Here we find Karamika continuing their chaotic exploration of raw, obsessive kraut and industrial motifs. Like walking the last corridor to the big boss’ dungeon in a vintage platform game, it’ll leave you both excited to outdo your own egotistic self and afraid at getting back to the real world. Get strange.
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Results358Hotel 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.
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.
DBRM: Faction
With Radioactive Man and dBridge picking up their DBRM alias again over on Craig Richards’ The Nothing Special, it is the sound clash of two very different styles that makes this game all the more intriguing.
2030: Prescience EP
Back with a third offering for French label CLFT, Italian producer Nico Campanella aka 2030 reloads the mother ship’s cannons with nerve and acumen, attractively summoning the ghosts of Drexciya, Galaxy 2 Galaxy and Der Zyklus for a timeproof, space-traveling treat.
Multi Culti – The Sound of the Universe
Whilst the ‘Moon Faze Sun Gaze’ compilation keeps slowly disclosing its treasures, we caught up with Multi Culti head honcho Thomas Von Party to discuss the label’s genre-mangling ethos, strictly limited Cult Box and even went for an in-depth track-by-track headcount. Stream Von Party’s tantric revamp of Manfredas ‘Glasswalk’ within.
Farr Festival x Inverted Audio: Into The Woods with Helter Skelter
Ahead of his DJ set at Farr Festival on Saturday 16th July at the “Adventures In Success“ stage hosted by The Ransom Note, Ian McQuaid has recorded this Helter Skelter podcast offering an eclectic journey through acid, disco, electro, soul, funk and timeless bangers.
Album Premiere: Stéphane Laporte takes us into “Fourrure Sounds Vol.2”
We joined forces with Antinote to bring you the exclusive full-stream of the brilliant ‘Fourrure Sounds Vol.2’ and took the chance to have a talk with the gear-savvy Stéphane Laporte about his creative process and other mind-to-machine considerations.
Premiere: Africaine 808 – Everybody Wants To (feat Blind D.D.)
Grinding disco-savvy grooves, soulful vocodized vocals and earthy rhythms into a jagged funky strut, Leyers and Nomad serve up an infectious treat dedicated to sunlit outdoor celebrations and ecstatic nature communing.
Luca Lozano
Klasse Recordings label owner Luca Lozano found a gap in his busy timetable and laid down a belter of a fiery club-focused mix for us. We took the chance to find out more about all label-related ideas and process, current mood and projects as well as his epic label designs and personal street art backdrop.
Premiere: Photonz ‘My Orion’
Hot off the press, ‘Lotus Wheel On My Orion’ marks the exciting debuts of One Eyed Jacks honcho Photonz on Ali Renault’s Vivod imprint. An opening four-track blast unleashing a hellfire of fast-breaking ravey rollers and floor-squashing leviathans.
Q3A: Space Chamber
Hungarian producer Route 8 makes his debut appearance on Dutch imprint Delsin under his Q3A guise, serving up a solid, aptly-titled four-tracker that put on a fine mixture of house, techno and electro.
Roman Flügel: Monday Brain
Music lovers will indulge and gorge upon the six tracks of the release, whether it’s the drifting melancholy of ‘Teenage Engineering’, the heavy acid flows of ‘Church of Dork’, or the numbingly beautiful ‘Picnic for Players’, there are some stellar moments throughout.
J Tijn: Mor
Adding a pure, early hardcore dash to current techno formulas, ‘Mor’ certainly counts as one of the London producer’s most accomplished records to date and makes for a seriously impressive benchmark release in Bedouin’s growing catalogue.
Selectors: Steve Rachmad
“Music is a feeling it’s not just a sound.” In the run-up to the Selectors stage at Dekmantel Festival 2015, we present the first of our
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Rex The Dog speaks ahead of Kompakt’s Barcelona showcase at Nitsa
We caught up with Rex The Dog, fresh from a new 12” on Kompakt, to see how preparations are coming along for his performance at Kompakt’s Barcelona showcase.