Review: Simon Walley aka CiM was instrumental in introducing a new, left field slant to techno during the 90s. This compilation, which is culled from his archives, shows why he continues to be an influential force in electronic music. Unselected oscillates between home-listening tracks like "Metric" and "Throughput" into more dance-floor focused compositions like the Detroit nuances of "Accent One" and the early Black Dog hues of "Example". Even when Walley operates in more abstract spaces, as he does on the dissected drums and tonal blips of "Jex Fill" and the frenetic "Crash", his work maintains a soulful, machine-led undercurrent, marking him out as a truly pioneering producer.
Review: Continuing their permeance into contemporary techno culture Delsin Records outta Amsterdam bring together a refined selection of stalwarts and newcomer artists this annual compilation. Scour down the list and you'll find bonus numbers from the likes of Forest Drive West with his classic rhythmic style to headliners like BNJMN, Natural & Electronic.system and WAV, aka Wata Igarashi & Voiski! Intrigues include amethia recordings purge Varuna, all time classic John Beltran (in "Euphoric Dream Ocean") and cosmic broken beat experiments from Wladimir M (think Planet E and Evo Lute). Furthermore, find tracks from electro wizz CiM and go deeper into italian-style techno variations with VC-118A's "Crunch" and of course some OG electro from Delsin legend Versalife. To 2021 and beyond!
Review: Hot on the heels of CiM's recent Series Two reissue comes another evergreen re-release. Service Pack originally appeared on Delsin back in 1999, and pretty much wrote the blueprint for what is sometimes referred to as IDM. There are glitchy, squelchy abstractions sketched out on "Comfort Control" and "Friends I've Made", while on "Shift" CiM effortlessly fuses dreamy Detroit textures with rickety rhythms. "Recursive" sees him segue into As One-style ambient techno stylings and "Nissan" is a gloriously lopsided deep groove. With clubs set to remain closed over the coming months, Service Pack is a timely reminder of the power of home listening electronic music.
Review: Simon Walley aka CiM originally released Series Two on the revered Headspace imprint back in 1999 and now it gets a timely reissue on Delsin. Despite the passage of over two decades, these tracks have not aged. The gentle melodies and bubbling groove of "Soft Rain" is the type of deep techno-house you'd associate with labels like Dial, while on "Bias", fragile bells and emotive synths are wrapped around an faster rhythm. "View 91 Fill" sees Walley deploy an electro arrangement to deliver wide-eyed, uplifting hooks, while on "Edit Micro Tune" and "Factory Preset One", CiM's glitchy, broken beat sound comes to the fore.
Review: Delsin have chosen a fully established crop of producers for the second 100DSR release, which sees Fachwerk boss Mike Dehnert, alongside Dutch electro revivalist Conforce and '90s British electronica act CiM. Mike Dehnert's return to Delsin comes in the shape of a big room take on his trademark sound with "Passenger", while Delsin regular Conforce delivers "Wave Trace", some dubbier, electro tinged techno similar to his Escapism album. Whereas 100DSR/VAR1 looked to newer names in Gerry Read and Unbroken Dub, Delsin have delved deep into their back catalogue by releasing a new track from Simon Walley's CiM project. It's the first showing of music by CiM since his Noki Bay EP on Ann Aimee released a decade ago, and almost 15 years since he debuted on Delsin with the six-track EP Service Pack.
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