Review: Hans Bouffmyhre's label blows out five candles to the sound of this pounding, relentless compilation. In true Sleaze fashion, Audio Injection and Monoloc deliver hypnotic, driving grooves full of grinding noises and powered by rolling drums. Flug ventures further down the wormhole with "Inside Of My Brain Cells", a tunnelling, pulsing groove that re-defines 'heads down', while some of techno's most respected artists also contribute as remixers. Par Grindvik's take on Gary Beck's "Standing On My Foot" is a chord-heavy roller; DVS1 delivers a prowling bass-led interpretation of Billy Johnston & Gennaro Mastrantonio's "Space", while the best reshape comes from Perc. The UK producer re-imagines Jean Ramesse's "Jobby Noir" as a tight metallic stepper with the same kind of robotic charm as Forward Strategy Group's work for his Perc Trax label.
Review: It's that time again: Sven Vath's powerhouse Cocoon Recordings presents the next volume in its alphabetically themed series and brings out all the big guns in typical fashion. There are many highlights, but for our money we'd bet on fellow Frankfurt homeboys Einzelkind, Robin Schulz & Rhythm Factory who team up for the bouncy, late night tech house of "N.2guts", masked Berlin techno impresario Redshape on the brooding dark journey track 'The Choice", Glaswegian legend Alex Smoke with the funky microhouse jam "Porridge" and of course Ovum Recordings man/Philly's finest Josh Wink with the droning peak time acid trip "Buoyantly Grounded". It will take you ecstatic heights like he has done previously.
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