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Märtini Brös. - The MB Factor

10 year anniversary mix from the Märtini Brös on - you guessed it - Poker Flat. This is a straight up DJ mix that touches bases with all of their sonic experiments from the last 10 years. And, pretty good it is too. If you are not familiar with their sound - deep, playful house & techno - t...

Digitalism - Kitsuné Tabloid Mix

New mix / compilation from Digitalism, who have been a bit quiet of late, on French fash' label Kitsuné. On first glance this looked a bit too similar to the recent Boyz Noize "Suck My Deck" compilation for me to review - lots of tracks, lots of hits. However upon closer inspection (i...

Sister Chain & Brother John - Darkness To Warm Your Heart

Coming on like something in between Badlands and a Charles Dickens novel, Sister Chain & Brother John have delivered an album I can safely say is not like anything else I have heard this year. Or last year in fact… and for that reason alone I like it. Their songs are 21st century parlor tal...

Toby Tobias - Space Shuffle Rekids

Mr Tobias has been bubbling just under the radar for quite a few years, but it has taken until now for a full length album from the London based producer. According to the man himself his sound is like Gino Soccio and Sly & Robbie performing a scientific experiment in space, and well, that’...

Prins Thomas - The Greatest Tits Vol. 1

Prins Thomas, but no Lindstrom. Across 2 CD’s? Hmm… interesting. Perhaps all is not well in our favourite Norwegian musical marriage. I think not… Whatever the reasons, this double CD – one mixed, one not – is effectively the calling card for Oslo’s class of 2008 on Thomas’ own Full Pupp Label....

Trentemøller - Live In Concert EP (Roskilde Festival 2007)

Trentemøller has been a bit quiet recently, not that his output has ever been that prolific mind. The Danish artist known for his emotive, layered electronic music has not released anything of note since the "Last Resort" album in 2007. Perhaps he was worried about dropping off the da...

Radio Slave - Grindhouse Remixes

HEAVY. After mulling over suitably descriptive phrases, and coming up with several, I opted for the simple is best approach. For those in the know (attendees, anyone that has read a music magazine) the Dubfire mix of Radio Slave’s Grindhouse was the killer hit at this years Miami WMC….. cha cha...

Various Artists - Space Oddities

The latest offering from Munich’s Permanent Vacation; a collection of rare library recordings, dug out of dusty vaults, and released for your enjoyment. It’s hard to find much to say about this. If you are into the more obscure avenues of music, specifically the 60’s 70’s 80’s library sound - s...

Various Artists - Don't Share Needles Vol. 1

New style shenanigans from District of Corruption with their first multi-artist release. I am not sure that that is such a big deal, but they can shout about it as much as they like as far as I am concerned, because this 3 track release is gold. Pure gold son. Firstly, there is a Jahcoozi track...

Various Artists - Verve Remixed Volume 4

The cover of this makes me feel sick. Coffee table fodder if I ever saw it…. and, after casting my eye over the track listing and seeing the names Nina Simone, Diplo, Marlena Shaw and whole host of remixers I know, but kind of don’t know as well as the Cinematic Orchestra hovering near Roy Ayer...

DJ Woody - Selected Works Gigolo 2002 - 2006

A collection of, erm selected works as the name might suggest, from Gigolo crew member; DJ woody. This is not an album as such, more a selection of the best (and I reckon by that he means most effective on the dance floor) 12” releases from the last 6 years. There is really not a lot here, not...

Various Artists - Seed Records Volume Two

Though they seem to have been around forever, this is only the second label compilation from Seed, the left-field label dealing in the far-flung outposts of electronic music (the first is changing hands for silly money on the web). Seed have been busy; throwing parties in disused prisons and un...

Spirit Catcher - High Control / Core Memory / Total Confusion

A man walks into a record shop. “Erm, I like house, techno, and disco, and find the mystery of space eternally interesting. Can you recommend anything?” “Certainly sir – Spirit Catcher”. I find the idea of a ‘spirit catcher’, well, pretty lame. Feathers you hang over your bed at night, to chann...

Quiet Village - Silent Movie

One part Radio Slave, one part ‘master crate digger’ Joel Martin? On paper, Quiet Village seem like my dream band. Taking the cut edit and paste method of music creation and throwing it at those of us who like to dance while sitting down, Quiet Village are being feted as a stalwarts of the emer...

Laurent Garnier - Back To My Roots

Laurent Garnier’s first 12” for the dancefloor for a very long time; the result of his recent trip to play at Panorama Bar – Berlins mecca of techno and decadence. The story goes that Dixon was waiting to play after Laurent, when he dropped Back To My Roots. Not a tired old Richie Haven cover,...