The first release from the NYC label ReSolute is coming from Franklin de Costa. ‘Queen of Mars’ is a gleaming slice of timeless techno soul, its tough, throbbing rhythm overlaid with shimmering, Detroit-tinged chords! Dario Zenker is on remix duties.
Mysterious released, no information about the label or the producer. Melodic retro acid house/techno, classic early 90s sounding Detroit stuff. “It Ain’t What It Ain’t” powers along on a snapping 808 drum track with a bubbling 303 bassline, big washy strings and jazzy synth solo. Flipside cut “Megapolitan Soul” is a sublime piece of beatdown house that oozes soul. a gospel / soul vocal, hand claps and Detroit house pads and efx make this an absolute blinder for me.
Mini album from original raw Chicago house to atmospheric chilled electronics – with kind of Sahko style minimalistic approach.
This new release includes Brawther takes his added interpretation of Chez N Trents ‘Don’t try it/Happy’ while keeping its original mood. Creatively done in good classic dub taste. Included in this remix package a new remix of the underground techno cut Le Voyage which has now been given the house treatment. It keeps getting better as Brawther also added to this smash 12 inch his own interpretation of the current Balance release of Saint Sebastion / Wipe the Needle “Life” and a added bonus and remix of Asteroids and Stardust by Chez Damier.
Sigha’s ‘Our Circula Sound’ presents the second release, with some dark, introspective and hypnotic techno. On remix duties are Shifted and James Ruskin.
Marcelus returns to Deeply Rooted House with a exciting twelve inch ‘Ep. 2’! Rawer stompin tracks that never fail to capture that essential funking groove that make the difference between a standard techno track and a track that stands out!
Time To Express returns with number 14. The A side track ‘Elektra’ sees Italian techno maestro Donato Dozzy team up with Peter Van Hoesen. With ‘Barreleye’ Dave Twomey aka Tr nch and Iori Asano take up the B side.
New label with a first release by Wireman. Rawer, but mid tempo, techno tracks of which the b-side starts with a heavy dub influenced cut. The other two tracks are straight jacking techno tracks with a sexy groove.
The 2nd album to be unveiled from Nation is called “Creep Acid” from JTC. He was driven by thoughts about the lifespan of many things. Creep Acid carries the resonance of future past.
Bernard Fevre is back with his new album. Formerly known as Black Devil Disco Club he comes with an album full of deep, dark delicious thrills, his unique electronic sound, pulses through 10 tales from the underworld, 10 performances in a Circus like no other with Black Devil as ringmaster.
Stark and beautiful.. an amazing new title from John Mendez (Silent Servant / Sandwell) alongside his partner Camella Lobbo with the one and only Richard H Kirk (Cabaret Voltaire, Sweet Exorcist etc.) on remix duties.
Yön Syke is a Finnish synth-pop band and this is their first release, a 7″ on, what appears to be their own label, JEKS Viihde.
‘Fever’ is a concept album from 2562 aka Dave Huismans released on his fresh and new label When in Douby. The third long player coming from Dave is his disco album: a thorough reinterpretation of underground disco music from the mid seventies to the early eighties. All based on one simple rule: every single sound, from the smallest background shiver to the most obese sub bass, originates from a disco record – no additional synthesizers, drumcomputers or other samplesources involved – but this is genuinely new and retro-free music that respectfully flips its sources in a way nobody can recognize them.
Affectionate house grooves ranging from deep to high energy upbeat on this double 12″ from the Romanian Cosmic TRG. As he moves away from his dubstep/funky roots, he heads more towards 4-floor techno and house. Yet, he keeps his crisp drum programming and sharp synth lines, which makes his productions sound fresh and gives them a future feel.
The fourth installment of the limited Phonica Whites series, pairing the production talents of Luv Jam aka Andy Cole with the first ever official remix by the phenomenon that is Cottam.
This marks the label’s 50th vinyl release! Here Japan’s Takeshi Kouzuki showcases more of his classic Chicago influenced style while keeping his sound fresh for today.
Debut release from Joe Drive on Mathematics, with a splendid EP of intelligent house and techno. “Vanguard” opens with an atmospheric groove followed by “Azimuth” & the deep acid cut “Towards the light”. “The Uranus effect” starts the flip before “A zenith criteria” & ends with the bangin “RD-2452” .
