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Manchester Underground Music (MUM)
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MUM 082
07 Feb 12
Minimal/Tech House
07 Feb 12
Minimal/Tech House
Various
Played by: Dave Clarke
Review: The ADE has become one of the most important dates in the international electronic music diary, and if this compilation is anything to go on, it taps into the current musical climate. Sampler contains more than its fair share of loppy house and tribal workouts - contributions from Gabriel Ben and Lee Picton's insane whooshing stand out - but it's the interpretations of classic sounds that really impress the most. Greg Fenton's "Revolver" is a chugging techno groove, its heavy beats underscoring a massive air raid siren. Mark Holmes's dub remix of Tuunee's "I'll be (right there)" is even more intense, with widescreen chords and a massive Resse-style bassline combining for an epic slice of dramatic techno.
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MUM 074X
17 Oct 11
Minimal/Tech House
17 Oct 11
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Secret is a repackaged version of the Estonian duo's 2009 album, including a continuous mix, but attention to such details would mean little if the music was inferior. Thankfully, Rulers deliver a diverse and entertaining selection. "Look What Acid Does To People" is a tweaked out 303 ride, the title track cheekily features a bassline similar to that used on Slam's eternal "Positive Education" and the album also has no shortage of tribal workouts. However, the highlight in the originality stakes is the Nique take on "Fettle", which features a vocal intoning 'life', similar to the one that appeared on Leftfield's classic "Song of Life", over a dub techno backing, while the original version of "Fettle" is a reminder that when it comes to deep, techy house, few acts can match Rulers of the Deep.
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MUMDA 006
18 Jan 11
Minimal/Tech House
18 Jan 11
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Like so many producers operating at the electronic music coalface previously called mnml, 3 Deep is audibly sick of making glitchy, stripped back rhythms. Retaining a predilection for effects, "Swamped" is based on a soaring buzz saw bass. The same general approach applies on "Walls With Ears"; here the beats are more pared back and have an early-00s clickety clack feeling, but the mean bassline has more in common with Resse's early 90s proto-jungle. Finally, "Fire" opts for a radically different tact: using the panning sound common to modern-day 'faceless' techno, it also boasts a lush melodic hook that many Detroit-influenced producers would kill for.
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MUM 049X
25 Jan 11
Minimal/Tech House
25 Jan 11
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Estonian producer DJ Meri started his career on Bristol-based house imprint NRK, offering up the sort of cosy deep house that appeals to home listeners just as much as sweat-drenched clubbers. Here he unveils his second release for Manchester Underground Music, a drifting vocal deep houser full of icy melodies and twittering electronics. The radio-friendly original is joined by notable remixes from Mark Holmes and Spin Science. The former opts for a big, warm bassline and chunky, snare-heavy beats on his very San Francisco-sounding rub, while the latter throws down a sprightly, heavily electronic rub that rhythmically flits between house and breaks.
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MUM 068
30 Aug 11
Deep House
30 Aug 11
Deep House
Review: The UK's late 90s deep house scene is still a source of inspiration for modern producers, if this collaboration between L'Ateliers and Flavourables is anything to go by. "Sense Of Magic" is a rolling groove, adorned with spacey synths and plaintive keys. It recalls the finest moments from Paper Music's back catalogue. "What I See" is also inspired by the same period, but it opts for a different tact; like Drop Music's dubby, disco sound, it focuses on a tracky groove and the use of an insistent vocal snippet adds to its DJ-friendly feel. Finally, the modestly titled "The Perfect B Side" brings the sound up to date. Featuring a stepping rhythm fused with mournful dubby chords, it sounds like a more introverted take on the approach of new school artists like AnD.
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MUM 076
15 Nov 11
Minimal/Tech House
15 Nov 11
Minimal/Tech House
Review: "Let's Smoke" proves that there's still some life left in the minimal sound. However, the strength of this release revolves around the fact that it pushes the sound forward. The original version is based on a rolling, incessant groove, its glitchy percussion belying the track's influences. Joy Kitikonti & Bimas Jr's version opts for a more traditional house sound, underpinned by seductive filters, and Squoid's take favours evil acid licks over the occasional whooshing sound effect. It's only Ben LB's take that looks back, with wave upon wave of white noise and a stuttering rhythm making string reference to techno's recent past
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MUM 050X
08 Feb 11
Minimal/Tech House
08 Feb 11
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Matt Smallwood clearly understands the importance of selecting and arranging a few compatible elements. The title track starts off with tribal drums, expands to include a walking funk bassline and then breaks into the kind of wide-eyed neon trance riff last heard on MANDY's "Body Language". Its simplicity, as much as its soul, is compelling. The remixers are also no slouches when it comes to effective arranging. Mark Holmes's take is techier, its lithe, crisp rhythm underpinning a sensuous string solo, while Ovi M's version is more rudimentary, but just as effective. Drawing on the original track's tribal drums, it uses a more shuffling rhythm and midway through achieves the requisite hands in the air effect with an enormous filtered build.
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MUM 075
25 Oct 11
Minimal/Tech House
25 Oct 11
Minimal/Tech House
Review: It's fair to say that Pokoyo is full of surprises. The title track starts with clipped techno beats and a pulsing electronic bassline setting a frenetic pace. It sounds like a typical Fixmer-style electro-techno workout, but no one could be prepared for what happens next. A synth riff gradually enters the arrangement, subtle at first but then getting more and more intense until it sounds like the terrifying screech of an air raid siren. The Kyfu version is harder and more slamming, with tribal beats and insane filters pushing it to an inevitable crescendo, while the Merimell take is a jacking affair, powered by a squelchy bass.
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MUM 080
10 Jan 12
Minimal/Tech House
10 Jan 12
Minimal/Tech House
Carlos Pulido & Lopezhouse Feat. Angela - "Sunshine In The Darkness" (original mix) - (7:34) 125 BPM
Review: For one week only, most of the house and techno community has decamped to Amsterdam. In recognition of this annual industry jolly, Manchester Underground has put together a compilation of rolling, tribal grooves. Fittingly, "Crazy Vibe" by Edy Ramas and Dani Torres, features what could be the sound of a plane taking off amid its dense, filtered breaks and drops. On arrival in the Dam, the MUM massive get busy with the meaty bass of Soul Holder's "One More Time", the dreamy vocals and menacing subs of "Sunshine In The Darkness" by Carlos Pulido and Lopezhouse and this writer's favourite, the percussive techno and tripped out chords of "Muzique (Curious George & The Agent remix)" by OD Muzique and Mark Holmes.
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MUM 100
15 Oct 12
Minimal/Tech House
15 Oct 12
Minimal/Tech House
Mark Holmes / Various
Various - "Mark Holmes & Friends: The Best Of" (continuous DJ mix by Mark Holmes) - (1:19:31) 126 BPM
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MUM 042
04 Nov 10
Minimal/Tech House
04 Nov 10
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Manchester Underground Music has been going strong over the last couple of years and the label is truly becoming an important outlet for house and techno in the Northern region of the UK. This time it's a collaborative effort by Sean Biddle and Ben A, who have put out plenty of material between them, in the form of "Windy City", an obvious ode to Chicago house and one whose bumping beat swing will surely gone down large on that Sankey's sound system! When that percussion slide comes in you know it's simply game over...
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MUM 157X
04 May 15
Minimal/Tech House
04 May 15
Minimal/Tech House
Review: After sterling efforts from local institution Greg Fenton and the legendary Harry Romero, Manchester Underground Music is back and on form with this sleek excursion in slinky tech house by Trevor O'Neil. First up is the title track, a dark cut reminiscent of early Mountain People. Next up are "Truly One" and "Tonight" with their killer, rolling basslines, trippy pads and mesmerising vocal hooks reminiscent of early noughties D'Julz. "Cafe Blue" is nasty, peak time business which returns to the darkside with, yes you guessed it; another A1 bassline which builds up to an epic snarl that Master Reese himself would approve of! Tip!
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MUM 159X
13 Jul 15
Minimal/Tech House
13 Jul 15
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Fast-rising UK producer Feral delivers a killer release that's destined to become a late-summer hit. The groove on "Semper Fidelis" is low-slung and subtle, and its gently undulating arrangement plays host to an infectious Spanish guitar riff. Kris James's version dispenses with this element and focuses on a heads-down approach for peak-time clubs. Underpinned by heavy drums, rasping percussion and insistent stabs, it's a well put-together, functional version. However, the remix honours go to Camroc; adding mournful melodies to the original track's plaintive guitar, the arrangement is given a push towards the classic disco-house sound thanks to the use of a gentle yet effective filter.
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MUM 066
16 Aug 11
Minimal/Tech House
16 Aug 11
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Formatiique make a triumphant return to the Manchester Underground Music label after smashing it with the Ibizan cognoscenti with the debut sounds of the inimitable Fuck Off. Choosing an altogether less risible titular approach, "Ping Pong" is a master class in bouncing tech house utilising well placed vocal samples that ensures it is as fun as it is effective. Complementing the original, MUM have commissioned two well chosen remixers with Ukrainian Justy adding to his glowering reputation on a typically strong minimal revision, whilst Form/Definitive's H2 retains core elements of the original and flushes them with his own distinct style.
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MUM 078
03 Jan 12
Minimal/Tech House
03 Jan 12
Minimal/Tech House
