KONERYTMI レコード& CD

Review: Four electroclash / Italo dancefloor bangers recovered from the vaults of electro producer 'Konerytmi' under his alias 'The Klash’. Mixing contempoary sounds with samples and motifs reminiscent of the TV docs, newscasts and movie soundtracks of the 1980s, ‘Disko Varasto A’ is a boxy, arpy cascader of blipping synths plucks, flatulent basses, and gated snares, best represented by the airtight, hermetic melodic wave machine of a track that is ‘1982’.

Review: Electro tastemaker Konerytmi is a busy man with a high rate of output on labels like Infiltrate, Eudemonia in Germany and Russia's Electro Music Coalition, which is where he appears again now with his Astrodanssi EP. As always, this is sci-fi styled sound with clean synth lines and celestial melodies. 'Kukka' opens up with a shiny and reflective hall of synths that glisten and gleam. 'Fantomi' brings rubbery acid elasticity to deep cosmic electro and 'Astrofyysikko' is another one powered by a bulbous, busy bassline and snappy snares. Three further cuts get increasingly mystic and turbulent on the flip.

Review: Sturdy electro thumpery from Konery TMI, served up in five portions across what will surely prove a highly delectable EP for fans of the genre. Opening track 'Nauhuri' and 'Automaa' are both full of grace and gorgeous, effortless glide, while 'Lumivyory' alters the mood somewhat to get down and dirty with some thoroughly filthy acid squelch filth. 'Polaaritahti' takes its cue from the more minimal 80s sounds of Egyptian Lover or Hashim, before we draw to a close with the more serene and soothing 'Mustikka'.

Review: Russia's Electro Music Coalition serve up this six track electro excursion from Konerytmi. It comes on white vinyl and is all silky and laced out sounds and timeless analogue production. There is the icy pop and deeply thoughtful pads of opener 'Ajastin' to get you going before acid wonk defines 'Ajaton' and 'Aivosolu' trips you out on far-sighted pads and lush harmonics. The flip side is more perfectly designed cyborg funk with wiggling bass and glassy cowbells on 'Lokakuu' making it impossible not to move your butt. Two more subtle variations close out this stylish EP of pensive electro.

Review: Everybody give a warm welcome to Electrowax, a brand new sub label from the prolific RAWAX crew. There are no prizes for guessing the musical MO of this new one, which kicks off with Saint Petersburg artist Kirill Junolainen aka Konerytmi. His six tracks are superb, right from the off. 'Pori Jazz' is all acid line and leggy drums, deep space pads and sleek future visions. There is hyper speed drum workouts on 'Ikkunat,' then 'Konekieli' gets more dark and textured, with blistering bass and pinging cow bells. Elsewhere the likes of 'Koodi' get more playful with bendy bass and trippy pads all making you want to get loose.

Review: Telomere Plastic asks you to Remember Your Days with a new six-track various artists EP full of delightfully designed club sounds. The melodies on Hiroyuki Kato are impossibly pure and delicate as they rain down the face of the shuffling drums of 'Black' while Six Dreams offers a complete vibe flip - the crisp and kinetic electro of 'Static Es.' Ty Senrna gets into a twitchy mutant tech house groove on 'Going Out Of Business' and Sherman C's 'Once U Pop' is an acid-laced breakbeat gem with a brilliantly tongue-in-cheek vocal sample that runs right through it, and Konerytmi shuts down with the silky drum breaks and sci-fi piste of 'Aikapiste'.

Review: Exit Planet Earth continues its exploration of the world of electro universe with an expansive, extended six track EP, featuring The Advent x Zein Ferreira, DeFeKT, London Modular Alliance, Konertymi and Zobol. The Advent, whose weekly Gardening Club residency in the mid-90s helped to drag electro out of the realms of the retro and back into the future, team up with Zein Ferreira for a Kraftwerk-on-speed extended mix of 'CarpeDiem', before London Modular Alliance's more moderately paced but still squiggle and bleep laced 'Lump of Coal' plus a 'beats' breakdown for the DJs. The B-side brings us the acid-powered 'Pulssi' by Konerytmi, the bouncy, breakdance-friendly 'Radar' by DeFeKT, and the relatively pure, optimistic sonics of Zobol's 'Data Wars'. Thumbs up all round.