REVIEWS KILLERS
THE CUTTING-EDGE RELEASES YOU NEED IN YOUR LIFE
Sbtrkt Audion
‘Laika’ ‘Push’
Brainmath Spectral
myspace.com/subtractone matthewdear.com
Ambassador, with these Texan techno type Matthew
mutant beats you’re really Dear reserves his Audion
spoiling us! One of the most alter ego for those more evil
hyped new players in the phu- hours. ‘Push’ has a lot to live
ture funk revolution pops up up to — how to improve on
on the dope Brainmath stable impossibly funky, irrepress- his macerating classic ‘Mouth back in on a runaway train of
for a one-sided, limited killer ible swing, and manages to To Mouth’? Thankfully, he snares, this is like an up-
that references the fi rst Rus- tug on your emotions, too, doesn’t try, instead weaving dated version of Emmanuel
sian dog in space (Google it). with glints of bittersweet an acid-marinated monster Top’s ferocious acid gratin’
As astral as its namesake, melody breaking through the that adds layer upon layer ‘Lobotomie’.
‘Laika’ somehow links house purple haze. into a head of steam, sweep- Anyone who says techno
stabs, snapping, stop-start Sure to fi nd favour with the ing all before it. doesn’t exist anymore, blast
staccato garage breaks, likes of Martyn, Will Saul and Building into a wall of electri- this sonic weapon and watch
warped up bass snarls and an Scuba. cal tendrils, then smashing ’em crumble…
Guy Gerber J:Kenzo/LD
‘My Invisible Romance EP’ ‘Conqueror’/‘Derailment’
Supplement Facts 2nd Drop
myspace.com/guygerber myspace.com/2nddroprecords
Israeli techno producer This versus battle of dubstep
Gerber has been a little quiet gargantuans on Mark Gur-
recently. Clearly, he’s been up ney’s label had us beat fi ends
late in the lab concocting this chomping at the bit. What
stunning double vinyl set, manner of highly-evolved
which, with seven tracks, is ‘Jango Records’ nicks snatch- rhythms would be on offer? of which Scientist would have
closer to an album in length. es of Belgian jazz guitarist As it happens, two very differ- rejected for being too heavy.
The title track is how techno Django Reinhardt’s licks and ent creatures. DJmag fave LD has a task
should sound. Subtle, hyp- slaps them on a house beat, J:Kenzo enters the ring and a half to top that, but
notic, sensual, its sequence and ‘Ei Sheket’ is dubby, fi rst with ‘Conqueror’, and the fi lmic, swaggering
of echoing, panning bells and trippy fun. drops a 4/4 percussive piece electronica, singed machine
otherworldly choirs add up There’s loads more, but we engineered to deliver blunt circuits and Oriental allusions
to a chilling, trance-inducing won’t spoil it… trauma, set to a rolling, old of ‘Derailment’ may just win
epic. school dub bassline the likes the bout.
VITAL LABEL
Who’s behind it?
D&b innovator turned recent dubstep
dabbler Shy FX, as well as label man-
agers Jon Bailey and Marc Sheinman.
digitalsoundboy.com
What does it sound like?
Originally d&b focused, Digital Sound-
boy’s eclectic spirit was grained early
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