Moby
Disco Lies (Dusty Kid’s Fears Remix)
With its anthemic intro you’d be forgiven for thinking this tune was going to burst into a trance monster, but instead it surprises you with a pulsating techno bass and whispering male vocals. Before you have time to get comfortable, a haunting synth starts to tap out a tune and builds into a looping techno lead. With minimal percussion and just a hi-hat driving the beat, this is all about the atmosphere. Superb late-night psychedelia.
Mute
Jamie Jones
911
In the spirit of Green Velvet’s Answer Machine, London’s Jamie Jones is back with a new one for the rejuvenated Crosstown Rebels. The track starts with a freaked-out stoner calling the emergency services in the US, as he’s eaten too many hash brownies. As the tune progresses it becomes more paranoid and disturbing, with snippets from the original conversation layered over a toe-tapping minimal beat and creative synth stabs. Once you’ve played this on a big system you realise how good it really is – not to be missed.
Crosstown Rebels
Tonka
Orca
By far the best label from Germany is back with a blast from the past, Tonka. My favourite track of the forthcoming Munich Disco Tech EP is Orca which has a shuffling beat and some great spaced-out atmospheric sounds. Every now and again it’s chilled out, with some floating guitar chords, but the main lead line is what you remember. At its most severe it’s excellent techno – and when it’s holding back, it’s a pure delight on the senses. The other tracks on the EP are equally good and creative, so track it down.
Great Stuff
Sabb
Dead Corps (Ahmet Sendil Remix)
Real grooving tech house is a sound that’s not been too fashionable of late. However, when I first heard this record I was astonished at its simplicity and how it immediately had me dancing round the studio. You can’t beat a groove that takes over your whole body and plays games with your mind, and this does all of that and more. It still retains the modern minimal sounds, but layers them over each other to create something special.
SK Supreme
Tomcraft featuring Tommie Sunshine
New York Storm
The Bavarian master is back with something for his own label for a change. Teaming up with New York legend Tommie Sunshine, he brings us a cool, minimal-sounding track with a dark, mysterious vocal from his NYC compatriot. Not as in-your-face or commercial as his more recent releases, this is a true sound of the underground. The original Storm is also included in the package, but it’s the New York version – with the extra vocal – that has the x-factor and is doing the business on my dancefloors.
Craft Music
coming soon…
August 30: Stealth with Kanji Kenetic, James Ark, DJ HAL
September 6: Stealth with Tim Green, Agent Ribbons (live), MeMeMe
September 20: Stealth with Shinichi Osawa, Little Boots (live), DJ HAL
Visit www.stealthattack.co.uk, www.djhal.co.uk
