Fields – Behind The Curtains / Elemental

8

Rating

With their consistently excellent output, it should come as no surprise that Urban Essence returns its gazing eyes to nascent Bristol-based label, Utopia Music. Having covered their last few enigmatic releases, their policy of packing as much varied content of resounding quality … Read More

Stray & Halogenix – The Pursuit / Poison

8.5

Rating

Watching Halogenix’s rapid ascent within the scene in 2012 has been eerily similar to Stray’s emergence in 2009: both came out of nowhere with exciting debuts, both had breathtakingly original releases on Kasra’s Critical Music, both have considered, faultless discographies at this early … Read More

Heavy1 & P-Fine / Need 4 Mirrors – Palace / Thought Police

9

Rating

2012 has seen some fine debut releases from new labels so far, with Mode’s Around The Edges EP on The Crescent, Blocks & Escher’s groundbreaking opening on Narratives, and Mindmapper, Fre4knc and Heavy1’s joint offering on Hull’s very own Dust Audio. In this light, what makes this release from Japan’s Yabai 84 … Read More

Amoss – State of Suspension EP

7.5

Rating

Metaphorically speaking, Amoss have strolled into the scene with an unassuming ease: their natural talent and technical prowess have seen the duo release on some of the biggest major players including Renegade Hardware, Horizons and Dispatch. This month brings their second feature on Ant … Read More

UE.6: Es.tereo

Berlin’s Es.tereo remains one of the most engaging artists to emerge of recent years, pioneering the minimal deep sounds at 170 that have been slowly coming to the fore as an alluring alternative to the dancefloor mainstay. His self-described ‘fusion’ … Read More

Clarity & Overlook – Other Sights / Rohypnol

9

Rating

Presha’s reputation for notable tastemaking has evolved even further than Samurai’s catalogue of dynamic, innovative beats, with the final stages of the previous year ushering in a new, yet no less distinguishable side project: the exclusive, vinyl-only Samurai Horo series. Horo has moved … Read More

UE.5: Mikail [Funkyzeit]

Mikail, one third of the London techno institution Funkyzeit, has been kind enough to do us a mix epitomizing the 4-to-the-floor Funkyzeit sound. It’s a bouncy and relentless set that ranges from pounding techno to funk-infused house.

“The mix was … Read More

SPOTLIGHT: Funkyzeit

In the last few years, London has seen a substantial return to the warehouse parties of old. Its more discerning clubbers have become increasingly disillusioned with the lack of appropriate venues for the plethora of new sonic output that continues … Read More

May Liquid Round-Up

After just about a month of consistent rain, Spring has finally decided to rear it’s lovely head. The last week has gifted us with the finest weather of 2012 so far, providing us all with some much needed Vitamin D … Read More

SPOTLIGHT: Until Silence

Aficionados of Autonomic, the futuristic and minimal offshoot of drum & bass pioneered by dBridge and Instra:mental, will recognise the name Mode from his inclusion in the seminal Mosaic Volume One LP. His track Stepping Stones was one of the … Read More