Bahnsteig 23 Vinilo y CD

Review: So wir exist wit the bruderz aus der midi-East.

You (& You) ze Cosmic jumpers.

Dub de Dolphin groove.

Francois iz de secret energie.

Ze klassisch Eastrumental mit kick.

Hier mit love !!

Review: This attractive 12" marks a welcome return to Bahnsteig23 for rising star Kris Baha. In keeping with the label's decidedly off-kilter approach, the EP's four tracks variously draw influence from krautrock, post-punk disco, industrial, EBM and wonky, arpeggio-heavy Italo-disco. We're particularly enjoying the stretched-out, dub-wise drug-chug of opener "Lockdown", though the gently bubbling industrial funk and hard-wired dancefloor throb of "Relapse '83" and undulating, dubbed-out Italo flex of "Mind Unit Theory" are both quietly impressive. Closer "Energy Theme", an acid-fried slab of weirdo electro in the vein of Mark Stewart circa 1984, is also rather good.

Review: Since Leonid Lipelis's last Beard in Dust outing on Bahnsteig 23 was one of the best things the label has released to date, we're expecting big things from this belated return. This time round, there's a far more Balearic feel to proceedings, though the Moscow-based source material remains deliciously obscure and virtually unknown. He hits the ground running via the brilliant dub/electro/jazz-funk fusion of TB-303-sporting roller "More Acid", before making high with attractive synthesizer solos and bubbly arpeggio bass on the Holiday '85 style quirkiness of "Pulsation". Turn to the B-side for the high-octane lo-fi drum machine hits, cheap synthesizer riffs and dreamy backing vocals of "Back Again" and the "pages from Ceefax" goes Balearic flex of "Flowers".

Review: There's plenty of great stuff going on in the loose fit world of alternative grooves in Melbourne at present, and Hysteric has a lot to do with that. Having appeared on Public Possession, Edits Du Plaisir and Bordello A Parigi over time, you know his jams are serious, and that comes through even clearer on this awesome new release for Bahnsteig 23. "Satellite" is loaded with Germanic robo-boogie panache, while "Fate" has Moroder-esque thrust melting into VHS b-movie bombast a-plenty. "Etrange" gets a French disco strut on the burn that would suit any lover of Cerrone's distinctive style, and then "Pulse" trips out into a cosmic groove that might well find a home with Bernard Fevre or some other such astral enchanter.

Review: Sneaker; not just a cool sounding name... Edits as strong, rigorous and mind blowing as his require comfortable footwear. Lavish synth funk leads with a eastern allure on the infectious "Goddess", "Watumba" is tom tom tamping funk beast that you could imagine every DJ from Harvey to Hell spinning while "Magic Fly" takes us on a slightly less obscure but thrilling orchestral cosmic sojourn. "Do It" rings the final bell with kitsch staccato synth effect and playground vocal calls to action. Tighten up your laces and do the robot.

Review: Bahnsteig 23's Record Store Day offering is, rather predictably, something of a lavish treat. It features a quartet of cuts from extended family members stretched over a lovingly produced double 7" package. On the first disc you'll find a fine chunk of skewed, lo-fi drum machine and synth groovery from Sneaker - the slipped Kraftwerk warmth of "Cosmic Xpress" and the tipsy, synth-driven krautrock revivalism of Bullion's "Michy Maus". Turn to the second 7" for the slack-tuned drums, acid-fried stoner rock guitars and alien noises of "Yama Yama" by Il Est Vilaine and the low-slung, industrial-era outsider funk of Jamie Paton's "Dept Life".