Decktonic - Dance Machine (2011)

Decktonic
Bandcamp
Lastfm

8.8

/Electro pop, House, Electro-house, Club dance, Rave music, Bubblegum techno, Tekno, 8-bit, Bitpop, Chiptune/

Comment: A set of 11 tracks by Christian Montoya, a DJ and electronic musician from the Big
Apple, did start off to sympathize from the very first second, pointing it out through the filter-subordinated neon-lighted house music, serotonine-releasing electro-house sequences which are at times replaced with bubblegum techno/tekno beats, buzzing and drilling electro drones and even the "corroded" break echoes of 8-bit/chiptune/tracker music. Sometimes the frequency of beats will be thickening upon the level of rave-shaped twists. By the way, Dance Machine is a Korg DS10-determined issue (with some exceptions, though). Indeed, it rocks your electro-socks off.

Astrowind - Zhitkur

Kreatiivmootor - Claudia

Crook'd Finger vs. Harlan vs. D.Rhythm:O (2011)

Vuzh Music

8.5/9.6

/Dystopic techno, Neoclassical, Dub, Avant-techno, Industrial techno, Remixes, Experimental techno/

Comment: C. Reider is a unsung hero of darkly brooding electronic music who has been involved in music for about two decades, being very profilic as solo artist (under his own name; Luster; Crook`d Finger), having loads of collaborations and split albums, and having participated in such collective as Drone Forest. He has worked as musical reviewer and headed up a label titled as Vuzh Music. However, the initial release of this remastered version was issued 11 years ago. Someone called as Finger (ha-ha) has re-worked the versions of such artists as Harlan and D. Rhythm:O, respectively. The first side of the album (or the first side of the cassette release initially) is a bit more joyous industrial-based appearance mixing it up with latin breaks and heavily stomping cadences and riffs. The flip side of it, however, it will be revolving around the axis of ominously sounding industrial techno, profound dystopic reverberations and murky dub progressions. For instance, if you are deeply get involved in music of Justin Broadrick`s projects or the similar kind, this album must be heard at least as well.

Nikea Bustla vs Good Natured Threat – Ma Vie Tragique (2011)

Kosmo

9.2

/Soul, House, Club dance/

Comment: The Canadian duo Lara & Mark Hjorthoy`s debut issue Short Stories (2011, Melodica) did generate a lot of vast suggestion via catchy beats searching for balance between club dance and brain-relied satisfaction. In liaison with the German artist Nikea Bustla, they are back now with a single, called as Ma Vie Tragique. By its stylistical characteristics, however, it can be considered a fluttering soul-hued house music output elegantly veiled with purple tones and some acid-fried synth appearances. Indeed, through these aspects and highly sensual female singing and catchy repetitive loops it is the sort of pychedelic music, indeed. All in all, it is a beautiful single for sure.

Shortcut To Last - Two Minutes in Heaven (2011)

SmileCore Nation
Lastfm

7.8

/Happy punk, Pop punk, Pop rock, Pomp rock, Easycore/

Comment: It was in the early or in the mid of 90`s when Green Day was blamed in attemptions of the commercializing of punk music. Of course, the indictment was but ridiculous if to regard the bleak fact that the kick-off point of this style related to the Sex Pistols was just one of the business projects by deceased Malcolm McLaren. So nothing in their face, though. The Canadian quartet Shortcut To Last from Windsor continues to plod in the vein of happy punk/pop punk/easycore, resembling of such bands as Green Day, Blink-182, Sum 41, Simple Plan and many others. In a more concrete language, those bombastic high-energized guitar riffs, massive singalong choruses, variegated with interesting backing in drumming are the main ingredients of the album. All is properly produced and thereby possibly ready to conquer the higher levels of the Billboard.

Williamson - A-