Resident Advisor Reviews
2012-05-16 08:45
Barker - Like an Animal
Berlin's Leisure System parties have a wide remit: a single lineup might feature veterans from breakbeat hardcore, UK techno and IDM alongside rising stars of b..
Resident Advisor Reviews
2012-05-16 08:45
Outboxx - Power Cruising
There has been reams written about the blurring of electronic music genres—especially in the UK. Don't worry, we'll no..
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2012-05-15 14:45
William Kouam Djoko - We Are Your Brothers and Sisters
Is there anything more overused than a vocoder? And is there anything more spine-tingling, when used judiciously? Amsterdam's William Kuoam Djoko gets it right ..
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2012-05-15 11:45
Various Artists - Hivern Jacking Tapes Vol. 1
Until now, Barcelona's Hivern label has been most closely identified with the kind of sample-heavy, disco- and pop-infused house that John Talabot and Pional ha..
Resident Advisor Reviews
2012-05-15 09:30
Brackles - Rinse Presents: Brackles
After a string of big 12-inches for the likes of Apple Pips and Brainmath over the last handful of years, one of the UK's freshest voices went silent in 2011. B..
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2012-05-15 07:15
BHOO - Elastik Phone
The third release from the people that bring you London's Society Of The Underbelly parties sees its sibling promoters, Amy and Tim, take advantage of their Ita..
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2012-05-15 04:15
Tom Flynn - People Everyday EP
Tom Flynn's debut for Hypercolour ticks all the right boxes and then some. Characterised by classic garage motifs, the f..
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2012-05-15 04:15
DJ Clent - 3rd World
One thing that the recent obsession with footwork has brought on is a rightful recognition of earlier juke and ghetto house, typified by labels like Dance Mania..
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2012-05-14 17:00
Leon Vynehall - Mauve EP
Leon Vynehall's extremely assured debut reeks of class, evoking a time when he was probably being told by his mother what shoes to wear, instead of keeping up w..
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2012-05-14 13:15
Addison Groove in Pittsburgh
For the past decade, Wednesdays at the Bloomfield Bridge Tavern—referred to locally as the BBT—has been the home of FUZZ!, one of the longest running drum &..
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2012-05-14 11:45
Taster Peter and Heartik - Rapture
If someone were to set out looking for evidence of the influence of prog on the post-millenial incarnation of tech house, then Taster Peter and Heartik's Raptu..
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2012-05-14 10:15
Phillip Lauer - Phillips
When RA offered a stream of Phillip Lauer's first solo album last month, I'll wager that more than a few groans went up at the description "yacht rock hous..
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2012-05-14 10:15
Keith Worthy - Aesthetic Audio presents Theme Music (Moments In Rhythm Vol. 3)
Like so many players in the American underground, Keith Worthy isn't personally caught up in trends; as much as any producer pushing deep house in this country,..
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2012-05-14 10:15
Clockwork & Avatism - Archetypes EP
Clockwork's rise from recent non-existence into darlings of bouncy, reverb-heavy house has been well documented since their breakthrough Hot Creations release b..
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2012-05-12 05:00
Lakker - Arc EP
The Irish duo Lakker's new EP doesn't immediately clamor for attention; its dusky chords and grainy wash at first sound of a piece with scads of similarly sepul..
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2012-05-11 17:45
The Citizen's Band - Broken Rome
Drawing on the talents of artists like Roman Flügel and Massimiliano Pagliara, the Frankfurt-based Live At Robert Johnson rarely takes a wrong step. From Chris..
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2012-05-11 17:45
Jimmy Edgar - Majenta
Nomadic sex fiend Jimmy Edgar has found a new home at Hotflush, but not a whole lot has changed in his purple-hued world of robot decadence. Majenta is sca..
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2012-05-11 11:45
214 - Plastic Spokes
Thanks in large part to Boddika, hardware-heavy electro that worships equally at the altars of Drexciya and Stingray is in fashion these days. One artist who's ..
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2012-05-11 11:00
Frak - Muzika Electronic
The appearance of a Frak album on Digitalis Recordings is solid confirmation that the world has finally caught up with these long unheralded visionaries. As lab..
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2012-05-11 11:00
M>O>S - Lost Digits
According to Discogs, it's been a decade since Aroy Dee has used the moniker M>O>S. While the reasons behind the project's revival may be unclear, Dee's tradema..