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505545 3688454
06 May 13

Through Me - (5:44) 123 BPM

Nothing But Pleasure - (8:20) 127 BPM

$2.75

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.

PHON O

Schn33

50 Weapons

50WEAPONS 027
17 May 13

Schn33 - (6:34) 126 BPM

Go - (6:39) 128 BPM

$2.75

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

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

$2.75

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.

ADESSE

Untitled Love EP

Prime Numbers

PN 20
17 May 13

Untitled Love - (6:45) 124 BPM

Supernal - (5:01) 150 BPM

Metachemistry - (6:34) 123 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Sccucci Manucci

Review: Having made his debut on Prime Numbers earlier this year with his titular contribution to a split release alongside Truss and Massimo De Lena, Adesse is granted a full release with this all killer no filler Untitled Love EP. For someone who came to the fore with a version of Theo Parrish's "Sky Walking, it's unsurprising that the title track here has a rugged charm reminiscent of the outspoken Sound Signature boss - it's all about that thumping snare son! Meanwhile "Supernal" veers into deep steppers territory and contains some ingenious looping of a Laurie Anderson standard, whilst "Metachemistry" highlights Adesse's talent for loose, freeform arrangements.

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)

$2.75

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.

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

$2.75

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.

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)

$2.75

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.

SAM PAGANINI

Body To Body

Cocoon Germany

COR 12102DIGITAL-X
11 Mar 13

Body To Body - (6:35) 126 BPM

Fire In My Arms - (6:14) 125 BPM

Polyester - (6:42) 125 BPM

Hot - (7:23) 125 BPM

Paral-lel - (7:02) 126 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Alexander Robotnick, Joseph Capriati, Juno Recommends Minimal/Tech House, Pan-Pot, Brisboys, Jay Lumen, Karotte, Tom Wax

Review: Paganini drops a heavy, functional EP for Sven Vath's label. The title track sets the tone for the release, a dark, slamming affair characterised by heavy, concrete beats and hissing percussion. A similar approach applies on "Fire In My Arms", but here the central riff drones like a strike craft moving in to drop its deadly payload.
"Polyester" is more straightforward, as a rolling groove drops and builds again, powered by metallic drums. "Hot" sees Paganini revisit the approach on the title track with insistent vocal samples littered in the arrangement, while "Parallel" features a vocal snippet intoning "I'm stretched" over a belching acid line.

ORE

State

Civil Music

buy whole release (6 tracks) for ~~$16.50~~ $11.99

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

$2.75

MARTYN

Newspeak EP

Dolly

DOLLYDUBS 2
18 Mar 13

Oceania - (5:12)

Newspeak - (6:27)

What Is Room 101 - (6:02)

$2.75

Played by: Paul Mac, Scott Fell, Earl Grey, Nowakowski, Dusty / Jazz & Milk, Alkalino, Dairmount (Room With A View Recs), Roberto Rodriguez, Juno Recommends Techno, Tom (Shur-I-Kan) Szirtes, Commodore 69 (Hot N Heavy), Posthuman, Tom (Shur-I-Kan) Szirtes, Blind Prophet (South Fork Sound), Simonlebon, Resident Advisor, Tom Taylor, Ben Pearce

Review: Ahead of a forthcoming new album for Brainfeeder, Martyn drops this killer induction into Steffi's recently established Dolly Dubs imprint. The offshoot launched in relatively low key fashion late last year, with Swedish producer Staffan Lindberg at the helm. The addition of Steffi's compatriot Martyn is however big news, with the three track Newspeak EP the Dutchman's first proper release since Hello Darkness, the single that bookended his album for Brainfeeder in March of last year. Long term devotees of the 3024 boss's output should be familiar with the sub heavy snap of the title track which featured on his Essential Mix for Radio 1 last Spring, whilst lead track "Oceania" is a rolling, broken treat.

16 MILLION DOLLAR MAN

The Witch

Alola

buy whole release (7 tracks) for ~~$19.25~~ $13.99

ALOLP 011
06 May 13

Second Choice (remaster) - (7:48) 130 BPM

Way Back - (3:47) 119 BPM

Siriusex - (10:00) 128 BPM

Man With A Voice - (7:06) 126 BPM

In The Depth Of It All - (12:59)

Do You Understand - (9:03) 127 BPM

Pink Yo Black - (9:29) 123 BPM

$2.75

HEAD HIGH

Burning

Power House

PH 404
17 May 13

Burning (Keep Calm mix) - (5:15) 125 BPM

Keep On Talking (Dirt mix) - (6:10) 126 BPM

Burning (Keep It mix) - (4:44) 126 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Joachim Spieth (Affin)

SOUL CAPSULE PRODUCTIONS

Las Ramblas

Trelik

TR 13
19 May 08

Las Ramblas (part 1) - (7:49) 132 BPM

Las Ramblas (part 2) - (7:47) 128 BPM

Las Ramblas (part 3) - (6:42) 128 BPM

$2.75

HARDWAY BROS

A/B Musique / Shorty

Throne Of Blood US

TOB 034
13 May 13

A/B Musique - (7:53) 111 BPM

Shorty (original mix) - (7:59) 114 BPM

Shorty (Scott Fraser Above The Clouds remix) - (8:48) 114 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Pablo Contraband (Disco Deviant), Phuturelabs

Review: Sean Johnston's Hardway Bros aligns on the Throne Of Blood label with some rare original produce in the shape of A/B Musique, a killer single brandishing some assistance from fellow Axis members Scott Fraser and Timothy J Fairplay. Eschewing the Balearic nature of previous Hardway Bros material, the title track is geared as homage to Belgian New Beat and hits the spot as soon as those hollow drums kick into gear. The aforementioned Mr Fairplay provides some punk funk swagger via intermittent guitar riffage and the vibe throughout is geared towards interplanetary love parties. On the virtual flip, "Shorty" feels a bit darker, with tough multi layered drum breaks and fuzzy edged arpeggiated bass lines gradually teasing out a seemingly never ending fluctuating precession of delay laden acid lines and swirling hypnotic vocal smudges. Scott Fraser turns in a murky basement remix of "Shorty" which is tinged with a machine made melancholia that tastes decidedly Detroitian.

SECRET CIRCUIT

Tactile Galactics

Beats In Space

buy whole release (14 tracks) for ~~$38.50~~ $19.99

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)

$2.75

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.

HOUSE OF BLACK LANTERNS

Kill The Lights

Houndstooth

buy whole release (11 tracks) for ~~$30.25~~ $19.99

080256 0200384
03 May 13

Beg - (6:29) 125 BPM

Broken (feat Ghettozoid) - (5:27) 120 BPM

Shot You Down (feat Leni Ward) - (4:28) 120 BPM

Truth & Loss - (6:50) 115 BPM

I'll Wait For You - (5:22)

Never Sleep Again (feat Juakali) - (6:41) 115 BPM

Rolling Thunder - (6:03) 125 BPM

You, Me, Metropolis - (5:34) 112 BPM

Names (feat Leni Ward) - (4:14) 110 BPM

Pale December (feat Rudi Zygadlo) - (4:32)

The Walls Are Closing In - (6:10) 120 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Gabriel, Posthuman, Juakali

Review: Switching stance from his bass-weighted mutant stepping as King Cannibal, Dylan Richards is now developing his own murky foray into 4/4 steeped in dread-filled atmospherics and plush sound design under the House Of Black Lanterns banner. With smatterings of electro and footwork, a M_nus-styled economy of arrangements and a spread of vocal turns from Leni Ward, Rudi Zygadlo and Juakali, Kill The Lights is operating on many levels while weaving its own gothic vision of what pop-inflected dance music can reach for in 2013. There's no doubt that Richards has succeeded in realising his vision for a beyond-the-grave listening experience that can still be accessible to a range of listeners.

KONSTANTIN SIBOLD/CULOE DE SONG/JON CHARNIS/MARIO BASANOV

Secret Weapons EP Part 5

Innervisions Germany

IV 42
25 Feb 13

Konstantin Sibold - "Madeleine" - (9:01) 121 BPM

Culoe De Song - "Stig Boardersman" - (8:36) 125 BPM

Jon Charnis - "Prophecy" - (7:48) 120 BPM

Mario Basanov - "Red Line" - (8:25)

$2.75

Played by: Nowakowski, Alkalino, Juno Recommends Techno, Permanent Vacation, Kollektiv Turmstrasse, Mario Basanov, Resident Advisor

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)

$2.75

DAPAYK SOLO

Colours (DPK1-10)

Mo's Ferry Productions Germany

buy whole release (21 tracks) for ~~$57.75~~ $24.99

DPKCOMP 1
20 May 13

Orange Skies - (9:39) 127 BPM

Panange - (7:50) 123 BPM

There Is Love - (9:08) 125 BPM

Green Noise - (8:25) 128 BPM

Back To Me (feat Camara) - (9:09) 125 BPM

Child Of The Night (Format:B remix) - (7:20) 125 BPM

Call Me Names - (7:28) 126 BPM

Pangan - (9:13) 126 BPM

Michael Doodiekopf - (6:57) 125 BPM

Michael Doodiekopf (Jon Hester remix) - (7:02) 128 BPM

Call Me Names (Super Flu Pitbull Butterflies remix) - (7:40) 126 BPM

Still Believe (feat Camara) - (10:01) 125 BPM

Still Believe (feat Camara - Sascha Braemer Find Me edit) - (7:16) 124 BPM

Catch My Fire - (7:05) 125 BPM

Make It Longer - (7:28) 125 BPM

After Nine - (10:40) 125 BPM

Hefegnn - (7:51) 125 BPM

Dominator - (7:58) 125 BPM

Sick Of All This - (7:04) 128 BPM

Sunny Side Up - (7:50) 125 BPM

Handle With Care - (8:24) 128 BPM

$2.75

ABSTRAXION

Dark Knight

Marketing Germany

080729 7533613
17 May 13

Break Of Light - (6:08) 120 BPM

Dark Knight (Its A Fine Line Hellblaue version) - (7:29) 122 BPM

Dark Knight - (6:24) 122 BPM

Break Of Light (Tim Paris rework) - (9:38) 120 BPM

Dark Knight (Its A Fine Line Dunkelblaue version) - (6:21) 122 BPM

$2.75

PASCAL FEOS

Departed 2 Return Vol 1

Level Non Zero Germany

buy whole release (11 tracks) for ~~$30.25~~ $19.99

LNZ 043.1
15 May 13

Inhale - Exhale - (6:30) 124 BPM

Pascal FEOS feat Frank Leicher - "Chigago House Flavor" - (6:21) 124 BPM

Sex On The Beat - (6:58) 123 BPM

Uuuuhh Djembe - (5:56) 124 BPM

And Now' - (6:39) 125 BPM

Traction - (5:48) 124 BPM

Pascal FEOS feat Heiko MSO - "Funky Bastard" - (10:05) 125 BPM

Pascal FEOS feat Frank Leicher & Red Robin - "Und Wiederholt" - (7:25) 123 BPM

Tranquilizer - (9:08) 124 BPM

Sonnenherz - (7:19) 123 BPM

The Day After Yesterday (digital bonus) - (6:46) 126 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Dapayk Solo

KEEPSAKES

Night Echoes

Sequel One

SEO 003
15 May 13

Anything - (6:13)

4:25AM - (5:05)

Kontaina - (6:03)

2:10AM - (7:17)

Lounge Habit - (6:16)

$2.75

JIMPSTER

Rollergirl

Freerange

082367 0042237
03 May 13

Rollergirl - (5:55) 117 BPM

Hold My Hand - (6:48) 123 BPM

$2.75

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.

REX THE DOG feat JAMIE MCDERMOTT

Do You Feel What I Feel

Southern Fried

buy whole release (8 tracks) for ~~$22.00~~ $15.99

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

$2.75

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.

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

$2.75

Played by: Paul Hazendonk

PSYCHE/BFC

Psyche/BFC (Deluxe Digital Version)

Planet E US

buy whole release (13 tracks) for ~~$35.75~~ $19.99

PLE 65353-3
16 Apr 13

Elements - (6:51) 125 BPM

Neurotic Behavior - (7:42)

Crackdown - (5:57) 137 BPM

From Beyond - (5:45) 134 BPM

Andromeda - (5:03) 126 BPM

Evolution - (3:07) 124 BPM

Galaxy - (6:59) 129 BPM

It's A Shame - (5:39) 110 BPM

Please Stand By - (5:03) 119 BPM

Chicken Noodle Soup - (6:33) 132 BPM

How The West Was Won - (3:34) 114 BPM

Sleep - (5:09) 147 BPM

D Funk - (5:15) 131 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Paul Mac, Shadow Dancer, Cosby (Car Crash Set), DJ Hell

Review: While the physical version of this valuable Carl Craig reissue contains timeless tracks like the dense house grooves of "Chicken Noodle Soup", the sensuous deep techno of "Elements" and "From Beyond" - one of the most irresistibly gloomy Carl Craig compositions - the digital version offers even more. There's "Please Stand By", where rough and raw breakbeats are teased out - like hardcore on a handful of downers - and the super deep and reflective "It's A Shame" and "How The West Was Won". Finally, the aptly named "Sleep" ends the compilation, its sombre ambience providing a soothing outro for Carl Craig completists.

TERENCE FIXMER

Comedy Of Menace

Electric Deluxe Germany

buy whole release (10 tracks) for ~~$27.50~~ $18.99

EDLX 010
20 Sep 10

Dark Line - (7:44) 124 BPM

Things Are Over - (2:38) 126 BPM

Impakt - (6:20) 128 BPM

Drastik - (6:16) 128 BPM

Phantoms - (5:36) 127 BPM

Breathless - (5:23) 126 BPM

My Experimentation - (5:07) 120 BPM

Alert - (3:11) 126 BPM

Dance Like Paranoid - (7:02) 126 BPM

Last Heroes - (4:38) 126 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Juno Recommends Techno, Terence Fixmer

VARIOUS

Confronted: Part 4 (Techno Collection)

Recovery Tech

buy whole release (20 tracks) for ~~$55.00~~ $24.99

RTCOMP 267
30 Apr 13

Up & Pg - "Follow You" (feat David Kareyan) - (7:13) 121 BPM

Zombie Disco Squad - "Ghetto" - (5:26) 124 BPM

Timid Boy - "Kiss Me" - (8:29) 121 BPM

Mark Starr - "Sunishine" (MunniBrotherz mix) - (5:26) 127 BPM

Automatt & Locke - "Sound Of Heaven" - (6:33) 128 BPM

Pascal Feos & Frank Leicher - "Wilde Waelse" - (8:14) 126 BPM

Presslaboys - "Eklettik" - (8:03) 125 BPM

Johnny Lamar - "Tokyo Overdrive" - (8:27) 125 BPM

Kadebostan - "Mon Petit Soleil d'Algerie" - (8:00) 126 BPM

Alex Dolby & Santos - "Orange Wafer" - (7:59) 123 BPM

Julian Jeweil - "Techno Corner" (H2 remix) - (6:52) 127 BPM

Kernel Key - "Respect Is Endangered" - (7:11) 127 BPM

Max Bett - "Stupid Cat" - (6:38) 126 BPM

Format B - "Busted" - (7:24) 126 BPM

John Acquaviva & Olivier Giacomotto - "While My Wiki Gently Leaks" (Da Fresh remix) - (6:04) 127 BPM

Deas & Lubica - "Feel That Groove" - (6:07) 126 BPM

Michael Knop - "That Shit" - (6:04) 125 BPM

Gathaspar - "Adoracja Sakramentek" - (7:14) 120 BPM

Mr Bizz - "Ordinary Day" - (6:51) 127 BPM

UMEK - "100% Sure" - (7:49) 127 BPM

$2.75

UNSUBSCRIBE

Spek Hondje

Houndstooth

080256 0200483
17 May 13

Vox Spek Hondje (feat Bear Who?) - (8:54) 128 BPM

Spek Hondje (instrumental) - (8:49) 128 BPM

Bassapella Spek Hondje (feat Bear Who?) - (8:54) 128 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Dave Clarke

Review: Dave Clarke's remix project with Jonas Uittenbosch aka Mr Jones has turned into a fully-fledged production outfit with this release on Fabric's new Houndstooth label. We're not sure what "Spek Hondje" means, but irrespective of how it translates, it is sure to soundtrack underground parties in grimy basements thanks to its pulsing acid lines, grinding bass and panel-beating metallic rhythms. Vox Spek Hondje featuring Bear Who is even darker and more edgy, as pitched down vocals navigate their way through a grime-coated arrangement. "Bassapella Spek Hondje", which also features Bear Who, goes deeper down the wormhole with a noisy, grinding bass at its centre-piece, more effective than a pneumatic drill to the temple.

ABDUCTIONS

Wrong Turn EP

NPR Limitless

buy whole release (8 tracks) for ~~$22.00~~ $15.99

NPRLTS 0025
18 Mar 13

Spirit - (8:00) 128 BPM

Wrong Turn - (7:33) 127 BPM

Wrong Turn (Steve Bacs remix) - (6:03) 128 BPM

Wrong Turn (Meiko remix) - (7:13) 129 BPM

Wrong Turn (Gene Karz remix) - (6:45) 128 BPM

Spirit (Chris Lo remix) - (6:37) 128 BPM

Spirit (Gene Karz remix) - (7:00) 128 BPM

Spirit (Ig Noise remix) - (6:53) 128 BPM

$2.75

CLOUDS

Optic

Turbo Canada

TURBO 120
05 Mar 12

Optic - (5:47) 125 BPM

Optic (Jesper Dahlback remix) - (6:16) 125 BPM

Future Blaster - (5:34) 125 BPM

Vaults - (5:57) 127 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Haszari, Juno Recommends Techno

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) for ~~$30.25~~ $19.99

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

$2.75

VARIOUS

Remix Collection Vol 1

Perc Trax

buy whole release (10 tracks) for ~~$27.50~~ $18.99

TPTDIGI 035
05 Apr 10

Babyl-Tr0n - "Responsibility" (Gary Beck remix) - (6:46) 126 BPM

Perc - "Work Harder" (District One remix) - (6:32) 128 BPM

Remute - "Schlund" (Bearweasel mix) - (10:09) 126 BPM

BCR Boys - "Stolperfalle" (Matador remix) - (7:02) 126 BPM

Gary Beck - "Drifting" (Perc remix) - (6:31) 126 BPM

MarcAshken - "Bus Driver" (Tolfrey & Sysvester Out-Ed remix) - (6:42) 128 BPM

Material Object - "Stalefish" (Kyle Geiger remix) - (6:13) 126 BPM

Stian Klo - "Timanfaya" (Ozgur Can remix) - (5:48) 131 BPM

Man-To-Man - "Many Paths" (Hertz remix) - (7:00) 128 BPM

Paul Lancaster - "In Force" (Spartak remix) - (6:04) 138 BPM

$2.75

Played by: John Karagiannis (Techhead)

VARIOUS

Remix Collection Vol 2

Perc Trax

buy whole release (10 tracks) for ~~$27.50~~ $18.99

TPTDIGI 038
09 Aug 10

Mihalis Safras - "Titleless" (Ripperton's Placid remix) - (8:03) 124 BPM

Perc - "Trapjaw" (Xpansul's dub mix) - (8:18) 129 BPM

Gennaro Mastrantonio - "Night In The Jungle" (Matador remix) - (6:17) 128 BPM

Gary Beck - "Numb" (Max Cooper's Curve mix) - (6:56) 125 BPM

Matador - "Bliss" (Simone Tavazzi remix) - (6:33) 126 BPM

Misc. - "Wave After Wave" (Sawf remix) - (7:18) 127 BPM

Redsound - "Pink Body" (Salmon remix) - (6:32) 125 BPM

Sawf - "Vavasofa" (Perc remix) - (7:21) 124 BPM

Go Hiyama - "Myself Myself" (Metalogic's Disposition mix) - (5:14) 130 BPM

Ryan Sullivan - "Way In" (Seake's Way Out mix) - (6:48) 126 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Nuno Dos Santos, Raul Mezcolanza

PETER EDISON presents KEITA SANO

Keita Sano

Strictly Groove Recordings

buy whole release (13 tracks) for ~~$35.75~~ $19.99

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

$2.75

Played by: Visti, Kid Who, Willo

ELLIOTT THOMAS

Sirius

Voyeurhythm Holland

VR 011D
15 May 13

Sirius - (10:11) 123 BPM

Desert Light - (5:35) 126 BPM

$2.75

Review: Despite making a name for himself in his hometown of Portland, Oregon, Elliot Thomas has yet to make his mark in electronic music at large. Judging by this first solo single for Voyeurthythm, he could be a name to watch in coming years. Brimming with snappy analogue drums, vintage synths and tear-jerking melodies, "Sirius" is a delightful slab of stargazing deepness with some impressive influences (early Chicago deep house, the Burrell brothers, classic Detroit techno). It sounds like something that could have been made in '88 or '89, right down to the analogue warmth present throughout. "Desert Light" follows a similar template, delivering bubbling electronic arpeggios, yearning synth melodies and subdued analogue drums. Recommended.

FLUG

Mental Disorder EP

Sleaze

SLEAZE 077
11 Mar 13

Mental Disorder (original mix) - (8:03) 127 BPM

Mental Disorder (Jonas Kopp remix) - (6:58) 128 BPM

1k (original mix) - (8:09) 126 BPM

1k (Truncate Ghetto Jack remix) - (6:05) 127 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Paul Mac, S-File, Joachim Spieth (Affin), Juno Recommends Techno, Submerge, Electrorites, Trevor Benz, Rumah

BAMBOUNOU

Full Of Feelings

50 Weapons

50WEAPONS 026
15 Mar 13

Filled - (5:10)

Brim - (6:12)

Boarder - (4:55)

$2.75

Played by: Roberto Rodriguez, Juno Recommends Techno, Shox, Menorah, Paradisiaca Recordings

Review: Rocking up to his regular home at 50 Weapons, Bambounou brings yet more of his playful, experimental bass music to bear with this rock solid three tracker. There's a great focus on wild, disorientating noises hammered into solid rhythms, whether it's the metallic swirls that slop around the insides of "Filled", or the jerky tap drips that inject the funk into "Brim". Aside from the spicy sounds, there's also plenty to hold onto, not least with the whopping great chord stabs that also inhabit "Brim". Having said that, "Boarder" is more intent on plunging you into a bizarre soundworld of bold VHS synth drones and snaking percussion that seems intent on dodging the groove at all costs.

TYPHONIC

Call Of The Booty

Booty Call

buy whole release (7 tracks) for ~~$19.25~~ $13.99

BCR 025
04 Mar 13

Call Of The Booty - (3:13) 120 BPM

Drunk In The Club - (3:27) 150 BPM

Party Jump - (3:15) 120 BPM

Early - (3:02) 120 BPM

Call Of The Booty (Kaptain Cadillac remix) - (3:05) 150 BPM

Drunk In The Club (Kriskha remix) - (5:28) 127 BPM

Party Jump (D-51 remix) - (4:30) 136 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Juno Recommends Electro, D.j.fulltono

VARIOUS

Bad Brains #1

Jason's Mask Holland

buy whole release (14 tracks) for ~~$38.50~~ $19.99

JMASKBADB 001
19 Apr 10

DestroyER - "Circles" - (6:00) 150 BPM

DestroyER - "Lady Vampire" - (6:13) 160 BPM

DestroyER - "Present Time" - (6:00) 155 BPM

DestroyER - "Robowar" - (5:42) 152 BPM

Mental Crush - "Dead Seconds" - (5:16) 158 BPM

Mental Crush - "Rasta" - (5:35) 155 BPM

Mental Crush - "Full Strange" - (5:29) 155 BPM

Mental Crush - "Knight From Darkness" - (5:36) 149 BPM

Clean Up Bros - "Humanity" - (5:45) 158 BPM

Clean Up Bros - "Mind Collision" - (6:18) 158 BPM

Richie Miller & K-Os aka Plasmose - "Dual Shock" - (5:26)

DJ Hammond - "Is This Hell" - (5:17) 160 BPM

DJ Hammond - "Schemers" - (5:02) 160 BPM

DJ Hammond - "The Hive" - (5:20) 160 BPM

$2.75

BORIS S

World Of Visions

Bullshit Germany

buy whole release (12 tracks) for ~~$33.00~~ $19.99

BULLSHIT 006
28 Jun 10

World Of Visions - (6:09) 133 BPM

Izotop - (5:56) 132 BPM

Music - (5:56) 133 BPM

My Love - (6:15) 133 BPM

On The Edge - (6:31) 152 BPM

Dark Side - (6:15) 151 BPM

Rock The Beat - (5:30) 151 BPM

Why - (6:31) 150 BPM

Into The Light - (6:17) 150 BPM

Nightmare Boy - (5:47) 152 BPM

Drag - (5:36) 155 BPM

Final Destination - (6:08) 151 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Spark Taberner

HEADROOM

Shades Of Shape

Compound Holland

buy whole release (16 tracks) for ~~$44.00~~ $22.99

COMPX 6
31 Jan 11

C12 Echo Installation - (3:11) 134 BPM

Organic Anagram - (5:54) 140 BPM

Train-E - (4:39) 138 BPM

Break Her - (5:10) 140 BPM

Neuro Ego Disease - (4:53) 138 BPM

Morgue - (4:56) 138 BPM

C18 Shades Of Shape - (0:30) 128 BPM

Utop - (5:15) 138 BPM

Le Banquet - (4:49) 138 BPM

Meantime - (4:56) 138 BPM

Dermo Optical Perception - (4:53) 138 BPM

Exu - (4:45) 142 BPM

13 C9 Reactive Patterns - (2:26) 138 BPM

C15 Echo Cancellation - (3:39) 138 BPM

AFU - (5:07) 140 BPM

Member Arise - (4:57) 136 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Paula Cazenave, Mattias Fridell, Patrick Dsp

DIARMAID O MEARA

Is It Raw

Rewashed

100569 40
17 May 13

Is It Raw - (6:31) 130 BPM

Is It Raw (Sebastian Groth remix) - (6:32) 126 BPM

Is It Raw (Julian Brand edit) - (8:03) 127 BPM

Is It Raw (Acensor remix) - (7:36) 127 BPM

$2.75

SAMUEL L SESSION

Distant Piano EP

Klap Klap Germany

KKLAP 17
30 Apr 13

Distant Piano - (5:37) 126 BPM

Down With Dexter - (6:10) 126 BPM

Black & Blue - (5:37) 126 BPM

The Massive - (6:10) 126 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Submerge, Phuturelabs

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)

$2.75

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.

BORIS S

Get Wicked EP

Inflicted Germany

INFLICTED 17
11 Sep 08

Gonna Get Wicked - (6:06) 148 BPM

Close To The Nuthouse - (6:34) 150 BPM

This Is Not Religous - (6:36) 150 BPM

One Night In... - (5:36) 152 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Kaoz, DJ Hellraiser

ANDREI MORANT

Set Tools Volume 3

Scope Recordings

buy whole release (6 tracks) for ~~$16.50~~ $11.99

SCP 041
25 Feb 13

Simple Addition - (7:38) 127 BPM

Back When - (7:14) 127 BPM

Trick Shot - (6:21) 125 BPM

Triumph - (6:03) 129 BPM

Chirps - (6:08) 127 BPM

Twisted Feel - (6:43) 127 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Alonso Varela

MMM (ERRORSMITH & FIEDEL)

Que Barbaro

MMM Germany

MMM 6
03 May 13

Que Barbaro - (6:08) 133 BPM

Casio Dub - (6:12) 134 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Mat Cant, Erol Alkan

THEO JHALION

Raw Power

STK