Stotrojka, an independent label run by Kanal 103 radio, delivers a fantastic EP by Aleksandar Ordev. It features tight grooves that are eminently danceable, making it perfect for both dancing and getting lost in the music. Check it out on the label’s Bandcamp site. “Art teacher by day and musician Continue Reading
Techno
Flo Rosset – Intra
An intriguing release by French musician Flo Rosset, who combines electronica, hip-hop and percussive beat into the sort of techno I wish more artists in the genre aspired to. An intelligent release, musically.
Ton Q – ROOTs
This release out of Mongolia perked up my ears a bit this morning. Ton Q hail from Ulaanbaatar, the country’s capital, and the group blends a minimalistic dub techno with elements of Mongolian traditional music. Not a bad listen at all.
Various Artists – Murder tbs: Never Enough
From the Murder tbs Bandcamp site, this compilation serves as a good introduction to hard techno and post-Industrial dance music out of Tbilisi, Georgia, which looks to be my new home in the not-terribly-distant future: “After five years of existence, we are starting a new chapter with our most extensive Continue Reading
Matthew Pinto – Flatlands
There doesn’t seem to be a whole lot out there on composer Matthew Pinto, but this album is quite a solid release and will appeal to fans of minimal techno and headphone music. Music to trip to.
Christophe Bailleau – Insight and Vision
Before I get to the promotional blurb on the website for Mahorka Records, I can give my thoughts on the album. Christophe Bailleau’s Insight and Vision crosses so many genres that one would think, based on the description, that the music would be unlistenable. Nothing could be further from the Continue Reading
rand – Peripherie Remixes
Even though I can be slow to respond, thanks in part to being a one-man operation since the departure of my old friend and partner Steven Shore (RIP), it is nice to come across emails which turn me on to music I would have otherwise not been able to discover. Continue Reading
Al Wootton – Lifted From The Earth
From the Bandcamp site: “Guess-again shapeshifter Al Wootton continues a fertile streak of releases for ZamZam, Livity and his own Trule label, as well as an acclaimed collab with Susumu Mukai and Valentina Magaletti as Holy Tongue, on a killer new album for Berceuse Heroique’s tape series, a screwed navigation Continue Reading
Tensal – Dethroned EP
Tensal produces some of the denses and beat-heavy techno I’ve run into in a good, long while. Quite an intense listen.
Various Artists – Alex from Tokyo presents Japan Vibrations Vol.1
From the World Famous Records Bandcamp Site: “Dive into the exhilarating era of Japan’s electronic dance music scene from the mid ’80s to the mid ’90s with Japan Vibrations Vol. 1. The hand-picked collection by DJ and musical storyteller Alex from Tokyopays homage to the trailblazers and innovators who shaped Continue Reading