Unknown Artists

Damn, how did I miss this one? Oh right. I don't live in Detroit and this was pressed in some micro-quantity. The DJ Genesis track Bipolar is my favorite on this Psychostasia compilation ep.

Horrorshow

All the Demdike Stare releases are sick as fuck. Need to drop a hundo to get the first twelve? Do it. Their latest Liberation Through Hearing is more of the same: pure aural brilliance. Miles Whittaker (MLZ) and Sean Canty are producing gem after gem.
And triple-high-fives to Loop-o (Andreas at Dubplates & Mastering, Berlin) for cutting another ace lacquer.

This Hurts

Delsin, damn reliable as usual, offers up this fine release by DJ Yoav B.
Higher Love will be caressed lovingly by my intoxicated fingers, swooning with uncompromising and--dare I say--incomparable desire to share This with the world.

A Sexual Position

Oh what, did the "Charlie Brown" sample throw you off? Fuck you. That's the best re-contextualization of a sample I've heard in a real long time.

Kris, this is genius.
Keep it coming.
Take your time.


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(Kids, if you didn't understand the title reference, this is CAT: morris audio 69.)
(And Bitch, if you buy this I'll smack it out of your unworthy hands.)
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P.S ~ Kris Wadsworth's remix of Jimmy Edgar's latest Hot, Raw, Sex is a sleazy electro house killer.

Aquarius

Just because it's the BEST JUNGLE TRACK EVER doesn't mean anyone gives a shit when I play it out. But I do. I care.
Jah bless you, Rupert Parkes. I miss your Photek days.

Please Press Me A Proper One

All copies of Patern Repeat 00/1 that I have purchased have terrible surface noise plaguing both sides. Since there was a test pressing approved by people with hearing, I can only assume this a pressing defect due to poor pressing. Are all copies fucked? If you have a copy that does not have this surface noise, PLEASE CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY. I adore this record and would love to play it out.

Formula

If someone had said "minimal techno" ten years ago to me, I would have immediately thought of Thomas Brinkmann, Rich Hawtin, and the Voigt brothers. Probably in that order. Not that these are the only producers who were focusing on stripped-down beats, but they were prominent in my world of then-ago. Nowadays it seems that "minimal" means something very different. Minimal techno is no longer stripped-down and raw but instead it is skippy hi-hats, delayed tom patterns, and Ableton Live presets. And this record, expertly-crafted, is an anthem for this 'new' techno that came in and out of fashion almost as quickly as white rappers in the 90s. Dusty Kid is a talented producer. These tracks are so goddamn clever. And that's exactly why I'm selling my copy.