Pittsburgh Track Authority’s capabilities as composers and arrangers comes through the clearest on Pittsburgh Tracks 001, the inaugural release of Pittsburgh Tracks.
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B-Tracks, Come Back EP
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)
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
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
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
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
With the Shadows EP, Floating Points elucidates his music’s connection to both jazz and the UK sounds around him.
Ryan Elliott, Kicking Up
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…
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
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
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
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
B.D.I.’s Decoded Messages Of Life & Love lives up to its billing as industrial music, albeit with a decidedly disco bent.
Efdemin, Chicago Remixes (2)
This latest batch of Chicago remixes — featuring Deadbeat, Fred P, Rndm, and Efdemin himself — doesn’t exactly reimagine the material as a Tavi Gevinson ensemble, at least one of the inclusions may turn some heads.
Locked Groove, Rooted
Hotflush starts off 2012 with the debut from Belgian producer Locked Groove, and it’s the kind of confident and assured debut many artists could only hope for.
Xosar, Tropical Cruize
Xosar’s music has been floating around the internet for awhile, but Tropical Cruize is the San Francisco producer’s first official release.
Lee Jones, The Moose Mingles EP
The Moose Mingles EP is something of a return to form for Lee Jones, hitting many of the same notes as past Aus Music releases with contemporary accents.
Cuthead, Brother
The Brother EP for Uncanny Valley showcases both Cuthead’s hip-hop past and his house music present.