JENSEN INTERCEPTOR レコード& CD

Review: More from regular studio partners Assembler Code and Jenson Interceptor, whose previous joint EPs for Boyznoize, Private Persons and Cultivated Electronics were little less than essential. First, turn your attention to superb opener "Random Pain", a melodious and evocative deep electro cut that morphs into something dirtier, darker and far more hard-hitting midway through. "HRL6" is altogether moodier and more Drexciyan in tone, while flipside opener "Drive Shift" fixes elastic electronics and gently pulsing motifs to an altogether more relaxed and rolling 4/4 electro groove. It comes accompanied by an altogether darker and moodier remix by The Hacker that boasts raw electronics, spacey bleeps and a slightly paranoid vibe.

Review: Swedish electro legend Luke Eargoggle presents the latest exploits of his beloved Stilleben imprint with four dystopian aqua-funk exercises. From the Drexciyan derived antics of Obergman's "Aufklarung" or T/Error's "Transuranium" delivered in unrepentant all analogue vintage flair, to the fierce breakneck electro bass assault of Jensen Interceptor - "Sof_Cell" Stilleben 051 has you retroverts covered! The label is this year celebrating 20 years in the business, over the last two decades they've presented works by legends such as Legowelt, Orgue Electronique, DMX Krew and The Hacker to name but a few and the label's sound is just as relevant as ever.

Review: With only 200 copies floating around, you'll have to move fast to secure a copy of this Weapons Of Desire missive from prolific electro/techno fusionist Jensen Interceptor. It is, though, well worth grabbing, not least because "Smoke" is one of the Australian producer's purest dancefloor workouts for a while. The electro beats are tough and tight, the synths alien, the chords spacey and the main motif - a cross between a bassline and a lead line - is deliciously addictive and mind-altering. Over on the flipside Timothy J. Fairplay gives his interpretation, successfully dirtying up the track while adding Drexciya style levels of intergalactic funk.

Review: There's no denying that Jensen Interceptor is one of electro's most "on-form" artists right now. This five-track salvo on Luke Eargoggle's Stilleben label comes hot on the heels of fine outings for Central Processing Unit and Boyznoize Records. It's naturally every bit as impressive as its' predecessors, delivering a range of bold and bombastic electro workouts aimed firmly at peak-time dancefloors. We're particularly enjoying both the heavyweight drums, end-of-days riffs and computer beeps of "Nocturnal Fabric" and the mutant, deep space electrofunk of "YSL Funk", though there's plenty to set the pulse racing elsewhere on the EP, too. Even the record's trippy, downtempo moment - Assembler Code collaboration "Viral Scan" - hits the spot.

Review: Some 18 months on from his last appearance on Central Processing Unit, Aussie electro explorer Jensen Interceptor returns to Chris Smith's lauded imprint. As you'd expect from both producer and label, the EP sparkles from start to finish. On "Glide Drexler", our hero flits between armour-plated beatbox rhythms and dreamy, near ambient breakdowns, while "Carter Green Factory" is a surging and funk-fuelled trip into vintage Drexciya territory with the addition of a thunderous, techno-style kick-drum pattern. Finally, he dons his reflective goggles and spacesuit for a trip into intergalactic electro territory via the spiraling alien funk of "Not Phased".

Review: Given that Jensen Interceptor is a Central Processing Unit regular, it's little surprise to see him return to the Sheffield label with Assembler Code in tow. The two are regular studio buddies and have previously released collaborative EPs on Boysnoize, Cultivated Electronics, Private Persons and Mechatronica. This time round they're in full-on dancefloor electro mode, gleefully sprinting between dark, angular and angry fare (punishing but brilliant opener "Abstract Model"), rush-inducing peak-time anthems (the glassy-eyed, fuzz bass-driven bliss of "Kinematics"), Drexciya style workouts ("Extraction"), and buzzing, late night contortions ("VR Escort"). In other words, it's another killer collection of cuts that should be on every electro head's shopping list.

Review: Australia's Jensen Interceptor and the more enigmatic Assembler Code land on Cultivated Electronics with a kick-ass new EP, full of badboy industrial vibes that will surely provide even the most satiated of ravers with some killer material! "50/50" is a chilling electro stomper of the Detroit variety, while "Battery Assault" retains a similar palette of sounds via a harder, meaner set of beats that have more in common with the EBM spectrum. On the flip, the sounds of "Hyper Reality" fill the room with a mystical, almost hazy glow that wraps around sharp-edged bass, leaving Sync 24's remix to bang out the techno beats harder...and harder. Solid material.

Review: ***B-STCK: Sleeve damaged, but otherwise in excellent condition***

20/20 Vision's electro mission continues unabated with this second compilation drop in the Exit Planet Earth series. The record opens up with Jensen Interceptor working alongside Assemble Code for a darkside workout heavy on the details and rude around the low end. Carl Finlow and Keith Tucker form a mini-supergroup for a new partnership CKFT, displaying their formidable chops with the body-rocking dystopia of 'Coder'. Voigtmann keeps things closer to the 4/4 spectrum on 'Subtopia', but with plenty of machine funk tropes woven into the mix. Cignol completes the set with a widescreen sound that's steeped in emotion and sci-fi noir from a dazzling array of finely tuned synths (including some essential 303, of course).

Review: For the 28th release on E-Beamz, the London based retroverts have called in two seriously hot producers on a killer split EP. Aussie label staple Mikey Melas aka Jensen Interceptor takes up proceedings on the A side, which features the sleek electro-funk of "Kinetic Floor" and the bouncy alien groove of "Kode" while on the flip, The Hague based Portuguese producer Lake Haze (Unknown To The Unknown/Creme Organization) offers up the fierce, bass-driven dystopianism of "Pacific Storm" and some ethereal futurist vibes on the majestic "Hydro Blast".