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: Blkmarket Music has been going along nicely for a while now and that continues with a leftfield new EP from Reade Truth, who has previously released on the likes of Sonic Groove, Psionic and Warm Fiction, but only sporadically over the last few years. That unrushed approach is manifested in his music, too, which is a lethargic and heavy take on techno. 'Signal Aout Tanga' shows that with nagging vocal loops and slow motion drums, while 'Call To Play' has a dubby undercurrent and nice twisted acid lines. Elsewhere, things get stripped back to deep rhythms on 'Txm (Trance Ecstacy Machine)' while closer 'The Beauty Of The Dark' is driving but still dubby, rhythmic techno.

Review: ***B-STOCK: Torn sleeve, otherwise in excellent working condition***



Reade Truth has been dropping plenty of heat lately on Cartulis and Warm Fiction, but now he's back on his own label Path. There's a lysergic, freaky twist to the strain of electro-techno he's exploring, where the synths bubble and trickle with playful energy while staying rooted in a nocturnal underworld of basement-ready business. "Without A Doubt" is especially captivating on this tip, while the slight move towards melody on "Brain Damaged" is just as welcoming. Watch out for "A Secret Heaven" though - a consummately punchy New York groove garnished with plenty of off-kilter sonic debris.

Review: Reade Truth has been dropping plenty of heat lately on Cartulis and Warm Fiction, but now he's back on his own label Path. There's a lysergic, freaky twist to the strain of electro-techno he's exploring, where the synths bubble and trickle with playful energy while staying rooted in a nocturnal underworld of basement-ready business. "Without A Doubt" is especially captivating on this tip, while the slight move towards melody on "Brain Damaged" is just as welcoming. Watch out for "A Secret Heaven" though - a consummately punchy New York groove garnished with plenty of off-kilter sonic debris.

Review: Cartulis bounce from the essential release from Eliaz to this intriguing slab by Reade Truth, a New York techno original who was last spotted on Warm Fiction, Blkmarket Music and Path Records. His "Wires, Everywhere" album was a big release for Cartulis last year, and now he's back with further ruff n' tuff cuts that drip with Big Apple attitude. From the deep diving "Starflight" to the epic, ranging "Space Out (Expression)", you can sense Truth's hard earned swagger but it's also balanced out by subtlety, a sense of space and groove that makes each track a pleasure to sink into.

Review: New York techno mainstay Reade Truth has skirted around widespread recognition with a long-standing commitment to underground techno approaches recognised by those that know as some of the best in the business. This release sees him dust down the first release on his label Path, 20 years after it originally did the business. It's high time tracks like "The Path" that get a fresh airing - the dynamic, detailed approach to drum programming and warm acid undulations sound as relevant now as they did back then. "319" is a more reflective jam that heads into emotive, moody territory that highlights the breadth in Truth's sound, before "Give Me Insanity" round things up by taking it super-deep thanks to expansive pad sweeps and shimmering hats aplenty.

Review: Often overlooked or under-cited, NYC's Reade Truth is as much a part of the vintage house and techno scene as other, more referenced, artists like Pal Joey or Adam X. In fact, even before his first EPs began to appear in the early 90s, this guy was blasting out tunes in raves all throughout the late 80s, and he clearly knows rave culture like few others. Through labels like Sonic Groove he was able to build a name for himself, and in more recent years he's appeared for others like NSYDE - a Juno favourite! He's now up on San Fran's Warm Fiction, following up on Lerosa's fine opener from last year, and "LSD" opens the festivities with a psychedelic shower of percussion and warm, luscious bass. "Unrave The Fragments" is a more minimal-minded techno tool, while "Love Is..." goes all industrial and dubby, leaving "In The Blood" to glitch its way across the groove. Big up, Truth!

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.