DORISBURG Vinilo y CD

Review: Aniara's white label number four delivers more techno goodness direct to the dance floor. The A-side features two of Arkajo's most compelling dance-floor tracks, with both offering a propulsive groove and warped and dubbed-out basslines. On the flip side, Dorisburg and Efraim Kent (who are here making their debut on Aniara) present the darker vibes of 'Data Smuggler' which rides on broken beats and has real menace in the airwaves. It complements the A-side with a more deep mood and hypnotic rhythm that will be pure dancing bait.

Review: Since Aniara Records came out in the 2010, it has been one of the most well-respected labels on the planet for house and techno. Since the start, fellow Sweden producer Dorisburg has been there from the start and has gone on to release on many other quality labels as well. Andakt creates a shimmering and beautiful hazy atmosphere while the groove is equally as magical. This peak time track will raise the hairs on the back of your neck. Epic! 'Grottloop' is a bit more grimy in the trenches but rewarding and slightly euphoric feeling. A great dichotomy of feelings surrounds both of these tracks and that's typical of Aniara overall. They take things to a higher level on their releases thanks to their band of strong producers. This EP is a smash!

Review: Deep techno's many darlings will be treasured for a good long time, and Dorisburg is among the most renowned out today. While the Swedish artist is known for their leanings into dreamy future garage, the new EP 'Voices' - the first of three new EPs for fellow label Aniara - hears a more unswung, nuance-heavy pair of minimal shufflers. A shimmering, shivering mood is emitted from the fray of the A-track 'Voices', with its Tin Man-style melodic acid happily dancing front and centre, while the B 'Skulptur 7' routinely asks "what?" as ricocheting knocks pan from left to right, hat-tickling us into a textural state of oblivion.

Review: Following his adventures with Effraiim Kent earlier this year, Sweden's Alex Berg makes his debut on Phonica with a triplet of slinky, pared-back minimal tech work-outs. Each track representing a different side of palette 'House Organ For The Lonely' eases us in softly with Innervisions style pads and a molten, ever-evolving bass bedrock. 'Fumana Prophecy' takes us much deeper down Berg's rabbit hole where the bassline stays fluid but the pads are replaced by more rhythmic elements and low end shades. For the full Berg blow-out flip for the trippy, sexy harmonic affair 'Rhythm Paint'. Think 'Erotic Discourse' but more mangled and off-beat to suit these strange, unnerving times.

Review: Despite earning a reputation for being one of European techno's most prolific producers, Alexander Berg has been surprisingly quiet of late. 2016 saw just a single Dorisburg 12" release, while this two-track assault marks his first release of 2017. "Venom" has all the hallucinogenic qualities of a tropical snakebite, with trippy, mind-altering electronic riffs and outer-space effects writhing around an hypnotic late night techno groove. The "lost on the dancefloor at 5am" feel continues on flipside "Serum", a more minimalist affair where bold analogue riffs and skittish tech-house noises rise above an undulating, early morning groove.

Review: In addition to his celebrated work as part of Genius of Time, Alexander Berg has been building a profile as a solo producer under the Dorisburg mantle with releases for Aniara and Bossmusik. Berg's solo moves focus on robust, no-nonsense techno with just the right amount of murky, clandestine textures and that's very much the case on this second Bossmusik drop. Heavyweight drums and impressive percussion programming are the key to production potency here, and "Liksom" is particularly revelatory. Not only is the groove dense and rolling, it also includes some fantastically jackin' drum machine builds. "Eller" is a little deeper (and certainly murkier), with punchy but swinging percussion underpinning weird chords and strange textures.

Review: Producer/DJs Dorisburg and Efraim Kent have pretty much always dealt in textural, knocky takes on the intersection between minimal and bass music, and this sensibility more than shines through on their latest split EP, 'Further'. The A-side would work just as well in a Plastic People revival rave as it would a minimal neeks' free-for-all, working in endlessly-shifty laser wibbles, risers and a yobby vocal shout. B-sider 'Attjo' is no less fidgety, but errs on the minimal tech side, but also comes with a subtle 'tribal' umbrage, with ghostly spirits seemingly conjured in firelit reverb and drum hits.

Review: Mattias El Mansouri and Dorisburg pair up to get things started on the A-side with 'Galapagos' layering up a hooky lead synth motif with persuasive drums that rock back and forth and carry you away to the stars. It's a gorgeously slow burning set-builder or 5am wig-out classic. Anthony Linell's 'Track 2' then occupies the whole of the flip with rich layers of sustained pads, the distance sound of a train on a track and a deft percussive sprinkle that brings the whole thing to life in hypnotic fashion.

Review: Swedish label Bror goes for a various artist collection entitled 'Coven' and featuring artists who have been "invited to interpret the phenomenon of witchcraft in the present time." Out was meant to land back at Haloween, but no matter, because the excellently haunting sounds will always leave a mark on any dance floor no matter the time of year. Label founder DJ Lily goes for a high octane piece of shimmer techno on 'Meet The High Priestess' and Tam Nisam then slows it down to a more paranoid groove that will have you looking over your shoulder. It's a more icy and minimal affair on 'Devour' from Tora Vinter, and Dorisburg go for a superbly slick, well designed but of deep techno that Donato Dozzy would be proud of.