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Lord Of The Isles
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Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: 'Skylark' was undoubtedly one of the shimmering highlights on Lord of the Isles' rather good 2016 album, In Waves, so it's great to see it return to stores in re-mastered and remixed form. This time round, the superb original - a spacey and emotive affair that sees the Scottish artist wrap a kick-heavy drum machine beat in star-fall synthesizer motifs and elongated early morning chords - comes accompanied by some fresh remixes. His old pal Linkwood steals the show with an epic, ultra-deep version that sounds like ambient techno fused with broken beat, while Tourist Kid provides a similarly impressive experimental ambient take. Bonus cut 'OmniMulti', a house tempo exercise in melancholic Motor City futurism, is also rather good.
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ESP 039B
05 Feb 21
Techno
05 Feb 21
Techno
Review: First emerging on his own Little Strong label back in 2011, the producer known only as Lord Of The Isles has proved pleasantly hard to pin down on his output thus far. His releases for the likes of Cocktail D'Amour, Ene, Shevchenko, and Firecracker have often broached many different styles within the space of a twelve inch but have been bound by a sumptuous production finish, a luxuriant sheen that ensures you recognise the material as the work of Lord Of The Isles. This five track 301C Symphony EP for Munich's Permanent Vacation is undoubtedly the Scottish producer's most high profile release to date and sees no concession in style or approach. The final final beatless, string heavy "Western Electric" is a wonderful finale to perhaps his best work yet!
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PERMVAC 1131
01 Jul 19
Deep House
01 Jul 19
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: The Sub Club has played such an important role in the development of UK electronic music that it is surprising it took it so long to have a label arm. Still, Nautilus Rising is testament to being better late than never, and this inaugural release, an all-Scottish affair, covers the kind of soulful house and techno that the 'Subbie' has been long associated with. Alex Smoke's "Straits" revolves around loose tribal drums and ponderous synths, before veering off into an acid-heavy segue. Lord of the Isle's contribution follows a similar trajectory, albeit with a tapestry of brooding bass and synths underscoring the arrangement. Stephen Lopkin represents the new breed of Scottish producer and his "Farewell G41" is all crashing snares and 606 drums. Vince Watson, one of the artists who has been active since the club's inception, rounds out this excellent release with "Subculture Story", a spacey, string-laden affair, atmospheric and melodic, but underpinned by a strong kick.
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NR 001
04 Apr 16
Deep House
04 Apr 16
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Acclaimed producer Lord Of The Isles has given his Little Strong Recordings label a dust down in order to release to the world this new four-tracker. Equally fragile and solid, his production betrays a real finesse, here there's a pattern too with two short interludes (the dreamy reversed loops of "Fey Folk" and the beatless bleep-a-thon "Xatsiv") and two longer, sprawling even, slices of rich electronica - the intricate and soothing four to the floor gem "Ossian's Wall" and the ethereal chimes of "Nustron" a highlight.
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LS 002
06 Jul 15
Deep House
06 Jul 15
Deep House
Review: It's been almost two years since we last spotted LOTI on Phonica. Since then he's made some awesome documents on the likes of Permanent Vacation, Firecracker and Catune, constantly whittling his sharp, timeless techno stick with the perfect amount of subtle drama. "Greane" leads the charge with a majestic 10 minute production; lolloping with equal amounts of comic soul and techno attitude, he conjures a powerful sense of atmosphere before dropping into a moment of guitar-shimmered bliss (in a way that's not too far from his fellow countrymen Silicone Soul) Meanwhile on "Gigha" we're treated to a softer palette of sounds as a tubular riff slowly evolves into a string-drenched serenade. As the original riff morphs into a sinewy acid lick, the strings take hold with classical theatrics. Drop at the right time and there won't be a dry eye in the house.
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PHONICA 013
21 Jul 14
Deep House
21 Jul 14
Deep House
Review: After stellar contributions to the series from Bakey USTL and Vakula, Unthank swings back into action with a release from a producer much closer to their Edinburgh home, Lord Of The Isles. This Scottish producer has already graced some fine imprints such as Tusk Wax, Ene and American Standard with his music, while perhaps reserving the best so far to the excellent Hot Blobs EP released on his own Little Strong label. His contribution to the still fledgling Unthank canon improves on that release however, arriving in typically attractive cover art and described as "a journey of whiskey, analogue electronics, Scottish landscapes, nostalgia and underground parties". Musically the five tracks peak and dip between the differing emotions inherent in house music and sound as good as anything Firecracker have released to date.
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UNTHANK 003
25 Mar 13
Deep House
25 Mar 13
Deep House
Played by: Owain Kimber (Owain K)
Review: Since surfacing with prime fromage-free edit material for Cole Medina's American Standard label, Scottish producer Lord Of The Isles has graduated to fully fledged original productions with some great releases on quality imprints like Cocktail D'Amour, Ene and the lesser spotted Unthank label. A freshly announced debut on Shevchenko adds to his growing cache, as does Year Of The City, this excellent four track induction on the newly relaunched Phonica label. A hallmark of any release from Lord Of The Isles is a nice balance of styles and this EP is no different. The title track sets the tone, as the producer invites us on a journey into the dark heavily arpeggiated future, one driven by some brilliantly loose rhythms. Following this, "FS01" eschews the need for drums, instead implementing all manner of atmospheric drama via some brilliant synth play, while "Forkx" is a full on Motor City Soul epic. "Lost Empire" is an ambient outro whose brief duration has you begging for more.
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PHONICA 008
12 Nov 12
Deep House
12 Nov 12
Deep House
