READE TRUTH Vinyl & CDs

Review: Richard Zepezauer's Nysde label was founded back in 2010 to deliver "timeless techno, true house and beyond". While that's a bold claim, there's certainly something timeless about Kevin Reynolds 2011 release on the label and N Syde's latest is just as impressive. Mobach's "At The Mines of Planet" is particularly spacious, coming on like an effortlessly hypnotic fusion of Motor City futurism and trance-inducing German dub techno. It's the aural equivalent of drifting through space with the sound of tactile techno rhythms ringing in your ears. Reade Truth's "Blessings of Luh" continues the sci-fi theme, layering what sounds like recordings of astronauts and evocative, subdued melodies over a chunky, acid-flecked groove.

Review: Reade Truth, the legendary NY DJ who has graced just about any historic dancefloor with his unpredictable mixing, has already appeared on the excellent NSyde before, but if we're to do this guy any justice then we should mention the fact that he was one of Sonic Groove's pride and joys back in the day. However, let's fast-forward to 2016, where Reade is still delivering hazardous levels of shuffled-out techno in the form of "A Juno 909 Reflection", and sublime concoctions of pseudo acid with "Eye In The Oil". "Jib Me", on the flip, is a kind of ode to the early 90's, a mid-tempo house tune that verges on the EBM sphere. All in all, a tasty f****ing tip for you.

Review: A debut on Wurst for New York techno legend Reade Truth, having released many much-loved tracks on Strictly Rhythm, Pomelo and Planet E. "Let's Go To Heaven" is deep and dubby, using vintage vocal samples to flicker across the mix while it builds under a weight of synth strings. It's a slow burner, but when it unravels in full it's a devastating delight. "Folie A Deux" is a more immediate and more pumping tune, with some gloriously gonzoid stutter-synths, while Brennan Green works magic with his mix of the title track, cheekily titled "Let's Go To New York Instead".