Review: Celebrating the 25th anniversary of one of the greatest - and some might say most underrated - techno records is this reissue of Australian producer DJ HMC's LSD on Reflector. To mark the occasion, the label has commissioned a remix from Steve Ward, whose 'Acid Manipulation' take slows down the tempo and adds some subtle acid tones that burn through the arrangement. However, nothing beats the original; despite the passage of time, it's not hard to understand why the frenetic drums, insistent stabs and rolling builds of this mid-90s arrangement crossed to big name DJs on its original release - and continues to burn brightly to this day.
Review: The undisputed godfather of Australian techno Cam Bianchetti aka DJ HMC has enjoyed a deserved second coming under his Late Nite Tuff Guy guise but this is where it all started with these two classics. First track "6AM" originally released in 1996 is a true mid-nineties zeitgeist that could have been spawned during an evening at the Packard plant in Detroit, but actually conceived in Adelaide. It's overdriven acid backed by the pounding kick and metallic hiss of a 909 just like Plus 8 Records were doing back in the day. What can be said about 'Marauder' that hasn't already? It's resurgence as a Berghain anthem in the last few years is well deserved. This rendition being a much more serious and restrained version than the 2001 version. Get your hands on this timeless piece of history.
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