23 November 2009
KZA makes up one half of Japanese electronic legends
Force Of Nature. His new
LP Dig & Edit on
Mule Musiq does exactly what it says on the tin, he provides some obscure disco, post-punk and other oddities and then glistens them with that lush electronica touch that you've come to love from
Force Of Nature. Super good, and if you really want to treat yourself there's a
fancy special edition pack over at Oki-Ni that includes a plethora of top notch goodies, limited to just 30 copies.
Soon to have a release on
Rekids is the highly rated eastern European deep house talent,
Nina Kraviz. On her First Time EP for
DJ Jus-Ed's
Underground Quality label, she drifts beautifully between minimal vocal house and some things much deeper and more disco. Nice.
If it's full on high energy disco you want, Late Nite Tuff Guy is your man.
Tuff Edits Vol 1 sees him tackle Jan Hammer through Kate Bush with one aim, to move the dancefloor.
To finish a couple old disco synth tracks.
18 November 2009
New on
Manual Music is the incredibly strong
An Old Fellowship EP from young Dutch producer
Applescal. It mixes all aspects of everything I love about this style of techno. From heavy distorted progressive house to epic Jesse Somfay-ish soundscapes that burst into life from nowhere. Highly recommended for Border Community and
Ryan Davis fans. Also comes with remix from
Russian Linesman... such a great name!
Another formidable
EP just out is that of
Electric Rescue, who's fed us with a constant stream of releases this year, always guaranteed to be top tech-house. Supported by the likes of Brodinski.
I posted up a
Quince track earlier on in the year, following that up is Wires out on
Music Man. A real teaser that just builds and builds before breaking into a roaring bass monster. One of my recent favourites. For fans of label mate
Petar Dundov.
Slooow techno from
Technose Distrikt. Kind of like a warmer, more playable Colombia#1
Full on euphoria to finish.
16 November 2009
pic:
Andreas Banderas
I've really been getting into
Hunee's productions of late, the Berlin based Korean has been quick to impress and after only a trio of releases he is already earning a reputation as an emerging talent to watch. Took My Love is taken off the fantastic
Drumpoems Verse 2 compilation. And Hunee's latest release
Barrio Payment is out on
Quarion's vinyl only
Retreat label... which released this by
Session Victim just a while back. Get the vinyl
here.
Next up some relentlessly heavy techno from
Mike Dehnert, taken from his
Poutres EP which shows off some lighter dub techno along with this, the weighty WH2.
12 November 2009
Following a few
recent live shows, it appears that the mysterious
Oni Ayhun is indeed as previously thought, the work of The Knife's Olof Dreijer. Out earlier in May this year
OAR 003 is nothing short of sensational.
"
Discover steep, rugged canyons, painted rock minarets, desert vistas framed by blooming wildflowers, soaring raptors and singing canyon wrens on the wildest remaining rivers. Join this amazing journey composed of quiet floating as well as exciting whitewater rapids. Search for birds, including both the zone-tailed and gray hawk, elegant trogon, elf and whiskered screech owls, and eight species of hummingbird. Enjoy dazzling flower displays, and observe an astounding concentration of nesting raptors. Drink in spectacular canyon vistas. Watch elk, deer, bighorn sheep -- and ranchers at work -- in this rugged habitat. Enjoy the relaxed pace of a free-flowing river with few rapids, stunning scenery, interesting geology and rich natural history. Search for grizzly bear, wolf, awe-inspiring herds of migrating caribou, and arctic birds in full breeding plumage that travel thousands of miles to nest here. Through the foothills and across the coastal plain. Cruise the wild islands and coastlines. From Humboldt penguins to hundreds of macaws and parrots gathering daily at the world's largest-known clay lick in the Amazon, you will encounter a plethora of bird species each day. Witness seabirds, walrus, sea otter, Arctic fox and bear-and ceremoniously cross the Arctic Circle. Impressive landscapes-from pristine coves and beaches to expansive tundra and soaring mountains-serve as photogenic backdrops to this remarkable adventure."
Oni Ayhun - OAR 003-B (
buy)
And if you can't get enough of Oni Ayhun then you'll be pleased to know there's a remix of a
Patrick Cowley & Jorge Soccoras track due out in the next couple of days, you can preview it
here.
Couple more ethereal techno beauties at the darker and lighter ends of the spectrum.
5 November 2009
If you're in London this weekend then feel free to join us at The Lock Tavern on Sunday for
Blogger's Delight where I shall be playing some tracks more suited to a late afternoon before it all kicks on with appearances from the hotly tipped
Chamboche and
Renaissance Man and residents
Casper C and
Skull Juice in what promises to be a proper good night of miscellanies du jour.
2 November 2009
pic:
Cornelia Hesse-Honegger via
But Does It FloatRalph Lundsten & The Andromeda All Stars with the title track off their 1978 LP. Jammy.
As usual, epic edits from
In Flagranti and their Codek Records. This is the b-side off
Volume 5 of Sounds Superb. Just so catchy.
One of my favourite edits of the year this. One to please techno and disco aficionados in equal measures. Lory D's edit of John Carpenter's track he composed for the pinnacle of overblown 1980s Hollywood action films... Escape From New York. Out on
Subdance Records.