Review: Henry Riton's last release was the co-incidentally-titled Dark Place, which came out shortly after the tragic death of his Carte Blanche partner, DJ Medhi in 2011.Having understandably kept a low profile since then, he's now back with this powerful new release on Ed Banger. "Bang Your Head" is a hysterical, anthemic acid freak-out, "Dance To The Great Golfball In The Sky", is a glammy electro-house stomper, and "Lost My Mind" is, surprisingly, a total ghetto hip-hop curveball that's echoed on EP closer, "Girls In The Hood" - a deep and heavy bass-led grinder boasting a cameo from French Electroclash chanteuse Miss Kittin. Good to have him back!
Review: Reptile Mob have landed, a fabulous new imprint, looking to dive into the deepest realms of UKG with a fiery introductory release, welcoming five garage troopers inside to deliver a frankly wonderful collection. Firstly, Highrise touches down for a moody slide through chord-driven grooves and sub-heavy backdrops on 'Don't Know It', with 'On The Shores' giving us an even silkier follow up from Sky Joose. Next, Johnny U-Tah unleashes a crunchy fusion of distant digital saxophone lines and uplifting melodic jaunts on 'Voices In My Head', with The Thunderkats providing a slightly slower groove next on the shimmering synth work of 'Melatron'. Finally, Jay Ward unloads 'Everything That I Need', an old school roller that works some smooth magic to round off this initial collection in style.
Review: Good time guys Adan and Ilse have spread their macho message over a bonus-sized EP and it's a rich tapestry. Largely retro-gazing to the exciting emergence of electro pop in the early 80s, but with more contemporary production values, it's a deep dive into an endless trippy kitsch cosmos. With layered loopy vocals and nagging, bum-shaking analogue synth hooks it's both alluring and exciting thanks to its light-hearted delivery. With remixes from David Carretta (churchy vocals), Peter Rainman (Depeche Mode flex) Apparatus Acid (naughty techno) and Club Armour (think early Black Strobe), this really is quite the package.
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