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Review: Tofistock roster member Myki delivers a hat-trick of heaters on their latest and greatest EP yet, 'Eamu'. Whipping up a rave-thunderstorm on the A-sider, 'EEE' is filled with juggling rhythms, crunchy stabs, and silkily sneaky basslines. The elegantly rude B-side, 'AAA', meanwhile, hears samples from the timeless 'UFO' by ESG, not to mention the artist's own masterful trademarks. This boutique toolpack is an essential firestarter and the first in Tofistock's new "sense-floor" dance series.

Review: The secretive Only Music Matters label rolls out its seventh EP here and it's from an unknown producer or producers who seem to have a love of tech house. Opener 'AAA001A' is a warped cut for freaky 'floors with trippy vocal details and gloopy beats and bass. 'BBB001B' is more airy and light in its silky minimal rhythms but is detailed with some paranoid pads that keep you on edge while 'BBB002B' rides a nice gritty, propulsive beat and has some wonky, detuned keys adding colour. Another great outing from this low-key but high-quality label.

Review: Anyone who has been out dancing recently might well have already heard some of the cuts off this seventh drop from the Only Music Matters crew because it has had early support by [a:rpia:r]. We don't know who is behind the beats but they sure do know their way around a studio: 'AAA001A' is super silky minimal with deft claps and hits scattered over a smooth tech house beat with swirling vocals up top. 'BBB001B' then layers up off-grid hits and tumbling synths, glitchy percussion and a loopy beat into something that is loose yet dynamic and last of all 'BBB002B' takes off on a crushing groove with warped and smeared vocal samples adding some late night trippiness.

Review: The Only Music Matters label is slowly but surely building up a fine head of steam as it now offers up a sixth EP in just a couple of years. As always it is an unknown artist behind these stripped-back and direct-to-dancefloor beats and each one goes long for over eight minutes. That playtime is well warranted, too, as 'AAA001A' is the sort of groove you never want to end: dry drums and hits and paddy bass that are tightly woven together into a hypnotic sonic tapestry. 'BBB001B' is a little more gritty and twitchy to fire those sleep-deprived after-party synapses while 'BBB002B' shuts down with some underlapping tech-house funk and tripped-out designs.

Review: ***B-STOCK: Record ever so slightly warped with minor surface marks/smudges, but otherwise in perfect working condition***


The 10th Zeitnot release is a suitably high class one to mark such a mini milestone. Label friend Nick Gynn steps up with what is his biggest and best collection of music yet across two vital 12"s. His tracks are fusions of acid, techno, house and electro that warp your mind, body and soul. The golden era of IDM defines opener 'AAA; and then there are withy dance floor bombs like 'Dynamic Traces' and squelchy, complex electronic workouts like 'Lourd.' This is a perfect cross section of styles and eras and one that provides plenty of high class weaponry for DJs.

Review: 12",180g, Vinyl Only. Limited copies and no repess!

Review: James Pants, Dorian Concept, Darq E Freeker are amongst those that contribute exclusive new material to Amada, a new compilation on All City curated by producer and DJ Mamiko Motto. A regular feature on Dalston radio hub NTS, Motto's A&R past working for Amsterdam label Kindred Spirits is put to good use here as the Lithuanian DJ (and sometime Hud Mo collaborator) pulls together an international cast of beat heavy talent, both established and new. Some fourteen tracks deep (if you include the bonus flexi disc) highlights on Amada come thick and fast with Stones Throw's synth nerd James Pants, Luckyme artist Claude Speed and the vastly under-rated Dorian Concept all excelling.