Techno Recommendations March 2010

Review: What would we do without these warehouse finds? Luckily, our dedicated team at Juno HQ are always on the lookout for such rarities. This time it's the second instalment of the Something In The Sky series by none other than techno guru, Jeff Mills. All untitled of course, and "Track 1" sets the scene with a galloping thump of a drum loop, surrounded by a myriad of eerie sonics and chilling melodies; "Track 2" adds the classic Mills-esque grit to the percussion and finds itself lost amid glitchy, minimalist howls and distant noise injections. Over on the flipside, "Track 3" indulges in a faster tempo and reduces the melody to shreds, whilst "Track 4" uses more shuffling tactics and comparatively less frightening timbres to its core. A must have!

Review: Deep and moody techno from Humano here. Out on Belgian label, Music Man, the two tracks "Life" and "Death" have a classic techno feel, building and growing with every single snyth stab. The release has a shaking groove throughout, leaving you hypnotised every single time.