Dutch techno practitioner Steve Rachmad aka Sterac is back with a hot new track for Delsin. Originally released on a limited white label run earlier in summer, it now comes backed with remixes by Fachwerk’s Mike Dehnert, VRIL and US twosome Anthony Parasole & Phil Moffa.
Sam Shepherd has long been a master of the kind of ultra-deep, rolling, soft focus deep house that raises the spirits and soothes the soul. Even so, there’s something incredibly special about “Nuits Sonores”, the lead track from this EP. Based around a deep, tactile groove and blessed with rising synth solos, dancing acid lines and his usual fireside Rhodes antics, the track rises magnificently for 12 spellbinding minutes. As it progresses, further elements make their way into the mix, until it reaches the kind of organic deep house climax that makes even the grumpiest souls go weak at the knees. Flip for “Nectarines”, the kind of loose-limbed fusion of deep house sassiness, Detroit techno electronics and fluid jazz drumming at which Shepherd has always excelled.
In 1925 Hugo Gernsback invents the “Isolator”, an elusive helmet that can cloister oneself away. Now 89 years later Lockertmatik puts on the helmet …
Kit n C.l.a.w.s. is a project by two experienced musicians in the fields of dance and psychedelic music. Teaming up was probably one of the better ideas they had for a long time as the music this duo serves us is simply amazing. Deep trance indulging moody house tracks with acid influences.
Trust’s anniversary series continues with its second of three chapters: Six far-fiction electro tracks by DJ Stingray, Dez Williams, Scape One, DJ Glow, Microthol, and Biepang continue the story of a human mining operation on 61 Cygnus e, a remote planet orbiting Bessel’s star.
HNNY seems to save his best for Local Talk. “Noth-ing” is a single-sided salvo shot through with the sort of breezy sweetness we’ve come to expect from the Swede. The track itself fuses bubbling flutes and impassioned vocal samples with typically fluid deep house beats, a languid (but heavy) bassline and just the right amount of cosseting pads.
Takuya Matsumoto’s debut release for Clone Royal Oak. A beautiful 4 track EP with unique tracks from this talented Japanese producer.
Gavin Guthrie returns on Dixon Avenue Basement Jams with a full record as TX Connect. There’s a strobe-friendly feel throughout this final DABJammer of 2014, as the producer joins the dots between acid house and fluorescent techno, with a few hints of early ’90s rave thrown in. This is most obvious on the title track, which expertly fuses a wobbly acid line, ricocheting drum machine hits and a nagging, early ’90s riff. “Intramountains” comes swaddled in stormy sound effects, cloaking its hissing rhythms with foreboding techno stabs and backwards samples. As for “Xanadu”, it’s a deliciously rough-and-ready chunk of late night acid jack.
To remain in biblical territory “The last shall come first”. Such is also the case with the 3rd in the Creme Valley of Shadows series which will come out before part 1 & 2. So yeah this 3rd installment is a collaboration with NYC’s by way of Paris L.I.E.S. Records. Six tracks by Legowelt, Randomer, Simoncino, Innershades, Ron Morelli and Wilie Burns.
Second part of the “sold out” album “Finding Purpose” produced by the Dublin based artist Dave Hargadon, also know as the half part of the project “Slowburn”. Again house sounds from Chicago, Detroit and via The Hague with strong melodies and heavy drums.
Bleaching Agent returns for a spot on the TSAR label. Unique Techno experiments & straight-up floor slamming business.
Le Matin returns with an eclectic selection of ambient and classic underground structures with a some off kilter sonic expressionism and a deep beat on Mathematics Recordings.
Traxx and Beau Wanzer team up for another Mutant Beat Dance release. Who know these Chicagoans are out to push music into a different realm every time they work… The Mutants call it Jakbeat, inspired by the early days of house music.
Another one from the Chicago legend. On the A-side th ere-issue of ‘Freddy’s Dead’, on the flip an unreleased one from ’88-’92.
Greek label Lower Parts presents andreas Gehm aka Elec Pt1, who gets remixed by Damcase and Anopolis.
Former Descent is the free spirited project by the mastermind behind Neurobit and Rioteer. With this project he blends in a very successful way minimalism and lo-fi electronics with tough rhythms. This while the melodic elements give the tracks just the right touches to draw you deeper into them harsh and playful and light and dark never went so well together before resulting in pure rave anthems.
