Roche Edits Germany 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: Berlin's Roche Madame crew is keeping quiet about the identities of the producers behind its "Roche Edits" series, in part because of the sample-heavy nature of the tracks on show. Having previously borrowed bits from a Depeche Mode classic on the series' 2019 debut, this belated sequel opens with a bright, breezy, chunky and funky number that makes use of numerous samples from the epic 12" version of Frankie Goes To Hollywood classic "Rage Hard", including Pamela Stephenson's infamous spoken word section. Over on the flip, "A Trabajar" wraps tech-house beats and spacey electronics around a low-slung, punk funk style groove, while "Clementines" is a whirlwind of tactile tech-house grooves and dreamy choral vocals.

Review: Both previous releases on this label from Berlin's Roche Madame crew have sold out sharpish. This third one will likely do the same. It once again keeps the names of the artists behind the Roche Edits series on the lowdown largely because of how many samples are stuffed into these tunes. They are full flavour minimal rollers with nice wonky bass and cut-up vocals that bring the soul in a psychedelic fashion. Here we get two versions of the same tune, one which beds down in layers of head-twisting sounds and one which cruises a little more in the cosmos.