GNORK Schallplatten & CDs

Review: Astonishingly, almost six years have passed since Gnork last appeared on Unknown To The Unknown, and that was under his alternative DJ Shark alias. This collection of cuts from his 'dance archives' is therefore long overdue. The Hungarian producer has long been inspired by vintage dancefloor sounds, and the EP is full of nods to styles of old. Opener 'YFliyinng Vvv', for example, offers an ultra-deep breakbeat house shuffle laden with spacey electronic motifs and early Warp style bleeps, while '31 Seconds' is a blast of breakbeat/deep house fusion that boasts the crunchiest of beats and some tipsy rave riffs. Elsewhere, 'Floating' douses an early breakbeat hardcore groove (complete with LFO-esque bass) in intergalactic chords and tight vocal snippets, while 'Short Jam' is an immersive, pitched-down ambient techno treat.

Review: The French deep house label D3 Elements is now a decade old and to mark the occasion it has assembled a superb three part EP series featuring plenty of talents both new and old. The second EP kick off with some Japanese stylings from Koizumi Yukiko and his piano laced bongo workout '526'. Taelue sets off on a deep and heavy bassline pulse that will make floors march and Nemanja Krstic's 'Aquae Sulis' brings some jazzy chord work and bubbling funk bass for a nice heartfelt vibe. Gnork shuts down with a skittish, stripped back broken beat that makes this another diverse offering.