Releases

RECOMMENDED: Bownr – Water And Fire EP [Ricochet Records]

There’s something altogether Aphex’y about the synth work on Bownr’s Water and Fire, the opening track for his EP of the same name on Ricochet Records.

RECOMMENDED: Patscan – Mollycoddlers EP [Acroplane]

Continuing their aural assault on electronica worldwide are Acroplane with this, their 15th for cash and first for 2012; the debut release for the Belfast imprint from Patscan.

REVIEW: Blawan – Peaches [Clone Basement Series]

A name that rose hard last year during the strongest and busiest year yet for hype bubbes was Blawan.

REVIEW: Steel Hook Prostheses – Atrocitizer [Malignant Records]

Noise for me fills a gap that punk left: an iconoclastic counter-culture in an age that holds up consumerism and mass-marketism as THE NEW RELIGION;

the City of Bass crates

Every two weeks, I sum up the best of the best of the electro grooves I recommend over at Vocode City of Bass to come up with the highlights of the electro scene from the past 14 days.

RECOMMENDED: Rave Wars II – The Hardcore Strikes Back [Balkan Vinyl]

Some of the more eagle eyed of you will have picked up the first Rave Wars two years back when Balkan unleashed it, complete with Star Wars action figure.

the City of Bass crates

Every two weeks, I sum up the best of the best of the electro grooves I recommend over at City of Bass to come up with the highlights of the electro scene from the past 14 days. Let’s go

The Darkfloor 2011 review, part 2.

Following on from where Part 1 left us back in 2011 and later than originally intended (thank you Mr Illness) here is Part 2 of my Darkfloor 2011 review.

the City of Bass crates 2011 review

As the year nears it’s last day, I hit the crates and dug through all of the electro grooves I recommended over at City of Bass to come up with some of the highlights of 2011.

RECOMMENDED: V/A – SOM Compilation 4.- Entertainment for Adults [Solar One Music]

Presenting 13 tracks from the like of The Exaltics, Clatterbox and Luke Eargoggle. Germany’s Solar One Music deliver the goods on this limited edition CD only compilation. Review and links inside: