the 4th instalment from australia s analogue attic recordings comes from label bosses sean la brooy and alex albrecht. utilising field recordings from a popular melbourne location, edgewater towers effortlessly transitions between ambient and dance orientated pieces.

features four organic, improvised modular synth works and ambient collaborations with albrecht la brooy.

on their launch last september, australian label analogue attic promised to showcase the gentle side of electronic music down under. theyre as good as their word on this second release, which comes from rory mcpike under his rings around saturn alias. operating on a similar plane to the tactile, picturesque soundscapes of lord of the isles more spacey work, both erosion and portion 22 offer dreamy chords, becalmed melodies and sparse, spaced-out rhythms. there are a few sly winks towards vintage ambient house throughout, particularly on gypsy village, a luscious combination of liquid melodies and eyes-closed hypnotism. label bosses sean la brooy and alex albrecht go further towards vintage ambient territory on their sublime bathtime arrangement of portion 22.

analogue attic is a record label based in melbourne, australia. showcasing the gentle side of electronic music down under. the first release from aar, good morning passengers introduces local duo albrecht la brooy. the belgrave train line travels 42kms south east from melbourne s busy flinders street to the peaceful gum forests of the dandenong ranges. good morning passengers explores life on the belgrave line, urban gentrification, multiculturalism and the journey from the suburbs to the rainforest.

after the very well received >hunter / grazer< ep by jeroen liebregts, audio assault returns with their first post-summer release. prepare for another contribution by japanese prodigy go hiyama, delivering dirty and industrial beats in the classic hiyama tradition.
besides the orginal version of >residual set<, this release features three quality remixes by the likes of oscar mulero, radial and bas mooy, who each give their own unique interpretation on the original. the result is a varied release, which already did some serious damage on several dance floors worldwide.

all the tracks on this double vinyl demonstrate his innovative approach to music, running the full spectrum from soft ambient interludes to the more uptempo beat trickery. accept manages to combine both extremes and is an apt opening track, demonstrating the two faced nature of aardvarcks productions, highly constructed beats and beautiful melodies. taa baa sounds like it emerged straight out of londons co op, though aardvarck has not been to this broken beat mecca. th #1 is pure ambient bliss and followed by the deep spacious beats of dim. steps is based around a seriously crunched up hip- hop break, think domu scrapping with the funkstorung boys. the original version of zom is track 7 (ignore the tracklisting on the cd) whilst the stunning remix by attica blues tony nwachukwu is actually track no. 17. upset is based around deep raw bass, the structure of the track is created with pin point beat work. flight simulator is a silky smooth journey, proving that aardvarcks beats dont have to be broken. the stuttered synchopated bass stabs of th#3 combined with its fearsome breaks push the edge of the nu jazz envelope and gentle is an uptempo number combining the skip of 2 step with smooth german jazz styles - one for the quirky jerky types on the dancefloor. th#6 is another deep ambient soundscape helping to ease the pressure after the frantic percussion of knet. stampot shows aardvarcks ability to counter fearsome rhythms with melancholy chords, the forward flowing synths float the listener over the near chaotic drum programming. finally, the album closes with the weeping strings and treated piano of anders, bizarrely twisted and warped sonics. one beautiful voyage!

big with speedy j, luke slater, cari lekebusch, james ruskin and many more.. audio assault returns with their first release in 2009. on this 32nd cut labelowner bas mooy delivers a banging fourtracker in the well known audio assault tradition. for quite a while this rumbling beast has been waiting to be unleashed, so be prepared for some peaktime dancefloor damage, not for the faint hearted!

straight harder kickin techno smasher

audio assault is still hanging strong, fighting their guerrilla battle to put quality dark techno back in the place where it belongs, total domination

alex albrecht plays a typically diverse and mesmerising away-game for the bouquet camp. cementing the label s dedication to variety and quality and giving fans of this dependable new voice in electronic music more of his familiar aar sonic palette, dedication to form, texture and evocative story-telling.