Reviews by MBP, BBC Radio1, and Resident Advisor

Patrice Scott - Distance Against Time

Let's be honest: There isn't much mystery when it comes Patrice Scott's work on Sistrum. Either the melody works for you or it d..

Skudge - Convolution / Contamination

Not much is yet known about the Skudge label, but that'll probably end soon. The young Swedish imprint's debut 12-inch ticks all..

Various Artists - Beta Sampler

I love releases like Beta Sampler. These often sit at the back of DJs record boxes for years—or, in the case of this digit..

by:Larm in Oslo

Dance Music Reviews - by Resident Advisor - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 22:00
Originally a floating concept for a music event that aimed to showcase new Scandinavian talents on the verge of success, Norway'..

Eluvium - Similes

Dance Music Reviews - by Resident Advisor - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 19:00
After 2007's Copia, it was hard to guess what Matthew Cooper was going to do next. That album saw Cooper marrying the raptu..

Jacob Korn - Supakrank

Dance Music Reviews - by Resident Advisor - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 03:03
Steffi has unveiled her new label, Dolly, seemingly at the exact right time. Deep house is all the rage again, people are in lov..

Unknown Artist - Horizontal Ground 004

Dance Music Reviews - by Resident Advisor - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 03:02
It's a shame that Horizontal Ground is so committed to the anonymity of its producers. Any beatmaker would be rather happy to at..

Pattern Repeat - 00/1

Dance Music Reviews - by Resident Advisor - Tue, 03/09/2010 - 03:01
The dub techno credentials of Echocord boss Kenneth Christiansen and Dennis Bog, AKA Resoe, are unassailable. The duo have been..

Damian Lazarus and Jamie Jones in Seattle

Dance Music Reviews - by Resident Advisor - Mon, 03/08/2010 - 22:00
It was like a party in your living room, except with two international headliners in charge of the tunes for the night. After te..

My Brightest Diamond - Shark Remixes

Dance Music Reviews - by BBC - Mon, 03/08/2010 - 19:00
A glowing whole transcendent of any one person’s vision.

Crookers - Tons of Friends

Dance Music Reviews - by BBC - Mon, 03/08/2010 - 19:00
Tons of Friends is 100% party focused, and certain to tear up dancefloors.

Gonjasufi - A Sufi and a Killer

Dance Music Reviews - by BBC - Mon, 03/08/2010 - 19:00
A terrific, trippy adventure with something for every curious pop fan.

Various Artists - From the Seat of Mount Olympus

Dance Music Reviews - by Resident Advisor - Mon, 03/08/2010 - 19:00
When Joe "Hot Chip" Goddard started the Greco-Roman imprint in 2007 with the help of friends Alex Full Nelson and Dom Mentsh, it..

Various Artists - From the Seat of Mount Olympus

Dance Music Reviews - by Resident Advisor - Mon, 03/08/2010 - 19:00
When Joe "Hot Chip" Goddard started the Greco-Roman imprint in 2007 with the help of friends Alex Full Nelson and Dom Mentsh, it..

Peter Van Hoesen - Entropic Minus Six

Dance Music Reviews - by Resident Advisor - Mon, 03/08/2010 - 03:03
History teaches us that it doesn't take long for the revolutionary to be replaced by an even more daring counter-revolutionary...

Iron Curtis - Way Back Home EP

Dance Music Reviews - by Resident Advisor - Mon, 03/08/2010 - 03:02
There's nothing new to be found in Iron Curtis' new EP for Mule Electronic. Whereas his remix for Coldfish and 12-inch for Mirau..

Ray Mang - Bullet Proof

Dance Music Reviews - by Resident Advisor - Mon, 03/08/2010 - 03:01
That skwee in Ray Mang's "Bullet Proof" is no accident. The tune is a reworking of a George Clinton track of the same name. Mang..

Gui Boratto and Henry Saiz in Sydney

Dance Music Reviews - by Resident Advisor - Sun, 03/07/2010 - 22:00
Usually when a steroid-laced male with a backwards hat sidles up to me and says "Where's all the chicks, bro?", I take that as m..

Shy Child - Liquid Love

Dance Music Reviews - by BBC - Sun, 03/07/2010 - 19:00
Undoubtedly impressive, well-honed and slickly produced.

Seth Troxler - Boogybytes Vol. 5

Dance Music Reviews - by Resident Advisor - Sun, 03/07/2010 - 19:00
Seth Troxler's Boogybytes 5 drops into record racks just as Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland hits cinemas. It's not..

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