Review: Cabizbajo is a bedroom musician from Guadalajara, Mexico who serves up some seductively dark electro pop for the London/Berlin based joint venture Nein Records. The sinister late night groove that is "Eye See You" is the kind of track you could imagine a bunch of eyeliner adorned and fishnet clad goths getting down to in a smoky basement somewhere in Berlin. "The Race" is a stylish and techy indie dance excursion while "Time" (K-Effect Remix) is yet another mysterious electro-noir number that will appeal to fans of that Cologne sound being pushed by big DJs of the moment like Jennifer Cardini or Lena Willikens.
Review: Tronik Youth's Nein imprint never fails to impress and he's called up Bird Of Paradise (Multi Culti/Correspondant) again to deliver the goods on the Oathbreaker EP. The title track is a Balearic-tinged dark journey track that nails that sense of atmosphere like no other. "Burmatofts" utilises classic Chicago house 808 rhythms beneath a dark EBM arpeggio to great effect (Heretic's remix up later is wicked too) while "Witch Intellect" is reminiscent of an instrumental version of Q Lazzarus' classic "Goodbye Horses" now if that's not a good enough pitch then we don't know what is!
Review: Teched-out house excursions delivered to you by the Shmlss duo here, courtesy of the Nein label from Germany. This material is more than capable of surpassing DJ tool use, and "Adriatic Swing", for instance, is full of enough wonder and sonic mystique to render it totally accessible to the listener as well as the dancer. The same goes for "4am At The Kebap Shop", a leftfield slice of subtle acid with a Balearic lift at its core, followed by the more progressive tones of "Trippy Forest". Remixes from Bawrut and William Earl twist these tracks onto new heights, the latter of which stands out in particular thanks to its rugged beat muscle and placid atmospherics. Lovely.
Review: Following on from releases from cosmic disco legend Danielle Baldelli, the latest EP on Nein comes from its owner, Tronik Youth. The title track is an infectious electronic disco groove with hints of muffled new wave vocals and an industrial rigidity to it. "Never Said, I Never Said" is slower and more pared back, as a droning groove and soaring synths crackle with electric energy. Nein has commissioned two producers to remix its boss; the first sees Cabaret Nocturne re-imagine "Never Said, I Never Said" as a sinister, stepping disco groove, while Jonathan Kusuma turns the title track into a hypnotic, sleek techno pulse.
Review: Italy's Alberto Sola skips to the beat with his hedonistic shade of minimal house by landing on the ever-reliable Nein label. "Success" is heavy on the kicks, hypnotic in its sonic approach and bursting with energy, which is emulated in the more industrial-sounding "Failure!" Robot 84 Funkin Acid remixes the former into a cleaner, less broken house bomb, while the latter is rebooted by Tunnel Signs into a percussion-heavy techno gunshot for the big room.
Review: Tronik Youth's London based tech house and nu-disco force Nein is back with a weighty 17-trackcompilation celebrating his current label roster and a love for more retro-inspired sounds. From the grinding electro-punk of Justine's "Infernale Cavale", to Freudenthal's dark synthpop epic "Bilderblast", there's plenty of stylistic range here. Highlights come thick and fast on Yes Means Nein, with the gutsy EBM groove of Tunnel Signs "Hellfire" and a remix of Emperor Machine's "Sisco Seeker" from label mainstay Rodion and Fabrizio Mammarella particularly standing out!
Review: Bizzeea! Is the alter ego of Moscow based Vadim Ruadinskiy and is next up on London/Berlin tech house hotbed Nein Records. The Un-Tape EP features four sharp cuts, starting out with the grinding, slow burning bounce of "L/L Lichnoe/Lirischnoe" (whatever that's referring to!), the minimal acid techno stomp of "ROOFF (Room Of Fuckin Fuckers)" and speaking of minimal; Flamingo Dance"sounds like early Robert Hood in all its vintage bleepy cyclicalism. Finally "Awake In Me" gets some adrenalised tech house happening that will appeal to fans of the Clouded Vision sound.
Review: London/Berlin joint venture Nein Records now present us with French chanteuse/producer and DJ Sara Zinger from Marseille. This long player shows that this young lady has some serious potential and some attitude to boot. A great example of this is the title track "Bastard" a stomping electro-noir thriller with attitude. It gets a couple of great remixes, our favourite being the "Telesketch Mix" a dirty minimal house journey through the afterhours. Second original track "Polizei" is a dark and bleepy journey track that's definitely influenced by the Bremen sound ie: Stephan Bodzin and Oliver Huntemann: this one is real tripped out and we're digging it! The "Permanent Wave Remake" is equally impressive, injecting a woozy groove into it that sits around 105 BPM.
Review: Rodion is back with "Alle Der Kosmonauten". The original is a cosmo-psychedelic journey track supported by some sweet auto-tune vocals, for fans of Rebolledo or Man Power. The Lauer remix is all that you'd expect and more: his catchy retro sensibilities are complimented by some sweet 303 acid on this total epic. Finally the Heretic remix is rolling peak time tech house with a good injection of funk with its rolling bassline and druggy synth leads plus the vocals get properly vocoded this time around. Sick!
Review: Endless is the debut solo EP from Amevicious, a Marseille-based DJ/producer who describes his style as "dark disco". Certainly, the title track feels sweaty and clandestine, with clanging percussion, sampled whoops, spooky electronics and a fuzzy bassline. Tronik Youth opts for a similar mood on his remix, which makes greater use of authentic analogue sounds. Amevicious' second original track, "Disco Libertine", is a fair more positive affair, with throbbing Italo-style bass and glistening synthesizers aplenty. Mark E delivers the standout remix, which sounds like a Balearic take on mid-'80s EBM, while Theus Mago opts for a sparkling nu-disco vibe on his rework.
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