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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.
P Leone: The Exit 8
Spencer Parker’s Work Them Records has proved to be a hit with DJs worldwide, establishing itself as a provider of tried and tested dance floor tools. Brooklyn based producer P. Leone steps up with a 3 emotive techno tracks in ‘The Exit 8’ EP.
Death In Vegas: Transmission
Fans of Death In Vegas’ early output may find this album too static and repetitious, however anyone with a penchant for visceral techno and atmospheric electronica is likely to disagree fervently with such an appraisal. For an intense listening experience, Transmission certainly delivers.
Trus’me: Planet 4
A small pacing misstep is not enough to detract from what is an excellent album, and a timely issuing in what has proved to be a dry patch for quality techno albums this year.
Galcher Lustwerk, Ital, Aurora Halal, Max McFerren at RBMA Technopolis
Mitch Strashnov reports on RBMA’s effort to present the sounds of the underground that inhabit the streets from dusk until way past dawn and carve it into a celebration of local talent that would take place smack dab in the middle of its month-long “Technopolis” extravaganza.
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.
Schmoltz: Bah027
Belarussian producer Alik Khomiak aka Schmoltz makes a return on the mysterious skull-emblazoned Bahnsteig 23 with two addictive edits of Eastern discoid and onomatopoeic punk-funk.
Bugaev: Sonm
Somn feels altogether more complete – building on Bugaev’s previous work with comprehensive excursions that nestle somewhere neatly between the peaceful and the compelling.
Amnesia Scanner, Bill Kouligas, TCF at Volksbühne, Berlin
Mateusz Mondalski reports on HÖREN | DECESSION – a night of cross-over shows breaking the boundaries between music, art and science. Featuring Amnesia Scanner, Bill Kouligas, M.E.S.H. and more.
Mori Ra: Oriental Forest
Mori Ra’s ‘Oriental Forest’ is a memorable journey into the lushest recesses of the Asian continent ; mapping the melodic richness of centennial harmonics, endemic tropes and contemporary alterations with equal composure.
Tim Hecker, Rezzett and Kara-Lis Coverale at St John Sessions
Aoife McGuinness reports on Tim Hecker’s performance at St John Sessions earlier this month in Hackney – “Introspective and opaque – Hecker’s performance in the ceremonious surrounds of St Johns circumvented conventions.”
Nuel: Unveiled
Rich of a multiplicity of listening levels and quite unfathomable deepness, Nuel’s music is creating a unique, alienated intimacy with its listener. For they are so unfettered and carefully textured, it’s fair to say these tracks haven’t finished to drip-feed their penetrating fragrance.
IORI: Cold Radiance
Cold Radiance is a series of reflections on the nature of space – from the cold to the radiant. It’s a soundtrack like work, which isn’t afraid to show two sides of an idea, the light and the dark, the living and the empty.
Lucy: Self Mythology
If you are looking for anything remotely resembling a dance floor work out, this is mostly not the place. But if you fancy a lysergically drenched folkloric voyage then please come in, brace yourself, and enjoy the journey.
HOLOVR: Trace Realm EP
Jimmy Billingham’s new effort ‘Trace Realm‘ is just as much of an introspective journey as it offers more expressive, outgoing combinations. Brushing a vibrant mosaic brimming with chopped-up keyboard chords and volatile acid-drenched arpeggios, the Rephlex vibe is here and banging, summoning the ghosts of Bochum Welt and Dave Monolith without striking the old-school-savvy pose.