Cassio Kohl – Lost Sessions EP
Manucci’s Mistress as the name may suggest is an outlet for the ‘deeper and sleazier side of underground electronic music…’ Whatever the thinking behind the imprint, they are building a reputable back catalogue with the …
Robert Dietz – Common EP
Robert Dietz’s first release of 2013 saw him produce a five track EP on German-based label Running Back. Eponymous opener ‘Common’ is a stand out, its tight bassline dropping into the rolling percussion and leading …
FCL – Holding Our Nick
It is hard not to at least make mention of FCL’s last release ‘It’s You’ – a limited 12” which quickly gave rise to inflated Discogs prices and trading of online vinyl rips. It was …
HNNY – Mys / Kela
Young up-and-coming Stockholm producer HNNY has lived up to the hype with his first release on Let’s Play House. The EP kicks off with a soothing, harmonic vocal, warming up for the ensuing groove. ‘Mys’ …
Crystal & S. Koshi – Break The Dawn / From Red To Violet
Beats In Space is an online radio show that has wormed its way into the collective psyche thanks in no small part to the charisma and loveable enthusiasm of its host and creator Tim Sweeney. …
Baba Stiltz – Our Girls
The sometimes oddball, always interesting Studio Barnhus imprint turns in a typically colourful release. 20-year-old Stockholm native Baba Stiltz provides three versions of one track, playing around with the tempo and arrangement on each. Its …
Jon Convex – With You (Kid Drama Remix)
Production duo Instra:Mental were a breath of fresh air for the drum n bass scene a few years back. The genre, which had become saturated with monotonous jump-up productions, was gifted with some welcome originality …
Max Graef – The Love Tapes
Berlin’s rising star Max Graef hasn’t put a foot wrong yet. Earlier this year ‘Am Fenster’, a bold and brilliant excursion into stripped-down Detroit jazz, alerted us to the 19-year-old talent. Since, he’s had a …
Green Velvet – Bigger Than Prince
Arriving at the tail-end of summer, Chicago house legend Curtis Jones aka Green Velvet serves up a quaking monster. ‘Bigger Than Prince’ has a distinctly late 90s house vibe and wields some dirty distorted synths …
Damiano von Erckert – Love Based Music
We gave Damiano von Erckert’s debut album Mr Pink, What Have You Been Smoking? a lustrous five star review just six months ago (here). His second album arrives on AVA. to a greater …