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 2012 Artists' Picks

Albums
36
The Alvaret Ensemble
The Boats
Dadub
Day
Enduser / The Teknoist
Alejandro Franov
Christoph Funabashi
The Inventors Of Aircraft
Kostis Kilymis
krill.minima
Lau Nau
Madera Wind Quintet
Todd Matthews
Lubomyr Melnyk
okamononoriaki
The Outside Agency
Oyaarss
peterMann
Pleq + Philippe Lamy
Roach & Metcalf
SaffronKeira
Martin Schulte
Jay Shepheard
Tape Loop Orchestra
Techdiff
TM404
Yard

Compilations / Mixes
Darkroom Dubs Vol.3
Petre Inspirescu
Pop Ambient 2013
v-p v-f is v-n

EPs / Cassettes / Singles
Alis
Arkaik
Babi
Bee Mask
Bungle
drcarlsonalbion
Fescal
Fluorescent Heights
William Ryan Fritch
Greyghost
Junction 12
Lind and Loraine
Alessan Main
Martinez
Mikal
Show Me The Future
10 Yrs hhv.de 45 Vol. 10
Wolf Cub

Nadja Lind and Paul Loraine: Making A Difference Remixed
Lucidflow

Lucidflow's latest EP revisits the 2011 cut “Making A Difference,” the seductive spawn of Nadja Lind (co-owner of the Lucidflow imprint) and Paul Loraine (DJ-producer from Spain), and supplements it with choice re-rubs from Soma veterans Funk D'Void and Silicone Soul, plus Lind's Klartraum production partner (and fellow Lucidflow co-owner) Helmut Ebritsch.

The strong original works its jacking swing for six minutes with the ride rendered scenic via soulful vocal interjections and other subtle ear candy, and Lind and Loraine add to the entrancement by clipping spoken word fragments and twisting them into cryptic shape. What comes out the other end is a hypnotic tune with lodes of personality and dancefloor punch. No slouch in that department, Silicone Soul's “Hypnohouse Dub” digs into its own skeletal, hi-hats-driven groove and a trippy “focus” chant while retaining the ethereal chants that snake through the original. Ebritsch's mix snaps to attention with a sleek treatment that, helped along by silken electric piano shadings, builds gradually into an elegant epic charged with a sultry deep house vibe. But the set's funkiest treatment comes, not surprisingly, from Funk D'Void, as Outpost label honcho Lars Sandberg powerfully boosts the tune's swing quotient with steamy chords, buildups, and a mighty bass pulse. All four tracks have much to recommend them, but the expertly calibrated one by Funk D'Void stands out as especially satisfying.

February 2013