Mark E’s latest for Needwant Recordings is at its best when stripped to its core and somehow less memorable with Robert Owens’ vocals on top.
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Trus’me, PN14
June 15, 2012 – 12:01 AM
The second of three Trus’me remix packages, this one enlists an all-American cast of DVS1 and Terrence Dixon.
Ra.H & Dynamo Dreesen / Madteo & Sensational, Redose-1
June 14, 2012 – 10:01 AM
The first “redose” of Morphine is a two-tracker that sees Donato Dozzy rework Ra.H and Dynamo Dreesen’s “Spacepops” and Hieroglyphic Being take on “Freak Inspector” from Madteo’s label debut.
Oceania, Postable EP
June 14, 2012 – 12:01 AM
Oceania’s sophomore release finds the Russian producer sidestepping into new territory involving chopped piano and various Burialisms for an occasionally pretty, often workmanlike EP.
Clatterbox, Semi-Automatic
June 13, 2012 – 1:01 AM
Clatterbox avoids the pitfalls often faced by older producers on his second effort for TRUST, with Jimmy Edgar and Lodig on remix duty.
Jahiliyya Fields, Unicursal Hexagram
June 12, 2012 – 10:01 AM
L.I.E.S. continues to move further from the house bins with its longest release to date, the intense synthesizer music of Jahiliyya Fields’ 2×12″ Unicursal Hexagram.
Imugem Orihasam, Exude
June 12, 2012 – 12:01 AM
Following the implied dub thread through his previous releases, Imugem Orihasam makes his first appearance on a dub-related label, Steadfast Records.
Dave Aju, Heirlooms
June 8, 2012 – 12:01 AM
Dave Aju follows the blueprints laid out on the All Together Now single for his second album, the detailed and expressive Heirlooms.
Lauer, Phillips
June 7, 2012 – 10:01 AM
Phillips, Lauer’s first full-length, puts his impossibly melodic, love-it-or-leave-it sound to the test, making for a somewhat inscrutable front-to-back listen containing some of the best nuggets in his discography.
Trevino, Backtracking / Juan Two Five
June 7, 2012 – 12:01 AM
D’n’B veteran Marcus Intalex continues his forays into 4/4 territory under the Trevino guise, this time for Craig Richards’ The Nothing Special imprint.
Traxman, Da Mind Of Traxman
June 6, 2012 – 10:01 AM
Traxman is capable of picking any sample he chooses and disfiguring it to suit his own purposes, and Da Mind Of Traxman accordingly bounces from source to source with ease.
Kowton, Des Bisous
June 6, 2012 – 12:01 AM
While Kowton’s releases on Idle Hands and [nakedlunch] have pushed a bass-laden sound that is creepy, tense, and often slow, “Des Bisous” owes more to obtuse instrumental grime.
Laurel Halo, Quarantine
June 5, 2012 – 10:01 AM
With Quarantine, Laurel Halo seems to have arrived at the edge of her vision, delivering beatless ambience on which her vocals dance with convincing, awkward poise.
Alex Israel, Front Butt EP
June 5, 2012 – 12:01 AM
Alex Israel’s Front Butt EP for Crème Organization improves on the taut, bustling body music sound of his 2011 vinyl debut for WT Records.
Huerco S., No Jack EP
June 1, 2012 – 12:01 AM
Finding a new home on Ukrainian upstart imprint Wicked Bass, Huerco. S has swiftly reinvented his production persona with a release reminiscent of the burgeoning resurgence of slo-mo house.
Roman Flügel, Cookie Dust
May 31, 2012 – 10:01 AM
Though far from formulaic, many of Roman Flügel’s records are consistently similar, and Cookie Dust, his latest for Live At Robert Johnson, more or less follows this game plan.
Forward Strategy Group, Labour Division EP1
May 31, 2012 – 12:01 AM
Always proponents of inspired pairings, Perc Trax pits Factory Floor against Forward Strategy Group on the latter’s Labour Division EP1.
Shackleton, Music For The Quiet Hour / The Drawbar Organ EPs
May 30, 2012 – 10:01 AM
Containing an abundance of music, art, and text, Shackleton’s latest release is a lot to take in, and the relationship between the various objects housed within is hardly explicit.