Review: Running Back's popular multi-artist series returns. As with its predecessors, EP six boasts a wealth of previously unreleased treats from label regulars and hand-picked guests. The EP begins with a deliciously colourful piano house explosion courtesy of Llewellyn ('For The Weekend') and ends with the tactile, mid-80s, Pet Shop Boys-esque instrumental synth-pop excellence of Senor Chugger and Count Van Delicious's amusingly titled 'Micket's Vegan Fillet'; in between, you'll find some dark, driving and percussive sweatiness (the rave-igniting 'Radius' by Ede), a dash of EBM-goes-electroclash (Zillas on Acid's 'Pleatherhead'), a spot of Latin freestyle-meets-proto-house fun (Stereocalypse's 'Mad Theory') and a storming, hard-to-pigeonhole chunk of retro-futurism by Storken and Hammer ('Marabou').
Review: Although there's always been some subtle variety within Innervisions' output, Dixon and Ame's imprint has become known for a particular type of grandiose, tech-tinged house. Props to them, then, for releasing this EP of arpeggio-driven, 1980s style Italo-disco created by contemporary Italian producers. Muscemi and Phunkadelica kick things off, first layering exotic Middle Eastern synthesizer melodies over druggy arpeggio lines on "Babilonia", before slowing the tempo a little via the ghostly tunefulness, robotic vocals and chugging bottom-end of "Velluto Blue". Stereocalypse then takes over, serving up two more killer cuts: the long, bold chords, slap bass and rush-inducing melodies of "Lone Solo Drummer", and the Rimini '84 pomp of the arguably superior "The Cunning Man".
Review: It's that time again: Berlin institution Innervisions returns and rounds up this year's melodic techno futurists on Secret Weapons' tenth edition. Indeed it's a big one, but not with the usual suspects, would you believe. Take for instance Marc Romboy: the German tech house legend behind the respected Systematic imprint appears with the spacey and euphoric dancefloor drama of "Infrared", rising star of the Berlin scene Nitam (previously on Ostgut Ton sister label Unterton) appears also with the seething, late night adrenaline of "JS/42" which nails that Panorama Bar vibe so nicely. Elsewhere, the always impressive Southern Italian duo Underspreche make a welcome appearance with "From The Exotism To The Future" yet another example of their contorted take on Afro house, while minimal don Marc Houle reappears, with a nifty rework by German power duo Frankey & Sandrino on the epic journey of "Paligama"
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