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Unknown – Knowone LP02 [KOLP002]
The second Knowone album 3x12Inch with a slightly change of sound that moves away from the smokey dubby tracks to more melodic Detroit influenced tracks.
DJ VLR – Drexciya 2 Hour Mix – Return To Bubble Metropolis
KiNK – Heavy Weekend (HNY136)
Kirk Degiorgio – Divine Logic [RH037]
Kirk Degiorgio returns on Rush Hour with a new single, entitled ‘Divine Logic’. With ‘Divine Logic’ he keeps true to his own tradition by delivering a timeless piece of techno music. A string-laden track that evolves around an arpeggiated synth line. A classy joint that shows that the heritage of Detroit techno still lives on.
MK / The 7th Plain – The MKappella / Lost [XDSR002]
Second release in the Delsin X-DSR series containing re-issues of personal favourites.. MK’s The MKappella was originally a track on the b-side of the very original version of his huge Burning EP on the Area 10 label. The MKappella is some original innocent deep sunset house. Other side contains the adventurous ‘Lost’ by The 7th Plain aka Luke Slater, taken from his debut album ‘The 4 Cornered Room” way back from 1994, the high days of the UK Techno scene, with lot of hints towards the original Detroit sound.
Sebastien San – Night Ride EP [NDM020]
Sebastien San presents his first release on Night Drive Music. A pure and never ending Night Ride!
GB – The Provider EP [DX002]
Superb interstellar electronic grooves from LA’s Gifted and Blessed. A-side is a loosely jazzed, freeform Techno number called ‘Provider’, nodding to Drexciya with a fluid, hardware driven sound close to those recent smarts from Aybee. Flipside features the flashier Electrofunk of ‘The Receiver’, coming again with the soul-flowing 313 signatures and an irresistible feel for wired, metallic grooves, while ‘We Can See You’ neatly balances nastier EBM flavours with damn sweet chords and a heavy dose of roughed-up machine funk.
VA – 5 Years Compilation (Part Four) [SEMANTICA030.4]
Part 4 of this special series, celebrating 5 years of Semantica Records. Tracks by Inigo Kenedy, Aiken, Silent Servant and Coushin.
The Third Man – Follow As Satellites [TABR008]
New release by The Third Man on Tabernacle Records. Often recognized for his harder-edged techno output, here the Third Man blends some of his warmer and more soulful tracks with some of his darkest.
Raiders Of The Lost Arp – On And On [CURLEP005]
Classic Italian Electro-House from Mario Pierro’s Raiders Of The Lost Arp, reissued and backed with a brand new Patrice Scott remix. Reservedly sophisticated keys and deft bassline programming make for an enchanting original, while the Sistrum boss’ remix places more emphasis on hefty kicks and modulating acidic tweaks without losing the debonaire groove.
Obsolete Music Technology – Mmmmmusic [EMP011]
Steven Tang presents “Mmmmmusic” under his Obsolete Music Technology moniker, a 4-track, 12″ vinyl single focuses in on melody, which has become the signature sound and of his label, Emphasis. The release includes also a Chicago Skyway remix.
Omar-S and OB IGNITT – Wayne County Hills Cops Part 2 [FXHEO&O]
80s influenced techno tracks from Omar-S and OB IGNITT, that are both hypnotic and psychedelic.
Jeff Mills – Taken [TKN001]
Norm Talley – Transmissions Part 2 [THEMA028]
In spite of 3 tracks on the original Transmissions that fell a little closer to what the heads would expect from Detrot Beatdown man Norm talley, on Transmissions, Chapter 2 he serves up two techno tracks.
Future Past – Game Theory EP [ART-DDS007]
Kirk Degiorgio dusts down his Future Past moniker for a no-nonsense techno release. The title track typifies the EP, with a bubbly bassline and doubled up claps supporting whooshing, churning filters. It’s the same approach on “Sparta”, where a walking bass and warbling acid lines suggest a clean, pure sound, but then an intense filter pushes it into the realms of peak-time techno. “Skrunch” dispenses with the lighter, more playful elements in favour of a tunnelling groove that flows to the sound of arcing acid and a dark riff undertow, while “An Act of Modulation” completes the transfer from bubbly techno to a leaner-edged sound with squelchy tones tweaked against the backdrop of an insistent spiky rhythm track.
Marvin Belton – Find A Way EP [MM029]
Beautiful EP by Marvin Beltin on KDJ’s Mahogani label. Warm rooted soulful Detroit house tracks.
Eduardo De Le Calle – Trilogy Part 3 [ASR012]
Eduardo De Le Calle – Trilogy Part 2 [ASR011]
Eduardo De Le Calle – Trilogy Part 1 [ASR010]
The first of three Analogue Soultions 12″s to arrive from the studio of Eduardo De Le Calle. The untitled track that sprawls across the A-Side is quietly charged with the resonating echoes of ghostly, tracky beats and a hanging synth loop that positively drips with tension. Better still, “Track 2” exudes a downtempo, smoky vibe thanks to its sub aqueous rhythms and sporadic piano stabs, while “Track 3” worms deeper still into the electronic unknown.
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