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album | Warp
15 November 2004
1 Up is the debut mini-album from this Birmingham-based producer, allegedly signed up to Warp after his neighbour (a certain Chris Clark)...
by Benjamin Lehmann
album | Delta 9 Plastics
17 February 2005
Delta 9 Plastic's accomplished debut album keeps one eye firmly on the dancefloor but is refreshingly diverse.
by Benjamin Lehmann
album | Soma
17 April 2005
Soma have been quietly modernizing of late, and so far this year their output has been exceptional, with the wonderful Robag Wruhme and Wignomy...
by Benjamin Lehmann
album | Ghostly International/Spectral Sound
27 April 2004
Texas has been responsible for some of the most notorious antiheroes of the last century, not least our old friend George Dubya. This has lead some...
by Benjamin Lehmann
album | Chocolate Fireguard
7 June 2005
Afro-French hip hop outfit La Cedille's debut communicates a devoted belief in music and language.
by Benjamin Lehmann
album | Warp
15 June 2004
!!! (pronounced 'chk chk chk') were formed in 1996 by the former members of mid-90s hardcore group Yah Mos. This is their third long player, if you...
by Benjamin Lehmann
album | Novamute
14 June 2004
Miss Kittin breathed new life into house music when she teamed up with Felix da Housecat on Silver Screen Shower Scene. As a DJ she has...
by Benjamin Lehmann
album | Halflink
2 April 2003
Astor's debut, two years in the making, is the work of Rhode Island's Michele Doucet (music and production), and Alison Jane (occasional...
by Andy Rantzen
album | Off On One
25 February 2003
Thud is the brainchild of the pseudonymous Edward Blake of Overload Media, who is best known in techno circles for his Cut Out releases (more...
by Andy Rantzen
album | Tresor
8 February 2003
Nerds love mystery, it appeals to their fact-gathering sensibilities. As far as maintaining a sense of mystery is concerned, Drexciya are trumped...
by Andy Rantzen
album | Progressive Form
5 December 2002
Progressive Form presents a selection of Japanese electronic artists including Tsuchiya Yasuyiku, Soundgaurehouse, Aoki Takamasa and #de.niro. The...
by Andy Rantzen
album | Zenit
26 November 2002
Stanny Franssen’s first album starts like a masterpiece and ends like a solid loop-based tech-house record with a darker, more stylish vibe...
by Andy Rantzen
album | Tehnika
26 November 2002
Uros Umek’s reputation has been built on jacking, buzzy minimalist floor material with more than a wave to the rave. His recent mix CD The...
by Andy Rantzen
album | Tresor
11 September 2002
Tracks by The Advent are to DJs what planks are to builders: useful, solid, a bit hard, rather uninteresting on their own but perfect as the...
by Andy Rantzen
album | Exceptional
31 August 2002
John Beltran, the press release assures us, leads a ‘quiet but athletic life’. I found myself speculating on what this might mean. A...
by Andy Rantzen
album | Cocoon
31 August 2002
Sven Vath and Pauli Steinbach have pulled together another impressive roster of artists for this, the third Cocoon compilation. Steve Rachmad, Funk...
by Andy Rantzen
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