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Midnight Hours – Midnight Hours Two [MH002]
We can only guess of who’s behind the second installment of the Midnight Hours 12″ – we only retrospectively found out that Rick Wade, Nick Holder & Scott Ferguson we’re all involved in the first one. The aural clues are quite promising… Upbeat and occasionally jazzy house with a strong whiff of Detroit about it.
Ibex – Meltdown EP [YRE026]
New Yore release brings an EP from Tony Ollivierra aka Ibex with four tracks, so deep (and yet grooving without a doubt), unique and full of class. The music on this EP is so rich and full of musical idea’s.
Volk vs. Myon – Initial Appearance [HEM3]
Volk’s initial appearance on Heliocentric Music features a stunning dancefloor bomb, which will spark large-scale-fires in clubs around the world. The second track on this record comes from label-owner Myon, who again delivers an epic journey through the periodic table of Techno.
VA – The Bad Mask EP [TABR001]
Glasgow club night, Slabs Of The Tabernacle, invites four former guests, John Heckle, Arne Weinberg, The Third Man, and PassEnger for a diverse and heavy debut.
Falty DL – Endeavour [ZIQ279]
Falty DL beautifully crafted and subtly put together slow motion house EP called “Endeavour”. “Endeavour” itself kicks off the release with molasses thick chords, off-beat bleeps and drums which build up a lush atmosphere before breaking into subtle keyboard stabs. “Filthy Divinity” takes a more hip-hop orientated route with a plaintive lead synth melody playing out over dusty drum breaks and claps, building into a crescendo with lush sampled orchestra strings. “Odyssey” takes classic Detroit techno at a snails pace and adds jazzy strings and a moog melody borrowed from classic fusion while building something that’s simultaneously fresh and nostagic.
Ion – Schutzhaft EP [LCL03]
Despite being club oriented with touches of dub techno and deep house, this EP attempts to reach a higher, more complex and edgy musical goal: 90% of it is made using audio samples and instruments collected through a lot of years and I tried to profit from all their imperfections and limitations.
Basic Soul Unit – Clubberia Podcast 041
2562 vs A Made Up Sound – LWE Podcast 57
Two Dogs In A House – Dog House [LIES002]
Debut release by Two Dogs in a House comprised of Jason Letkiewicz (Steve Summers, Maloveaux, RBL) and Ron Morelli of the L.I.E.S. label. Continuing in the tradition of producing old school analog house tracks with a twist, LIES 002 takes it to the more melancholy side of the Chicago and New York spectrum with brooding basslines and hand played melodies.
DJ Compufunk – A.I. Soul EP [CPUF002]
Compufunk Records release a new EP from label boss DJ Compufunk. Two classic detroit techno tracks with two remixes, one from Motech’s DJ 3000 and one from UR’s Mark Flash.
Skudge – FACT mix 180
Hieroglyphic Being @ RTS.FM Chicago 15.8.2010
Hieroglyphic Being – Free The Energy [MFMCD008]
Photonz – Aquarian Ball/Urban Dreams [EYE001]
One Eyed Jacks is the new record label from Photonz out of Portugal, who make analogue based dance music that wears it’s influences on it’s sleeve whilst remaining unique and original.
Slam & Harri – Atlantis Mix (Old School Classics)
Delphic – Doubt [PM001]
Another unlikely yet highly successful remix excursion for Delphic, picking up an uber-limited one-sided rerub from Detroit’s Kyle Hall. There’s practically no trace of the original to be heard, just a damn fine exhibition of Motor City techniques, shaking slightly broken drums under filtered and flanged keys, locking into a sweetly sensual loop of house magic.
Peverelist – Better Ways Of Living [DRUNK017]
Peverelist drops two righteously forward riddims for Punch Drunk. The Bristol ringleader has built his rep on quality, not quantity and these tracks bear testament to his principled and stringently executed approach. ‘Better Ways Of Living’ nods to the pared down 808 aesthetic of Swamp 81 with a brittle bustling beat scaffold acting like monkey bars for a piped synth organ to twist, scuttle and roll around in, while ‘Fighting Without Fighting’ continues the rhythmically busy flex with slick dipping edits and bespoke dub measurements applied in a future jungle-hardcore style.
The Hipodrome Of Music 