finest funky disco mover

deep, diverse, and unheralded, the philadelphia ambient electronic music scene of the 1980s is explored with the nightcrawlers’ the biophonic boombox recordings, an expansive archival collection documenting the hard-knuckled kosmische synthesizer trio’s home recordings self-released and distributed over 35 cassettes between 1980 and 1991.

the layered effect by us rapper/producer andy cooper offers a punchy reminder of the creative fun to be had in digging for breaks, stringing up loops and layering up stratas of sound. brimming full of delightful inflexions from the world of jazz, easy listening, film soundtracks and hollywood voices, its a perfectly stitched sound patchwork that pays loving hommage to the classic, funky days of early rap. a touching testimony to the joys of hip-hop then and now.

hier kommt die erste remix-ep zum neuen funkstörung album: futuristische dancefloorsounds in allen farben. alex banks und funkstörung höchst-selbst bringen tiefergelegte breakbeats in gedeckten metallic-tönen. richtig ab geht es bei mouse on mars, die ihre perkussiven sounds abfeuern wie eine roboterarmee, die über den dancefloor peitscht, musikalisch irgendwo zwischen trap und footwork. der letzte remix kommt von anstam und macht das gap in sachen zukunft richtig weit auf. es entsteht eine hypermoderne, glänzend-schwarze skulptur aus rythmen, die in unterschiedlichste richtungen streben, aber dabei in perfekter symbiose einheitliche bewegungen ausführen. this is the future right now.

the 5th installment from ahd brings back one of the label bosses, madrids epiphany aka damian schwartz. keeping consistent with the previous and first release of the label. the formula for this new gem remains an uncompromising raw substance, innovation, and timeless music. beautiful strings, pads, arpeggios and metalic basslines are all over the place on this release that follows up fred ps anthem, reach.