The four tracks on WT 18 Chase Smith, Chase Smith’s recent EP for WT Records shoot off in directions that even his debut record couldn’t have predicted.
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Interplanetary Prophets, Zero Hour
Ital and Hieroglyphic Being join forces as Interplanetary Prophets on the Zero Hour EP, which presents a cohesive and often bombastic journey into suitably dark astral plains.
ItaloJohnson, ITJ 07
The three untitled tracks on ItaloJohnson’s ITJ 07 are exemplary of what distinguishes satisfying DJ tools from the generic hordes.
Recondite / Julien H Mulder, Shift 003
The third split 12″ on Singapore’s Midnight Shift pairs Recondite with relative unknown Julien H Mulder and finds both parties performing at a similarly high level.
Jordan GCZ, Crybaby J
With his solo debut, Jordan Czamanski of Juju & Jordash surprises and delights as he operates in a more straightforward psychedelic territory than his usual output.
tobias. / o.utlier, Classics / For One Of The Least (Main Pass)
Continuing its tradition of releasing one DJ-friendly record per year, Naïf marks 2013 with a split single from Tobias. and o.utlier.
Various Artists, 001
Studio r° make the jump from online TV station to record label with 001 from Fred P., Eric Cloutier, Korablove, and Anton Kubikov.
Various Artists, 100DSR/VAR1
It’s hard not to feel excited about 100DSR series, Delsin’s symbolic arrival at catalog number 100, which kicks off with Claro Intelecto, Gerry Read, and Unbroken Dub.
Huerco S., Apheleia’s Theme
Apheleia’s Theme, the long delayed Future Times outing from Huerco S., proves well worth the wait.
Nick Höppner, Red Hook Soil EP
True to form, all the three tracks on Red Hook Soil have a subtle uniqueness to them, and share the same with Nick Höppner’s previous efforts.
Special Request, Hardcore EP
The Hardcore EP adds a deeper shade to Paul Woolford’s Special Request series, with remixes from both Anthony Naples and Lee Gamble bringing a spectral note.
Terekke, YYYYYYYYYY
With YYYYYYYYYY, Terekke takes the dubby, tape hiss saturated sound of his debut even further, pushing out to space.
Todd Osborn, 303 / 909
Todd Osborn’s first 12″ in a few years also arrives courtesy of 7777303/909 and is rooted in the familiar pleasures of classic gear with a few twists.
Asusu, Velez
The list of elements on Asusu’s Velez is economical, but the producer’s skill at modulating them shines through.
Olin, De Bus
Olin follows up his Finally single for Argot with De Bus — the inaugural record for Sassmouth’s god particle imprint — which tests the limits of his reduced blueprints.
DJ Qu, The Way / Liquid
Standing far apart from sounds commonly associated with Jersey house, DJ Qu creates something wholly original with the help of veteran vocalists Peven Everett and Josh Milan of Blaze.
Adrian Sherwood & Pinch, Bring Me Weed
On this bruising 12″, the Adrian Sherwood & Pinch get down to business with two hallucinatory and suitably bowel-rupturing paeans to the green stuff.
Ital, Workshop 18
Luckily for fans of his early releases, Ital’s first record for seminal German imprint Workshop revives their surreal palette.