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Review: Hot on the heels of his EP for Earwiggle, Marco Bruno lands on Ben Sims' Hardgroove. "Trademark" merges depth with force, as Bruno lets a looped chord sequence and chilling strings play out over dubby beats and rasping percussion. On "Interstellar", he doubles down on dub techno influences, and over dense drums and rasping percussion, drops woozy chords. "Stepback" also follows a similar approach, but it sounds more ominous. There, repetitive chimes and a nagging bass come together to exude a sense of menace. The label owner also provides an edit of another Bruno production, "Circle Of Life". Teeming with ethereal melodies, its tough kicks mean it remains rooted to the dance floor.
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Played by: Juno Recommends Electro
Review: Glaswegian imprint Avoidant presents Planet Destroyed, a mammoth various artist compilation featuring the leading names in underground electro sounds. Counting legends and newcomers alike, this is the definitive dystopian fantasy soundtrack. Berghain resident Marcel Dettmann contributes the exclusive track 'Motorman' which has an industrial edge that's typical of his style, while local legends Slam team up with Autonomous on the brooding sci-fi beats of "Into The Light", Luz1e throws down some serious computer funk on "Draw The Line", No Static 's Ara-U delivers the wonky acid of "GUAGUA" and San Francisco's Amber Cox (Slumber) ventures into deeper territory on the emotive cybernetics of 'Borean'.
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Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: It must be challenging for a long-running label to come up with fresh ideas, but that is exactly what Planet Rhythm has achieved on its latest compilation. TWCOR's "How It Ends" revisits the glory days of Frankfurt Trax techno with its pounding kicks, Vinicius Honorio maps out a new direction for big room techno on the thundering filters and wild rave stabs of "Time & Space" and Two Sided Agency's "Controlled Cycle" is a synapse-melting acid track. There is also a more considered side to Planet Rhythm, and it's audible here on Tom Hades' "Felis", where the veteran producer pairs emotive synths with a rolling tribal groove.
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Review: UK techno veteran Ben Sims is one of the most renowned proponents of the tribal techno sound - his revered Hardgroove imprint being synonymous with such. Comprised of cuts from the Londoner's recent 'Tribology' mix-compilation, it features long time colleague and fellow London legend Mark Broom (Beardyman) on the fiercely hypnotic tool "Loop It" calling to mind his seminal work as Rue East more than a decade ago, the dub-inflected factory floor assault of Marco Bruno's "Any Given Sunday" as well as Dutch artist Cadans on the funky stomper "Bite". Closing out the EP is label regular Avision delivering the mentalist minimalism of "Rebel" geared for proper tunnel vision under the strobe light.
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