Review: If you're looking for deep, emotive and melodious electronic music, Placid's We're Going Deep label has you covered. The Bristol-based imprint's latest multi-artist extravaganza is naturally another doozy, with four killer cuts to enjoy. Acid Test regular Tin Man kicks things off with 'I Said Acid', a TB-303 powered chunk of muscular, analogue acid house with a notably moody bassline, before Rai Scott delivers the ultra-deep, woozy, slow house classic-in-waiting that is 'I'll Meet You On The Dancefloor'. Spacey pads, psychedelic acid lines, immersive ambient chords and punchy electro beats are the order of the day on Sound Synthesis's 'Necessary Order', while Roger Van Lunteren's 'Le Dee Trois Trio Prends Trois' is am impressively druggy, squelchy and mind-mangling trip into deep acid house.
Review: With recent releases on Prologue and Soul Aid to his name, Berlin-based techno producer Cassegrain turns up on Killekill, this time with the equally mysterious Tin Man in tow. There are echoes of his dub techno explorations in all four tracks here, but the dominant sound is acid tweakery. It's put to particularly good effect on the droning "Visitor" - a stoned dub techno/acid house fusion - and lead track "Carnal", which bumps to a club techno beats and jacks to the bubbling sound of 303 abuse. "Sear" simply clatters along on a wave of analogue percussion, while "Rest" goes decidedly deeper and dubbier.
Review: In almost a year the pan European and vaguely mysterious Shaddock imprint has established a reputation for releasing music that sits comfortably in the grey zone between house and techno and is largely analogue in hue. Given that one of its founders is alleged to reside in Vienna the more presumptuous amongst you might stake a claim at Tin Man being involved given the remix he contributed to the label's inaugural release, and the more compelling evidence of this full EP from the Vienna dweller. Regardless S_MPL_ HOUSE is undoubtedly his most immediately gratifying work to date, paying well crafted homage to an obvious master on opening track "T_DD T_RRY" whilst the title track is just as simplistically effective in its execution. "AUT_ REPEAT" is Tin Man on hypnotic form, little more than a punchy low end bump battling it out with dizzying crystalline repetition, whilst the title for "DJ SN__K" should give a hint to the sound.
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