26 February 2010
Under the mysterious
Geheimtipp moniker
Dapayk produced one of my favourite tracks of last year. Assuming his more regular Dapayk Solo name he dishes out this top slice of cut up techno, the synth stabs really make it.
The
Idjut Boys go minimal on this squelchy oscillating workout. Furthering their more experimental work on
Droid. Interesting stuff.
Omar S is continues in imperious form. Last year as Alex Smith his
Here With Me EP went all spacey and lo-fi also not forgetting the track that was
Still Serious Nic. With
Plesetsk Cosmodrome he does the same to fantastic effect.
Keeping it lo-fi and spacey,
Les Aeroplanes (not to be confused with Aeroplane) turn out some authentic space funk, on the normally more robotic
Mathematics Recordings.
From space funk to synth-sleaze from Wavelength, better known as
Dam Funk. This makes me feel dirty.
Hero Of Switzerland compile their favourite Top Tips from the weekly women's magazines. Amazing.
18 February 2010
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Justin BlandHeavy Afro Latin Sounds!
Sofrito Specials is the label for Tropical Discotheque lovers. Their releases serve up the very finest in obscure Afro dance, mostly with a latin feel. These edits are seriously exciting and ridiculously funky. You can also pick up their latest release
Tropical Soundclash here. So good.
Dropping onto things a little more modern.
Ripperton has finally released a much awaited LP entitled Niwa on
Joris Voorn's Green sublabel. Techno LP's are notoriously hit and miss, but the very fact it features a track very close to my heart is enough to endear it to me, and... as you might expect the rest of the material on
Niwa seems to stand up just as well.
15 February 2010
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Mike Mills
A Blaze Colour are regarded by some as one of the best minimal synth-wave bands there was. These two tracks made up a 7" released back in 1982. Then there is this glorious video of the Belgian duo from way back.
Post romantic daze.
10 February 2010
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Simon Wald-LasowskiBest Works Pt 1 by the absurdly talented
Touane sneaked in there right at the end of last year and totally blew me away with the sheer quality and variety of his production. He's soon to follow up with
Best Works Pt 2 on Lefthanded which includes what he says is his most complicated piece of music produced so far.
Taken from the superb
Subway To Cologne EP is this by
C.B.Funk. Downtempo
Here's a couple of older tech-house gems that popped up on the iPod.