House music with such a deep oomph and groove, by the wonderful Mr G. A good 7 years old at the time of writing, but discovering late is fine.
New Tracks
A dirty, kind of roar of a track. I guess you’d call it electro though kind of hard to fit it into a box. Would be immense on a proper sound-system. According to Discogs, it is “characterised raw analogue pure machine funk”. OK. But have a listen.
Ara-U – Battle Royale
A minimal, slightly spaced-out groove that I’ve been trying to find for a few years now.
Spokenn – Limbic Resonance
Well, I’ve started going through Paul Johnson’s very extensive discography following his passing, to see what gems I may have missed. This is quite a recent track, I’m enjoying the upbeat triggerish jack to it, and all the computerised vocals. One for a real dancefloor moment.
No vinyl release sadly.
Paul Johnson – House Music Will Bang Forever
This just has quite an astonishing breakdown and a really good use of the sample. Almost Ricardo-esque padded beats and quite an adventure at 15 minutes long.
Traumer – Espala
One of those feel-good techno tracks that Omar S is soooo good at. Well, I call it techno – it is more at a pace of house music but it has a techno ethos. Enjoy the euphoria.
Omar S – I Wanna Know (Extramental Mix)
A rarest of posts – a drum’n’bass track – this is light on the breakbeat, fairly slow-paced but heavy on the darkness.
Available on Bandcamp – no vinyl release at the time of writing.
Ghost Warrior – Shivers
Another dark and moody breakbeaty techno track, with some synth screeches in the background. But it is all about the breakbeat power.
Gesloten Cirkel – Prisonriot
Quite an in-your-face track, more breakbeats but in a fast electro kind of style, with rave sythn stabs to give it a bit more urgency. Also quite a dark feel to it.
SALOME – Terror
There’s kind of a minimal influence going on here, but more of a magical offbeat breakbeat wobble.
XXX Culture – Stupid Music (Cosmjn remix)
In a year with seemingly much less great music than normal, this stands out as a foreboding warning – musically it feels like a warning of the dreadful future ahead. Powerful yet understated somehow.
LUCIO – Panic Zone (Mark Ambrose Remix)
Breakbeat basslines that just absolutely stomp. Kind of in between electro and minimal – a slower vibe.