Magnetron Holland Vinyl & CDs

Review: We'll never have too much of Ed Upton's slick electro fare, and he's on especially funky form on this new DMX Krew drop for Magnetron. 'Seriously' is a boogie-informed joint with all the sweet and sexy synth licks you would expect, piling the squelchy Moog lines on heavy and aiming squarely at the hips. 'Weird One' nudges some of those boogie motifs towards a curious amalgam somewhere between braindance and synth-pop - that might sound like a funny crossover but it sounds wholly natural. 'Shut Up' is more explicitly leaning towards a freaky proto house sound, while 'Back Again' switches stance for some sneaky electro fare. Quite simply, every track is a masterclass, but then what else would you expect from the mighty DMX?

Review: The arrival of this album from Fatima Yamaha, aka Dutch producer Bas Bron, puts the cherry on one of this year's most heart-warming stories. Bas Bron's 2004 Lost in Translation-sampling track "What's A Girl To Do" was reissued by Dekmantel earlier this year, after steadily becoming an anthem for scenes in cities throughout Europe over the past decade. It promptly blew up, becoming a hum along festival anthem as 2015 rolled on and making a star out of its maker. Bron's talent for heavily melodic electrofunk is displayed further on this debut LP Imaginary Lines with 10 tracks that smoulder seductively.