Soul People Music boss Fred P. curates one of these EPs every year, but in 2013 we’re being treated to two, this one featuring Beat Pharmacy, Esther Duijn, Lapien, and Fred himself.
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Conforce, Kinetic Image
November 21, 2013 – 12:01 AM
On Kinetic Image, the increasingly gloomy sound Confrorce has been cultivating reaches new levels of seriousness.
Ital, Throbbing / Nodding
November 20, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Moving on from the languid house tapestry of his Workshop 12″, Ital weaves two tracks for his own Lovers Rock imprint that extend their predecessor’s opulent wooze with a noticeably brusque physicality.
Recondite, Hinterland
November 19, 2013 – 12:01 AM
As did On Acid, Hinterland exhibits Recondite’s extraordinary ability for expression in spite of a limited palette.
L.B. Dub Corp, Unknown Origin
November 15, 2013 – 12:01 AM
The unlikely appearance of a L.B. Dub Corp album is equally surprising in sound as Luke Slater’s reduced palette fills out with house influences on Unknown Origin.
Rhythmic Theory, Siren Song
November 14, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Bristol’s anonymous techno guy drops another two self-released dirt tracks here, of good quality and familiar stock, pairing the kind of granulated drum machine noise that has been finding currency lately.
Jonsson / Alter, 2
November 13, 2013 – 12:01 AM
2, Jonsson/Alter’s second full-length, is the conscious opposite of Mod — the result of a carefully planned studio campaign rather than a spontaneous huddle in Alter’s home studio.
MGUN, Blunt Run
November 12, 2013 – 12:01 AM
On Blunt Run, MGUN pays vivacious tribute to his city’s pre-techno primordial soup: the nebulous sound of “The Electrifying Mojo,” Jeff Mills as The Wizard, “The New Dance Show,” and “The Scene.”
Austin Cesear, There’s A Crack In Everything EP
November 7, 2013 – 12:01 AM
There’s A Crack In Everything, the follow up to Austin Cesear’s debut LP, affirms that the quirky aesthetic established there was hardly a fluke.
Spike, Orange Cloud Nine
November 6, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Recorded nearly 30 years ago, the material on Spike’s Orange Cloud Nine exemplifies how the open expectations of being your own boss can equal special results.
Huerco S., Colonial Patterns
November 5, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Colonial Patterns finds Huerco S. moving even further from the dance floor into experimental territory across 14 shards of music and noise.
Vatican Shadow, Remember Your Black Day
October 31, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Remember Your Black Day is nominally Vatican Shadow’s debut album despite several long playing past releases, raising and challenging listeners’ expectations.
Ron Morelli, Spit
October 30, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Ron Morelli is well-known for his love of Chicagoan ghetto house and the crunchy, New York “graffiti techno” promoted by the likes of Adam X and Frankie Bones in the 1990s, and both of these influences are central across Spit.
Pearson Sound, HES026
October 29, 2013 – 12:01 AM
David Kennedy makes his triumphant return with HES026, drawing on his skill for spacious, innovative rhythms and sparse, starkly touching melodies for one of his most focused and effective records to date.
Special Request, Soul Music
October 25, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Special Request’s Soul Musicis a kind of poetics of the style, a Simon Reynolds-influenced meditation on what made 90s breaks unique and thrilling the first time around, paced around 130 BPM for maximum mixing flexibility.
Benedikt Frey, Seven Corridors
October 23, 2013 – 10:01 PM
Seven Corridors, the second release on Benedikt Frey’s own imprint, Love Pain Sunshine & Rain, contains some of his most intrepid work yet — a wealth of textures and unpredictably shifting grooves.
Signature Series, Self Titled EP
October 23, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Part of Melbourne’s bubbling house scene, Dan Steele and Andrew Broughton make their self-titled debut as Signature Series on their own Bad Party Records.
Vester Koza, Maslo 03
October 22, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Like his two self-released EP before it, Vester Koza’s Maslo 03 is a pleasure to sink into.