ARTICLE
2006 10 Favourite Labels

ALBUMS
aMute
Art Ensemble of Chicago
Asphalt Jungle
Joseph Auer
Avia Gardner
Tommi Bass
Caural
Cdatakill
Christ.
Conjoint
Contriva
Cursor Minor
DJ Soul Slinger
DJ Wally/DJ Willie Ross
DoF
Electric Penguins
Encre
Flashbulb
Fuckpony
Funckarma
Cedric Gervais
Eglantine Gouzy
Greater Than One
Greg Haines
François Houle
Housemeister
Jan Jelinek
Eleni Karaindrou
Kode9 + Spaceape
Takagi Masakatsu
Mini
Move D
The New Law
Nuuro
Qwel & Meaty Ogre
Rant
Max Richter
Janek Schaefer
Svarte Greiner
Thighpaulsandra
Unwed Sailor
Geoff White
Wilt
Yellow6
Jesse Zubot

COMPILATIONS/MIXES
4 Women No Cry Vol. 2
Analog for Architecture
Assemblage Sessions
Jimmy Van M
King Unique/Nubreed
Monza Club Ibiza
Pop Ambient 2007
Rub-N-Tug
Thankful
The Rorschach Suite

3"/7"/10"/12"/EPs
Baseheadz
Big Toe
Franco Cangelli
Richard Chartier
Deadbeat/Monolake
Depth Affect
Diebombshelters
DJ Koze
Eltron
Johan Fotmeijer
Hellothisisalex
Mitsuaki Komamura
Múm
Ozka
Seekers Who Are Lovers
Strategy
Tandem 5
Andi Teichmann
The Twilight Sad
Ray Valioso

Depth Affect: John Cassettes EP
Autres Directions in Music

Depth Affect follows up its strong Arche-Lymb release with a 48-minute collection of nine free-for-download tracks, including two out-takes by the group itself and a smattering of remixes. “Basic Illitch” and “Crispy Breakfast,” bold and bleepy slices of cuisinart-styled hip-hop madness and pounding dancehall glitch, sound like anything but leftovers from the album sessions while the interpretations that follow cast their net widely: D_Rradio transforms “Sarah Carbone” into a thrusting wonderland of sparkle and grime, Lena's minimal techno overhaul of “Vladgorythm Suicide” flutters merrily, and OffTheSky soaks “Blinzeln Blume” in a cement-thick ambient-dub bath. The three “Honey Folky” versions most conspicuously reveal the artists' contrasting approaches: Melodium adds a Euro-pop vocal slant to the original's hip-hop rhythms while Mitchell Akiyama's jackhammer version violently eviscerates it. The 'EP' highlight is Deluge's grooving techno treatment which skips and stutters with a locomotive intensity for a breezy nine minutes.

December 2006