Subjected with his debut EP on Sleaze Records, featuring 4 quality original tracks and a great remix by new Scottish talent Deepbass.
001.Features
Das Muster/Mumm – Twin Paradox Series 002: Der Lange Weg/Ein Blick In Die Zukunft [FR009]
Helena Hauff – Discreet Desires [WDNT014]
Golden Pudel’s DJ-turned-producer, Helena Hauff, returns to Actress’s Werkdiscs with her debut LP. Compared to her last effort for the label and her banger of an EP on Lux, Discreet Desires spans across much vaster landscapes, and while we knew that she was heavily into Detroit electro, the album is heavily focused on fast, broken beats brimming with synths. “Spur” and “Funereal Morality”, for example, are a pair of Drexcyian bombshells, while “Piece Of Pleasure” clearly takes inspiration from Kraftwerk and the resulting synth pop wave. Instead, “Silver Sands & Boxes Of Mould” showcases her more experimental side thanks to its cinematic soundscapes and sparse beats, along with the beatless sway of “Dreams In Color”. A fine debut LP that cements Hauff’s position at the vanguard of current electronics.
DJ Overdose – Hero’s Gone Mental EP [LIES062]
Must have record from a key figure in the West Coast’s (of Holland that is) underground scene. DJ Overdose has already smashed this year with his Master Control release on Viewlexx and picks up right where he left off with these four tracks. Moody, dramatic, filled with basslines and insane drum programming, this record is meant to be played loud on the dancefloor. Check the curveball title track Hero’s Gone Mental for maximum heads down in the cut vibes.
Louis Haiman – Aquatonic Dissonance [AFS020.02]
Louis Haiman returns to Abstract Forms with some seriously deep underwater vibes….and who better to co-pilot than Heinrich Mueller himself.
Fixmer – Jealous God 8 [JEL008]
Slow Comet – Soluble Memories [NYH021]
Swedish doomed out techno with a firm EBM influence. Sequenced basslines, lots of 16th note drums and some dark sounds from this debuting Stockholm producer!
Andreas Gehm – Cologne Ranger EP [SRTX007]
Andreas Gehm makes his Super Rhythm Trax debut with a 4 tracker of on point Acid House music that sounds both modern and classic at the same time. Ranging from the crooning 303s of ‘I Don’t Dance’ through the lush Detroitesque strings of ‘There’ to the box working ‘Fire Department West’ and the almost DBX like modulation on ‘Control Your Mind’, There’s something for all fans of real Techno and Acid music on here.
Unknown – 313 / 212 [EE313/212]
Two warm and deep analog Detroit & Chicago tracks… Word on the street is these were produced in the late eighties and never released before.
Legowelt – Laundromat Of Your Mind [BAKK005]
BAKK presents a new 12inch by Legowelt from the darkness of the Scheveningse Pier. Hypnotic swirling synths, moisty hi-hats and dirty kicks welcome you to the Laundromat Of Your Mind. An EP with both dark peak time techno and beautifully orchestrated symphonies. A four tracker bound to get your stuff clean or to leave the club filthy at the end of the night.
Downriver Psychic Divas – Dissecting The Rainbow [7777010]
Madness from the Downriver Psychic Divas debut 12″ on Jared Wilson’s 7777 label. Four acid tracks conjured by the Divas from freaks in another dimension.
Bulb – Bulb [COTF008]
Crimes of the future are proud to present the first recorings from Bulb. Bulb are Willie Burns, Scott Fraser and Timothy J. Faiplay. Side A combines ghetto techno breaks with something from wayward Kosmiche studio experiments in deepest Germany. On side two dark ambient synthesis and stabbing drums combine to drop you somewhere in a world of psychedelia and cavernous cave dwellings.
Mick Welch – Octaves Of Energy [AMR034E]
Altered Moods Recordings releases its next vinyl EP “Octaves of Energy”. This three-tracker by Mick Welch is a smooth, sultry adventure into the core ethos of AMR music. The “Octaves of Energy” release represents his latest foray into the deepness. “Conscious Field” kicks things off with a tambourine- and high-hat infused beat with rich, dark leads burbling up throughout, interrupted now and then by a wistful bridge with an echoing voice telling you not to be afraid. “Mind Force” is another laid back jam, with a bright, crisp cowbell intertwine with an accouterment of lush pads and silky leads. The final track on the flip side, “Octave 50,” is the deepest cut of the three and also the easiest to work the dance floor with. With its sinewy, filtered pad and bubbly bass line combined with warm, warbling leads, it fits both in the studio and at the club.
Zoovox – Great cats and weak dogs [LSR3001]
Nine track LP of original material from Zoovox . Made with classic sounds of ana-digi machines of yore and filtered through some Norman Whitfield-in- Jamaica 3D psychedelic dub. Music to ride to the depths in your submarine, then climb tropical volcanoes with your gorilla pals.
Modes & Severson – Midnight Exotics [CHANNEL064]
In typical Golf Channel fashion, this collaborative 12″ from Detroit native Todd Modes and Heroes of The Galleon Trade guitarist Mike Severson offers the perfect balance between left-of-centre experimentation, and disco-influenced dancefloor grooves. This is first evident on the baggy, slightly psychedelic stoner disco throb of “Midnight Exotics”, where Severson’s hazy guitar passages and beat boxing style vocal samples ride a trippy, disco-rock groove. Flipside “Disco Desire” pushes the intensity level up several notches. This time, Severson offers up wild, heavy metal-inspired guitar solos, which build in intensity over Modes’ pulsating, italo-influenced backing track.
Jonathan Kusuma – Underpass [LOTR006]
Love On The Rocks imprint is recruiting Indonesian Jonatahn Kusuma who steps up with two killer tracks of the Balearic kind. “A Steins Way” features an infectious synth bass melody backed by emotive strings, FX of the spacey kind and white noise; all that you need! On the flip is “Underpass’ with its low slung groove. A deep funky bassline and some spacey arpeggios are once again all you need to get any party started.
Surface – Falling In Love [SALT104]
1983 boogie classic from the vast Salsoul vaults. Contains the full Shep Pettibone 12” mix and instrumental.
Kuba Sojka – Multiple Faces [DMK003]
Kuba Sojka returns to the London based DMK label to deliver an impressive album of deep, techno inspired grooves.
60 Miles – 60 Miles 01 [60MLS001]
60 Miles are John Daly and Cian Frawley aka Frawl. They got together in the studio after one of the infamous Backwards parties in Limerick and 60 miles was born. It arrived fully formed. Label, live act and mindset. They cut their tracks in the moment. 2 self contained setups, no sync between them. No going back. Drums. Jazz. Techno Soul.
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