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Carl Taylor – Debbie’s Groove [EPM002V]
Debbie’s Groove sees Carl Taylor in full on jacking mode, with tinges of disco and a stomping beat that will see you heading straight for the nearest dancefloor. Robert Hood turns his hand to Debbie’s Groove adding that magic touch, with a deep bassline, funky claps and a vocal snippet that echoes his Floorplan sound alongside the tougher tech workouts we’re used to hearing from this master technician. Good Vibrations gives us a deeper blend of the house meets techno sound that Carl has become known for, with its tough syncopated groove reaching dizzying heights.
OB Ignitt – Oh Jabba [FXHEIGNIT]
FXHE present their final transmission of a superb year in the shape of Oh Jabba, two tracks of stargazing house music from OB Ignitt. “Oh Jabba” is a wonderfully simple yet melodic house track, crunchy drum machine rhythms rippling away feverishly beneath a calming array of swooping Rhodes and Moog flourishes. Complementing this, “Space Age Stepping” is a more searching affair, relying more on the rugged drums and gurgling analogue bassline to achieve lift off.
Kuru – Remix Project 2012 [SS004]
Sublevel Sounds, a sub-label run by DJ Spider, comes with a four-track remix project featuring tracks from DJ Spider alias Kuru’s “Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathy” LP from Summer 2011. Remixes here by Dakini 9, Monty Luke, Joey Anderson and Innerspace Halflife.
Marcellus Pittman – Bodytonic Podcast
Electric Street Orchestra – Scorpio [DTR01A]
While a series of projects are slated for release under the Dirt Tech Reck banner, the first is the Electric Street Orchestra. Its inspiration is from those who are called street people. Forgotten people from a forgotten city. It’s also steeped in the Detroit tradition of ignoring the notion of genre and taking a broad range of elements and inspiration to create something that is both new and familiar. Bringing together a constellation of Detroit’s sonic masters. DTR-01 takes UR’s Mad Mike and Agent Chaos, house music king Theo Parrish, hip hop/house percussionist Dez Andres, and rock/funk master guitarist Duminie Deporres, and joins them through the lens of Jeedo’s vision of the future.
Appointment – Les Appointment Royale [AP007]
The Appointment crew (Emg, Marieu, John Swing and Lucretio) add another file in their already bulging folder marked “buy in sight”. “Track 1” from the Les Appointment Royale EP features all the lo-fi brilliance the label is know for by the way of cut up vocals, Roland symbol crashes and a thrumming bass lines. “Track 2” hits up jazzy party loops whereas “Track 3” gets deep and dirty with a gritty and circular groove. Broken beats, distortion and industrial sensibilities are employed in “Track 4” which rounds out one of their most versatile EPs yet.
XDB / Kassem Mosse – Ekatem / Omrish [DNP016]
The second release on Diamonds And Pearls in 2012. Two of the most singular and distinct forces in house and techno today, XDB and Kassem Mosse, team up for a special sonic treat. So get yourself ready for two extended journeys into techno, house and beyond. XDB’s “Ekatem” is a driving, rough and ready house track with a beautifully bubbling square bassline and dirty synth work. On the flip XDB is joined by Kassem Mosse for an exploration into the outer reaches of house music. “Omrish” is a gritty-yet-atmospheric jam, full of shimmering chords and floating synth melodies which are punctuated by double kicks and crisp cymbals.
Steven Tang – Midi Deux Podcast #80
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Mark Flash – EPM Podcast #39
Luke Eargoggle – The Datamagi EP [AFS010.5]
Another 6 track release by Luke Eargoggle on Abstract Forms. Expect mind altering scientific electro tracks again in his typical signature style. Superb electro EP with strong Kraftwerk influence and Detroit style melodies.
Vertical67 – Craic Memories EP [LDR012]
German producer Vertical67 debuts on Lunar Disko Records, with a 10″ consisting of 3 deep & dreamy tracks. The uplifting ‘In Space’ covers the A-side with bright and protruding soundscapes, glistening like stars in a far away galaxy. The B-side opens up with ‘Craic Memories’, portraying a house groove throughout, yet still retaining an electro mood amongst some delicate and twinkling melodies. Finishing up the EP is the affectionate ‘Mutuality’, displaying adept drum programming alongside a lush female voice which rises sporadically above dreamy melancholic sounds and a soft brooding vox.
Matti Turunen – Elokuu Ep [MUHK001]
Muhk present their debut EP as a small label specializing in hardware made electronic music. The Elokuu EP produced by Finland’s Matti Turunen; one half of the Morphology electro duo, is Matti’s 2nd solo EP and within these 3 hypnotic techno/house/electro analogue jams, Matti shows us the beauty of producing electronic music the old skool way with glowing synths and clattering drum machines.
Binny – Sub Space EP [ASGOR008]
Binny brings his own unique take on Detroit techno to the table. He transforms his energy into mind-boggling ol’skool floorwork detroit techno with some amazing synths and throbbing baselines. He is accompanied with a remix by Abstract Division.
DJ Deep – Kern Vol 1 [KERN001]
Kern is Tresor’s new mix series and focuses on “where old meets new, and house meets techno”. The first mix comes from Parisian legend DJ Deep, from which these three exclusive, never-heard-before tracks are taken.
Gari Romalis – The Last Man Standing EP [DSR004]
Gari Romalis is at the forefront on the techno scene in Detroit. Gari has been djing for over 30 years and is single handedly responsible for training and influencing some of Detroit’s most famous DJ’s and producers. He’s now back on Dockside Records, with a straight from the machines floor-devastating EP: two fat and insanely grooving Detroit house cuts on the first side and one 4/4 Detroit meets Basic Channel on the flip.
Pittsburgh Track Authority – Giza [ARGOT003]
The Pittsburgh Track Authority trio of Thomas Cox, Preslav Lefterov and Adam Ratana continue to flourish, here joining the Argot ranks. “Giza” and its B Side accompaniment demonstrate a charming flexibility to their collective production palette. “Giza” is a resplendent slice of 2-step, the swift rhythmic touches blessed by luminescent melodic patterns and rapid orchestral edits. Complementing this, the trio engage their love of electro with the squiggly subaqueous flex of “Crosstown Blvd”.
Lucretio – Harvesting EP [MSP003]
Machines State Polymers is back with another ferocious mixture of techno-filtered, house power. Lucretio gives us his third release for the label and furthers his explorations into the relationship between machines and sounds. His improvisational and ultra-minimalistic approach to constructing techno, not to mention the strict reliance on analogue hardware, have created an inimitable flare and familiarity to his tracks. The A side kicks off with a pumping, bass-driven groove which subtly evolves to become a relentless house bomb; followed smoothly by the sharp, quick-firing sample technique for which Lucretio is so well known for, on the A2. Over on the flipside, a desolate female vocal is pushed forward by a murky, tape-hissed percussion which is rapidly engulfed into a frantic whirlpool of ghostly synths and crispy effects. Finally, “Your Name” switches things up and breaks down the more familiar 4/4 territories into a twisted, half-stepping monster, complete with Lucretio’s trademark drumming style – raw, sparse and crunchy.
Amir Alexander – Gutter Flex EP [ARGOT001]
A new label curated by Little White Earbuds’ Editor-In-Chief and Stolen Kisses label owner, Steve Mizek, delivers its first release from American producer, Amir Alexander. Its four tracks reveal a startling rich and complete aesthetic inspired by the history of American house while avoiding merely emulating its forefathers. Alexander’s commanding melodies are carried on hard-bitten beats and often guided by deeply resonant bass lines beftting of this trained bassist.
Borrowed Identity & The Mechanical Soul Brother – First Step [TRA022]
The Traveller Records presents the young producer Borrowed Identity, a Romanian born, now living in Germany. The project Borrowed Identity was found as a new alias of the Romanian producer in the summer of 2011, with the idea behind to work on a fusion of classic electronic music from Detroit & Chicago plus his own influences to make something contemporary but timeless. This EP includes remixes by Emil Seidel and Steve Frisco.
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