Although I would stop short of calling Lee Holman an imitator, 2nd Kawl comes tantalizingly close to the rarefied territory inhabited by René Pawlowitz.
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Mike Dehnert, Oblique
August 16, 2011 – 10:01 AM
Arriving in the wake of his Framework album, Mike Dehnert’s Oblique EP is where we leave behind the day-trippers and get into the real fun.
Terence Fixmer, The Night
August 16, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Terrence Fixmer’s first solo release since his records for Electric Deluxe sees him stalking back into the EBM shadows and away from the Plastikman references and fluid grooves.
Lukid, GLUM002
August 12, 2011 – 12:01 AM
The four pieces on GLUM002 sit closer to the material on Lukid albums; they’re shorter and more diverse, focusing on intricate, hard-edged drum programming above all else.
Miles, Facets
August 11, 2011 – 10:01 AM
Miles Whittaker’s latest, Facets, for long time home Modern Love, is tellingly published under his own name and represents some of the most personal music he has made.
Hype Williams, Kelly Price W8 Gain Vol. II
August 11, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Kelly Price W8 Gain Vol. II is a Hype Williams record above all else, with their iconoclasm on full display.
Mount Kimbie, Carbonated
August 10, 2011 – 10:01 AM
If you were hungry for new Mount Kimbie tracks, Carbonated will sate your appetite, though admittedly you’d probably like nine or ten more bites.
Inxec & Leks, How Can I Feel
August 10, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Inxec & Leks’s How Can I Feel EP offers three tracks of relatively adventurous and consummately polished tech-house.
Recloose, Saturday Night Manifesto
August 9, 2011 – 10:10 AM
Recloose’s return to releasing original material shows the producer functioning at a typically high creative point.
Incyde, Telophase
August 9, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Incyde’s first official solo release arrives on Brendon Moeller’s Steadfast label, a fine fit for Alex Bishop’s slightly dub-leaning techno fusions.
S-Max & Spatial, Schmorgasbord 002
August 5, 2011 – 12:01 AM
S-Max plays the strait-laced straight face to Spatial’s loopy and skewed maniac on the second platter from Bristol’s collaboration-centered Schmorgasbord imprint.
Jus-Ed, Vision Dance
August 4, 2011 – 10:01 AM
Vision Dance is the moment Jus-Ed has gone from the magnetic but prickly man in the corner to the true blue friend sitting just to your right.
Pixelord, Iron and Cream
August 4, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Seemingly in response to the proliferation of the wild 8-bit sound, Pixelord’s Iron and Cream on Leisure System is a much more subtle and mature take on electronic swagger.
Ital, Culture Clubs
August 3, 2011 – 10:01 AM
Culture Clubs, Martin-McCormick’s second solo 12″ as Ital and first for his own Lovers Rock imprint, realizes the potential behind his looming influences.
Alex Israel, Walking To Guntersville
August 3, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Alex Israel’s first physical 12″ displays a confident versatility which compliments the already heterogeneous back catalog of W.T. Records.
Marcel Fengler, Thwack Remixes
August 2, 2011 – 10:01 AM
A year after it made a big impact on techno dance floors, Marcel Fengler’s “Thwack” gets a remix package with new takes by Norman Nodge, Mike Parker, and Luke Slater under two different names.
Lucky Paul, Lucky Paul Remixes
August 2, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Realizing the full potential of the Money Vs Gold remix of Lucky Paul, Wolf+Lamb chose to re-release the remix along with another Lucky Paul original, this time reworked by label stalwart Greg Paulus.
The Express, First Class
July 29, 2011 – 12:01 AM
In many ways, The Express’s First Class defines much that is right and wrong with techno in 2011.