Since the drop of his ‘Lightrail’ EP on Public Possession three years ago, Melbourne-born producer Rohan Bruce aka Bell Towers became a vital player in the Munich family. ‘I’m Coming Up’ makes for his sixth instalment on the label and without a doubt, stands as one of his most accomplished slices to date.
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Florian Kupfer returns to Technicolour with Unfinished
After first surfacing on Ninja Tune’s sister label last year with ‘Explora’, Florian Kupfer returns to the single-focused Technicolour with ‘Unfinished’, his sixth solo effort scheduled for release on 12″ on July 22nd and digital on August 12th.
Mr TC: Surf & Destroy EP
If C. R. Stecyk, III once contributed the Dogtown legend by sanctifying the now concrete-cast ‘Skate and destroy’ phrase in his famous article for Thrasher magazine, Glaswegian talent Thomas Lea Clarke aka Mr TC opted for aquatic obliteration with his second instalment for JD Twitch’s Optimo Music.
Herron and Joy Orbison team up as CO/R on Hinge Finger
After a two-year break from the recording front, Joy Orbison and Will Bankhead’s Hinge Finger venture is back in business, this time summoning the likes of Meandyou boss Sam Lewis aka Herron and Orbison himself as CO/R.
Premiere: Dino Sabatini – The Unexpected (ASC’s Grey Area Remix)
A few months after the launch of Outis Music’s new Opera series and the drop of his sophomore album ‘Omonimo’, Dino Sabatini is back with ‘Concentrica’, a 4-track remix EP collating reworks from Howie B., ASC, Antonello Salis and the label boss himself. Stream ASC’s rework within.
Whodamanny: Cosmic Morphology
As its title suggests, ‘Cosmic Morphology’ beats the jagged pulse of a transmuting flux, intrepidly rollicking through offbeat, experimental yet groovy fields rather than executing another line of tried-and-tested harmonics.
Premiere: Whodamanny – Tell me what (Post Modern Jazz Reinterpretation)
Having debuted earlier this year with a fast-moving, acidic-jazz inflected split courtesy of Marcello Napoletano and Richeart, London-based label Gravity Graffiti glide into hip-hop and disco realms for their sophomore release ‘Tell Me What’, featuring Japanese legend Soichi Terada and Early Sounds Recordings mainstay Whodamanny.
Hotel Lauer: Lauer & Lauer
Remarkably enough, the music of sibling duo Hotel Lauer has taken a further trancey turn with the ecstasy-seeking ‘Lauer & Lauer’, their first outing on Stuart Leath’s ever-inspired [Emotional] Especial. Sharing a similar cold wave’y approach to synth melodies doped on beefy electro-bass tubes and crisp, compressed kicks, their sound gained a sheer rave energy and magnitude.
Premiere: Leafar Legov – Cenote
With ’Cenote’ Leafar Legov doesn’t stray far from his comfort zone. Decking out an hypnotic roll of chiselled percussions within visually-evocative nature-scapes as seesawing synth accents and dubby ripples instill a further languid touch to the solemn profoundness of Legov’s production.
Soulomon reflects on Magnetic Archive
As the release of his debut instalment for newborn Italian label New Interplanetary Melodies comes closer, we caught up with Soulomon to discuss the long-coming release of his 3-track EP and sound evolution. Stream ‘Magnetic Archive’ within.
Whities announce new 12″ by Quirke
After breaking the year in with Avalon Emerson’s acclaimed 006 iteration, Young Turks sister label Whities welcome London-based producer Josh Quirke for an atmospheric, slow grooving three-tracker.
DJML releases debut EP on FTD
Following up to releases by Lutto Lento, Elzéard and Moana, Niagara and Berceuse Heroique affiliate Gramrcy, Charles Drakeford’s label FTD return with their first release of 2016, courtesy of Dan Letson under his DJML guise.
Premiere: Callahan – Alloy
Back to business on 4 Seasons after a detour via Dext Recordings, Callahan is joined by UK Bass mainstay Roska for a sinewy four-tracker all aimed at shaking foundations and fracturing dark room ceilings.
Premiere: Physical Therapy – Spasm
Our premiere ‘Spasm’ contorts to the brutal onrush of a shadow-cruising predator bass and off-key synth switchbacks as a flock of bruising snares, smacking claps and clinky hi-hats drive the track into a chaos-inducing furnace. Physical Therapy has rarely sported his name so aptly.
Rudolf C: Synaesthesia
Three releases in and X-Kalay is showing real promise. Pairing fresh faces with a forward thinking house manifesto reminds of the early days of Lobster Theremin, and that is a case that shows how much potential to flourish there is if they keep hitting the mark.
Premiere: Leonardo Martelli – Il Registro
Menacing like JAWS’ main theme at first – a sinister bass strumming in a desperately shark-less ocean, ‘Il Registro’ offers what certainly counts as one of Leonardo Martelli’s most compelling slabs to date, combining the immersive impact of wistful pads with the galvanic crunch of a stealth breakbeat lilt. Straight up killer.