Electrodefender
Bass Mission (ltd 100copies)

Always a pleasure to get our hands on a fresh box of Empty Head Rich Heart goodness, and this even more so when there’s some Bristol action involved ! This deep blue ‘Shelter’ cut from Cold Light operators Gus & Dean aka Withdrawn, and the badass O$VMV$M remix have been on heavy rotation in O$VMV$M sets at Young Echo nights and around town for some time now, so it’s great to see EHRH do the honours and press the music up onto the 1&only 7″ format – pressed up in Hamburg, DIY style, and presented with heavyweight art by Bokeh Versions bossman Miles Opland.Stick on the clips for a taste, but let us tell you that those pads will be whirring around your brain for days to come – It’s a deep earworm and a really infectious rhythm, one that you’ll be coming back for in years to come.Edition of 100, vinyl-only.hand-stamped and numbered.Served with printed translucent paper DIY sleeve design by Bokeh Edwards.

Faithful to the ethos of the label to put new talents on the map, the second E2-E8 release comes from newcomer Hems. A regular punter at underground festivals such as Freerotation and Labyrinth, Hems spends some of his time making great electronic music in his East London cave… And we are very happy to be the first to put his music out.A fine connoisseur of ambient and electronica, Hems has sometimes featured on the line-ups of Astral Industries parties. This release covers a wide spectrum of his sound. The almost beatless title track Post Radiance opens things up, followed by the subtle dub techno of I Know This Road and by the raw and relentless beat of Dirty Chords. On the B side, Let It Go is a suspended 15-minutes journey clocking in at 140bpm – arguably the highlight of the EP, sounding like little else out there. Madsituation closes the EP, with a nod at lighter atmospheres and a hint at Detroit-influenced strings.Techno heads will be pleased to hear that the record has already got praises from techno talent Refracted, who loves Let It Go, and from Jane Fitz.

Chouette Records-12"-Jah Family / Danny Red + Lost World / Danny Red

Analytica make synth-pop the old-fashioned way: driving, verse/chorus pop songs utilizing hardware synthesizers and drum machines, vocals and bass guitar, and recorded to tape.

Neon Finger once again pays tribute to the figure of the great Roger Troutman with the second part of the compilation entitled “We Love You Roger”. Some of the most respected names in the modern funk scene show his love for a key figure, who still remains a huge influence today.