Originally established in Sweden in the early '90s by Glenn Wilson, Planet Rhythm is now based in The Netherlands since it changed ownership in the mid '00s. Now part of the Triple Vision Music Group alongside cult favourites such as Fokuz and Yellow Stripe Recordings, this techno powerhouse has gone from strength to strength ever since with its relentless output. Key artists include the likes of Scalameriya, Alfredo Mazilli and Woo York, alongside legends such as Axel Karakasis, Tom Hades and Developer. Key releases which define the label are: A.Paul's Amalgamation (2010), Bas Mooy's Dolls And Decadence (2014) and Yan Cook's XX (2016).
Review: Giorgio Gigli follows his 2019 Space Whales album with Bichord on Planet Rhythm with another set of collaborative works. Working with Paul Ritch, Gigli delivers pulsating, throbbing grooves, shot through with ominous, acid-led menace on "1", "2" and "3". Through his collaboration with Francesco Visconti aka VSK, Gigli then proceeds to turn his focus on more dubbed out aspects of his dark techno sound, which results in the building chord intensity of "Silent Age" and "Hidden Conspiracy", with the partnership culminating on the mesmerising "Memories of an Unconnect Era". The final part of this collaborative work is with Ness, and here the release takes on a deeper aspect, with the evocative "Erosion" impressing most.
Review: It must be challenging for a long-running label to come up with fresh ideas, but that is exactly what Planet Rhythm has achieved on its latest compilation. TWCOR's "How It Ends" revisits the glory days of Frankfurt Trax techno with its pounding kicks, Vinicius Honorio maps out a new direction for big room techno on the thundering filters and wild rave stabs of "Time & Space" and Two Sided Agency's "Controlled Cycle" is a synapse-melting acid track. There is also a more considered side to Planet Rhythm, and it's audible here on Tom Hades' "Felis", where the veteran producer pairs emotive synths with a rolling tribal groove.
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