Ultramajic 黑胶唱片和CD

Review: Machinedrum's Aden alias has so far stayed strictly within the lurid realms of the Ultramajic label he operates alongside Jimmy Edgar, with this latest record representing one of the fullest explorations of this new sideline sound to date. "Tanz 1 - Lieb" swells into life with an unresolved tension, redolent with the misty-eyed romanticism of proggy electro as it grows to a false climax like a perfect intro track should. "Tanz 2 - Grau" is instantly more stark in its floor-wrecking intent, dropping a bass-loaded 4/4 thump and jagged percussion that should delight all crossover clubbers - and "Tanz 3 - Hass" is no less unabashed in its feisty party intentions. "Tanz 4 - Hell" lets in a little of that chopped up soul that bleeds out of the Machinedrum productions, albeit stitched to a peak-time tech belter for the biggest dances.

Review: Jimmy Edgar's Ultramajic label reaches only it's second 12" and goes conceptual with the first in a series of Metaphysix releases; in Edgar's own words, "reality is based upon thought systems and this is the core of music and vibration, each chapter of the series we will give these ideas to the artists for them to interpret in any way they choose". The debut Metaphysix transmission sees two contributions each from Eden and Creepy Autograph, with the former elusive producer calling shotgun and gracing the A Side with a pair of dubby numbers that have apparently caught the ears of Scuba and Boys Noize. The bleep laden electro cut "Luft" is particularly ace. Down below Creepy Autpgraph resurface after a series of excellent releases on Valentine Connexion and show they've lost none of their class - the stripped back ghetto house of "Back Alley" is great!

Review: Jimmy Edgar's Ultramajic label has really blossomed since it launched in earnest in June last year, with the Detroit producer's own output complemented by contributions from the likes of Matrixxman, Danny Daze Dance System (aka LVIS 1990) and Spatial. The artistic direction is also integral to the label! Saline is the third in Edgar's ongoing series of conceptual EPs themed around elements, with Saline representing Earth. How this is represented musically is open to interpretation, but Edgar is on fine fettle here, with the bleep laden electro cut "Burn" the kind of DJ tool that can be used in all sorts of situations. "Walk Show" features the late, great DJ Rashad on vocals and is a few BPMs short of being a Night Slugs Club Constructions cut, whilst "Who's Watchin" is an exercise in how you should use cut up vocals.