REVIEWS electro/disco-punk
of ‘Oublie Moi’, by lifting the tempo and
delivering a sure-fire blaze of dancefloor
QUICKIES
beats. Created by the same artist, ‘Bad
Ben Os RIC
Samba’ sees Jason Sparks sprinkle
Alton Miller
writing accompanied by his
HARD BR
percussive broken beats into bassline
Inner 8 (Remixes) own remixes, proving once
Cx
again that he’s as at home
B
house. His own remixes push further
OR
into bruising 4/4 bassline territory,
twiddling modulation ne
OPHY
while Poland’s Adam Faz completes
There’s no sign of the knobs as he is machine
ben.osbor
the package. A swaggering start that’s
original version, but Gerd heads. Head for the ‘Fire’
PO Bo
bound see Contra Bass turning heads
delivers a tracky, acid- version.
in 2009.
laced remix whilst Dexter’s
deeper version borders on Master H
ne2@btint
x 8
1
Justice
electro-house but emerges
Magic K Remixes 7
4,Dublin 1
Soma
TTHHEE PPAARRTTYY with its integrity intact.
Ed Banger
er
Hot Coins
Back in the early 2000s H
ne
Coming sharp on the heels of the band’s
Valiant Truth EP issued his LP — ‘Thirteen’
t.com
, Ir
Tirk
— and a slew of singles,
eland
vinyl-only deluxe release of ‘A Cross The
Universe’, and ahead of their plans to
including an early Mylo
hunker down in the studio to produce
Alternating between mix on Soma. This sees
their sophomore LP, ‘TTHHEE PPAARRT-
the slow, stripped-back his 2002 track ‘Magic K’
TYY’ sees Xavier and Gaspard on firing
disco of the title track, receive a building, warped
form. With Uffie providing the lyrics, the
the bongo-heavy grooves techno re-rub from Chris-
single maps out the “let’s get this party
of ‘Whole New Way’ and tian Prommer.
started” territory that is so beloved by
‘Favourite Effects’ and the
the whole Banger crew. And it’s bang on
understated house of ‘Jazz David Kano
target, too.
Ending’, ‘Valiant Truth’
Discoteka
Kindish
caters for the discerning
Lorenz Rhode
hipster’s needs.
Kano joins the GPM/
Matt Chester
Motor Cortex
MONE
Y
Exploited
Endless Days EP
James Yuill
Kindish family with this
11th Hour Technology
SHO
T!
No Surprise funky wiggle of a stripped-
Moshi Moshi
Shir Khan’s excellent Exploited imprint
back techno track. Hooked
on a simple bassline glitch,
In these troubled
continues to straddle boundaries with
The excellent Yuill delivers it loops its way into a sub-
times, producers like Matt Chester
this first salvo into 2009. Dusseldorf’s
another fine piece of song- tle, full body workout.
Artist Unknown
deserve kudos for running small
Rhode chucks a whole load of bassline-
03 labels and releasing fresh material.
led influences into the pot and comes
Hate
Apart from the soaring techno of
out sporting a fat dirty grin. Think
‘Cold Restraint’, this latest EP sees
electronic P-funk, spruced up by old
This series is allegedly based on material him focus on electro. ‘Down and
skool house and wrung through an elec-
culled from long forgotten sessions Out in EC2’ is a superb electro-funk
tro mangle. There’s a raft of remixes,
recorded during the early to mid-’90s. groove, ‘Kick It’ sounds like Matt was
but head for Compost stable-mate Ben
Whether or not that’s true, the first inspired by old skool electro/hip-
Mono’s mix to witness his masterful
track is a deft approximation of the hop, the shuffling 808s underpin-
exploitation of those funk influences.
meeting ground between post-hardcore ning a tearing bass and sci-fi synths,
breaks and Detroit’s stark, angular while DJ 3000’s version calls to mind
Bloco Electro
African Beat EP
sensibilities. The flip side is more classic UR.
Earth Connection
menacing, as dense, noisy breaks,
chilling breakdown textures and a stray
Live electronic beat band Bloco Electro
rave riff combine to create a ghoulish
where swirling, atmospheric melodies
blend global beats with more traditional
alternative.
and packing rhythmic textures combine
for a track that succeeds where so many
European club elements. Here they
Fred Ventura
new school Italo tracks fail.
take their inspiration from Tony Allen’s
I Cut My Heart Out
Afrobeat drum patterns, which they
Clone
Unit Moebius
marry to mid-’90s dance sensibili-
The Golden Years Part 1 ties in the style of the Underworld or
Clone Classics
The Chemical Brothers. There’s three
STARKEY PLANET MU
Fabric resident Craig Richards pays
tribute to Fred Ventura’s contribution
mixes on the EP, including the original
01. DZ & KOZEE ‘Crack’ CDR
Consigned to the hazy days of the early and African mixes. But it’s the EP mix,
DZ and Kozee link up to make this tune with one of the best drops and build ups I’ve
to electronic disco with an edit of ‘I Cut heard in a long time.
My Heart Out’, offering a deeper, more
to mid-’90s until Clone’s Classics sub- shimmering with added Afro guitars,
label intervened, these reissued tracks orchestral stabs, rapid snare and conga
02. JOKER ‘Do It’ CDR
mysterious take on the original’s tear- Joker is one of the best producers out there right now.
jerking melodies. On the other hand,
from Unit Moebius are far removed from patterns and reverberating vocoder
the Italo that Clone Classics boss I-F vocals that gets the biggest thumbs up.
03. ZOMBY ‘Kaliko’ Hyperdub
‘I’m Not Ready’ leaves the listener in no
From Zomby’s amazing new EP on Hyperdub.
doubt that pop plays a big part of Ven-
ordinarily champions. The Dutch answer
to UR, the Unit Moebius collective’s
Mark Archer
04. SARANTIS ‘Whatagwan’ CDR
tura’s make-up and its pulsating groove
Ring of Gyges EP
A new one from one of the guys behind Senseless Records.
is about as catchy as Italo gets.
work was inspired by the raw, primal
Mutate Records
sound of Chicago techno/house and
05. SYNTONICS ‘Material (Bombaman remix)’ Lo Dubs
A song that really doesn’t fit in any one category, pulling from electro and dubstep.
Sneak Thief
whilst the lo-fi ‘Nylon’ hasn’t stood the
Love and Modulation test of time, the dark analogue riffing
The second single to emerge from the 06. KOTCHY ‘One For the Money’ Seclusiasis / Civil Music
Lunar Disko Mutate Records imprint sees them
Kotchy from Brooklyn is really coming into his own right now and has a unique sound.
on ‘Popcorn’ and the doomy new wave
vocals of ‘World Turns Around’ still
charter Mark Archer (half of Altern 8 and 07. PINCH ‘Attack of the Giant Sewing Robot Spiders’ CDR
Nexus 21) for a dark and moody return
After initially only hearing the first 30 seconds, I told Pinch that this was sick!
Brought to us by the people who run the intrigue, 15 years later.
respected Dublin club of the very same
to an acid-tinged electronic landscape. 08. MEESHA ‘Clack’ CDR
Jason Sparks
Following MR’s debut release at the end
Meesha’s music crosses the boundaries of hip-hop and dubstep, which is what I like
name, Lunar Disko launches with a di- about it so much.
verse release from Sneak Thief. The title
Bad Samba of 2008, which saw the label commis-
Contra Bass
sion four strikingly different tracks, here
09. VEX’D ‘Radiant Industry’ CDR
track is a teased out, clap-heavy disco One of the best new tunes from one of the best producers of the past few years.
groove, while ‘Zmaj’ ventures deeper
we’re treated to a haunted dancefloor
New imprint Contra Bass follows its epic, ‘Trinity’, the hypnotic ‘Riser’ and
10. ARMAND VAN HELDEN ‘Illin’ ‘n’ Fillin’ It (Starkey remix)’ Southern Fried
and farther with tripping Moog riffs . I’m so happy with how this one turned out, it always gets the WTF look from the crowd.
The standout, however, is ‘Not a Ghost’
debut release, the on-point glitch grime beautifully twisted techno of ‘The Way’.
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