Review: The Red Bul & Gyn label made a good impression with its first release and now the founders Thomas Bulwer and G Glynn step up with a second collaborative EP of fresh tech and minimal. 'Caffeine' is a shot of energy with its rising synth lines and dramatic sense of intergalactic space travel over a busy, acidic bassline. 'Like It Ruff' is an old school throwback with rap vocals and electro beats, then 'Acid Wash Conflict' is a thumping tech house sound with unsettling pads. 'Techno Talk' closes down with a mid-tempo electro sound and retro-future edge.
Lee Coombs & Grant Plant - "Don't Hold Back the Music" (Lee Coombs remix)
Review: Wicked chunky breakbeat from the man Lee Coombs on Thrust recordings. The track gets some tidy remixes and still holds its full flavours. 4/4 mix on the flip is nice and tasty as well. Coombs never seems to disappoint.
Review: Two fresh names make a big splash in the still-strong UK hardcore scene. Coming to DJ Seduction's Burning Bush Communciations for an unlikely Florence And The Machine remix, we hear a breaks-backed version of 'You Got The Love' by DJ-X-Cess, but with re-recorded vocals that sound more to have been lifted from a passionate soul B-side than directly from the indie pop darling. It works very well, admittedly. Then also comes a remix of Ghost Unit's 'Air Cooled' by DJ X Cess, who adds to the original a wally, impossible-not-to-dance-to piano mix.
Review: Benjamin Franklin, Greg Modi & Francisco Pheonix team up to deliver "One Day We Love", a highly sought after white that's been creating a hefty buzz off limited CDR. Set to be the secret weapon this Ibiza season for all the main players, this highly infectious electro romper comes complete with a rework from the talented UK production team Goldie Lox. With past work on Litmus Recordings, and Salacious, the guys strip back the full throttle vibe of the original leaning to a rawer, choppy sound tailor-made for those drugged out moments.
Review: Do It With Soul comes through with a healthy dose of dancefloor heat featuring a pair of well-executed new edits. On the A-side of this limited edition 7" is 'Get Up Gaff,' a James Brown-inspired rework with some nice analogue 808s driving forward the raw vocal loops and jacked-up drum hits. On the flip, 'Mango In the Jungle' channels more James Brown energy as it collides 'Mango Meat' with 'Give It Up and Turn It Loose.' The result is a wild mix of funk breaks, squealing organs and soulful vocal details that keep things moving and grooving.
Review: DJ Gallegos debuts on London label Curving Track with 'Sycophantic Maniac', sonically denigrating the worst kind of person out there; clingers-on, suckers-up, sycophants. Who knew the language of contempt was acid breakbeat, though? '0832am' hears clippy claps and trance-notic voices whirl through a new wavey bank of sound, as the artist gears up to swat clout flies away from their audio interface early in the morning. Angel D'Lite appears on a steamy breakbeat remix of the lead track, meanwhile, bringing sheer queer mass to an otherwise light and airy EP.
Review: Rhythm Section's latest favourite, (Oliver) Gallegos, evidences his mastery over the art of what we like to call the "speech tune" - a format almost as old as time. Think Rum & Black's 'Slaves' or Underground Resistance's 'Transition'; the formula is as such; a slow-built dance beat, at least over 110BPM by our estimation, over which a rousing historical speech plays out throughout the track. Though this form lends well to a 90s rave aesthetic, Gallegos finds himself at a post-comedown period of history, indeed in which "rave" is often bittersweetly thought to be anachronistic; and in which house music often reigns supremer. So, then, does he bring a record-breaking, body-moving homily vocal sample to an incredibly arranged set of house arpeggiations and medley-style sample cut-ups, working in a sort of auditory bricolage but nonetheless bringing them together under a seriously reflective memorial dance-dome.
Review: With loads of pleasing nods to the old-school, you can instantly hear the founding fathers of breakbeat in Gella's production. He's not afraid to use classic sampled breaks on "Force Feedback" and there's a classic breakdown that instantly reminds us of Shut Up and Dance or even Orbital. Not that it's a retro-fest by any means, it still kills it big time in 2010. "And Again" is another smart tune that juggles D&B and dubstep rhythms in brilliant harmony, and uses hip-hop vocal shots in the mould of Zinc & Hype in their prime.
Review: A loose groove, cool percussion and flutes; do you need any more information? This type of funkafied breakbeat could convince anyone onto the dancefloor. Even people who are allergic to dancefloors! Armed with an almost evangelic horn crescendo, the Gemini's might be new on the funk scene but they know their stuff. As do the three remix acts; DJ Nixon adds a little stomp and hip-hop attitude to proceedings, CMC & Silenta max the party with some very cheeky vocal additions while Jon Kennedy & Ewan Hoozami kidnap the original and hold it hostage in a deep, soul-stirring place that only they know the location of. Dangerous stuff.
Review: A heavy breakbeat workout with a series of hard-hitting mixes, Absinthe definitely lives up to the title. General Midi's mix chops up samples in a ruthless way, all the while letting synths bubble away over some chunky drums. Matos's mix takes a more disco approach and lets the vocal run, while System 22's mix is a white noise-fest complete with glitchy beats to ramp up the tension. Check out the mixes in full if you like a drop of the hard stuff!
Review: This is the 3rd single from General Midi's brilliant album "Midi Style". Featuring his own mix of 'Never Gonna Stop The Show' and Dylan Rhymes own big room version. This combination from two breaks heavyweights promises to be the strongest single from the album so far. General Midi has a strong following and many global fans as one of the most respected breaks artists and producers in the world. Dylan Rhymes came to the fore of breaks and crossed over into big room house clubs last year with a series of brilliant remixes topped off with his very successful album 'Dead Famous'. His 'Never Gonna Stop The Show' mix is a big room record that will crossover.
General Midi - "Never Gonna Stop The Show" (Autobots Last Bus To Lockwood' Ska mix)
Way Out West - "Apollo" (General Midi's Apollo 8 mix)
Review: General Midi has a strong following and many global fans as one of the most respected breaks artists and producers in the world. Featuring Midi's awesome breaks mix of Way Out West's "Apollo". This mix has been played out extensively in clubs and is released by popular demand. Completing this 12" is another remix of "Never Gonna Stop The Show", this time from Leeds' finest - The Autobots. Leed's finest nu-skool breaks duo, the Autobots, have produced a tear up mix to complete the "Never Gonna Stop The Show" series. The Autobots provide a unique energy and quality in their production and are receiving great coverage and plaudits from the launch of their record label, Broke. Talented vocalist MC Jakes provides vocals on "Never Gonna Stop The Show." He is famed for his work with EZ Rollers and Kosheen in addition to many big DJ's.
Review: Swedish twosome Genius of Time have made some incredible house records over the course of their 15-year career, with a handful of fine breakthrough records ('Drifting Back', 'Same Old Place') being followed by periodic doses of greatness. Last year, they decided to turn their hand to vocal house music for the first time, delivering two typically excellent EPs. Here they deliver volume three in the series, first joining forces with Ashar Khan on the two-step-goes-analogue-deep-house shuffle of 'You Make Me' and the rubbery breakbeat house warmth of 'Magnified'. Over on side B, the honeyed voice of Khan is replaced by the sweet soulfulness of Matinda. The track she features on, 'Kinetic', is darker, moodier and takes far more cues from the analogue-powered sounds of vintage Chicago house and Detroit deepness.
Review: Repressed and back in. Funk Weapons present Geriba's "Guaranteed", sure to set the party off with it's stompy guitar feel. Clayton and Fulcrum with Moqita take up the remix duties for a jazzy, laid back interpretation. On the flip is All Good Funk Alliance's bass funk remix of "So High" with vocal cuts in their typical style.
Review: Serge Geyzel is a Russian-born, Berlin-based producer responsible for many-a-belter, among others, on the titanic Brokntoys label. 'As Fallen Leaves' is his second EP for the Londoner label, and spans six cuts of explicitly 'heartbroken electronica', blending IDM, breaks, melancholic melodies and intricacies that are as difficult to pin down as we know it is to repair a broken heart. Cold, reversy piano overtones lay Geyzel's heart bare on the chilly title track. Things grow warmer on the ensuing tracks, with 'Observations' ricocheting away in an entertainingly laboured fashion, and closer 'Noizette' reintroducing a sense of uncertainty via experimental slow builds, and Shepard-esque tones and huge noise bursts to boot.
Review: Putting the boo into booty call, Ghost Phone continue their series of anonymous 12s with this sweet and sassy 006 edition. 'She Knows' warms us up with a UKG vocal and a breaks/dnb switch before pushing us into the big RnB harmonies and WEEKND sheen of 'Flashing Lights'. Elsewhere 'No More Puppy Love' is an ocean of dubby lullabies, 'If This World Were Mine' keeps us up in the heavens with more lavish vocals textures while 'Soz' ends this beautiful 12 with unapologetic vibes. Don't get spooked, get sexy.
Review: Ghosts In The Machine are the attackers on this Monotone release with some in your face electrocore madness. On the a-side appears the much anticipated and overdue release of "We Own The Algorithms" where we find solid drum programming and a powerful vocoder chorus. The b-side features two more bombs starting with "Merciless Killing Machines" which is a GITM favourite at live shows, finally put down on wax for official release. Last and certainly not least is "Inside The Kill Box" and you could say the best comes last with this unique electro killer. Ghosts In The Machine drops their sophomore EP and shows they are a force to be reckoned with.
Review: Trip-hop meets modern digital ambience on Gi Gi's latest for INDEX:Records. Nothing but the music meets the ear here, plunging us into ricochety sonic hotwirings from the jump. Allusions to dancehall ('Maiolica'), dub ('Palm Slick') and illbient ('Lilted Song') ring true here, while a vocal feature on the track 'Sinews' - from fellow mic-caresser and expert moniker-coiner Hysterical Love Project - yields a sound that recalls something like the combined sonics of HTRK and 3XL. A not-to-miss EP for anyone who loves it textural.
Review: Chris Gialanze brings plenty of dancefloor clout to this fresh drop on the Beeyou label. The title cut 'Gunna Bee' is already one that has been doing the rounds and doing the damage recently so it's great it finally gets a proper release on vinyl. As well as coming as s dub mix, also included is 'So Criminal' which is a steely and metallic garage infused tech cut, while 'Tough Cloud' entirely switches things up with downtempo and breakbeats combining in old school post-rave or second room fashion to provide a great comedown after the main room fun. As such this is an EP that shows Gialanze has greta style and versatility no matter what he's making.
Review: The sixth salvo in the Sulta Selects "Silver Service" series comes courtesy of Amsterdam-based Gimbrere, a rising star whose debut single on Future Disco, 2018's "A Thing", became something of a hit in clubs that like their house music to come with a sizable side order of disco. He's in a totally different musical mindset this time round, first peppering a crunchy breakbeat groove with colourful chords and dazzling lo-fi synthesizer melodies ("Breakbeat Passage"), before joining forces with pal Sebastien Robert on the chunky, bass-heavy Afro-house bounce of "Makossa". Gimbrere also makes space for some suitably weighty peak-time house, looping up more disco samples and heavily filtered orchestral sweeps on the celebratory excitement of "On My Mind".
Review: Seal Paul's 'Gimme The Light' and Altern8's 'Infiltr8'. All I can say is wow! This remix has to be one of the finest breaks remix to these songs ever! Both tracks have been reworked and edited to destroy dance floors all across the country. Very limited quantities.
Review: Galcher Lustwerk's white label series is back with another previously digital-only track on vinyl for the first time. It comes from the Workshop associate and London-based artist Willow who stretches her legs across eight minutes of electro deepness as she reworks the calssic 'I Neva Seen'. Trippy vocals and paranoid whispers flesh out the supple basslines and popping drum programming which previously came on the LUSTWERK II EP on Ghostly International. Flip it over for a freaky 'I Neva Seen' acappella tool for adventurous DJs - layered-up vocal loops, sparse kicks and an unsettling atmosphere make it one for the afterparty.
Review: Well Street are back with their second instalment of broken beat techno on this 4-track Various EP. Loop LF returns to the fold after his impressive first release alongside label founders Glas Rm and Speak7, plus an unnamed track by a mystery artist.
Review: Breakbeat Paradise return with a collection of remixes of Swiss eight piece funk orchestra GMF (aka Grand Mother's Funck) featuring Jurassic 5's own Akil The MC. No less than six revisions are on show here, from Mr. Confuse, Breakbeat Junkie, Zamali, Farside, Kalumenos and label chief BadboE, who turns in possibly the best tweak of the lot, turning "Do" into a beefy breaks jam with killer filtering and bucket loads of funk. Be sure to check German producer Mr. Confuse's decidedly slinky take on "Do", and DJ Farside's drum and bass reinterpretation of "Party All Night".
Review: Following his recent impressive release for Animals On Psychedelics,2 is the second appearance of rising Ukrainian talent Volodymyr Gnatenko on Treviso, Italy's Where We Met. It opens with the moving twilight breaks of 'Een' on the A-side, followed by the evocative slo-mo beats of 'Twee'. Over on the flip, Gnatenko finally ups the tempo on the tranced-out euphoria of 'Drie', with 'Vier' following in equally elevating and psychedelic fashion that will have you reaching for the lasers.
Kai Noob & Volodymyr Gnatenko - "Noppera-Bo" (6:15)
Volodymyr Gnatenko - "Umibozu" (7:02)
Kai Noob & Volodymyr Gnatenko - "Zashiki-warashi" (5:41)
Review: Carl Hardy's Animals On Psychedelics label doesn't rush things. It has taken several years to get to release number seven, but you won't find us comparing. It is a prime example of quality over quantity and here again with have another timeless, mind-melting release designed for whacked out dance floors at 5am. Vladimir Gnatenko is back once again after previous impressive outings and both his cuts are molten affairs with liquid synths and neon colours over supple drums. He also collaborates twice with Kai Noob on a pair of similarly tripped out techno wormholes.
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Volodymyr Gnatenko - "Bakeneko" (6:48)
Kai Noob & Volodymyr Gnatenko - "Noppera-Bo" (6:15)
Volodymyr Gnatenko - "Umibozu" (7:02)
Kai Noob & Volodymyr Gnatenko - "Zashiki-warashi" (5:41)
Review: ***B-STOCK: Slight tear in sleeve, product unopened and in perfect condition***
Carl Hardy's Animals On Psychedelics label doesn't rush things. It has taken several years to get to release number seven, but you won't find us comparing. It is a prime example of quality over quantity and here again with have another timeless, mind-melting release designed for whacked out dance floors at 5am. Vladimir Gnatenko is back once again after previous impressive outings and both his cuts are molten affairs with liquid synths and neon colours over supple drums. He also collaborates twice with Kai Noob on a pair of similarly tripped out techno wormholes.
Review: Astonishingly, almost six years have passed since Gnork last appeared on Unknown To The Unknown, and that was under his alternative DJ Shark alias. This collection of cuts from his 'dance archives' is therefore long overdue. The Hungarian producer has long been inspired by vintage dancefloor sounds, and the EP is full of nods to styles of old. Opener 'YFliyinng Vvv', for example, offers an ultra-deep breakbeat house shuffle laden with spacey electronic motifs and early Warp style bleeps, while '31 Seconds' is a blast of breakbeat/deep house fusion that boasts the crunchiest of beats and some tipsy rave riffs. Elsewhere, 'Floating' douses an early breakbeat hardcore groove (complete with LFO-esque bass) in intergalactic chords and tight vocal snippets, while 'Short Jam' is an immersive, pitched-down ambient techno treat.
Dare Balogun - We Could Have Had Brunch (Goldefish Breaks For Brunch remix) (5:42)
Review: We've been waiting for this for a while now... After some heavyweight support from Aphex Twin, west country artist Goldefish makes his debut with four seismic slabs of electronic bliss. "Radon" is a dreamy jungle joint, all roughly hewn and starry-eyed. It's back by the thundering stomps and 303 wizardy of "Acid Immersion", the freeform breakbeat chaos of "Moonlight" and an absurdly good remix of Vandelay founder Dare Balogun's summer-tinged house cut "We Could Have Had Brunch". Chow down!
Review: Those who love classic Afro-Latin music should already know "Lupita", one of the standout tunes from the sole 1971 album by Belgian composer Nico Gomez (real name Joseph van het Groenewoud) and his Afro-Percussion Inc backing band. That album was reissued a few years back by Mr Bongo; here 'Lupita' is given a rare airing on 7" single by Matasuna. This time round, the deliciously percussive mambo workout - all punchy horns, wild organs and vocal breakdowns - comes backed by a fresh remix courtesy of Bosq. This version is arguably even better, with Bosq wisely choosing to focus on the drums, horns, bass and organs for added dancefloor pleasure.
Review: New signings to Skint Records, Belgian band Goose, merge rock & roll with dance rhythms and nasty, filthy synths. Its all live with buzzing synths, brash guitars, vocals and very much in the same vein as Kasabian, LCD Soundsystem and Justice.
Review: One of the hottest breakbeat remixers to come out of the States rip it up with this Gorillaz remix, "Feel Good". Yes, there have been other mixes from the Stanton Warriors, however, this mix brings dancefloor material unheard in those other mixes.
Review: Since launching in 2017, the Synesthesia label has only released a handful of EPs, though each has come from a long-established producer of minimal house and wonky, off-kilter grooves. The latest old hand to join in the fun is Daniel Gorziza, who has previously impressed via EPs on Mixcult, Kanja and Engineer Records. Somewhat, he predictably hits the spot from the word go, combining off-kilter electro beats with deep space tech-house sonics and raw, stabbing analogue bass on impressive A-side opener 'Captured Moment'. 'Synthetic Trip' is a more swinging chunk of electro-tinged, two-step tech-house laden with glitchy electronic sounds, while 'Driven Movement' cannily joins the dots between sub-heavy breakbeat house and vintage, Motor City inspired tech-house.
Jealous Girls (Tommie Sunshine's Brooklyn Fire Retouch)
Review: The 3rd single from the rather superb album. These remixes come courtesy of US electro god Tommie Sunshine and an exclusive from New Young Pony Club.
Review: The 3rd single from the rather superb album. These remixes come courtesy of US electro god Tommie Sunshine and an exclusive from New Young Pony Club.
Review: It's hard to keep up with the hugely prolific output of UK don Burnski and his several different labels these days but one thing is for sure - Pilot keeps on serving up the goods. For its 15th release, the tech and minimal focussed label welcomes Robin Graham who opens up with the lively and colourful synths of bustling groover 'Check Me Out'. 'Spark Plug' is more business-like - the dry drums and hits overlaid with retro chord stabs that amp up the crowd and 'For You' then gets loose and funky with some twisted and sugar synths over garage-flecked beats and 'What's That' (Refix) offers a jumbled percussive sound full of dynamism.
Grain - "Does Jesus Have Buddha Nature?" (Someone remix) (9:58)
Logue - "Keep Me From Pain" (5:04)
Review: Mineral Cuts are casting their eye back on a couple of gems from the world of progressive house and trance with a sharp diggers instinct. This eighth release on the Kalahari Oyster Cult sub label continues the format of two obscure cuts from different artists, this time leading with Grain's 1998 trip-out 'Does Jesus Have Buddha Nature?'. Dubious spiritual framing aside, it's a spellbinding workout of throbbing low end, pulsing leads and pleasingly crunchy drum processing. Logue II's 'Keep Me From Pain' is an older affair from a hand-stamped white label in 1994, more house-oriented in its make up with some sprightly breaks and organ stabs that meld into a flowing, joyous rave gem.
Review: Last year Breakbeat Paradise inaugurated the Toxic Funk series of mash-ups, reworks and party-starting sample jams via a tidy seven-inch single from BadboE and Tom Showtime. Here the series returns with a similarly fiery "45" from Edinburgh-based DJ/producer Gramophone Soul. On side A he smashes together elements from soul classic "Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay", Beastie Boys raps and bombastic, loose-limbed breakbeats. The results are as effective as you'd expect (IE it sounds like a bona fide party-starter). Turn to the flip for "Fire Cracker", a tooled-up, stomping soul affair that stays closer to its soulful source material whilst also re-framing it a little for contemporary dancefloors.
Review: Deep rolling breakbeat from Grand Def Audio with a Happy Mondays feel to the awesome 'Start Of My Life' (GDA revisited mix); the loop used is splendid. The other side holds 'Just Cant Help It', which is a fun party track with lashings of funk guitar.
Grand Mothers Funck - "The Dog" (Throw Me A Bone mix) (3:16)
Nasa Funk - "Stand Up" (3:36)
A Man About A Dog - "Pollos" (3:23)
Review: Perennial party boosters, Breakbeat Paradise dive into spring with a fire quartet of modern funk. With bands repping across Europe, it's a global groove affair as longstanding German funkateers buss up big boogie hooks on "Get On Down", Swiss soulboys Grand Mothers Funck up the tempo with the sweaty floor-focussed groove of "The Dog" and Nasa Funk fly the p-funk flag so hard and proud they need a new pole. UK's A Man About A Dog rips up the finale with a scratched-out Latin heater. Original.
Greenwood Rhythm Coalition - "Tabaco Y Ron" (TM Juke Party Breaks)
Midnight Lab Band - "Twilight Reprise" (DRM remix)
Presto - "Stargazer" (Midnight Lab Band remix)
Review: Names You Can Trust cull the three most popular tracks from their Spring digital only remixes compilation and spread them across one lovely 12". Tru Thoughts stalwart TM Juke lays on the funk breaks thick via his remix of Greenwood Rhythm Coalition, whilst Bastard Jazz boss DJ DRM drops a bongo heavy laidback house refix of Midnight Lab Band’s "Twilight Reprise". On the flip Midnight Lab Band turn Presto’s "Stargazer" into a midtempo dubby disco groove.
Review: The second drop on Ouroboros Ltd comes from Grey Pantone, aka Berlin-based producer Andres, making his debut release with this assured package of uptempo tech-funk rollers. 'Acid Break' is an instructive title, but the track is finely balanced between warm synth touches and some nimble 303 action darting around a light-footed breakbeat. 'Get Down' is a crisp electro workout with the snappiest of 808 lines driving the expressive splashes of melody, and 'Gypsy Drumming' turns up the heat with a busy cut that's equal parts squelchy and soulful. S Moreira steps up for a remix of 'Acid Break' which draws on the fractured power of half time dubstep to create a refreshing alternative to the original version.
Review: This has an awesome big room rave feel to it with its futuristic synths and massive breakdowns and of course its obligatory tear out section. Hardcore all the way and backed with a tasty remix.
Review: Next one from the unstable label, and firing on all cylinders! New artist rebel scum provides a fierce breakbeat onslaught of massive proportions. Breakbeat super stars superstyledelux take the drivers seat for the remix, funking it up and adding those special touches like only they know how! Massive on both sides of the scene, be it the tear out hard styles or the more funky side.
Review: "The Drip", by Groove Allegiance, has both breakbeat and house sensibilities, with big support coming in from electro DJ's such as Mason. The Hexadecimal remix on this Splank release will win over fans of the tougher acid breakbeat sound.
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