Articles
Robert Henke
Deepchord and Soultek

Albums
Amoebazoid
Boy Is Fiction
BTB
Calika
Vic Chesnutt
Enrico Coniglio
Eric Copeland
Deadbeat
Deepchord : Echospace
Ditch
Terrence Dixon
Brian Ellis
Reinhold Friedl
The Green Kingdom
Marc Hannaford
Hrsta
K. Leimer
Lights Out Asia
Nebula 3
Netherworld
Le Peuplier de Simon
Po
Portable
Lou Reed
Jeffrey Roden
Skallander
Swod
Gregory Taylor
Telephone Jim Jesus
Pau Torres
Tunng
Rolan Vega
Robert Vincs
Warmth
Otomo Yoshihide

Compilations / Mixes
Sander Kleinenberg
One Point Two
Total 8

3"/ 7"/ 10"/ 12"/ EPs
Adultnapper
Arrow!!!
Ascoltare
Beneva vs. Clark Nova
Cinematic Orchestra
Deepchord : Echospace
Easy Changes
Fink
Peter Grummich
The Heavy
Isomer Transition
Laptik
Larytta
Nadja
Pendle Coven
Polvere
Redhooker
Spied
Andy Stott
Torrance & Hochstrate
Andy Vaz

Peter Grummich: Therapy EP
District Of Corruption

Therapy indeed: Grummich's EP is so strong, it probably could cure any psychological trauma all by itself. Having previously issued material on Sender, Kompakt, and Spectral, the German producer now adds District Of Corruption to his CV with three choice cuts. With nine minutes at its disposal, the smoothly jacking title track takes its time reaching peak level but Grummich finally releases the tension seven minutes in and hijacks the tune into a pulsating deep house zone. If anything, the accompanying tracks are even better: the minimal mover “Get It” gets deliciously crisp and tight during its seven-minute trek when spaced-out synth showers try to shatter its handclapping funk strut into shards, and “Dry Milk” casts a mesmerizing, five-minute spell when Grummich brings his radically distinctive sound design to a surging wave of snapping beats and tinkles. A full-length filled with material of equal caliber would be awesome.

September 2007

This review also appears in Grooves.