The little acid box that couldn’t, when it hit shelves in the 1980s, has once again proven it can (and then some.) British club culture […]
Tag: Techno
Blamstrain :: For All The Dreamers In (Self-Released)
Each track melds gracefully into the next and the wide variety of styles are well paced, providing atmospheric peaks and troughs that will pull you […]
V/A :: Underground Wave Vol 4 (Walhalla)
Certain old friends have been revisited with unheard offerings of angst and synth. Alongside these past artists come new names, forgotten and unknown artists and […]
Astrolobes and Electronics :: Mystic and Quantum Records
Soulful sounds from the verdant forests of northern Spain. I don’t know if it’s my living here, but I’m constantly coming across more and more […]
Boreal & Lnrdcroy :: FP-003 (Forbidden Planet)
Stirring sounds are subtly built, expressive tones painted with tender touches and full drum patterns. Montreal’s Forbidden Planet has had more than an impressive start. […]
Costelloe :: Solar Code (Signal Code)
Costelloe gazes back to the 1990s. Within the traditions of Warp, GPR and New Electronica, Solar Code takes an emotive and soulful view of machine […]
Established in Iberia, Grounded in Humanity
Grounded In Humanity finds itself in an enviable position both geographically and musically. There’s no better way to get to know a label than over a […]
Juanpablo :: Lost Series (Part 2) (Frigio)
Juanpablo seeks to bridge the past and present, influences from house and techno melting with a contemporary edge. Frigio Records enjoyed a fruitful 2013 with […]
Conforce :: Kinetic Image (Delsin)
Between conceptual techno and pared-back hypgnosis, this year’s model is more nuanced, with less of the warm velvety and more of the cold clinical In […]
Broken Synths / Neon & the Other Noble Gases :: Split EP (More Mars Team)
Liberating, easefully spun-out melodies betraying a fondness for early krautrock and its brainy structures, while chugging along with the wonky, good timey grin of backyard […]
Donato Dozzy & Nuel :: The Aquaplano Sessions (Spectrum Spools)
Over the course of its eight Aqua-referencing tracks, Dozzy and Nuel resuscitate the spirits of Ambient Techno with a craft rarely seen in an age […]















