2010 marks the tenth instalment of the Pop Ambient series and before I get stuck into this review, this edition is by far one of the
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Cobblestone Jazz: Chance EP
1. Chance Dub
2. Chance
Pangaea: Pangaea EP
On first listen one track stands out from this EP. Pangaea‘s ‘Why’ is the most obvious follow on from previous monsters Router and Memories. I say
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Peter Van Hoesen: Entropic Minus Six
Peter Van Hoesen had a pretty amazing 2009, but on the evidence of ‘Entropic Minus Six’, 2010 is going to be his annus mirabilis. Not only
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Deadbeat: Radio Rothko
As the label copy states, it has been 10 years since Scott Monteith quietly launched his Deadbeat music project, and since that time his contribution to
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Mike Shannon: Under the Radar
Mike Shannon and his Cynosure label have been around for a while now, and although they’ve yet to register a full-blown hit, they consistently deliver difficult
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MyMy & Emika: Price Tag EP
After ‘Fast Freeze’, MyMy could do no wrong in my eyes. The song (and it is a song, not a track, or a tool, or whatever
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Sigha: Rawww EP
After two 12″s on the consistently brilliant Hotflush label earlier in 2009, Sigha returns with perhaps his most impressive release yet. Sigha’s earlier releases established him,
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Redshape: The Dance Paradox
Anonymous techno personas, aside from being examples of a larger current trend in techno nostalgia, are not without precedent, and Redshape, a fellow disciple of the
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Function: Remixed (Ben Klock & Norman Nodge)
The Sandwell District collective have been at the forefront of revitalising “proper” techno over the last 4 years or so, drawing on a burgeoning antipathy towards
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Horacio: Horacio is Back
Over the years Naples, Italy has become a hot spot for incredible dance-floor techno and house; as we saw with the re-formation of the cities freshest
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Dixon: Temporary Secretary
Steffan Berkhahn aka Dixon serves up his take on a mix CD, ‘Temporary Secretary’ which in my opinion is one of the best compilations that i’ve
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Scuba: Aesaunic EP
The recent shift in dubstep towards house is hardly discreet. Thanks to a little man who goes by the name of Joy Orbison, it seems to
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Alexkid: Celi Dub EP
Since being signed to Laurent Garnier’s F Comm label in 97 on the strength of a drum and bass demo – recorded on cassette no less
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Floating Points: Vacuum EP
It wouldn’t be an understatement to place Floating Points‘, AKA 23 year old Sam Shepherds new EP as one of the highlights of 2009 after a
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Mary Anne Hobbs: Wild Angels
Love her or hate her, it seems kind of wrong to say that anybody does more to promote UK dance music than Mary Anne Hobbs. Bringing
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