Articles
Classical Fusions
Slow Dancing Society

Albums
Atjazz
Bramble
Steve Brand
Jefrey Leighton Brown
Build Buildings
Ciaran Byrne
The Chap
ch.pm
Colorlist
Dalglish
Darkened Soul
Alec Empire
Fjordne
Flint Glass
Galerie Stratique
Giardini di Mirò
Glink. Slaton Sparacino
Goldmund
The Great Mundane
The Green Kingdom
M. Griffin
Hakobune
Johnny Hammond
Jacaszek
Jasper TX
Nat Kendall
Keplers Odd
Kotra
Life Toward Twilight
Now Ensemble
Obfusc
Samarkande
The Samuel Jackson Five
São Paulo Underground
Sawako + Miyatani
Mike Shannon
Slow Dancing Society
Stray Ghost
Strings of Consciousness
sub-ID
Robert Scott Thompson
Your Hand In Mine
Zainetica

Compilations / Mixes
30Hz
Reprogramming Project
Solos In Stereo II

EPs
Ellen Allien
Build
Cardini & Shonky
Chic Miniature
dublee & Den
Ebola
HeatdeatH
Taro Kawasaki
Monika Kruse
Daniel Land
Laura
M16
Modeselektor
Skream
SonVer vs Elelphant Leaf

dublee & Den: dublee & Den
Op.disc

Op.disc follows up 2007's singles and full-lengths by ditch and Dartriix with a splendid “split/collaboration” release (two solo cuts and two collabs) from dublee (Nagoya, Japan-based Yusuke Sakurai) and Den ( Tokyo -born, Berlin -based Tokuto Denda). The clubby tracks are pure Op.disc: bass-heavy, minimal groove material slathered in ample doses of machine-generated accents and percussive flourishes. dublee gets the A side moving with “TCHAD” whose nimble tech-house groove Sakurai anchors with a thudding bass pulse and peppers with all manner of atmospheric detail. Once the groove's solidly in place, the bright chirp of the track's main melody slinks into view, bringing a funky twist to the 4/4 pulse, which is then offset by a silky counterpoint that seems to unfold in slow-motion. Den gives his B-side cut “lipgloss” a funky workout too by pairing a driving bass throb with a percolating percussive attack and woozy synth touches. Joint tracks end the sides: the clubby jewel “KARAKORUM” whose chugging minimal pulse dublee and Den wrap in mobile shuffle textures, voice snippets, and owly whirr & click; and “wander in B” which, prodded by a rubbery throb, steps out in a swinging gait and then opens up to welcome an intricate textural array.

September 2008