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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 | Tresor
2 September 2003
And I’m sure it doesn’t, well not in my experience anyway. I was lucky enough to visit there over the Loveparade weekend in 1994 and...
by Miles Hawthorn
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 | Tresor
30 October 2002
Cristian Vogel returns to techno’s arms after the much-celebrated jiggery-pokery of the deliriously smooth Super_Collider album with a double...
by Edward Blake
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 | Tresor
31 July 2002
The lovely Mr Tarrida pulls out a crop of fresh wonk techno and classic darkcore rave to whip up one hell of a mix album. The pace starts of subtle...
by Edward Blake
album | Tresor
31 July 2002
Celebrating a double century of releases Tresor have really pulled out all the stops for this one. Basic Channel, arguably one of techno music's...
by Miles Hawthorn
album | Tresor
1 March 2002
Having reconvened after two mighty fine solo ventures, the highly recommended Other People Place for Warp and Transllusion for Supremat, Drexciya...
by Miles Hawthorn
album | Tresor
30 June 2001
Ruskin's second album for Tresor, and it's something of a production masterclass. The titles give you a clue as to the mood here: when...
by Gavin Weale
album | Tsunami
12 September 2002
Now this style of minimal and industrial loops really hasn't done it for me for a long time now, but I have to say this is the way it should be...
by Miles Hawthorn
album | Tudor Beats
3 January 2010
Apparently Richard Wigglesworth, the 303-meister behind this oddball collection of acid ditties, was driven to create it having grown up near...
by Kone-R
album | Uni:form
1 March 2000
Christ, the radio stations in Iceland must be pretty adventurous if this is the kind of thing they play. At just 18 years old, Jonas Thor...
by Tom Magic Feet
album | UpToYouToo
23 November 2004
The poignant intro to Kilio Cha Haki sees MC Kinyanjui Anthony's assertion that 'I was born in the street, I was born in the slum' balance...
by Masta G
album | Urban Substance
31 August 2002
Don’t be fooled into thinking that Detroit is simply about looped, melodic techno and Drexcyian electro, for there is a much rawer street...
by Motorboy
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