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Some months are quiet release-wise, but this July has been bountiful. The weather might be shit but we’ve been spoiled with good tunes at least, including the first new official EP in years from Aphex Twin, Blackbox Life Recorder, plus my album of the month from Nntng. In the interests of time, I’ve jettisoned any notions of … Read more
Today is Fat Friday. It’s also the release date of a new Aphex Twin EP. This rare confluence of events is the reason I’m cooking burgers and playing Aphex Twin at lunchtime. Fat Friday was originally inaugurated by a former work colleague of mine, the weekend’s almost here, let’s go for some greasy shit on … Read more
Nntng – There Is A Place For Me [Digitally Released] July’s album of the month is the fourth album from Nntng, There Is A Place For Me. This idiosyncratic German producer first came to my attention with his first release on Lobster Theremin way back in 2014. From blissful downtempo tracks to upbeat sonorous techno, … Read more
Richard D James is like that elusive friend we all have who hibernates for most of the year, before emerging briefly during festival season determined to unleash bloody mayhem. His Sonar appearance not only launched a busy schedule of tour dates, it also coincided with the first (non-label) Aphex Twin releases since 2019. As with … Read more
20HZ Remixes EP – Capricorn. Released June 16th 2023 on R&S Records 20HZ by Capricorn is a 90s anthem which has once again been given the remix treatment on this 30th anniversary release from R&S Records. The track was first recorded in 1992 by Dutch engineer/producer Hans Weekhout, making the track now 31 years old. … Read more
Laurent Garnier – 33 Tours Et Puis S’en Vont – Cod3QR Records [Digital Version] In my personal pantheon of DJs you will find two distinct categories, technical wizards and expert selectors. Top of the technical wizards for me is Jeff Mills, a man who can field strip an SL1210 blindfolded in under 14 seconds before … Read more
Doubt yee not the power of The Orb – with 17 albums spanning 32 years and counting, Doctor Patterson’s travelling medicine show remains as fresh and freaky as ever. Their latest album, Prism, is a reassuring blend of familiar sounds that still packs plenty of welcome surprises. Prism builds on the legacy of Abolition of … Read more
Optical Delusion – Orbital – Released February 2023 – London Records / Orbital Recordings Ireland hates Orbital apparently. Not the Irish people I should point out. No, we love them as much as anybody, but the Hartnoll brothers claim they’re cursed whenever they come here. It was certainly the case when my longest-suffering friend and … Read more
Album Of The Month: Carl Cox – Electronic Generations – Released December 2022 Full disclosure, I wasn’t expecting much from this one. In fact, I was more hoping that the new Leftfield album was going to be my album of the month, whereas this release came way out of eeeh… well you know what I … Read more
Leftfield – This Is What We Do – Released December 2022 Leftfield were already techno royalty when they released their debut album Leftism back in 1994. The album won awards and critical acclaim while also being one of the first big dance music records to cause die-hard rockers to proclaim, “Wow, this rave’s stuff’s not … Read more