Silent Teaching EP, Aquarian Foundation’s highly sought-after vinyl debut on Brixton’s Going Good, is made all the more compelling by the live sensibility which is so apparent throughout.
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Pev & Kowton, End Point
October 10, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Until now, though, Livity Sound has lacked an anthem. Both “Infinity Is Now” and “End Point” by Pev & Kowton happen to be just that.
Joe, Slope / Maximum Body Muscle
October 9, 2013 – 12:01 AM
A record from Joe is a seldom seen treat, and with Slope / Maximum Body Muscle for Hessle Audio the shadowy producer delivers some of his most extroverted work yet.
Tin Man, Underdog EP Pt 2
October 3, 2013 – 8:28 AM
Following close behind Pt 1, Tin Man’s Underdog EP Pt 2 on Pomelo has the same leisurely gait that makes his Acid Test records effortlessly absorbing.
Don Froth, Reflexed EP
October 1, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Don Froth revamps the title track of his Reflex EP, which failed to see vinyl release on UNO, with remixes by Anthony “Shake” Shakir and West Norwood Cassette Library’s Bob Bhamra.
Move D, The KM20 Tapes (1992–1996)
September 27, 2013 – 12:01 AM
On the sophomore release from Jordan Czamanski’s new Off Minor imprint, David Moufang dusts off five archival tracks originally recorded at his KM20 studio in Heidelberg between 1992–96.
Julius Steinhoff, You Collect Secrets
September 26, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Like the catalog of Smallville, the label Steinhoff part-owns, the three tracks on You Collect Secrets tracks have an elegant, streamlined beauty to them but rarely slip into feeling stuffy or pretentious.
Credit 00, Ice Cream
September 24, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Ice Cream is a far more diverse, melodically accomplished, and rhythmically ensnaring set of tracks than Credit 00’s The Living Room Life EP of 2012, full of inventive rhythms and classic hardware sounds worked into brilliant forms.
Terrence Parker feat. Reno Ka, Finally – Part 1
September 20, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Planet E is the third label to release Terrence Parker’s Finally, but also the best of the bunch with a Louie Vega remix and C2 edit.
James Ruskin, Jealous God 02
September 19, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Jealous God’s second dispatch, by 1/3rd label owner James Ruskin, lays out six tracks of techno so engaging that all miscellanea included with the record are quickly forgotten.
Circle Traps, Obelisk EP
September 18, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Circle Traps display a deft understanding of both melody and muscularity on their new Obelisk EP.
Mike Sharon, Deep Empathy EP
September 17, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Mike Sharon’s Deep Empathy EP, the second record for Sheffield’s No More Noise Records, has all the signature ingredients of deep house but not much else to distinguish it.
Rene Hell, Vanilla Call Option
September 13, 2013 – 12:01 AM
For Vanilla Call Option, his first recording for PAN, Rene Hell introduces a new chapter, delivering a menacingly playful sort of electroacoustic music.
Operator Tracey / Perseus Traxx, Nothing To Do With Us / Across The North Sea
September 12, 2013 – 7:55 AM
Nigel Rogers sticks to his hardware weapons of choice as he splits himself into both the Perseus Traxx and Operator Tracey monikers.
Tin Man, Acid Test 08
September 10, 2013 – 10:26 AM
With their Tin Man-helmed eighth release, Acid Test begins to reveal the limits of its 303-specific mission.
Trevino, 3 & 1
September 6, 2013 – 12:01 AM
3 & 1, the latest single from Trevino on 3024, affirms that the veteran producer’s techno and house ambitions keep both audiences and himself satisfied.
BNJMN, Hummingbird
September 5, 2013 – 12:01 AM
The technicolor fizz blanketing BNJMN’s Hummingbird EP throws the current fixation on “the death of rave” into sharp relief.