DJ Duke’s been relatively quiet of late, and Summer Madness, on the German Self Defence label, marks his return.
Author Archive: Steve Kerr
Chicago Skyway & Dcook, Lager
July 12, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Lager is a varied and inventive release that finds Chicago Skyway, Dcook, Obsolete Music Technology, and Aroy Dee at the top of their game.
LWE 2Q Reports 2011: Labels
July 6, 2011 – 12:01 AM
For our second 2Q Report, Steve Kerr highlights five of the year’s best labels thus far.
Shaun J. Wright, Forever More
June 29, 2011 – 12:01 AM
For the third release on his Mr. INTL imprint, Hercules & Love Affair’s Andy Butler recruits vocalist Shaun J. Wright and Aérea Negrot, who features on remix duty.
Virgo Four, It’s A Crime Remixes
June 21, 2011 – 10:01 AM
One of the clear highlights from Virgo Four’s Resurrection LP, “It’s A Crime” receives its own 12″ with remixes by Caribou and Hunee.
LWE Reviews MUTEK 2011
June 17, 2011 – 10:01 AM
MUTEK 2011’s wide range of talent reaching from Deepchord to Sun Araw created unexpected juxtapositions that gave plenty of reasons to attend.
Jacob Korn, She EP
June 16, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Uncanny Valley’s first solo release comes from label staple Jacob Korn and paints a more coherent picture than prior records.
Moomin, Spare Time
June 7, 2011 – 12:01 AM
For Spare Time, Moomin’s first solo effort, he returns to Aim with two deep, low-key originals that are paired with a churning, spaced-out edit by Marvin Dash.
LV & Joshua Idehen, Routes
June 2, 2011 – 10:01 AM
While each of LV’s singles have offered new developments in their sound, none of them prepared listeners for the perfectly formed statement that is Routes.
Gesloten Cirkel, Moustache Techno 001
May 31, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Gesloten Cirkel’s Moustache Techno 001 contains four lightly blurred dance tracks, appropriately edgy and raw for the Dutch scene that birthed it but also touched with a personal dreaminess.
LWE Podcast 86: Tazz
May 30, 2011 – 1:01 AM
Tazz contributed a spirited mix for LWE’s 86th exclusive podcast, excerpted from a recent club set, which reflects his dynamic of tracky naivete and vivacious musicality.
Blondes, Lover/Hater
May 24, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Lover/Hater, Blondes’ first 12″ for RVNG Intl., is their most overt flirtation with DJs which presents a more percussive, upfront approach.
Kode9 & The Spaceape, Black Sun
May 20, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Black Sun, Kode9’s second LP with The Spaceape, feels like a well-timed counterpoint to Martin Clark’s fears about dissociation: it has a distinctively rough, striking sound, and is definitely not “sorbet.”
Little White Earbuds Interviews Mark E
May 18, 2011 – 10:31 AM
With the arrival of his debut full-length, LWE interviewed Mark E. about his album, its stylistic changes, and his plans for the months ahead.
DJ Yoav B., Wisdom Traxx EP
May 18, 2011 – 12:01 AM
DJ Yoav B.’s Wisdom Traxx EP embodies a rough and heavily psychedelic kind of house, its grooves frequently obscured by an overarching sense of madcap experimentalism.
Invisible Conga People, In A Hole/Can’t Feel My Knees
May 10, 2011 – 12:01 AM
DFA commissioned Invisible Conga People for a four-track EP which shows them picking up more or less where they left off three years ago.
Lone, Echolocations EP
May 6, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Echolocations, Lone’s follow-up EP to Emerald Fantasy Tracks, offers subtle variations rather than overarching statements about “progression.”