Cube Runner vinyl

Any release from Terre Thaemlitz, be it under his DJ Sprinkles nom de plume or any other of his many aliases, is always worth more than a cursory glace. They usually fall somewhere between 'very good' and 'utterly brilliant' - his two remixes of June on German imprint These Days very much veers towards the latter. The way his tracks makes a stately progression from raw, dusty drum programming with subtle acid undertones towards a gorgeous piano melody via disturbed vocal screams has an impact far beyond the remit of this review. You simply have to listen to it. His second, 'empty dancefloor' remix of "Lost Area" last just a matter of seconds, a brief, whispy sketch that is over before it really begins, and will have you pining for more. The two original tracks from June, meanwhile, are still very worthy of your attention, although pale slightly in comparison to the majesty of Sprinkles efforts. "Cube Runner" is characterised by soaring synths and a nice analogue chug, while the more cerebral "Cytheria" bodes well for the release of a full length June album in 2011.

Local Zero, ARGY, Photonz, Roberto Bosco, QUELL (2020Vision/These Days/4Lux), Deep Space Orchestra, Juno Recommends Deep House, Steph_Bomb[A]