Flashback: Auxmen in Tallinn (2003) and coming again…
Picture source: www.aux88.com Detroit electro is coming to Tallinn: On 8 April Aux 88 presents Black Tokyo Live in the club Korter, supported by local act Fuck Yuo I Am A Robot as well by DJs MRDS and Punch. It is the second time they are in Tallinn; a partyRead More →
Cosmos Laguna – Karma Cleaner (Trash Can Dance TCD082011)
Rating: 9/10 After visiting Kiek in de Kök, a 15th-century cannon tower in Tallinn Old Town, and witnessing exhibition about the city’s days of glory but also suffering through plague and wars, I found that it was appropriate time to check the album of Cosmos Laguna. Macabre artwork looked veryRead More →
Shackleton – Fireworks (Honest Jon’s Records HJP53)
Rating: 8/10 Shackleton’s every move is watched very carefully, like Warren Buffett’s in the world of finance, and this record has not remained unnoticed by punters and clubbers. Shack’ offers two tracks, “Fireworks” and “Undeadman”, that swim in the sea of deep bass and hollow clonks, surrounded by so-beloved congas,Read More →
Various – Full Circle (Silent Season SSV01 – 2010)
Rating: 8/10 Firstly, there was a shock: The record sleeve that emerged from the mailer looked very much second-hand and a merry couple, who did not look like electronic artists, smiled at me from the illustration. Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams, what the … Then I flipped it over and, to myRead More →
Aamen – Diskoveri (Trash Can Dance TCD072011)
Rating: 7/10 “Diskoveri” (“Disco Blood”) is an album one can not easily ignore. Either you like it or not, but it is an intense melting pot of 20-odd styles. You arrive to a hectic party with Count Dracula, Pokemon, Donkey Kong, Hänschen and Gretchen and many other luminaries of theRead More →
DUST OFF: Various Artists (Kurbel 010) – 1998
Richard Bartz might have been inspired by the automotive industry in Bavaria when setting up a label called Kurbel or crankshaft. He was behind most of the label’s releases, but had some high-profile visitors there too, if we recall a joint 12-inch with DJ Hell (“Take A Shot”). Solid andRead More →
DUST OFF: Air Liquide – Robot Wars (Sm:)e Communications SM-9008-0 – 1994)
It was a Friday night and a Star Wars sequel was showing on mute. It was because a new arrival from Ebay that had found the way to the turntable and the speakers emitted sounds that perfectly matched the sci-fi scenery of the movie. Yes, “Robot Wars” on the screenRead More →
DUST OFF: Various – Frankfurt (DRY-2) – 1993
From Ebay an unofficial release from the archives of Mainhattan, as the locals call the financial center Germany, at the river Main and boasting American-size skyscrapers. Frankfurt has played a symbolic role in my music interest, as the birthplace of the Groove magazine, Omen club, PCP posse and the cityRead More →
DUST OFF: Various – Midwest Acid Harvest (Analog 06) – 1994
Fertile lands of US Midwest have brought up many acid farmers and in this compilation, a few usual suspects of the scene present a very juicy harvest, from 1994. The Midwest guys were good for any techno floor and Woody McBride, DJ Hyperactive and DJ Hud (Freddy Fresh) come withRead More →