Various Artists: Dreamy Harbor (Tresor)Since its earliest days as a fledgling nightclub, Tresor has often had its finger on the pulse of techno. With Dreamy Harbor, the label has taken a...
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Various Artists: It’s Been Hell: 20 Years of Lo Recordings (Lo Recordings)I remember the first time I heard stuff on Lo Recordings, the oddball UK label that traverses such a variety of...
Various artists: Total 16 (Kompakt)For over 15 years now, Cologne techno label Kompakt has been releasing annual round-ups of its talent, often including both previously released favorites...
Superpitcher: So Far So Super (Kompakt)Aksel Schaufler first made a real impression on me as Superpitcher right around the turn of the century, when Kompakt was burgeoning from a smaller...
Various Aritsts: Rewire - Part A (Touchin’ Bass)Rewire is a compilation of tracks created in response to visual works by the Gamma Proforma label. Andrea Parker curated the selection and...
V/A: Tempa All-Stars Vol. 7 (Tempa) I first discovered Tempa when dubstep had started to make its first set of underground waves in the US in the early-mid 00s. While dubstep’s reputation...
Autechre: “SYptixed” (Bleep:10, Warp 2014) This new track from Autechre is one of the weirder and cooler things I’ve heard from the duo in a while. I tend to prefer Ae when they...
V/A: 100DSR (Delsin) Delsin Records has been operating on the sly for a long while now, and with their 100th release they are celebrating with a five-part series of 12" vinyl...
Gui Boratto: The K2 Chapter (K2/Kompakt Digital) Gui Boratto had been pumping out music a little while before he connected with Kompakt and the kick-off of their K2 imprint, but it was on...
v/a: The Black Ideal (Unknown Precept) Unknown Precept, a Parisian indie label, is new to me, but they certainly made one hell of a first impression with this sterling collection of dark...
v/a: Field 07 (Field) Yet another entry into Field’s sterling techno compilation series, this time featuring the talent of Duplex, Conforce, ESHU, and Counterpart. I’m really...
Various Artists: Field 06 (Field Records) There’s techno in the generic pop culture sense that people get excited about going to “the club"… and then there’s TECHNO....
Terrors: Lagan Qord (Weird Forest) Terrors a.k.a. Elijah Forrest espouses an odd combo of doom drone and free folk on this collection of pieces from his repertoire. Apparently he has a...
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