Here is the very first release of the new subdivision of the French label Expressillon. It gathers together the three founders of Cosmetic Music : the dj's & producers Feadz, Aysam aka DJ Pulse and Les Composants - all based in Paris. You'll find during the six tracks minimal electro with overdriven sounds by Feadz (B-Pitch Control) and Les Composants but also some techno by Aysam, once again in a minimal way based on distortions and sounding therefore like some German releases. A successful first EP.
www.expressillon.com
Ludo, 04/06/2002

David Duriez, the prolific Parisian producer appears again on Discomobile (French label). As usual the sound is deep & funky including the excellent "dirty old sound", a sweet melancholic house tune. On the flip side, "motel music" sounds more tech-house with a pumpin' rhythm and synth inspired from the windy city. House music lovers will enjoy !
www.discomobile.free.fr
Chaton, 03/06/2002

With such producers appearing on the same record, we couldn't expect anything else than a bomb. The English Oliver Ho brings two remixes of "1952" with his own touch, especially on "Evening mix" where a female voice is lost in many effects. As these tracks are quite linear, they are mostly dedicated to three desks mixing. Regarding Leandro Gamez,... read more
Ludo, 31/05/2002      

Laurent Boudic can be greatly proud ! Not only he's the first Belgium artist to appear on Anthony Rother's Psi49net label but also he delivers here a high quality two tracks EP. From neurotic electro to funky dark bass, his "Version 2.0", (remix of the original on A side), offers an incredible mix of vocoder, analogue synths and out of time... read more
Nexus 6, 30/05/2002

Pino Shamlou aka Measures previously appeared on various labels like Stir, Séparé and Bitter Sweet Music. This time, he's back on the label of the German record distributor Neuton with this impressive three cut. He brings here deep & groovy but also very pumpin' house : rhythm kicks over sweet basslines, strings and melodies. In one word : superb.
Ludo, 29/05/2002

Welcome to the beautiful world of bootleg and mash up ! Girl on top started it a few month ago with Whitney Houston and Kraftwek, now the Frenchbloke family push it forward, performing unbelievable duets. The instrumental "Little computer people" (A. Rother) plays on a 80's good time and "Music sounds better with you" (Stardust), the Destiny's... read more
Chaton, 29/05/2002

From World Electric to Mass Transit, passing through Emoticon or Exalt and Stripe soon, Scape One would never have been able to defend electro with such vigor than this year. To celebrate this main musical movement 25 birthdays, UK artist meets once again Electrix label few months after his successful co-production called "Echoes from Beyond" on... read more
Nexus 6, 28/05/2002

After a great appearance on Viking (brand new Swiss label), Water Lilly & St Plomb release a new EP on the famous Mental Groove Records. "Let me be your fan" will make the crowd crazy, especially Gigolo's fan : strong monotone bassline and strings in a New Order' style. The three others tracks, less 80's, are an interesting combination of funky techno and powered electro. The duet performs an unique and percussive skill inspired by US techno and German electronic. A promising 12".
www.mentalgroove.ch     www.nout.ch
Chaton, 27/05/2002

Domizil is a Swiss label based in Zurich and started in the middle of the 90's by Marcus Maeder & Bernd Schurer. Reading the title of this release, maybe some of you already guess what it contains : a compilation of tracks including a lot of chip sounds coming from old computers like c64, amiga or atari st. The styles are varied : dancefloor with... read more
Ludo, 24/05/2002      

The Swiss label welcomes the Swedish producer J Antoni who brings here a top quality minimal house EP. "Lost" shows dubby influences on various sounds and on its quiet vocal samples. A massive bass appears at the middle of the track, after a break, driving it some more. The other great track of this "Deep Red EP" is "Mode2-Phase 1", a long-player... read more
Ludo, 23/05/2002      

Iridite is a Glasgow based label founded on 'it's all about the music' principle. Their first release hooked names like Claude Young, Dan Bell, Fabrice Lig and many others for it's diversity and high quality tracks. The second release gives us three beautiful, melodic Detroit tunes showing an intelligent approach to the music, using minimal... read more
Lesha, 22/05/2002

The Bombdogs (Dexorcist & Krude), Radioactive Man, Blackmass Plastics, Suspect Device, The Dexorcist et Kronos Device (Dexorcist & Bass Junkie) : here are six reasons to rush on this terrific compilation, the first one in an expected long series !!! Co-produced by underground labels SMB & Audio Illusion, this essential double 12'' gathers together... read more
Nexus 6, 21/05/2002