WT US Vinyl & CDs

Review: Not much is really known about Art Crime, the latest new name to appear on WT Records, besides the enigmatic statement that they are a "mysterious new Russian producer". Avid fans of William Burnett's label will be familiar with this approach, with the New Yorker a trusted guide for mining new talent on WT - with the likes of Hunee, Entro Senestre, Alex Israel, Shawn O'Sullivan and Portuguese duo Sabre all gracing the label with early 12? releases. Nineties house keys play a big role throughout this EP, with the nostalgic piano sound appearing in three of the four tracks, falling between something you might find on a cute Greta Cottage Workshop 12? and the more anthemic notes heard throughout that brief period when house music littered the pop charts.

Review: It only takes a few seconds of hearing "La Caccia" to know that there's something really special to Entro Senestre's production: a deep house tune that sparkles and makes your brain giddy with excitement. "The Last B-Boy" combines old-school drums with some gorgeous languid synths, while "Glazed" is unique and twisted enough to warrant a genre of its own - horror tech anyone?

Review: Spectator's WT imprint have in their relatively short life span specialised in introducing the house and techno world to some illuminating and relatively unknown talents, most notably Juno favourite Hunee. At the core of their latest release is another bright young hope in the shape of Detroit based producer Alex Israel who drops a quartet of productions that display an utterly captivating talent for Motor City Soul. The title track is perhaps the most immediately gratifying, unveiling a grasp of rasping percussion and warm, bassy undertones that lay the foundation for some utopian synth work. Alongside it "Gaz" is a more hurried affair with stripped down rhythms letting the liquid pulses take the lead, whilst the B Side opens in fine style with the drunken mutant disco funk of "Bindlestiff". This enlightening release finishes with aplomb via the glorious 90s house sounds that permeate the lower reaches of "Nikisi". There's a real delight as to how the catchy vocal hook dances in tandem with the rippling acid swing.

Review: Moon Temple is Gabriel Andruzzi, who some of you may know as the former bass player/saxophonist and engineer from New York City (via San Diego) outfit The Rapture. This nine track album is Andruzzi's first release under this alias and comes in two volumes. According to Willie Burns WT Records, the album is a collection of "delicate interludes, acid stompers and weirdo spastic mechanical marches." Starting out with the chilling dark ambient intro "Approaching The Inner Temple", he then gets stuck into the deep acid techno jam "Sea Of Crisis" (which brings to mind the sounds of Tin Man) while "Bay Of Rainbows" goes for the jugular on this adrenalised 303 thriller.

Review: Moon Temple is the new project of Gabriel Andruzzi and if the name sounds vaguely familiar; you probably know him from his involvement in a popular punk-funk band that was active in the mid noughties. This nine track album is Andruzzi's first release under this alias and follows up Moon Temple I, also released this week. According to WT, the album is a collection of "delicate interludes, acid stompers and weirdo spastic mechanical marches." Starting out with the early nineties, Plastikman sounding hardware techno jam "The Short Dance", there's the pounding and stripped hard techno of "Ocean Of Storms" (which calls to mind locals like Shawn O'Sullivan) and the deep and drifting hypnotism of "Lake Of Forgetfulnes".