REVIEWS KILLERS
THE CUTTING-EDGE RELEASES YOU NEED IN YOUR LIFE
Minimow Polar Pair vs Under-
‘Bollyhouse/Keep Groovin’’ ground Resistance
Exploited ‘This Is What Happens’
myspace.com/minimowmusic Botanika
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The alter-ego of Italian Like LCD Soundsystem hot-
electro maniac Mowgli. Pseu- wiring Afrika Bambaataa’s
donyms should always be an convertible and ram-raiding
outlet for another side of an a Bronx block party with Juan
artist’s personality and true Atkins riding shotgun, this
to form there’s something mule while transporting us to exhilarating concoction is im- Resistance hook-up, but when
infi nitely stranger at work on a futurist Bollywood fi lm set. possible to pinpoint. Switch- have they ever played it safe?
‘Bollyhouse’. SIS delivers a more ethereal ing beats like a hyperactive The biggest surprise is the
A sultry sensory whirl of rework, while the fl ipside DJ Kool Herc, from tough vocal, a spoken word rap giv-
Indian fl utes and banging ‘Keep Groovin’’ is the best of breakbeats to sharp sampled ing a contemporary clubbed
house drums with interjec- the lot, an absolute tech- disco snaps, punctuated by a out twist on Gil Scott Heron’s
tions of Bhangra vocal scats, house jewel with smoulder- rumbling, resonant punk funk ‘The Revolution Will Not Be
‘Bollyhouse’ never descends ing jazz trumpet touches. bassline, it’s not what you’d Televised’, dropping pearls of
into pastiche, kicking like a Tremendous. expect from an Underground cosmic wisdom. Dynamite.
Petter & Dairmount Moderat
‘Subakuatik Blues EP’ ‘Rusty Nails TRG’s Peak
Room With A View Time Remix’
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This excellent young label Yet again Bucharest’s TRG af-
has quickly become a most fi rms his position as dubstep’s
sought-after imprint and premier boundary breaker.
their latest release from The ‘Peak Time Remix’ is
head honcho Phil Dairmont exactly that: an absolute
(Dairmount) and studio Sasse takes it more uptempo, leviathan of thunderous line lifts us into the next
partner Petter is another tour his ‘313 Strings Remix’ a syncopated claps and a dimension.
de force. land-cruising interpretation massive, malevolent tech- With just a shadow of the
this is a deep plunge into seemingly enthral to vintage trance riff that seems to cut original’s Stateless style
the furthest reaches of the Carl Craig. through the offbeat dubstep vocal intact, it makes for a
electronic house abyss, Russ Gabriel offers a more beats and polyrhythmic synth heavy electronic juggernaut
with lush sub acid bass and offbeat version but Sasse’s is bleeps to create a menacing, guaranteed to appeal across
ambience. the pick. compulsive vibe that grows in the board.
On the fl ip, Moodmusic’s potency when a fl ying snare
What does it sound like? Who releases on it? Who’s playing it? What’s next?
Expect the unexpected — every- Billie Ray Martin, Robytek and Laurent Garnier, Aeroplane, James Teej’s ‘Spending Life’ with
thing from Rennie Foster’s dis- Und have all cut tracks, with James Zabiela, Ashley Beedle mixes from Ripperton, and Leon
quieting, dark techno to Lemon recent remixes coming from big and Optimo, to name just a few. feat Corrina Joseph’s ‘I Follow
Popsicle’s synth-infused neo names including James Zabiela, You’ with Deetron mixes.
Italo disco, via Nu Frequency’s Pete Heller, Motorcitysoul, Ten-
tech-infused deep house. snake and The Juan MacLean.
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