Unreleased material by Chicago’s great Vincent Floyd. Early works, mastered from the original DAT tapes. Electronic soul classics, now available for the first time. All tracks are drowned with warm leads, dreamy drums and dragging melodies.
Brad Peterson – Virtual Headspace [7SR025]
Brad Peterson delivers the 25th release from Glasgow’s 7th Sign Recordings. The imprint is back with a bang as Scotland-based American producer Brad Peterson, serves up deep and spiritual sounds with shades of Larry Heard interwoven with the unique, abstract, thoughtful, groovy sound that is all his own. A powerful remix by house music hero Neville Watson completes this fine addition to the remarkable 7th Sign catalogue.
Head Front Panel – HFP #8 [HFP008]
Should you desire techno that sounds like it’s sampled an ongoing laser battle in some sci-fi B movie, head straight for the opening track on this eighth edition of the Head Front Panel series from Tabernacle. The track is overflowing with laser like samples, expertly EQed into some form of forward momentum over tumbling kicks and malfunctioning modular synthetics. Following this, “Track 2” will appeal to anyone that is an advocate of the recent Population One material whilst the full on thrust of the third track may sound familiar to those that lock into the Hessle Rinse show. To close matters there is a touch of the Sun God about the final track, though the execution is done with a dash more clarity than you get from Jamal Moss.
Head Front Panel – HFP #7 [HFP007]
It’s magnificent number seven for the Head Front Panel series on a 12″ that feature four potent untitled techno tools of varying shades. As ever it’s pointless to waste air debating who is behind the music, but they certainly know how to bend minds on the basis of this record. Hurried Martian rhythms characterise the opening track, offering a distinct contrast to the unhinged almost Bunker levels of craziness that unfolds on the track that follows. The third production takes matters a bit deeper, though those drums still kick and the final track is the craziest of the lot.
Kvaser – 44.8 EP [TABR029]
A new collaboration between two forces in Swedish techno; Martin Skogehall of the Fishermen and Daniel Andréasson. The result is a metallic and uncompromising experience.
Masks – Food Plus Drug (II) [OPAL055]
In addition to his solo work as Patricia, Brooklyn-based Max Ravitz also spends his time in several collaborative projects. There is Inhalants with Jahiliyya Fields, the superbly punned Patreke with Terekke and Masks with Alexis ‘Arp’ Georgopoulos. As Arp, Georgopoulos has been responsible for some wonderful releases on Smalltown Supersound and RVNG, though as you’d expect Masks finds the artist deviating much closer to the dancefloor. The Food Plus Drug (II) 12″ for Opal Tapes will appeal to fans of hazy, smoked out techno (think Huerco S) with “Zebra” the sort of track that will bend minds on the dancefloor.
Dungeon Acid – Northern Acid / All-Nighter [HNR008]
Born to Trinidadian and Finnish parents in Sweden, Jean-Louis Huhta took an early interest in percussion Punk, African, Disco, Dub, Detroit Techno and Chicago Acid were all early sonic influences. Couple these genres with an interest in percussion, drums, synthesizers and skateboarding and you are half-way into describing the sound of Dungeon Acid.
Seph – Cinética [AMR007CD]
The Aula Magna Records team is proud to present Cinética, Seph‘s new album. This is a project that takes his characteristic IDM-driven techno sound to the next step: just as it explicitly reveals Seph‘s intimate relationship with a fresh noise-textured sound palette it also makes evident that the artist‘s rhythmic engagement has pushed him to more complex beat programming than on his previous music.
Lawrence – A Day In The Life [MMLP180]
While Peter “Lawrence” Kerten is perhaps best known for his stripped-back approach to house and techno, many of his greatest records have explored his deep-rooted love of ambient music. It’s great to see, then, that this sixth full-length sees him in full-on ambient mode, variously laying down picturesque, becalmed compositions, twinkling productions and hypnotic.
Deepchord – Luxury Part 2 [SOMA417]
Rob Modell expertly crafting two starry, melodic and admirably hypnotic compositions for Soma Records. Choose between the twinkling melodies, rolling chords and starlight grooves of “Luxury 3” and the bolder, more sci-fi tinged “Luxury 4”, whose undulating percussion, fluid chords and dub-style live mixing guarantee eyes-wide-shut thrills.
The Persuader – The Persuader EP 3 [TEMPLAR003]
Juju & Jordash: Music To… Let Loose To
“These are two segments from recent live improvised Juju & Jordash club shows. First chunk was recorded at a super famous Berlin club and the second segment is from the Dekmantel UFO ADE night in Amsterdam. Our live shows are completely improvised. We plug in a bunch of Synths, Drum machines, a guitar and a mic, and just jam away with the dancers. Nothing pre prepared except our mind-set.
I guess getting loose is what we are trying to do on stage and what we would like dancers in the clubs to do. Just feel some stuff and let loose!”
Takeshi Kouzuki – Ore No Atama Ni [MMX707]
Takeshi Kouzuki is back on Macadam Mambo Trax, he delivers here 3 powerful tracks completely futuristically weird and unusual, mixing acid, jakbeat and techno styles with a funky touch and fantastic vocoder’s voices. 2 Weird yet powerful jacking tracks and 1 balearic groover, all with that Nippon twist.
Chris Mitchell – Feng Shui Flow [VS007]
Vanguard Sound follows up on Guerilla Soul’s self-titled EP with label co-head Chris Mitchell delivering Feng Shui Flow. Feng Shui Flow is an exploration into deep harmonic textures in the form of three distinct offerings.
Simoncino – Dreams Of Konders [CR1277]
Italian producer and classic Chicago house student Simoncino returns once more to Creme Organization for four tracks made using a wealth of Roland machines. Opener ‘Meggaton’ is a sombre, downbeat house affair with a doom laden one note bass sound that reverbs forever. The title track surely named in homage to legendary New York City producer Bobby Konders is a snaking, spiritual deep house jam shrouded in mystery and fuzzy textures that puts most ‘deep’ house to shame. On the flip, ‘Pyramids’ is a stuttering, staggering percussive house jam that builds pressure before relieving it with some seriously emotional synths, then ‘Space Is The Place’ wallows down low in a thick baseline, is paired with crisp and icy hi hats and exposes some nicely starry night skies up top.
Mituo Shiomi – Japanese Tape [HM014]
Straight up deep, analog steez from the promising Japanese producer Mituo Shiomi. Five tracks in all, ranging from the heads-down jams to more melodic cuts. Retro nu-Chicago analog house tracks with this Japanese twist.
Broken English Club live @ Manufactura, ARMA17 (Moscow) 01.11.2014
The Actor – Exploded View [MNQ057]
Mannequin Records announce the reissue of one of the most important Dutch Wave bands The Actor, with their seminal 1982 tape “Exploded View”. “In the beginning of the eighties, a new phenomenon emerged: home taping. This way of recording resulted in a lot of noise. But that was less important then getting one’s music out to the public. A well known label for cassette bands in those days was the dutch Trumpett Tapes. They were the first to publish the music of The Actor, who became their top selling cassette band in 1982 and 1983. The Actor’s first release was Exploded View in 1982. The songs – sung both in English and German – often related to fashion, modernism, dancing and appearence. This made The Actor “quite fashionable.”
Void Vision – Sub Rosa [MNQ054]
Void Vision is a Philadelphia-based electronic project helmed by Shari Wallin. It began around 2009 at a time when a wave of synth-revivalists were materializing, but the quality of the songwriting and intense vocals set the band apart from the pack. In a rare instance, Void Vision has managed to combine vintage dance elements with melodic structures, haunting melancholy, and lyrics that have a palpable soul. The songs themselves are dynamic, referencing a cross-section of the last 30 years of electronic music, while simultaneously retaining a uniqueness all their own.
Dust – C U In Hell [MNQ666]
Mannequin Records celebrated Halloween with a free download of the classic electro-dark ‘See You In Hell’ from Suicide Commando covered by the NYC based combat techno collective DUST.
