9th in the series of the famous Tresor compilations stands up to the quality of it's predecessors. Eight well-known artists from Tresor's huge roster, each one of them with their own vision of techno, and that's what makes this double pack so amazing. The Advent ("Cronik") : banging techno with some tribal elements and strong percussions from the... read more
Joso, 21/08/2001

Obviously inspired by Chicago, this 19th production on English label Contrast welcomes tech'house producer Dj Savage. A very efficient four cuts EP from tribal to minimal tech'house. Titles "No pain", "Kontakt" or "Enough" remind us various releases on well-known US label Underground Construction. Focused on Dancefloor !!!
www.ucmg.co.uk
Nexus 6, 20/08/2001

First release on this UK based label presents us three classic tracks remixed by Oliver Ho, Thomas Krome and The Advent. Oliver Ho's remix of Chris Liebing's Audio 07 (A1) is a deep experimental piece, great effort by Ho ! "Beta Carotene's Way Ahead" (B1), reworked by Corb's very own Thomas Krome, a minimal techno track with heavy percussions. The Advent's remix of Ian Void "Accordings" (B2) is an excellent build-up track. This is Cisco Ferreira at it's best. Highly recommended.
Joso, 17/08/2001

Second part (and such a part !!!) out of three to celebrate Holzplatten birthday with heavy and prestigious guests as Solvent Electron Industries, Tim Baker, Andreas Kremer and Jay Denham. Four club-monster tracks, respectively from minimal to acid, tribal and Detroit techno !!! No disrespect for others versions but no doubt Jay's remix is the best one with an amazing dancefloor feeling. Absolutely essential !
www.brixton-music.com
Nexus 6, 16/08/2001

Lucky number for the User crew and as usually nothing but a two cuts of pure looping madness, plus one bonus locked groove. Dirty bassline, funky retro atmosphere along with a crazy chopped out vocals can only be a win-win combination. Watch out for User's latest Extra Lenght release !
Joso, 14/08/2001

"Who's in command, machine versus man ? Look at your computer screen who's really get command !". Few vocoderised words put down on a syncopated bassline, here's the secret of one of the best Frajile releases to date. Written and produced by Miami nu skool electro relief team James Wolfe and Larry McCormick (aka Exzakt, known for his brilliant "Biomechanik" remix on Psi49net), this second and inspired production from Resident Alien duo offers three deep, bass driven, dark and funky cuts (plus an amazing a cappella). "Signal Loss" & "Machine vs Man" titles are masterpieces.
www.exzakt.com
Nexus 6, 13/08/2001

Earresistable Musick is Umek's latest imprint, and it's actually a tech-house one. Yeah that's right, one of the bussiest techno producers of today has made a house record. Everything from his name in reverse order to the record cover and even the label name reveals that this one was made more for fun than as a serious project. So Umek brings us two tribal tech-house tracks with nice percussions. On A side he did a wicked play with cutted out and reversed vocals, however B side sounds a bit more serious with a slightly deeper approach.
Joso, 10/08/2001

A mini event in electro microcosm ! Mythical Battle Trax records, hosted by Bass Junkie, takes up again with vinyl releases after years of silence ! After two legendary albums produced in 1995 by "Industrial Bass Machine" (formed by label mastermind and Scott Weiser from Dynamix II), the underground structure sees today the coming of English The... read more
Nexus 6, 09/08/2001

Warning : bomb inside !!! As you probably noticed, Finnish duo appeared on many records from some months. Sometimes remixers, sometimes being remixed, this is their really first comeback yet. This time, they are alone on this four cuts published on German label Lasergun and they show they are still on form. "Disko Kings" will be a dancefloor smash... read more
Ludo, 08/08/2001

When Max Duley is in question forget the standard drum loops, forget the standard use of hi-hats too, expect something different. "Backlash Boy" (B1) illustrates this perfectly : chopped out vocals on a dark moody background with very interesting bassline. "Home Is Where The Hate Is" (B2) is a beatless industrial piece with dark utopistic... read more
Joso, 07/08/2001

Since "Simulationzeitalter", a year has passed. Or rather a century ! Today, machines speak, sing, cry or even complain. A perfect copy of human beings… for the moment only ! Here's one of various interpretations we could have listening to "Electro Pop", Anthony Rother's second album on his own label. Little Computer Man shows once again its... read more
Nexus 6, 06/08/2001

This second solo project from Peter Sal confirms that this brilliant producer is on the good way to be famous ! Based in Sonneberg, the German artist offers an awesome Acid Music chemical cocktail ! A four cuts EP build around heavy techno, minimal sounds and TB domination. Something to disturb our neurones before the awaited Andreas Kremer release on Salpeter 06 !!! Excellent.
www.salpeter-records.de
Nexus 6, 20/07/2001