GARY BECK 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: Gary Beck is a seasoned techno veteran who has dropped his useful sounds on plenty of the scene's finest labels. And that is the case again here as he lands on the esteemed Mutual Rytm with fine well designed and effective cuts. He wastes no time in getting down to business with the hammering hits and hard-assed drums of 'Upside Criminal' while 'Sambana' is a loopy cut that sweeps you up from below. 'Pepper Track' is another grinding, gritty, speed-riddled techno monster and 'Rejected' will rattle the walls of any warehouse. Last of all is 'Ghost', which has a more heads-up feel thanks to the brighter chords and subtle sense of hope.

Review: Gargantuan-room techno trailblazers Drumcode return with 'The A Sides Vol 11 - Pt. 7'. If the title is any indicator enough - and no, it's not irony - this is a stonking closer to a mammoth seven-12" compilation series. The love-em-or-hate-em label always deliver a rave romp for titans, barging past polite types with frick-off bits from A.D.H.S., Julian Jewell, Marco Faraone and Gary Beck. Topping off a project originally conceived in 2012, this is a pulsing sensation suitable for both budding techno enthusiasts and chinstokers willing to let their hair loose for once.