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Albums
Aardvarck
Vieo Abiungo
Celer
Concern
Enrico Coniglio
Copy
Corrugated Tunnel
Dalot
Darkstar
Gareth Dickson
Directorsound
Dryft
Eskmo
Lugano Fell
Benjamin Finger
Fond of Tigers
Gel-Sol
Giardini di Mirò
Gibson & Rose
Gareth Hardwick
Haruki
Marc Houle
I'm Not A Gun
Rafael Anton Irisarri
Library Tapes
Markus Mehr
Minamo and English
Yann Novak
okamotonoriaki
M. Ostermeier
Morgan Packard
Petrolio
Benoit Pioulard
Hein Schoer
Seaworthy and Rösner
Sketches For Albinos
Slow Dancing Society
Solo Andata
System
Antonio Trinchera
Walkner.Moestl
Zazie V. E. Anderen Stern

Compilations / Mixes
Bacterium
Lost Tribe Sound: One
Ninja Tune XX

EPs
Aufgang
Bogdan
Ibex
Jacksonville
Komet
Minus
Morning Factory
Novak + Manning
rANdOMoiDz / NoseTek
Sozonov
SQware
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Sozonov: He & She
Elektrotribe

He & She presents new material from the Elektrotribe camp courtesy of Russian producer Artem Sozonov. The EP's three cuts, which are in a tight, stripped-down style that draws upon minimal techno and house conventions, are distinguished by the imagination the Tyumen-born and Berlin-based Sozonov brings to the set. “He & She” pushes a pulsating arpeggiator into overdrive as it boldly carves a relentless synthetic path through minimal territory, all the while stoking a tight and steamy groove while undergirding it with a brooding bass theme and splattering it with blinding synth blaze. “Think About Good” adds a house swing to the Sozonov template, with a jacking groove battered by an arsenal of percussive flourishes, stabs, and warped horror film melodies, while the mid-tempo stormer “White Rails” is propeled by a driving bass throb and trippy synth effects that wouldn't sound out of place on Kraftwerk's “Numbers.” Though the EP squarely situates itself within the minimal template, Sozonov invests it with a personal touch that enables it to leave a better-than-average impression.

October 2010