Manticore vinyl

With Bliq operating at a rate of roughly two 12"s per year, it's possible that this debut release from Deemonlover is the last vinyl transmission we'll see from the London-based label in 2014. If that's the case, there is plenty of mileage in the four tracks that make up the Manticore 12" and there's plenty of house and techno selectors out there that will be pulling for this record for some time yet. Fans of the Dial label will certainly find much to embrace in the buoyant yet melancholic opening track "Velcro" which engages subtle shifts in pitch. This atmospheric opener is something of a false dawn however, as Deemonlover duck between the abstract ghetto house of "J.a.a.p." and the dusty Naples style deepness of "Violet Kink" before closing on the crunching peak time techno of "Till Primals".

Brian James, Bu$$ (bliq, Olympos), Skudge, Zenner, M50, Doo, Sai Aka Blend Architect, Agnostic Rhythm, Manos Mara (Bliq), Ney Faustini, Natan H, Joe Montana, Kastil (Soul Notes/Stale)