Bestsellers This Week

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

TOM ROWLANDS

Through Me (Junodownload Exclusive)

Phantasy Sound

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.

NOBODY/LUKAS/MIKE DRAMA/SEPROMATIQ/BENTECH/ROBERT KOCH

Cannibal Freak EP

Cannibal Society Holland

CSDIGI 013
20 May 13

Nobody - "Non Cannibal Freak" - (5:50) 156 BPM

Lukas & Mike Drama - "Red Dragon" - (6:11) 150 BPM

Sepromatiq & Bentech - "Frozen" - (5:40) 158 BPM

Robert Koch - "Take That Motherfckers" - (4:49) 149 BPM

$2.75

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.

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: Dub 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.

KMFH

The Boat Party

Wild Oats US

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

425064 4845581
17 May 13

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

Dr_Crunch - (5:52) 126 BPM

Spoof - (5:58) 129 BPM

Flemmenup - (5:03) 126 BPM

Crushed - (5:58) 122 BPM

Finnapop - (7:01) 147 BPM

Grungy Gloops - (1:33) 127 BPM

Measure 2 Measure - (6:42) 120 BPM

$2.75

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)

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.

Lucid Sounds Vol 8: A Fine & Deep Sonic Flow Of Club House Electro Minimal & Techno

VARIOUS

Lucid Sounds Vol 8: A Fine & Deep Sonic Flow Of Club House Electro Minimal & Techno

Lucidflow

buy whole release (23 tracks) for ~~$63.25~~ $24.99

DCD 025
23 May 13

Various - "Lucid Sounds Eight" (continuous DJ mix by Nadja Lind) - (1:03:08) 125 BPM

Nadja Lind & Paul Loraine - "Making A Difference" (Funk D'Void remix) - (6:37) 120 BPM

MoodWarp & Quintin Christian & Vandermeer - "Illusion" (David Alvarado remix) - (8:49) 125 BPM

Klartraum - "Aaron" - (8:19) 120 BPM

Grunbox & Nadja Lind - "High Heels Trap" (Helmut Ebritsch Table Dance remix) - (6:54) 124 BPM

Nadja Lind - "Limbus" (D Diggler remix) - (7:56) 126 BPM

Klartraum - "Spiral Dynamics" - (7:23) 124 BPM

Grunbox & Nadja Lind - "Shy Downtown" - (6:57) 123 BPM

Nadja Lind & Paul Loraine - "Making A Difference" (Silicone Soul Hypnohouse dub) - (7:58) 126 BPM

MoodWarp & Quintin Christian & Vandermeer - "Illusion" - (6:41) 121 BPM

Nadja Lind - "Limbus" (Paul Loraine Absent Without Leave remake) - (6:50) 123 BPM

Klartraum - "Kazantrip" - (6:50) 125 BPM

Grunbox & Nadja Lind - "High Heels Trap" - (6:53) 124 BPM

Klartraum - "Indian Spirit" - (9:05) 122 BPM

MoodWarp & Quintin Christian & Vandermeer - "Illusion" (Hatikvah remix) - (8:40) 121 BPM

Nadja Lind - "Limbus" - (7:45) 124 BPM

Klartraum - "The Void" - (11:40) 120 BPM

Weisses Licht - "Travelling" - (6:38) 118 BPM

Nadja Lind - "Sorry Books" (Yapacc remix) - (10:23) 123 BPM

Trinity & Beyond - "Gone Fisson" (Deepchild remix) - (9:37) 125 BPM

Klartraum - "Causal Waves" - (8:10) 123 BPM

Nadja Lind - "Sorry Books" - (6:55) 126 BPM

Trinity & Beyond - "Melville Lane" - (6:00) 124 BPM

$2.75

KKA aka KRISCHMANN & KLINGENBERG & ARKUS P

Der Gral

Friendly Fire Recordings

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

FRF 019
16 May 13

Der Gral - (6:03) 153 BPM

Der Gral (Robert Natus remix) - (7:23) 153 BPM

Der Gral (Minupren Kotz remix) - (5:45) 150 BPM

Der Gral (Nobody remix) - (5:59) 155 BPM

Der Gral (Stormtrooper Sakrileg mix) - (6:12) 160 BPM

Der Gral (Andi Teller remix) - (5:46) 155 BPM

Der Gral (Sutura remix) - (5:46) 155 BPM

$2.75

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.

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

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.

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

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.

SEPROMATIQ vs ARKUS P

Hominazed!003: Arkus P Vs Sepromatiq

Hominazed!

10036308
13 Jan 12

Sepromatiq, Arkus P - "Visions" - (6:07) 157 BPM

Sepromatiq - "Balm" - (5:39) 161 BPM

Arkus P & Sepromatiq - "Team Resonance" - (6:16) 163 BPM

Arkus P & Sepromatiq - "Gigaset" - (6:26) 154 BPM

$2.75

ABE DUQUE

Rules For The Modern DJ

Abe Duque

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

ADR 3004CD
13 May 13

Promise Me Yesterday - (5:06) 150 BPM

Paranormal Dejavu - (6:45)

Chaos Rules - (7:48) 127 BPM

Black Barbie - (6:00) 125 BPM

That's It - (6:20) 124 BPM

With His Music - (7:28) 122 BPM

The Future Is Back Again - (6:16) 125 BPM

LOVE - (5:56) 124 BPM

Diabeto - (6:14) 127 BPM

I Am New York - (9:35) 125 BPM

Bliss - (6:18) 125 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Antony Dupont

TWR72

Twin Turbo 018: Der Ausgang

Turbo Canada

TT 018
20 May 13

Dennis - (5:26) 130 BPM

Merijn - (5:55) 130 BPM

Rik - (5:54) 130 BPM

Stefan - (5:54) 130 BPM

Steie - (6:09) 130 BPM

$2.75

Review: Dubbed "future techno" by the ever vigilant genre officials over at Radio 1, Der Ausgang is a curiosity. Tasty, crisp, even efficient though it is, its creators look at each track as an accoutrement to a set rather than it's memorable peak. What sort of musicians want to become the scene setting though? On reading their bio, it becomes very simple to understand; musicians who know what they want. They describe the collection as: "All of the impact - none of the vulgar, desperate crap." From the names of the tracks (they are actually people's names) to the tasteful combination of lo-fi and hi-fi sounds, there's plenty of impact too. Each is a beautifully crafted slice of perfectly minimal techno, and if you like techno, what's not to love about that?

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.

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

$2.75

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".

PSYK

Arcade EP

Mote Evolver

MOTE 035D
20 May 13

Arcade - (5:47) 129 BPM

Surface - (5:27) 130 BPM

Intern - (5:14) 133 BPM

Somewhere - (5:14) 129 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Joachim Spieth (Affin)

Review: Following Psyk's excellent label debut for Mote Evolver in the shape of Distane, the producer returns for another EP of robust, yet minimalistic techno. The title track is as tripped back as they come, utilising simply a stomping kick drum and metallic bell tones to create a devastating techno tool; "Surface" is similarly sparse, but trades earth shaking qualities for an idiosyncratic combination of irregular claps which are thrown into the mix alongside slender synth stabs. "Intern" meanwhile takes things on a funkier tip, where distant snare rolls and marimba-like tones combine to create a deceptively simple techno tool; it's a stark contrast to "Somewhere" which is significantly brighter in its approach, accenting Psyk's fierce rhythms and dub chords with a colourful cluster of house-inspired stabs.

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.

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

ALEX KVITTA

Keep The Bass EP

Cannibal Society Holland

CSDGTL 009R
08 Apr 13

Keep The Bass Pumping Harder - (5:32) 150 BPM

Girls Gone Wild - (4:55) 145 BPM

Rotzekotzer - (4:32) 147 BPM

Happy Threesome - (4:35) 145 BPM

Heut Noch - (4:46) 147 BPM

$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

Review: House music workaholic Daypak Solo presents his DPK series on one compilation. While he was labeled as just being a minimal producer, Colours shows this categorization is way too narrow. "Orange Skies", with its Reese bass, aching vocals and icy chords, sounds like next generation Detroit techno and "There Is Love" could be his own version of Levon Vincent's steely house, as a repetitive vocal sample is fazed in over rigid drums and a tracky rhythm. Despite these diversions, there is also no sign that he is relinquishing his roots and the Format B remix of "Child of the Night" is the finest example of the stripped back German house sound, replete with an elastic bassline.

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

VARIOUS

Best Of Sounds Diabolic Vol 3

Sounds Diabolic

buy whole release (45 tracks) for ~~$123.75~~ $24.99

100539 08
14 Mar 13

Victor Hunter - "The Night Hunter" - (6:24) 150 BPM

Chriss Go - "Stereophobia" - (7:01) 155 BPM

Zkillbang3r - "La Huerfana" - (5:45) 160 BPM

Hypix - "Criminal" - (5:12) 157 BPM

Lines & Dot vs Mietkas - "Welcome To Hell" (Swes remix) - (5:58) 160 BPM

Lynk - "Alienation" - (5:10) 160 BPM

Swes - "Canal De Terror" - (5:52) 160 BPM

Andress Conde - "Psychosis" - (6:17) 166 BPM

DJ Ogi - "More" - (5:39) 148 BPM

Hard J - "Motherfucker Out" - (5:25) 161 BPM

X-Pose - "Final Disease" (Tato remix) - (5:42) 164 BPM

Hypix - "Funky Fat Beats" - (4:09) 162 BPM

Swes vs H3tc0r3 - "Bastardos Sin Gloria" - (5:52) 163 BPM

Blurix - "Apprentice & Master" - (5:42) 160 BPM

Kwadratt - "Decoder" - (6:40) 160 BPM

Killernoizes - "Unlock The Gate" - (5:00) 160 BPM

Mox - "Too Rare To Die" - (5:13) 160 BPM

Phajik - "Flight Of The Immolator" - (7:29) 160 BPM

Kwadratt - "N R G" - (6:35)

Mash Manson - "Territory" - (5:48)

Blurix - "The Apprentice" (X-Pose remix) - (5:18)

Victor Hunter - "Hardcore" - (4:57)

Dazdrapermaa - "Zoad" - (7:28)

Rina May - "Distortion" - (4:33)

Head Fuck Terrorist - "You Look Lovely Senorita" - (5:50)

K-Hole - "Cyborg K" - (5:42)

Psycho Chok - "American Story X" (Psycho Chok remix) - (5:36)

X-Pose - "Final Disease" (Yhunykx remix) - (6:07)

Psycho Chok - "Terror In My House" - (4:37)

Kwadratt - "Abhorrence" - (5:37)

Distorsystems - "Cazador Lazer" - (5:40)

Kwadratt - "Loathing" - (5:53)

Rina May vs Little Psycho - "Pitch My Pain" - (5:25)

Psycho Chok - "Victim & Terror" - (6:36)

Little Psycho - "Diablo" - (5:22)

Puppenspieler - "Hellscream Symphonie" - (6:18)

Rina May - "Human Sacrifice" - (6:21)

Rina May - "In Your Face Bitch" - (5:11)

Psycho Chok - "The Little Man Red" - (4:37)

Yhunykx - "Peligrosa" - (7:51)

Malachor V - "Fuck Cops" - (6:24)

Malachor V - "Ebola" - (6:24)

Black Hacker - "The One" - (4:46)

Distorsystems - "Depredador Nocturno" - (5:23)

Black Hacker - "Diabolic Massacre" - (4:05)

$2.75

BRETTHIT/UKAS FREUDENBERGER

Konstrukted

De-Konstrukt

DKT 005
19 May 13

Konstrukted - (6:37) 128 BPM

Konstrukted (Drumloch remix) - (8:09) 127 BPM

Saturate & Overdrive - (6:45) 128 BPM

Saturate & Overdrive (Hystericmaniak remix) - (6:28) 126 BPM

$2.75

VARIOUS

Renesanz Sampler Vol 1

Beast Factory

BFY 004
20 May 13

Dandi & Ugo - "Trevorita" (AnGy KoRe & Tako remix) - (8:11) 127 BPM

Kirill Mixer - "Madness" - (8:08) 127 BPM

Schuhmacher & Aaron Cook - "Spheres" (Balthazar & JackRock remix) - (7:09) 126 BPM

Lorenzo DIanni - "Quantum" - (7:16) 128 BPM

Truci - "Jealousy" - (6:41) 128 BPM

$2.75

SOTEK

Regeneration EP

Kube

KUBE 021
20 May 13

Regeneration - (6:00) 158 BPM

The End Of The World - (6:04) 158 BPM

Stay Hungry Stay Foolish - (6:28) 158 BPM

Wrong Tune - (6:53) 158 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

BODDIKA/JOY ORBISON/KASSEM MOSSE

Think & Change LP Sampler 1

Nonplus UK

NONPLUS 022
11 Feb 13

Boddika & Joy Orbison - "Mercy" (Boddika VIP) - (5:13) 126 BPM

Kassem Mosse - "Broken Patterns" - (6:25) 120 BPM

$2.75

Played by: Paul Mac, Nowakowski, Diplo, Juno Recommends Techno, Aka Tell (A.g.trio), Rivet, Trevor Benz, Cosby (Car Crash Set)

Review: The first of two samplers heralding the forthcoming Nonplus label compilation Think and Change arrives bearing two heavy hitting tracks not to be found on the compilation proper. First up, Boddika & Joy Orbison's Sunklo hit "Mercy" gets the VIP treatment from Boddika; the result is a peak time tool which strips the original down to its barest components but still maintains the juggernaut-like quality of the original. It's joined by a fresh Kassem Mosse track in the form of "Broken Patterns", a typically tough production from the Bosse which combines and endlessly stomping 4/4 rhythm with cascading string plucks and rattling synth textures.

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)

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

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

$2.75

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.

MIKAEL JONASSON

Schlagwerk EP

Driving Forces Recordings

912004 2333698
06 May 13

Schlagwerk - (8:26) 126 BPM

Schlagwerk (Markantonio remix) - (7:41) 126 BPM

Conduct Disorder - (7:27) 126 BPM

$2.75

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

UNKNOWN

Tatianas

Allsparx Recordings

ASR 024
15 May 13

Tatianas - (5:38) 154 BPM

Let U Go - (3:58) 154 BPM

$2.75

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

PFIRTER

Ahora

MindTrip