Frustrated Funk Holland

Review: The long running Dutch stable Frustrated Funk serve up more of their irresistibly corrugated and coruscated grooves here, with Bitstream on the buttons. It's an Arcade mix of "Communion" that gets things underway with icy pads and dancing beats underpinned by booming bass. "Eltromat" is more turbulent, with galactic synth battles playing out over punchy broken beats. After the squelchy bass face meter that is "Glycon" comes "Temporeal", a more ambient laced beauty with far sighted pads and a real sense of cosmic adventure.

Review: Sound Of Mind is one of the first projects undertaken by Erik Travis, perhaps one of Detroit's most under-rated talents who fans of the Clone Crown Limited label will probably recognise. Back in 1987, Travis issued the Programming 12"which featured two tracks of Motor City techno before it became techno and went on to use the guise on an intermittent basis over the years. Both these productions feature on this Programming EP from the always on-point Frustrated Funk which also includes previously unheard Sound Of Mind material. Those interested in the formative days of Detroit electro will be all over this, with "Programming" comparable to Cybotron's "Clear" in the importance stakes.