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DimDJ – Guilty Pleasure [JUNE007]
June Records presents Guilty Pleasure mini LP by DimDj. DimDJ is a recording artist from Thessaloniki, Greece and a veteran DJ in the Greek underground scene. He is also a member of the groups Anopolis and Audio Atlas. Live acid house recordings by this Greek producer with on the A side while on the B side the atmosphere is more cosmic.
Lockertmatik – Lockertmatik #005 [LOCKERTMATIK005]
These signature Lockertmatik sound sculptures defiber in their own space and time until their structure is most fragile only to collapse immediately in an uniform endeavor to push, abound in energy forward looking only. For these inexorable dark techno tracks stagnation is not an option.
ASOK – Future Wars EP [MOSDEEP024]
After EPs on M>O>S Recordings and his own well formed Scenery label, Liverpool producer Stu Robinson aka ASOK now steps up with a solo release on M>O>S Deep. With an analogue sound full of nostalgia, emotion and subtle shades Chicago, he perfect fits on this most considered underground label.
MB – The Miracle Sign [RHYTHM014]
MB’s debut for Bio Rhythm… ‘The Miracle Sign’ hit us by surprise… Title track is a beautiful and epic journey in techno soul quite rare to hear these days, reminding a bit of early nineties Detroit/UK techno and even some of the early Speedy J works, all with nowadays production skills. Stunning contemporary techno the classic way. Then from heaven to hell with ‘60606’, an evil distorted 606 drum track guaranteed to damage kids brains worldwide… But no time to think long anyway cause there’s ‘We Only Have’, an autistic out-of-the-box jack track providing a sneaky tool for the more adventurous dj. This will separate the gurners from the dancers. Top-notch showcase by the unstoppable man-machine that is Marco Bernardi..!
Shin – Matriarch EP [AAL002]
9300 Records returns with the first EP by Shin, a relatively unknown, Belgian producer duo. They gave birth to three solid tracks with low kicks and raw bass chords, synths that are highly 90’s trance influenced and some acid vibes on the B-Side. The cherry on top is a remix of ‘Mistress’ by none other than Legowelt.
Cate – Heavy Breathing [DOGE002]
Doge’s arch enemy Cate has infiltrated Doge HQ and has secretly pressed up his own dark, twisted, melancholic form of house music. Purring pads, breaded drum patterns and pitter-patter percussion lines that could break Doge’s rule of the meme world.
Daniele Cosmo – Juno Plus Podcast 111
Drvg Cvltvre – Grauwvuur [PNKMN011]
Acid, no wave and experimental house producer Drvg Cvltvre with a four track EP on Pinkman Records. Up first, ‘My Houz’ is a swampy house track with heavy drums, whirring machines and white noise textures all adding up to an intense affair that sounds like little else. Then comes ‘Tyranny of the Gods’, a slow tempo but high impact track that builds and builds on a nerve lead synth line as frazzled bass props things up from below. Darkand weird, occult and rave, its another unique proposition. On the flip, ‘Sleepdealer’ is an unbalanced house track with taught, tight bass and is shot through with laser like synths. Serene and spaced out, it makes way for closer ‘Crack Spirit Guide’ which is a noisy, intense and brooding fusion of crisp percussion, big walls of synth and chattering drums that really have you on edge.
TV.OUT – Lights Out [PRLX002]
Tv Out with some jacked up cuts defined with overdriven drum loops & rugged synth lines. Topped with a Greg Beato remix.
Sean Dixon – The Gathering [C#SOS06]
Clone Store Only Series 006 features a release by Sean Dixon, with two original tracks and a Gerd remix. Only available for purchase in-store, not for ordering online. Support your local record dealer and ask him to get it for you!
Traxx @ Arma 6 Years (Moskow) 26.04.2014 – Arma Podcast 143
Q3A – Q3A EP [DEERIII]
The third release on Black Venison comes from Q3A, a moniker of the Hungarian producer Route 8.
Mystic Jungle – Terror From The Deep [EAS008]
The second episode of the Mystic Jungle saga, a mini-album emerged from the deepness on Early Sounds Collective. Once again Mystic Jungle, across the course of six tracks, serves up raw, machine made sounds that are beautifully weird and oddly dancey. From jacking house to blissful downbeat via cosmic acid and noodly, jazzed up lounge sounds, it makes for a charming ride.
Honesty / Adjowa – Parages 008 [PM008]
Cliff Lothar – Soul Plonk EP [OMD003]
Fine modern electronic dance music by Cliff Lothar who is on duty for the third release on Omnidisc.
VA – Four Shades [NLRN003]
The label Unlearn is now back with a various artists EP with four tracks by Kasper Marott, JKamata, Caseer and Misi.
Paul du Lac – Creme Podcast #27
Ilija Rudman – True Colours [IIBLP003]
Surprisingly, it’s been some four years since Croat producer Ilija Rudman dropped his much-played debut album, The Reveal, on Bear Funk. Happily, True Colours – his first outing on Is It Balearic – sees him in fine form, joining the dots between kaleidoscopic synth-funk, rubbery dub-disco, spaced-out boogie and glassy-eyed downtempo jams. Rudman is an expert at capturing the sounds of bygone eras, usually through the use of vintage equipment, while delivering tracks that sound thoroughly fresh and original. It’s this that makes True Colours such a fantastic set. Highlights are plentiful, from the close dance smoothness of “Bad Passion” and boogie dub vibes of “All The Time” (check the delay-laden hits and sweeping violins) to the jaunty electro-goes-Balearic brilliance of “Wild Guess”.
VA – Lunes De Fiel Vol. 2 [BM003]
Bitter Moon has criss-crossed Europe to gather a trio of heavy House hitters for Lunes De Fiel Vol. 2. Creme Organization prodigy Innershades gets the show on the road with the synth slamming groove of “Moments of Euphoria”. New Beat memories bounce alongside rumbling rhythms in track guaranteed to ignite speakers. Next stop is Germany with Snuff Crew and “Your Hands”. The Jack experts fillet their trademark raw edges for a smooth and soulful piece of late night Chitown. Smoke curls around chords, claps are softened as samples turn in a twilight haze. The final destination, Italy, is bathed in the 303 sunshine of “#Acid”. The White Rabbit Recordings founder uses the building blocks of Chicago to produce a fluid floor filler. Cymbals, cow-bells, toms and snares are soaked in a devilish brew of Acid. Bohemian body jerk to a 4/4 beat to bring down the curtain on this latest instalment of Lunes De Fiel.
