Keosz – Incomer EP

8

Rating

Offworld’s catalogue of kaleidoscopic, soundscape beats reads like a who’s-who of this decade’s foremost champions of the post-Autonomic minimal: label boss LM1, Method One, Oscillist, and Seathasky to name a few being regular contributors as champions of  off-centre liquid dissection. And as has been the case … Read More

Silent Dust – Population, Me Ft. Selfsays / Martyrs

9

Rating

A few weeks ago we were met with the tantalising news that Silent Dust were re-emerging with the fourth instalment of None60, and what an exciting return it has turned out to be. We’re still reeling from their sublime self-titled debut LP: an … Read More

Fis – Duckdive EP

10

Rating

We’ve been supporting Samurai’s vinyl-only offshoot Horo since the early days of HORO001 back in December and now, moving into the murky depths of Summer’s end, the sub-label has firmly established itself as a standalone bastion of intelligent creativity, perhaps even surpassing … Read More

UE.7: Dexta [Diffrent Music]

“Great minds don’t think alike. They think Diffrent.”

Diffrent Music is a d&b label that lives by the ethos of its name. Formed as the brainchild of two like-minded, London-based DJ-Producers (Hunchback and Dexta) back in early 2010, Diffrent has … Read More

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