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Jerome Sydenham – Bad Dog [APT014]
‘Bad Dog’ shows Jerome exploring an experiment in thoroughly inspired Chicago House flavoured Techno. Lake Michigan’s chill runs all through the bass, hats and snares. A-sides don’t come much better than this. Completing the A-Side is, ‘Rabid Dog’. This is some foam – mouthed Techno with a lighter hint of old-school Chicago. One B-side, ‘Good Dog’ is a classy tune complete with Detroit stabs that get the Jerome treatment and a heavy dose of perfectly tinged 909 hats, that slice right through the mix.
Hieroglyphic Being – Primitif Nous Sommes [MFMCD012]
Aboriginal, new-age inspired rhythmic jams from Jamal Moss. Quite abstract in parts, but right on the ball with fresh rhythms and influences.
Solvent – Latch, Fasten, Secure [MRX019]
”Latch, Fasten, Secure” is a new 3-track 12” by Solvent, for MinimalRome. Solvent debuts here a new approach, delivering 3 tracks of pure Bunker/Rephlex-style acid, monotonous and pounding. ”Fasten” is the most straight-up acid track present, nothing but 707/606 percussion + x0xb0x squelch. ”Latch” and ”Secure” are more dark, abstract, dirty. ”Secure” is epic madness, clocking in at over 16 minutes; at times slow and prodding, elsewhere growling furiously in sheets of distortion.
Mutual Dreaming @ Shea Stadium 05.02.2011
Steve Summers
Protect-U
June – Cytheria [TD010]
Debut album from the highly intriguing June. ‘Cyntheria’ is a canny mix of vintage Chicago moods and grooves with more European Italo influences, dreamy and ethereal electronic music grounded in classic chicago, acid house, new wave and synth pop. The album includes also two DJ Sprinkles remixes.
Daniel Andréasson – The Sentinel EP [TABR004]
Tabernacle Records is releasing a Daniel Andréasson, keen photographer and self-confessed acid addict, EP with an introspective yet versatile 5 track EP.
Takeshi Kouzuki – The Isolation EP [AACID002]
New 4 track EP by Takeshi Kouzuki on Abstract Acid. Analogue vibes are the order of the day, from gritty blends of acidic machine funk to melodic enriched house vibes.
Meschi live @ Face Your Fate, Newcastle 26.03.2011
7 Citizens – Quietus [PRATEREI003]
Praterei present their third installment, 7 Citizens returns with more Chicago synthestry in the form of ‘Quietus’. The remix comes from Force/Emerge and proffers a gritty low slung alternative.
Tevo Howard – ROOF.FM 44
Laak – The Beyond EP [AUS002]
The second offering from Laak on their Austere imprint is another defined four tracker. “Back of Beyond” kicks things off, a sincere heads down jam combining Latin percussion elements with a killer bass line and warm chords. The second track, “Don’t Ever Leave” is a heartfelt lament on the feeling of loss, slowing the tempo down. On the flip, “Cosmic Causeway” offers something a little different although keeping with the warm pads, this time the use of a spaced out trumpet keeps things flowing. The remaining track “Cantankerous Emotions” is a little different as regards to the beats, but loses none of the soul and profoundness of the other tracks.
Laak – Negatively Seductive [AUS001]
The first EP on Austere is coming from Laak, underground music for the deep heads, with a sound palette of warm pads, discreet analog melodies and vintage drum patterns. The tracks give a huge nod to Chicago, Detroit and the forefathers of the genre but remain contextual and fresh.
Dynamo Dreesen and SVN – Woodlandscene [ACIDO008]
Mini album from original raw Chicago house to atmospheric chilled electronics – with kind of Sahko style minimalistic approach.
Tevo Howard – FACT mix 225
John Heckle – The 4th Dimension EP [MATH047]
The second release from John Heckle coming on Mathematics Recordings. His perfect style of deep house is shown on the title track and ‘Forgotten Lights’. ‘What Once Was’ and ‘Ahead of Time’ on the flip reminds us of classic Chicago & Detroit sounds.
VA – Houseville Of Skylax EP [LAX119]
Strong selection on This Houseville of Skylax ep feature 4 cuts by respectively Jacob Korn, Mano le Tough, Marcos Cabral, Jaime Read aka L.H.A.S. ranging from old school Chicago to more modern German house.
Nicholas & Simoncino – Analog Rhythms EP [OURVISION005]
New release on Ourvision Recordings featuring a split EP from Italians Nicholas & Simoncino. Four deep grooves Chicago flavored.
Christopher Rau – Background Series #5 [ES011]
Part 5 in the Background Series from Ethereal Sound. 2 deep tracks from mr Rau with nice raw jacking beats layers under atmospheric sounds.
LHAS – Learning To Live [VIB002]
Vibrations second release comes from LHAS, AKA Jaime Read, who is here to show all these new old-school house heads precisely where to step off. Jaime knocks out four timeless tracks.
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