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Sonic Groove
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Played by: Juno Recommends Electro
Review: Itako is a relatively new name, but this release shows that he is already an adept, artful producer. "Grey Area" is a bruising, industrial workout, while on "La Limite" and "Not To Trust (Yr Bdy Is A Lie)", he turns his attention to a different approach, with bleeding acid and dystopian synth lines making for superb West Coast-style electro jams. Itako changes tact on "Without Scuba", where skipping drums and a clanging bass showcase his prowess at making dry, stripped back funk, while "Getting Stuck" is an ebm-led groove, powered by a rumbling bass. These disparate elements make for an assured, accomplished collection.
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SGD 2201
06 Jul 22
Electro
06 Jul 22
Electro
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Front Line Assembly member Rhys Fulber returns to deliver his third artist album for Sonic Groove. As before, his ability to take a wider view of industrial is audible from the get-go, with the punishing, bruising rhythm of "Concrete Cogitation" imbued with neo-classical strings and the dense rumble of "Collapsing Empires" breaking into wired electronic blips. Sandwiched in between heads-down numbers like "Glory to Labour", Fulber also impresses with his ventures into home listening soundscapes, and the atmospheric "Dead Reckon" the ominous swells of "Transfiguration". The dramatic, haunting tones of "Empire Collapse" also shows that Collapsing Empires was designed for the mind as much as the feet.
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SGLP 12
13 May 22
Techno
13 May 22
Techno
Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: There is no doubt that Sonic Groove is one of techno music's most seminal labels, and it now celebrates reaching a quarter century with a compilation of unreleased tracks from its roster of artists. Veteran producers The Source Experience and Italy's Max Durante deliver pounding, ebm-themed club tracks, while Orphx descend down their trademark signature route on the growling, acid-heavy "Revolt & Love". Dasha Rush's pulsating "Romance 22" is sure to appeal to those who prefer a less abrasive approach, but Sonic Groove's association with pared back, industrial techno is best encapsulated by label owner Adam X's stepping, brooding "Standing the Test of Time."
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SGLP 08
09 Nov 20
Techno
09 Nov 20
Techno
Review: Mathis Mootz aka The Panacea was originally known for his drum'n'bass releases, but changed course and now does a face-melting variation on hard techno. As the title track on Boundaries, his second release for Sonic Groove demonstrates, he hasn't lost his love of break beats - and the grinding, pile-driving track occasionally drops into breaks and sped-up, hardcore vocal samples. "Fibre Optix" is somewhat more restrained, but while the tempo is less hectic, the arrangement still implodes in a wall of acid-drenched noise. "The Sign" sees Mootz veer down an industrial route as a streamlined, pulsating groove underpins tortured vocal samples, while "Walrus" marks a return of those unmistakable break beats, this time supporting distorted noise.
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SGD 1988
28 Jan 19
Techno
28 Jan 19
Techno
Review: Electronic music doesn't get much darker than Orphx. They were last seen back in 2016 with the excellent Pitch Black Mirror album, and thankfully, not much has changed since. The industrial duo still blend noise, techno and ebm better than anyone else. This fusion is audible on the menacing, stepping opener, "Solipisit", which veers off into acrid acid or on the pummelling, pounding rhythm of "Bare Life", which features abstract noise and searing guitars in the background. On the furious, frenetic rhythms of "Pain is the Teacher", it sounds like Rich Oddie has taken to the mic to dispense the quick pace vocal lines, while "Tröma Nakmo" is a pounding, distorted banger.
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SGD 1886
01 Oct 18
Techno
01 Oct 18
Techno
Review: Veteran artist Max Durante continues his relationship with Sonic Groove with this killer, 80s-influenced EP. "New Belgian Resistance" is an oppressive ebm/techno workout that resounds to a throbbing, pulsating bass and cold, robotic drums. "Molotov" is slower but just as menacing, with the Italian artist delivering a low-slung, acid-laced groove that will appeal to fans of original New Beat but also to contemporary artists like The Hacker. "Machine Gun" is like a halfway house between both of these tracks. with Durante laying down an unflinching rhythm laden down with shrieking vocal samples. Closing out the release is "Born From Pain", a slowed down workout with sharp percussive bursts that shows Durante is adept at applying his love of EBM to differing tempos.
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SGD 1885
13 Sep 18
Techno
13 Sep 18
Techno
Review: Rhys Fulber is a veteran producer who was best known for his work as part of Front Line Assembly. Your Dystopia is his debut album under his own name, and it's a bleak but enthralling affair. From the dense, stepping breaks of "Cognitivia" and "Inhabits Eternity" - where a creepy vocal insinuates itself into the arrangement - through the pounding, ebm-fuelled "Limited Vision" and "Creosote", and the tough techno of "Truncheon", a bleak mood hangs over each track. While it is more visceral than Fulber's storied back catalogue as Front Line Assembly, pieces like "Anhedonia" do imagine the brutal, dystopian world that Fulber has always hinted at with irresistible malevolence.
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SGLP 04
04 Jun 18
Techno
04 Jun 18
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: With a background in hip-hop and drum'n'bass, The Panacea, aka Mathis Mootz has been challenging audiences since the mid-90s. Now focusing on 4/4 based tracks, the German producer has made a slight name change (it was previously just 'Panacea') to reflect his latest artistic shift. This four-tracker on Adam X's label pushes the conventional notion of techno to its very limits. "Above the Absolute 96" combines pounding kicks and PCP Trax-like hardcore riffs. It sets the scene for "Most Basic Resolution", which sees Mootz up the tempo and drive a muddy bass through a sea of distorted noise. "Overdrive EE" is, despite its name, somewhat more restrained, before Mootz goes in for the kill with the hammering, ebm-on-steroids of "Walter".
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SGD 1882
29 Jan 18
Techno
29 Jan 18
Techno
Review: Birmingham's Rebekah follows through with another powerful display of techno aggression for Adam X's esteemed industrial electronics imprint. The CLR and Soma Recordings affiliated artist follows up a great release on her own Decoy imprint with the Into The Black EP - and it's a fitting title really. These four techno weapons are pitch black to be precise! The abrasive and shredding onslaught of opening track "Loose Mechanics" sets the theme of the EP immediately while the brooding and contorted techno of the title track brings down the tempo, but certainly not the violence. Tunnelling and heads down techno for strobe-lit warehouse spaces is catered for on the functional "Conquest" while "War Cry" shows off another side of her sonic personality on this somewhat evocative yet dystopian journey through the electro sound. Highly recommended, however please handle with caution!
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SGD 1781
23 Oct 17
Techno
23 Oct 17
Techno
Review: Post Scriptum previously released an album on Function's Infrastructure label - now Until You Drop sees him combine his techno background with industrial elements. On "Dark As You Like", this takes the shape of menacing vocals and a twisted, broken beat backing track. It's noisy, eerie and unusual - like Perc getting it on with Trent Reznor. "Drop Zone" is more dance floor friendly, revolving around a noisy, scratchy rhythm, while "You Won't Find Me" sees Post Scriptum up the ante to deliver a throbbing, industrial techno groove, similar in sound to Orphx. It's a bruising, adventurous release from one of techno's most individualistic artists.
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SGD 1779
28 Jul 17
Techno
28 Jul 17
Techno
