DOUALA レコード& CD

Review: Soundscape Versions delivers its third edition of the various artists series and offers four effective cuts between subtle house breaks, acid house, electro and atmospheric techno. Featuring Kintaro 89, Faune, Arian Alexander and Douala.

Review: New imprint Blorp is described by its' creators as an outlet for "dream music from outer space". It's a fairly accurate description, because the four tracks showcased on this first label sampler deliver spacey, Motor City-influenced deep house goodness in spades. No Moon opens proceedings with the gentle acid lines, reverb-heavy dream chords and undulating machine drums of "AoE Cutz", before Gnork doffs a cap to early '90s ambient house and intelligent techno with the luscious "Lose Control". Flip for Douala's "Untitled 1", a broken beat/ultra deep house hybrid that evokes memories of Neo Image's recent work for Pacific Rhythm, and the deep space sludge of S Channel's trippy "Polar Express Pigeon".

Review: This time last year, the Blorp label was founded as an outlet for "dream music from outer space". Happily, there's plenty of that to be found on the imprint's third release, a compilation style E.P featuring contributions from four different artists. T Margos kicks things off with the Pete Namlook chords, rugged acid lines and fizzing, Detroit-inspired beats of "AA", before Doula travels further into deep space with the acid-flecked intelligent techno spaciousness of "It's All In Your Mind". Ray Kandinski expertly balances dreamy chords, hissing cymbals and broken techno rhythms on the quirky "Dirty Sneakers", before DJ Lucy makes merry with alien melodies, buzzing synthesizers and drowsy chords on the rhythmically loose and languid "Mike L".