Dettmann entrusted the 8th volume of MDR with Wincent Kunth, an unknown, purportedly Swiss producer whose debut is a perfectly executed, eye-opening experience.
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Floating Points, Shadows EP
January 24, 2012 – 11:01 AM
With the Shadows EP, Floating Points elucidates his music’s connection to both jazz and the UK sounds around him.
Ryan Elliott, Kicking Up
January 24, 2012 – 1:01 AM
Kicking Up, backed with a remix by mysterious outlet STABLO, is Ryan Elliot’s long anticipated debut for Spectral Sound, the label for which he manages A&R.
Christopher Rau, Just Love Baby…
January 20, 2012 – 1:01 AM
For his first Stateside outing, courtesy of Brooklyn outfit Thema Recordings, Christopher Rau sticks to his tried and true method of delicate repetition.
A Made Up Sound, Take The Plunge
January 19, 2012 – 11:01 AM
Take The Plunge, the latest from Dave Huismans’ A Made Up Sound guise/label, may have you wondering, “Is that seriously the hook?”
Om Unit, Transport
January 19, 2012 – 1:01 AM
Om Unit’s last release of 2011, Transport, arrives on Civil Music, which also hosted his The Timps EP earlier in the year.
Robag Wruhme, Donnerkuppel
January 18, 2012 – 11:01 AM
Those who expected Wruhme’s last single of 2011, Donnerkuppel, to trundle down a similarly easy going path as his album were in for a big (albeit pleasant) surprise.
B.D.I., Decoded Messages of Life & Love
January 18, 2012 – 1:01 AM
B.D.I.’s Decoded Messages Of Life & Love lives up to its billing as industrial music, albeit with a decidedly disco bent.
Efdemin, Chicago Remixes (2)
January 17, 2012 – 11:01 AM
This latest batch of Chicago remixes — featuring Deadbeat, Fred P, Rndm, and Efdemin himself — doesn’t exactly reimagine the material as a Tavi Gevinson ensemble, at least one of the inclusions may turn some heads.
Locked Groove, Rooted
January 17, 2012 – 1:01 AM
Hotflush starts off 2012 with the debut from Belgian producer Locked Groove, and it’s the kind of confident and assured debut many artists could only hope for.
Xosar, Tropical Cruize
January 13, 2012 – 1:01 AM
Xosar’s music has been floating around the internet for awhile, but Tropical Cruize is the San Francisco producer’s first official release.
Lee Jones, The Moose Mingles EP
January 12, 2012 – 11:01 AM
The Moose Mingles EP is something of a return to form for Lee Jones, hitting many of the same notes as past Aus Music releases with contemporary accents.
Cuthead, Brother
January 12, 2012 – 1:01 AM
The Brother EP for Uncanny Valley showcases both Cuthead’s hip-hop past and his house music present.
Linkwood, Secret Value
January 11, 2012 – 11:01 AM
Having firmly established the faultless Shevchenko via three killer self-penned releases, Vakula throws over control of number four to Edinburgh’s Linkwood.
Milano, The Fall
January 11, 2012 – 1:01 AM
The unpredictable Turbo imprint arrives as a stamped label in a plain white sleeve, and as you might have guessed it’s a slice of unforgiving warehouse techno.
Nuel, Trance Mutation
January 10, 2012 – 11:01 AM
Nuel confounds expectations with his full-length debut for Further Records — an album that exists outside the techno sphere while feeling comfortable in its orbit.
Craig McWhinney, Divinity
January 10, 2012 – 1:01 AM
Haul Music’s second 12″ backs founder Craig McWhinney’s “Divinity” with remixes by probable idols Echologist and CV313.
Sailor Mood/Summed & Dot, Brick Brick Brick/East Brick Wall
January 6, 2012 – 11:01 AM
All Inn splurged for its last 2011 release — a remix single by two of 2011’s biggest names, Kassem Mosse and DJ Qu.