The second to last Black Boxx EP serves up a heavy 808 dance floor crusher on the entire A side, flip the record over for 2 more heavy, and melodic tracks unique to the Black Boxx sound.
Blackboxx – Black Boxx EP#2 [FPR039]
001.Features
Generation Next – Nocturne [7DAYSGN1002]
Generation Next aka Tre Strickland – son of Omar-S associate Big Strick – has impressed since first joining forces with his dad on 2011’s Like Father, Like Son LP. Here he proves his continued development as a producer with an excellent collection of warm, deep, soul-flecked house cuts for Strickland family imprint 7 Days Entertainment. As you’d expect, highlights are plentiful, from the skittering machine drums, dreamy chords and occasional organs of “Vanilla Sky”, to the tech-tinged simplicity of the melodious-but-tough “Chilli Cheese Fries”. Best of all, though, is the blazed beatdown feel of “The Tomorrow People”, a hazy saunter through rich chords, shuffling percussion and snaking electronics.
Giorgio Luceri – Pherenike EP [DAS007]
June – The Human Target [JUNE005]
June presents The Human Target EP. Industrial house & electro tracks on the A and the B side.
EDMX – Wicked Drummer [SKRUV001]
The Wicked Drummer EP sees EDMX turn in four floor-targeted weapons spanning U.K Garage, 2-Step, Acid, House and Breaks rife with his signature nifty synth work, multifarious rhythm-structures and taught, effective bass tones.
Romansoff – Rage Machine EP [MRI002]
Plant43 Live @ Femur Club at Specka (Madrid) 03.10.2014
Plant43 – Scars Of Intransigence [SHIPLP002]
Plant43 is releasing his next album, Scars Of Intransigence, on Shipwrec. He has a strong artistic vision and that plays out in this carefully crafted album, which has been written as a coherent story that unfolds from start-to-finish. Rather than being purely a collection of DJ tools, Scars Of Intransigence has also been made with the home listening experience in mind so that the album works in both contexts equally well.
dynArec – Sunken Park [VW007]
VC-118A – Vlucht Naar Nachtschade [LDR016]
After a mini-hiatus, Lunar Disko Records returns with a four track EP featuring two of their favourite producers, VC-118A and Delta Funktionen. VC-118A aka Samuel van Dijk guides the listener into deeper realms of sound via three more expertly crafted electro tracks. Aficionado’s of VC-118A’s deep sound will be particularly pleased with this latest installment of emotive electronics from the VC-118A project. Delta Funktionen makes his Lunar debut and completes the EP with a killer techno / electro remix of Vlucht Naar Nachtschade. DF combines rough 808 drums and a deep moog-like bass with VC-118A’s sparse and spacious sound to devastating effect.
N.O.I.A. – The Rule To Survive: 31th Anniversary [NEXIT001]
Italian band N.O.I.A. was amongst the first electronic music groups to emerge in the late seventies and early eighties alongside peers like Kraftwerk and Depeche Mode. Nowadays they are re-releasing their back catalogue alongside a carefully curated selection of contemporary remixes and this latest package features Rule To Survive with a remix from Prins Thomas.
Andre & Leslie – Stress [KAS001]
Kasset is very proud to announce the first release, Andre and Leslie – Stress. It is a re-issue of a track originally released in 1979 on the cusp of the Belgium new wave explosion.
De-De-Mo – ‘Cause I Need You ‘Cause I Love You [BAP031]
Another true italo holy grail sees the light again on the Bordello A Parigi label! Originally released in 1984 and high in demand ever since. The euphoric synths and the spacey vocals accompanied by Dario Dedemo makes this record a crazy addictive classic. Fully remastered tracks for your best listening pleasure and on top a killer remix by the one and only Flemming Dalum.
The Hasbeens – Maybe [BAP030]
Trying is the first step towards failure. Alden Tyrell and DJ Overdose are back once again with the misery!
Lab 80 – 7 Class A Songs [TAT011]
Originally to be released in 1985. Finally released in 2014. Straight from Das Dang on his excellent cassette series. Handmade covers and cassette labels, these are very limited edition items.
Guyer’s Connection – Portrait [MW056]
Minimal Wave presents a reissue of the seminal first album from Swiss Wavers, Guyer’s Connection. Tibor Csébits and Philippe Alioth formed Guyer’‘s Connection in Basel, Switzerland when they were only 14 and 15 years old. At the time they were in a new wave rock band called “Kurtzschluss” which they decided to break from in order to make purely electronic music. They began with two synthesizers, a drum machine, a 4-track tape recorder and a multitude of ideas. They channeled their unique and humorous vision into their first album, entitled Portrait which they produced themselves and self-released in 1983. Over the years, the album became a highly sought after minimal synth cult classic. It stands alone as one of the strongest examples of Swiss Minimal Wave, and probably the only one that is in Baseldytsch.
IKO – ’83 [MR038]
Medical Records is beyond elated to finally present to the world the first official reintroduction and reissue of the iconic IKO “83” LP. This coveted album by minimal synth aficionados around the globe has been out of print and very rare since it’s original release in 1982. Hailing from Montreal, Canada, IKO has always been shrouded in mystery. All 3 members come from an academic background (electroacoustic composition, etc), and they met at the University of Montreal in the music department. Taking from their collective influences of 60’s pop, prog and minimalist composers as well as early industrial, they played in a few early bands before solidifying the all-synth incarnation of IKO in it’s definitive lineup. The LP was originally released on Manhattan Formula.
Pressures / Roladex – The Voices [MR030]
Roladex meet up with Pressures for a split EP of new wave choirs and industrial drum machine beats on this 7″ from Medical. While the former are a relatively new duo from New Orleans, the latter have already released on Medical and are back with a vengeance. “The Voices” by Pressures is a fast-paced, nigh-time jam with some nutty percussion work and a vast sea of lonely pads and solemn voices. On the B-side, Pressures give us “Glass Statuette”, a poppy beat groove that’ll stick in your head for hours, no thanks to its seductive and playful vocals.
Dar Embarks – Fleer [STILOVE4MUSIC043]
Hailing from Chicago’s South Side, the duo Dar Embarks lives in a world of underground techno and machines. Their debut album ‘Fleer’, was recorded live on hardwares, no keys were played, just the pressing of buttons and turning of knobs. Gathering its inspiration from records on the shelf, sci fi and comics, Dar Embarks remains steadfast in technotic efforts to interpret the future…our future.
Jerome Hill – Paper Bag Acid [SRTX002]
Super Rhythm Trax follows up with another smasher. Jerome Hill steps up and serves up 3 tracks of pure groove Acid music. Owner over at Don’t Recordings and Fat Hop, Jerome zones in on that ‘Ultra-Vibe’ and takes you back whilst keeping you up to date in a style all of his own. Never one to release music for the sake of it, Paper Bag acid is finally seeing a Vinyl release after being tried and tested extensively on the airwaves of London’s finest Rinse and Kool FM and in the clubs and festivals over the summer.
