for fans of gene on earth, sweely, baby ford, huerta, malin genie...

rolling techno from habgud, remixed by kwartz.

following sterling entries from derek carr, john shima and mihail p, distant worlds reaches out to perseus traxx for a demonstration of the emotional heft and utopian optimism that classic techno promises in its most compelling moments. this is relatable, familiar territory, but executed with finesse beyond the reach of the average producer. a new mystery is bathed in swirling synth tones as elegant as they are moving, while simulacra places a bold square wave riff front and centre for an impactful deep techno meditation. circumstantial reframes the same rich melodic approach in a frantic chassis of snapping beats darting around the grid with playful glee, and then the map is not the territory applies the same logic to a mystical but rhythmically charged trip into the netherworld of machine soul.

emotional especial call time on their first series of releases and do so in style, taking a detour to san francisco for a 12- that features reworks of latter-day synth experimentalists inhalt. the specific focus here is occupations, last years ep for the killer dark entries label which showed a distinct progression in the inhalt sound to capture a contemporary take on synth wave/cold wave/dark wave (delete as appropriate

ten years is a long time, especially in music. auxiliary started life purely as an outlet for asc s music at the back end of the autonomic movement. since then, it s been through a number of changes, taking in a lot of different styles along the way, including autonomic, drum & bass, ambient, downtempo, techno, grey area, and music that can only be defined as experimental in nature.

new lp by dadub