Author: Jeran Portis

Always a sucker for the DIY (is there any other kind?) slo-mo industrial / EBM vibe so this one was set to go down well. TR707 drums in various stages of distortion accompanied with Gameboy minimal synth lines for eight tracks of body moving toughness. In true modern underground style only available on cassette and only through Bandcamp.

Tags Cassette

Electro Review Techno

13130 Space Project – International Problem

Post author By Jeran Portis
Post date August 6, 2021

SECLUSION – RELEASE: 6TH AUGUST 2021

13130 is the number of nuclear warheads currently in existence, so as the release says “we have a problem”, through accident or design the world can be obliterated at any moment.

The music on this EP, the second from French label Seclusion, follows the cold war emergency vibes. Technological but sinister vibes throughout. The original mix is in a classic Jeff Mills vein, whilst the remix, from Aux 88 collaborator Blaktony, takes the beats a more Elektrofunk direction.

Tags France

Electro Review

Various Artists – Exit Planet Earth

Post author By Jeran Portis
Post date July 16, 2021

“When material interacts with light, properties of that material are stamped on the light. This stamp is like a specific fingerprint for each element and molecule. By examining the intensity of light in each color, scientist can work backward to infer the properties of the material that touched the light along the way.” – HubbleSite.Org

Originally released on vinyl last year 20/20 Vision’s Exit Planet Earth series is now be released on digital. Part one is out now, part two is due in August with other the parts to follow. Each EP is named after a different element that is commonly found on earth and is accompanied by a corresponding spectroscopy image. An essential series of modern classics.

Tags 20:20 Vision, The HAcker

Dub Dub-techno Minimal

Altone – Modern Natura

Post author By Jeran Portis
Post date July 2, 2021

Out of Japan, Altone, delivers his first release on the long-running dub-techno netlabel Insectorama. Sometimes, with free netlabels / pay as you feel Bandcamp releases, the absence of financial barriers to release means that quality control can suffer, but not in this case. Deep, spatial, aesthetics that sit well with the best of the genre.

Electro Review

Francois Dillinger + Lloyd Stellar – Machine Men EP

Post author By Jeran Portis
Post date June 19, 2021

LDI Records – Release: 15th June 2021

Consistently quality, LDI records deliver the goods once again. Solid electronics and concepts across six tracks. This time featuring label owner Lloyd Stellar and Detroit’s Francois Dillinger. Atmospheric as well as body moving.

Electro Review

The Hacker Vs Commuter – Roentgen

Post author By Jeran Portis
Post date June 8, 2021

Cultivated Electronics – Release: June 14th 2021

“The roentgen or röntgen (/ˈrɜːntɡən/; symbol R) is a legacy unit of measurement for the exposure of X-rays and gamma rays, and is defined as the electric charge freed by such radiation in a specified volume of air divided by the mass of that air (statcoulomb per kilogram). It is named after the German physicist Wilhelm Röntgen, who discovered X-rays.” – Wikipedia

Taking their inspiration from the HBO TV series, Chernobyl. The Hacker and Commuter create an imaginary soundtrack accompaniment for this outstanding EP on the super-strong Cultivated Electronics label.

Included are remixes by MMT-8, otherwise known as Ed Upton (DMX Krew) and label head Phil Bolland (Sync 24).

Pre-order via Clone

Tags Cultivated Electronics, The HAcker

Culture Film Techno

Jeff Mills – Where Light Ends

Post author By Jeran Portis
Post date May 21, 2021

The recent republishing of this short video to Vimeo provides enough of an excuse for us to post here. Originally made in 2013 for Mill’s Where Light Ends album this short film provides visual and musical accompaniment to Dr. Mamoru Mohri‘s account of his first spaceflight, which took place in 1992 on the space shuttle Endeavour.

Review Techno

COLOGNe – Deep Talk EP

Post author By Jeran Portis
Post date May 6, 2021

Previously only available in Japan on a CD released in 1999. These six tracks are an evocative collection of hidden gems from the heyday of electronic music. Recording artist Takuya Sugimoto European breakthrough came when the former UK record store responsible for promoting the deeper techno sound, Fatcat Records, decided to make their first release an EP recorded by him under the alias of EVA. This re-released EP, which was never available in the UK, is very much of that sound and era. Think UK deep techno of the likes of B12 and Stasis but with a more quirky temperament. A sound that will always be close to our hearts.

Releases 7th June 2021 on SAISEI records. Pre-orders here

Tags Japan

Ambient Dub Radio

Jeran Portis – Mutant Radio 14/4/21

Post author By Jeran Portis
Post date April 18, 2021

Aura Minimum – Structural Lines (Ambience) [Space Of Variants]

Liuos – Gravimetric Analysis [Insectorama]

Schulz Audio – Perseverance [Insectorama]

Natur & Substak – Fusion Dub III [ODrex]

Altone – Touch [Insectorama]

DeepChord – DC14 (A1) [DeepChord]

Heavenchord – The Way I See It [Greyscale]

Fluxion – Waves [Echocord]

Monolake – Occam [Chain Reaction]

23.4 – Initial Ratio [Insectorama]

Mikkel Metal – Frico [Echocord]