Reviews
CLARO INTELECTO – REFORM CLUB (DEL...
After something of a hiatus, Manchester boy and Modern Love supremo Claro Intelecto is back to release his third full-length album “Reform Club”, this time for the evergreen Delsin. Having already graced us with his inimitable presence through “Neurofiber” in 2003 and “Metanarrative” in 2008, Mark Stewart has always had a penchant for plunging the [...]
El Nino Andres – Mas Dinero Mas Proble...
Every week, seemingly thousands of old ideas get politely recycled in the name of channeling some half-remembered notion of dance music authenticity. So a press release referencing “minimal techno, deep melodic house and richly layered electronica” among other clichés is rarely cause for slapping the headphones on with a grin. Not from Latin climes at [...]
SENSATE FOCUS – SENSATE FOCUS 10 (...
I'll confess that I didn't come to this release totally cold, having had my interest piqued by the minor commotion it caused in some quarters prior to release. This however was before I managed to get my grubby mitts - or indeed ears - around it.
Petar Dundov – Ideas From The Pond (Mu...
Petar Dundov doesn’t seem to be a man overly bothered about hurrying things. Four years have passed since the Croatian producer’s first album Escapements, also on Music Man – and there’s little on the follow-up to please fans of instant gratification. If the oddly titled Ideas From The Pond suggests low ambition and stagnancy, the [...]
JITTERBUG – ARCANE THEORY (UZURI)
Having maintained a varied stream of output and from tight group of well honed talent, London based Uzuri Recordings sees a return to one of their home grown artists for their 18th release. Time has flown since Jitterbug’s last release in 2010 with a follow up eagerly anticipated; the raw sheen and floppy funk of [...]
Ben Sims – Slow Motion (Theory)
Predictably weighty merch from Sims, marking the 40th release on his Theory imprint with a remix package spread across three 12′s and featuring senior members of the techno aristocracy. The original ‘Slow Motion’, included on Marcel Fengler’s Berghain mix and rather unkindly described by the press release as “ponderous”, is a mid-paced bruiser that sits [...]
ADDISON GROOVE – TRANSISTOR RHYTHM...
Patrons to some of the finest purveyors of modern bass infused electronic music, Modeselektor and their 50 Weapons imprint seem to be doing very little wrong of late if their stream of high impact releases continues unabated. Not content enlisting the likes of Cosmin TRG, Shed, Anstam and Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka. The warped [...]
Various – The Wrong Box (Unpleased Rec...
This four-track collection comes courtesy of Unplëased Records, a label operating out of Montpellier, France – though it showcases the kind of roomy, wonked-out 4/4 styles that are currently likely to emanate from nearer to Montpelier, Bristol. Jan Hendez and Superlate kick off proceedings with ‘Conversation’, taking the ghost of an uplifting house vocal and [...]