ANTHONY LINELL 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: This time last year, Rome-based DJ/producer Adiel joined forces with fellow Italian techno heavyweight Donato Dozzy to deliver the first collaborative release on her Danza Tribale label. 12 months on she's back with another joint effort, this time in cahoots with Northern Electronics artist Anthony Linell. The pair conjure feverish, mind-altering aural textures, psychedelic acid motifs and restless drums on opener "Raso", before opting for a denser and arguably even more intense, moody and throbbing techno sound on "Decoro". Arguably best of all, though, is flipside "Punto In Aria", a surging fusion of chugging industrial bass, ghostly chords, metallic sounds and foreboding, brain-melting bass.

Review: Anthony Linnel returns on his Northern Electronics imprint for its 86th release with 'Dissolution Process', a mental techno workout that seems rather typical of the material played during the Swedish producer's intense DJ sets. Over on the flip, more cerebral tackle is on offer with the tunnelling sounds of 'Falling Into Form' intertwined in layers of complex synth textures to truly psychedelic effect, and closing it out with the strobe-lit frenzy of 'The Increased Difficulty Of Breathing' which reaches near tribal moments.

Review: Danza Nativa has done a great job of establishing its own unique sound in the techno sphere over the last half a decade. Now it marks the occasion of its fifth birthday with a two-part compilation that showcases its avant-garde take on the genre. They tell us that part one has been assembled as a sort of "mental (as in pensive, not deranged) techno album that takes the form of some direct tools for working DJs. Anthony Linell, Claudio PRC, Luigi Tozzi and Daniel[I] are those who step up and explore abstract, drone, deep and plenty in between.