Review: Kalahari Oyster Cult, a mainstay in the contemporary techno landscape, drops an expansive compilation. With a reputation for championing underground sounds, the label brings the same aesthetic to power the artistic direction of Chants. It means that the compilation veers in style from the deep, breathy groove of S.O.N.S & Go Dam's "Force Of Will" to Volodymyr Gnatenko's acid-riddled "Subra" and the jittery, tribal techno of Maara & Priori's "C'mon". Meanwhile, Sansibar's "Between Two Circles", with its focus on insistent bass, eerie synths and acid squiggles, ties all of these elements together. The label also deserves kudos for including Syzygy's "Can I Dream?" here. Originally released in 1994, its driving, hypnotic groove, tripped out melodies and out-there vocal samples laid the foundations for much of the music that it now shares this compilation with.
Review: Whenever we see the Shall Not Fade title hovering above a new LP project, we get very excited here at JunoDownload. This is with good reason as Jaymie Silk arrives with a sumptuous display of electronic mastery entitled 'The Rise & Fall Of Jaymie Silk & Rave Culture', exploring the most broad spectrum of electronic production. We open up with the eerie vocal effects and shuffling rhythms of ;Freedom For Everybody', which sets the tone very well amidst a bed of 808 stabs and glitchy fx, before the more euphoric shuffling breaks of 'The Heat' and intense dancefloor stabs of 'Stop Singing, Start Swinging' are let loose. That feeling of nostalgic euphoria then returns as 'Party Downstairs' really does get the party started, followed closely by the more moogy textures of 'Bad B' and post-funky influenced drum designs of 'Cats Love Drums'. We then explore two final heaters, with the gorgeous vocal processing and carnival-like drum structures of 'Waiting For The Day' and super lofi arrangements of 'Take Time To Breathe' closing out the project with some serious style. Awesome work!
Review: Shall Not Fade's annual birthday compilations are always worth a look, not least because they tend to be packed with plenty of previously unreleased material from label regulars, friends and newcomers. This seventh birthday edition - the label's fifth compilation in total - is another epic, with 28 high quality tracks jostling for your attention. The track listing reflects the label's eclectic but largely dancefloor-focused approach, with highlights including the stomping big room techno darkness of Alan Fitzpatrick and Reset Robot's 'Alpha', the organ-rich New Jersey style peak-time house bump of Lis Sarocca's 'Oasis Floor', the bumpin' speed garage revivalism of 'All The Girls' by Main Phase, the warped, MC-sporting two-step wobble of Killjoy and Kwam's 'Active', and the deep and dreamy breaks/two-step fusion of 'Overcome' by Adam BFD.
Review: Label co-owner Flash Atkins is at the controls for this second celebration of Paper Music's first 25 years. While there's a smattering of material from the label's first 15 years, the majority of Atkins' selections come from releases put out over the last decade. Like its' predecessor, it's an action-packed affair full of high quality cuts. Standouts include the swirling nu-disco bliss of Rave-Enka's "Honningen", the hazy lounge-jazz-meets-house sleaziness of Diskobeistet's "Birklunden", the piano-powered chunkiness of Leon Sweet's "Beat Slave Auto", the analogue deep house bubbliness of Doc L Junior's "Twilight" and the early morning deep house hypnotism of Ryan Kick's remix of Space Coast's "Just Past Midnight". Best of all, though, is the TB-303-powered hypno-house insanity of Ralph Myerz and The Kosmik Diamondz 14-minute "Acid 4 Eddie".
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