B Sides vinyl

We're loving all this new action from Mono Junk and his sublime Dum label. Both the artist and his imprint have been important members of the Finnish techno sound, along with artists like Mika Vain and his Pan Sonic collaboration, and it's exactly what we think of as pure 'techno'. As with the other recent release on the label, there are two Melody Boy 2000 tracks, a project of his from the 90s. These are "Sound Stealer", a wavy, grungy techno sketch with an off-kilter tone, and the more broken, less direct groove called "All Alone" - the latter of which we can't recommend highly enough. On the B-side, it's back to his Mono Junk madness, and "Apache Acid (The Raindance)" is about as apt a name as you can get for this militant acid stomper, whereas "Beyond The Darkness" opts for a deeper, more explorative approach that shifts the focus onto the synthesizers. We love this, and so will you.