Linale Vinyl & CDs

Review: Transmitting out of Australia and packing some serious Antipodean rave heritage in their collective bones, Boo-Boo, Mace & Nutcase return with some precision tooled rave wreckers for those who like their electro-techno fun and freaky. Boo-Boo (aka Andy Rantzen) and Mace (Paul McDermott) are perhaps best known for their work reaching back to the early 90s as Itch-E and Scratch-E, while Nutcase has plenty of behind the scenes credits to his name. On this collaborative release The veterans trip through gritty, low-rolling breakbeat and spiky, bleepy electro on 'Digital Rubber' and 'Hejaz' respectively, while Rudolf C delivers tweaked out version of 'Digital Rubber' that feel indebted to the freakier end of the rave spectrum.

Review: Slovenian producer Nitz steps out here with his first ever solo release and it's one that is going to win him plenty of fans from the off. It's a cultured blend of elements of IDM, techno and electro with opener 'Strangers' a perfect mix of depth and drive. 'CMI' shows the producer's grasp of rhythm with lithe drums and bass undulating at an inviting, off-balance pace as snappy hits add detail. 'Methane' is a more thudding dub-tech cut with cyborg overtones and intriguing synth designs then 'Coaster' shuts down with plenty of reverb on the low end and broke beats as warming solar wins blow up. A stylish outing from a new talent worth watching.