Rob's House and Techno Reviews #2 - June 2010

Faut Pas Deconner - 24 Hour Party Pool EP (Jesus Loved You)

A two tracker from Valentino Kanzyani's imprint which starts out like a late 90s French house track cut up and edited into a modern tech-house track. 'Stay Together' hits the mark superbly with a Daft Punk-esque edits and vibe paired with the label's typical crisp and uncluttered production style. 'Springfield Surprise' takes the cake though for being an awesome 12 minute ride through the funkiest drum groove you'll hear in ages, matched with beautifully with some spacey elements and the usually Jesus Loved You odd-ball background guitar and vocal filler elements. A top, top notch release. 5/5

DJ Earthian - Te-Nos E.P. (Living Records)
This release will be useful to any tech-house DJ worth his/her salt. DJ Earthian brings the same production level from previous releases on Treibstoff and Resopal and turns it up a notch. 'Te-Nos' is a dubby groove layered sparsely with percussive and atmospheric snippets built overtop a throbbing bassline. 'Skrower' is the gem here – starting as a bare-bones drum track and ending up as spacey monster with morphed vocal samples and head-nodding groove. Out loud these both kick ass! 4/5
Te-Nos EP at Junodownload 

Jairus Miller - Life On Microchip (Redflux Cinnabar)
Sitting in the space between tech house and prog Jairus Miller's latest is an example of modern prog done well! The main event here is '19 Point 7' which has buzz and synth action but also a groove and dubbiness which keeps it low-key enough to appeal to many tech-house fans as well. The arrangement has you hypnotized early on and keeps you there without overdoing anything or getting too intense/epic. 'Life On Microchip', is a little more prog-tastic without venturing into anything too overt. It's twisted with some nicely thought out synth stabs and sci-fi movie soundtrack sort of appeal. 3/5
Life On Microchip at Beatport

Rob Warner Top Ten Chart - October 08

The never-ending pursuit of new music is thankfully catered to perfectly by geniuses all over the world. Here are ten picks for October - an overall more techy slant than usual from me but still great music nonetheless.

1. Hermannstadt Collective - Flash Gordon (Immigrant Records)

2. Mog - Insekt (Petersky Remix) (Redflux Music)

3. The Diogenes Club - CDPT (Urbantorque)

4. M.in & Spedro - My Way (Höhenregler)

5. Milton Jackson - It's A Garage Thing (Dark Energy)

6. Finley – Movement (Slanted Black)

7. Submerge 101 - Sickness (Bas Mooy remix) (Prosthetic Pressings)

8. ZoeXenia - I know I know (Riva Starr Scat Remix) (Kaufe Musik)

9. Ono - Give Peace A Chance (Tszpun Remix Ver2) (Twisted)

10. Friscia and Lamboy - Chunga (Donny Hotwheel & Kemist mix) (Redstick Recs)

Music Spiel Reviews with Rob Warner, June 2008

Classic 90s vibe techno and house seem to be popping its head up more and more as of late. Here's a couple of really solid tunes which have caught my ear in recent weeks.

Petersky - Watch My Finger Lona (Redflux Music)

Redflux drops probably their finest release to date with a futuristic tech number worthy of a Blade Runner moment. Crossing the line between synthy techno & lush prog the original version has all the hallmarks of classic – an epic introduction, a jacking groove and a standout x-factor which is uncommon in this era of metallic fodder electro. If you love deep, moody techno then this is your ticket to a rocking dance floor. Solid as ever Djinxx remixes this release in style with a Chicago-inspired deep house track which oozes class – using orchestral elements and coming up with a memorable effort.

Rob Regan – Love Was Made For 2 (Slanted Black)

“Love Was Made For 2” is house right back where it was at its best in the mid 90s when you'd walk into a club and it would have that magic vibe where you knew you were going to hear some simple, chunky and understated tunes which hooked you into a solid groove. This is one of those tunes. It’s full of groovy twists, turns and crescendos over a ten minute ride which has such an understated quality and hook to it. So so so deep.