Throne Of Blood US

Hardway Bros - "The Other Side" - (9:11) 120 BPM

Hapa - "Coming Down" - (8:20) 120 BPM

Curses - "Modern Peace" - (5:56) 117 BPM

Split Secs - "Smack" - (7:03) 120 BPM

Played by: Juno Recommends Techno

TOBD 016
07 Oct 22
Techno

The Laser

Friedman Feedback Loop Revision (original mix) - (7:47) 122 BPM

The Laser (original mix) - (8:17) 117 BPM

Friedman Feedback Loop Revision (Max Pask remix) - (10:40) 117 BPM

Afro Sirene (original mix) - (8:01) 110 BPM

Review: Hardway Bros is Sean Johnston - DJ, producer and one half of A Love from Outer Space with Andrew Weatherall. He's fast become a staple of James 'Fucking' Friedman's Throne Of Blood imprint with his modern take on classic house music formulas. If it 'aint broke, dont fix it we say - Johnston's winning formula is on show once again with the heads-down acid wiggle of "Friedman Deeback Loop Revision" followed by the metal dance of "The Laser". Then, Maxime Pasquier (Sheik 'N' Beik/Kill The DJ) delivers a bleep nu-disco rendition of "Friedman Feedback Loop Revision" and final offering while "Afro Sirene" goes for a trippy and lo-slung Afro vibe.

TOB 057
25 May 18
Techno

Pleasure Cry

Pleasure Cry (feat Sarah Rebecca) - (7:22) 115 BPM

Argonaut - (8:09) 100 BPM

Pleasure Cry (Tuff City Kids remix) - (6:49) 120 BPM

My PNO - (6:34) 120 BPM

Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House, JKriv (Razor-N-Tape), Future Bones

TOB 053
24 Jun 16
Deep House

Sleaze

Legato (original mix) - (7:02) 116 BPM

Legato (Kasper Bjorke remix) - (5:43) 116 BPM

Thoughts On Modern Living (original mix) - (7:37) 118 BPM

Sleaze (original mix) - (7:21) 103 BPM

Played by: THIS IS A RECORDING, Tronik Youth, In Flagranti, Future Bones, Djs: Most Charted - Deep House

TOB 047
10 Nov 14
Deep House

A/B Musique / Shorty

A/B Musique - (7:53) 111 BPM

Shorty (original mix) - (7:59) 114 BPM

Shorty (Scott Fraser Above The Clouds remix) - (8:48) 114 BPM

Played by: Kid Who, Juno Recommends Techno, Glass Coffee, Phuturelabs

Review: Sean Johnston's Hardway Bros aligns on the Throne Of Blood label with some rare original produce in the shape of A/B Musique, a killer single brandishing some assistance from fellow Axis members Scott Fraser and Timothy J Fairplay. Eschewing the Balearic nature of previous Hardway Bros material, the title track is geared as homage to Belgian New Beat and hits the spot as soon as those hollow drums kick into gear. The aforementioned Mr Fairplay provides some punk funk swagger via intermittent guitar riffage and the vibe throughout is geared towards interplanetary love parties. On the virtual flip, "Shorty" feels a bit darker, with tough multi layered drum breaks and fuzzy edged arpeggiated bass lines gradually teasing out a seemingly never ending fluctuating precession of delay laden acid lines and swirling hypnotic vocal smudges. Scott Fraser turns in a murky basement remix of "Shorty" which is tinged with a machine made melancholia that tastes decidedly Detroitian.