Review: The Hyperdrive label is back with a third outing which once again offers up some exciting and forward-thinking new artists. Anderson's 'Sweet Psylow' kicks off with some psychedelic synth loops over crisp tech house drums that hark back to the 90s prog heyday. HearThuG's 'Back To The Future' is a darker sound with whistles, snappy snares and eerie chords and Luis Malon & Seb G then combine for the bouncing techno rhythms and acid-laced pads of 'Extasis Nebular.' Last but not least, Jamie Leather's 'Strange Commodities' is a surging cosmic techno trip with dynamic drums and perc and majestic leads. This is another fine release from this young label.
Final Frontier (CD3: The Golden Sun Of The Great East, 2013)
Invisible
Guillotine
Trans Siberian
Shine
Tempest
Zombie
To Byculla
Playing With Fire
Return Of The Pistolero (CD4: The Mutant Theatre, 2018)
Our World
Let's Turn On
Dakota
Alien
The Sky Is Blue The Sky Is Black
Showtime
Voyager 304
Tannhauser Gate
Home (CD5: Astronauticus, 2024)
Beyond The Black Hole
Memory Vortex
God Is God (Grouch In dub remix)
Alash (When I Graze My Beautiful Sheep)
Alcatraz
Razorback
Biot Messiah
Hotaka
Review: Before Time Was Now is a second instalment that showcases the legendary soundscapes of electronic music pioneers in the world of Goa and trance between 2001 and 2018. This release features four seminal albums: Labyrinth, Gods and Monsters, The Golden Sun of the Great East, and The Mutant Theatre, all of which have been newly remastered for this bumper five CD set. It also includes a newly curated compilation of rarities by Juno Reactor titled Astronautics which comes with tracks from iconic movies The Matrix Reloaded and The Matrix Revolutions.
Review: The mighty Drumcode is back with another one of its beefy techno 12"s, this time with Sudo bringing the noise. The whole of the a-side is given over to 'Real World', a taught, twanging techno cut with scintillating snare rolls and pulsating pads driving it forward beneath raw vocals. On the flip, that knack for industrial sound design also reappears with more metal clangs but also some trance-inducing chords which will zone out dancers on 'Construction'. Last but not least is 'Mercury', a bright, upbeat trance-techno cut with euphoric feels washing over the jacked up beats.
Review: Riviera's early momentum continues here with a punchy four-tracker from six on-point artists. Lewis Taylor kicks off with 'Non Stop' which is a straight up and funky peak time then pumper with bright chords and plenty of fun in the atmosphere, Cult keeps the energy high with 'Total Kill' and X Coast & DJ RaDa then offer the acid-laced and turbocharged bass stomps of 'Come Together.' LIL NASSTY then flips the script with some sleazy trap beats with menacing bars and futuristic synth patterns on 'Get It Up So' and DJ Pacifier shuts down with some high-speed ghetto-tech in the form of the relentless 'Fried Again.'
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