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Man Power
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Man Power, Junto Club & Club Tularosa - "Blood Money Power" (W/ Junto Club And Club Tularosa) - (6:35) 114 BPM 
Played by: Juno Recommends Disco
Review: "Currency is a cancer/Nihilism's not the answer/Capital is not our master/It's a symptom of the cancer"... we're firmly in the realms of agit-pop here as Man Power teams up with Junto Club & Club Tularosa on a bombastic slab of politically-oriented Italo/New Beat with a spoken vocal. If that's all a bit redolent of 80s performance art for you, though, then there's an accompanying instrumental version, while completing the EP (and credited to Man Power alone) are 'The Dogma Of Mill', which recalls classic early 90s techno from the likes of T99 or The Hypnotist, and the fluttering, pulsating, deceptively funky 'Praxis'.
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MMM 33
28 Oct 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
28 Oct 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: ROTCIV, Juno Recommends Experimental, Marco Giannini (Sticky Heat), Shan, Rave Energy, D.S.D.
Review: Spun Out is a London-based artist booking agency which has been run by Caroline Hayes for over 20 years, that looked after the life and times of the late great Andrew Weatherall alongside his partnership with Sean Johnston under their A Love From Outer Space moniker. More of that Frightful Oompty Boompty Music is a tribute to the 'Guv'nor' which showcases artists from the agency's roster. Timothy J.Fairplay serves up the chugging dark disco of "Reality Rules", Paranoid London deliver some strobed-out and proper old-school techno on "Spinning Out", go deep into the exotic on Mehmet Aslan's hazy "Shizowaves" and feel the neon-lit jack of Fantastic Twins's "Kali's Tongue Was A Weapon".
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SPUND 001
29 Apr 22
Experimental/Electronic
29 Apr 22
Experimental/Electronic
Played by: Juno Recommends Experimental
Review: Man Power follows last year's inaugural Bed Wetter album with another introspective work focused on ambient and drone-led compositions. There's a neo-classical tinge to the melancholic "Calm (The Routine Safety Of Patterns)", while on "Gratitude (Again For The "First Time)", sonorous synths ebb and flow majestically. There is a more serene feeling on "Patience (A Life In The Day)", thanks to its combination of understated horns and ambient washes. Despite following a slower pace, at times this is also a deeply unsettling work; the darker side of the human psyche is audible on the jarring "Confusion (Pulling At A Thread)", the psychologist's couch conversation samples of "Paranoia (Different)" and the chilling, layered "Depression (The Loop)". It's a difficult but compelling listen.
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MMM 27
17 Dec 21
Ambient/Drone
17 Dec 21
Ambient/Drone
Played by: Juno Recommends Disco
Review: Joris Biesmans recent debut album, Trains, Planes & Automobiles, offered a scintillating, synth-heavy fusion of electro, Italo-diso and classic-sounding house. There's a similar feel to this fine collection of remixes. Adana Twins lead the way with a refreshingly squelchy, club-ready old school electro re-fix of 'Save The Night', before Alex Medina turns 'Cold Void' into a bubbly trip through analogue-rich cold-wave territory with added melodic clout. Geordie hero Man Power's revision of 'Cosmic Cruise' is a delightful fusion of cascading synthesizer sounds, dreamy chords and locked-in acid house grooves, while Biesmans' own rework of 'Hawkins' is a spiralling, uplifting electro roller with spacey sounds and filthy bass aplenty.
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WGDIG 004
20 Aug 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
20 Aug 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Juno Recommends Experimental
Review: Take it back to the mid-20-teens and Newcastle Upon Tyne's Man Power, aka Geoff Kirkwood, was only just getting out of bed. With early releases on Jennifer Cardini's Correspondent and later John Talabot's Hivern Discs, Man Power has taken it all the way through ESP Institute, Optimo Trax and Throne Of Blood to Skint, DFA and of course the project's home label, Me Me Me. With a spotlight over three years of remix work that sees Me Me Me lift a selection of remixes made over Bryan Ferry to Daniele Baldelli & DJ Rocca, Man Power takes it back to the roots with a rework of Woolf vs Projections and Tronik Youth! With the heaviness of Man Power's remix to Ess O Ess a highlight too, expect a touch of acid, EBM, Italo and kosmische inspirations woven in and around bustling drum machines, analog synths and plenty of Man Power.
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MMM 19
11 Dec 20
Coldwave/Synth
11 Dec 20
Coldwave/Synth
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PARA 020
23 Oct 20
Experimental/Electronic
23 Oct 20
Experimental/Electronic
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Economy is Man Power's second artist album and follows a collaboration last year with Juan McClean as Juan Power. "A Day Seems Wasted When We Don't Meet" starts the album off in a brooding manner, with its booming bass and ghostly melodies unravelling over a skeletal rhythm, and "Jesus Toy" follows in a similar mode with its hollowed out drums and eerie synth lines. On "It Was Only An Orange", robust drums see Man Power draw on his love of disco, allied with woozy synths and ticking percussion. While there are more uptempo tracks here, including the insistent "Tygers", the real strength of Economy lies in Man Power's ability to craft teased out, atmospheric chuggers like "Boneyard".
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MLP02D
22 May 20
Techno
22 May 20
Techno
Played by: MAN2.0
Review: Man Power (AKA long-serving DJ/producer Geoff Kirkwood) has gone to great lengths to play down the significance of this sophomore set, even going so far as to slap the words "This is not an album" on the front cover. However you want to describe it, "Now Now Now 1" is a quality collection of cuts. Beginning with the atmospheric, bleep sporting mid-tempo throb of "Ghost", Kirkwood serves up an analogue rich selection of club-ready cuts that cannily meld elements of Italo-disco, freestyle, acid jack, tribal workouts (see percussive standout "Murder Depot"), big room humdingers (the piano-sporting, acid-flecked brilliance of "Bullwinkle") and hazy European tech-house (the horror-fired hum of "Simplex").
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#NNN 01
03 May 19
Deep House
03 May 19
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Despite releasing a rake of EPs over the past two years for Correspondant, ESP Institute and Optimo Trax, Man Power aka Geoff Kirkwood shows no sign of slowing down. The talented artist's latest missive appears on the newly minted DGTL label, and is an essential release for anyone who follows his idiosyncratic sound. "The Duellist" is the big track here, focusing on slinky piano keys, a buzzing acid line and frosty synths over a sleek, pulsing groove. "El Mago Del Tiempo" has an epic feeling, with Kirkwood fusing sublime synths with an electronic disco rhythm. Meanwhile his weird side, which is never too far from the surface, bubbles up on the slow-motion "Put Your Hands On The Car (& Get Ready To Die)".
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DGTL 003D
09 Feb 18
Techno
09 Feb 18
Techno
Review: Geoff Kirkwood aka Man Power has appeared on a range of underground labels over the past few years and with the exception of Optimo Trax, it's ESP Institute that is most suited to his left of centre electronics. Working together here with Last Waltz - who has released on World Unknown and Tusk Wax - he delivers two fine jams. "Tistish" resounds to a muddy bass, noisy interference and some of the spookiest synth work this side of Legowelt's Squadra Blanco project. On "Nee Shitteru", the pair strip things back, but don't lose their sense of humour in the process, as tribal drums underscore vocal chants and rough acid lines.
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ESP 069
27 Oct 17
Minimal/Tech House
27 Oct 17
Minimal/Tech House
Various
Review: James 'Fucking' Friedman reckons that in the three years since Moon Rock Volume 1 came out on his New York City based Throne Of Blood imprint, interest and attention in ambient and cosmic music has broadened and deepened. Well, hey that's a fair call and with Moon Rock Volume 4, the label is once again rounding up a shitload of weird-ass kosmische sounds. According to the label, the compilation was conceived in sides; six distinct sets of music that move through a range of styles and sounds, from chill ambient excursions to darker droning noise. Danny Passarella's imaginary soundtrack "Carousel Rising"is guided by a clever use of arpeggio, Tel Aviv indie dance hero Moscoman impresses as always with more cosmic weirdness on The Edge Of The Earth" while Versatile Records legend Gilb'r presents "Arpeggio Island"which doesn't need much explanation. London duo Vactrol Park impress as always with another deep vintage synth exploration on "Islands Of The Delta".
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TOB 054
31 Mar 17
Ambient/Drone
31 Mar 17
Ambient/Drone
Various
Played by: Jason Peters
Review: Having previously released Orange, Blue, Green and Pink "collections", Eskimo Recordings continues its' colour-coordinated theme with a Yellow compilation. As usual, the collection draws on material from both established names and lesser-known talents, and does a bang-up job joining the dots between hazy Balearic pop, nu-disco, indie-dance and colourful, soft-focus house. While it's all of a high standard, we're particularly enjoying the sparkling dub disco-goes-Balearic flex of Satin Jackets' dub of Du Tonc's "We Can Hold On", the trippy analogue bump of Man Power's "Fisky", the splendid rush of Luxury's baggy disco groover "Breathe", and the camp, Italo-disco thrust of "El Wild" by the brilliantly named Zombies In Miami.
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541416 507727D
20 May 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
20 May 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: London-based Bad Passion Project, aka Chris Stoker (Ess O Ess) and Andy Bainbridge (Machete Savane), finally unveil their new label Not An Animal Records For their first release they present an EP from friend and frequent collaborator "Man Power" known for music on Hivern Discs from The Backwood, aka DJ Kent and & Ess O Ess. "Power Theme" is a bouncing hybrid of leftfield techno merged with synth pop, which builds to a dramatic Italo-fuelled climax. Ess O Ess' remix takes the track on a trip into organic techno territory, while the second original production presents yet another musical mongrel, this time with a blend of robotic, arpeggiated disco meeting fuzzed-up and over-blown heavy rock pomp. The Backwoods swaps the original's brashness of Le Clerc for lightness, depth and beauty, stripping the track back to its melodic components, adding percussive counter-melodies and underpinning everything with a hypnotic and pulsing house baseline.
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NAAR 001
02 Nov 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
02 Nov 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
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CORRESPONDANTLP 01
22 May 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
22 May 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
