Articles
2007 Top 10s and 20s
2007 Artist Picks
Meissner Interview

Albums
7 Hertz
Aarktica
Alka
Axiotronic
Dale Berning
BJNilsen & Z'ev
John Callaghan
Cousin Lou
Dif:use
Disrupt
Domink Eulberg
Donna Regina
Eedl
Erstlaub
FF Burning & BC Motel
Fibla
Figurines
Fond Of Tigers
Freescha
Brian Grainger
Inhabitants
Klimek
Liquid Stranger
Low Res
Mlle Caro & Franck Garcia
Northern
Adam Pacione
Part Timer
Steve Peters
Phreakon
Pig & Dan
Pinch
Rechenzentrum
Sebastien Roux
Sciajno & English
The Seasons
Slow Dancing Society
Steinbrüchel
Talvekoidik
Translations
Ulver
Uusitalo
Tony Wilson 6Tet
Wilson/Lee/Bentley

Compilations/Mixes
15 Exitos Grandes
Steve Lawler
Pole
Sven Väth

3"/ 7"/ 10"/ 12"/ EPs
Ada
Alland Byallo
Formication
Tim Hecker
Hybernation
Karoshi Bros
Lilienweiss
Move D
Tor Lundvall
Shreber Harber Mole FW
Sun Electric
Amon Tobin
Gez Varley

Disrupt: Foundation Bit
Werk Discs

The dub-dubstep-dancehall fusion dominating Disrupt's debut album, Foundation Bit, sounds so organic and authentic, it's hard to believe it's largely laptop-generated. Leipzig-based Jan Gleichmar (who co-founded the Jahtari label in 2004) drowns ten smoky cuts in a humongous production style so echo-drenched and reverberant it'll leave you reeling, even if there are no narcotic stimulants in the room. Ultra-heavy bass lines slither while voices, guitar stabs, synths, clavinets, and sci-fi effects swim in Disrupt's oceanic mix for forty lo-fi minutes. “Tubby Rom Module” sets the mood with a slow skank of collapsing rhythms and spacey themes, followed by the jauntier “The Stars My Destination” whose space-dub Gleichmar sweetens with horns. The title cut introduces a metallic dimension that pushes Disrupt in the direction of Basic Channel-Chain Reaction and Deepchord, while the mid-song interjection of a tenor sax warms the cool fire. For those who like their dub served gritty, rootsy, and raw.

January 2008