Wednesday, June 03, 2026
Tuesday, June 02, 2026
Track Of The Day: DKMA - Soul (Forensic)
Dana Kelley had three releases as DKMA on Forensic, an unlikely destination geographically for his deep aquatic grooves, but one which showcases some of his best tracks. ‘Soul’ is as good, for example, as anything he pout out as Callisto on Guidance, and is similarly characterised by a g=hard drum sound draped with all manner of diaphanous sonic embellishment. Vocals mumble abstractly in the foreground while others emerge siren-like from the background. And the percussion. Jazzed up rimshots a foil to the Basic Channel like metronome. House doesn’t get deeper than this.
Umwelt/DJ Mell G x Unklevon - For The Floor Vol. 5 (Cultivated Electronics Ltd)
Title: For The Floor Vl. 5
Artist: Umwelt/DJ Mell G x Unklevon
Label: Cultivated Electronics Ltd
Cat Number: CELT016
Genre: Electro
A1: Umwelt- Memoryscape
A2: Umwelt - Morphing Sequences
B1: DJ Mell G x Unklevon - Get Down
B2: DJ Mell G x Unklevon - Get Down (Sync 24 x Controlled Weirness Remix)
Umwelt’s ‘Memoryscape’ really is that, although it must be said that the memories must be strange ones. It’s a driving piece full of the type of swirling noises only available at a Harry Potter picnic. The proverbial dementor wormhole as seen from the backseat of an Uber in the docklands. ‘Morphing Sequences’ is heavier and more menacing, making good use of squelches, its a disciplined battery in amongst the chaos of Goldorack’s universe. The Mell G x Unklevon track comes in two versions. The original, relying very much on some neat, bullet point percussion is crisp and full of unhinged depth. The remix doesn’t depart much from the original, there is an amplification of peripheral ambience though which makes a very positive difference and gives the imprsssion its been flung down a wind tunnel of uncertainty.
DJ Haus - EnerGIZer (UTTU)
Title: EnerGIZer
Artist: DJ Haus
Label: Unknown To The Unknown
Cat Number: UTTU200
Genre: New Rave Interpretations
1: EnerGIZer (O.G. KLUBB MIX)
2: EnerGIZer (Shed Remix)
3: EnerGIZer (Zoriok Compressor Remix)
4: EnerGIZer (Yassokiiba Remix)
This is the 200th release on UTTU. So, what to expect? Well, it was the inclusion of Shed that brought me here. Then, on closer scrutiny, I find out that Zoriok is Legowelt, with Yassokiiba being a new name to me. I’ll start with Shed’s remix, as that’s what’s playing right now. Pounding, ambience dampened steam hammers with high frequency electronic squiggles. Then it takes off, meandering over the rave hills until coalescing with its beat. That’s what I expect from Shed so I’m not disappointed. The Yassokiiba Remix
seems to be a dub laid on top of the vestiges of DJ Haus’s ‘O.G. KLUBB Mix’. Everything is slowed down to a very manageable speed, which is nice as its 33 degrees outside right now. I’ve just taken the dog for a walk and we’re both knackered. The Zoriok Compressor Remix is an ingenious symphony of high frequency sonar dynamics underpinned by break beats, that is until it goes off on a tangent, marking for all its worth. The O.G. KLUBB MIX sounds almost conservative by comparison. Which it is, in spite of its heaviness and power. Moreover, not for the first time recently, I’m feeling the Neil Landstrumm influence here. Sort of Relief meets ghetto-tech with a more contemporary veneer.
Monday, June 01, 2026
Track Of The Day: Marco Passerani & Orlando Occhio - Criticise (Peacefrog)
It’s the start of meteorological Summer, with pagan summer starting in three more weeks. Typically the sun has chosen to take a nap, but it’ll be up and at ‘em again I’m sure. Anyway, here’s an essential cover version of Alexander O’Neil’s classic, delivered in suitable deadpan style by Orlando Occhio. Of course, it wouldn’t be nearly so effective if the backing instrumental didn’t jar in all the right places. A great cover version that has more than its fair share of dissonance, all of which grinds the sonic gears in order to produce a wonderfully harmonious and emotive piece of uptempo chug.