6:51) 115 BPM

Truth & Loss (Fracture's Astrophonica remix) - (5:19)

Like A Warrior (feat Juakali) - (5:19) 136 BPM

Ghettozoid - "Boy Toy" (House of Black Lanterns remix) - (8:08) 120 BPM

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Played by: Shadow Dancer, Juakali, Soul Intent

SPHERICAL COORDINATES/MIKE PARKER/REEKO

Charged Particles

Tsunami

TSU 019
22 Apr 13

Scxfg 21 - (6:04) 126 BPM

Currents - (7:44) 129 BPM

Blueshift - (6:00) 128 BPM

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Played by: Exium, Victor Martinez

Review: There's plenty of interest on this three track Charged Particles EP from the Tsunami Records label. Firstly it brandishes yet more highly charged output from the Spherical Coordinates project of label boss Christian Wunsch and Spanish techno icon Oscar Mulero, a collaboration that debuted in auspicious circumstances with a recent EP on Polegroup. Much like that four tracker, "SCXFG 21" sees the pair lock into a deep, throbbing techno groove that perfectly encapsulates their stated intention to create music "heavily inspired by space and futurism, focusing on liquid textures, harmonic sequences and classic drum machine sounds, yet preserving the danceable feeling." In addition, Geophone and Prologue artist Mike Parker ensures the deepness remains with the shuddering textural journey below that is "Currents" whilst Reeko opts for a groaning industrial approach on the excellent "Blueshift".

ABSTRACT DIVISION

Time & Perception Part 2

Dynamic Reflection

DREF 017
13 May 13

Compound Statement - (6:22) 128 BPM

Transmutation - (6:41) 126 BPM

Comprehend (Jonas Kopp Remix) - (7:10) 129 BPM

Magnitude - (3:25)

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DJ RUSH

She's Fine

Bek Audio

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BEK 014
09 Apr 13

She's Fine (Gary Beck remix) - (7:30) 128 BPM

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Played by: Paul Mac, Paul Langley, Trevor Benz

AARTEKT/FREDRIK STJARNE

Feral Vol 1 (remixes)

Bad Animal Germany

BAD 006
05 Apr 13

There You Go (Joel Alter remix) - (6:12) 125 BPM

Rolling Energy (Alland Byallo remix) - (7:25) 123 BPM

There You Go (Markus Suckut remix) - (6:02) 127 BPM

Rolling Energy (John Osborn remix) - (8:08) 125 BPM

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Played by: Joachim Spieth (Affin), Alexander Robotnick, Juno Recommends Minimal/Tech House

Review: Feral offers club techno with real depth and texture. The Joel Alter version of "There You Go" features storming beats and insistent vocal snatches, but it also evolves to include a sensuous chord progression and an infectious vocal sample. Alland Byallo's take on "Rolling Energy" also has reflective qualities thanks to its sensuous chords, but the heavy bass and rolling groove prime it for the floor. Markus Suckut's take on "There You Go" meanwhile is stripped back and stepping, its heavy bass and hissing percussion the focus of all the action. But depth is never far away on this release and John Osborn's remix of "Rolling Energy" is a droning, multi-layered affair.

J TIJN

Jack 2

Pennyroyal

PYRL 001
08 Apr 13

Jack 2 - (5:40) 128 BPM

Fucklebucks - (4:56) 132 BPM

Hamerhoofd - (6:14) 130 BPM

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Played by: Paul Mac

Review: J Tijn is quickly becoming a recognised name after a strong contribution to a three-part techno series by Belgium label Other Heights, as well as his role in Turbo's New Jack Techno sampler, which saw his "The Anti Mixdown" cut into an EP with other up-and-comers Locked Groove, Gingy (minus Bordello) and Milano. A further example of J Tijn's rising repute is demonstrated on this Jack 2 EP which inaugurates the new Pennyroyal label from Hemlock boss Untold. The title track lurches through a rough mess of sludge and scraping hi-hats that sound like something from Terminator 2, while "Fucklebucks" heads toward ravey-Blawan territory. The snigger and growl of "Hamerhoofd" share similarities to Regis' early '90s material, suggesting like J Tijn, like Regis then, is only in his techno-adolescence, with plenty more to come.

PHON O

Schn33

50 Weapons

50WEAPONS 027
17 May 13

Schn33 - (6:34) 126 BPM

Go - (6:39) 128 BPM

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Review: In the shift from minimal to deep house there were always going to be winners and losers, and it sounds like Carsten Aermes aka Phon O ended up on the right side. On Schn33, there are echoes of his minimal past, as loose drums form the basis for the title track, but the German producer is in a different place thanks to the use of building chords, icy synth lines and the sweetest strings this side of Derrick May. "Go" is also indicative of his shift towards deeper climes, but the repetitive vocal sample intoning the track title, coupled with billowing chords mean it is a more tracky, toolish affair

MARCO BERNARDI

Star Traveller

Planet E US

PLE 65355-3
14 May 13

Star Traveller - (7:25) 129 BPM

I Know Her - (5:41) 126 BPM

I Know Her (instrumental) - (4:25) 126 BPM

Why We Have The Underground - (5:08) 134 BPM

Unknown Promise - (5:07) 118 BPM

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Played by: Paul Hazendonk

LAURENT GARNIER

Jacques In The Box (Remixes)

Ed Banger France

42581
01 Apr 13

Jacques In The Box (Brodinski & Gesaffelstein Dirty Sprite remix) - (5:40)

Jacques In The Box (Chicago Bordelo remix) - (6:12) 129 BPM

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Played by: Juno Recommends Techno, Erol Alkan

MARK BROOM

Two

Token Belgium

TOKEN 29D
29 Apr 13

Two (original mix) - (6:43) 132 BPM

Two (Syntax Interpretation) - (6:37) 161 BPM

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Played by: Joachim Spieth (Affin)

Review: Belgian label Token dip their toes in the reissue game with this reissue of a Mark Broom cut from 2002. Originally released through the Coda offshoot of James Ruskin's Blue Print, "Two" apparently highest amongst Token boss Kr!z's personal favourite Mark Broom productions and the track still sounds immense some eleven years on. A classic example of Broom at his most relentlessly thumping, "Two" is given some contemporary context with a Syntax remix whose spacious textures and brushed syncopation offer a more serene accompaniment.

KEVIN MCPHEE

Version One

Naked Lunch

NL 014
29 Apr 13

Version One - (7:49)

P1:P2 - (4:53)

It's What She Wants - (5:05)

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Played by: Seth Merlo, Mat Cant

Review: After time well spent roaming across labels such as WNCL, Idle Hands and Brainmath, Kevin McPhee returns to his starting point of [NakedLunch] with a new grip of tracks that display an artist still exploring new avenues for his sound to maraud down. "Version One" kicks off on two minutes of bizarre melody that profoundly hides its tempo until everything pauses for a solid house beat to take hold, making for an eye-opening vision of singular groove. "It's What She Wants" is uncompromising in a wholly different way, pumping and clunking on a productive factory of percussion before the less-than-obvious appropriation of R&B vocal comes loping into the mix. "P1:P2" is positively conventional by comparison, but it's no straight up house cut by any regular stretch with its own unique metallic clang and a decisive switch up into more melodic territory for the later part of the EP.

VARIOUS

Berlin Tech Vol 5

Recovery Tech

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RTCOMP 263
26 Apr 13

Phantasmeano - "Vowels" (Dapayk remix) - (6:12) 125 BPM

Christian Burkhardt - "Cheech" - (7:06) 125 BPM

Arne Michel - "Good Bye, Danke" (Chat Noir remix) - (8:11) 126 BPM

Jamie Kidd - "Drinking Void" - (6:19) 126 BPM

Marc Houle - "Undercover" (Miro Pajic remix) - (6:18) 125 BPM

Max Bett - "Click" - (6:09) 126 BPM

Lex Gorrie - "Seizure" - (7:10) 127 BPM

Minicoolboyz - "Wir Kommen" - (8:07) 126 BPM

Matt Star - "Danza" - (7:03) 125 BPM

MADA - "Duffer" - (8:20) 123 BPM

Sian - "Dangerous Liaisons" (Mauro Picotto & Riccardo Ferri remix) - (7:50) 126 BPM

Mr Bizz - "Ellipse" - (7:16) 126 BPM

Julian Jeweil - "Techno Corner" - (8:39) 127 BPM

AnGy CoRe - "Panic Night" - (6:41) 128 BPM

Tripmastaz - "Blueprint" - (10:59) 126 BPM

Likhnitsky - "Winter Melody" - (8:11) 124 BPM

Kernel Key - "Coffee Break" - (7:08) 126 BPM

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MIKE DEHNERT

Placide EP

Fachwerk Germany

FW 029
06 May 13

Drehimpuls (live act cut in Paris) - (5:39) 126 BPM

Charger - (5:31) 125 BPM

Eigenzeit - (5:55) 125 BPM

Isolant - (4:56) 124 BPM

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Played by: Paul Mac, Dave Clarke, Submerge, Jt86

Review: Having signalled his return to pounding techno on a rowdy Echochord release recently, Mike Dehnert ensures that rattling sensation in our eardrums remains with Placide, a four fingered assault on your senses through home stable Fachwerk. Apparently inspired by some spam email entitled "Give It To Me Raw!" Dehnert elected to record opening track "Drehimpuls" live in Paris for extra rawness, with suitable results; the track literally barrels through a thick wall of corrugated sonics. The remaining three tracks sound slightly cleaner in comparison, though the sheer sound design at play ensures the unpredictable serrated synth of "Charger" or booming warehouse groove of "Eigenzeit" prove just as memorable. Final track "Isolant" is undeniably funky too, trapping some lost female vocal deep beneath the mangled kicks and smacked out whistles.

VARIOUS

Pure Techno Minimal Vol 16

Berlin Aufnahmen

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BAC 025
02 May 13

Tom Braker & Boukorras Luc - "Broken Osc" - (6:15) 129 BPM

Wurtz - "Lato B" - (7:31) 125 BPM

Two For The Road - "Voices Of Robots" - (5:28) 127 BPM

Beat Cool Brothers - "Goblin" - (7:25) 125 BPM

Ceiasa - "New York" - (5:09) 128 BPM

Edoardo Spolaore - "J & K" - (5:55) 127 BPM

Little T - "No Shame" - (5:13) 130 BPM

Michael Clark - "Gentleman Dance" - (6:00) 128 BPM

Staffy & Andrew Shepherd - "Black Mamba" - (6:10) 126 BPM

Fabio - "Rezus" - (7:28) 128 BPM

Becquer - "Rain" - (7:22) 128 BPM

Taiki Masai - "Breathless" - (13:46) 128 BPM

Dieg Namzak - "Plankton" - (8:09) 126 BPM

Dioke Homer - "Palpito Delay" - (5:22) 128 BPM

ExtraDruck - "Bar" - (7:32) 128 BPM

Justin Carey - "Redefined" - (5:12) 126 BPM

Nowiss - "Broken Clock" - (5:50) 126 BPM

Simon & Leitner - "Dance On Fire" - (6:36) 130 BPM

Inbeat - "Hazard" - (6:16) 128 BPM

Federic Sallefranque - "Dark" - (6:01) 130 BPM

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CLOUDS

Man Out Of Dubs

Fifth Wall

5WALL 003
30 Apr 13

Drone Function - (6:10) 127 BPM

Tropical Fuck - (6:22) 131 BPM

Phantom Female - (6:09) 131 BPM

T-AO-192 - (5:40) 126 BPM

Drone Function (Divvorce remix) - (5:23) 126 BPM

Tropical Fuck (Hound Scales She Goat remix) - (6:08) 125 BPM

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Played by: Paul Mac, Aka Tell (A.g.trio), Trevor Benz

Review: If you're looking for relentless techno, then you've come to the right place. On Man Out of Dubs, Clouds take skewed, metallic rhythms and fashion them into something darker and more disturbing. Muffled vocals and swathes of background noise are audible on "Drone Function", while deranged vocals - this time pitch-bent and tripped out - feature on the grinding, riff-heavy "Tropical F**k". Clouds take a break on the sinewy broken beats of "T-AO-192" - although muffled vocals are still audible - but soon enough it's back to banging techno territory on the Hound Scales She Goat remix of "Tropical F**k", where heavy industrial beats and a searing bassline prevail.

TAKAAKI ITOH

Slicer

Wols