Tag Archive: review

Juniper/Arnaldo, We Met in Manchester

Juniper and Arnaldo are still relatively unknown, but deliver impressive tracks on their Smallville debut that will have clubbers learning their names.

Teengirl Fantasy, Motif

With Motif, Brooklyn duo Teengirl Fantasy have made the decision to plant themselves in the more serious dance music soil of R&S. Actress remixes.

Rivet, Grifter/Sundry

Rivet furthers his confidently tough yet emotional aesthetic on Grifter/Sundry, his first record for Skudge Presents.

Dario Zenker, Cat Stance

Cat Stance is Dario Zenker’s second appearance on Peter Van Hoesen’s Time To Express label, and like the first, it comes bolstered with a remix from the proprietor himself.

Entro Senestre, Flashbacks EP

Entro Senestre finds himself in revered company with his sophomore EP for the Athens-based Echovolt, once home to Legowelt, Ron Morelli, and Simoncino.

Bandshell, Dust March

Bandshell makes his production debut with a tight EP that balances bleak techno flavors with classic Hessle Audio fare.

Simon Weiss, Wave E.P.

Dutchman Simon Weiss pursues a rather narrow house sound on his second solo release, the Wave E.P. on Rush Hour Recordings.

Tropic of Cancer, Permissions of Love

While Permissions Of Love maintains the droning sonics familiar to Tropic of Cancer fans, the slight modifications to their sound are noteworthy improvements.

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.

Outboxx, Astro Girl EP

For the Astro Girl EP, Outboxx return to Immerse Records where they first got their start while offering their most accessible material to date.

Jonsson / Alter, For You

For You sees Jonsson/Alter exploring more linear territory than covered on their superlative 2011 album, Mod.

Jitterbug, Arcane Theory EP

Taking his time as always, Jitterbug releases his third EP with Uzuri that maintains and furthers the rough yet soothing palette he’s set out.

Moritz Von Oswald Trio, Fetch

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

Soul 223, Almost Like It Used To Be

Steve Pickton’s Soul 223 moniker returns six years after making its debut, arriving on Delsin with a strengthened sense of purpose.

xxxy, Bash EP

The Bash EP for Halo Cyan is a blustering three-tracker that lends itself to the inclination of electro-tinged house, accompanied by re-rubs from French Fries and Isotonik.

Joy Orbison, Ellipsis

Finally pressed to wax and available to the masses in full, “Ellipsis” is as good as we thought it’d be, and it’s indicative of what makes Joy Orbison such a uniquely talented producer.

Real Cool, Eighties Children EP

Geography Records returns with its fourth dispatch, the debut EP from the Swedish duo Real Cool that charts the territory between hip-hop and house.

LWE Reviews MUTEK 2012

After some rest and time spent organizing his thoughts, staff writer Steve Kerr offers his review of MUTEK 2012.

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.