Five Essentials: EHL [Warm Comms]

October 24, 2013 | Jack Smith

Texas-based Warm Comms have always been a reliable outlet for off-centre yet uniformly engaging beats around the 170 mark, and with its sister outlet Pushing Red replicating that success with a string of visceral Techno releases they’re now ready to … Read More

FIVE ESSENTIALS: Survey

August 17, 2013 | Jack Smith

Traversing the murky depths of minimal 170 with a sound that radiates sparse anger and ominous forebode comes Survey, a Berlin-based duo who have proved their production mettle with only a handful of releases to date on some of the … Read More

FIVE ESSENTIALS: Double Helix

July 14, 2013 | Jack Smith

Having featured this talented Austrian back in April on the eve of his first release on fledgling new label Deep Field Audio, Double Helix returns to the fold with another expertly calculated slice of tech Drum & Bass in the … Read More

FIVE ESSENTIALS: Phobia [Chroma]

June 19, 2013 | Jack Smith

As one third of trailblazing new trio Chroma, Phobia has been a figurehead of the rolling, ‘depth excess’ minimal associated with Renegade Hardware, Ingredients et al since his first release in 2001. We caught up with the producer who gave … Read More

FIVE ESSENTIALS: Thing

June 5, 2013 | Jack Smith

Thing‘s been carving quite a name for himself: his explorations around the 170 mark have been both technically polished and wonderfully creative, with each release on his own imprints Dubthing Records and Depthwise Music holding its own as a unique … Read More

FIVE ESSENTIALS: Pattern

May 10, 2013 | Jack Smith

Set to release a sparkling new single on Alignment’s new project Realign, Manchester-based Pattern might be an unfamiliar name to most but ‘Draft’s intricate, Jungle-infused crystal clarity is a glowing debut by anyone’s standards.

Paired with a brooding Techno remix … Read More