Review: Celebrating ten years of his Life And Death label, DJ Tennis delivers a diverse compilation. Schwarzmann's "Octave Two" is a groovy, stripped back track that resounds to a bubbling groove and dayglo bleeps, while on "Agua", Prins Thomas delivers a searing, 303-led disco track. In stark contrast are Byetone and Gera Akate's electro breakers, while Red Axes veers into punk-funk territory with the wiry guitars and dubbed out FX of "Rasss". There really is something for every tate here, and the slamming techno of Fango's "Trattore", followed by the cosmic Italo of Vivian Koch's"Find Your Way Out" shows that Life And Death is a truly eclectic label.
Review: In the three years that Prins Thomas' techno offshoot label has been in existence, it has mainly acted as a platform for artists like Keita Sano and Mental Overdrive. Now the label boss himself appears on the label to deliver a left field take on techno. On "Apokalypso 2", the Norwegian producer drops a rolling groove and a cacophony of bells, underpinned by a surging, driving bass. The Oyvind Morken 'Trance Dance' version is more nuanced, with the bells brought to the fore and a lither rhythm deployed, but it doesn't detract from the wiry acid and insistent groove of "Apokalypso 1" or the moody swagger of the third version.
Review: A decade after opening its' doors, Prins Thomas' Full Pupp label - a long-running showcase for Norwegian talent - has reached 50 releases. Fittingly, the imprint's figurehead has decided to mark the occasion with a double-pack of his own material - his most expansive offering since the Prins Thomas III LP in 2014. Highlights are plentiful, from the fluid, broken rhythms, undulating electronics and bubbling acid lines of the quietly grandiose "Meiro", and trance-inducing, dark nu-disco of "Trans (12" Version)", to the Chicago acid-influenced dancefloor wonkiness of "Toransu". The package also contains a tasty "bonus beat" rub of one of the tracks, and previously unheard remixes from Chmmr and Kort.
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