Author Archive: Chris Miller

A Made Up Sound, Take The Plunge

Take The Plunge, the latest from Dave Huismans’ A Made Up Sound guise/label, may have you wondering, “Is that seriously the hook?”

Nuel, Trance Mutation

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.

LWE Podcast 108: Mister Saturday Night

LWE caught up with Eamon and Justin at the start of 2012 to discuss the previous year, their ethos for the party, and Twitter beefs. They also provided us with our 108th podcast in advance of their January 14th appearance at Chicago’s Smart Bar: a distillation of the party’s sound into an hour and a half of house and techno both new and old.

DVS1, HUSH 01

DVS1 launches his own label, HUSH, with a no-frills single that wrings the most out of every element.

LWE’s Top 10 Downloads (From the Second Half) of 2011

LWE’s fourth year end report has Chris Miller recapping 10 of the most essential non-commercial downloads from the second half of 2011.

LWE’s Top 5 EPs of 2011

For LWE’s first year-end list, assistant editor, Chris Miller, selects five of the best records of the year which ordinarily escape list-makers.

Talking Shopcast with Crème Organization

Crème Organization is heading into it’s second decade, so LWE figured it was about time we got to know a little more about this South Holland institution. Label head Jeroen, aka DJ TLR, shed a bit of light on the label and in the process provided our 13th Talking Shopcast — one heavy in unreleased Crème-y goodness.

Harkin & Raney, Shakes On

While it’s far from a secret weapon, “Workin’ & Steamin'” by New York scene lynchpin Eamon Harkin and his production partner Steve Raney is certainly one of 2011’s unsung hits.

Yves De Mey, Counting Triggers

Yves De Mey’s Counting Triggers continues Sandwell District’s trajectory into the abstract but brings the quality right back up the level of Feed-Forward.

Scuba, DJ-Kicks

Scuba’s DJ-Kicks is a solid sequel to and essentially the next logical step from Sub:stance, showcasing a scene that has pretty much jettisoned its dubstep roots.

Martyn, Ghost People

Ghost People finds Martyn trading the wistfulness of his Great Lengths debut for more floor-focused compositions.

Luomo, Plus

Plus is the snapshot of where the Luomo project stands right now: simultaneously more pop and more experimental than his previous work.

Conforce, Dystopian Elements

Conforce’s return to the Delsin by way of the Dystopian Elements EP is his best work since the Grace EP.

Mark Ernestus, Mark Ernestus Meets BBC

Honest Jon’s have drafted in the A-team to remix tracks from its Shangaan Electro compilation, with Rhythm & Sound/Basic Channel’s Mark Ernestus first up to the plate.

Ital, Only For Tonight

The third solo record from Ital, Only For Tonight, is more bombastic but equally as weird as its predecessors.

Omar-S, It Can Be Done But Only I Can Do It

As its title suggests, It Can Be Done But Only I Can Do It, the newest album by Omar-S, is honestly the kind of LP only he could have assembled.

Curator’s Cuts 19: Chris Miller

LWE staff writer and assistant editor Chris Miller compiled Curator’s Cuts 19. We will post the tracklist later in the week, as the curator discloses and describes the tracklist as part of the podcast.

LWE Interviews Kassem Mosse

We caught up with Kassem Mosse in July after his set at The Bunker to chat about context, his newest projects, and to solve the mystery of the facial-haired stamps.

Kangding Ray, Or

Kangding Ray’s Or marks a stark and rewarding move away from the melodic emphasis of his last album, Automne Fold.