Red Laser Vinyl & CDs

Review: Red Laser Records continue their stellar form with another knockout release, blending Manctalo fire from old hands and fresh faces alike. Frank Butters opens the EP with The Call Of The Wild, a dazzling blast of crystalline synths, thunderous bass, and cosmic effects that showcase his forward-thinking production skills. Bob Swans delivers 'Bodyform4U', a dreamy arpeggiated groove that builds an uplifting, futuristic atmosphere, perfect for igniting the dancefloor. Lone Saxon switches things up with 'Hypersleep' a breakbeat-infused piano gem that oozes nostalgic charm, before Franz Scala and Il Bosco finish strong with Webo, a late-night, tension-filled Manctalo banger.

Review: Salford's finest DJ Absolutely Shit delivers part two of his 'Memoirs Of A Crust Monster' series, this time entirely disavowing that the series is even named as such at all. Why the sudden change of heart, we don't know; perhaps it's an attempt at committing the good times to memory. Aiding these mnemonic sonics come four new utter heaters of the yellow-grinning variety, whether that be the opening 'Higher' - which blows us away with its candid echoings-out-before-the-beat-drops - or the high-reg bleep-breaks 'Out On Love', a truly experimental rib-tickler of a track that proves the experimentation inherent in breakbeat, one that only geniuses of the sound could attest to - should they move beyond its surface cliches and go on to nail the essential form.

Review: Those oh-so-rude and too-cool-for-school cats at Red Laser have tapped up the ironic provocateur DJ Absolutely Shit for another quartet of club cuts that are designed to blow the roof off. These tracks all make use of a bold sample and bring some hefty breakbeat energy starting with the loved up r&b vocal hooks of 'Bridge To Your Heart' and then upping the level for the more raves and synth-laced 90s menace of 'Bolivia'. 'Rocking You Eternally' is a pure jungle frenzy with icy synths and deeply buried vocal soul then 'Gong' shuts down with some shiny 80s sounds that bring to mind shellsuits and old Fords.