Ritual / Shaker vinyl

British techno veterans Jonas Stone and Oliver Way have pulled off something of a coup here, not only by persuading Robert Hood to appear on their EPM Music imprint, but also by including a track from the Detroit legend's Floorplan alias (amazingly, Hood has previously kept the two projects entirely separate). Naturally, both tracks hit home hard. "Shaker" is prime Hood - an intoxicating, no-holds-barred techno looper built around a killer groove, foreboding chords and occasional vocal samples. On the Floorplan side, Hood reaches for the gospel organs, filtering and looping them up over a thunderous kick drum and typically relentless ride cymbals. As usual with Hood Floorplan material, there's enough soul in the machines to impress even the pickiest techno buyer.

Ben Sims, Rolando, Dirty Channels, Kirk Degiorgio, Carlos Nilmmns, S-File, Per Bojsen-Moller, Federico Grazzini, Victor Martinez, Joe Drive, Rivet, Tomoki Tamura (HolicTrax/Doublet), Sunsiare, Resident Advisor, REbEL, Borrowed Identity, Kessell, Mak & Pasteman