THE VULVA STRING QUARTET: ‘Cranberry Song’ [Combination]
I was always somewhat sceptical about Combination, mainly because of its thinly-veiled links to clothing brand Carharrt. Pole session musician Hanno Leichtmann has helped me look beyond this cynical cultural hijacking, and, having spent time making static hissing dub and standing still for as long as humanly possible, he’s keen to let his hair down. It sounds like he has studied the best bits of Kompkat’s back catalogue - not their current party/electro house obsession - and the title track and ‘Roundabout’ have that lullaby-like ability to hypnotise, as layered riffs and bumping electronic rhythms come together. ‘Cloudseeding’ sees Leichtmann further this live/techno interface, with lazy slide guitars and unquantized, rough beats getting cosy with dubby techno textures. All I need is a free hoodie and I’m sold!

ARIL BRIKHA: ‘Akire’ [Poker Flat]
Brikha got a pasting (deservedly, in my opinion) for his recent trance-lite ‘Winter’ release, but ‘Akire’ sees the Scandinavian producer excel at crafting deep techno soul: the title track’s fusion of electro bass pulses and shiny, futuristic synths and ‘To Begin’, where subtle melodies gradually unfold, signal a return to form.

VARIOUS ARTISTS: ‘Camping EP 1’ [Bpitch]
This EP is the first in a series of tasters for Bpitch’s latest ‘Camping’ compilation, and ‘EP 1’ focuses on the kind of grimy substance that you’d find on your shoe at the end of a three-day warehouse party in east Berlin. Ben Klock’s ‘Similar Colours’ is a nasty jacking acid track, while Ellen Allien’s take on Safety Scissors’ ‘Where Is Germany’ juxtaposes brooding riffs with the kind of shuffling groove most Kompakt artistes would kill for.

Comments

[Beat]

I love Deetron's remix of "Detroit Grand Puhbahs - Ride"

"lemme grab a hold of your butt cheeks, and lemme ride..."

Puerile but entertaining nonetheless.

[Brophy]

like a lot of the bets music then:)