Tag Archive: album

Various Artists, 122 BPM: The Birth Of House Music

122BPM: The Birth Of House Music, aims to set the record straight about Chicago house and reveals some tantalizing details — including previously unreleased tracks and mixes — along the way.

Ricardo Villalobos, Dependent And Happy

Across 10 sprawling sides of vinyl, Ricardo Villalobos leaves several years of missed opportunities in the rearview and reaffirms his role as one of dance music’s most peculiar and vital voices.

Silent Servant, Negative Fascination

Negative Fascination won’t end Silent Servant’s Sandwell District associations entirely, but it’s unquestionably a statement of independence, both from the group and from capital-T techno more generally.

Madteo, TTTree Low G. Tapes: Mad Dip Revue

Following a series of increasingly high profile releases, the TTTree Low G. Tapes: Mad Dip Revue tape for Will Bankhead’s The Trilogy Tapes will surely continue to expand Madteo’s fanbase.

Jacob Korn, You & Me

Jacob Korn’s debut represents a milestone in the progression of Uncanny Valley, the label which connects Dresden’s deep house fraternity, and connects him with a broad range of collaborators.

Aaron Dilloway / Jason Lescalleet, Grapes and Snakes

PAN is an excellent home for Grapes and Snakes, a brief 40 minutes of basement musique concrète from tape-loop manipulators Aaron Dilloway and Jason Lescalleet.

Xian Orphic, Xian Orphic

Xian Orphic’s self-titled LP jettisons the soundtrack snippets and obscure library samples found on his previous records in favor of Kosmische and 70s synth reference points.

René Audiard, Pechorin

Pechorin is considerably different from Supply Records’ first two releases, as it’s more or less a full album of dub techno from one half of B-Tracks.

Tin Man, Neo Neo Acid

Tin Man’s Neo Neo Acid is very much a return to the producer’s acid roots, with the melancholy he’s so studiously cultivated also readily apparent.

Smallpeople, Salty Days

Smallpeople’s Salty Days is not an album of surprises, but rather one of assured comfort and quality, like that favorite liquor you’ve been buying for years.

Cooly G, Playin Me

On her long-awaited debut album, Playin Me, Cooly G harnesses her talents to convey the complexity of the moments inspiring her tunes.

D’Marc Cantu, A New World

A New World, D’Marc Cantu’s second album in the last year’s time, is an unpredictable show of character from a very crafty producer.

CHXFX / PLKZFX, EXOFERRIC / LATENT ACID

Nochexxx and Ekoplekz don new monikers and sounds for their Exoferric/Latent Acid split LP for Further Records.

Shed, The Killer

The third album from frequent scene-stealer Shed is his most cogent statement to date, primarily due to its uniformity of sounds.

Jam City, Classical Curves

Classical Curves may draw on myriad sources, but Jam City’s debut album unifies them in an expertly sequenced procession.

Delta Funktionen, Traces

Defying the monochrome palette of his previous releases, Delta Funktionen looks back towards classic Warp albums for inspiration on his debut album, Traces.

Brendon Moeller, Works

Works, Brendon Moeller’s second album under his own name, is his most fully functional and floor-ready set to date, an excitingly widescreen, ambitious, and mature LP.

Moritz Von Oswald Trio, Fetch

Fetch finds the Moritz Von Oswald Trio expanding their sonic remit even further from their original longplayer revelation.

BBH: Suzanne Ciani, Voices of Packaged Souls

Demdike Stare’s new reissue label, Dead-Cert Pressings, unearths a forgotten gem in Suzanne Ciani’s Voices of Packaged Souls.

Tomas Barfod, Salton Sea

Tomas Barfod’s second album, Salton Sea, succeeds where many have failed by offering an engaging slate of songs rendered with a seamless mixture of techno’s electronic pulse and organic instrumentation.