Here's some Sunday loveliness from one of the most beautiful records ever to come out of the Motor City. The Soundtrack (313) album appeared out of the blue on Russ Gabriel's Ferox label in 1996 (many of the tracks also feature on Peacefrog's Excerpts collection a few years later) and it was a real breath… Continue reading The Detroit Escalator Co – Gratiot
Tag: techno
Future Sound Of London – Calcium
I was reminded of this vintage cracker via one of my all-time favourite DJs, Dave Siska over at the mighty Sonic Sunset, who used it on his most recent mix to devastating effect. From their 1991 full-length Accelerator - an album that was no stranger to my teenage Walkman - it's dated surprisingly well compared… Continue reading Future Sound Of London – Calcium
Stasis – Artifax
Picking a highlight from the Likemind catalogue isn't easy. The short-lived label released just four EPs from 1993-95 - featuring Stasis, B12, Andy Turner (of Plaid/Black Dog fame), Kirk Degiorgio and Nuron - but virtually every track is a masterpiece from a time when all the key players in British deep techno were at the peak… Continue reading Stasis – Artifax
Fusion – Never Forget It
A cheeky brown 10" from Russ Gabriel on Planet E from 1996 - a period when pretty much everything Carl Craig's label released was utterly essential. Russ had already built up a name for himself through his own Ferox label, and his killer Alligator Voodoo 12" came out on Soma around this time too, but… Continue reading Fusion – Never Forget It
Pub – Film (Springing Daisy’s mix)
East Kilbride's finest is one of the most underrated electronic producers around, and this 2001 release on his own Ampoule label is right up there with the best of the the 00s for me. While it owes a significant debt to the dub techno of Berlin, it's head and shoulders above the legions of Basic… Continue reading Pub – Film (Springing Daisy’s mix)
Nothin' But Magic 