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album | The Leaf Label
1 March 2000
For those who may be more familiar with Susumu Yokota's work on Sublime, Magic Thread will be a valuable insight to the many musical facets...
by Dave Stelfox
album | Output
1 March 2000
Bizarre, but oddly impressive stuff from one Mike Silver, here on The Underdog's notably leftfield label. Molten Timbre sets the tone, a...
by Tom Magic Feet
album | Melodic
30 April 2000
More sublime, forward-looking, folksy electronica from the Melodic label. This time the Yorkshire imprint turns to the Athens, Georgia-based Empire...
by Dave Stelfox
album | Rephlex
30 April 2000
A mix of blip 'n' bleep rhythm-scapes, droned-out melodies and sensitive, off-kilter vocals; despite the emotional similarities with Pram and...
by Paul Gannaway
album | Tresor
30 April 2000
Two years on from his debut long-player, James Ruskin returns on the mighty Tresor with a selection of tracks that demonstrate how he's maturing as...
by Tom Magic Feet
album | Tresor
30 April 2000
He may be one of Detroit's less well-known producers, but Dixon has previously co-produced Juan Atkins' Skynet, released two twelves on...
by Miles Hawthorn
album | Tresor
30 April 2000
When it comes to minimalism, the likes of Hawtin, Mills and Hood are generally considered to be the innovators in the field. Yet while Dan Bell may...
by Tom Magic Feet
album | Bungalow
30 April 2000
If you were a fan of Bungalow's quirky Japanese club-pop compilation, Sushi 3003, then this will be right up your street. Working along the...
by Dave Stelfox
album | Compost
30 April 2000
Viscous, slightly electrified, disco-friendly, jazz-influenced floor fillers are what Syrup do and Different Flavours does not disappoint....
by Dave Stelfox
album | Downsall Plastics
30 April 2000
Dirk Swartenbroekx follows up 1998's Mocha Supremo with another richly blended album of jazz-influenced electronic fusion. Our Girl In...
by Dave Stelfox
album | Epic
30 April 2000
He's Madonna's favourite producer and the latest big thing from France. You've heard the obvious comparisons with Daft Punk, Kojak, Cassius and the...
by Dave Stelfox
album | Ersatz Audio
30 April 2000
This exemplary 16-track compilation rounds up the first five years output of Detroit's Ersatz Audio label, home to Le Car, Adult., Artificial...
by Tom Magic Feet
album | deFocus
30 April 2000
In the wake of influential label Clear has arisen deFocus. While the essence of Clear converged very much around the revival of electro sounds and...
by Paul Gannaway
album | Matador
30 June 2000
MC Paul Barman is not you usual, run-of-the mill, gun-totin', crack-tootin', ho'-slappin' rapper. In fact, he's a rather funny-looking Ivy League...
by Dave Stelfox
album | Memphis Industries
30 June 2000
There's something pretty special at work here. While you can't deny that Dan Berridge's music sounds like DJ Shadow – using a collection of...
by Bruno Martelli
album | Tresor
31 August 2000
If you had a taste for techno back at the start of the 90s it would have been hard to miss the distinctive sound of the 'Prince of Techno'. With...
by Andy Gain
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