I’ve fallen in love twice in the past few months. The first was nearly a heartbreak, and I can only blame myself, the second was easy. The two records I lost my heart to were, as follows: Galcher Lustwerk – I Neva Seen (Willow Remix), and Not Even Noticed – Microtransitions, which was released on … Read More
Another mighty release from Paisley Dark… I’ve had the privilege of getting a preview of the full release, which is available on pre-order from Bandcamp now ahead of July 7th… The original track from The Machine Soul is a dark and beat driven, while the Högt I Tak remix is more ethereal, with a reverb-laden … Read More
Kitchens inc. is a collaboration between brothers Chris and Marcus Kitchen, and Missouri Signals, their debut EP, delivers some lovely, stripped back and jazz-infused house and breaks. The tunes here are smooth and understated, but also very much groove led, with just the right amount of off-kilter, and subtle switches throughout. If, like me, you … Read More
Planet Orange release the kind of groovy music that I challenge anyone to have a bad time to. So here we all are, on an intergalactic dance floor, somewhere in the cosmos, having an excellent time… Space Expeditions is their third release, a four track VA release kicking off with some housey goodness from Kepler … Read More
The latest EP from Weapons of Desire, Seven Dials, is the work of Stu Crosbie, the producer behind the wonderful Dark Arts and Bespoke Cutter releases. He makes dark, spacey, and intricate techno, and for the Bespoke Cutter EPs, some abstract masterpieces. On bandcamp, WOD describe this as ‘astonishing stripped-back techno’, and it is. Stu … Read More
I’ve known Mazewski for a few years. We met not long after I moved to Leeds. We were both playing at a shisha bar in Hyde Park, and he asked me to become a resident at the parties he was planning to put on. Some people you get on with instantly. We were both fans … Read More
I spent a lovely Tuesday evening listening to new records, and amongst them was Bespoke Cutter: The Fourth Study. This EP is a real treat. This is like the weird ghost of dance music after a mind-altering experience. The five tracks here are sparse and glitchy but are also upbeat and would work on a … Read More
Dark Arts 07 provides six lovely tracks of deep, futuristic music. The sounds here are varied: techno, broken beat and some less dancey, more cosmic sounds. There’s material here for the dancefloor – Abstract Science is a lovely piece of deep techno – and also you’ll tracks for a much earlier or later part of … Read More
The release of the debut EP from Planet Orange Records coincides well with the reopening of clubs here in the UK, because the Plastic Goose EP definitely provides some excellent material for the dancefloor. A1, from Markus Somner is a deep and groovy track with a nod to an old school sound. A2 is Pete … Read More