Radioactive Man

Played by: Juno Recommends Electro

Review: The first volume in Keith Tenniswood's Sonicus Croniclus series, which appeared in stores in April 2021, was one of the heaviest singles in his vast Radioactive Man catalogue - and that's saying something. This belated sequel has a slightly different feel but is no less impressive or alluring. For proof, check out cheery opener 'Lord Of Dem Tings', where kaleidoscopic boogie synths, old school '80s electronics and restless, undulating acid lines cluster around a punchy electro beat. He ups the tempo on 'Rubber Dub', underpinning a retro-futurist electro groove with mind-mangling analogue bass, foreboding stabs and some seriously squelchy TB-303 motifs.

Played by: Juno Recommends Electro

Played by: Juno Recommends Electro

Review: A safe haven for Radioactive Man's music since 2017, Asking For Trouble introduces a new series of tracks kicked off by Sonicus Croniclus Vol 1. Proving a special kind of heavy in "Unsaid" though its gnarly kick and bass combo, it's a track that's dubbed out, electro and industrial to then get strafed by a rapid fire of rave synths and Drexciyan motifs. Getting a little more streamlined in "Born In The USB" the track still holds down Radioactive Man's rough & funk signature streak that beams with a deep house and high-octane London electro sound.

Played by: Juno Recommends Electro, Gilbert (Innate Records)

Review: Radioactive Man hooks up with Bristol gun for hire Ben Pest, aka OverworX, to deliver a hardware and live jam impassioned EP on the former's burgeoning Asking For Trouble label. All roads here undeniably lead to the wicked broken beat acid of this EP's title track "Old Tight Selektah" - a super hit! Find some deeper, tripped out and new age Baelerica funk in "You Bring It, We'll Wing It" with some deeper, experimental and acid-tinged electro in "Bar Tab" and its sister track "Bracetings" that's a little easier on the brain for an original dancefloor alternative. Boh!

Played by: Trecci

Review: Some six months on from its May release, Radioactive Man's brilliant Luxury Sky Garden - one of our favourite electro albums of the year to date - gets the remix treatment. On the A-side you'll find two contrasting versions of "Sonic Portal": a thrillingly melodious and futuristic take from Dexorcist rich in bubbly synthesizer lines and deep space electronics, and a darker, more heavyweight electro club rub from Ben Pest. On the flip, the Pain Struck Stanley Dumb remix of "Blast Furnace" is a thrillingly fast techno revision propelled forwards by creepy, rave-era riffs and restless metallic percussion hits. It's a hectic and full-throttle affair, so it's nice to see that downtempo veteran Biggabush's version of "Deep Space Habitat" is an altogether warmer, slower and more considered affair.

Review: Keith Tenniswood (aka Radioactive Man) has always had a bit of an anti-authoritarian streak in him - from his ravey days in Two Lone Swordsmen to the creation of his new label, Asking For Trouble. The title of this new long player, Luxury Sky Garden, (his first since 2012) was inspired by the never-to-materialise public park at the top of London's Walkie Talkie building - originally promised by developers but quickly turned into the grounds of a luxury restaurant instead. The music is inspired by the live sets he's recently been playing and features 11 cuts of his signature mischievous electro and breaks.

Played by: Juno Recommends Electro

Played by: Juno Recommends Electro, ERIK RUG, Demia E.Clash

Played by: Juno Recommends Dub

Played by: Gary Gritness

Played by: S-File, Shadow Dancer, Juno Recommends Electro, Dave Clarke, Systemic, Posthuman, Da GobliNN /Remuted, Heartthrob

Review: In its original form, Killekill was a party that embraced all sorts of electronic music, and the label has opted for the same approach. It doesn't seem to bother Nico who runs Killekill - he previously worked for Shitkatapult - that the imprint's first steps have displayed an almost schizophrenic disregard for the kind of micro-genres that defines electronic music. In fact, like Svreca from Semantica and Micky who runs [Naked Lunch], he seems far more interested in what constitutes a great tune, irrespective if its tempo is 100bpm or 160bpm and regardless of whether it was fashioned in downtown Detroit or a windswept Dublin suburb. Following the wild techno of Alex Cortex's Raw, comes Megahits, a three-installment vinyl release that sums up this approach. It begins almost innocuously, with Bill Youngman's "The 2", a downtempo, jazzy piece that suddenly veers into rude boy half-paced jungle bass. Despite being a Berlin label, UK culture is represented again with the curious blend of ragga vocalsand twitchy acid lines on Affie Yussuf's "Onna Roll", while Radioactive Man serves up his typically party-friendly electro, replete with tonal bass licks on "Addict" and Neil Landstrumm returns to techno territory - albeit a less distorted, noisy one - on the dark, ravey bass of "On The Pussers". There are also nods to contemporary European techno - the most notable being the grainy, dense rhythms and searing acid of Cassegrain and Tin Man'scollaboration - US producers are represented with the murky jack of JTC's "Crush Arbor" and the frightening synths, predatory bass - which has echoes of Suburban Knight - and hyperactive rhythms of DJ Stingray's "Ego Assault". Killekill also proves itself again to be home to the outsider, featuring the punishing beats and menacing synths of Lakker's Autechre-eqsue "Darcdub" and the spectacularly depraved "Furfriend", a stripped back groove powered by a bombastic bassline and featuring a deadpan pervert talking about taking drugs and how he likes to come on people's faces with his "fat cock". Electronic music may have become a smaller place thanks to technology,but as Megahits shows, Killekill's world remains as colourful and occasionally disturbing as an LSD-drenched peek through a kaleidoscope.

Review: Ben Klock is Berghain's DJ's DJ and Marcel Dettmann is the club's purist, but Norman Nodge is the teacher. Without the lawyer, family man and DJ's influence, it is arguable whether the Berlin club where both reside would enjoy the same kind of global profile. Nodge's DJing played a central role in shaping the club's musical aesthetic. Mixing classic house and techno styles with contemporary variants, his selection veers from the wild abstractions of Birds Two Cage and Oni Ayhun to the explosive white noise intensity of Planet Assault Systems' take on The Nightripper's "Tone Exploitation" and the stomping industrial techno of Charlton's "Black Slong". While Nodge is clearly an expert in building a set, he doesn't simply ramp up the tempo and cruise to a predictable climax. Nodge follows the PAS/Charlton segue with the gnarly rhythms and chain mail percussion of Ctrls and Chance 'Chancellor' McDermott, but then drops into the trippy acid and infectious vocals of Tim Taylor & DJ Slip's "New York Minds". He follows this shift in sound with Radioactive Man's melodic electro bass and Legowelt's warm synth version of Xosar's "Rainy Day Juno Jam", bringing to a close Berghain's most impressive mix yet.

Played by: Todd Bodine, BNZO, Fede Lng

Played by: Sync 24

Played by: Paul Blackford

Played by: DJ Agent 86, Antikue

Played by: Paul Blackford

Played by: Paul Blackford