Black Booby – Sun Lab Export [BB008]

Black Booby is back on it with the Disco NoT Disco Summer release. First up on the A-side there’s ‘Sun Lab Export’ from Richard Rogers’ mystery partner, an edit of the super-unknown ‘Laxton Superb’ by Dutch 80’s electronic outfit Spectral Display.  Next up is ‘I Need Somebody Raw’ a new take on disco’s campest hero Sylvester’s ‘I Need Somebody To Love Tonight’. Then moving on to the B-side, we have ‘Jungle Booby’ which is already attracting some underground heat, as this reworking of late 70s French disco group Kikrokos’ track ‘Jungle D.J.’ sees Rogers take the original’s intro for a long session on the dancefloor in its own right. Finally, ‘And She Walks’, a take on Kazino’s ‘Binary’, sees them revamp the original B-side (of Around My Dream) by highlighting its darker sonic sensibilities.

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Black Booby – Sun Lab Export [BB008]

JP Enfant – Dreaming Backwards EP [LET001]

Sophisticated deep and athmospheric techno by Les Enfants Terribles. An extra fine release number one to start this fresh venture by Dutch dj/producer JP Enfant. These terrible kids all ready made name in their local scene and are now ready to step over the border.

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JP Enfant – Dreaming Backwards EP [LET001]

L/F/D/M – Psychopaths Eating Jelly [CGI010]

Laid down with authority by L/F/D/M are four no nonsense cuts blasting fresh air into that perennially en vogue phenomenon known as acid house. Opener ”Spare Ribs, No Napkin” is meaty and greasy with abandon, as rude and distorted as it is irresistibly syncopated. ”Cutting Fingers” contrasts with a slow burn with a deep kick anchoring shifting rhythms and unsettlingly hypnotic riffs. Flip this treasure over and get pummeled by the rolling stomp of ”Heavy Clouds with its massive 808s and just-off-the-nose acid cycles. Closing things out is the bright paranoid jack of ippos In Slumber” with its muted chords adding freaky color to steady and heady 707/303 workout that charms and overpowers with an electric stink that lingers long after the needle has reached the lead-out groove.

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L/F/D/M – Psychopaths Eating Jelly [CGI010]

Severed Heads – Big Saints Reward (1988-1990 Dubs) [OT015]

Optimo Trax 015 sees label boss JD Twitch indulge his love of cult Australian DIY act Severed Heads with a trio of dub version culled from the B-sides of their 1980s 12″ output. Titled quite artfully Big Saints Reward (1987 – 90 dubs), perennial Twitch favourite “Greater Reward” features prominently with the Dub version accompanied by an all new “Piano Power Edit” from the Optimo man which takes full advantage of the glorious keys that characterise the track. Complementing these, the B-side houses “Big Car (Crash dub)” and “All Saints Day (Saints Dub Day)” which add further credence to the notion Severed Heads are one of the most important acts in the formation of club music as we know it today.

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Severed Heads – Big Saints Reward (1988-1990 Dubs) [OT015]

VA – DBA 019.5 [DBA019.5]

Following the release of DBA015.5 in 2014, DBA present another vinyl-only various artists excursion, once again mixing up new arrivals to the label like Detroit’s Radio Brovold, New Yorker Max McFerren and Paris’ Ben Cohen, with established label favourites like Halvtrak of Tampere, Finland.

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VA – DBA 019.5 [DBA019.5]

Sneaker – Holistical EP [LUN004]

SNEAKER - Holistical EP

The Leipzig-based label Lunatic return with this new EP by Sneaker. The artist also known as Dunkeltier and spotted in the past on Uncanny Valley, Ratlife and Macadam Mambo, signs here three tracks of moody leftfield techno/electro with a hint of cold wave.

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Sneaker – Holistical EP [LUN004]

Xamiga – Bohemian Grove [SNBV004]

Foggy dreamy tracks by The Xamiga duo. Xosar and Legowelt re-boot their production partnership. Given both artists passion of intergalactic electronics, classic synthesizers and creaky old drum machines, it’s little surprise to find Bohemian Groove packed with spacey techno rhythms, glistening electronics and almost suffocating chords.

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Xamiga – Bohemian Grove [SNBV004]

Juju & Jordash – Down To The Roach EP [DKMNTL026]

“The longtime Dekmantel affiliated duo Juju & Jordash (Gal Aner, Jordan Czamanski) helped shape our club nights, festivals, label and other music endeavors to what they stand for today. In other words: without these jazz trained cats, there wouldn’t be a Dekmantel. It’s with great anticipation that we announce Dekmantel release #8 (!) from these utterly talented musicians. DKMNTL026 is a club friendly yet sophisticated four tracker that is as abstract as it is deep, and as elegant as it is effective. Raw, energetic stuff for your peak time bag!”

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Juju & Jordash – Down To The Roach EP [DKMNTL026]

John Heckle – Blues for a Red Giant [LDR017]

HECKLE, John - Blues For A Red Giant

Lunar Disko is back once again, featuring another firm Lunar favourite…John Heckle. eckle debuts on Lunar Disko with 5 raw cuts from a distant dimension. Encompassing much of the Merseysiders signature sound, ‘Blues for a Red Giant’ shimmers throughout with distorted percussion, otherworldly melodies, and driving basslines to create another masterful EP from an artist who continues to push the boundaries of house and techno.

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John Heckle – Blues for a Red Giant [LDR017]

Haunted Doorbell – Unconnected Thoughts On Jacking [COTF007]

HAUNTED DOORBELL - Unconnected Thoughts On Jacking

Haunted Doorbell are Timothy J. Fairplay and Matilda Tristram. ‘Unconnected thoughts on jacking’ is four tracks of naive melodies, rough slamjack drums, and new age atmospheres. ‘Starclash’ kicks off side A, with its dramatic arpeggios and SID chip crashes, Techno to soundtrack the Saturday night laser show at the planetarium. Following is ‘A night of adventure’ with its eastern scales and washy broken chorus unit hiss. On side B we have ‘Beautiful Sheffield’ – an ode to electronic music’s (possibly) most important British city and the title track rounds of the EP – house music for listening to while looking out to sea.

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Haunted Doorbell – Unconnected Thoughts On Jacking [COTF007]