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.
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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.
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.
Hugh Mane, Spectra Sonics EP
September 3, 2013 – 12:01 AM
It says a lot about our current climate that listening to Hugh Mane’s Spectra Sonic EP didn’t immediately convince me of its age: three particularly reverent house tracks which are entirely relevant today.
DJ Rashad, I Don’t Give A Fuck
August 29, 2013 – 12:01 AM
The four tracks on DJ Rashad’s new offering, I Don’t Give A Fuck, are short and to the point, continually in high-speed motion, with a deep emphasis on human voice.
Black Sites, Prototype
August 28, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Grungy and kind of beat up like the Golden Pudel at which they’re residents, Helena Hauff and F#X’s debut as Black Sites make good use of an oft-abused sound.
Various Artists, Skum One
August 27, 2013 – 12:01 AM
This inaugural release from Skudge and Kontra-Musik’s joint label, Skum, draws together two artists from each label, with predictably strong results.
Midland, Archive 01
August 23, 2013 – 12:01 AM
On Archive 01, Midland unexpectedly returns to sounds which served him well in the past and roughs them up for 2013.
Samantha Vacation, Samantha’s Vacation / Postcards from Mssr Perdu
August 21, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Sensate Focus meets footwork on LIES016.5, the latest installment of Ron Morelli’s between-the-integers series.
Oskar Offermann & Edward, Verses
August 20, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Like their previous collaboration, Oskar Offermann & Edward’s Verses peddles a carefully-measured mixture of rigid sounds with soft, gorgeous ones.
Donato Dozzy, Donato Dozzy Plays Bee Mask
August 15, 2013 – 12:01 AM
It seems in reworking someone else’s material Donato Dozzy found complete freedom to do what he want — a sentiment all too understandable given Bee Mask’s bounty of ideas.
Steve Moore, Zen Spiders
August 13, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Zen Spiders sees Steve Moore again turning his analog setup to kosmische soundscapes, though with a softer, more lethargic edge than we’ve heard in recent times.
Mountain Range, From You I Have Been Absent in the Spring
August 9, 2013 – 12:01 AM
Mountain Range’s From You I Have Been Absent in the Spring continues Aniara’s hot streak with its unusually catchy dub house sound.