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DJ DEEP DEEPLY ROOTED HOUSE HOUSE BEN ARNOLD [email protected] as the title might suggest, has echoes of gone by, dropping QUICKIES into a clattering in the mid-section. Meanwhile, 'Drug Will Saul & Tee Mango present Dilling' finds label-chum DJ Tennis Primitive Trust on the vocals, tripping out over Power On EP deep, throbbing tech, while the Aus Music legendary DJ Bone takes things 7. 5 on a friskier, more angular tip with Highly recommended, this new collab between his . Millionhands boss Tee Mango and Aus main man Will Saul. 'Power On' is all lovely pads and bleeps. Sebastopol Nothing not to like there. Gahalowood Kompakt Matuss 8.0 Absence Seizure 008 Frenchman and Hypercolour Absence Seizure alumnus Sebastien Bouchet 7. 5 returns to Köln's most stately Beautifully crafted, cerebral from New Kompakt under his new alias, York via Ukraine's Julia Matuss. With its warbling Sebastopol, with three tracks Rhodes, 'Fairy Dust' is a delight, while 'Faramant' of largesse. ‘Gahalowood’ is delves deep. something of a monstrous proposition, with shoe-gaze Inland Knights vocals coupled with epic, big-room Subway reverberations. On the flip, there's Drop Music the wonderfully tripped-out ‘Flash 8.0 MONEY Pool’, a , off-kilter mash-up Two tracks of irresistible from the legendary Letherette SHOT! of pulsing synths and cowbells. Inland Knights, who have scarcely put a foot wrong EP4 Wulf Records ‘Heaven’, however, is the pick over 84 releases on Drop Music. This is devastating 9.0 of this accomplished bunch, a indeed. The inimitable Letherette bubbling concoction of blissful — formerly of bleeping arps to bathe yourself in. Zopelar and Eglo's spin-off Ho Tep — Origini wallops it out of the park for Luciano & David Endless the fourth sonic excursion heavy on the glockenspiels with Morales 8.0 on his own Wulf Records the tribal groove 'Shango' here Esperanza Two quite beautiful of Brazilian producer imprint. 'Feel It' clatters for his own Dirt Teck Reck imprint. Cadenza Zopelar's ‘Origini’ from Swiss don Ripperton here, together muffled , deep, It's a banger, no question, but 9.0 his 'Bubbles dub' being the one to take home to unctuous funk and soaring it's on the flip where things get A clashing of titans here, with meet the parents. Hot. gospel soul. 'Flowatch', interesting. 'Better Late Than the venerable New Yorker one minute all filtered and Never' is a robotic groove, layered horns with the Swiss-Chilean don. TEN THOUSAND YEN understated, soon transforms with shimmering space pads and Composing the track together, XXXY into winsome , while arps. Winston's 'Midnight they then split to bring together 'Side Fade' and 'Give My Love' Disco' is the victor, however, with their own remixes, and the results shuffle their way through dusty and Mark E all over its are predictably epic. Luciano's house percussion, the latter brassy stabs and burbling 'Flow Latino' mix is, even by punctuated by some heart- like a cheap suit. And rightly so. his standards, a lengthy affair tugging vocals. Spectacularly at nearly 17 minutes, almost good. Pandreas half of which is weighed heavy H+P EP with hypnotic Latin percussion. Belters Morales' magnificent mix is Arrtu 8.0 perhaps the best thing he's Walking On A Fine Line Pandreas — aka Norway's Andreas turned out in over a decade; a Accidental Jnr Kleven Rasmussen — makes spine-tingling, trance-inducing 8.5 his debut on imprint masterpiece reminiscent of the Philpot, Clone and 4Lux artist Huntleys + Palmers spin-off glory days of Boy's Own, Sasha (not to mention his own Cyblo Belters with aplomb. Opener 'Slam and Underworld. Records) Arrtu tips up on Jam' is thick with classic Balearic 01. SOUL REDUCTIONS ‘Got 2 Be Loved’ Take Away Herbert's dancefloor imprint vibrations, ghostly stabs and Deniz Kurtel “Slamming disco house for the lovers.” Accidental Jr for a masterclass in pulsing bursts of . It's a joy The Fifth House 02. SWEELY ‘The Time Has Come’ Bokhari jacking. Just a snatched guitar to be around. 'Den Litle Tromme, Crosstown Rebels “It’s an acidic booty-shaker.” riff, a straight four-four kick, some Gut', meanwhile, is all firm 9.0 03. DALI ‘Voynich’ Hobbes Music loose hats and Roberto Q Ingram dancefloor gear before it stops While Deniz Kurtel would “Ripping, hip-swinging from Scotland.”

on the mic, 'Walking On A Fine to go Boards Of Canada ambient ordinarily be the main event on 04. CLANDESTINO ‘Quiet Storm’ Clandestino Line' is a minimal masterstroke. come the break. Closing gambit her own release (and her work “Retro, heads-down vibes.” 'Bass Trakk', meanwhile, is as 'Ding' has that house-music- here is indeed excellent), she 05. MARCIN KRUPA ‘One Per Customer’ Astropical Tapes one might expect; laden with a wading-through-treacle vibe, a would doubtless wish to defer that “It’s a Polish disco-house groover.” rolling bass and some white noise languid, shuffling groove for the honour to the late Marcus Kaye, 06. NO MOON ‘I Left My Dial In Pirovac’ Lobster Theremin interference, while 'Debris' will late nights and early mornings. aka Trevino, who died suddenly “Deep tripping acid tune from the Lobster Theremin camp.” send you into a glorious trance. last month, shortly after turning 07. PEPE ‘Motorface’ Renascence The good kind. The/Das in this remix for Crosstown. “Percussive, uplifting shoulder-lifter.” Drug Dilling EP Shimmeringly, impeccably Life and Death 08. TOM BLIP ‘Sentimental Strings’ Blip Discs Waajeed produced, it puts into stark relief “An emo 909 thumper.” Shango EP 8.0 just what the Dirt Tech Reck Anton K. Feist and Fabian Fenk's community has lost now that he's 09. AIBY AND THE NOISE ‘Hit The Dancefloor’ Red Panda Music “Banging acid dancefloor igniter.” 8.0 first run out on Manfredi Romano gone. All proceeds to charity. RIP. Detroit's Waajeed (of Platinum and Greg Oreck's Life and Death 10. DOC DANEEKA ‘Save Me’ Ten Thousand Yen Pied Pipers fame) goes hot and since 2013 is thrilling. 'Top Vibes', “A swinging gospel banger.”

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Untitled-1 1 17/07/2017 14:15 Untitled-1 1 13/07/2017 15:50 TECHNO QUICKIES Woo York Frozen Lake Semantica 7.5 Woo York are the latest signing to Svreca’s label. The Ukraine duo impress greatly with the driving [email protected] spacey techno of ‘Atlantis’, the acidic electro track ‘Ghost’ and the menacing, bass-heavy title track.

Various Artists Split Excursions Vol 1 RICHARD BROPHY RICHARD Cultivated Electronics 8.0 Label owner Sync 24 hooks up with Privacy for two uncompromising tracks, of which the EBM bass and horror synths of ‘General Data Standard’ will get the most DJ attention. MONEY DeFeKT takes care of the flipside with the dense, murky funk of 'MG1’ and ‘MG2’. Floorplan SHOT! Let The Church EP Kara-Lis Coverdale M-Plant Grafts Stu Crosbie it comes from emerging German 9.0 Boomkat Editions Dark Arts 8 producer XYO815, who excels Hood has just put out an 8.0 Dark Arts at making proper mood music. album for Dekmantel, but ‘Grafts’ is a wonderful composition that 8.0 From the hypnotic soundtrack that hasn’t stopped him flows and ebbs magically over its 22-minute Stu Crosbie’s Dark Arts series opener, ’Cygonic System’, to from releasing this great new duration. It’s the ideal soundtrack to soothe is one of the most consistent the dark bass-led roller, ’Tool Floorplan record. On the title frazzled heads who have been subjected to a techno projects — and Matter’, and the pared-back track, the approach remains night full of punishing, repetitive beats. number eight is no exception. pulses of ‘End Of Your Orbit’ the same as usual, with a ‘Blueshift’, with its clicking and ‘Octogon X’, ‘Exahertz’ is tracky rhythm underpinning percussion and brooding a masterclass in understated a screeching gospel diva. AMBIVALENT DELFT chords, will satisfy those who menace. ‘Made Up In My Mind’ and a prefer locked-on linear grooves, new ‘Lyric’ remix of ‘Never but Crosbie also reveals a more Delta Funktionen Grow Old’ see Hood loop adventurous side; ‘Radius’ is Junior High School Excursion To similarly euphoric vocals a slinky, moody electro track, The Parallel World around celebratory piano while on ‘Furtherout’ he Radio Matrix keys. The only deviation delivers a stripped-back house 8.0 is the discordant, jarring groove with echoes of the early It’s been a few years since ‘He Can Save You’, but this '00s glitch/deep interface. Niels Luinenberg released as release offers conclusive The ‘Final Orbit’ Delta Funktionen, but clearly proof that Lucifer doesn’t completes Crosbie’s finest this hiatus has not had any have a monopoly on all the release yet. bearing on his signature sound. best tunes. ‘scitiloP’ is a brooding electro Various Artists workout, while at the other end Jheri Tracks Volume 2 of the spectrum, ‘Welcome To producers like Conan, who Jheri Tracks Our Timezone’ sees him deliver drops the wiry of 01. ALDEN TYRELL ‘Vormvariate’ Clone Basement “A load of killer grooving techno tracks, coming on Clone’s Basement series in 8.0 a deep but driving techno track. ‘Neptune Racing’. 214 opts for five separate EPs from my buddy Alden Tyrell.” The second Jheri Tracks Irrespective of his chosen form, a moody, ominous approach on 02. LANARK ARTEFAX ‘Touch Absence’ Whities compilation series gets the Dutch producer brings an ‘Deep Ellum’ and VC-118a closes “Whities does it again with a gorgeous EP, the title track is just sheer perfection.” underway with this EP, the first ethereal, spaced-out aesthetic the release in style with the in a series of three 12-inches. to bear on his productions — a reflective, slightly Aphex-esque 03. A SAGITTARIUN ‘Vanishing Point’ Hypercolour It’s a diverse affair, with signature that is even audible ‘Face The Waves’. “It’s always great to follow an artist and see them break into another layer of their work.” Lumigraph and LMM dropping on the relentless kicks and bass-heavy, gritty steppers steely rhythm of ‘Torpedo’ or Todd Osborn 04. NONCOMPLIANT ‘Hedalexa’ Flash Recordings “A long-time US techno hero — her music exudes the chunky bouncy grooves and, at the other end of the the acid-heavy ‘ Drive’. Elastic 68 that I grew up hearing out of the midwest US.” spectrum, Mangtout’s gentle, Argot 05. CASSEGRAIN ‘Skull Gun (Peder Mannerfelt Remix)’ Arcing Seas atmospheric contribution, Various Artists 8.5 “This has that kind of attack feeling that immediately puts you in a heads- ‘Hardy’. The release highlights Time Marches On Todd Osborn was responsible for down darkened vibe.” come courtesy of Cailin Power, Lunar Disko ‘Ruling’, one of the best records 06. PHYSICAL THERAPY ‘More Sugar’ South Of Beaubien Ouest whose ‘First Taste’ seamlessly 8.5 of the past decade. While “The B-side was a treat to play at sunrise on the terrace at Space Miami recently, a real goosebump moment.” integrates rasping percussion It’s been almost a decade he doesn’t quite scale those and grainy kicks with ethereal since Dublin party Lunar Disko dizzying heights here, he does 07. MÖD3RN ‘Trois LP’ Möd3rn “As far as I know this is their first full album project, and it’s a killer. Lots of spaceyness, and Tyler branched out into a label. acquit himself in style. The title breaks from the four-four kicks, really interesting grooves and textures.” Ambrosius’ super- In that time, it has become track features a stripped-back track, ‘Moongust’. one of the most important bass, allowing the US producer 08. MORPHOLOGY ‘Mirror Comparator’ CPU “This Finnish duo might be among my favourite electro artists at the moment. platforms for underground to lay down a soulful vocal fused All the sci-fi vibes of Drexciya with a kind of cold-wave sense for melody.” XYO815 electro and techno. To celebrate with a jarring acid line. It’s a 09. AMBIVALENT ‘Untitled’ Valence Exahertz its 20th release, the label has seemingly incompatible fusion, “Not sure if it’s arrogant to chart my own latest release, but I’ve heard it a few Brokntoys pulled together some well- but he has the skills to make it times at Berghain and the vibe gets thick like pea soup.” 7.5 known names — including work. On ‘Authorized Dealer’, 10. PABLO MATEO ‘Fazing Trees’ Dred Records Brkontoys continues its mission John Heckle, who delivers Osborn moves into a full-on acid “Fat kicks and chunky grooves with housey piano stabs and lush pads. It’s got all the things Pablo excels at, plus a lovely remix from label owner John to promote the world’s finest the atmospheric electro of assault, punctuated only by the Osborn.” underground electro. This time ‘Steel Sky’ — alongside newer occasional rave stab.

djmag.com 121 TECH-HOUSE [email protected] LEON CLARKSON QUICKIES Pablo Mateo Fazing Trees EP Dred 9.5 A superb EP from Pablo Mateo, the third from John Osbourne's excellent new imprint, DRED. Don't let this pass you by.

Hector Couto Mr Magic EP Roush 8.5 The Roush bossman looks to seduce with his 'Mr Magic EP'. Primal, rolling tech-house, the pick of the bunch being 'Reloaded'.

Moisees Train Station Philosophy Duro 8.5 MONEY This delivers three original cuts that intertwine SHOT! acid, progressive melodies and very tough beat Premiesku structures. It's a delight. Seria EP Vakant Huxley a mainstay of the genre. Label GOG 10 Careo EP owner Ki Creighton drops his Static Friction Premiesku show (yet more) Moon Harbour hands-in-the-air-soon-to-be- InfraDigrecords production dexterity with their 9.0 anthem 'Jessies Joint' this month 9.5 latest offering of delicate and Huxley releases three — inspired by his daughter’s piano Very well constructed technoid with balanced technoid dance music distinguished original main-room riffing. It gets a rough and tumble shimmering acid on 'Friction', whilst 'Static' and via some dancefloor-destroying tracks on Moon Harbour, with all edit from Hot Creations starlet, 'The Last Day' remain weird and trippy. Lovely stuff! business titled 'Seria EP', on the flair you've come to expect Davina Moss. Meanwhile, Scots the ever-considerate Vakant. from the stylish British producer. Illyus & Barrientos re-awaken the 'Seria' leads the trio with 'Careo' is rooted in a teched-out cut with an acidic-felt bassline and MAX CHAPMAN RESONANCE RECORDS a broken-beat and rhythm house instrumental, topped off teasing breakdown. structure, which builds calmly by the Brazilian Portuguese vocal and continues elegantly. hook. 'F-Bomb' reminds you Jamie Jones & Nathan 'Mai Sus' is harder, edging he's equipped with techno-how. Barato towards techno with a looped Flashes of hardcore and rave take Cherry's Revenge/Cheating vox-lick and more slow-building this one into warehouse heaven. Chesters elements from percussion to And last up is the rolling deep bass Hottrax slithering synths. 'Cu Balans' and electro-edged 'Trampoline'. 7. 0 tears through the mix with a Trusty as ever from Huxley. Not only will 'Cherry's Revenge' rock solid, rioting bassline and inject some fun into the mix when bold, jacking beat to complete Daniel Kyo dropped but the rolling, rumbling the original works here. A deep Nacht Drei bass will keep feet dancing. On the running but lightweight remix Nitsa Traxx flip, 'Cheating Chester' leads with of 'Cu Balans' comes courtesy 8.5 a bass sound seemingly popular of up-and-comer Varhat, A haunting aura is felt on with tech-house alumni, but gets sealing off a perfectly rounded 'Nacht Drei', a track with playful in the breakdown with EP. shifting percussion and distant a hoovering synth. Two simple

atmospherics. The thick low-end creations from a heavyweight 01. WAFF ‘Space Invadaz’ Resonance Records carries it forward and signals it's pairing which ultimately prove “I thought I would put this in as I still think it’s the best wAFF record and is so underrated.” going to be a tough ride. Daniel very effective in the mix. Anja Schneider Kyo delivers exactly that; an 02. MATT TOLFREY ‘No Hands’ Elrow Music “Love the groove in this track, in fact the groove is mint on every single Twisty EP expansive seven-minute track, Francisco Allendes record on the EP.” Knee Deep In Sound which fellow countryman Marc Tirana EP Kaluki Music 04. ITALOBROS ‘Cassius (George Smeddles Remix)’ Throne Room 8.5 Pinol revises into something “George is my label partner and has a great sound going on. You know it’s a Anja debuts on Knee Deep In futuristic from the off. More 8.0 Smeddles record as soon as you hear the drums.” Sound with original works 'Twisty' pace, controlled ambiance and It was the Chilean producer 05. ANDRE SALMON ‘Koller’ Resonance Records and 'Free Fall'. The former is a unrelenting groove combine Francisco Allendes who helped “Koller is a pure roller! It’s coming out on my label, along with three more deep cut with pace, plenty of perfectly for an uneventful but kick-off Kaluki Music's strong year peak-time rollers.” emerging percussion from across perfectly executed roller. It's peak- with his bumping track 'House 06. AJ CHRISTOU ‘What You Think?’ Cuttin’ Headz the frequency range and smooth time set, face-melt material and Train' on the 'Smoke Signals “It’s a very proud moment for me charting this record. AJ has worked so hard to get where he is today and this record and label proves it.” transitional phases. The latter is should come with a warning. Vol. 1' — a V/A that saw Patrick less energetic but carves a deeper, Topping, Richy Ahmed and Kaluki 07. MAX CHAPMAN ‘Work It Out’ Twisted Fusion “Something a little different from me here — there’s an up and down bassline rhythmic low-end, that'll roll for Ki Creighton heads Pirate Copy supply the with a quirky synth on the drop.” days with its echoing globule-like Jessies Joint goods. Here, Francisco offers a trio Under No Illusion 08. DEEPER PURPOSE ‘Roll Up’ Resonance Records synth progression. William Djoko of punchy, big-room tech-house “Another track on my label and another pure peak-time banger!” coils 'Twisty' up some, packing 9.0 cuts with Leftroom's Matt Tolfrey the mix with echoing stabs and Make no mistake, Under No supplying an appetisingly rolling 09. LUCA DONZELLI ‘ Stroke (Max Chapman Remix)’ Wreck- less textured mid-range percussion. Illusion is one of the hottest tech- remix of the bass-face-creating “This remix is by far the best track I have released to date, in my opinion.” Alex Arnout elects for a lighter but house imprints at the moment. lead single, 'Tirana'. energetic swung groove to carry Four years deep and 90 releases 10. NOSY NEIGHBOURS ‘Cuartero’ Desolat “This tune is ridiculous and went well under the radar really quickly.” his reformed synth progression. strong, they're fast becoming

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Dirty Audio QUICKIES Alien Cookies Monstercat David Forbes 7. 0 Need To Control Another tightly-honed electro/ Outburst progressive weapon from the 7. 0 Monstercat stable, which A mid-tempo progressive-trance banger that specialises in mainstage-friendly showcases David Forbes’ long-running talent for EDM that boasts just the right fashioning peak-time records with a distinct edge. amount of toughness. This latest The bass riff of ‘Need To Control’ rips into the mix release from Dirty Audio draws as after the drop with industrial precision, with Forbes much on brash brostep as it does showing suitable restraint with his melodies. noisy electro, though it’s pulled off with style and it steers clear of Marcus Santoro the excess that still permeates so Flashpoint many festival bangers. Enhanced Progressive 7. 0 Universal Solution

[email protected] THOMAS PATERSON ANGUS Another textbook Enhanced Progressive anthem Won't Always Be that hits all the right notes, giving the crowd Anjunadeep exactly what they want and doing it with style. 8.0 Crafting those thundering electro basslines to enigma Universal accompany the trance peaks is an artform in itself, Solution has certifiably and ‘Flashpoint’ features one of the best in a while. demonstrated his talent for fashioning those hypnotic Marsh & Jesse Bullitt Haçienda-style anthems that slot MONEY Rise perfectly into the business end of SHOT! Colorize the Anjunadeep compilations (for Tomas Heredia 7. 5 four consecutive editions, no less). Andes An aside to Marsh’s debut LP that’s only just been It’s peak-time progressive woven Armind released, his collab here with Jesse Bullitt is an epic with a certain seductive mystery. 9.0 melodic progressive journey with all the trimmings. ‘Won’t Always Be’ took things ‘Andes’ is the kind of power Some particularly deep grooves, ethereal melodies home on the recent 'Anjunadeep progressive record that takes and even a bit of acid thrown in for good measure. 08' and it’s a great example of the dancefloor by surprise with the rushing energy he’s able to its flawless balance of driving channel in his productions, its energy and euphoria. It’s also LUTTRELL ANJUNADEEP icy melodies grounded by some opening vinyl crackles lead into a the kind of record that label powerful percussion and some heavy dose of the aforementioned boss utilizes haunting, heavily processed vocal lushness, thanks to his high- for that exact purpose, when work. precision studio work and some he’s taking an edgy detour into particularly heavenly vocals from deeper territory in his sets. Koch Katherine Amy. ‘Andes’ slams right out of the Reach feat. Delhia De France (Chi gate with a blast of energy Thanh Remix) Sasha courtesy of a turbo-charged Diynamic Trigonometry bassline that arrives with 8.5 Watergate one hell of a drop, before the Robert Koch is a hugely 8.5 melodic elements are cleverly accomplished beatmaker and Sasha quickly steps up to back up introduced into the mix. soundtrack composer, and the massive success he had with Argentinian producer Heredia while he’s steered his music in ‘Out Of Time’ on Kompakt this year, gradually raises the stakes as a cinematic direction he’s still this time dropping a record on he pushes it towards trance got a strong connection with the Berlin’s Watergate Records that’s territory in the breakdown. Rip- dancefloor, which was showcased quite nearly as big. Eschewing roaring and exhilarating. on his debut EP for Diynamic Music vocals this time for a trancier focus 01. LUTTRELL ‘Float’ Anjunadeep “A feel-good melodic vibe here. The eight-note bass and big snare/clap give it this year. Its lead track ‘Reach’ this time around, the early chord a bit of a throwback feel.” is actually a remix from Berlin progressions and tight grooves adding colour before the striking,

02. BICEP ‘Aura’ Ninja Tune producer Chi Thanh, though it's steer towards the huge melodic chilly melody sweeps in to seize “Loving the bouncy, catchy melody and the driving 16th note hats on this fashioned Koch’s unmistakably pay-off of its haunting organ riff at the spotlight. mega-tune.” textured sound into a spine- the five-minute mark. Apparently 03. LAUER ‘Alright (The Working Elite Remix)’ Permanent Vacation tingling record that’s proved itself fans have been screaming for Khen “Just a fun track that can really lighten the mood.” a favourite for label boss Solomun ‘Trigonometry' for nearly a year, Cornfields Vivrant 04. 16 BIT LOLITAS ‘Rainbows’ Anjunadeep this year. and with a record that’s packing “A beautiful chilled-out groover. Really an infectious chord progression.” this much peak-time energy, it’s 8.5 05. LUTTRELL ‘Generate’ Anjunadeep Marsh not hard to understand why. Israeli progressive maestro Khen “The lead track from my new EP. Moody and hard-hitting. Always a fun one Find Me feat. Katherine Amy has swiftly cultivated his rep with towards the end of my sets.” Silk Music Alpha 9 a stream of excellent releases 06. BLACK LOOPS ‘Blomst’ Pets Recordings 8.0 Skin on leading labels like Lost & “One of my favourites of the year so far. The shuffled baseline always puts a Anjunabeats smile on my face.” A favourite from the Silk Music Found, Sudbeat and Bedrock. For family, Marsh showed us what 7. 5 his debut on Jeremy Olander’s 07. ADANA TWINS ‘Uncompromising’ Exploited “When you wanna really turn up the heat. There’s something unsettling about he’s capable of this year with his Russian producer Arty revived his Vivrant, Ken dials down his this track and I really like it!” debut 'Life On The Shore' album, Alpha 9 alias this year and made a beloved Latin percussion a little effortlessly sustaining his lush triumphant return to progressive for a record with a more straight- 08. HACKMAN ‘Semibreves (KiNK Remix)’ Halocyan “This one just gets me right in the feels. Kind of a haunting tune.” brand of deep melodic progressive trance, to counter the EDM focus up peak-time drive. ‘Cornfields’ over the course of a long-player. he’s pursued in recent years. ‘Skin’ enters the fray as driving 09. WE NEED CRACKS ‘Blue Danube’ Anjunadeep “Blissed out daytime vibes on this one. Really a nice tune.” With a focus on warm, accessible recalls that same dizzying enigma that’s set at a sounds and plenty of ethereal that launched Arty into the big higher tempo, before its elaborate 10. LANE 8 ‘Aba (Luttrell Remix)’ Anjunadeep “Absolutely a peak-time take on the original with a big second drop.” vocals, its lead single ‘Find Me’ league nearly a decade ago, his orchestral blasts it is a fine showcase of this. The familiar colourful synth blasts into the stratosphere.

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DJ572.Music_Electro.indd 125 04/07/2017 13:00 DISCO JONATHAN BURNIP [email protected] QUICKIES Charles Schillings Whatever Makes You Happy Follentez Records 7.5 Robotic disco package with a touch of high camp from Charles Schillings. Features remixes from Hot Toddy, Villamore and Les Michels Platinistes.

Cravero Off III EP Zone 8.0 French producer Cravero lands an EP of Der Zyklus/Dopplereffekt worship on the ’s Zone imprint. Strong release. MONEY Moises SHOT! Train Station Philosophy Greenspan and Duro Taraval 8.5 Greenspan and Taraval Label boss Moises serves up three tracks of Geej proto-house and new-wave. Highlight is the 10 primitive, Bam Bam-style acid of the title track. Compelling new electronic of his recent ‘Produced With two slow-burning dubs, evoking music project between Love’ compilation are now the mood of the White Isle DJ Luxxury Jessy Lanza and Junior realised on a DJ-friendly 12” circa ‘89. Label heads Project I Need You Boys producer, Jeremy format. It features his excellent Paradise work a fine downtempo Nolita Greenspan, and Text records Atmosfear/-funk-style version with Leo Mas & Fabrice 8.5 casual, Taraval, aka Ryan tribute ‘Distorting Space Time’ also tempering the mood. LA-based DJ Luxxury works an opulent, Smith. Composing together (featuring keyboard wizardry gleaming modern disco tune with high in their native Canada, the from Kaidi Tatham); stunning Mark IV production touches and plenty of hooks. Big duo scored this sequence disco euphoria that sounds like Hang Ups crossover potential. of lo-fi, ritual . a Cerrone tune, ‘Dancing Into Cordial Recordings A synthesis of no-wave, The Stars’ with help from the 9.5 MOISEES DURO primitive techno forms Horse Meat Disco boys, and a -based vinyl emporium and ’s propulsive Black Loops remix of ‘Won’t Let Love Vinyl establishes affiliate motorik; plus elements of Go’ with a vocal from original label, Cordial Recordings, who Suicide’s ancestral drones diva, Linda Clifford. open with the first ever issue and John Carpenter’s rapidly of two modern soul/disco dilating melodies. But, Modaji jams from cult '70s troupe and seriously, above all this, it’s a Headwork EP Mercury Records regulars, Mark damn good record. Bang your House Of Love Vinyl IV. The title track is a breezy, 9.0 early disco cut, loaded with Summertime sees a busy release energy and a healthy side of Moderna Y Theus Mago schedule from East London’s rousing vocal harmony from 01. KASPER BJORKE ‘Hippie Dance’ Hippie Dance “Kasper did an amazing job… ‘Choir Of Young Raver’ is a sexy and weird disco Tecno Misogino (inc Sebastian Love Vinyl store with another the group. Backed with the anthem — it feels like love at first sight.” Voigt and Bufi remixes) release; this time from broken- shuffling demo version, ‘Give La Dame Noir beat pioneer, Modaji. From the Me Just A Little’, this 7” release 02. T.RAUMSCHMIERE ‘Jaguar (Original Mix)’ Kompakt “T.Raumschmiere had an epic comeback with his latest album ‘Heimat; 8.5 late '90s up until the mid-'00s, makes for an essential debut. however, ‘Jaguar’ is a dreamy non-stop track, it’s perfect to keep people stuck French label La Dame Noir is Dominic Jacobson was kept busy Seek it out. to the dancefloor.” back after a brief pause with with releases for the great Laws 03. TYU ‘Misterio (Duro Refix)’ Duro “One of my favourite tracks on my label! A majestic, mysterious and scary material from Moderna Y Theus Of Motion and now, following Leonidas & Hobbes track. Definitely, you need to taste it!” Mago (last heard on their a several year hiatus (and the The Rags Of Time EP release for Chloé’s Lumiere deep techno of last year’s ‘Belle Hobbes Music 04. ZOMBIES IN MIAMI ‘Yama (Original Mix)’ Love On The Rocks “I love this couple! And ‘Yama’ captures all the energy and groove of the Noire series). The duo, made Epoque’ single), his ‘Headwork 8.5 project. The bass and the flute make you want more and more.” up of Duro records co-founder EP’ is here with Metro Area-style The eighth release on the label 05. ASA MOTO ‘Athina (Original Mix)’ Deewee Mateo González, aka Theus electronic disco pulses and old sees the duo return once again; “ are doing an astounding job with Deewee! I’m a fan of the label, the Mago, and US-based performer school, dream-house touches. a homage to the White Isle and first time I heard Asa Moto I had the need to repeat the track and dance alone in my room (please don’t tell anybody... ha ha).” Moderna, are making their Class. heady, post-club culture with mark in EBM, minimal synth an EP of mid-tempo, electronic 06. RED AXES, MOSCOMAN & KRIKOR ‘Subaru Pesha (Inst)’ Disco Halal and new-wave circles, with Nancy Noise dubs and exotic, spaced-out “A Middle Eastern melody, a sexy and groovy disco pattern, a drop of some ‘Tecno Misogino’ affirming so. Kaia/Azizi’s Dance (feat. Andrew disco. Getting huge support kind of love drug — shake well and drink it. Yes, it is strange, and also unbelievable.” Icy cool, these noir club tracks Weatherall remixes) from the regulars (The Revenge, are complete with remixes from Beyond Paradise Bill Brewster, Tim Sweeney, Phil 07. BUFI ‘No Pare (Original Mix)’ Discotexas “‘No Pare’ means ‘Don’t Stop’ in Spanish, and ironically this is the last track Berlin producer Sebastian Voigt 8.0 Mison et al), ‘The Rags Of Time’ of the album. The mood of the track feels like an endless tunnel accompanied and González under his Bufi Original Shoom DJ and adept is an ably produced release with odd . The music from Bufi is incredible! This is only one of many reasons why I founded Duro with him.” guise. of the scene, Nancy Noise that shines with moments of gets things underway at Beyond brilliance (check the rousing 08. SASCHA FUNKE ‘MZ (Original Mix)’ Turbo Recordings “‘MZ’ is an energetic, epic and moving piano-house track. I love the mood of Joey Negro Paradise recordings with new strings of ‘Web Of Intrigue’) the chord progression... Thank you Sascha! (Also you !).” Space Time EP remixes of her ‘Kaia’ and ‘Azizi’s and fluff-free dancefloor Z Records 09. REBOLLEDO ‘Pow Pow (Fango Remix)’ Hippie Dance Dance’ tunes. Appropriately, functionality. “Two words… Stomper alert!” 9.0 Andrew Weatherall offers a 10. MAN POWER ‘Beilsteiner (Moscoman Remix)’ Correspondant A selection of tracks that couple of mixes that shun the “This track has a very important place in my latest DJ sets. Moscoman did a didn’t make the vinyl version mutant dance beat in favour of

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Untitled-1 1 17/07/2017 14:08 DRUM & BASS QUICKIES Anapa Come Wi Dat Terabyte Records [email protected] 7.5 It’s always a joy to behold a shining Terabyte logo in the inbox. Their tracks are always very much in the techy vain but full of individuality and forward-thinking. ‘Come Wi Dat’ summons

WHISKY KICKS images of a space-age rainforest, live with atmosphere, sharp twists and a bubbly tribal beat.

Mike Alert Pepsi Slammer Dope Plates 8.0 This track has been getting love from critics and artists all of the shop, and it really isn’t hard to understand why. One of few track we believe really deserves the loosely thrown tag, ‘future jungle’. Its familiar sounds are broken with odd breaks with an itchy, glitchy vibe. MONEY SHOT! Tyke SINISTARR NONE60 Cosmos Playaz 8.5 Halogenix sister of Rotterdam-based WHOI! [Please insert Blej Fokuz Recordings. ‘Clockwork’s block capitals profanity Critical Music low-end is fat and ominous, and obscene amount of 8.5 and dominates the majority of exclamation marks here] Taking some time out of Ivy Lab, the track but twinkles of high This track is extreme. It’s Halogenix delivers the tech- piano, smooth sax and soulful double gunfingers in your tinged mastery we expect from vocal bring light and balance. mates head; face-screwing the artisan. This one is seriously There’s a slightly distorted to the point distortion; funky, designed to get those ‘True Romance’ vibe to this one, knee-collapsing, patella- heads bobbing. This track has which of course we can’t get shatteringly extreme. It been described as 'future jump- enough of! As a whole, the EP sounds like Tyke is going to up' by some, we however would is varied in style and subgenre war with your eardrums, with put it in the box of 'calm nuero' and we thoroughly recommend hoards of jets dropping an 01. REDEYES ‘What She Wants (Lenzman Remix)’ Vandal Records “This remix is the classic Lenzman sound we all know and love, and it makes — full of distortion and twisted a listen. onslaught of subs. It’s jump- the homie Redeyes’ already powerful track move even more.” sci-fi effects coming from all up at its angriest, its dirtiest 02. ILL TRUTH & SATL ‘In Your Soul feat. Charli Brix’ Symmetry angles and a slow waving beat Section and its finest, of course “I’ve usually known Symmetry for harder edged drum & bass tracks, but this stood out to me because it rides that line between dark and soulful, which I pattern. With its constant flips Say It Again complete with cheeky, cheesy really enjoy. Good for peak-hour sets or to even start off the night with.” in direction, it's completely Locked Up Music spoken sample. entertaining — a triumph of a 8.5 03. ULTERIOR MOTIVE Step Change “I make it a point to have one or two Ulterior Motive tunes in my crate and track! This is a sumptuously immersive ‘Step Change’ is another prime addition. The switch-up on the synth when the drums come in on this one is pure gold — reminiscent of a dark, brooding track with the darkest of jungle tune and pay homage”. techno track. Timeless!” Redeyes feat. SKS & undercurrents. The intro is Full of ragga influence from Black Josh extended and seems almost the syncopated beats and 04. DOCTOR JEEP ‘Laff Track (Fixate Remix)’ Aufect Recs “Meeting some really innovative artists around the world and then watching True Colours endless, there’s a point occasional siren to Doctor’s them come together is such a wonderful thing — Fixate’s storming remix of The North Quarter Doctor Jeep’s track is a key example of that.” where we think the needle’s patois-flecked vocal, the track 8.5 jumping, then we remember is perfect for summer nights. A 05. J. MAJIK Your Sound (SB81 Remix) Metalheadz I’ve been a fan of SB81’s work for quite some time (including his earlier Could this quite possibly be the we’re streaming. Then comes dancefloor-led crescendo brings works as Nolige). He took this version of J Majik’s Metalheadz staple and longest EP ever? At nine tracks the drop and the star of the the track into 2017. sent it to 2027 – a must have for anyone that considers themselves jungle enthusiasts. plus intros, outros and remixes track, the bassline. It’s almost we think, yes, it quite possibly omnipresent as it moves about Survival 06. MATHEW JONSON ‘Decompression (dB’s Raw Edit)’ Freedom Engine “Techno and drum & bass have always sat at the same table: two heavy- could. After a lengthy hiatus under understatedly pulsating Original Silencer weights from their respective genres come together and are about to release Redeyes returns as a more drums. It’s so deliciously deep Dispatch Recordings one killer of a remix. dBridge’s remix is so powerful, it makes any room feel like a warehouse rave every time I play it.” mature, more rounded artist. that it could be missed if you 7.5 Listening to this stunningly weren’t listening on a decent We’d got so used to seeing 07. PEPSI SLAMMER Mike Alert Dope Plates “Simply put, this track takes it back to 1992, the proto-jungle years, when blissful, subtlety sombre track soundsystem. Survival in our front room Slammin Vinyl controlled the rave – add some flare and the results built around minor piano cooking all sorts of pea that are magic.” chords and rolling amens, we Friction when Masterchef finished, we 08. STRAY ‘Blink’ Astrophonica can see how ‘True Colours’ fits Mad In The Jungle were starting to need a little fix, “Every time Stray comes out with a great record, there’s always another Elevate great one right behind it. This is his first solo excursion away from the perfectly into the North Quarter so it’s great that we’ve got him Ivy Lab gang since the release of his stunning ‘Paradise EP’, and it fails to disappoint — Essential buy.” ethos. The layered vocal next to 7.5 back in our lives with this album conscious Northern bars take Friction prepares for the mad, sampler. ‘Original Silencer 09. JUNIOR DREAD ‘No War (Touchy Subject & Dark Futures this track to another level. sticky festival season with a 2017’ had an old-school flavour Remix)’ RUA Sound “I really like how Touchy Subject and Dark Futures made the bassline creep in track which is accessible and brought by a revisit to breaks quietly and then made it lunge out — that tune structure gets a crowd-hype Surreal authentic in equal measures. and samples used on one of his every time.” Clockwork The d&b gatekeeper says, “I first releases, this is expertly 10. SINISTARR ‘I Am Not Invincible (Silent Dust Remix)’ None60 Celsius Recordings sat down in the studio one balanced with a more modern “Silent Dust are the ninth artists out of my 10-year history to have remixed a tune of mine, and it only makes sense that they reworked this track, seeing 8.0 afternoon and wanted to write pounding pattern and tech as they released it!” Celsius Recordings is the little my interpretation of a modern influences.

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Frisco It's Changed MONEY Unreleased 7.0 SHOT! Opting for a darker atmosphere, grime vet Frisco shouts out BBK on ‘It’s Changed’, reflecting on the past and present and how they “look at man JD. Reid different” now. Interior (feat. slowthai, Oscar #Worldpeace & 808Ink) Tempa Rinse Gimme Respect 9.0 Polydor Who knew grime could sound 7.5 so good slowed down? That’s Demanding respect from the industry, Brum the attitude North London’s rapper Tempa spits over a Swifta Beater most promising beatmaker production, buoying up the bouncy beat-work takes on ‘Interior’, inching Sampling a night bus CCTV and dread-laden strings with his own catchy down the tempo to feel like a Bruce Wayne announcement, and drawing for flow. grime set that creeps along Ill Gotten Records gifted youngblood Jesse James less furiously, with rising MCs Solomon on spitting duties, 7.0 UNDERRATED LEGENDS slowthai, Oscar #Worldpeace The latest drop from his ‘King ‘Routes’ is a bolshy slice of trap, & 808Ink taking to the mic. Of The North’ project, Bugzy’s gunshots firing. Elsewhere, Faze Elsewhere on his ‘Calibrate’ ‘Bruce Wayne’ is a cold slice has drafted in Capo Lee, Reeko EP, Reid takes an abstract of rough ‘n’ tough grime that Squeeze and Sweyn Jupiter approach to beat creation, drops in more than a few DC for some beats that’ll be more enlisting Novelist, Kojey Comics references (“You're heavily spun than a washer- Radical and even Odd Future a /You get your head dryer load at 30°. member to navigate smacked in/I'll slap man, then his sonics. I'll do a batman”). Casually The Heavytrackerz mentioning how he’s got Rudeboy Flex (feat. Face, “bodies on his resumé”, the & ) Rude Kid self-proclaimed northern TRKRZ Records Monsters monarch is repping Manc in a 7.0 Are You Ready? way that only he can. Having diligently built up a 7.0 reputation as some of the With his trademark fast and leading forces in grime, The 01. ABRA CADABRA ‘Robbery Remix feat. Krept & Konan’ Ounto heavy chops, Rude Kid has Honestly feat. 67 Heavytrackerz (aka Tee and Nation “This song goes offffff everywhere I hear it, literally everywhere. This is a firmly established himself as Cash Motto Tankz) are responsible for classic.” one of the genre’s most reliable 6.0 producing some of the biggest beatmakers. New EP ‘Monsters’ With at the helm on belters for MC royalty to ride. 02.  ‘Whippin Excursion’ SN1 Records “Giggs came back with that one-off style that only he could do, and every time shows off his production production, Chip hooks up with On ‘Rudeboy Flex’, which is all I hear this drop I have to do that off-key — it’s a madness.” hand in all its bleepy, video Brixton’s 67 members Dimzy spiralling sinogrime synths, 03.  ‘KMT feat. Giggs’ Young Money Entertainment game-borrowing glory, which & LD for a sneak-peak from his the duo pull up a stellar cast “This Drake and Giggs collab validated how much the Americans truly take us becomes oddly sinister and forthcoming ‘League Of My for the occasion — Face, Ghetts in. The best part about it is that Giggs stayed true to Giggs.” circus-like in parts, swerving Own II’ (the follow-up to his and Lethal Bizzle — for our 04. CADET ‘Ooouuuu Remix’ Underrated Legends the kind of grime-by-numbers 2007 mixtape as Chipmunk). first taster of their 18-track “Every time this plays it’s so sick hearing the crowd go “Oouuuuuuu”. It’s instrumentals that many MCs Despite the aforementioned ‘Odyssey: A Musical Journey’. merky.” will happily spray over. line-up being pretty solid, this 05. YXNG BANE ‘Shape Of You Remix’ Unreleased one’s honestly not particularly Donae'o “He added so much sauce to this tune that now, when I hear the instrumental exciting; the beat drifts along Sixteen play, I have no idea whether it’s his version or the original until the verse AJ Tracey drops.” False 9 forgettably, although the Hugh Island Self-released Hefner-inspired video (which 7.5 06. CADET ‘No Way feat. Donae’o’ Underrated Legends “My bro Donae’o came through in typical Donae’o fashion and completely shut 7.5 is curiously four minutes 20 in Producer, rapper, vocalist, this down, this goes offfff!” COYS! Dropping a track and length) is definitely worth a ; Donae’o has unveiling Tottenham Hotspur’s peep. multiple strings to his bow. 07.  ‘Dun Talkin feat. Abra Cadabra’ Unreleased “Let’s be fair, if you don’t know the words to this chorus right now, you’ve been new kit in one go, Ladbroke The title of his new mixtape, living under a rock — you can’t deny this hit.” Grove MC AJ Tracey salutes Faze Miyake ‘Sixteen’, is a nod to how many his beloved Spurs on ‘False 9’. Infamous EP years he’s been grafting in the 08. DISCIPLES ‘They Don’t Know’ Woofer Music “This is one of those songs where you wake up one day and every word is stuck The discerning football fan biz. Featuring the big-time in your head. This song is half-banger, half-hypnotism.” will lap up lines like “I’m a 8.5 smash ‘My Circle’, with Big Tobz midfield maestro like Eric/Bet Faze continues to be a leading and Blittz, Don’s tape is all 09. DAVIDO ‘If’ Sony “This song has me ditching all Jamaican in me and transforming into a you thought I was gonna say light in all things bass. His cheeky ad-libs and collabs with fully-fledged Nigerian man. This song has too much sauce and the melodies Modric”, plus namechecks for four-tracked ‘Infamous’ taps Belly Squad, Ghetts and Shakka. are just perfect.” Puyol, Eric Dier, Aubameyang, into the Rinse mainstay’s early ‘Sixteen’ helps put the ‘don’ in 10. J HUS ‘Did You See’ Black Butter Figo and more. Even an Arsenal grime days but looks to the Donae’o. “J Hus has a talent where no matter what he says it sounds coooold, and this is fan will be bumping this one... club for a future-facing sound. a perfect example of that. This tune is just a madness.”

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BEN CHILD latest reworking — championed by , no less — is yet another out-and-out b-line banger. Borrowing the vibes from old-skool speed garage and adding distortion culled from noughties electro-house, this is a def floorfiller.

Offbeats Hustling Nataraja Low Pitched Records 8.0 Here's an unusual sound palette from Belarusian producer Offbeats Hustling, combining sitars and Indian chanting with brooding low-end and skippy for an offbeat twist on the current UK bass sound.

Cyclonix MONEY You'd Better Not (Nu Era Remix) Left/Right Phuture Shock Musik Leave It SHOT! 9.0 White Label This gorgeously jazzy reworking is from the Nu 9.5 Era headed up by 's Marc Mac, rather than Texas badman Left/Right Brummie UK bassmongers Nu-Era who can often magicks up a bruising be found on this page. It's a blindingly cool Little Ant Leeds crew Vital Techniques. little roller that's all lilting slice of breakbeat chill, all acid licks, strings Keep Going feat. Vianne 'Gunfingers In The Air' is the synth-work, insouciant and piano chords. Four 40 one for the raving crew, MC drums and abstract snatches 7.5 Pean's lively vocal sitting of vocal. This man now has Teenage prodigy Little Ant is pretty over intense horns and a sound all his own, one of NEGATIV 877 RECORDS being mentored for success stabs before the destructive, darkling b-line by Birmingham bass heroes inevitable drop into full-on energy combined with an Hybrid Theory themselves, and rudist low-end. 'Get Down' is uncanny knack for delivering this dose of sonic quicksilver a b-line sucker punch to the the most brutally perfect suggests it won't be long until solar plexus topped off with melodies. These are the he's playing the big rooms. snatches of energetic rap and heady 3am moments when 'Keep Going' reminds me of the atmospheric synth stabs, while the dancefloor suddenly long-lost breakbeat act Kasha, 'No One Else' ups the tempo for feels as one, the club and featuring BLIM, Chris Carter a 140bpm venture into low-end the DJ locked together in the and Massive Attack's Shara silliness. Finally, 'Prisoner' intensity of the rave. This is Nelson. This one rocks a similar shows off the Vital lads' more the earworm you'll be trying blend of tough diva vocal (from subtle side with a diva vox-led to recall for the next year and Vianne), bruising bass and tight garage slick-out. a half at least. Save yourself

01. NEGATIV ‘Break It Down (feat. Dread MC)’ 877 Records breakbeat drum-work. One to the pain and go grab. “Kicking off with a bit of self-promotion — we’ve been sitting on this one keep an eye on. Negativ for a while now but it’s finally getting a release. Really pleased with the outcome, and Dread has been an absolute treat to work with!” Break It Down feat. Dread MC DNKZ 877 Records Lead track 'Criminals' combines 02. DISMANTLE ‘Squash’ Maraki Records “Maraki’s output has been sick so far. Love the combination of breaks with Move It 9.0 dystopian synth-work with four-four on this.” Instant Vibes Dread MC is killing it right now jackhammer bass and snatches and here he teams up with of hip-hop vocal, while 'Full 03. DISTRO ‘Bad Hood’ 877 Records 8.0 “Been playing it in our sets for a good few months now as a secret weapon. This is actually a pretty passable London and Warsaw-based Whip' rocks synth stabs, gnarly Distro always delivers.” attempt to blend UK bass duo Negativ for a slice of ravey low-end and some killer builds. 04. TAIM ‘Switch Out (feat. Linguistics)’ Saucy Records vibes with a funkier breakbeat breakbeat darkness, undercut On remix duties, Brent Kilner “Just like ‘Bad Hood’, this one’s been in our bag for a while now and we can’t get enough of it! Great collaboration that kills the dancefloor every time.” aesthetic. The old-skool kung-fu with a deliciously Giorgio takes the latter track and adds movie samples are sick and Moroder-esque b-line, on lead ghostly atmospherics, snappy 05. BUSHBABY ‘Know About Dat (feat. Bru-C)’ Southpoint DNKZ smoothly fuses fight track 'Break It Down'. On the snares and bass that's wobblier “Bushbaby has been coming up with some wicked sounds recently. Massive track.” sounds with snatches of rap for flip, 'Killa' plumps for a ruder than Theresa May after 10 pints an offbeat number that sort of junglist take on the UK bass of Special Brew. 06. BARELY ROYAL & BUNNIE ‘Starlight’ Saucy Records “Can’t go wrong with these two. Sharp basslines, broken beats and atmos- broods along nicely in a weird vibe, throwing 'Think' breaks, pheric vocals. What else does one need?” little groove. Quite possibly fearsome claps and snatches of Motu

07. FREDDIE MARTIN ‘The Antidote’ Southpoint this month's most original- ragga vocal into the mix for a Red Devil “Freddie’s one of our most recent discoveries. Quick stabs and full Reeses in sounding track. bruising sashay to the heart of RKS Dubz this one always do the job.” the dancehall. 8.5 08. DOM DOLLA & GO FREEK ‘Define (Phlegmatic Dogs Vital Techniques Funky business here from Remix)’ 3000 Bass Gunfingers In The Air feat. MC Bristol's Motu, who plumps for “Been playing tracks by these Russian bass-house dons for a long time now. Skue K Won’t ever let you stand still.” Pean Criminals quirky call-and-response vibes, Second To None Tumble Audio classy tuned percussion and 09. KLIENT ‘Sephiroth (feat. Arka)’ Boss Mode “Klient and Arka? This was bound to be massive. Put your angry face on.” 9.0 8.5 detuned bass motifs. The final Three tracks of grimey four-four A double dose of raw and effect is a deliciously skewiff 10. 1991 ‘VHS’ 1991 “Finally, this recent banger by 1991. Vibe and weight are the two words we’d bassline with a side order of rugged four-four bassline action groove that stands apart from use to describe it.” smooth two-step here from here from London-based Skue K. the crowd.

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7. 5 Sim Hutchins [email protected] I don’t mean this as a diss, yeah, Vantablank Stare but Werkha must be an incarnation UIQ of a sex dream. 9.0 The lad’s production approach Mo’ brash noisescapes from Sim Hutchins, eh? Right is so distinctly modern and he’s on. I’d eat some of that right up but especially so constantly working with these when they’re called things like ‘Some Men (You) grooves and melodic modes Just Want To Let The World Burn’. Pass the matches. that bring a very worldly and altogether different vibe to a Tom Blip dancefl oor. Shit’s infectious too, Sentimental Strings and these latest three tracks are Blip Discs feel-good and vibrant without 8.0 taking themselves at all seriously. The latest plate on Blip comes from the imprint’s ‘Paisley Rd Yes’ is a voiiiiiiibe, founding father, Tom, who provides a couple of mate. shots of rugged house. The A-side is punchy and driving whilst the fl ip is more spacey and languid. Troy Gunner GUNNER001 Osamu Kimoto MONEY Gunner Telegraph Hill 8.0 Little Corner SHOT! Taught is the word that best 8.0 Laksa describes the bass work executed There’s a real coolness to these two new cuts from Hallyah all across the debut plate on Troy Osamu Kimoto on Little Corner, and that's probably Ilian Tape Gunner’s freshly minted, self-titled because they sound like they’re indebted to a lot 9.0 imprint. Three tracks of tense of the best parts of the early Hessle Audio output. Following releases on the well- low-end, the fi rst ‘Concern From Skippy drums + bolshy melodies. lauded Mistry and Timedance Afar’ rolls at an almost breakbeat labels, the Bristol-associate of synth stabs, stomping kick- pace with a snare that sounds Kutmah Laksa just popped up on the drums, reversed hats and fl ange like it was sampled straight out Cooler of Evidence German Ilian Tape imprint effects, it’s a refreshingly bruising of the mid-‘80s. The B-side cuts and it’s absolutely fantastic to and beguilingly melodic track are much more technoid in focus 7. 0 hear him in full . ‘Camo that effortlessly encapsulates — all stomping four-four, splashy Taken from his forthcoming album on Big Dada, the Trousers’ is exactly the sort of the ballsy dancefl oor focus of the hi-hat work and a very 'current'- inimitable Kutmah channels some classic thing that revs my engine. I've compilation whilst bettering an sounding density. and turn of the millennium Anticon business on long realised that I keep writing incredibly high percentage of it. ‘Cooler Of Evidence’, which also features N8NOFACE about the ‘pomp’ of tunes, but E.M.M.A. screaming “DEAD BODIES, DEAD BODIES” on the I’m sticking with it because Orlando LA Mermaid chorus. attitude is mucho important The Tide That Moves Me Astral Plane and Laksa sounds like he wants Gobstopper 8.5 to be a rudeboy techno master. 6.5 If I was to refer to myself and TROY GUNNER GUNNER 't lie, the fi rst time I heard quote something I’d already the title track of Orlando’s written, that would be awfully bait, Gobstopper debut I thought it was right? Well then, let me rephrase Earlham Mystics about to be some heavy-hitting some of it: E.M.M.A’s cultivation of Waters trance bomb culled from the sound in general is something I’ve Notown dancefl oors of Malia’s hottest long admired. The track ‘Pyramids’ 8.0 light-up dancefl oor. Unfortunately from her new EP for Astral Plane The wandering abbot Earlham I fi nd that aspect hard to move is a perfect case in point — it's Mystics settles himself neatly in past, and whilst I’m totally aware driven by an organ that's so a sea of layered arpeggios, vocal that's down to my own prejudice, saturated in halloween reverb that snatches and ascending bass for some reason I just can’t ease it feels like it was lifted straight pumps for Gold Panda’s nascent into the ATB sound pallette. ‘The off Doug’s Halloween Adventure 01. TROY GUNNER ‘Concern From Afar’ Gunner Notown label. The fi rst cut from Smoke Descends’ is defi nitely soundtrack. “The A-side to the fi rst 12” on my new, self-indulgently-titled label.” a new, forthcoming EP, ‘Waters’ gnarled and tortured enough for 02. WOZ ‘Detached’ Unreleased “Been starting my sets off with this; an evil, infectious stomper with plunge- is for all intents and purposes a my stringent tastes, though. Jameszoo pool snares.” rather linear, live-sounding jam Flake EP that builds and builds in intensity. Ross From Friends Brainfeeder 03. HODGE ‘No Single Thing’ Livity Sound “A pacy and rowdy jam with tribal . Essential.” Peppered with neatly delayed D1RT B0X 9.0 melodics, the track hints at the Magicwire Following up his wondrously 04. SIEREN ‘Move On’ Unreleased kind of vivid, multi-coloured 7. 0 bizarre but superbly jazz-minded “My favourite tune he’s ever made.” techno that’ll be dropping on the I’m old enough now to know 'Fool LP' on Brainfeeder, 05. BATU ‘Off Court’ Hessle Audio “Intelligently held-back, with enough in there to keep your shoulders label shortly. exactly what I like, and when I Jameszoo drops 'Flake', an EP shaking.” gush over a producer it’s because which astutely continues the Ikonika they’re doing something staunchly concepts he explored. Meshing 06. AKKORD ‘XMTR’ Houndstooth “Mad scientists from the mountains of Manchester. Bonkers fi ltering on this.” Shovel different and making that shit together those synthetic free-jazz Nervous Horizon their own. Ross From Friends associations with big swaggerous 07. TROY GUNNER ‘Pleading’ Brotherhood Sound System 9.0 does exactly that on ‘D1RT B0X’, drums ensures that the lad still “Enjoyed heading in a cinematic and emotive direction here.” The standout cut from what embracing the bombast of all that sounds like no one else going. And 08. ‘A5/Untitled’ Warp is already a pretty blazing saturation and distorted drum- while some of the tracks might “Came out on his most recent ‘ LP’. This track took me by surprise.” 10-track-strong Nervous Horizon work wonk. I always kinda ignored feel a little brash and dense in 09. PLOY ‘Blow Poke’ Timedance compilation, Ikonika’s ‘Shovel’ his music, probably owing to my places (‘Con’), the fact that Zoo “The low-mid spectrum here resonates in my bones. Big up the Corsham School massive.” hits you exactly like its namesake petty jealousy of his moniker, so I is even making this kind of quasi- would: square in the face. need to shout out Lone for A&Ring approachable art (‘Spit’) makes 10. BILL CONVERSE ‘Thank You’ Dark Entries “Properly drags itself across the dancefl oor (in a good way).” Essentially just a tumbling torrent this 12” and making me listen. me sincerely happy.

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Solarstone Leap Of Faith (Solarstone Pure Mix) MONEY 8.0 SHOT! If ‘Leap Of Faith’’s original album version verged Aly & Fila on the too deep, the 'Pure Mix' should fine-tune Beyond The Lights matters for you. With a definite ‘Xpander’-like Future Sound Of Egypt groove to its rolling bass, an abundance of astral 10 sounds, sequences and FX marshalled in close Yes, its 303 intro/outro’s a bit support, and a marked toughening to its mid-range incongruous and yes, one of stance, well, this tips the scales nicely. Allegro feat. Kirepal Dark Matter & Erika K its bridges borrows liberally Liquid Sparks What Used To Be from an old Superstition Recs Fisical Project & Gonzalo Bam Azura Recordings Create Music release. ‘Beyond The Lights’ Total Destruction 7. 5 8.5 though may still be A&F’s Tangled Audio Strong offering from High Trance Following his ‘Why So Afraid Of finest release to date. Its grand 7. 5 Energy’s new offshoot. Style- Me’ outing on Perfecto Fluoro in pianos are ‘99-good, the strings As you’ll likely deduce from the title, 'Total wise, ‘Liquid Sparks’ has uplift in April, Holland’s Dark Matter keeps ‘Adagio’-like in their ability Destruction’ sits very much at the more pumping its crosshairs and finds several his quality dial firmly locked. to jerk a tear or 10, and the end of the spectrum. Big riff stabs, snatched spoken ways of getting itself there. ‘What Used To Be’ tightrope-walks abstraction of its mainline, well, vocal samples, razor-toothed synths and BPM by the Strong on production, stronger brilliantly between dark and frankly its moving to the point bucket-load have this trance cut from firing still on melody, but its Kirepal’s lighter elements, maintaining a of painful. Any one of these on a good few cylinders. almost operatic vocal delivery that steely grip on the gradient of its elements would have been impresses the most. elevation. At nine-plus-minutes standout. But all three? I think SIED VAN RIEL RIELISM RECORDS long, Jack Aiman Høye has time A&F might just have won 2017 & Pierre to play with, and it’s only inside with this. Pienaar the third act that its finely-honed Forever Together mainline emerges. You’ll have Vandit Records fallen for this long before that, urgency and without stinting the 8.5 though. original’s vision. No mean feat! His first side-by-side with Namibia’s Pierre Pienaar, Purple Haze Fisherman & Hawkins thematically, ‘Forever Together’ Neiloj Virus (Solid Stone Remix) picks right up where previous PvD Doorn Records Coldharbour Recordings collaboration ‘We Are’ left off. Lest 8.0 8.0 it need saying, that means dead His first in half-a-dozen years, The housey drum and percussion 01. SIED VAN RIEL ‘Rush (Sied van Riel’s Rielism Remix)’ Rielism Records centre of the Med. From its prime- much trance-quarter cheer patterns of Solid Stone’s ‘Virus’ “The original, featured on ‘In Search Of Sunrise 7’, is considered by many as time tempo and radiating synth- accompanied Sander’s Purple remix should give you plenty my breakthrough. It took me a while to take on the task of remixing it. Tried to keep the original feel alive, while giving it a subtle new impulse for the floor.” lines to the break’s castaway note Haze homecoming. And not, it of clues as to what’s afoot. The arrangements and the marching transpires, without good cause. In hum of its sub-bass sub-melody, 02. NIKOLAUSS ‘Avalon (Original Mix)’ Rielism Records “This track has everything and shows why I love . A great build of its orchestral bass drum, the slim-but-beloved Haze canon, the restrained warp of its FX and build, positive vibe and a massive climax.” summer runs through every artery ‘Neiloj’ sits comfortably among his its celestially natured mainline of this release. best. Most in keeping with ‘Rush’ confirm all: this one’s going deep. 03. TYPE 41 ‘Ascension (Original Mix)’ Rielism Records “This is trance at its best. Everything about this track is perfection and shows (though minus its hectic tempo), Instantly absorbing, with each why this guy is a genius at creating music. Storytelling like only few can.” Genix its bass distortion, clanking new sequence it draws you further 04. COLD BLUE ‘On The Ouside (Original Mix)’ Subculture Recordings 6 AM Saint industrial sub-riffs, ethereal FX and further in. Mind-expanding “This track reminds me of the days when Tiesto was still a leader in trance. Anjunabeats This will be in my sets for a very, very long time. Such a tune.” and an every-bit-as-eerie (and stuff. 8.0 awesome) flute-led mainline. 05. BLACK XS ‘The Next Victim (Original Mix)’ Rielism Records Genix’s latest gears up on metallic Mohamed Ragab & “A huge tune with a McMassive break and climax. Incredible talent from .” FX, buzzed distortion and a good Megamind TheRio few other classic tech-trance Taub ( Remix) Lightworker 06. PERRELLI & MANKOFF FEAT. SARA HOUSTON ‘Lingering techniques. You know there’s Outburst Records Future Sound Of Egypt Excelsior Mind (Original Mix)’ Rielism Records “That vocal is just haunting and the production around it suits it perfectly! some gooey, wobbly-legged 8.5 8.0 Epic trance with vocals. I love!” contrasting beauty waiting out Vindicated by the eventual chart F.S.O.E. may very well have hit 07. BRYAN SUMMERVILLE ‘Helios Exposure (Original Mix)’ Rielism there somewhere though, and it success of ‘Lizard’, the bleak, some new quantity/quality Records doesn’t disappoint. Long-held brutalism of threshold this month. By bare “Perfection. Seriously, just perfection! Uplifting, epic, raw, edgy, mesmeris- ing. A tune that I look forward to playing in every set.” pad notes, beamed from the ‘Taub’ was Picotto in subsequently inches, though, Mohamed Ragab harmonic heavens choirs, housey uncompromising mood. In another & TheRio have outdone them all. 08. STEVE DEKAY ‘Zoara (Original Mix)’ Rielism Records “‘Zoara’ is one of Steve’s best tunes to date. Big talent.” M1 piano lines — it doesn’t miss a heroically less-than-orthodox Without needing to exert itself trick. In Damion’s hands though, revival, Mark Sherry covers a lot up into a big energetic froth, 09. SIED VAN RIEL FEAT. CHLOE ‘Hear You Calling (Rene Ablaze somehow it manages to sound as of bases with his remix. Through ‘Lightworker’ uses deftness of Remix)’ Rielism Records “Rene really managed to create a completely different track compared to the engagingly spontaneous as it does a brilliant staging of its acrid studio touch and original mix and the Evil Sardine Remix. Dark, moody, but super-energetic.” daisy-fresh. 303 mainline, he manages to intricacy to create a harmonic 10. CHRIS SX ‘Reflections (Original Mix)’ Rielism Records broaden its floor appeal, while still trancer, which charms from pretty “Very strong vocal track that had me at “Hello”! A vibe to die for really.” capturing all ‘Taub’’s incessant much first bar to last.

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DJ572.Music_Trance.indd 137 04/07/2017 13:07 HARD [email protected] KUTSKI DJ QUICKIES Jack Of Sound & N-Vitral Who You’re Fucking With A2 8.0 I’m always excited to hear a rawstyle artist and a hardcore artist collaborting. N-Vitral’s crispy beats and Jack Of Sound’s unique soundset make a naughty combination, delivering a brutal track with the popular raw reverse bass sound on the drop.

Bass Chaserz Synergy Of Souls Nightbreed 7. 5 Basschaserz melodies are certainly pulling the crowds these days and this is a fine example of their sound in anthem form as part of the Primal festival MONEY anthem. SHOT! Zatox & Tatanka Destructive Right Now Tendencies & Scantraxx D-Sturb 8.5 Full Tank A collaboration between these two Italian Masters Of Hardcore heavyweights delivers a brutal dancefloor slammer. 9.5 Crispy kicks, catchy melodies and production quality A collaboration between at the moment, pushing a The main hook of the track nothing less than you would expect from these two two of the hottest names variation of kicks with an acid is the classic “Roof on fire” legends. at the hardest end of the synth-line and catchy vocal vocal, guaranteed to get the hard spectrum — raw meets looped throughout the track dancefloor chanting along. Add KORSAKOFFMASTERS OF HARDCORE hardcore at a hardcore tempo into a techy drop. If you want in a catchy two-bar melody and with rapid-fire raw kicks. hot sounds, high-impact drops you have the ingredients for a With a cool rap sample and and something fresh, this is sure-fire dancefloor hit. spine-tingling melody, this certainly for you. track isn’t too extreme. ASYS Despite being hard as nails, it Digital Punk Acid Nightmare (Blademasterz still manages to hold a cool, F **k You Remix) steady vibe which compliments Neophyte FE the minimal drops. This track 8.5 9.0 is a great example of when Digital Punk is back, pushing One of the all-time hard acid collaborations between artists up the tempo with his latest classics, the king of the 303, from different scenes can track with an ‘in your face’ and ASYS, drafts in three remixes produce some of the most aggressive vocal warming up across different genres to innovative tracks! the track. A heavy drop and update it to 2017. My pick of the menacing kick fill out the full bunch, Blademasterz deliver spectrum of the track, rolling a 150bpm banger of a remix. Potato into a signature Digital Punk- The breakdown stays true to Push Me Away style lead and heavy screech the original and the first drop Basic Movement 01. KORSAKOFF & RE-STYLE ‘The Game’ Masters Of Hardcore patterns for the drop. This is very reminiscent of the early “We did it again with my friend Re-Style. A nice build-up with some UK 8.0 one will heavily feature in the hardstyle sounds of yesteryear. influence. Party banger alert!” The Dutch freestyle producer closing of big hard festivals this The next break adds a 02. NOSFERATU ‘And Died Again’ Neophyte is back with another ravey year. traditionally eerie Blademasterz “Fast melodic hardcore with emotion. Nosferatu shows his musical skill dancefloor stomper. Catchy melody and pitched kick on once more.” female vocal, uplifting J-Roon & Kosmix vs the drop. A great update of a 03. PAUL ELSTAK & NEOPHYTE FEAT. ALEE ‘Icon’ Foolish melody and a cool techy Treachery classic. “Two iconic artists on top of their game. Nice old-skool sample does the trick.” kick, with monophonic blips Smoke This and squeaks to add a classic Footworx Melodyst 04. THORAX ‘Doom Of Humanity’ Thorax “This is the proof that with a darker atmosphere and jump-style influence too. The 8.0 I’m OK melody still can be very good music!” track mixes things up later 200bpm. If you want something Traxxtorm 05. CATSCAN ‘Bust Ya Brain’ Masters Of Hardcore on when the timing signature uptempo, brutal and buckets of 8.5 “A real piece of mayhem from the legend Catscan. This one has the hardcore jumps to triplets, keeping the rapid-fire kick-drums, look no High-tempo hardcore beats here vibe!” arrangement interesting from further than this latest chaotic from the Italian duo making a 06. THE VIPER & PANIC FEAT. DIESEL ‘Vlammen!’ Foolish beginning to end. Footworx release. big name for themselves at the “This is a Foolish anthem that’s got a melody that stays in your head for a moment. With a rock influence long time. Freestyle is growing and getting better every time. Check this!” Clockartz Dougal & Joey Riot distorted vocal, the track 07. THA PLAYAH & E-FORCE ‘Distorted Noises’ Neophyte “When raw and hardcore meets, you get distorted noises. Play this one loud Rockafella The Roof Is On Fire pounds along with anti-climax and enjoy.” Scantraxx Lethal Theory builds and drop right up until the last third of the track where 08. KORSAKOFF ‘Tempest’ Masters Of Hardcore 8.0 9.0 “This was my first release of the year and it still goes off every time I play it. After firmly establishing their Two heavyweights of the UK the arpeggiated melody drops, ‘Tempest’ has the Korsakoff feeling.” name in the rawstyle scene, hardcore scene combine here taking the energy up to the next 09. D-FENCE & ANGERNOIZER ‘Breek De Tent Af’ Neophyte Clockartz have been rolling to bring us something super- level. Certainly not one for the “Real funny track with big kick-drums. This one will catapult the crowd into out the hits with a series of exciting and fresh. It’s slightly faint-hearted, but if you like insane mode.”

chart-topping tracks. This track, downtempo for the genre at your beats hard and fast, this 10. FURYAN & ‘HOAX’ Neophyte 'Rockafella', will be getting 165bpm, but so full of energy one is a winner! “A typical Furyan & Angerfist track. Massive sounds and anger leads. Real party track.” plenty of attention in the clubs with bouncy kick and bass.

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friend" is one of the catchiest of Honey I'm Home [email protected] the summer already. Absolutely Split Prophets fucking essential like EVERYTHING 7. 0 from Cult Mountain. Hoover it up. Mastered by Sumgii, produced by Bailey Brown, a truly evil sounding lo-end heavy instrumental Various Artists accompanied by some rhymes from Datkid that are The B-Line EP Vol. 4 mahoosively offensive and mahoosively enjoyable B-Line Recordings throughout. 'Teeth Ledger' is the soon-coming 8.5 album — get stuck in if you dare. Straight outta Bournemouth comes another superb addition to Upfront MONEY B-Line's unmissable string of EPs Contagious Jehst SHOT! — here a cast including Jibberish, Split Prophets 44th Floor El Eye, The Printers Devil, Specifik, 7. 5 YNR Productions Project Cee, Chrome, Illinspired, Actually getting lost now in how many great new 9.5 Whirlwind D, Super JB, Beattrix, Bristolian voices are being bought to me by the “Disappear like a dealer selling Native Styles, Crease, Ivan The Split Prophets stable, and I like it that way because cabbage on your patch.” Christ Terrible, Uncle Mic Nitro, Junior they're all onto something uniquely from their on a bike — in a year when Disprol, Chud Jackson, Cosm, space, not really matched or mirrored by any other 'LP#4080' and 'Mansion 38' Jabbathakut, DJ Tones & T.S One hip-hop being made in the country right now. have already torn us new four- hook up with Kuku & Mischief craft an absolute riot for the ears Upfront has great flows, and the music here is dimensional escape routes, for a simmering stew of dread and legs and brain. Highlight peach-perfect. Investigate and hold tight for the Jehst's astonishing new set and menace very akin to a Keef/ for me is the fierce Format-style 'Lettermorphosis' album dropping soon. 'Billy Green Is Dead' is almost a Metro collaboration. The visuals thunkafunk of Beattrix & Native headfuck too far, a staggering that accompany this track on Styles 'Mad Wild', a track it's set of brilliance of which '44th YouTube tell the story behind the impossible to hear without trying Floor' is the first drop. Zygote’s verbals, and increasingly UK drill is to breakdance (which at my age is MONSTERCAT on the mix so you know it's starting to sound like a vital voice frankly indecorous). Be careful out DIRTY AUDIO going to a be a beat'n'bass from parts of this unfair land that there people. matrix unlike anything else out have been shut out for too long. there, minimalist fuzztones and Incredibly hard to keep on top of Gensu Dean & Wise prangs of bass puncturing a UKD if you're not logging onto Intelligent strange static-heavy beat while GRM Daily every day but WTF are Ever So Lightly J drops heavy lines that seem you doing NOT logging onto GRM Mello Music Group to blur the line between rapper Daily every day? It's the sound of 7. 0 and street-ranter, towerblock your streets. Tasty little banger from (ex- prophecy looking out to the Poor Righteous Teacher) Wise horizon and inwards to the Must Volkoff Intelligent and the ever-reliable encroaching dankness. Utterly Bad Habits Gensu Dean — this from an album stunning. Utterly essential. Pang Productions called 'Game Of Death' which hits 8.5 hard with its mix of vibrant hard- From an utterly fantastic edged old-skool and golden-age Royce Da 5'9" 23-track LP called 'Aquanut' politics. 'Ever So Lightly' rotates C.Dolores that brings together Australian on a diamond-tight beat, layers it 01. LIL JON & THE EAST SIDE BOYZ ‘Get Low’ TVT No Label/Self Released “This was one of the first songs that really got me into hip-hop. I was seven and UK talent including Jehst, with sumptuous almost Abba-like years old when it came out, and I remember always seeing the on 8.5 Chester P, Sonnyjim, Kosyne, '70s euro-synth textures, leaving TV. I even went and bought an iced-out pimp cup like Lil Jon!” I can't frigging WAIT until 'Bar Micall Parknsun, Confucious MC enough space for GD and WI to 02. 50 CENT ‘In Da Club’ Interscope/Shady Exam 4' drops because in the last and Joker Starr under the Pang swap back & forth verbals that “’Get Rich or Die Tryin’ is easily one of my all-time favourite rap albums. I grew up listening to 50 Cent and G-Unit. I’m pretty sure I know all of their classics couple of years Royce has raised Productions banner — really rasp with polemical bite and a memorised.” himself up in my estimation from tremendous production from funny-as-fuck edge. 03. DR DRE ‘Still Dre’ BWS/Aftermath a great also-ran to a compelling all involved throughout but “Dr Dre and Snoop are both legendary. Probably one of my favourite beats dissident presence ('Layers' and particularly on this, which sees Mr Lif & Akrobatik (The ever. Everything Scott Storch produces is fire.” 'Trust The Shooter' as well as his Micall Parknsun and Confucious Perceptionists) 04. FUTURE ‘’ Dundridge Entertainment/Unlimited Business work on the Prhyme stuff sealed rip steely lines over smokey - Hose Down (feat. Syne) “One of my favourite modern rappers is Future. This song came out a couple Mello Music Group of years ago but it still doesn’t get old to me. The beats and the vocals are this). This utterly great leak shows laced beats. Don't be fooled that insane.” what makes him so on-fire at the this is a 'highlight' — the whole 7. 5 moment — conceptually tight set is similarly strong and flows It’s been 12 years since Lif and 05. YOUNG DOLPH FEAT. SLIM THUG & PAUL WALL ‘Down South Hustlaz’ Paper Route Empire Records yet free to flow down streams together less like a compilation Akro last dropped anything as “Young Dolph is also one of my current favourite rappers. This song’s beat is of consciousness that are never album, more like a single but they’ve really dope, and it features legendary Houston rappers Slim Thug & Paul Wall.” less than engrossing, always statement of intent. Superb. lost none of their ability to 06. 21 SAVAGE ‘Oh OK’ Rigo Trap Mixes accompanying his rhymes with fuse the personal and political “If you ever feel down, just listen to some 21 Savage. This song turns me up straight to savage mode.” music that is equally unconcerned Cult Mountain into compellingly dense lyrical with either old-skool correctness 616Sons EP pipebombs that somehow still 07. NICK HOOK (FEAT. 21 SAVAGE & BULLETPROOF DOL- or new-school mediocrity. Bandcamp manage to be head-nodders and PHIN) ‘Head’ Fool’s Gold Records “This song is a really good crossover of electronic music and hip-hop. The Welcome back, and long may he 9.0 party-starters. On 'Hose Down', beat has elements of both worlds, plus some insane vocals from 21 Savage & rage. Lee Scott, Trellion, Sumgii and the pair mingle news reports from Bulletproof Dolphin.” Milkavelli come together for some the MLK-led Birmingham protests 08.  ‘Lemonade’ Warner Bros more Cult Mountain monstrosity — of 1963 with the internecine “Gucci Mane is forever a trap lord. This is one of the first Gucci Mane songs I Mischief x Harlem ever heard. The beat is so dope. This song makes me want lemonade.” Spartans x Kuku 'Brink' is fucking great, strung out problems of the present — where Last Ones Left but with a tadge more animation a traffic stop can still lead to a 09. DMX ‘Party Up’ Def Jam YouTube/Soundcloud “One of the best rappers of all time in my opinion. This song still goes off at than the damn-near flatlining CM funeral. Carnival music that just any party.” 8.0 output (which is what's been great might start a riot. Essential. 10. 2PAC ‘California Love’ Death Row Records Increasingly banged up but still about them), as if the paranoia “Also one of the best rappers of all time. I grew up in California, so this song knocking out bangers, Spartans is really starting to gnaw behind hits home for me. I love the use of the vocoder in this song.”

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LEFTFIELD FOUND SOUNDS [email protected] FOUND QUICKIES Matias Aguayo & The Desdemonas Nervous 9.0 Opener from his forthcoming ‘Sofarnopolis’ LP sees the underated Chilean in fine exotic form. Expect a live upgrade from his programmed output.

Natureboy Flako Natureboy Flako EP Five Easy Pieces 7. 0 Two years on from the release of his debut album ‘Natureboy’, Dario Rojo Guerra (aka Natureboy Flako) is back with a new synth-inspired - MONEY centric EP. SHOT! Micah P Hinson Dungen Micah P Hinson pres. The Holy Strangers Häxan (Versions by Prins Full Time Hobby Thomas) 9.0 Smalltown Supersound Back with a couple of new tracks taken from his Holy 10 Strangers project. ‘The Years Tire On’ is the one. If you’re not familiar with this A perfect distillation of all that is great about this innovative Swedish psych-rock artist. four-piece, then this is as good a place as any to start. Listed by Prins Thomas himself the inclusion of vocalist Isa Kurz. music is undeniable. Here, STONES THROW RECORDS Pic: ALEXADRA GAVILLET as his number one favourite Preference-wise, the dub version one of its finest protagonists band, this particularly brilliant has the depth and lets the artistry Matthew Bourne (also famed meeting of minds takes place shine through. for his house, electronica and over the band’s instrumental techno productions) offers up 2016 LP ‘Häxan’ (a scoring of Wen another stark, simple, tender the 1926 animation classic Carve + Gaze EP piece of piano for our ‘The Adventures Of Big Dada Records meditation. Beautiful in every Achmed’). The result is genius 7. 0 way! as Thomas works his magic over Despite the art influence claims four 15-minute-plus tracks in Wen’s PR statement, it’s a little Alemayehu Eshete to create another equally all- more formulaic than the artist Alteleyeshegnem encompassing masterpiece. suggests. Familiar themes sit in Philiphon pretty much familiar places as 7. 5 the EP rumbles through a pretty Whilst you can always be assured bleak half-speed, post-rave a certain level of quality with Romare landscape. ‘Blips’ and ‘Cascade’ Philiphon, the last few releases Come Close to Me (Live Sessions) add the paradox of uplifting doom have felt a little hit and miss. Ninja Tune to brighten your day. Like it, but Here, though, they are well 8.0 couldn’t eat a whole one. and truly back on track with Like the artist that inspired his this solid release. Featuring name and work, there’s a definite Burnt Friedman the “golden voice of Ethiopia” blueprint around Romare’s Dead Saints Chronicles Alemayehu Eshete, lead track Marionette 01. BUDDY & KAYTRANADA ‘Find Me’ Cool Lil Company cut-and-paste arrangements. ‘Alteleyeshegnem’ is where it’s at; “Kaytranada can do no wrong. So versatile. From house to more modern hip- Deconstructing and reverse- 8.5 an ethio-classic re-interpreted by hop production, like this song with Buddy.” engineering to find the simplest It was 17 years ago that we were the Philophon house band for a 02. BABA STILTZ ‘Baby’ Studio Barnhus hooks, and then arranged with a first introduced to ‘Just Landed’, new generation. ‘Temar Ledje’ is “One of my faves of recent memory. Super catchy — I find myself humming the melody from time to time.” dancefloor aesthetic is where it’s a dub-wise excursion from the great too. at. If you fell in love with 'J’Taime' lesser-known but hotly anticipated 03. GHETTOHOUSEDRUMMACHINE ‘Saudade’ Infinite Pleasures then you’ll love this. A great Friedman. And what a happy day DJ Shadow “Samples are great on this one. So simple but so hypnotic. Song to get lost in.” reminder about the power of a that was. Suffice to say this latest The Mountain Has Fallen EP 04.  ‘Girl Like You’ Carpark Records well-chosen sample. outing, some 14-odd albums later, Mass Appeal “Super smooth lo-fi R&B. Feels effortless in its simplicity.” still sees him in meticulous shape- 8.5 05. SAM GELLAITRY ‘Jungle Waters’ XL Recordings Manu Delango shifting form, reaching from the There’s not much to say about “This song is great — but it’s even more impressive once I heard how young the producer is. Has some FlyLo vibes, but he steers it in a direction all his own.” Mesmer Mesmerising feat. Isa archives to present something as this guy that hasn’t already been Kurz sonically astute as the first time we said. From his early cult releases 06. SEB WILDWOOD ‘Lifestyle’ SW Records Tru Thoughts “This has got a really good groove — and I love the ambient field recordings in heard him. Nice work Burnt. on Mo’ Wax to internationally- the background. Adds an extra layer of escapism.” 7. 5 acclaimed recording artist, he has 07. HOMESHAKE ‘Call Me Up’ Sinderlyn In a world dominated by Matthew Bourne always managed to stay the right “I love the bedroom, lo-fi aspect of this project — but the songs are really good technology it’s refreshing to Isotach side of the commercially-creative too. Perfect for a casual, lazy afternoon.” hear lesser-known, more exotic The Leaf Label fence: consistently coming up 08. MAX GRAEF/GLENN ASTRO ‘Flat Peter’ Ninja Tune and organic sounds from time to 7. 5 with the goods. It’s the same here “To me, this sounds like or Dilla would sound like if they ever tried time. Delango’s LP ‘Metromonk’ There is so much great piano as he glides effortlessly through making house music.” ticks that box and this third music floating around at the disjointed electronica, alt-beats 09. BENEDEK ‘Castle 2 Castle’ Leaving Records single from the established Hang moment. From Henrik Schwarz and stomping hip-hop. It’s all “Smooth throwback boogie grooves. Like this a lot.”

player (think: cased steel-like and James Heather to Ben Lukas good, but the real standout is the 10. MF DOOM ‘Devil’s Shoestring (Cody Currie’s Re-Jazz)’ Soundcloud drum from Switzerland) shows Boysen and Murcof, its place killer ‘Systematic’ (feat. Nas.). An “This is a mix of some of my favourite things at the moment. Classic hip-hop production and funky, house-inspired acoustic drums.” his more commercial edge with within contemporary classical out-and-out future classic!

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ALBUM NUMBER four from Andy Butler’s alt-disco troupe unveils a broader, gentler and more thoughtful side to Hercules & Love Affair. The clubby pulse that ran through previous records is no longer the focal point, and Butler now seems keen to be heard as a songwriter, rather than ‘just’ producer and dancefl oor-fi ller. Still present, however, are some of those catchy, deviant- disco grooves that Butler crafts so well; ‘Controller’ (featuring from alt-rock act The Horrors) has a touch of classic Hercules in its punchy swagger, and the title track (featuring singer-songwriter Sharon Van Etten) is a big, radio-ready number with a big, pop-driven melody to match. Elsewhere, Lebanese indie act Mashrou’ Leila bring soulful sparkle on ‘Are You Still Certain?’ and Icelandic trio Sísý Ey lead the stripped-back ‘Running’; there’s a big contributor list, but it’s ‘Fools Wear Crowns’, the one track without a guest, that perhaps reveals the most about the album’s new direction. Butler himself handles vocals here, on a highly personal song that fi nds him refl ecting on a diffi cult subject — his battles with addiction and resulting behaviour: “Allow me to raise my hand and admit how much of a fool I am”. It’s a departure from previous Hercules albums, but listen hard to those records — even the self-titled debut from 2008 — and you realise it’s actually not a huge departure. Hercules & Love Affair H&LA have always utilised shimmering pop melodies and soulful songwriting — there’s just a little more introspec- Omnion tion and a little less chugging disco behind it this time. BMG Admittedly, some tracks don’t hit the mark, either from not having quite enough going on (‘Lies’) or just being overcooked (‘Wild Child’). 7.5 So, can you still dance to ‘Omnion’? Absolutely. The dif- ference is that you’ll be dancing during a sunny festival Change of pace daytime rather than in a sweaty New York club basement. TRISTAN PARKER

Dany Rodriguez Biogen Mary Epworth Marc Romboy & Dortmund D'Visions Halogen Continues Elytral Philharmonic Orchestra RMR трип Sunday Best Reconstructing Debussy 9.0 9.5 8.0 Hyperharmonic 8.0 Tasteful techno Bio-genius LA grooves Dany Rodriguez is a rather under- Roughly fi ve years on from Biogen’s British musician Mary Epworth No room for compromise the-radar techno producer. While passing, his infl uence is still strongly continues to push the boundaries of Marc Romboy is certainly interested the Spanish-born, Belgian-based felt in the Icelandic electronic music her psychedelic electronic pop on her in exploring new horizons at this RMR boss doesn’t get the headlines scene. A key founder for both the second full-length release. Recorded point in his career. His retrospective of some of his peers, the richness of legendary Thule and left-leaning in Los Angeles, ‘Elytral’ is inherently anthology ‘Shades’ demonstrated his productions certainly warrants Weirdcore labels, he also made an steeped in the rhythm city with its just how comprehensive his history it. Currently in a purple patch, he indelible mark over a small set of groovy, sun-drenched melodies at with house and techno really is, while quickly follows up last year’s ‘Galax- releases baring his singular, raw and odds with a more sinister, fractured the experimental ‘Voyage De La ies Compared’ album with another, experimental approach to atmo- underbelly. This theme of opposites Planète’ from this year was incredibly ‘D’Visions’, which offers nine more spheric and beat-driven music. ‘Halo- and tension is conveyed through a well received. That album explored bits of cultured techno weaponry. gen Continues’ is the artist’s fi rst wash of synths, electronic percussion, the tension between classical and Opener ‘Natural Symphony’ proves posthumous release on Nina Kraviz’s sax and Mary’s mesmerising, effects- electronic music, though he’s back Rodriguez has a mastery of his трип label; a stunning compendium laden voice. Standout track ‘One Big just months later with a project that synths, because it’s a blissful ambi- meticulously cobbled together by Wave’ pairs a lush vocal hook with pushes this even further. ‘Recon- ent opener fi lled with the joys of a Kraviz to showcase Biogen’s wide sparse instrumentation, while ‘Bring structing Debussy’ is inspired by new spring day. After that it’s down breadth of work from frenetic break- Me The Fever’ pits jarring industrial Romboy observing the same pioneer- to business, with streamlined acid, beat freakouts to glacial, ambient drum machine passages against silky, ing attitude as the 19th-century crisp intergalactic electro and the narratives to droning -driven repetitive lyrics. ‘Lost Everything’ French composer with contemporary sci-fi soundtracking of ‘Oscilo 8.’ club cuts. Through sheer rawness and glides past with its beautiful layered electronica, recorded live in one take Mind-melting Millsian techno built adventurous production, he was able harmonies delivering melancholic with the Dortmund Philharmonic on rubbery 909s and awash with cos- to craft timeless, enveloping and words, and album closer ‘Surprise Orchestra. Romboy seeks to “edit, mic keys also appears in the second haunting sonic environments — a Yourself’ is a catchy and lilting pop remix and reconstruct” Debussy, and half and confi rms this is as a highly talented and forward-thinking dude. song bolstered by glistening, wah- it’s a deeply interesting and inspired inventive album. Kristan J Caryl Zara Wladawsky wah’d keyboards. Zara Wladawsky affair. Angus Paterson 144 djmag.com djmag.com ALBUMS

Terrence Dixon Claude Speeed The Radiophonic Workshop Cardopusher 12,000 Miles Of Twilight Infi nity Ultra Burials In Several Earths New Cult Fear Out-Er Planet Mu Room 13 Records 5.0 8.5 7.0 8.0

Outer space Entrancing Intergalactic improv Robot rave Detroit veteran Terrence Dixon's Scottish producer Claude Speeed, The ‘Doctor Who’ theme is a legacy Venezuela isn’t exactly known for fi fth album comes courtesy of Out-Er, once the guitarist for outfi t that’ll both bless and haunt The Ra- being a hotbed of electronic music the Italian label which has become American Men, has most notably diophonic Workshop until the end of activity, but in Cardopusher alone a home to material from luminaries made outings on LuckyMe previously, days. That incredible composition was the country has a real modern great. like Orlando Voorn, Aubrey and Juan before side-stepping onto Planet Mu recorded many earth moons ago by His arresting body of work takes in Atkins. The triple-vinyl set ‘12,000 in 2015 with ‘Sun Czar Temple’. His an incarnation featuring the amazing labels like Super Rhythm Trax, his own Miles Of Twilight’, which begins with second album ‘Infi nity Ultra’ sees that Delia Derbyshire, and if you’re looking Classicworks and Boysnoize, where he audio of a shuttle launch, is littered complex-rhythmed heritage shining for a similarly memorable electronic returns now for a second album after with space travel references, and through (in ‘Enter The Zone’), while ditty, ‘Burials In Several Earths’ 2015’s ‘Manipulator’. And once again perhaps the album might be best en- whispers of his LuckyMe past are pres- isn’t really for you. The album’s wild, it is a rugged, robust and uncompro- joyed while gazing into the heavens, ent on opener ‘BCCCC’, with its life- moody synth improvisations are more mising affair that’s built on macho thinking of other things. Otherwise, affi rming, -like melodies. The in-line with the Workshop’s early rhythms and raw electro futurism. its shortcomings could easily become trancey ‘Ambien Rave’ brings to mind soundscape material that boggled It offers a stark vision of a machine- apparent. While murky, loop-heavy, Lorenzo Senni, but it’s not all joyous people’s minds decades ago. Each made world and takes in a number of trance-inducing techno most certain- technicolour — ‘Windows 95’ beckons epic track is pretty out-there, but also different styles, from the heavy- ly has its place, chewing through a us into an eerie rave cavern, while the has its own distinct theme – and the weight ’Llegue Por La Noche’, which is full 21 tracks of predominantly eight- Kuedo-assisted ‘Alternate Histories’ sci-fi sonics that people know and pinned down by encircling synths and bar phrases repeated ad nauseum fi nds an imagined being hammering love the Workshop for are still there, trudging drums, to the zoned-out and becomes tiring. Perhaps it's all more down a door. Speeed’s infl uences particularly in the glitched, galactic libidinous loops of ‘Drunken Incapaci- artful than this reviewer appreciates range from children’s anime, sleep thrashings of ‘Some Hope Of Land’ tants’. Add in frazzled fl oor-fi llers like (and it has some nice artwork). But paralysis, and ‘terrifying silicon valley parts one and two. Elsewhere, things ‘Wanderlust’ and the acid acrobatics ultimately, ‘12,000 Miles Of Twilight’ futures’ — and inevitably ‘Infi nity Ul- veer from melodic to hallucinatory of ‘Falso Progresso’ and you have the is an album in need of a brutal edit for tra’ conjures up images of a dystopian to downright creepy. Worth a look. soundtrack to a paranoid and uneasy its own good. Ben Arnold world. Beautiful. Felicity Martin Tristan Parker culture. Kristan J Caryl

‘WHISPERS’ packs integrity and originality for a journey across the breadth of where alternative electronica is right now, barely settling on one stylistic horizon. Less jarring than that suggests, sonic transitions feel natural but not predictable, so the lo-fi , woody arpeggios of ‘Bird Season’ don’t sound out of place after ‘Daxamite’s crunched hip-hop; and the snoozy, smokey R&B of the titular feels at home following ‘Frost’’s atmospheric vinyl crackles and metronomic hooks, the latter making for a jazz warm-up of snare rolls and percussive accents, suggesting more rhythm than the track contains. Perhaps what’s most impressive, though, is the use of fi eld recording aesthetics within otherworldly interludes that are more than mere tools to separate more coherent tunes. ‘Manatee’’s space chords create a subtle euphoria you wish lasted a minute or fi ve longer; ‘Bronze’ marries alien whirrs to the Bambooman sound of crickets and distant chimes, as if a summer evening had been Whispers captured in one take and something Accidental Records slightly disturbing was picked up in the process. These interjections help make the more traditional segments even more delicious, not least ‘Brisk’, 9.0 which is the defi nition of 21st Cen- tury soul — compressed lackadaisical Gentle giant drums, hypnotic notes, sultry vocals. Superb. Martin Guttridge-Hewitt

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Mr Jukes Kutmah United Sounds Of Fabrizio Rat SW. God First TROBBB! Europe The Pianist Untitled Island Big Dada Sexit Blackstrobe Records Suede Recordings 4.0 8.0 Corsair 6.0 8.5 7.0 Parisian piano Energetic elegance Jukebox on steroids Getting his own back Out-there sounds Paris resident Fabrizio Sublime, sophisticated So correct, so polite, it damn near ‘TROBBB!’ stands for ‘the revenge of Super upfront from pil- Rat has joined forces yet focused on the makes us want to puke — this is the the black belly-button’ — a reference lar to post, subtlety is with Black Strobe’s party, Suede gives side-project of Jack Steadman from to the name Kutmah was called when not the order of the day Arnaud Rebotini to re- Apollo the privilege of the execrable Bombay Bicycle Club. picked on at school in Brighton. The here. Angel Tripudio’s lease his debut album. digitally re-releasing Some of the beats here are okayish, turntablist has had to deal with a U.S.O.E alias is a switch- ‘The Pianist’ explores eleven exceptional such as on the lunging Ninja Tune- much bigger bully since then: US im- flicker — it’s on or it’s an intriguing blend of untitled pieces by style jazz-funk of ‘Angels Your Love’ — migration, who deported him from his off. Bright productions eloquent piano pieces SW, veering between but the disparate influence Steadman adopted home in Los Angeles, where combine with wacky and classic machines jerky broken rhythms, attempts to meld here (Bollywood, Kutmah’s Sketchbook nights were an sampling and themes, such as the TR-909 and punchy techno topped soul, electro, jazz) and the ever-pres- integral part of the city’s beats scene. as noted in tracks such the TB-303. The result is with rave whistles, lush ent retro-synth textures and vocal As such, there’s a notable feeling of as ‘Let’s F**K’ and a moody, percussive mix ambience and acidic, ponderousness combine to create disquiet and dislocation to his debut cheeky swipes at Brexit of acid and euphoric dubby almost-fours. coffee-table music so soporifically album, and some might find it as featuring Winston keys that resonate well Consider this purchase bland you can practically hear Jamie awkward and difficult to understand Churchill soundbites. throughout. Anna Wall essential, then. Martin Oliver cooking in the background. This as the loner kid in the corner, as it Morgan Jones Guttridge-Hewitt is music arranged to be superficially moves between fractured hip-hop ‘impressive’ and certainly the sup- beats, dusty blues and abstract porting cast is dazzling (De La Soul, electronics, often accompanied by Horace Andy, Lalah Hathaway) but the prophetic mutterings of fellow there are better records being made leftfield beats travellers like Gonja- in all the genres Steadman is plunder- sufi. Too introspective to be a howl ing here. Weak and sterile. Pass. Neil of rage, but could be a rallying call. Kulkarni Paul Clarke Phaeleh Anton Kubikov James Heather Lost Time Whatness Stories From Far Away Undertow Kompakt On Piano 5.0 9.0 Ahead Of Our Time Melancholy melodies Escapist excellence 8.0 Slightly sad comedown The debut solo album Affairs of the heart fare, this post- from Anton Kubikov London-based artist downtempo is pleasant- (one half of SCSI-9) James Heather has ly soothing fare. A very is made from synths, composed solo piano ‘adult’ set of indistinct pianos, found sounds pieces based on news guest vocalists, skippy and the odd passage of stories such as the Maya Jane Coles Portico Quartet beats and polished grey spoken word. The range Malaysian airline crash Take Flight Art In The Age of Automation atmospheres, it’s easy of melody and mood and Paris terror attacks. I/AM/ME Gondwana Records on the ear but — ‘Feel is hugely absorbing Astoundingly beautiful 9.0 8.0 You Fade’’s unsettling as you pass from the and often genuinely “Take me intraveneous- sounds of an empty heartbreaking, it’s mu- Flying high Four's the charm ly… feel me dancing church through a spring sic that makes you want Maya Jane Coles has returned with With its original blend of jazz, neo- in your bloodstream” day and on to a more to retreat into your own her highly anticipated sophomore classical soundtrack touches and chorus aside — it’s menacing, post-human head, rather than sink album, ‘Take Flight’, for which she electronic beats and bass, Portico unobtrusive to a fault. world. Worth checking it into your hands. Paul has passionately procured all parts of Quartet’s 2012 self-titled second Sunil Chauhan out. Kristan J Caryl Clarke the process herself — from writing, album on Real World was excellent, a producing, arranging, mixing and more cutting-edge follow-up to their performing, down to the intricate Mercury-nominated debut. After a REPEAT THE LPS WE CAN’T LEAVE ALONE... aesthetics of creating the artwork, spell on Ninja Tune as a pared-back and collaborating with fellow singer- Portico, the Quartet have returned Chelou, GAPS and Wendy with a sound closer to their best Rae Fowler, who all add to the diver- record. It’s less dramatic, more re- sity of her latest creation.The breaks- strained and very beautiful, wreathed driven ‘Cherry Bomb’ is dominating in strings, gentle saxophone, and on airwaves, the beautifully hypnotic the title track, interlaces hang drum synths of ‘Won’t Let You Down’ are and bittersweet synth-work. ‘RGB’ all over club soundsystems, while returns to the syncopated grooves Bjørn Torske & Laurel Halo Terrence Parker ‘Blackout’ is a mesmerising blend of they’ve dabbled in before, its broken Prins Thomas Dust GOD Loves Detroit warm basslines and delectable guitar beats and funk bass overlaid with dis- Square One Hyperdub Planet E riffs, with Maya’s dreamy vocals consolate instrumentation. The clos- Smalltown Supersound 9.0 8.5 alluding to stories of restless nights. ing ‘Lines Glow’ is a more optimistic 9.0 A mellow and inviting An overwhelmingly The album moves through many blend of cascading synth arpeggios A titanic meeting of record of balmy bass, positive collection of moods, soundscapes and tempos — a and rolling percussion that would fit a minds from these live keys and pleasing dance music that’s all landmark album. Maya is still on fire. Nordic noir TV show. A breakthrough. splendid Norwegians. chords. about the energy. Amanda Bricks Ben Murphy

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Various Various Oneohtrix Point Daphni Branko Presents: Mondo Re-alterado Never Enchufada Na Zona Hippie Dance Good Time: Motion FABRICLIVE 93 Enchufada 8.0 Picture Soundtrack Warp Fabric 8.5 Tre-mondo-us Global gathering Following on from 8.5 9.0 Enchufada boss Rebolledo’s singular A very good time A mind-warping dance voyage Branko has pieced ‘Mondo Alterado' Daniel Lopatin bonded together a document LP last year, the with the Safdie brothers that showcases his adventurous electronic over a mutual love of DAPHNI IS the club-oriented possess the potency of beats and bass exploratory stance on artist calls on an all- cult genre movies, incarnation of Canadian electronic to get a whole club moving. ‘Face To global club music. With star crew of friends to and the result was genius , best known as Face’ is raw, lo-fi funk, a descending contributions from remix, reinterpret and Caribou. His ‘FABRICLIVE’ entry is, live bass guitar and tough drums Italy’s Lorenzo BITW, cover his tracks. DJ scoring their hypnotic naturally for Snaith, unconventional hardening into a metallic carapace. newcomer Poté and Tennis, Superpitcher, crime thriller, Good and thrilling. Composed entirely Psychotropic synth sequences from producers from Lisbon, Maceo Plex, Mike Time. It’s a searing, of new unreleased tracks (plus an ’80s synth dream fl oat above the Setúbal and Brazil, Simonetti and plenty striking set of four edits), it’s an artist album in swung house of ‘Medellin’ and ‘Try’ Branko once again more all add their composition (including disguise, but also an irresistible DJ is menacing acid disco, while ‘Tin’ lends his ear to multiple personal touch while vocals from Iggy mix. is heart-fl ooding dancefl oor manna corners of the earth. A retaining the artist’s Pop) that’ll leave you ‘FABRICLIVE 93’ is inspired in part from heaven. The way it bleeds into globetrotter of a set, singular style. Zara fantasising about OPN by his hero , the video nasty keys of ‘Moshi’ is celebrating diversity. Wladawsky scoring more feature- who made his own Fabric mix of astonishing. Nobody else has this Felicity Martin lengths. Felicity Martin unreleased material, and who range or emotional heft. As the Snaith would periodically visit the respected series nears triple fi gures, club to hear play at 6am. Like the it’s a delight to see Fabric still psychedelic house of ‘Ye Ye’ or his expanding the parameters of what’s 2012 long-player ‘Jialong’, Daphni’s possible with a mix compilation. new tracks overfl ow with ideas, yet Ben Murphy

Yuksek Various Various Nous Horizon Part 2 — Balance pres. Natura Balearic 3 (Compiled Reworks & Edits Sonoris mixed by by Jim Breese) Partyfi ne Henry Saiz Balearic 7.0 Balance 8.5 Re-rubbed rollers 8.0 Easy breesy French maestro A sprawling journey Back for a third ’s third album The Spaniard returns instalment of sun- ‘Nous Horizon’ was a to the Balance fold for drenched, laid-back delectable selection of a comp highlighting vibes in the island Max Richter Various original feel-good disco the 10th anniversary spirit, the Jim Breese- Behind The Counter: Max Mister Saturday Night, Then records with an indie- of his Natura Sonoris compiled collection Richter And Now pop edge. This selection label, a decadent ticks all the Balearic Rough Trade Mister Saturday Night of edits and reworks is a 140-minute continuous boxes you’d expect. 8.0 8.0 welcome revisit to some mix comprised entirely From jazz-tinged of his key tracks, with of exclusives. It’s summer selections Off his shopping trolley Making history an all-star line-up on an exhaustive and such as The Madrigal’s Sort of like ‘Supermarket Sweep’ Back in 2009, Justin Carter and production, including thorough capture of the ‘Ride To The Moon’ to for vinyl nerds, record shop Rough Eamon Harkin started throwing their some of France’s fi nest Saiz sound, occasionally downbeat, electronic Trade’s new compilation series own parties, dubbed Mister Saturday — Dimitri From Paris, unwieldy and rough night-callers such invites artists to put together mixes Night, in New York, graduating from Jacques Renault and around the edges, but as Hear and Now’s from whatever they can fi nd in the club spaces in Manhattan to illegal The Mekanism. all the better for it. ‘Hirundo’. Close your racks. is Anglo-German lofts, private homes in Brooklyn and Anna Wall Angus Paterson eyes. Morgan Jones neo-classical composer Max Richter, outdoor spaces. They connected in whose last album was an eight- ethos with the grand tradition of hour opus designed to make you the kind of anything-goes shindigs THE PICK OF OUR LATEST fall asleep. In some ways he drifts the city has hosted for decades, like ON THE POD PODCASTS & EXCLUSIVE MIXES off in a similar direction here: it Francois K's Body & Soul, and even djmag.com | soundcloud.com/djmag gives you an indication of quite how Mancuso's Loft. They also spawned horizontal things are when one the Mister Sunday parties too, and to of the most energetic tracks is by celebrate 250 of these meetings of notoriously miserable Americana act minds they've knocked up a glorious Low. But the blending of classical mix. There's emotional house music pieces from Schubert and Philip courtesy of Baba Stiltz and ESB, and Glass with electronica auteurs such wonky party tracks from the likes as Aphex Twin and post-rock acts like of Marcellus Pittman and Kerrier Godspeed You! Black Emperor makes District, before winding up with for a mix that is much more than an life-affi rming disco from Bourbon and PODCAST: FRESH KICKS: PODCAST: TERRY FARLEY PIERRE CODARIN XHIN audio sedative. Paul Clarke Maxx and Mystic Pleasure. Ben Arnold 148 djmag.com Untitled-1 1 13/07/2017 16:34