FUNKINEVEN: HEARTPOUND/ANOTHER SPACE (EGLO)

FUNKINEVEN: HEARTPOUND/ANOTHER SPACE (EGLO) Eglo’s 303 king brings a ‘new sound from an old town’, visiting low-slung Chicago house and rave-tinged electronics to create a serious jackin’ tool…

PEVERELIST: BETTER WAYS OF LIVING / FIGHTING WITHOUT FIGHTING (PUNCH DRUNK)

PEVERELIST: BETTER WAYS OF LIVING / FIGHTING WITHOUT FIGHTING (PUNCH DRUNK) With the standard of past releases on Tom Fords Punch Drunk label being so high, the latest offering does seem to take a step back for this highly talented producer…

ROBERT HOOD - OMEGA (M-PLANT)

ROBERT HOOD - OMEGA (M-PLANT) On his seventh artist album, and inspired by Charlton Heston’s 1971 film Omega Man, Detroit’s minimal master creates his most accessible work to date…

AL TOURETTES & APPLEBLIM - LIPSMACKER EP (AUS MUSIC)

AL TOURETTES & APPLEBLIM - LIPSMACKER EP (AUS MUSIC) Taut, polished work from 2 of Bristol’s most forward thinking characters, on Will Saul’s impressive new imprint…

SIGHA - SHAKE EP (HOTFLUSH TWO)

SIGHA - SHAKE EP (HOTFLUSH TWO) Bumping techno/house love-in across 3 fresh tracks from the Medium resident…

TIEFSCHWARZ - CHOCOLATE (SOUVENIR)

TIEFSCHWARZ - CHOCOLATE (SOUVENIR) The Schwarz brothers make a welcome return with a new long player of hypnotic, abrasive head-meets-heart music on their own Souvenir label. Euphoric honky-tonk piano anyone?

SETH TROXLER: BOOGYBYTES VOL.05 (BPITCH CONTROL)

SETH TROXLER: BOOGYBYTES VOL.05 (BPITCH CONTROL) Clubland playboy grows up with an 80 minute exercise in juxtaposition…

IKONIKA: IDIOT / IDIOT (ALTERED NATIVES REMIX) (HYPERDUB)

IKONIKA: IDIOT / IDIOT (ALTERED NATIVES REMIX) (HYPERDUB) Another trophy for the Hyperdub mantelpiece as Ikonika precedes her debut long player with a stone cold classic backed by Altered Natives dancefloor centered remix…

ROBERT HOOD: ALPHA / OMEGA (M-PLANT)

ROBERT HOOD: ALPHA / OMEGA (M-PLANT) One of the giants of electronic music steps things up ahead of the release of new album Omega…

SUBEENA: PICTURE / SPECTRUMS (OPIT RECORDS)

SUBEENA: PICTURE / SPECTRUMS (OPIT RECORDS) Subeena launches her new label with 2 sterling tracks of Detroit-style electronica…

TERROR DANJAH - ACID / PRO-PLUS (HYPERDUB)

TERROR DANJAH - ACID / PRO-PLUS (HYPERDUB) Gun Fingers at the ready as a Grime legend releases 2 floor-focussed cuts on Kode9’s all conquering Hyperdub imprint…

KUEDO - DREAM SEQUENCE EP (PLANET MU)

KUEDO - DREAM SEQUENCE EP (PLANET MU) Jamie Vex’d returns in his new Kuedo guise with 4 tracks of some heartbreakingly wonderful synth-soul goodness. The future awaits…

SCRATCHA DVA - NATTY/GANJA (HYPERDUB)

SCRATCHA DVA - NATTY/GANJA (HYPERDUB) Tropical tech-Grime from Hyperdub as the Fantastic 4’s own Scratcha takes charge…

SIGHA - RAWWW EP (HOTFLUSH)

SIGHA - RAWWW EP (HOTFLUSH) Hot Flush on a roll as Sigha brings out his first full EP of deep atmospheric Techno, Tech-House and Berlin-tinged Dubstep…

KROMESTAR: THE OTHER SYDE (Dubstar Records)

KROMESTAR: THE OTHER SYDE (Dubstar Records) Straight up dancefloor Dubstep from one of the genre’s most prolific producers…

FABRIC 49: MAGDA (FABRIC RECORDS)

FABRIC 49: MAGDA (FABRIC RECORDS) The M-Nus first lady solidifies her position at the top of the Techno tree - but is it just a bit too good?

INVASION vs SHACKLETON – WIZARDS IN DUB (LESS MUSIC)

INVASION vs SHACKLETON – WIZARDS IN DUB (LESS MUSIC) UK meets Germany as Invasion takes on Shackleton in an all out experimentalist affair for Less Music…

MODESELEKTOR - BODY LANGUAGE VOL. 8

MODESELEKTOR - BODY LANGUAGE VOL. 8 Mssrs Bronsert and Szary capture the spirit of ‘09 with an astounding genre-hopping collection taking in Joker, Robert Hood, Animal Collective, Busta and a whole lot more…

ITAL TEK - THE MAKO EP (ATOM RIVER)

ITAL TEK - THE MAKO EP (ATOM RIVER) Alan Myson broadens his palette with a rumbling, synth-heavy sound, taking in the programming panache of old, and mixing with a new take on his electronic magic…

FABRIC 48: RADIO SLAVE

FABRIC 48: RADIO SLAVE Grown up dance music with the quirk intact as Matt Edwards shows us his mature side…

VLADISLAV DELAY - TUMMAA

VLADISLAV DELAY - TUMMAA A John Cage influence abounds on this outstanding new material from Sasu Ripatti’s most renowned moniker…

TODDLA T: FABRICLIVE 47

TODDLA T: FABRICLIVE 47 A certain Mr. Bell inhabits the meaning of ‘dancefloor’ with a straight up gully-as-hell selection. Stand clear…

LUKE VIBERT - WE HEAR YOU (PLANET MU)

LUKE VIBERT - WE HEAR YOU (PLANET MU) Vibert returns with an LA sampling 14 track show down. Acid meets hip-hop anyone?

BIZZY B - RETROSPECTIVE (PLANET MU)

BIZZY B - RETROSPECTIVE (PLANET MU) Pulse quickening experimentation from one of the leading lights of the hardcore-to-junglism era…

RAGGA TWINS - SPLIFFHEAD (RAMADANMAN / KUTZ REMIXES) (SOUL JAZZ)

RAGGA TWINS - SPLIFFHEAD (RAMADANMAN / KUTZ REMIXES) (SOUL JAZZ) Soul Jazz follow their recent Ragga Twins retrospective with two long awaited remixes from polar opposites of the current dubstep scene…

MARK PRITCHARD & OM’MAS KEITH - WIND IT UP (HYPERDUB)

MARK PRITCHARD & OM’MAS KEITH - WIND IT UP (HYPERDUB) - More zeitgeist defining offerings from Kode9’s remarkable Hyperdub imprint…

ROBERT HOOD: MINIMAL NATION (M-PLANT)

ROBERT HOOD: MINIMAL NATION (M-PLANT) - Mr Hood’s groundbreaking Techno classic gets a wells deserved reissue. Quality from start to finish.

PLANET MU SPECIAL: VENETIAN SNARES / BRACKLES / FLOATING POINTS

PLANET MU SPECIAL: VENETIAN SNARES / BRACKLES / FLOATING POINTS - More goodness from camp Mu, from the established mentalism of Venetian Snares, to the fresh-as-fuck sounds of Floating Points…

UNTOLD – JUST FOR YOU / JUST FOR YOU (ROSKA REMIX) (Hot Flush)

UNTOLD – JUST FOR YOU / JUST FOR YOU (ROSKA REMIX) (Hot Flush) Man of the moment Untold continues to kill it with a tribal-tech floor filler of the very highest degree…

STARKEY - MIRACLES (JAMIE VEX’D REMIX) / CREATURE (Planet Mu)

STARKEY - MIRACLES (JAMIE VEX’D REMIX) / CREATURE (Planet Mu) Stirring stuff from two of post-dubstep’s leading lights…

BLEEP FUNK - CREATIVE PATTERNS EP (Control Tower)

BLEEP FUNK - CREATIVE PATTERNS EP (Control Tower) - Glitchy breaks and acid basslines keep thigs moving at Radioactive Man’s label…

TECTONIC PLATES VOL. 2 (Tectonic Recordings)

TECTONIC PLATES VOL. 2 (Tectonic Recordings) - Pinch showcases Tectonic’s recent remarkable output…

RECESSION VOL.1: MIXED BY OCTOBER (Caravan Recordings)

RECESSION VOL.1: MIXED BY OCTOBER (Caravan Recordings) - Bristol based DJ, producer and part time machine perverter helps us remember that when society gets stressed, music comes to the forefront…

BRENDON MOELLER: SAFARI EP (Third Ear Recordings)

BRENDON MOELLER: SAFARI EP (Third Ear Recordings) Hypnotic, driving techno/dub as Mr Moeller get in the swing of things…

MODERAT - MODERAT (BPitch Control)

MODERAT - MODERAT (BPitch Control) - Modeselektor + Apparat = Moderat. Two of Germany’s current success stories collide to produce one of the years hottest releases so far.

NATHAN FAKE - HARD ISLANDS (Border Community)

NATHAN FAKE - HARD ISLANDS (Border Community) - New release Hard Islands sees Fake combining two worlds to create a fully formed mini-album of forward thinking, psychedelic Techno that sits nicely between the sounds of Border Community peers Luke Abbot and Petter…

OMAR S - FABRIC 45 (Fabric Records)

OMAR S - FABRIC 45 (Fabric Records) - Enigmatic FXHE boss Omar-S joins the ranks of Pure Science and Ricardo Villalobos in releasing a Fabric mix comprised entirely of his own work - and it’s bang tidy…

MISS KITTIN & THE HACKER - 2

MISS KITTIN & THE HACKER - 2 - Miss Kittin and The Hacker come through with their long awaited sophomore album ‘2′. Mixing up the harder edged classic Hacker sound with Miss Kittin’s slant on sparkling electro-pop, the pair deliver the goods with aplomb.

REVIEWS: VARIOUS PRODUCTION / GERRY MITCHELL

VARIOUS PRODUCTION / GERRY MITCHELL - THE INVISIBLE LODGER (FIRE RECORDS) - Heralding a change in direction from their previous, ‘folk-dubstep’ album ‘The World Is Gone’ Various Production are back with a brand new sound. A collaboration with Scottish born, South London based wordsmith Gerry Mitchell, ‘The Invisible Lodger’ is a dark journey through modern life laced with Orwellian paranoia…

FABRIC SPECIAL: JOHN TEJADA, SINDEN & COMMIX

FABRIC SPECIAL: SINDEN, JOHN TEJADA & COMMIX. With the latest chapters in Fabric Records comprehensive mix series spanning the finest techno, bass and jungle, we take a look at the recent offering from John Tejada, Commix and Sinden. Undoubtedlyone of the major techno players of the past decade, John Tejada’s chapter ofFabric history has been one of the most anticipated mixes in the Fabric series for some time…

REVIEWS: CHRIS FORTIER

CHRIS FORTIER – EP1 - AS LONG AS THE MOMENT REMIXED (EQ GREY)
Chris Fortier invites friends, legends and his favourite piers to remix his recent album. Error Error steps up for the first remix of ‘Sunday Is A Travel Day.’The sound is techno but with a distinctly progressive house feel. Lush,atmospheric yet driving forward at [...]