14 days

Review: For the 42nd stop on the decades-long journey through worldwide DJ culture, Global Underground has pitched up in Berlin and handed over the reins to Patrice Baumel, a Dutch DJ/producer with an impressive track record. The resultant two-disc mix-up is staggeringly good, with Baumel choosing to represent a wide variety of techno and tech-house sounds with occasional diversions into more melodious or off-kilter fare. Wisely, the Dutchman has also chosen to offer up tracks that span the decades, contrasting classic material from the likes of Swayzak, Matthew Dear and Chateau Flight (whose brilliant "Cosmic Race" stands out) with newer cuts from such artists as Shlomo, Steve Moore, Adam Port, Ripperton and the ageless Phil Kieran.

Review: Three years on from his last full-length outing, Norfolk's leading electronic adventurer returns with a brand-new album, his fifth in total. "Blizzards" is in some ways similar to the melodious and inventive trademark sound he's been crafting over the last 15 years - think bold electronic melodies, unsettling and off-kilter chords, curious noises, and occasional rhythms that sit somewhere between IDM and ambient techno - yet at times it feels more fuzzy and forthright than usual. So amongst the relaxed and slowly shifting soundscapes and quirky electronica you'll find a number of bustling club cuts, with "Stepping Stone", "Vectra" and the surging, sparking "Eris & Dysnomia" standing out.

Review: UK IDM stalwart Luke Vibert presents part two of a trilogy which sees him delve deep into his floppy disc collection for a glorious ride through familiar motifs. Much like its title would suggest. 'Modern Rave' is a mish-mash of early '90s dance music cliches, revisited and reinterpreted in delightfully infectious and entertaining fashion. He refernces classic Todd Terry style house, D-Mob and the glory days of early UK hardcore on tracks like "Beef" or "Feel One", while homages to Detroit and evident, particualry Underground Resistance who meets orbital under the M1 circa '92 on "Dream" while jungle meets ghettotech on the frantic "Ladies". Have fun guessing and joining the dots on this wonderful audio collage of electronic music's recent history by quite the historian.

Review: Following up a terrific release by Phillip Boss, Baba Osman's label is back with release number three already! It shall come as no surprise then that's he's handpicked another up and coming producer from the Frankfurt Am Main area - introducing Harry Wills. Like previous outings on the label, expect some classic Detroit and electro flavors perceived through a modern lens. From the four-to-the-floor electro funk of "Whashuring" (which will mix in well with your Libertine and Traffic records), to to the druggy and bass heavy dystopia of "Nice Modular" which also gets a jungle laced remix by DJ Yue Ganja on their Rave dub remix.