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HDB 001
30 Sep 15
Deep Dubstep
30 Sep 15
Deep Dubstep
Played by: Chris Coco, Shadow Dancer, Eleven8, Deepchild, Dirt Crew, Alkalino, Night Tracks, DJS: MOST CHARTED - DUBSTEP/UK FUNK, Jesse Somfay, Liz-E, Alert, Slam Mode, AWITW
Review: Given that his sound has now been referenced by countless imitators, it's testament to Burial's enduring appeal that the announcement of a new EP on a Sunday in February was enough to shake the online music press out of their collective stupor. As an EP it more than stands up to his previous work, and it may even be better than last year's Street Halo EP - where the brilliance of the title track left the EP quite top-heavy, there's no such complaints on Kindred. If UK garage was the touchpoint for his earlier releases, this EP sees Burial further developing a sound that has few obvious points of comparison, whether it's the savage, gnarled bassline of the title track, or the shambling house of "Loner", characterized by its hollowed out arpeggio and ambient crackle. But it's "Ashtray Wasp" that provides the most breathtaking moment, seeing the producer using the distinct musical language he's created and bringing confident melodic elements into play. Of course such descriptions seem trivial when trying to describe this EP - even for Burial it's far beyond what his peers and imitators could ever imagine making.
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HDB 059
30 Sep 15
Deep Dubstep
30 Sep 15
Deep Dubstep
Played by: Paul Mac, Mental Overdrive, Shadow Dancer, Alkalino, Juno Recommends Experimental, Mike Hindle - Immersed Audio, The Legendary 1979 Orchestra, Breakbeat.is, CARL TAYLOR, LARSSEN, George Fitzgerald
Review: That one of this year's best techno albums has been made by a Dutch dubstep artist and is issued on a label owned by an LA hip-hop figure says a lot about the increasingly blurred boundaries within which it operates. Ironically, the backbone for Ghost People is the purist-influenced Berghain sound that has dominated techno production in recent years. In fairness to Martyn, he makes no secret of this, even going as far to equating his European DJ dates to sonic fact-finding missions that informed the album's direction. However, it would be a mistake to assume that Ghost People is merely a replica of unflinching Berlin techno. Instead, Martyn uses it as a backdrop to tease out a range of directions. The title track contains references to the heady rush of rave, while "Twice As" revisits the Dutch producer's love of Detroit techno as sonic blips and spine-tingling melodies are married to more garage-style shuffling beats - perhaps the track's title is a nod to the London 2-step institution. On "Popgun", the producer briefly revisits lurching dubstep territories and there's even a tribute of sorts to Vangelis on the glistening synths of "Bauplan". That Ghost People covers so much ground while remaining close to the filtered rumble of tracks like "Horror Vacui" is an impressive testament to Martyn's supernatural production powers.
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BFDNL 025
24 Feb 14
Experimental/Electronic
24 Feb 14
Experimental/Electronic
We Are You In The Future (Redshape remix) - (9:11) 62 BPM 
Played by: Shadow Dancer, Alkalino, A Made Up Sound (Clone, TTT), Mike Hindle - Immersed Audio, DJS: MOST CHARTED - DUBSTEP/UK FUNK, Liz-E, Apparat
Review: After the rip-roaring success of Ghost People, Martyn continues his relationship with Brainfeeder by issuing forth a new track. "Hello Darkness" is burdened with a whopping great synth line and a ruff rhythmic undercurrent, making it both emotional and primal in the same beat. When the heavy drama of the lead synth falls away the track really comes into its own, letting the bassline dread seep out in all its glory. L-Vis 1990 and Bok Bok opt for a stark, strange take on "Bauplan" in the remix department, while Redshape bolts some uncharacteristic clattering breaks onto his version of "We Are You In The Future". Awesome.
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BFDNL 028
24 Feb 14
Deep Dubstep
24 Feb 14
Deep Dubstep
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PB 019DD
14 May 12
Drum & Bass / Jungle
14 May 12
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Review: Expect fun and frolics by the bucket load in this six-track EP from Jamaican dancehall outfit The Party Squad. Kicking off the EP with "Go Down Low", it's all pitched up, chopped up chipmunk lyrics and Major Lazer style swinging beats. "Badman" sees the introduction of Alvaro with catchy vocal hook, chirpy synths and bleepy melodies a-plenty, whilst "Gunshot" injects a dose of humour with chopped up, distorted vocal and insistent, pattering beats. "Lighterman" pairs ominous bass with lush, reggae vocals and ups the energy with massive builds and powerful bass thuggery. "Pullup 2012 (with Punish)" is classic carnival material, whilst "Soundboi Ya Dead" ends the EP on a triumphant note.
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MAD-170
17 Apr 12
Dirty Dubstep/Trap/Grime
17 Apr 12
Dirty Dubstep/Trap/Grime
Played by: DJ Gilla, Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz, Captain Planet (Bastard Jazz), Djuma Soundsystem, Mike Hindle - Immersed Audio, Bilanez Music, J Courage, Bop
Review: Ninja Tune have assembled a truly exceptional line-up of producers for this full remix album of Bonobo's Black Sands, with exclusives from Duke Dumont, FaltyDL, Machinedrum, Mark Pritchard, Cosmin TRG and Floating Points all shining very bright indeed. With such a stellar cast, highlights abound: Banks' adds a glacial chill to the Andreya Triana-vocalled "The Keeper", Cosmin TRG works "Kiara" into a bubbly and gut-wrenching Detroit fantasy while Floating Points lends a deep, jazz-step vibe to "Eyesdown". In contrast, and in full on hazy-juke mode (ahead of his forthcoming Planet Mu collaborations with Om Unit), Machinedrum kills it with his own steroid-popping mix of "Eyesdown", while Duke Dumont rounds off the album with the exquisite beatless time stretch of "Black Sands". Highly recommended.
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ZENDNL 178
12 Mar 12
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
12 Mar 12
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
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3BEAT 071
29 Jan 12
Funky/Club House
29 Jan 12
Funky/Club House
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MXCD 2269
06 Dec 11
Funky/Club House
06 Dec 11
Funky/Club House
Played by: A.Paul, Paul Mac, Owain Kimber (Owain K), Detroit Grand Pubahs, Semtek, Alkalino, Juno Recommends Experimental, Future Beat Alliance, Gary Beck, Systemic, Tocadisco, Posthuman, Benny Grauer, Stefano Infusino
Review: James Ruskin and Mark Broom are known as doyens of UK techno, but a closer look at their catalogues suggests that there is a less well-documented side to their work. Ruskin's last album for Tresor skirted around the edges of IDM and abstract electronics, while Broom was responsible for the excellent downbeat project, Midnight Funk Association. Light Box however is the first time that they have given full vent to their love of techno's abstract side. Drawing heavily on the intelligent techno sound of Warp's 90s catalogue, on "Pinhead" the heavy, recoiling bass and foreboding synths are reminiscent of LFO or Nightmares on Wax in bleep techno mode. "Antirac" recalls a more austere sound from this period, its icy synth lines and distended, fractured rhythms coming across like an update of Amber-era Autechre. That's not to suggest that Broom and Ruskin are engaged in revisiting old glories. "Bronik" is a wild combination of glitchy percussion and oppressive jungle sub-bass, while "Mas" integrates swirling synths with house beats and thundering claps for the only straight dance floor track on Box. Meanwhile, "Guv 3" and "The Quick & The Dead" re-imagine the sensuous electronic melodies of vintage Plaid and Black Dog in a contemporary setting, against a backdrop of splurging basslines and stepping rhythms, and "Morning Blues" provides the album highlight, its rumbling, Shed-like break beats wrapped around a melody line that recalls a more wide-eyed time.
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BPL P03
19 Nov 11
Experimental/Electronic
19 Nov 11
Experimental/Electronic
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101-10506
15 Jul 11
Hip Hop/R&B
15 Jul 11
Hip Hop/R&B
Played by: E's E (NYCTrust), Chris Coco, Benji B, Juno Recommends Rock/Indie, Double Oh No, DIONIGI, Jack Launer, Mooqee, Monkeytown, Art Nouveau
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XLYTDL 517
21 Feb 11
Rock
21 Feb 11
Rock
Review: Nothing really beats the first few seconds of this startlingly original debut from Germany's BBF. The rest of it is great too of course, but it's during those very first 30 seconds that you immediately get where this album is coming from. As opener "Corky Prelude" is slowly faded up, the rumbling percussion part and distant bass sounds (which could easily be just another ordinary techno tune) reveal themselves to be a piano and blocks being hit, both clearly being played live. BBF clearly approach techno (or indeed all dance music) with more than an awareness of jazz and classical modes. And so, over You Make Me Real, they set about making techno but with live drums, treated pianos, trombones, harp, marimba and a host of other treated live sounds. The results go beyond the obvious Steve Reich/'70s minimalist precedents and genuinely create a deeper, more nuanced and, ultimately, more fun sound. "Mi Corazon" for example is as playful as it is intense, while the slight Latin lilt to "Bop" makes sure this isn't just a po-faced, overly-earnest project - the songs here live and breathe. After the dominance of the drum machine and the 303, perhaps this kind of project will start making fellow producers explore live techno like never before.
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K7 278CD
22 Nov 10
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
22 Nov 10
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Played by: Adam B (Homegrown Music), ROTCIV, Alphabet City, The Revenge, RedSoul, Faze Action, Romanto (YSR / DISCO MACHINE), Chris Coco, Sean Brosnan, Juno Recommends Disco, Nacho Marco
Review: Since 2006 Faze Action's eponymous label has been cranking out their own productions, releasing such dance floor killers as "Hypnotic", "I Wanna Dancer" and those remixes of the track that started it all - "Original Disco Motion". Here comes the new slab, this time around it's Robin manning the faders and knobs as Rudy's Midnight Machine. "Open To Your Love" opens with a steady bouncing groove punctuated by crisp 808 snares and stabby chords. It's definitely going straight for the retro house jugular but still has enough oomph about it to appeal to young waifs as well as misty eyed rave granddads. "Dib Dab" slips back a few more years for its electro dance feel, coming on like a long lost tougher dub of Shannons' "Let the Music Play". It's a tune that wears its heart on its sleeve with orchestra stabs, proto garage baseline and sampled vocal chops, pretty much guaranteed to get any party moving with a cheeky smile on its face. "Street Museum" is the most recognizably Faze-esque track, with New Order-ish synth melody lines, a nagging rhythm guitar and a whole heap of delay on the drums. In other words, a sure fire disco winner.
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FAR 011
06 Jul 10
Disco/Nu-Disco
06 Jul 10
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: Dave Lee ZR, Sam Redmore, Saison, In Flagranti, Richard Rossa, Tonbe, Juno Classics, Glocal, Michoacan (DFA), Funk Sinatra
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VEXDIGI 279
08 Feb 10
Disco/Nu-Disco
08 Feb 10
Disco/Nu-Disco
