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‘Temporary Pleasure’ LP, has all the Bottin The notwist HARD BR
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an army of remixes: Joker delivers an Bottin’s tripped-out After their sublime
electro-step take, Greg Wilson slips original and ‘Planeti’, a electronic crossover debut,
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out a cosmic groove, Heartbreak add cosmic synth jam, are the the ‘Neon Golden’ LP,
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stopping, psychedelic house version. takes and a remix that ritory with mixed results.
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Shilas Bedroom Fashion, aka Sebastian Fire EP
A DJ Hell/Brian Ferry collaboration is never going to be mundane, but this sur- Klimt and Sascha Burghard. ‘Skirts’ Northern Irish producer Moshi Moshi
passes expectations. ‘U Can Dance’ is a lost Roxy track rendered into a contempo- mixes hip-house with rock motifs, Tim delivers two servings
rary club classic by the visionary hands of Hell (above). Add into this conspiracy electro snappy snares and thunder- of stripped-back, hyperac- James is a man of two
of talent remixes from Carl Craig (who creates two strokes of pure genius), DFA’s ing breaks b-lines. The vocal version tive electro funk. T-Polar’s sides, dabbling happily in
effortless helms-man Tim Goldsworthy and Simian Mobile Disco on their most features Californian rapper Ms Vybe, take on ‘Steps’ is a glitchy, songwriting and grooves.
on-point form, and you hardly need us to tell you: you need this. which gives it an old school hip-house stop-start affair, and Edu- This 12” sticks more to his
vibe. The dub version focuses solely on cution delivers an excellent electronic side, but it’s
the power riffs and builds. It’s superbly techy remix. clearly intended to inspire
legowelt is as grimy as the pastime, while ‘Chosen effective. Finally, label boss Maelstrom more than fancy footwork.
The Lichtenstein Account Module’ covers scorched earth acid teams up with current partner in crime
Open Concept territories, and ‘Mario’s Mushroom’ Redux, and delivers a more housed-up
ends the release in relentlessly abrasive version.
With every release Dutch producer mode.
Danny Wolfers becomes more con- Mat Playford
ceptual. This EP, which soundtracks Vetrik Tuning Issues
financial impropriety, sees him flit from Next Phaser EP Paper Recordings
the jacking acid of ‘British Aerospace’ Pyramid Transmissions
through the almost upbeat melodies Early UK disco and deep house pioneers
of ‘Day Sailor’ and into the gloriously The work of a Lisbon-based producer, Paper Recordings team up with trailblaz-
catchy key changes and pulsing arpeg- ‘Phaser’ is couched in acid, rave and ing UK house producer Playford to
gio bassline of ‘Woodland’. It’s unclear even trance influences. The ‘t’ word is produce a prime release that resonates
how this particular story ends, but the audible on the laidback ‘Dirty Oranges’, with deeply-mined influences. The
Legowelt saga is set to continue for but Vetrik provides a rude awakening for main track features Kathy Diamond on
some time yet. any head nodders, as ‘Myon Zekt’ rolls in vocals, and Playford matches the angelic
with distorted breaks and grainy waves qualities of her voice to a rumbling,
DJ kaos of acid. By the time the evocative melo- caustic bassline. The dub version rolls
Komischer Ruckenwind dies and shuffling 808s of ‘Next Phaser’ in on tight percussion and builds out
Clone Loft Supreme Series kick in, however, this rambunctious on bubbling acid, while ‘Distant Cosmic
interlude is already forgotten. Shore’ completes the package with driv-
Clone goes out on a limb to support ing, jazz-infused, keyboard-drenched,
music that might not otherwise get Darkmode psych house. Sync 24 CUlTIVaTED ElECTRonICS
heard. It means the drifting, melan- Infiniti EP
choly guitars and beautiful melodies of M_Rec Digital glocal
01. CRC ‘Vaskitsaherra (E.R.P aka Convextion Remix)’ Curle Records
‘Ruckenwind’, a Balearic slow burner After Midnight
“More quality electro from Gerard Hanson.”
transposed to the West Coast, gets the David Dodds does his best Detroit Rebirth 02. SynC 24 ‘We Rock non-Stop’ Cultivated Electronics
“First full artist EP on Cultivated Electronics.”
attention it deserves. It’s backed by the techno impression on ‘Infiniti’, and
Chicago-meets-Italo hybrid of ‘Rough listening to the wirily futuristic rhythms Glocal draw inspiration from a myriad of
03. MoRPhology ‘Trioptimum’ Abstract Forms
“Top-notch debut from this Finnish pair.”
Side’, whose predatory bassline, hissing of ‘Dynamic’ he does sound convincing. influences, which is always a good start
percussion and evocative melodies will However, ‘Construction Kit’, with its for top remix action. Rotciv (of Mister
04. E.R.P ‘Evoked Potentials (Part one)’ Semantica
“Super limited, super deep!”
be enough to convince the doubters. resonant bleeps and ‘Defiance’, which Mistery Records) leads the pack, adding
05. SCaPE onE ‘Diffusion of Innovations’ Bass 4 Bots
is powered by tight claps and powerful, a p-funk bass keyboard line. Affkt & “Nice EP on Berlin-based label.”
Sync 24 primal rhythms, proves that he also Danny opt for a Chicago feel, followed
06. EDMX & QWERTy ‘Con Solid ate’ Breakin’
We Rock Non-Stop does a pretty good job of approximating by a warm, revolving bass. London-
“Rough analogue electro tune on Breakin’.”
Cultivated Electronics bleep techno and Chicago-style jack. based Italians Hyena Stomp (Nico and 07. MonolakE ‘Silence’ Imbalance Computer Music
Severino to their mates) take a deep
“New deep and trippy album from Robert Henke.”
Label boss Sync 24 delivers his first full Simian Mobile Disco house route, rolling the keys through
08. UhU ‘The Quest goes on’ Frigio Spain
“Cool Drexciya-inspired tracks.”
EP for Cultivated. ‘Rock’ looks to some Cruel Intentions delays and cutting the rhythm track to
of techno’s nuances, with a focus on Wichita congas and claps. Chilean pioneer Los
09. VaRIoUS ‘archive Series 1’ Direct Beat
“Classic Detroit tracks re-issued on this comp.”
metallic drums and a glitchy, harsh Updates takes a similarly percussive
10. kRafTWERk ‘Techno Pop’ Mute
sound. The title track comes with dark As recent remixes display, Shaw route, while LNX & Davis go for an old “My favourite Kraftwerk album, recently re-issued on Mute.”
rave sirens, the bouncy ‘Solvent Abuse’ and Ford are back on firing form. school version.
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