Traversable Wormhole has been one of the hottest mystery artist projects/ series in the techno scene for the last several months. Finally coming out of the wormhole to reveal him self in 2010. We find it to be none other then legendary NYC techno pioneer Adam X. Adam’s >Traversable Wormhole< is now stepping up to Vol 7, keeping the series fresher then ever with more new sound innovations in sci fi techno and dubstep.
Firecrackers Fam’s Fudge Fingas drops three heavily romantic house paeans on Prime Numbers ahead of his debut album. The breadth and scope of this EP shows Fudge’s versatile abilities, from slo-throbbing 100bpm house songs like ‘It’s About Time’ which sound like Larry Heard in a dream sequence to the stunning house odyssey ‘MmmHmm’ tipping his cap to Juan Atkins and Tortoise with a crafty 3/4 time signature made for massive dancefloor appeal.
Deep and raw, at times retarded and industrial edged emotional Jack Trax that are firmly rooted in the Detroit/Chicago tradition. Toronto based Basic Soul Unit (aka Stuart Li) is back on Creme with a 4 track EP.
Stuart Li aka Basic Soul Unit aka Herman starts this project for his production that one would not directly link to his Chicago house rooted Basic Soul Unit releases. Herman delivers two hot tracks with dubstep fueled beats, sub bass driven grooves with Detroit influenced sounds that one could expect on a label such as Hessle Audio.
The Rush Hour DC series continues with Cosmin TRG, the Romanian known for his releases on Hotflush and Tempa a.o. ‘See Other People’ is an infectious garage stepper, announcing the future of r&b. ‘Groove Control’ continues on a techno tip. It starts off deep and mysterious, evolving in a pulsating, acidic bassline driven killer.
A big piano house track. Produced by Trontheim native Chmmer (Even Brenden) 2 tracks that will set dancefloors on fire!
Aux 88 are back with a new project entitled Black Tokyo which see’s them delving into more straight up classic Detroit 4/4 Techno along side the Electro that they’re renowned for.
Raw and spaced out stuff from Ilian Tape. The compilation includes tracks from Franco Cinelli, Regen, Papol, Kasper, LaChriz, Marco Zenker, Jonas Kopp and of course label boss Dario Zenker. Ilian Tape has been expressing their own idea of soulful music for 3 years now. Expect more from the esoteric falcon crew from Munich.
The Scsi-Av label has been dormant for what seems like an eternity, their self-imposed silence at long last broken by this gorgeous 2-track follow-up to the excellent ‘Lost Trax’ Ep released back in 2007. Penned by an unknown technician described only as “a highly respected master…” ‘Lost Trax 2’ slots into that lush terrain where classic Detroit Techno and electro come together, the kind of material produced by Carl Craig in the early 1990’s and more recently beloved of Convextion’s ERP side project.
Two tracks of advanced techno transmissions from the one and only Surgeon! ‘Compliance Momentum’ is the first new Surgeon release in three years (not counting the “live” release ‘Hello Oslo’), making an assuredly solid return to the scene with two pure and incremental progressions of his legendary style. ‘Compliance Momentum’ bravely shows his ability to draw in outside influences while remaining resolutely techno.
For this ninth episode of The Light, non other than hardgrove master Ben Sims, delivering his superb funk, this time with some Detroit elements.Labels own A.Paul contributes with 2 tracks, ‘Metatrons Cube’ a progressive rhythm track great in the mix, and ‘Vontade’ a melodic strong builder.
The third in this ultralimited series of Scottisch techno artist collaborating on a small series of releases which are available in only 250 copies each! Brilliant deeper techno and a must for fans of B12, Blackdog for the Hidden Symetry track. Splinter is a amazing darker techno track that reveals its beauty and power when played out loud.
“Central’ is the first new Technasia album in five years. The much-anticipated LP is powerful testimony to why Technasia is one of the most respected acts in electronic music. Taking its name from the Hong Kong metro system, ‘Central’ is an emphatic creative statement that marks a new milestone an evolving story.
Jus-Ed and Underground Quality take it to the Next Level with UQ-031! Next Level brings together ten previously unreleased tracks, and as you might have expected from a man who very much does things in his own lovable fashion, Ed pretty much makes no stylistic concessions on the album, instead continuing on his path of classic-leaning deeper house.
Kriss Kortez aka Life Recorder hits up on snapshot digital with three fine techno tracks, packed with soul featuring a remix of Late Night by label head Elliott Dodge.
Strange Life has just announced the release of Spiritual Foundation, a collection of “woolly and smudgey Detroit electronics”, credited to The Psychic Stewardess. Though we’re told that it’s the work of a “part-time stewardess and psychic from the Californian desert town of Palm Springs”, it’s got Danny Wolfers’ (aka Legowelt) fingerprints all over it, and features his previously available re-rub of the Shinobi video game theme.
Sweatshops third release rolls on in with two hot, old-school-vibed productions from Joel Alter! Swedish-Berliner Alter turns in two fresh, yet raw, cuts that are perfect for the winter club season, and a special edit from label boss Savas Pascalidis also features
Old classic from Talley gets re-released with two solid remixes from Delano Smith & XDB. For house music lovers, Sushitech & its sister label Pariter are on it with timely re-issues and new remixes!
Haunted is a Kraftwerk-style electro track, with an 808 punching pattern counterpointing a deep analogue bassline enveloped in rich, harmonic pads. Bringing cold atmospheres, in the mood of Dopplereffekt. On the B side, the Feedback remix is an acid techno razorblade, coming straight from the Sound of Rome traditional path. Also the Banda Banetti remix (a new MinimalRome open project) gyrates in the techno domain, with a deeply revised version of the original.
J.T.C. is the techno alter ego of Tadd Mullinix/Dabrye. His style ranges from caffeine techno to dark ebm tunes to sick house. This time Tadd brings two jacking 4/4 Chicago house monsters, embroidered here and there by dirty 303 loops, whistles, eerie vocal samples and crispy pads. Both amazingly packaged in a loud analogue production.
