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Frost & Wagner bring their reggae chops to their German compatriots for this compilations of REMIXES. Right away, from the smooth vocals and horn stabs of Re:jazz's "Torch of Freedom" and Kabuki's "Speed of Sound" or the slow bounce of Taxi's "A Certain ... See full review

John Tejada starts with a stripped down coolness and some HAL 9000 samples on "Feel It," so you know he's going some WHERE with this album. The twinkling on "Moogbits" hints at Plastikman's minimalism, but Tejada can't help but add some warmth atop ... See full review

I'm a huge fan of Ski Oakenfull's debut and was excited to track down, at long last, his follow-up, RISING SON. And... well, it's a disappointment, to be honest. Sure, the drifting ambient notes and Japanese field recordings of "Intro" set the right ... See full review

For THE WHOLE TWELVE INCHES, Jesse Rose continues his brand of club-friendly house music with the peppy "Love the Feeling High" and the dreamy ""Alone." A touch of classic Chicago house hits the right chords with the vocals on “Time is But a Moment,” ... See full review

While there's certainly nothing wrong with club-oriented house, Jesse Rose, on WHAT DO YOU DO IF YOU DON'T?, tries to carve out his own space. Too bad most of that space has already been occupied. Sure, the self-call out of "Forget My Name" (though ... See full review

After the astonishing WITH U EP, Holy Ghost release their debut full-length, HELD, which from the first track, "(W)here," continues to delve into emotive electronics. The slightly off-beat blippings keep the listener off-balance, even as the tempo of ... See full review

The church-like tones of “Biomantric L-If-E” bring an immediate mystery to The Black Dog’s FURTHER VEXATIONS, while the contrast between the deep bass and the bright ringing of “93” and “Stempel” spark them into being. The Black Dog have always exceled ... See full review

Deepchord goes mostly ambient with 20 ELECTROSTATIC SOUNDFIELDS, a furthering of their sound and their ethos. From the quick intro from “Driftwood” to the subdued throbs of “De Wallen,” Deepchord seems much more interested in sound sculpture than in ... See full review

On Deepchord’s second and final album for Modern Love, LIUMIN, they haven’t entirely moved away from the dub techno that marked their earlier work, but they definitely have embraced the techno side of things, though not without incorporating plenty of ... See full review

If Deepcord releases 13 versions of a track, remixed mostly by his hand with an assist from cv313, does it make an album? Maybe not, but the “Vantage Isle Sessions” still remains eminently listenable, as the groove establishes itself immediately in the ... See full review

Deepchord’s DC10/DC11/DC12 starts with the warm, windy sweeps and the deeper rhythmic throbs of “DC10 A1,” before “DC10 B1” brings the beats more to the surface. The slower “DC10 B2” has a hint of submerged jazz in its subdued, Detroitian synths. “DC11 ... See full review

Aril Brikha's DEEPARTURE IN TIME is considered by many to be a classic, and it's hard to argue: the smooth, Detroitian vibe of "Embrace" opens the album on a mellow but compelling note. Originally released on Derrick May's Transmat label (a mark of ... See full review

The half-hour long GOBI EP from Monolake starts with what could almost be field recordings, but are too electronic to sound fully natural. But that's part of its charm: the track mimics the natural, evoking a nighttime spent under the stars, even as the ... See full review

Superpitcher has long since been a Kompakt mainstay, almost becoming synonymous with the label. And while he’s since moved on to his own label, his debut, HERE COMES LOVE, has all the hallmarks of the classic Kompakt sound: a solid 4/4, a melodic ... See full review

John Tejada’s fourth album for Kompakt, DEAD START PROGRAM, starts with the angular tones and flustered percussion of “Autoseek” but the straight-up electro-tech of “Detector” quickly sets things right. Tejada definitely channels early 90s techno here, ... See full review

Telefon Tel Aviv’s second album, MAP OF WHAT IS EFFORTLESS, sees them going bigger, starting off with the orchestral density of “When It Happens It Moves All by Itself,” though their rhythmic intensity hasn’t abated in the least. Vocal textures also ... See full review

Sascha Funke and Julienne Dessange collaborate as Saschienne and deliver an album that's UNKNOWN. And while the title track starts spare, focusing on Dessange's cool vocal delivery, the electronics soon come in to warm the proceedings. Meanwhile the ... See full review

John Tejada’s THE PREDICTING MACHINE starts off more energetic than his previous, with the spacy warfare of “Orbiter,” while the wavering tones of “A Familiar Mood” nods towards Detroit. “An Ounce of Perception” keeps its rhythm slightly more ... See full review

LOGIC MEMORY CENTER kicks into high gear with the warm glitches of “Strange Creatures,” showing John Tejada returning to his tech-house roots, replete with warped vocals. Meanwhile, “Unit B1656” goes in a more robotic direction, but the low-key lyrics ... See full review

John Tejada shifts to the defocus label for his second album, THE MATRIX OF US, and true to that label’s aesthetics, “Summer Spell” has a warm, electro shuffle, while the spoken word and operatic vocals on “Genetical Love” act as a counterpoint to the ... See full review

John Tejada, appearing here as Lucid Dream, claims to be PURE PUNK, but it's all tech-house instead from the dub-touched "Dreamwork" to the housier "Clustered Sample." Some bleeps and a granular kick drum take hold on "Chatter," though it doesn't ... See full review

Broken beat was a short-lived genre, but it blossomed under Neon Phusion and their only album to date, THE FUTURE AIN'T THE SAME AS IT USED 2 B. Their mix of breaks, funk and jazz is immediately apparent on "Destination" but they can play to dreamy and ... See full review

On their final album (as a duo, at least), Swayzak travel to SOME OTHER COUNTRY and bring back some lovely electronic music. Gone are the more poppy elements; moody seems to be the order of the day here. Cassy offers her vocals to the darkly thundering ... See full review

After shifting away from Mo'Wax, the Midnight Funk Association released their SEXY WAY EP, letting the angular funk of the title track slither its way into the consciousness, even as it momentarily grows shimmering guitar riff halfway through. But the ... See full review