Claro Intelecto - Second Blood [Delsin]

A1 - Second Blood

B1 - Hear

B2 - Voyeurism


Since emerging in 2003, UK man Claro Intelecto has pursued the deeper side of techno, and now makes his Delsin debut with a 3 track EP entitled Second Blood, which precedes the release of his full length album on the same label in march 2012.
With a discography which includes a number of 12”s, EPs and full lengths on labels like Boomkat's own Modern Love as well as Ai Records and others, Manchester man Mark Stewart is known for dropping bomb after bomb, with these new efforts being no different. First up, the title track 'Second Blood' is a lazy, scuffed and romantic sounding deep dub cut that lurches from one beat to the next with a lazy smile and soft eyes. Plenty of echo and reverb have it drifting off into the distance as warm pads and rising strings add subtle tension. Another lazy roller but this time with brighter melodic flashes, next effort 'Heart' is just as lateral, dubwise and soothing as the title track, melting your mind into a dreamy state of hypnosis before b2 'Voyeurism' lifts you out of your trance with a firmer kick drum, more cutting claps and groove that bounces a little more than it rolls. Some taught acid notes appear eventually, rounding off a cerebral, dead of night EP made as much for home listening as it is gentle Sunday afternoon comedowns.

Chris Gray - Go Away Mix

[00:00] chris gray - "go away (you've got to)" - downbeat 006
[06:49] josé rico - "cíclico" - downbeat 005
[12:19] chris gray - "fmlk3 dark" - freebeat 001
[17:29] mike huckaby - "mathematics from the jazz republic" - downbeat 003
[23:19] chris gray - "it was the fried chicken that saved our sanity (because the ghetto is sad)" - downbeat 006
[28:59] darand land - "think-ing" - downbeat 004
[34:29] various artist - "deep" (chris gray remix) - people that make music 002
[38:59] darand land - "more than roots " - downbeat 004
[43:59] chris gray - "fmlk3 cloudgate" - freebeat 001
[49:09] terry hunter & aaron smith - "no excuses" (dub) - vibe 20
[55:29] chris gray - "fmlk3 dub" - freebeat 001
[61:19] josé rico - "about it" - downbeat 003
[65:49] specter - "bustin a step" - downbeat 001
[72:49] nydc - "up in this house" - tribal america

Chris Gray - Go Away Mix

Chris Gray / Moonchildren - Go Away (You've Got To) [Downbeat]

A1 - Go Away (You've Got To)

B1 - It Was The Fried Chicken That Saved Our Sanity (Because the Ghetto Is Sad)

B2 - Sun Of God


Fans of the classic Subwoofer record label or Deep4Life Recordings understand that the Moonchildren and their spacey-yet-groovey collection of electronic music are just a regular part of the Chicago deep life. With exception of special guest Jalal Ouissal, the other characters who've made appearances are honestly just different Chris Gray personalities, he confesses.
Sometimes we realy need a good way to deal with the screwed up situations that loving someone else can bring... so this dark, bubbly, slow-paced tech-house Downbeat EP Go Away (You've Got To) is right on time for those who need a fix. The title track yearns for that psycho lover to get the hell out of your life for good.
It Was The Fried Chicken That Saved Our Sanity (Because The Ghetto Is Sad) is not just a fancy song title. It's one way Chris survived living in the impoverished Mississippi Delta. His momma's fried chicken was magic. No joke. And we round out this sensual EP with Sun of God, which pays homage to the salvation and rare appearance that the sun brings during a long, wicked, brutally-cold Chicago Winter.

Dekmantel Anniversary Series Part 1 [Dekmantel]

A - Juju & Jordash - African Flower (Cosmic dub)

B - Morphosis - Impulse


Amsterdam enclave Dekmantel have elected to toast the five year milestone in the best way possible with a series of highly collectable twelve inches featuring tracks from artists who have contributed in that period - be it performing at their killer parties or releasing music on the label. The series gets off to a veritable flyer with productions from Morphosis and Juju & Jordash either side of this wonderfully decorated twelve inch. The latter honorary Amsterdammers open proceedings with a Cosmic Dub update of the "African Flower" jam that featured on their 04 Aesthetic Audio split with Keith Worthy which naturally smoothes out the percussive klack of the original for a more sumptuous ride. It is matched by the jittering analogue behemoth that is Morphosis' "Pulse" with skin crawling organs lifted from the Hammer school of horror excellently riding the scattergun percussive rhythms of an increasingly rippling and dusty beatdown ride.

Omar S and Ob Ignitt - Wayne County Hills Cops Part 2 [Fxhe]

A - Wayne County Hills Cops Part 2

B - Wayne County Hills Cops Part 2 (Omar S remix)


The first FXHE release of 2012 and its a monster. Two 80's style Detroit techno tracks from Omar-S and OB IGNIT.

DJ Spider selects vinyl for this NWS Cast #17

DJ Spider - NWS Cast #17 by NWS Cast

Daryl Cura - Music From Mathematics - Selector Series One

Music From Mathematics - Selector Series One (Demo Mix) by dcee

Juniper UQ Label Party Mix

Juniper UQ Label Party Mix by Underground Quality

Fred P - Soul People Music Radio - Berlin Sessions 05

Fred P - Soul People Music Radio - Berlin Sessions 05 by motionfm

Omar S/Kai Alce - Jive Time: Unreleased Beats [Ndalt Muzik]

A - Jive Time(bonus beats)

B - Incognigro(bonus beats)


It says something about the production qualities of Omar S that he can make a stripped-back drum track sound like an essential purchase. This limited 7" offers two deliciously simple but bombastically effective drum tracks that should appeal to those who like to pepper their mixes with cute percussive interludes. Both tracks are stripped-down, 808-heavy grooves based on a pair of collaborations with Kai Alce that first appeared on the Jive Time 12" in December 2010. The percussion is of course spot on, with plenty of repetitive claps, 808 cowbells and, on flipside "Incognigro (Bonus Beats)", the most subtle of deep house chords. Excellent.

STL - When The Time Has Come [Something Vinyl Series]

A1 - Loop1

A2 - Loop2

A3 - Loop3

A4 - Loop4

A5 - Walking Blind

A6 - Alpha Centauri

B1 - Death Proof

B2 - Supersonic


Music is about passion, not competition. In this spirit the Something vinyl series continues again with another STL record in his diy do-what-you-wanna-do style, including 3 house tracks aswell as a astro-science thrilling farspace interlude and loop introductions. The ascetic elements on this ep are the result of an isolated one man musical universe, where the love and passion for sound research is perhaps the strongest driving force behind the machines output. A bit of squelchy mircowave-acid, some sunny analog sequences and someting that seems to come out of a lovely b-movie track, where humanoids moving death proof onto the dancefloor feeling addicted to the groove. Something 18 is probably that kind of vinyl which can be enjoyed the most when the time has come to loose yourself and let things flow into the positive.

Anton Zap - Background Series #6 [Ethereal Sound]

A - Clarksville

B - Love Boat


After releasing a spate of 12s in the spring, Anton Zap has been rather quiet of late. This contribution to Ethereal Sound's continuing Background Series sees him in fine form, laying down two deep and loopy groovers for late night crowds. A-Side "Clarksville" sees him playing with rising and falling synths, cosmic effects and quietly bumpin' deepness, all wrapped up in his usual dozily hypnotic production. It's surprisingly light and airy, which is something that can't be said for the heads-down groove of B-Side "Love Boat". Atmospheric, percussive and eerily dark.

Balans 009 - Quince

BALANS009 - Quince by Darko Esser

Magic Mountain High (Move D & Juju & Jordash) LIVE @ Bird ROTTERDAM 2011-12-02

MMH LIVE @ Bird ROTTERDAM 2011-12-02 by Move D

NP14 | Joey Anderson

NP14 | Joey Anderson

Jus Ed & Joey Anderson - We Are Never Alone [Inimeg]

A1 - Jus Ed - Jus Flex Ed Up

A2 - Joey Anderson - We Are Not Alone"

B1 - Joey Anderson - Coal Iz The Color Of My Soul

B2 - Joey Anderson - Granite


Diverse cosmic House divinations from Jus Ed and Inimeg Recordings head, Joey Anderson. UQ don Jus-Ed sets the tone, taking the opportunity to step out of his usual 4/4 bracket with a beat-down and Bassy swinger at 113bpm with 'Jus Flex Ed Flip', but the star of the show is surely Joey Anderson. A-side he's playing ruff-but smooth with the balance of chaotic, alien signals and robust, Qu-alike rhythms on 'We Are Not', while flipside we find him scanning the extraterrestrial quadrants of 'Coal Is the Color Of My Skin', somewhere between Hieroglyphic Being and Jeff Mills, beside the rugged, prmitive pound of 'Granite'. Tipped for fans of DJ Qu, Africans With Mainframes etc.

The Analog Cops & Blawan - Cursory [Vae Victis]

A1 - Sickle

A2 - Aurum

B1 - Illy

B2 - Quarto


The Analogue Cops and Blawan rekindle their shared love of raw House and Techno with this ace 4-tracker, mixed up through machines and then recorded to tape. The project, a 6 hands affair, sees the duo teeming up for the second time in as many months, but this time the recording process provides a much more demented feel to proceedings, unleashing bare arrangements with a nice line in jazzy wooze that imbues the opening "Sickle" with an almost Sound Signature vibe, while closing track "Quarto" oddly reminds us of the raw machine funk of Prince at his LinnDrum prime.

Jrico & Djf - The Colour Of A Place Where We're Space [Freebeat]

A - Shyncrono

B1 - Freebeat

B2 - The Clock


Deep, smoky House music from two Spanish producers, Tesla Records' DjF and Downbeat associate JRico. A-side features the deep, almost mystical transportation of 'Shyncrono' working a dusky shade of House akin to Kassem Mosse or Legowelt's most melancholy Detroit/Chicago moments. Flipside 'Freebeat' rides a plump, grumbling bass and under twinkling, fragrantly far eastern melodies and 'The Clock' checks a more stripped down, ghostly 4/4 groove for the most smudged ends of the morning.

Talking Shopcast 13: DJ TLR

Tracklist:

01. Xosar, “2012″ [white]
02. John Heckle, “Last Magic Maker” [Crème Organization*]
03. Alex Israel, “Welcome To Guntersville” [WT Records]
04. Trackman Lafonte & Bonquiqui, “More Then A Cat Has Ever Seen”
[Crème Organization*]
05. The Actor, Picture 210 [Trumpett]
06. Marco Passerani, “White Dwarf” [Running Back]
07. D’Marc Cantu, “10x As Strong” [Lux Records]
08. Steve Summers, “Different Paths” [L.I.E.S.]
09. Trackman Lafonte & Bonquiqui, “The Feeling” [Crème Organization*]
10. Willie Burns, “unreleased remix” [Crème Organization*]
11. Chicago Skyway,” Marie” (Aroy Dee Edit) [M>O>S Recordings*]
12. Argy, “Daze To Come” [Versatile Records]
13. Orgue Electronique ft. Robert Owens, “Our House” (KiNK & Neville Watson Ruff Kut1) [Crème Organization*]
14. Xosar, “Bangladeshi Pagan House” [white]
15. Larry Heard, “Winterflower” [Rebirth]
16. John Heckle, “On the Fields” [Crème Organization*]
17. Trackman Lafonte & Bonquiqui,” Trackman Lafonte” [Crème Organization*]
18. DJ Overdose, “Fabriek” [Crème Organization*]
* denotes tracks which, as of the time of publishing, are unreleased

Talking Shopcast 13: DJ TLR

A Drummer From Detroit - Drums #1 [Fit Sound]

A - Part1

B - Part2


Naturally for a producer who prefers to remain anonymous and call themselves A Drummer From Detroit and name their debut EP Drums, both tracks here veer into dextrously percussive house territory. Amidst the dizzying, jazz influenced rattle of Shake Shakir style rhythms that characterise the A Side workout our erstwhile protagonist weaves in desperate vocal strains and overtly dramatic piano and horn stabs which only serve to increase the panic inducing pace. The flipside treatment is slightly slower in its execution, yet increases the jazz funk melodic elements which make it the less a hectic and more involving production.