Slowly but surely, Dave Campbell's underground UK label is building a strong reputation thanks not only to the rarity of its productions but also for the meticulous care taken to the selection of its artists. Perfectly unknown until now despite of two CD albums published on experimental structure Rimbaud among others, Magnetize (Neuromantek,... read more
Nexus 6, 12/12/2005

Agnès, owner of the label from Geneva, Sthlm Audio, give us for this month of October a free downloadable EP on the website of the netlabel from Philadelphia, Unfoundsound. We can found here 4 tracks of minimal house that we could describe as dark, funky and atmospheric, but always of high quality. Let's go with "Vsel on the sea bed", a dark and... read more
Nhar, 09/12/2005

Compost keeps on maintaining its difference with this new release from Croatian Eddy Ramich and Jana Vladevit (Dejavu, Ohm Records). Taken from the CD album "Just Like…" published earlier this year on the same structure, this clubby single delivers two totally opposed faces. Deep House oriented on the A side, "Thinkin About The Dayz" comes with an... read more
Nexus 6, 08/12/2005

Jesse Somfay could be Nathan Fake's brother. Indeed, he is young, talented and he provides us minimal and melancholic masterpieces which are original and so delicious. Have a quick look at his website, you will see that this young Canadian producer has already a huge discography with lots of underestimate jewels... His last EP reinforces our good... read more
David, 07/12/2005

Three years after Remote Audio's disappearance, Kurt Baggaley (World Electric, Satamile, Mass Transit) reappears today at the head of a new label, Adaptive Programs, of which the UK prolific producer signs himself the very first release. Dancefloor focused, progressive longplayer "Energy Pattern" shows in overture a superb synthetic construction... read more
Nexus 6, 06/12/2005

A new artist for the supernice label from Marseille with Nico Purman. Coming from Argentina, Nico has produced by the past for labels like Karmarouge or Synergy Network. Now, he presents us his third release on vinyl with two long tracks of high quality minimal techno. Let's go for the A side with the eponym track, "Ciudad de Nubes", a cut based... read more
Nhar, 05/12/2005

Launched in Munich in 1994, Michael Reinboth's forward thinking label celebrates its 200 production with a highly recommended anniversary CD form! A good opportunity for us to discover some of the latest signatures of this permanently watching structure at the crossroads of the current electronic styles. Combining hot lyrics and synthetic... read more
Nexus 6, 25/11/2005

Breaking the musical boundaries, a motto that Andrea Parker applies literally to Touchin' Bass! Here's the proof with this innovative and schizophrenic seventeen release from the like of RD. Discovered on the "Subsidence" compilation published in June, this obscure talent from the West Coast of USA, half way between Dr Evil and Cultek, delivers... read more
Nexus 6, 24/11/2005

Freddy Fresh's label returns to its first loves. Produced by Francisco Cueto and Rusty Belicek (Defective, Aroma, Funk Weapons Records), two B Boys Breakers from the Eastern coast of the USA, this melodic 7'' delivers two 100% funk certified cuts combining to discrete Hip Hop components, guitar, trumpet or congas instruments. With in the background few jazzy reminiscences. A release to plunge you with pleasure into George Benson, Parliament or James Brown original works! Fresh, quiet and totally surprising!
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Nexus 6, 23/11/2005

Current artistic process of Jean-Paul Bondy aka Volum (Krack-tronik, Delikat Recordings) seems to escape from the robotic sound of Volsoc. For a long time associated with his compatriot Justin Maxwell on World Electric, NIT or Hallucination, Californian artist from now on expatriated in Berlin and obviously influenced by German energy, signs today... read more
Nexus 6, 22/11/2005

Having produced his two CD albums "Das Nonstop-Programm" and "Bot Box" on Res-Freq (see the previous reviews on atome), 1L delivers today his very first solo release! Spotted by the excellent electro breaks UK structure leaded by Sir Real & 8-Bit Apocalypse, Mitch Davis brings in five cuts the brilliant demonstration of a unique savoir faire... read more
Nexus 6, 21/11/2005

Do we need to introduce once again this Italian label and to explain the impact of its releases on the current electronic scene? First of a ten remixes series to be published on the young Rilis sub-structure, this production offers on A side an awesome Markantonio (Analytic Trail, Tortured Records) tech'house rework of a track written earlier by... read more
Nexus 6, 11/11/2005