The legend of Naples techno scene on his own label with two high quality tech house tracks. Southsoul is meant to be a label with the 'soft' approach, so is the music on this release. Ideal for early party hours. Check the ELP website for audio.
www.elpmedien.com     www.gaetanoparisio.com
Lesha, 28/11/2003

After a quite good dark 80s techno EP by Onurb ("Defrost EP" - Citizen 02), the young French label Citizen has just launched a bomb! Take two artists who had success previously on Gigolo, let them work together some time and you get a new explosive electroclash duo. Until now, Linda Lamb released only one EP on DJ Hell's label: the nice "Hot Room"... read more
Ludo, 28/11/2003

Taken from "Swift Rock Vol.2" video, "Theme Of Swift Rock" offers a complete and abrupt immersion into 80's. Like their predecessors Afrika Bambaata, Hashim or Man Parrish, Steffen "Rascal" Sülzle and Matthias "FMK" Kretzschmer decline in three versions a nostalgic and full of electro hip-hop cut. Old claps, scratches, vintage synthesisers,... read more
Nexus 6, 27/11/2003

The last release of this Swiss label founded in 1996 by Geogios Boutopoulos and Roberto Pistolese is done by Charles Noel. This American producer also known as Archetype already released many records on Black Nation, Ongaku, Theory, Speaker Attack or on his own structure 21/22 Corporation to name a few. With this Moto Music 007, he brings a top... read more
Ludo, 26/11/2003

Swiss producer Antonin Barre confirms his ascension with this first album on the French label who welcomed him three years ago. We find here his very own style: dancefloor techno based on many (fat) synth sounds, melodies & strings (Detroit influence). Power, clean production and high class, especially on beautiful deep electro tracks of CD version. Check audio samples on Scandium web site !!
www.scandiumrecords.com     www.southsoniks.com
Ludo, 26/11/2003

An excellent 4 tracker from the up and coming star from Poland. Musically, we can certainly say that he's following Marco Carola's footsteps. A-side kicks off with the smashing 'Breakout', a killer tune working out the dancefloor with a funky bassline and great chords. 'Get it started' follows more calmly in a tech house manner retaining the funky... read more
Lesha, 25/11/2003

The French label welcomes Electroménager, a Parisian duo who brings here 4 quite original electro techno tracks (especially A1 - "Before Blood"). 80s synth + lo-fi sounds, funky and sometimes grating basses. Check it on Expressillon website.
www.expressillon.com
Ludo, 24/11/2003

From dancefloor to studio, there's only one step that famous Scand parties promoters have just crossed. For their first release to date, furthermore on incredible Andrea Parker's electro structure, UK artists Philip Bolland aka Sync24 and Robert Smith sign four superb tracks alternating bewitching melodies and sinister atmospheres. Dark "Pressure... read more
Nexus 6, 24/11/2003

Toneman's 14th release is a great single from Christian Fischer and Hartmut Kiss aka Men of Noise. 'A' side on this vinyl includes the original version of "Stop the Violence" which is a minimal techno track with killer percussion loops and slightly filtered pads; A2 is called 'Outro' which is actually a discussion about a 'game', which concludes... read more
PanK, 21/11/2003

A surprising release by Canadian producer Michel Morin Aka Sneak Thief who previously appeared on Intuit Solar, Bunker and GHR (his label). On A-side, an singed electro R'n'B track and another one in electro disco funk style. On B-side, electro disco 80's again, in a king of Ural 13 Diktators' style but without crazy vocals. A very original EP with many nice melodies & arrangements.
www.lasergun-records.com
Ludo, 20/11/2003

The long awaited fourth release has finally arrived. As we already learned to expect the highest quality from Iridite, this record is the ultimate proof. We'll start with the B side, which is more oriented to the listening pleasure. Methodology - 'Wake Up America' takes us into a completely new dimension of hypnotizing voices, Rhodes and TB-303. A... read more
Lesha, 20/11/2003

Based in St Augustin, this young German structure close to Collapse and Decomplex Audio labels introduces its second output. Overall Tech'house, "The 2nd Strike" offers four tunes written by some of over-Rhine 4/4 high values. Climax of this 12'', club hit "15 Steps", produced by Pasquale Maassen (Jonny F. Ketz Rework), appears on B-Side with a... read more
Nexus 6, 19/11/2003