DAVID MCCARTHY
electrodjmag@davidmccarthy.com
Southend’s Adam Lewis, the title track is a nice suffusion of subtle ghetto beats and squiggly disco- isms, all served up with a healthy lashing of funkiness. It’s got a nice ‘right now’ Transatlantic feel, and hits a sweet spot not covered by many, bar the aforementioned Lo-Fi’s man.
S-File
Overdub GND 8.0
Tracques
Motor BNR
9.0
Jacques Lu Cont, The Thin White Duke, Les Rythmes Digitales — the many names of Stuart Price are etched in recent dance music history. Add his work on Madonna’s albums and as musical director on her tours, and you’ve got one of the most impressive CVs in dance music. Now he’s on BNR, with an incredible double-header in ‘Motor’ and ‘Grind’. It’s like he’s taken the label’s back catalogue and distilled it into two tracks. Unexpected and massive.
DavidAKZ
Let It Go Bad Life 8.0
Bad Life have been responsible for some cracking releases over the past year or so, and much of it comes down to the hands-on approach of Russ and David from AutoKratz. Here, David AKZ takes time out to release his second solo outing, and it’s a less frenetic offering than his work with AutoKratz, but no less polished. A glossy housey vibe over two tracks, it’s another fine addition to the label’s diverse catalogue.
DPPLGNGRS
Sardo Hottwerk 8.0 Big fan of the DOPS here, and so I’m pleased to see them getting some new material out so soon after the release of their debut album. Here on two brand- new tracks they take a slightly darker, dubbier path than they have before, especially with lead track ‘Sardo’. The B-side ‘Corinthians’ adds a slightly more straightahead underpinning to a
relaxed groove, and works best for me.
Elite Force The Gamechanger (Zodiac
Cartel Mix) U&A 7.0
A case of multiple personality (dis)order here, as breaksmeister Elite Force releases a double- header with his own electro alter ego remixing the main track as the flip-side. His Zodiac Cartel productions have featured here before, and the self-proclaimed “part aggro, part electro” re-rub version hits all the right spots, with a pounding and pumping aural assault.
Grum
Everytime Heartbeats 2.0 There’s something always vaguely annoying about Grum’s tunes, and this ‘comeback’ single is no different. It’s a vapid collection of swirls and vaguely housey motifs, with a vocal repetition that is overused and soon outstays its welcome. Kind of sounds like one of those tunes you hear playing as the side room of a club empties early after a dodgy set, you poke your head round the door and go to the bar instead.
Lo-Fi Beats
Yeah, Like This Deaf By Records 7.0
Any fans of Phil from Lo-Fidelity Allstars’ solo outings as Lord Warddd would be well advised to check this out. A great debut release on the new label from
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Yes! ‘Overdub’ is some proper squelchy action, as a simple filtered bassline bubbles and squeaks over the most concise, but driving beat. A classic slice of modern 303 action that sounds very today, but could just as easily be a long-lost gem. Coupled up with ‘Oddjob’ as a double A-side release, a quirky housey jump-up that calls to mind Boys Noize at his poppiest, and it’s another great package from GND.
SymbolOne
Pink Elephant Club Mod 7.0
Club Mod is the relatively new offshoot from Modular, which is “aimed at the head, hips and heart”. Vinko Pelicaric and Eduard Raos link up as SymbolOne, and their sound is a kind of crystallisation of Croatia’s very own take on Balearic bliss. Having previously had remixes released on Kitsune, Discotexas and Scion AV, ‘Pink Elephant’ is the duo’s second release of their own material and bodes well for a full- length album.
Visage
Shameless Fashion Blitz Club
7.0
Steve Strange was at the forefront of one of the first flowerings of UK club culture when he ran the Blitz in the late ‘70s. He made ‘Fade To Grey’, a massive international hit, set a template for ‘80s electronic acts, and was most recently used as a touchstone by the likes of Little Boots and La Roux a few years ago. This is the first single from an unexpected new album, and it’s not bad.
RUBIX WHITE HORSE RECORDS
01. RUBIX‘Jack Knife (Promo)’White Horse Records “This is the latest offering from myself: ‘Jack Knife’ is the first track from the new 12”
collection from White Horse Records. Out May.”
02. DIMITRI VEGAS, MOGUAI & LIKE MIKE‘Mammoth’ Spinnin’ Records “‘Mammoth’ fuses everything together seamlessly for an anthem that will surely be an
enormous smash in clubs and festivals all over the world throughout 2013.”
03. FEDDE LE GRAND‘RAW’Spinnin’ Records “Fat, grinding techno meets electro. Old school arps and stabs combined with gritty
basses and crispy beats. Put your hands up for ‘Raw’.”
04. RUBIX‘Lip Rouge’ White Horse Records “Don’t be fooled by its filtered French-tinged intro, the drop takes you into a world of
twisted basslines, stabs, bleeps and pulsating beats. Drop this beat to switch it up.”
05. WOLFGANG GARTNER‘Anaconda’ Ultra “‘Anaconda’ is a bouncy, funked-out jangle of a track, replete with ‘Space Junk’-esque
leads and house-inspired riffs.”
06. AFROJACK‘Air Guitar’ Ultra “The production is trademark Afrojack; melodic ups, rumbling downs, and bulky Dutch
bleeps combine for your ideal electro offering. Ultra festival anthem.”
07. MYB‘Oliver’ Fool’s Gold “MYB reminds me of the days past. Taking my ghetto blaster and lino in hand and
busting some windmills. Love the electro vocal cut-up, and synth bassline. Dig out that windbreaker.”
08. WOLFGANG GARTNER‘Love & War’ Ultra “Still a favourite of mine. Mr Gartner always guarantees satisfaction.”
09. STARKILLERS & DJ BL3ND‘Xception’ Spinnin’ Records “One of my favourite electro house labels. Spinnin’s motto, destroy the dancefloor and
everything in its way. Starkillers bring it to the table with ‘Xception’.”
10. RUBIX‘Like This’ White Horse Records “‘Back and forth like this’, so goes the vocal cut-up. Gated synths and glitchy bleeps
blend around the big, dirty ol’ synth bass.”
DJ Mark One feat Jeromeo JJ
ELECTROREVIEWS QUICKIES Lemâitre
Party Up Stoney Boy Music 7.0 A proper electro housey party starter from the UK DJ to the stars, whose sound touches as many global bases as Jeroeme JJ namechecks in his guest vocal.
Goldroom Only You Can Show
Me feat Mereki Vitalic Noise 7.0
The LA producer comes up with a proper summer slice of poppy electro, featuring Australian singer Mereki on vocals. Light and lush, it’ll go well with some sunshine!
Relativity 3 Substellar Records 7.0
Ulrik and Ketil from Oslo have been making quite a name for themselves recently, and if you like poppy vocals over groovey Daft Punky filterisms, you’ll understand why.
Radionasty Clave To the Rhythm EP
Electric Recordings 6.0 Billy Nasty and Keith Tenniswood team up on the newly-reformed experimental Electrix label, with a dark bubbler that harks back to the real early days of
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