Steven Tang: Disconnect to Connect (Smallville) Steven Tang’s debut album for Smallville combines an obvious love of Chicago jack with Detroit techno. It has all of the smoothness...
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Alfabet: “Lap the Music” (Rush Hour, 2011) Hypnotic leftfield house from Tom Trago and Awanto3, showcased on the 2011 edition of the annual Best of Rush Hour collection. (What’s up...
Erdbeerschnitzel: Cushion EP (Delsin) What an unusual trio of tracks from German producer Tim Keiling. The mood shifts pretty radically between tracks here, leading off with the smooth,...
Kölsch: 1977 (Kompakt) For years, Kompakt was a sure thing to me for great dance music. It didn’t matter if it was a club thumper like Michael Mayer’s “Speaker” or...
John Roberts: Fences (Dial) John Roberts’ second album on Dial veers rather clearly away from the 4-to-the-floor house motifs of his debut. Glass Eights suggested an organic palette...
Isolée: “Démon” (Rest, Playhouse 2000) The weird dance music of Isolée is ageless.(Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
Club 69: “Drama (Club 69’s Full Drama)” (Tribal 1997) Very sad to hear that Peter Rauhofer died this week. He was only 48 years old and succumbed to a brain tumor. I wasn’t a...
XXXY: Got Me So (Rinse) The latest EP from Rupert Taylor features three excellent 90s-tinged house jams. None is stronger or weaker than the others, but each is undeniably infectious. The title cut...
A Guy Called Gerald: How Long Is Now (Bosconi) A Guy Called Gerald has been in the techno game for a long time now (well over 25 years), and I liken his career trajectory to that of his contemporary...
Scuba: Talk Torque & Hardbody (Hotflush Recordings) Scuba’s cup runneth over! His last full-length, Personality, pushed further into techno and house than the broken beat hybrids...
Luke Abbott: Modern Driveway (Notown) The first of 2 new(ish) EPs from leftfield techno producer Abbott. This one came out several months back, but I missed it until recently. (I...
FaltyDL: Hardcourage (Ninja Tune) FaltyDL takes the full early 90s plunge with this 2-tracker on Ninja Tune. He’s always suggested loyalty to dance music of that era, but these two...
Steffi: “Piem” (Yours & Mine, Ostgut-Ton) I’m late to the party on Steffi’s last full-length which came out sometime in 2011… but better late than never as I...
Guy Gerber: The Mirror Game (Visionquest) Oddly gloomy single from house producer Guy Gerber, straddling the middle ground between indie pop, headphones listening and club music quite...
Brogan Bentley: Brogan Bentley EP (Leaving) I’ve been digging this EP from Brogan Bentley, an odd fusion of dance music and lo-fi bedroom production. It has enough of a swagger to...
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