Reviews by MBP, BBC Radio1, and Resident Advisor
James T. Cotton - On Time
You'd be right to accuse James T. Cotton of a slavish devotion to a sound, but that merely sidesteps the fact that Cotton is Tad..
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Raudive - Total Pure EP
Techno's connection to post-punk and industrial has flown slightly under-the-radar in the past few years, but a full-fledged ban..
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Various Artists - Lagos Disco Inferno
Beware the catchphrase "disco." An A&R marketing term pure and simple, even those that created and celebrated the musical form s..
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Todd Terje - Remaster of the Universe
The remix is by no means a particularly modern phenomenon. In fact its roots can be traced all the way back to the Baroque era i..
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John Talabot - Matilda's Dream
Last we saw the Spaniard John Talabot it was 2009 and we were wrapping our heads around a little Afro-kraut dance floor bomb cal..
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AntonZap - Social Background
AntonZap's new label, the aptly named Ethereal Sound, seems to take deep house to a logical conclusion. Airy to the point of flu..
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Carlo - Darker Than Black EP
Deep, tech house in all its finger-wagging, whoop-inducing loveliness is the name of the game for Spanish-born and London-based..
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John Digweed at Sankeys
It's seems odd now how big prog house in the UK had become by the turn of the millennia. Six-hour sets in Cathedral-like (blokey..
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Elektro Guzzi - Elektro Guzzi
When I spoke to Macro co-founder Finn Johannsen a couple of months ago about the release of Elektro Guzzi's debut full-length, h..
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Joris Voorn - The Secret
Two of Ibiza's biggest 2009 success stories, coming together for a single in the middle of May 2010. Is "The Secret" what synerg..
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Adam Marshall - Burn EP
"Things that are uncomfortable are sometimes good for the soul." So goes the old Chinese proverb
probably. Regardless of whether..
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Havantepe - Catepillar EP
Barcelona-based net and vinyl label Pong Musiq has to date served up a steady fare of dub techno goodness to rival the likes of..
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Bang Face Weekender 2010
"Are you still alive?"
Photo credit: Emm..
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Alex Smoke - Lux
According to popular legend, Thom Yorke exploited the once futuristic powers of the MiniDisc to sequence Radiohead's OK Compute..
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Pendulum - Immersion
Their best album yet, almost as enjoyable as their frenetic live performances.
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Jamie Lloyd - Beware of the Remixes
Future Classic is responsible for some of Sydney's most interesting looking line-ups, so it's no surprise when it comes time to..
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LV feat. Josh Idehen - 38 EP
When I first heard of LV's plan to release a concept EP based around London's 38 bus, I was quite unsure of how well they were g..
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Sawf - Pamfago EP
Rarely do you see a Perc Trax release get DJ feedback that mentions disco. The simply titled imprint has been an outlet for the..
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Ark, Thomas Melchior and La Pena in London
Cable is a great venue. Set in the old arches of London Bridge, it oozes industrial charm. The sound system is of impeccable sta..
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LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
There's as much allusion in LCD Soundsystem's best productions as there is creation. James Murphy is, first and foremost, a reco..
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