Day: May 24, 2012
SP-X – Stalker EP [KOMISCH011]
SP-X drops his third EP for Komisch. The Brussels-based producer serves up three more slices of uncompromising warehouse techno. Lead track ‘The Escape’ has all the SP-X hallmarks – rock hard beats, thundering claps and a swinging groove that underpins eerie riffs and clanking metallic drums‘Stalker’ reveals a more musical slant to SP-X’s sound. It starts off with unsettling riffs, but soon the rolling drum-led arrangement changes tact and provides the backdrop for a growling chord climax. There is a similar concession on ‘Attack Pattern’; bruising doubled-up drums and that unmistakably snappy SP-X percussion combine with subtle snare rolls to create a peak time arrangement. But once again an insistent chord sequence gives it the edge over functional techno.
Gerry Read – Rhino: Records Store Day Edition [ATHXGRXRSD]
Rhino is the latest insight into the prolific mind of the young but all too talented Gerry Read. The producer has grown his own particular style across a choice number of labels such as Fourth Wave, 2nd Drop and most recently Delsin, and this latest release on the aforementioned RAMP offshoot is perhaps Read’s most nightmarish advance through the outskirts of house and techno. “Rhino” is as heavy weight as the animal from which the name originates, thumping into existence with indecipherable vocals twisted rhythmically around a hollow industrialised groove of malformed percussion and drums. In full flow, the track almost seems to creak under the pressure of everything that’s going on but somehow rumbles on. In contrast “All The Time” seems more focused to begin with, drums wound tightly before Read lets loose with his desire to craft all manner of demented layers of sound and vocals.
M-A-E – 665 [EDEC005]
EDEC delivers a slice of raw, heaving techno from M-A-E, with two remixes from the underground mastermind behind New York’s Plan B Recordings, DJ Spider.
Kryptic Universe – JC Michigan EP [LOCKERTMATIK001]
This is the second Lockertmatik release. Another small DIY release in a small run with advanced acid techno tracks with a sharp edge. Challenging and fresh release for true school Acid House jackers.
The Hipodrome Of Music 