Ka§par’s Ode To The Ancients EP on frequent home Groovement stays close to his established sound but offers some intriguing bypasses, as well.
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Guido, Micro X
February 2, 2012 – 1:01 AM
On this first 12″ for his new State of Joy imprint, Guido offers two slightly more subdued cuts, refining his exuberant melodic kinks with a newfound slickness.
Vince Watson, Interference EP
February 1, 2012 – 11:01 AM
Vince Watson’s Interference EP for Tresor bears some of the hallmarks that’s had him grouped with Detroit techno but reminds listeners of his multifarious influences.
Julius Steinhoff/Oskar Offermann, Faces #6
February 1, 2012 – 1:01 AM
While Julius Steinhoff and Oskar Offermann sharing a 12″ might not surprise, the latter’s B-side cut is sure to astonish some as it takes clubs by storm.
Shifted, Telic
January 31, 2012 – 1:01 AM
If Shifted’s early work brought to mind the most polarizing ends of the early Ostgut Ton catalog, his newest courses in foreboding ripples like the best of Sandwell District.
Pittsburgh Track Authority, Pittsburgh Tracks 001
January 31, 2012 – 1:01 AM
Pittsburgh Track Authority’s capabilities as composers and arrangers comes through the clearest on Pittsburgh Tracks 001, the inaugural release of Pittsburgh Tracks.
B-Tracks, Come Back EP
January 27, 2012 – 1:01 AM
B-Tracks follow 2011′s Specialize with the Come Back EP, which finds them matching their debut’s diversity.
Morphosis, Too Far (Dettmann’s Definitions)
January 26, 2012 – 11:01 AM
Marcel Dettmann offers “Redefinitions” of “Too Far” from Morphosis’ What Have We Learned, but struggles to integrate the original material.
Coki, Don’t Get It Twisted
January 26, 2012 – 1:01 AM
The latest from DMZ’s Coki reminds us there is still joy to be found in the harder end of the dubstep spectrum.
Pinch, Retribution
January 25, 2012 – 11:01 AM
Pinch’s return to Swamp 81 finds the Bristolian producer revisiting the stark sound tackled on Croydon House, his last outing for the imprint.
Wincent Kunth, MDR 8
January 25, 2012 – 1:01 AM
Dettmann entrusted the 8th volume of MDR with Wincent Kunth, an unknown, purportedly Swiss producer whose debut is a perfectly executed, eye-opening experience.
Floating Points, Shadows EP
January 24, 2012 – 11:01 AM
With the Shadows EP, Floating Points elucidates his music’s connection to both jazz and the UK sounds around him.
Ryan Elliott, Kicking Up
January 24, 2012 – 1:01 AM
Kicking Up, backed with a remix by mysterious outlet STABLO, is Ryan Elliot’s long anticipated debut for Spectral Sound, the label for which he manages A&R.
Christopher Rau, Just Love Baby…
January 20, 2012 – 1:01 AM
For his first Stateside outing, courtesy of Brooklyn outfit Thema Recordings, Christopher Rau sticks to his tried and true method of delicate repetition.
A Made Up Sound, Take The Plunge
January 19, 2012 – 11:01 AM
Take The Plunge, the latest from Dave Huismans’ A Made Up Sound guise/label, may have you wondering, “Is that seriously the hook?”
Om Unit, Transport
January 19, 2012 – 1:01 AM
Om Unit’s last release of 2011, Transport, arrives on Civil Music, which also hosted his The Timps EP earlier in the year.
Robag Wruhme, Donnerkuppel
January 18, 2012 – 11:01 AM
Those who expected Wruhme’s last single of 2011, Donnerkuppel, to trundle down a similarly easy going path as his album were in for a big (albeit pleasant) surprise.
B.D.I., Decoded Messages of Life & Love
January 18, 2012 – 1:01 AM
B.D.I.’s Decoded Messages Of Life & Love lives up to its billing as industrial music, albeit with a decidedly disco bent.