SOUND OF THE SUBURBS レコード& CD

Review: It's time to get to know Club Magnus, a new label that launches with Moonlight 001, a various artist collection that brings together some fresh contemporary talents across three forward thinking cuts. Jay Tripwire opens up with his scintillating tech house sounds embellished with all the usual acid and after party freakiness. Magnus Asberg then keeps you on your toes with his nimble drum work and the cyborg electro funk of 'Sunset' (vs Sound Of The Suburbs) while Microman closes with the more dark, involving and intense techno convulsions of 'Inga Aviseringar'.

Review: Morpheus has done the work of the record digging gods here (and on a couple of other reissue EPs) by putting together a trio of next level cuts that are nearly impossible to find should you go looking yourself. They come from Sound of the Suburbs aka Paul Stubbs and Pete Hurst. It was back in 2002 that they began turning out essential tech house sounds and a year later they were done after just three EPs. This 12" offers up their sleek and infectious 'Beautifly' (Chicago Sleeps mix), the grittier and more stripped back 'Love, Innit?' and 'The Club Is Open' which might be the best of the lot with its low slung and well swung drums and bass and moody chords.

Review: Sound of the Suburbs steps up to Mopheus here with a 12" that very much makes us what to move into their hub is this is what goes down. 'Beautifly' kicks off and is a perfect intersection of dub, tech and house with smartly programmed drums and weighty low ends kept nimble by sleek synths and samples. The energy levels are raised on 'All You Need' which has more percussion, more peaky little synth motifs and a more potent rhythm while 'Organ Transplant' then slows down a touch and brings a squeaky and alien bassline to some piano laced grooves.