STENNY – WATER MAZE

Posted on 2019-11-25

Stenny’s debut LP Upsurge makes good on its title in the sense that this one of those records which gathers momentum as it goes along. Beginning with ‘Water Maze’, the sort of weightless atmosphere that Jay Glass Dubs would be proud of, Upsurge soon locks into a set of dubstep-tinged IDM grooves which balance innovative drum programming with wistful synths. Come the end of the record Stenny has gone full breakbeat, with drums clattering around the speakerbox (though the synths maintain an air of melody even at this point).

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GANG STARR – BAD NAME

Posted on 2019-11-25

From the album, One Of The Best Yet, drops the single Bad Name, starring Spice Adams and Keith Casim Elam (Guru’s son).

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OVERMONO – LE TIGRE

Posted on 2019-11-18

The brothers Overmono reunite for a new EP on their own Poly Kicks imprint. After dropping a tape of live recordings earlier on in the year, POLY011 finds Tessela and Truss back in the studio and serving up another dose of their melodious brand of bass-techno.

Out of POLY011’s two tracks, A-side ‘Le Tigre’ is the more immediate. The track’s pacy groove is not dissimilar to ‘Chiseler’s Rush’, the recent club standout from Call Super and Parris. There’s some old-school garage to the shuffling drum programming, but the deft and balanced production here also draws on contemporary innovations from labels like Timedance and Where To Now?. As ‘Le Tigre’ progresses you find the insistent bass motif burrowing into your brain as the fizzing synths swell to a climax.

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MONO/POLY – MONOTOMIC

Posted on 2019-11-18

Mono/Poly, a.k.a. Charles Dickerson, has become a staple in the electronic music community over the last +10 years. Known for his unique blend of interstellar, synth-driven, and textured experimental electronic music, he is inspired by everything from ambient to acid house, G-funk, and R&B. Charles has previously released music independently, as well as with respected labels Brainfeeder Records, Warp Records, and collaborated with almost every revered electronic producer in LA including Flying Lotus, Ras G, Thundercat, Knxwledge, among others.

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SKEE MASK – JUUG

Posted on 2019-11-18

Brian Müller is back in Skee Mask mode and back on Ilian Tape for the latest instalment of the Ilian Skee Series.

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GALCHER LUSTWERK – SPEED

Posted on 2019-11-11

Galcher Lustwerk’s Ghostly International debut is a clandestine rendezvous of half-dreamt nightlifes and smudged club dossiers, redacted like faded memories. Free associations on life as a recurring visitor, a deep house cover agent swaggering on and off the beat from city to city. As with most sleuthing, there are dead ends, transient (dis)engagements, faked documents, puzzles, and half-truths illuminated by strobe lights and cell phones. As he fills the file on Information, evidence suggests that Lustwerk is a singular and savvy logician.

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