30D ExoPlanets Vinyl & CDs

Review: As one of the most distinctive voices in Detroit techno, whatever the era, it's always an occasion when Terrence Dixon delivers a new album. True to form, this new one for 30D ExoPlanets follows up on a run of previous releases for Angel Molina's label in a supernova of fresh ideas that keep techno truly compelling. Even in the straighter climes of tracks like 'Final Results', there's a sense of space and reduction which challenges the mind rather than giving everything away too easily. No one operates quite like Dixon, and it's on immersive trips like this you realise just what he's capable of.

Review: Staunch industrial electro from Univac, following up a strong string of releases on fellow label 30D. The Spanish producer quite clearly follows in the tradition of artists on the messier and grittier end of the classic electro spectrum, such as Mark Broom or Andy Rantzen. From 'Magnet Funk' to 'Sample This', you can expect to have your boomboxes more than rattled when whacking this one on the system. Electrified laser blasts stand in for snares on some tracks, while an exaggerated schismogenesis characterises each of the track's separate parts, forming an unstoppable whole.