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UV 059-3
17 May 24
Progressive House
17 May 24
Progressive House
Review: Cuthead, real name Robert Arnold, hails originally from Moldova but has been based for many years in Dresden, Germany. His musical output has ranged from hip-hop and breaks to disco, house and techno, but this release, the second of our installments that will eventually make up the 'Detour' album, finds him firmly in house mode. While its four tracks are all definitely rooted in deep house, though, they nevertheless also manage to embrace influences from disco, jazz-funk, sci-fi themes and dub - all of which add up to an EP that represents a very worthwhile use of 15 minutes of your life.
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UV 0592
28 Mar 24
Deep House
28 Mar 24
Deep House
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UV 0591
21 Mar 24
Hip Hop/R&B
21 Mar 24
Hip Hop/R&B
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: To obtain and pursue the purity of the sound of electronic gear is what drives German producer CVBox. When he became aware of techno and electro while attending techno parties in the '90s it led to his interest in production - many of which have landed on the Uncanny Valley imprint. His latest offering for the Dresden-based label is XB-VCO, which features two impressive tracks such as the sombre and haunting "Fenta'' mixing dub techno and acid aesthetics into its foggy mixture that's reminiscent of STL or Patricia, while the off-kilter futurism of "Violenz" will hypnotise you in a similarly dusty yet well executed fashion.
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UV 4356424F58
07 May 21
Minimal/Tech House
07 May 21
Minimal/Tech House
Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Electro
Review: Dresden label Uncanny Valley's big name supporters include the likes of Jimpster, Steve Bug, Scuba and Ripperton, which gives you an idea of the kind of leftfield-leaning deep house and techno to expect from this 10th birthday compilation. Big names may be in short supply but quality certainly isn't, with the album's 18 full-length tracks ranging from RJ's floaty, dreamy opener 'Nie' to the acid throb of Iron Curtis's 'Ensuite', and from the jazzy bruk beat-isms of Lake People's 'Roaming The Streets' to the psychedelic small hours deepness of Charlotte Bendiks' 'Pasco', with a DJ mix from Conrad Kaden tying the whole collection together nicely.
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UV 10YEARS
30 Dec 20
Deep House
30 Dec 20
Deep House
Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Electro
Review: To celebrate notching up 50 releases, Uncanny Valley offered up a septet of colour-coded EPs featuring never-heard-before cuts from its growing roster of artists. With that campaign finished, they've now collected together all of those tracks on one suitably epic compilation, All Colors Are Beautiful. It's a pleasingly positive, life-affirming and kaleidoscopic collection all told, with the likes of Lauer, Jules Etienne, Johannes Albert, Cuthead and Basic Soul Unit taking it in turns to deliver cheery, synth-heavy cuts that variously join the dots between deep house, nu-disco, synth-pop, proto-house, jacking acid, crunchy electro, Motor City techno, ghetto-tech and glassy-eyed late-night sleaze. The results are uniformly excellent, making this one of the most essential compilations of 2020.
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UV 050
22 Dec 20
Electro
22 Dec 20
Electro
Review: As you'd expect, the sixth colour-coded EP in Uncanny Valley's 50th release series boasts an impressive line-up of artists, all of whom have pulled out the stops to make their contribution count. For proof, check the rushing, riff-sporting, rave-era revivalism of Cuthead's acid-flecked opener, "Party Chords", the warm and woozy, Rhodes-laden head-nodding beats of Dererstuben's "Iwesu Yewisu", and the wild organ riffs and chunky grooves of Pantera Krause's bustling house jam "The Naked Now". Or, for that matter, the sample-laden, jazz-tinged deep house roll of Daniela La Cruz's "When You Go All In And Wait", and the body-popping Balearic nu-disco warmth of Massimiliano Pagliano's luscious "Sunset Funk". As the old clich? goes, this is genuinely all killer, no filler.
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UV0506
17 Jul 20
Deep House
17 Jul 20
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Electro
Review: Uncanny Valley hits the magic 50 mark with this diverse four-tracker. It starts with Chino's "Forbidden Voices", a tough analogue banger, replete with spiralling acid and bruising metallic riffs. Johannes Albert's "Vision Utopia" also draws on steely sounds, but on this occasion, the focus is on staccato percussion and brooding synth lines. Lake People, who has released on labels like Permanent Vacation, also drops an electro-style jam, "Roaming The Streets", but it's deeper and more reflective than Albert's contribution. RVDS rounds off the split release with "Moon Operator", a slinky, stepping workout that spirals off to the cosmos with some gloriously trippy 303 lines.
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UV 0503
12 Jun 20
Electro
12 Jun 20
Electro
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: As you'd expect, there's plenty of treats to be found on the fifth colour-coded EP in Uncanny Valley's 50th release series. Iron Curtis steps up first with an enveloping and hypnotic chunk of deep house headiness ("Against My Window (Dazed Mix)", which boasts a particularly strong bassline), before Perm peppers a hybrid ghetto-house/electro beat with starry synth chords and pin-sharp TB-303 style acid lines on "VLIW". CVBox tiptoes the fine line between spaced-out deep house, acid and electro on the formidably fuzzy "Cat Cut Claps", while Dispo 5000 crafts a sturdy electro cut out of stabbing acid bass, ethereal new age chords and crunchy machine drums ("Klinkenberg").
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UV 0505
21 Feb 20
Deep House
21 Feb 20
Deep House
Various
Review: As the pleasingly matter-or-fact title makes clear, this compilation gathers together 15 of the standout tracks released by Dresden label Uncanny Valley in 2019. As you'd expect, it offers a tastily off-kilter collection of cuts that variously mix and match elements of deep house, cheery nu-disco, dub disco, acid-fired early morning anthems, saucer-eyed hardcore rave revivalism, superior tech-house and throbbing electro-disco, with the contributions from Credit OO, Jules Etienne, Perel, The Golden Filter, Jor-El and Break SL standing out. That said, all 15 tracks are superb and firmly focused on the dancefloor. In a word: essential.
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UV 2019
24 Jan 20
Deep House
24 Jan 20
Deep House
Review: An enjoyable class of associated names and potential aliases make their way to the Dresden labels wholesome 50th release and brings with it a first sign of music from Break SL since 2014! Known for releases on Philpot before his time at UV, he delivers an uplifting number of pulsating arpeggios and ballroom synths. Credit 00 is on point as always throwing down a Detroit inspired number of laser synths, starry atmospheres and subby, acidic basslines. Qnete, still reeling from his 2018 LP on 777 Recordings, supplies a tripier, deep and subtle house number via "In Transit" while the still unknown Gnista and AGB serve up some traditional Deutsch EBM and dark electro between them both.
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UV 0502
13 Dec 19
Electro
13 Dec 19
Electro
Review: If your all-time favourite music was mostly made by Germans wearing too much blusher and leather jerkins with huge shoulderpads, then the 80s synth-pop/coldwave revivalism of 'Karlsson' will be right up your Strasse - it's even got one of those spoken/whispered German-language vocals, presumably from DNA fave Ms Fiedler herself. But for more contemporary pleasures head for the remixes: the Bloody Mary Cat's On Acid Mix is exactly the 303 bleep 'n' squelch fest you'd expect, while Kim Ann Foxman beefs up the 4/4s and adds some music box-like synth doodles of her own. The torch-y but upbeat 'Monteiro Da Costa', another 80s throwback, rounds out the package.
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UV 052
12 Jul 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
12 Jul 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: It's time to dive back into the oldschool ways of breaks on this one as the Uncanny Valley Germany team team up with Credit 00 for a tasty slice of hardcore nostalgia throughout the 'Deep In The Jungle' project. We kick this one off with a look at 'R You Ready 2 Jack', a very crunchy rolling original, driven by its constantly evolving drum sections and hardcore inspired melodies. This is then followed by the moogy basslines of 'True 2 The Gehm (2019 version)', the bubbling arpeggiators of 'The Garden' and the colourful soundscapes of the title track 'Deep In The Jungle', closing off a wicked project with style.
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UV 053
12 Jun 19
Breakbeat
12 Jun 19
Breakbeat
Played by: ROTCIV
Review: Four tracks here that will appeal to the more adventurous deep house jocks as well as fans of more experimental sounds. The title cut is a breakbeat-led affair topped with lingering synth chords and augmented by a little 303 bass squelch, while 'Maybe It Won't Be' rides a stuttering bruk rhythm with more of those languid chords and what sounds like a Theremin. The EP's first straight-up 4/4s can be found on the faster-paced 'Doozy Of A Day', which sits somewhere between Heard/Damier-style US deepness and Detroit techno, and as such is probably the go-to for deep house floors, while more stuttering beats, warm chords and Spanish guitar frills make up closer 'Crepuscular'.
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UV 049
25 Feb 19
Deep House
25 Feb 19
Deep House
Various
Review: Uncanny Valley ends the year with a 13-track retrospective that sums up why it is such an idiosyncratic label. 13 Tracks moves in style from the bizarre acid beats of "Macho Man" by Mr Incognito and Amrint Keen's vaguely epic electro track "Believe" into more dance floor friendly tracks. These include the moody, atmospheric techno of Qnete's "Alone Together" and Chino's acid-heavy "Kolaps". In between these ends of the spectrum there are once-heard, never forgotten moments such as the vocal electro of Credit 00's amazing "Hammer Jack Voices Wall" and Serial Error's tribal house meets new beat track "Drum Abuse (Vocal)" - which both underline again what an idiosyncratic label that Uncanny Valley is.
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UV 2018
28 Dec 18
Electro
28 Dec 18
Electro
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Herzel aka Aleksandar Grozdanovski has released before on labels like Hivern and Charlois, and now brings his expansive sound to Uncanny Valley. The title track is a filtered, stepper that rides hollowed out drums and a powerful wave of bass to create a gloomy mood. On "Glide", the mood is even darker and more tranced out, as the Macedonian producer lets fly with a pumping groove and epic synth hooks. Changing direction again, "Glowworms" revolves around a house groove and searing acid lines, while "TWO" sees Herzel strip away melodies to deliver a raw, gritty techno track that has echoes of Gesloten Cirkel.
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UV 046
17 Sep 18
Techno
17 Sep 18
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Confirmed label-hopper Iron Curtis last popped up on Uncanny Valley in 2015, contributing a fine cut to the Dresden imprint's fifth anniversary compilation. Here he finally unleashes his first EP for the imprint, serving up a predictably impressive four-track missive. He begins with the Larry Heard style deep, jacking grooves and ethereal synthesizer melodies of "Sweet Romancer", before upping the intensity of the beats on the drowsy pump of "Nixdorf Danse". Those looking for life-affirming release should check the rush-inducing dancefloor bliss of "Triroom", while closer "Take Me Home" is an altogether woozier, dreamier and more Balearic affair, with jangling guitars and cut-up vocal samples sashaying from the speakers.
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UV 045
09 Apr 18
Deep House
09 Apr 18
Deep House
Review: For the first time in 2017, Martin Enke has decided to don the now familiar Lake People alias. Having built his reputation via a series of releases on Permanent Vacation - including 2015's solid full-length, Purposely Uncertain Field - Break The Pattern sees him transfer to Uncanny Valley. As you'd expect, there's much to enjoy throughout, from the rising and falling synths, shuffling drum machine beats and undulating acid lines of "September Futuristic", to the broken New Jersey house/Chicago acid fusion of "Chords In Chorus" and deep space shuffle of "Pull Off". Arguably best of all, though, is opener "Level Msk", a loose but floor-friendly workout full of restless organ riffs and early Orbital electronics.
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UV 041
27 Feb 17
Deep House
27 Feb 17
Deep House
Played by: Honey Soundsystem
Review: Translated into English, the title of this album is 'this is how it is in the pine forest'. Maybe Uncanny Valley artist CVBox is referring to his physical surroundings in rural Germany, or he could be describing the recording process behind his debut album. If we assume he means the latter, then the title is a smart if somewhat obtuse explanation. Tracks like "Oberla 8" and "707 Dubbing" start with powerful, dub bass before introducing a hail of acid bleeps, while on "Iv Box", there are no beats, but a frosty ambient cloak lifts to reveal hypnosis-inducing electronic tones. "CV Cat" sees the German producer move towards the detuned trance of Mathew Jonson, but even here the approach is like being in the middle of a pine forest - covered from floor to sky by layer upon layer of multi-coloured textures.
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UVLP 04
30 Jan 17
Techno
30 Jan 17
Techno
Played by: Larse
Review: Over the past 12 months, Stefan "Chinaski" Haag has really hit his stride. First, there was a superb EP of rich, melodious, synthesizer-heavy compositions for Live At Robert Johnson, followed by a fine contribution to Uncanny Valley's fifth anniversary releases. Here he returns to the latter label with arguably his strongest collection to date. As usual, he fuses a variety of vintage influences - most obviously Italo-disco, early Chicago house, dreamy instrumental synth-pop and Detroit techno - to deliver hypnotic, life-affirming pieces with bristle with melodious intent. Highlights are plentiful, from the head-in-the-clouds bliss of pulsating opener "Disaster", and the John Carpenter creepiness of "Lifetime", to the Behaviour-era Pet Shop Boys melancholy of "Street" and "Never Look Back".
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UV 035
18 Apr 16
Deep House
18 Apr 16
Deep House
Played by: Dubfire
Review: Sweden's Joel Alter went solo from studio partner Henrik Jonsson and released the brilliant album entitled "Heart" earlier in 2015 and it now gets the remix treatment. Fellow Swede Jesper Dahlback aka The Persuader gives "22 Hours" a deep and tripping remix, but still keeps Luvinsky Atche's powerful vocals intact. More of Alter's homeboys represent, with Genius Of Time's Dorisburg delivering a dark and acidic remix of "Everlasting". An original version from the album appears; "Mecca" is a techno epic reminiscent of Carl Craig with its dark dramatic melody supported by thumping tom drums and suspenseful strings.
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UV 033
09 Nov 15
Funky/Club House
09 Nov 15
Funky/Club House
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UV 032
14 Sep 15
Deep House
14 Sep 15
Deep House
Played by: YAM WHO?, Superbreak, Kisk, JP Source, Mike O'Mara, Kiu D, Jad & The, Juno Recommends Deep House, Djs: Most Charted - Deep House, South Beach Recycling
Review: Uncanny Valley's split, multi-artist EPs are usually amongst their strongest releases, and Give N Take is no exception. Put together by Cuthead, it features tracks from three of his favourite producers, plus two of his own. Max Graef kicks things off with the sleepy deep house jazz of "Tittenkuschler", while Parisian S3A impresses with the rising disco samples, sturdy grooves and minor key flourishes of "Theuz Hamtaak". Moony Me's contribution, the flashing Chicago bass, woozy chords and choppy disco samples of "Magergarten", is also rather good. As for Cuthead's contributions, they're predictably strong, with the samba-goes-boompty shuffle of "Braziliance" just edging out the deep-off-kilter downtempo MPC jam "Oef Oef" in the "best track" stakes.
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UVGNT 01
13 Jul 15
Deep House
13 Jul 15
Deep House
Review: CVBox teams up with likeminded producer Micha Freier for a gorgeously seductive deep house release. Favouring an introspective sound, the duo conjure up the kind of fantastically melodic, intricate tracks that are usually the preserve of Detroit producers like Patrice Scott or Keith Worthy. "Blinking Lights" sets the tone wonderfully with its swirling chords and understated drums, while "Bad Gate Way" is underscored with a pulsing electronic bass. It's the most dance floor-focused moment on the release and soon enough, the pair are navigating their way back to more refined sounds courtesy of the subtle percussive ticks of "Playwatch" and the immersive icy ambience of "XOXO".
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UV 026
26 Jan 15
Techno
26 Jan 15
Techno
Review: After debuting on Jacob Korn's Uncanny Valley last year, CVBox returns to the label with an impressive third EP. The title track bleeps like a sluggish Sandwell District track lost in reverberating drone of Prologue-like ambience, while the dubby "Echo Place" lightens in mood thanks to spritzy synths and rolling drums and percussion. "Leo On LFO" sees CVBox turn to electro for inspiration, while "Remind 20:3" features new name Micha Freier for a placid stroll through a deep house and an atmospheric field of chiming keys and lush synth pads.
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UV 017
19 Jul 13
Deep House
19 Jul 13
Deep House
Review: Sneaker makes his debut on Uncanny Valley, with an EP supposedly inspired by a hot, humid stay in Indonesia. There's certainly something decidedly sweaty and tropical about the intensely percussive "White Glow" (featuring guests Al Goz and Helena, whose stylish vocal perfectly fits the cacophonous, guitar-ridden groove), while "Misty Mirror" sounds like the product of a combination of tropical fever, and too many nights spent listening to eyeliner-wearing new wave and post punk records. The dubby, wide-eyed and decidedly out-there "Sumatra Rain" - a kind of alt-rock house track, with added post-punk attitude -is similarly inclined, while "Run To You" (a bizarre but brilliant Brian Adams cover) is deeper, but no less fuzzy. Interesting stuff, all told.
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UV 016
28 Jun 13
Deep House
28 Jun 13
Deep House
Review: The most lauded artist from the Dresden collective Uncanny Valley, Jacob Korn has earned himself a widespread reputation for his satisfyingly detailed and musically complex approach to deep house. His eagerly awaited debut album You & Me sees the producer take a unique approach, collaborating with a different artist on each track, and if anything, the effect of his fine musicianship is only enhanced, from the sublime Balearic tones of opener "The Place", through the dubby organs and crisp percussion of "Friction", the woozy rhodes melody of "The Drifter". As well as the deeper cuts, Korn isn't averse to some good time party jams - see the San Soda collaboration "Punta Del Este" with its bumping piano riff and the choppy, disco-leaning Cuthead collaboration "Makin' Love" for proof of that. Quite possibly the house album of the year.
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UVCD 01
18 Sep 12
Deep House
18 Sep 12
Deep House
Review: There's little information to be found about German producer CVBox, other than that this is his first single for Dresden's consistently excellent Uncanny Valley imprint. As the title suggests, Analogue Amputations offers a dreamy, otherworldly take on deep house created using vintage machinery. Opener "Past The Eclipse" sets the tone, delivering a hypnotic number oozing with electronic pulses and rising and falling chords. "Counterflow" offers a delicious contrast between darkness and light, before "Droid Swift 586" impressively fuses elements of classic dub techno, bubbling electro and clandestine deepness. The Rising High-inspired ambient houser "Orience" completes an impressive package.
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UV 011
28 May 12
Deep House
28 May 12
Deep House
Played by: The Revenge, Eddie Niguel Aka Edel, Andre Lodemann, Roberto Rodriguez (Manolo), Juno Recommends Deep House, Erdbeerschnitzel, Musumeci, Djs: Most Charted - Deep House, Roy Gilles, Linosaur, Claptone
Review: We have a sneaking suspicion that Jacob Korn is going to be one of the unheralded underground house success stories of 2011. The Uncanny Valley man has already built up a bit of a reputation thanks to some seriously good releases on Dolly, Left of the Dial, Running Back and, of course, Uncanny Valley, but you get the impression that the best is yet to come. Certainly, this first solo release for Uncanny Valley is amongst his best work to date. "She" takes a satisfyingly detailed and musically complex approach to deep house. While it boasts some notable hooks - like the best dancefloor music - the production is far more intricate and densely layered than your average Germanic deep house cut. "Once Love" repeats the trick, building from a dark and atmospheric opening into something almost blindingly bright. By the time it drops into a snappy mix of drunken horns and quietly uplifting melodies, you'll be lost in its delightfully woozy, undulating groove. To compliment Korn's superb originals, there are two remixes of "She". Iron Curtis is up first, turning the intricate original into a delightfully melancholic slab of tear-jerking warm-up house. John Talabot rounds off the package with an excellent interpretation of his own, that strips back the crowded original before building into an intoxicating late night stew of spiralling organs, heady melodies and spooky stabs. It's arguably the better of the two remixes, and caps a near-faultless release.
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UV 005
08 Jun 11
Deep House
08 Jun 11
Deep House
