First EP by Canadian producer Jeremy Petrus - boss of Complot Records – on the Berliner label Mo's Ferry Prod. The sound is mainly dark, minimal and fat on two tracks (A1 & B1). "us" (A2) is superb: a soft rhythm that perfectly drives the track plus nice strings and short looped female vocal samples in a style remembering Akufen. Great. At last, the French producer Cabanne (Telegraph / Logistic) brings a remix of "Cheap therapy", sweeter than the original version and with some more groove. Check mp3 samples + 1 free mp3 on Mo's Ferry Prod web site!
www.mosferry.de
Ludo, 19/04/2005

Available only as download on the paying site edmdigital, Combat Recordings second release is a small pearl in FLAC/MP3 format (Full Quality Audio File) signed again by incredible Scan One. After a "Every 7th Bullet EP" largely celebrated by criticism, English Jude Greenaway forsakes his psycho-apocalyptic experiments for a trip into more... read more
Nexus 6, 18/04/2005

An output strictly different from those already published on Touchin' Bass. Born from profitable collaboration between Andrea Parker's English label and Miami based electronica structure Schematic, this 12" presents four titles taken from "Forest Of The Echo Downs", first album of SFC published in 2004 (let's read also our review in the previous... read more
Nexus 6, 15/04/2005

Missive cofounder presents this mixed selection of 15 tracks. We find here pumpin', funky, electro 80s, acid or also deep house. A nice compilation of the Parisian label's last hits with for example Tiefschwarz, Rob Mello, Alexkid or also Charles Webster. A special hello to Macdara Smith (Think Twice / FCom) who was asked to do the MC at the beginning and the end of this powerful mix. Check audio samples on Egotrip web site!
ego.trip.free.fr
Ludo, 15/04/2005

A small 10" coming from Switzerland with a nice sleeve and two really cool minimal house tunes. On A side, Puma brings a pumpin' & very groovy title. On B side, Agnès – label boss - delivers another dancefloor track which is very happy and fresh. Strongly recommended!
www.sthlm.ch
Ludo, 14/04/2005

The Parisian label welcomes Markus Schenker, Nathalie Wagner & Romain aka Electrosexual and their two excellent electro techno pop tunes with strong 80s influences ("Glowing In The Dark" should remember you Depeche Mode). A third track comes with this release: a remix by David Carretta furthermore dedicated to the dancefloor. Check audio samples on Elektrofon & Volksmusik websites!
www.elektrofon.com     www.klash80.com/volksmusikhomepage
Ludo, 14/04/2005

Since his debut album "Ultra sex" on Gigolo Records in 2002 (Emperor Norton in the US), Matt Sims, discovered by DJ Hell, is coming back with a darker new album, still influenced by the 80's. If this album is not amazing, there are some really good tracks like "restless" or "yellow lines", totally suitable for the dance floor and already listed in... read more
Aurore A., 13/04/2005

After his amazing remix on Plak 03, Nathan Jonson aka Hrdvsion is now delivering his music on a whole EP. The result: two minimal tracks evolving between house & techno and produced with delicacy and originality plus two lovely electronica tunes. An excellent record by this Canadian producer based in Victoria who seems to follow his brother step by step but in a more audacious style... Check audio sample on Plak web site & get it!!
www.plak-records.com     www.hrdvsion.com
Ludo, 13/04/2005

Some had announced wrongly its disappearance. But despite a black out of four years, the German electro label did not return its last breath. After Motown Nucleus, Space Fresh and Gyromaniac, K.Sanders comes to add his name to the rare list of talents published on the Düsseldorf based structure. Surfing on the electro techno wave introduced by Anthony Rother and his Datapunk imprint, this one side EP offers two very original tracks based upon heading melodies, 4/4 syncopated rhythm and discrete vocoder in Goethe's language. To check urgently not only for the strings!
www.pornostarmusic.com
Nexus 6, 12/04/2005

Four electro funk tracks close to hip-hop combining massive basses, heavy rhythms and lyrics sung by a very loud male voice. There are not many sounds but it's very groovy and synthetic with above all a perfect production. Somewhere between Prince and Detroit Grand Pubahs.
www.compost-records.com
Ludo, 12/04/2005

Author of a consequent discography on Machinery, Ld, Metropolis, Ant-Zen and Shock, Snog, the Australian trio leaded by enigmatic David Thrussel, develops since 1990 an abstract IDM music very appreciated of the experimental orchestrations lovers. Taken from the "Relaxed Into The Abyss" album published on Hymen in 2000, the dancefloor "Real Estate... read more
Nexus 6, 11/04/2005

This is the third album by French producer Hopen who keeps on revealing his so special universe. With many influences (electro, hip hop, rock, electronica, ambient, experimental, OST...) and the use of tons of samples, the 15 tracks bring quiet atmospheres and excited parts, easy melodies and complex constructions. You'll like it or not but we must admit that Childe Grangier's work is absolutely impressive!
www.arbouserecordings.com     hopen.free.fr
Ludo, 11/04/2005