Review: It's been a while since there has been any fresh material from indie-dance crossover act Joy Wellboy, so this new joint for BPitch Control should sate the appetites of fans who have been left wanting. Infused with the spirit of Factory-centric new wave, "I'm Waiting For You" is rich with synth-pop bombast and forlorn guitar, making for a seductively dark atmosphere that has a great chance of crossing over into more mainstream charts while satisfying the critical atmosphere of a deeper kind of dancefloor. Here's hoping this single points the way for more material to come from the pairing of Joy Adegoke and Wim Janssens.
Ellen Allien - "The Kiss" (Jesse Perez remix) - (6:59) 120 BPM
Mr Statik - "Irresistible" - (6:29) 119 BPM
DJ Red - "Eyes Are Blind" - (7:23) 127 BPM
Douglas Greed - "This Time" (feat Kuss - RAW mix) - (6:50) 120 BPM
Snuff Crew - "Bass!" - (5:45) 124 BPM
Viadrina - "Lost Soul" - (7:04) 124 BPM
Camea - "Black Sparrow" - (7:56) 123 BPM
Silvie Loto - "Solstice" - (7:24) 120 BPM
Safety Scissors - "My Best Ideas" - (5:40) 120 BPM
Review: Listening to this compilation, it's clear that 2013 was a banner year for Ellen Allien's label. No longer so focused on stripped back techno - although the hissing noise and dark bass tones of Camea's "Black Sparrow" provide some connection to Bpitch's back catalogue - Best Of focuses on the area where pop and electronic music meet. The tumbling drums and plaintive vocals on Eating Snow's "Siamese Twins By Choice" could be early period Sting (that's a compliment by the way), while Dillon's "This Silence Kills" is a beautifully fragile serving of ethereal electronic pop. Bpitch can still rock the house when required, as the nasty acid of Snuff Crew's "Bass" demonstrates, but the real highlights of Best of 2013 are the label's leftfield excursions.
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