Here EP reminds listeners that, while neither Deadboy nor the Numbers camp is synonymous with the eternally next-level, they’re very much engaged with those who are.
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Palisade, So What?
June 14, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Regardless of whether or not Palisade’s Laid debut is a cheeky jab at nagging journalists, it’s best to take the title in stride and listen to the 12″ without any expectations.
The Chain, Lostwithiel EP
June 10, 2011 – 12:01 AM
There are few better ways to summarize the recent trajectory of R&S Records than examining the brief discography of The Chain.
Myriadd, Beyond This Life
June 9, 2011 – 10:01 AM
Beyond This Life finds the mysterious Myriadd both prostrating themselves before the altar of Chicago house and offering some of his or her own visions as well.
Vessel, Nylon Sunset
June 9, 2011 – 12:01 AM
The inaugural release from left_blank by Vessel is exemplary of the most modern takes on garage which comes complete with a lean Peverelist remix.
D/R/U/G/S, Love/Lust
June 8, 2011 – 12:01 AM
The first release by D/R/U/G/S offers broad brush strokes of vivid color over three tracks that are all immediately engaging and make use of uncomplicated, lucid melodies.
Maya Jane Coles, Focus Now EP
June 7, 2011 – 10:01 AM
Maya Jane Cole’s development is apparent on each progressive release, and while the Focus Now EP isn’t quite perfect, it’s probably the strongest statement she’s made yet.
Moomin, Spare Time
June 7, 2011 – 12:01 AM
For Spare Time, Moomin’s first solo effort, he returns to Aim with two deep, low-key originals that are paired with a churning, spaced-out edit by Marvin Dash.
Daniel Andreasson, The Sentinel EP
June 2, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Following a small run of purist electro/tech releases, the Scottish-based Tabernacle Records switches the dial to a steadier pace of loose, jacking percussion with The Sentinel EP from Daniel Andreasson.
Semtek, West Acyd Shelter
June 1, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Semtek reaches back into 70’s jazz-funk for the inspiration of his latest release, West Acyd Shelter.
Gesloten Cirkel, Moustache Techno 001
May 31, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Gesloten Cirkel’s Moustache Techno 001 contains four lightly blurred dance tracks, appropriately edgy and raw for the Dutch scene that birthed it but also touched with a personal dreaminess.
MD, It Ain’t What It Used To Be
May 27, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Add MD’s It Ain’t What It Used To Be to the list of white labels that offer pure quality in the place of identity.
Chicago Shags, Irrational Excess
May 26, 2011 – 10:01 AM
Chicago Shags’ latest effort contains all those endearing qualities — warmth, soul, rawness — that most modern producers have squeezed out of their work, leaving it cold and emasculated.
Tom Demac, Indulge & Lunge
May 26, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Mancunian house producer Tom Demac hasn’t exactly been on my top producers-to-watch list, but maybe that should change after his first solo release on liebe*detail.
Meschi, Shifting Harbour EP
May 25, 2011 – 12:01 AM
When falling sales dictate that even well-known labels ensure each release contains killer dance floor tracks, it’s refreshing to hear a record like Meschi’s Shifting Harbour EP being put out without regard for such issues.
Blondes, Lover/Hater
May 24, 2011 – 12:01 AM
Lover/Hater, Blondes’ first 12″ for RVNG Intl., is their most overt flirtation with DJs which presents a more percussive, upfront approach.
Lando Kal, Further/Time Out
May 19, 2011 – 12:01 AM
One half of Lazer Sword follows his Numbers-released split EP with the compelling Further/Time Out single for Hotflush Recordings.
Roman Flügel, Desperate Housemen EP
May 18, 2011 – 10:01 AM
Desperate Housemen EP sits somewhere in-between Roman Flügel’s recent releases, pulling in the melodic grandeur of “Brian Le Bon” and sticking it in the subtle and refined template of his Dial EP.