PORTER RICKS Vinilo y CD

Review: Koner and Mellwig's indelible stamp on techno is galavanised once more after almost 18 years. As pre-cursed by their "Shadow Works" EP last year, the nautical duo returns to submerse us to unfathomable depths with their first album since Symbiotics in 1999. Once again we're posed with unique scenarios and experiences that once question and entertain; the toxic bassline flotsam of the opener "Anguilla Electrica" sets the tone with high board dive into the physical dancefloor waves before we're hurled from atoll to island by highlights such as the dizzying dubsapce of "Prismatic Error" and the clipped warm kicks and hallucinatory textures of "Port Of Tangency". Singular sonics - we've been waiting for this for a very long time.

Review: When they first made their mark in the late 1990s, Berlin duo Porter Ricks was renowned for making Basic Channel style dub techno. Following their reunification and return to action last year, the veteran production duo has largely delivered material that's more forthright, creepy and dystopian in tone, if still accompanied by the kind of mind-altering sound design that's long marked out dub techno productions. Anguilla Electrica, their first album since 1999, continues this trend, ambling between glitch-laden, industrial-themed dub techno workouts, apocalyptic club techno, hypnotic, drone-influenced dancefloor positivity, and more experimental moments that defy neat categorization. The results are wholeheartedly impressive, making Anguilla Electrica one of the best comeback albums of recent times.

Review: Tresor really are a special label. Almost thirty years in the business, and still dominating like no other imprint on the techno scene. This is because they have the power to bring in the very best of artists, with this latest re-appearance from Porter Ricks being one of the many examples of their timeless qualities. The Berlin duo made their name thanks to a succession of incredible releases for Chain Reaction, a Basic Channel sub-label that brought the experimental dub frame to the techno sphere; the project has always been a favourite of ours, and it's so pleasing to hear them doing what they do best. "Shadow Boat" is classic Porter Ricks, a glitchy, intricate dub-techno monster whose 4/4 beat is hidden among the myriad of sonics and harmonics bundled into a tight roll, and the same goes for "Bay Rouge" and its slower, more placid cascade of heartical melodies. "Harbour Chart" is the final call, a downtempo beauty that makes all other ambient seem sterile and lifeless. This is so highly recommended...