Electro Recommendations October 2015

Review: Superb throwback electro sounds of the early noughties on offer here from Swiss artist Elektrobopacheck, debuting via his self affirming "synthesizer music laboratory". This is quite reminiscent of stuff on Vitalic's seminal Citizen Records imprint a while back. Highlights being "Atlantic Intertravel" and "Kubusmann Calculates" which sound similar to the majestic modular tones of Japanese Telecom or the late night electro funk groove of "Ride On The Waves". Sure, he's not trying to re-invent the wheel here, but it's all good!

Review: If you are going to do a remix 12", then take a leaf out of The Exaltics book. This record returns to The Truth, the rather comprehensive trawl through the German electro exponent's 2008-13 body of work with a cast of contemporaries that can only be described as stellar invited to remix their own personal highlights. Texan artist Gerard 'E.R.P.' Hanson, Gerald Donald's Dopplereffekt, Ultradyne, Objekt and Solar One regular Gosub are all on board to reimagine The Exaltics in their own particular visions and it's a truly mouth-watering 12". The ERP remix of "My Language" is all snapping drum machines and gliding utopian synth vistas, contrasting markedly with the hellish modular grit of Ultradyne's effort. Gosub's Turbity mix of "IMOEH" is a thing of delay-laden beauty, whilst Objekt is on similarly inspired form with his rendition of "Journey To Jupiter" which casts aside the needs of the dancefloor in favour of rooting deep into the psyche. To close Dopplereffekt deliver a remix of "Instinct" that sounds like Mike Parker making paranoid electro.

Review: Scottish producer Marco Bernardi has been at it a while and is known for his consistent run of emotive techno releases. Now living in Bristol, he presents us with "Spoken Word With Lie" on Brokntoys out of London, and keeps on with his amazing vision. The title track is a nice little acid number with creepy vocals. While "Magic Night" is quality electro on the Drexciyan tip. On the flip "Catching Clouds In Outer Space" is totally sublime soulful techno reminiscent of early John Beltran and the real highlight on here.

Review: Spanish electronic music sculptor IMP comes through with his second release to date, and it's on the Titan's Halo label, an imprint reserved strictly for the moodiest of electronica experimentations. "Rain Over Orion" would be the perfect companion to an 80's Manga flick, where distant melodic sequences flutter among watery atmospherics and meditative pads; the remix jobs come from Boris Divider, who chucks in a half-time beat and a flurry of machine-like noises, and Brain Machine who delivers the techno makeover in fine style.

Review: Marcus Mumm aka Das Muster lands on Fundamental Records with a monster of a release after recent appearances on Solar One, among other like-minded imprints. The Twin Paradox Series 002 spans pretty much every corner of the electro sphere, starting with the deep and watery bass tones of "Der Lange Weg", the 80's sounding sequences of "Die Welt Der Farben", and the underwater beast that is "Widerspruch". The fifteen-track anthology also includes harder tunes such as "Everything But", the Drexcyian mutant "Zugang", and "Talk To Me", a vocal led piece with a huge low-end and the most gorgeous pads we've heard this week.