Review: Issued on Alan Fitzpatrick's label, Luchtaine is a master class in big room techno. The title track resounds to dramatic, swirling chords. "Bodb Derg" also features chords, but this time they are even more ominous, and unfold over concrete weight kicks. "Celestial Sphere" isn't quite as intense, but once again, Hybrasil makes fine use of the interplay between musical elements and the supporting rhythm. This time, a repetitive synth riff is looped over rattling groove and muddy drums. Rounding off this fine EP is "Cliodhna". On this occasion, the Irish producer channels the energy of Fachwerk to deliver a dense, swung rhythm.
Review: Last autumn, Maya-Jane Coles fired up her Cayam side project for the first time in six years in order to release a three-track EP of killer techno mutations on Kneaded Pains. This follow-up for Alan Fitzpatrick's We Are The Brave label is similarly-minded, with Coles focusing on hot and heavy beats, trippy electronic loops and savage dancefloor energy. She sets the tone on opener 'Universal Wisdom', where twisted and metallic-sounding electronics bubble away atop a stomping beat, before introducing some big melodic builds and undulating synth sounds on the similarly weighty 'Chaos in the Distance'. We'd also recommend checking warehouse-ready EP closer 'Sparkl', where razor-sharp stabs and glassy-eyed electronic loops ride another thunderous techno groove.
Review: Alan Fitzpatrick's label welcomes a new talent, NANCY Live, to the fold - and this fine two-tracker showcases her tough techno credentials. The title track is a full-on warehouse banger, with screeching rave sirens underpinned by pummelling kick drums and relentless bursts of percussion - it comes across like a contemporary update on 90s Frankfurt Trax. Despite its name, "Gizeh Trance" is as far as possible from day-glo friendly sounds: resounding to a searing acid line that keeps on building, it's a tripped out but impactful affair. Both of these tracks shine a light on this emerging Irish artist's production skills.
Review: For the second instalment of the Electric Soul Music series, Alan Fitzpatrick has recruited some new producers alongside well-known names. Embodying the label's tough but soulful approach is
Niereich Vs. Shadym & Linus Quick's "Don't Let Me Down", where pounding kicks and lithe break beats underpin haunting female vocals. Konrad delivers a similar sound, albeit with more brash vocals delivered over a rolling, filtered groove. Meanwhile, Tenzella represents an intense version of Fitzpatrick's sound, as acid lines are fired at hyper speed over the pounding drums of "Excuse". Representing better known artists and the more extreme end of We Are The Brave's sound, Filterheadz drops the rave siren and hardcore bass-led "Emphasis".
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