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Ovum US
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OVM 332
11 Oct 24
Minimal/Tech House
11 Oct 24
Minimal/Tech House
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OVM 329
17 May 24
Deep House
17 May 24
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Josh Wink and Truncate, two stalwarts of the techno realm, have once again joined forces on Ovum for a collaborative single, enriched by a remix courtesy of the talented Elisa Bee. Hailing from Philly, Josh Wink remains an influential force in the techno landscape, continually pushing boundaries and defying stylistic categorization. The collaborative single, "Possibilities," emerged from a studio session in Truncate's Los Angeles studio, resulting in a deep techno roller with a stripped-back aesthetic. The track comes to life with sublime synth patterns soaring over smooth drums, creating an enchanting atmosphere. Adding her touch to the release, Elisa Bee, a rising star from Sardinia with credits on labels like Unknown to the Unknown and Hardgroove, delivers a dynamic remix. Known for her eclectic music collection showcased in her radio show and DJ sets, Elisa Bee infuses real dance floor dynamics into her interpretation. Her remix takes a more direct and heads-down approach, with faster and harder-hitting drums, tightly looped original synth phrases, hypnotizing all who encounter it.
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OVM 328
19 Jan 24
Techno
19 Jan 24
Techno
Review: Ovum label head Josh Wink presents the second single in his "Unreleased Remixes" series, featuring remixes of "Talking to You" by Marc Romboy & Andre Winter and "Resist" by Luca Maniaci. "Talking to You" was originally released in 2014 and has been remixed by the likes of Carl Cox and Jon Rundell. The Marc Romboy & Andre Winter remix is an energising techno workout with an up-front percussive clatter and turbulent synths spraying about the mix. The Luca Maniaci remix starts as a stripped-back minimal groover before unfolding into a wild acid monster. A bold 303 pulse runs through the heart of the track as the clattering percussion brings texture, the rolling drums force you to move, and the icy hi-hats wash over you in waves of sound.
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OVM 327
04 Aug 23
Techno
04 Aug 23
Techno
Review: Following a series of releases for Arms & Legs and Watergate - where she is also resident DJ - Kristin Velvet now makes her debut on Ovum. "Trockenfutter" is a tripped-out techno affair. Powered by a rubbery, elastic bass, she adds eerie, half-heard vocals and insistent percussion to the arrangement - the end result is a track that's tailor made for early morning experiences. The title track is more direct. Centred on rolling tribal drums and chiming bells, these elements make for a hypnotic, heads-down workout. Label boss Josh Wink's rework of "Slater Hills" is designed for peak time use, as dark clouds of acid swarm in over crashing snares.
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OVM 324
17 Feb 23
Techno
17 Feb 23
Techno
Review: One of Shlomi Aber's first releases appeared on Ovum in 2007, and Rewired is a welcome return to the label. The title track is a spine-tingling affair: over a rolling groove, Aber teases out the kind of mesmerising, spooky organ sounds you'd expect to hear on a Redshape or Portable release. In contrast, "Brickwall" sees him deliver a stripped back track; led by tonal bleeps and shuffling hi hats, it's an uncomplicated but impactful affair. "Dream to be a Drum" also focuses squarely on the dance floor. Fuelled by blustering filters and a looped chord, it shows that in the right hands, the economic use of sounds can be powerful.
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OVM 323
13 Jan 23
Techno
13 Jan 23
Techno
Review: Following last year's Be Aware collaboration, Josh Wink and Truncate re-connect for Let Go. The original version is grounded in an old school minimal techno aesthetic, with the duo conjuring up a stripped back, jacking groove that underpins repetitive, time-stretched vocal samples and insistent analogue bleeps. With these elements building and building throughout the arrangement, "Let Go" makes for a captivating workout. On his remix of the title track, label boss Josh Wink opts for a high-tempo approach; led by doubled-up claps and a piledriving rhythm, the US producer's version is a crafty peak-time affair that will get support from discerning techno DJs.
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OVM 322
26 Aug 22
Techno
26 Aug 22
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Josh Wink has been putting out music for 30 years, but his appetite for underground techno hasn't waned. As this release on Ovum demonstrates, Wink still has a passion for crafting twisted dance floor tracks; "Balls Back" combines skewed percussion with his well-documented love of the 303, while on the dub version, the veteran US producer drops a linear rhythm that features another of his production signatures - the pitch-bent vocal sample - to create maximum impact. The release also features a remix from Marco Faraone, with the fast-rising artist underpinning the title track's vocals with steely drums, niggling percussive ticks and dramatic snare rolls.
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OVM 319
15 Apr 22
Techno
15 Apr 22
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: While Ovum owner Josh Wink and techno producer Truncate had remixed one another's tracks, now they come together to collaborate on new material. In its original form, the title track is a blistering affair that builds gradually to the sound of ponderous vocals, detuned tones and tight, driving percussion. Meanwhile, Truncate's remix sees him deliver a more tripped out version, with frequencies gradually going up the sonic scale until they reach a crescendo, and phased filters augmenting the 'focus on me' vocal sample. There's also an acapella take included for DJs who want to use the original vocal in the mix.
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OVM 318
10 Dec 21
Techno
10 Dec 21
Techno
Review: For the latest Ovum installment Taran & Lomov slip into their Queer On Acid guise for two tracks, before reverting to their own names for two more. "Houseum" as QOA is a wonderfully deep, tripped out piece of techno that is redolent of label owner Josh Wink's more musical leanings. Led by swirling chords and a rolling groove, it strikes a near perfect balance between depth and force. On "New Path", also under their alias, the pair keep the focus on a more musical iteration as warbling bass underpins swirling strings and seductive keys.Reverting to their own names, they deliver "Back Door", a more tracky, lean affair, while "Voltage" sees them go deep again, this time deploying woozy synths and a spiky rhythm.
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OVM 316
09 Jul 21
Techno
09 Jul 21
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: The latest on Josh Wink's long standing imprint comes from Vienna-based Alexander Wirth of Leap Records, with five tracks proving his worth (no pun intended) and why he is likely to appear on the label again in future. Featuring the flanged and dubby groove dynamics of "Everyday Sunday", more late night mood music awaits on the smooth and sensual "Forever Deep", the sunny and balearic tinged "Carmens Rainbow" which we hope to hear on The White Isle (if the summer season reopens) this year, as well as the low slung bass-driven bounce of "Philadelphia Steam". The last track being a wonderful homage to the label's hometown and an all round terrific close to an impressive EP.
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OVM 315
29 Jan 21
Minimal/Tech House
29 Jan 21
Minimal/Tech House
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Justin Jay has previously released material on Freerange and Dirtybird and for his debut on Josh Wink's label, he conjures up something darker. "Vale of Tempe" is a twisted minimal banger that resounds to barbed percussive slivers and twisted acid lines, while on the title track, he ups the pace to deliver a highly effective metallic track that boasts a churning, spiralling chord-led climax. On "Athens", Jay opts for a deeper, dubbed out groove that sounds expansive and atmospheric, while Ovum has commissioned Viers to rework "Vale..", and the talented, emerging artist turns the original into a stepping, rickety electro affair that sounds like it has arrived from a different planet.
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OVM 312
03 Jul 20
Techno
03 Jul 20
Techno
Josh Wink feat Ursula Rucker
Played by: Giulia Caldarulo
Review: Originally released back in the late 90s, Josh Wink's "Sixth Sense" gets a new lease of life with a fresh set of remixes. First up is a rework from Louie Vega, one half of Masters At Work. The revered US producer delivers a driving, drum-heavy take on "Sense" on his 45 Rpm remix, with house poetess Ursula Rucker's vocals unfolding in an unhurried manner. On Vega's 'Jump Dub' take, the focus is, unsurprisingly, on those tough drums with Rucker's contribution reduced to a single 'jump' sample. Ovum has also recruited Shlomi Aber to contribute a mix, with the Be As One boss upping the tempo and turning the original into a driving techno workout.
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OVM 308
11 Oct 19
Techno
11 Oct 19
Techno
Josh Wink feat Ursula Rucker
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House, Juno Recommends Techno, Pan-Pot, Philippe Petit, Matthew Dear, Alioscia Mele, Louie Vega, Denis Horvat
Review: For those who've been buying house music since the '90s, "Sixth Sense" may be familiar. It was first released as a single way back in 1997 and saw Josh Wink joining forces with beat poet/spoken word artist Ursula Rucker on a typical deep and dark house workout. These are entirely fresh remixes, with Schlomi Aber and Louie Vega delivering decidedly 21st century revisions. Vega's vocal, dub and instrumental versions are surprisingly moody by his standards, wrapping Wink's acid-style stabs and mind-altering aural textures around a bouncy, cowbell-driven rhythm track rich in live percussion. Aber takes the track into ultra-deep, sub-heavy techno pastures on his clandestine and alluring "Remix", before stripping back the beats and pushing up the bass on the arguably even more intoxicating "Hidden In The Dark Mix".
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OVM 307
09 Aug 19
Deep House
09 Aug 19
Deep House
Review: Ovum revisits its 90s roots with this debut release on the label by Alberto Pascual. The title track is a slinky, hypnotic take on minimalism, with a lone tonal riff working its way through through the arrangement, accompanied only by some looped chords. By contrast, "Arch" is a more gritty, visceral banger that revolves around static hiss and hum as it climaxes and drops. "Coda" is also gritty, but this time the Spanish producer puts a focus on grinding riffs and vocal snatches that served to accentuate the track's out there feeling. Rounding off this fine, accomplished EP is the stripped back minimal house of "Movement".
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OVM 306
24 May 19
Techno
24 May 19
Techno
Review: Ryogo Yamamori follows his 2016 debut on Ovum with this fine three-tracker. As one of the leading acid-friendly labels of the past 20 years, it's no surprise that Wink's label signed "Touch Me". It combines exactly the right mixture of spaced out textures with nagging 303s to make it irresistible for any DJ with a taste of the trippy side of techno. In contrast, the title track is a firing, percussive affair that leans towards the Frozen Border-style of dry, crafty club track. Changing style again, Yamamori opts for a spaced out but driving approach on closing track "Udon".
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OVM 304
01 Apr 19
Techno
01 Apr 19
Techno
Review: Thorstenson follows up 2017's Svart on Ovum with this no-nonsense EP. Inspired by US techno, including presumably, label owner Josh Wink's own 303 classics, this is an irresistibly mean and moody release. He kick-starts it with "Right Behind You", where an acid line is tweaked and teased over a moody, menacing bass that could have come from Suburban Knight's studio. "Grains" is more upfront and forceful, with the young Swedish producer dropping dubbed out chords and surging 303s over a rolling, looped rhythm. Rounding off the release is the spaced out minimal groove of the title track, where Thorstenson takes inspiration from Detroit artists like Sean Deason.
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OVM 301
15 Feb 19
Techno
15 Feb 19
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: For anyone whose gateway to techno came via Josh Wink's mid-90s classics such as Higher State of Consciousness or How's the Music, the 300th release on Ovum is sure to provide a wonderful flashback. The title track hurtles along at 130bpm, underpinned by Wink's trademark gurgling acid lines. But like those 90s classics, Mars also resounds to unpredictable elements, such as nifty break beats and pitch bent vocals. On the "Mars Beats" version, crashing snares and rolling drums provide all of the action, while the 'Vox' take presents a hypnotic a capella. For the most effective version, head straight for the original version.
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OVM 300
14 Dec 18
Techno
14 Dec 18
Techno
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OVM 296
30 Mar 18
Minimal/Tech House
30 Mar 18
Minimal/Tech House
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OVM 290
29 Sep 17
Minimal/Tech House
29 Sep 17
Minimal/Tech House
Review: UK techno hero Reset Robot takes a break from his consistent output on Adam Beyer's mighty Truesoul imprint to unleash his sonic artillery via an alternate outlet. This time it's Josh Wink's equally prolific Ovum serving up his new Bark Orders EP. The title track is more of the same driving main room techno on the evocative tip, with a mesmerising melody, funky bassline and restrained yet sturdy rhythm patterns. Second offering "Croquette" features much more strength and attitude on this reduced and tunnelling cut that slowly introduces some amazingly hypnotic chords. It will no doubt case some strobed out moments on the dancefloor: be prepared for this! More dubbed-out, moody techno and house from a current scene favourite.
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OVM 286
30 Jun 17
Minimal/Tech House
30 Jun 17
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Ovum owner Josh Wink has long been associated with the 303 sound, and has successfully teased unexpected shapes and styles from the acid box (witness "I Am Ready", "Don't Laugh" and "Higher State of Consciousness"). On this occasion, he opts for a straighter but no less effective approach, as wired acid lines and the signature pitch-bent Wink vocal sample unfold over firing snares. The "Resist-Apella" version sees him opt for a more stripped back version, while on Truncate's remixes, the dominant acid line turns into a bleeding, gurgling life-form, supported by the kind of linear, lead weight rhythm that the US producer has become synonymous with.
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OVM 282
05 May 17
Techno
05 May 17
Techno
