Reflections by Saytek – 808 Recordings Saytek’s 2012 was a whirlwind affair, with a sterling long-player, Cubism, that was borne on the wings of a seemingly endless live schedule. Honing tracks on the road, the album fused their freeform into a compact setting, and he finished the year...

EP One by Deacon – Sweep The Floor Records Leeds has been a hotbed of electronic music since the late 80s, with a rich history and exuberant nightlife stretching back still further. With such pedigree, new artists and labels pop up almost weekly, and one such pup is Sweep The Floor,...

Limited Vol 1 – Ugly Drums – Black Key Limited Black Key records has been flying the flag for the South Coast’s deep house credentials since its inception in late 2011, and in its half-dozen releases it’s already notched up some impressive work from Johnny Cade, Milton Jackson,...

Say Something (People Stamp Your Feet) by Luke Solomon – Classic Music Company Luke Solomon’s Classic Music Company gears up for the release of his long-awaited album, Timelines, in May, but as means of a warm-up, Say Something (People Stamp Your Feet) is an apt taster for its...

Reign of Drums/Gave Up The Dance by X-Press 2 – Skint Twenty years in and still going strong, X-Press 2’s influence on dance music runs far and wide, just as their appetite for music seems unabated. Residents at Brighton’s Skint since the monstrous AC/DC in 2000, the pairing’s...

Stratosphere EP by Shifty Disko – Shifty Disko Shifty Disko’s first two EPs showed a penchant for no-nonsense techno that were the sum of the parts of a crew with years of dancefloor and studio hard yards behind them. Tom Real, Ben Coda and Ipcress have put on parties in the capital...

Nobody Else EP by Dusky – Aus Music Will Saul’s Aus Music may have been the sibling to his Simple label when it began in 2006, but in recent years its influence and output has moved it ahead in electronic music’s conscience, with a focus on dubbier, more bass-driven work from Cottam,...

TBoy – People Love U – Outcross Records Italian Born Antonio Colantuoni AKA Tboy returns in March with a fiery new release under the great, Outcross Records imprint. The package offers 3 imaginary originals and 1 rework from Miguel Campbell and is nothing short of vivid. With its stutter...

Vaults EP by MNSL – Your Mama’s Friend Marcin Czubala’s Your Mama’s Friend imprint is less than a year and a half old, but the Polish producer and DJ has ensured its output matches the quality and attraction of his own work on Mobilee, 8-bit and Morris Audio. Its ninth release...