Month: September 2010
Marco Bernardi – Broken Silences [ROYAL06]
Marco Bernardi has a new 12″ soon to be release on Clone Royal Oak. The EP includes two deep melodic house tracks with rootz in detroit house. The track from the flip side is a collaboration with Keith Tucker from Aux 88.
2AM/FM – The Final Approach [CRJAK010]
Omar S – These Complimentary Track’X [FXHE-AOS14]
According Omar S these are tracks that Jack Master Farley would jacked in and out during his sets back in the days. Stripped down basic tracks ranging from raw acid rhythm tracks to 90’s style sample aesthetics.
1 year of Hipodrome
Duncan Powell – Pushing [2NDRP12010]
Duncan Powell offers a classic slice of, “James Bond Step”. A big string laden anthem. A goldmine of musical elements, ‘Pushing’ was ripe for the remix treatment by Falty DL, who transformed ‘it into a dark, broken 2-step swinger with flashes of vocals and strings, to awesome effect.
Cosmin TRG – Liebe Suende [RHDC04]
Cosmin TRG is back with his 2nd release in the Direct Current Series on Rush Hour. This time he loses the steppy beats and turns out two fierce house tracks, yet he keeps his signature cut up r&b samples and the future attitude.
Delano Smith – I Fly EP [UT08]
Classic Detroit house tracks from Delano Smith with some help of Norm Talley on Kolour Off Shoot Undertones. Deeper tracks with lush keys and pumping basslines.
Mike Dehnert – Air Frais EP [ECHOCORDCOLOUR013]
Mike Dehnert offers three bouncing chunks of dub techno for Echocord’s colour series. ‘Treillis’ sets off to a laidback momentum with chrning dub bass joined by spooky metallic noises. ‘Pompage’ is more typical Dehnert, getting the blood going with pumping bass and agile, offset syncopations. ‘Thermique’ returns to the ghoulish dub techno style with a palette of stray noises and stabs calcified around his heaving bassline and efficient percussion.
Iori – Light Echo [PRGDIG005]
Iori from Japan is back on Prologue and he is delivering again outstanding authentic techno deepness with squared basslines. A spaced-out adventure.
Dasha Rush live @ Klubnacht, Berghain (Berlin) 22.05.2010
Lucy interview
Onmutu Mechanicks – Nocturne [ECHOCORDCD08]
Onmutu Mechaniks is an alter ego of the prolific Arne Weinberg for Echocord. To date it’s given us two 12″s of loners techno soul, a vibe he expands and asserts with ‘Nocturne’. From the dub stasis of ‘Catatonic’ he guides us on an inward trajectory with the heavy breathing shuffle of ‘Aspiring To Aspire’ and continues an internal spiral with the soundtracky space of ‘Lupos Moon’, recalling the bleakness of Demdike Stare’s spare grooves. Down the line and the sleep-techno of ‘Neutrino’ only keeps consciousness because of its metronomic woodblock, before ‘When You Return’ inhabits the blue zones of Signer or Fluxion and ‘Across The Styx’ pulls the rhythmic anchor to drift in placid dub lagoon. With ‘Nocturne’ Arne proves he knows how to sooth and salve heads with elegance and substance, resulting in a sumptuous listen from start to finish.
Lerosa – MVSICA Mix
Phil Long – Guest Mix For ISM
Dj Kaos – Horny Morning Loop [JOLLYJAMS001]
First release, on Dj Kaos’ imprint Jolly Jams, comes in the shape of “Horny Morning Loop” and it features remixes by Eric Duncan under his Dr Dunks moniker and Till Von Sein & Aera. Dr Dunks remix is a hands-in-the-air sort of affair with a killer bassline and a cool lil’ synth riff. On the flip Till Von Sein & Aera takes things to a darker, slightly more acidy direction.
Kuba Sojka – Bright Shadow of a Star [MATH044]
Jamal Moss presents Kuba Sojka, a new star rising from the Mathematics imprint. With his debut EP, he brings 4 tracks of the most compelling house music.
Marco Passarani – Colliding Stars Pt.1 [RB099.1]
Marco Passarani delivers new original material since his brilliant Statostasi EP. The first one of a two part 12-Inch series is walking in the shoes of the future while wearing the fine cut trousers of the past. Here you you get it all, dear earthlings: Science-Fiction marathon tech-house, Male Martian mirror balls and SH-303 female robot acid.
The Hipodrome Of Music 