i’ve been ploughing through netlabels again, that rich source of electronica. textone is the label that features the heaviest here, as well as a handful of dub techno releases. most on the minimal side but couldn’t help veering off in the direction of techno towards the end.
The River Of Grace – Taho
waterlevel – Mr tim
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When we get together, we jam. Jam on.
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to kick things off here’s the latest collection culled from the web. a lingering nod to brighton with tracks from the brakes (who have recently been remixed by kahuna and matthew herbert) and the hat. definitely check those bands out.
here’s the tracklist:
Someday You Will Be Loved – Death Cab For Cutie
I Love You – Madrugada
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david lara of suburban tracks shows off some of the more percussive side of european techno-house. does seem to get a little carried away in the middle with some swirling synth lines that ended up giving trance such a bad name in the ‘nineties, but delivers towards the end with some belching baselines and driving [...]
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let’s hope murdoch doesn’t murder myspace. for the moment such a great place for smaller artists to air their stuff. just like the managerie tracks you can discover on nick maxwell’s page.
if you thought hip hop couldn’t break free from the bitches/bling mind-void then check out the lyrical content on ‘ice cream’. neat use [...]

