“There’s a real sense of life affirmation going on here. Carpe diem techno, if you will” In October 2020, Scottish producer Zander Hay’s life took a
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AuthorSimon Whight
Results283A contributor to a variety of respected online publications, Simon joined the Inverted Audio ranks early in 2013. Bred on mother rave and nourished by the original strains of US house, he is someone who has lived through the first time deep house faced a backlash, the rise and fall of progressive house, and the multiple swings of fashion towards minimal, tech house, bass and beyond. As such, genres are not an important factor in critical appraisal, just good music that can stand on its own two feet. Be it uptempo or downtempo, alien or organic, everything is valid. Emotionless techno, needlessly abstract noise, derivative house and self indulgent muso-ism can all check their feet at the door. Bad taste in hats.
Kerrie: Inner Space PT1
“Inner Space PT1 sees Kerrie indulging in her techno side, and you can tell this is an artist revelling in the absolute freedom that being a
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Vivian Koch: Beyond Contact
“As an album ‘Beyond Contact’ is wonderfully consumable. Not through a glutenous buffet of starch, but as eardrum teasing morsel” Berlin based producer Vivian Koch is
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fabric presents Danilo Plessow (MCDE)
“Danilo Plessow’s fabric mix is the absolute embodiment of all killer and no filler” It is May 2021, we are over twelve months on from when
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Beneath: On Tilt EP
“Hemlock is absolutely back, ready to urge you out of daylight savings towards Halloween and beyond” As we enter a period of anticipated returns in the
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Premiere: Mason Bee – Lumito (Charles Webster Remix)
Multi-instrumentalist Mason Bee – aka Benet Walsh – graces his own Pollen Kit Recordings imprint with a fresh single, backed by a trio of remixes from
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Premiere: El Nino Diablo – Dithering Heights
For a label that is only on its third release, El Nino Diablo Music has already established a strong identity. Currently an outlet for the titular
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Premiere: Derek Muro – Rill 1
Listen to Derek Muro‘s debut album ‘cues‘ without any context and you can tell this is a craft by someone who has a rich musical history.
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Special Request: DJ Kicks
“Special Request joins the dots between the past and the present in a tour de force that sees his DJ Kicks sit amongst the legends” Paul
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Premiere: Antonello Teora feat. Thugwidow – La Cura (John Beltran Remix)
The increasingly distanced and remote climate is having the side effect of bringing together disparate artists from around the world. Antonello Teora finds himself joining hands
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Premiere: Forest Drive West – Falling Upright
Dinamplatz were due to release their ‘Good, But Not Right‘ compilation around the time when global lockdowns were beginning to take effect. With the timing seeming
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Music Video: Christian Löffler – Fate (Beethoven)
Dance music and classical music have had a difficult relationship over the years. The 90s saw any number of nondescript vinyl appear, blandly pillaging the
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Charles Webster: Decision Time
“Decision Time is a big return for Charles Webster, his signature sound revisited with a contemporary nod” Post-millennium had been a low key period for Charles
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Premiere: Larionov & St. Theodore – Destruction Wave
*This premiere is part of our collaboration with Craigie Knowes, in which we cast a limelight on the Scottish imprint through editorial and a limited run
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Life and Death: Anthems For No State
“Anthems For No State is strong from track to track” Compilations are notoriously tricky. When pulling together a number of disparate artists, consistency and context is
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Emra Grid: Five Cycles Through An Empty Chamber
“This isn’t a soundtrack for a snow blanketed glade or cosily lit grotto, it is more suited for the vista of an ice moon at the
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