X-Kalay have successfully navigated the tricky waters that lead from up-and-coming label to trusted imprint. With an up-front selection of sounds that varies from – but
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AuthorSimon Whight
Results117A 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.
Premiere: Forest Drive West – Creation Dub
While less prolific than the previous year, 2019 saw a pair of deft releases on Whities and Midgar from Forest Drive West. Now the London-based producer
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Premiere: Anderson Chase – Moon Replacement (Gonno Remix)
San Francisco imprint Public Release’s next release sees a debut from Anderson Chase with a quartet of tracks that will warm dark winter days. ‘Moon Replacement‘
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Strictly Rhythm commemorate 30 Year Anniversary with ‘The Definitive 30’
Few labels in the history of house music have had the staying power of US giant Strictly Rhythm. There is good reason for this – run
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Premiere: Area Forty_One – Nocturnal Passions III
While Delsin refer to Area Forty_One as ‘low profile’, this isn’t to say that the elusive Dutch producer is low impact. The Nocturnal Passions series makes
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Premiere: BNJMN – Soared Above
BNJMN’s journey from purveyor of angular IDM edged electronics to full fledged master of floor filling techno has been fascinating. Akin to watching Lone’s path from
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Premiere: Luke Hess – TDY (Aubrey Remix)
Over the past decade, Jaunt Records have had a rather understated history. 2017 witnessed the release of a triple pack of EPs named ‘Air‘, ‘Land‘ and
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Premiere: Ali Berger – Dreaming Of A World
Situation often has a distinctive influence on output. Ali Berger’s ‘Sump Pump‘ EP was created in the space of just a month on the barest of equipment.
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Premiere: Oni-Ki – Timephaser (Reedale Rise Remix)
Onirik and Minoki’s house vision continues to drive into the outer reaches of space with the latest release on the well regarded Lisbon based vinyl only
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Premiere: Lone – Young Star Cluster
There is something in the water Matt Cutler is drinking. The run of form since hitting the hallowed catalogue of R&S is exponentially good. The quartet
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Premiere: Goddard – Redrum (Ron Basejam Remix)
Esoteric imprint Tusk Wax returns with what the mysterious label owner calls “the most Tusk Wax sounding record released to date.” Peeling away the layers highlights
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Premiere: Ian Pooley feat. Perry Colo – Together, Alright!
Since his early days making waves on classic imprint Force Inc, Ian Pooley has been at the forefront of tough and direct music that was the
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Premiere: Fabio Monesi – Flanger City
Next up on the increasingly prolific Cragie Knowes imprint is a ragged four tracker from Fabio Monesi. The founder of Hardmoon London and Wilson Records has
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Premiere: Silicon Scally – Cobalt Blue
Sheffield’s Central Processing Unit is on a roll, absolutely transitioning from cult classic label into the striding machine it is nowadays over the last eighteen months.
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Premiere: Night Sea Journey – Lonnies Condition
Smallville’s latest release presents a quartet of heaters from a variety of artists designed to wear themselves into your record box, never to be removed until
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Premiere: Eva 00 – VR Instrumental
French artist Eva 00 makes a debut on Tropical Animals, the Florence based record label of Ricardo Baez. There are scant details on Eva 00, bar
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