Articles
2007 Ten Favourite Labels
Backtracking Greg Davis
Shackleton Interview

Albums
John Luther Adams
Joseph Auer
Commix
Dartriix
Floratone
Furniture
Shuta Hasunuma
Richard Hawley
Hologram
Icarus
Kiln
Kobol
Labradford
Last Days
M83
Mai
Darren McClure
Near the Parenthesis
David Newlyn
Objekt4
OK Ikumi
Ontayso
Wendel Patrick
Phon°noir
Pocahaunted / Robedoor
Poostosh
Prefuse 73
Quosp
Rapoon
The Retail Sectors
Skull Disco
Socos
Supersilent
Tigrics
Trentemøller
Zuydervelt / Baars / Veld.

Compilations/Mixes
Airport Symphony
Devil in the Detail
Dinky
EXPANSION | contraction
Funckarma
Little Darla v. 25
One Five Zero
Playgroup / Alter Ego
Signal Path
Soul Jazz Singles
U-cover Mix 03 [IDM]
Ricardo Villalobos
We Are All Cotton-Hearted
Well Deep

3"/ 7"/ 10"/ 12"/ EPs
Basic Unit
Bodycode
Kit Clayton & Sutekh
Dartriix
Ditch
INKlings
Insanic4
Lackluster
Najem Sworb
Ontayso
Sutekh
The Tamborines
Telafonica
Zainetica

VA: Signal Path
Styge/Content

Two charcoal black slabs of vinyl dedicated to punchy instrumental hip-hoptronica by crate-diggers Inner Science, Vario, 2Tall, Dday One, Antti Szurawitzki, Dextah, Millimetrik, Block Barley, Kaliyuga Pro, and Enigmatical. The crackle of well-seasoned vinyl streams through much of the material, giving it that delectably dusty, old-school feel. Reminiscent of “Freeway Jam” on Jeff Beck's Blow By Blow, intricate jazz-fusion drum patterns power Tokyo-based Inner Science's beat-heavy overture “Bright Note,” and, after that, the good times just keep on coming: Vario brings a spicy melodic dimension to “Krylo's Tune” by merging cannonading breaks and throbbing bass rumble with a twanging, opium-scented Eastern riff; swirling harps and flutes bring 2Tall's (Londoner Jim Coles) “Garden Child” into the sunlight to be roasted by skipping breaks; and turntable swizzles and a funky lope boost Block Barley's “White Horse.” Dextah drenches “I Can't Handle Dischord” in shoegaze and synth-funk with a skanky groove, while “Un Lent Procédé De Dégradation” by Montreal-based Millimetrik oozes seductive instrumental hip-hop flow. On top of all that, there's Dday One's jubilant “It's Never Enough,” Enigmatical's dreamy “The Exceeded State,” plus the surging jazz-house flow of Antti Szurawitzki's “Primitiivinen Teos.” Though the tracks are spread across two discs, none of them overstay their welcome but commendably make their point and then step aside.

December 2007