SASHA NEVOLIN レコード& CD

Review: After a productive couple of years dropping releases on BORDE and Physical Education, Sasha Nevolin heralds the start of a new label OCV with this sophisticated EP of trancey house gear. 'Dukalis Is On Duty' kicks the EP off with richly rendered synths speaking their own space age language around the solid thrust of the drums, while Banditos takes things into mellow, pad-soaked pastures driven by a light, rolling breakbeat. 'Biathlonist' takes a pause in strictly beatless, ambient, and then 'Chaotic Mood' plunges deeper into backroom techno for the chillest of souls. 'Grey Sky' completes the package with a dreamy electro diversion sporting a soupcon of acid.

Review: Viewfinder has launched Rescan Records from Manchester to explore deeper realms of techno and tech house with a vintage flavour. Following a sterling debut with The Second Phase, they're back with another three excursions into outboard production following in the footsteps of B12 et al. 'Existential' is a particularly powerful track which echoes Underground Resistance and adds some choice swing into the groove. Prague-based Sasha Nevolin sneaks a cut in on the B2 with the outstanding 'Hempus', bringing a starry-eyed inventiveness to his synth work and keeping the energy up.