The five tracks of A5’s Udacha 8 are lacking not in drive but in much else to offer the listener trying to parse a groove from it.
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Untold, Black Light Spiral
March 5, 2014 – 12:01 AM
Reportedly recorded over the course of a single July week in 2013, Black Light Spiral is a remarkable feat of squalor — the sort of stuff that would lead one to contemplate Untold’s well-being during the creation process.
Serious Trouble, Serious Trouble
March 4, 2014 – 12:01 AM
Serious Trouble, German producer Benedikt Frey’s new self-released 12â€, is a distinct and divergent release.
Till Krüger, Trends
March 4, 2014 – 12:01 AM
On Trends, Till Krüger returns to the well of Detroit techno sounds for three tracks that are enjoyable if not particularly groundbreaking.
Alex Israel, A Man Of Qualities EP
February 27, 2014 – 12:01 AM
A Man of Qualities, Alex Israel’s latest for Creme Organization, works with a rawer palette but maintains the Detroit producer’s melodic advantages.
Actress, Ghettoville
February 25, 2014 – 12:01 AM
Ghettoville finds its creator staring into the fundamentals of his sound, which is to say the nuts and bolts of his poetics and the inky void they exist within.
Martyn, Vancouver (Head High Remix)
February 21, 2014 – 12:01 AM
Having crossed paths previously in remix form when Martyn remixed Shed’s “Another Wedged Chicken” to great effect, Pawlowitz is perfectly positioned to return the favor under his bone crunching Head High alias on a new single released by 3024
Cooly G, Hold Me
February 20, 2014 – 12:01 AM
Cooly G’s Hold Me is far more sweaty, in-your-face, and danceable than the spun-out shadow spaces of Playin’ Me
Oskar Offermann, Distance is Depth
February 19, 2014 – 12:01 AM
For Distance is Depth, Oskar Offermann delves into the world of vocal samples to an extent not usually heard in his music.
STL, At Disconnected Moments
February 18, 2014 – 12:01 AM
For those looking to dive deep into the kind of airy, long-form grooves Stephan Laubner does so well, At Disconnected Moments is a gold mine.
Rivet, Bear Bile
February 14, 2014 – 12:01 AM
Bear Bile, the Rivet’s sixth 12″, showcases the continued success of this ascetic approach.
Trus’me, PN25
February 13, 2014 – 12:01 AM
Skudge and Marcellus are the first to contribute remixes of Trus’me’s 2013, Treat Me Right.
Seixlack, Seu Lugar É O Cemitério
February 12, 2014 – 12:01 AM
Seixlack continues Brazilian label 40% Foda/Maneirissimo’s streak of singular artists.
Various Artists, Apartment Six
February 11, 2014 – 12:01 AM
Kenny Hanlon’s Apartment label has tended to trade in classically informed house, techno, and electro. Apartment Six, the label’s first compilation, doesn’t break the spell, but it does provide bang for the buck.
Broken English Club, Jealous God 04
February 6, 2014 – 12:01 AM
Broken English Club is the new moniker of UK techno veteran Oliver Ho, and this record sees him experimenting with a blank stared, pin-point focused electronic palate that betrays no-wave/post-punk influences.
Leisure Muffin, Clay Wilson, The Bunker New York 001 & 002
February 5, 2014 – 12:01 AM
The first two releases from The Bunker’s newly launched label — by Leisure Muffin and Clay Wilson — stay true to the sonic ideals of their infamous parties.
Elgato, Links / Sun
February 4, 2014 – 12:01 AM
With Links / Sun, Elgato applies his reptilian touch to deep-house tropes, and the results are finely balanced on the cusp of engrossing and uncanny as per usual.
Johanna Knutsson & Hans Berg, Vintergatan EP
January 31, 2014 – 12:01 AM
The Vintergatan EP by Johanna Knutsson & Hans Berg maintains the quirky, lighthearted attitude inherent in most Crime City Disco records with trickling arpeggios and cosmic chords.