Review: The founder of Midlands bass institution Stealth summons the spirit of a million parties with this high energy romp. Stomping with a ruthless, percussive 4/4, it's all about the bassline that warps and wails so hard it turns itself inside out. Jordan's executed the vocal loop really well, too, making it a percussive feature that builds the tune to silly levels of insanity. Remix-wise Rebel Sonix flips the switch for a Miami bass glitch workout, giving it a whole new suit of slo-mo arms. Win, indeed.
Review: Rory Phillips has cooked up another instalment of the Mixed Fortune series, this time with "Tunnel Vision", its thick, arpeggiated bassline, disco flex and 80s pop touches making it a truly beautiful boogie-slanted electro monster. There's a special surprise too: the man goes head to head with Night Slugs man L-Vis 1990 for "Silicon Island", a house chugger with some serious 80s vibes in there - Korg Polys all round!
Review: Originally released on Freshly Squeezed, erstwhile Soul Of Man partner (and awesome graphic artist) Jem Stone teamed up with Foxy Cheex to give us the steamy, sultry "Lick The Spoon" exactly a year ago. Now updated in remix-form, both Funkanomics and Rory Hoy give it a brand new wardrobe... The former goes deep into nu funk mode with a sleazy groove and grizzly bass textures while the latter gets jiggy on a skank-wise big beat format. Party time in both directions, once you've licked this spoon clean you'll be raiding the cutlery draw.
Review: The latest venture from John Talabot's Hivern Discs label is the Parple project, a seemingly anonymous endeavour that has a lot in common with James Holden and his Border Community label. "Sacred" sees beats double up and shift in and out of time as airy melodies are fused with moody bleeps to create a dense but atmospheric style. "Ritual" sees Parple use a similar method and the wind chimes and tonal frequency shifts sound more compatible. However, on this occasion, despite the groove sounding pulsing and the rhythm more functional, the track's ethereal qualities prevail.
Review: Wouldn't it be really cool if David Carretta and David Guetta had a fight? They're both French, they're both called David; let's make this happen! Or, alternatively, we could just get freaky to this proper heads down nostalgia session from Carretta and his co-pilot Workpoor. Yeah, that's probably a better pastime. Especially as these tracks are pretty monstrous! "1991" is effectively a time machine, whisking back to dodgy warehouses, even dodgier haircuts and simple-but-massively-effective acid house. "Body Control" is on a similar flex but with added hardcore stabs, a tearing bassline and wondrous 8-bit stabs. That leaves us time for just one more darkroom retrospective; "Electronic Warfare" drops the tempo and ups the acid for real toothgrinder of a wig out. See those lasers? Reach for them. Now!
Review: One of Get Physical's most distinctive family members, Mr OHara's enchanting blend of folk and electronica is captivating, immersive and, if you ask us, utterly unmissable. A brand new track, "El Zahir" weighs in at an impressive 10 minutes and rolls with a classic railroad-style guitar lick. Laced with slight psychedelic pads and strange, eerie sounds, Raz's voice is buried deep in the mix, allowing the textures to really wash over you as we gradually build into a crescendo that playfully never pays off. For something with a little more dancefloor kick, head to Acid Pauli's remix. And for a complete tech-heavy reversion, head to The Sorry Entertainers remix. Each rendition rocks in its own inimitable way.
Review: A golden addition to the Turbo roster, Gesaffelstein's Variations EP drew enormous praise, as have his mixes of Cassius and Azari and III. Here he shines again over three tracks of joyous and supremely crafted techno. "Aufstand" is a revelation - full of tight plate reverb and huge chugging bass notes - while "Hatred" is a maximal beast that is wrapped around a snaky and cold 80s synth melody. "The Lack Of Hope" might just be the most gorgeous thing on here though - slow, warm and a real builder, it might not be perfect for the floor but it is very welcome for the head.
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