Model 500 – Control / The Messenger [RS1202]

Juan Atkins returns to R&S on a Model 500 solo mission. The last Model 500 single enlisted the help of the live line up that includes Detroit techno royalty Mike Banks and UR alumni Mark Taylor, but this latest release is just Juan in the studio and back at his best. ‘Control’ is vintage Model 500, the classic electro that Atkins pretty much invented, with his treated vocals riding over the crisp rhythm programming, dark basslines and Detroit synths. ‘The Messenger’ on the flip is a moodier affair, with the liquid synths almost running away with themselves over the rough beats.

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Model 500 – Control / The Messenger [RS1202]

Peaking Lights – 936 Remixed [SILK014]

100% Silk are out in force to remix Peaking Lights’ adored ‘936’ LP. Ital refits ‘Marshmellow Yellow’ with a struttin’ Mr. Soft groove, all spongy bass bumps and refracted melody, while Xander Harris views ‘Birds Of Paradise’ as a sludgy piece of Balearic baroque with spy-eyed arpeggios. Best of all is Innergaze’s baggy acid re-tweak of ‘Shines For U’, full of lip-smacking MDMA charm, and Cuticle make a welcome return to the label with the seeping, sideways Chicago revision of ‘Tiger Eyes’.

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Peaking Lights – 936 Remixed [SILK014]

Mark du Mosch – Salmiak [SD020]

Astonishing album by Mark du Mosch, who delivers his first full length album on Syncom Data Records and it’s quite simply overwhelming. In a true Detroit fashion Mark du Mosch rides that fine line between techno, house and disco. That line which guides you to the dancefloor as well as a higher musical and emotional level. With ”Salmiak” Mark du Mosch shows he’s not only a great DJ, but one of Hollands finest producers as well.

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Mark du Mosch – Salmiak [SD020]

Neil Landstrumm – Night Train EP [KILLEKILL006]

With catalog number 006 another techno legend joins the Killekill family. Neil Landstrumm has delivered a handful of tracks which combine his typical dirty techno sound with the aesthetics of UK Bass. Extremely funky and with a big drop of acid they cross over electro, techno and even hip hop and therewith fit perfectly to the sound of our label. The co-production of weirdo mastermind Si Begg on ”Touch it” just adds the icing on the cake.

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Neil Landstrumm – Night Train EP [KILLEKILL006]

Bintus – Corrosion Control [POWVAC001]

BINTUS - Corrosion Control

Bintus with ‘Corrosion Control’ wades into an especially grizzled realm of Acid House and Electro and is the first artist to be released on Power Vacuum- a new label from Milo Smee. Side A Corrosion Control is jacking into sight from deep within the aqua-zone. Side B Advanced Fuel is Bintus on the run for crimes against bass beckons us aboard his armoured dune buggy for a night ride thru Babylon.

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Bintus – Corrosion Control [POWVAC001]

Doris Norton – Raptus LP [BWR144]

Doris Norton, pioneer in the early electronic/computer music, began her musical career playing avant-garde and progressive music using synthesizers such as Roland System 700, Roland system 100M and Minimoog (Jacula, Antonius Rex). This is the 30th Anniversary edition, the Cd version contains a TV appearance of Doris Norton in 1981 playing Psychoraptus.

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Doris Norton – Raptus LP [BWR144]

Jeremiah R. – The 5th Dimension [WR023]

A glossy new stream of consciousness entitled “The 5th Dimension” by Jeremiah R. These ten fresh cuts of nebulous ambient electro are guaranteed to lock you in a celestial meditation chamber and take you on a mental quest through space and time.

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Jeremiah R. – The 5th Dimension [WR023]

The Exaltics & Gosub – The Exaltics meets Gosub [SOM019]

Solar One Music presents their new ‘The Exaltics meets…’series. The first one in the game beside The Exaltics is non other than the great Shad T. Scott aka Gosub, known for his unique style with lowslung basslines and melodies. 2 pure funk killer tracks from the veteran from miami. The Exaltics return to their homebase SOM, with their more melodic style they deliver 2 deep tracks full of wide melodies, dark basses and the typical Exaltics mood.

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The Exaltics & Gosub – The Exaltics meets Gosub [SOM019]

GB – 7 in 24 [ACGB12X1]

Second outing on the label from LA’s GB (Gifted & Blessed).  2 tracks here with 7 in 24 a dense 808 led up-tempo workout with a hypnotic groove while on the flip “Dogon” is a techno-electro hybrid with a nod to the pre-millennium Motor City sound.

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GB – 7 in 24 [ACGB12X1]

Hardfloor – Skill Shot Remixes [HF017]

HARDFLOOR - Skill Shot Remixes

Remixes of the track ”Skill Shot”, which is included on the ”20 – Two Decades Of Hardfloor” album and originally released on the album ”All Targets Down” from 1998. Remixes by Versalife and Pip Williams.

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Hardfloor – Skill Shot Remixes [HF017]

Xerox Girls – Rammle EP [DUSTV035]

The Black Dog uncover a hidden corner of Sheffield’s DIY history with five tracks from Xerox Girls issued on their Dust Science imprint. The Xerox Girls formed in 1979 after witnessing other Steel City bands such as Cabaret Voltaire, They Must Be Russians and The Stunt Kites but to this day their tracks have been the preserve of obscure compilations and Sheffielders in the know. With an array of Acetone drum machines, Revox tape deck and suitably cheap synths they build strange and spiky tracks with one eye on the dancefloor and another wandering to more experimental sounds, ranging from the water-logged Coldwave of signature tune ‘Xerox Girls (We Are)’ to the tunnelling pulses of ‘Erase Me’ and trippier jaunts like ‘Level Five Car Park Dreams’ or the spitting circuitry of ‘Rammle’.

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Xerox Girls – Rammle EP [DUSTV035]

VA – Svensk Bonnasynth [ET006]

“Svensk Bonnasynth” basically says it all… this is Swedish Electronic Hillbilly Music! The musicians involved in Adolf Filter, Kord and Monster Apparat have a long tradition in producing electronic music and have been active in the Swedish music world for years. With this record they serve us roots music coming from analogue synths… traditional and conservative electro and synth music…!

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VA – Svensk Bonnasynth [ET006]