MOVE D Schallplatten & CDs

Review: Off Minor Recordings has really blossomed into a buy on sight label under the stewardship of Juju and Jordash man Jordan Czamanski thanks to records from Magic Mountain High, Stump Valley, Move D, Zsa Gang and the founder himself as Jordan GCZ. It's probably the material from Move D that's made Off Minor that extra bit special, as Czamanski's been offered full access to his friends archives for the KM20 Tapes series. Where else could you gain some insight into the man like Move D's early '90s recordings at his KM20 studio in Heidelberg? This second round of archival material proves to be just as rewarding as last year's inaugural entry, with lead track "Willenlos" a killer 12 minute journey into classic deep dub techno. Flip it and you'll find a young Moufang dabbling in some trippy downbeat manoeuvres with "Evil Track" whilst "Inside the Dollhouse" fizzes with alien percussive qualities. Long may the series continue!

Review: Juju & Jordash's imprint Off Minor are back. Their tenth release follows up a great one by Downbeat boss Jose Rico. The Urgence EP features Jordash aka Jordan GCZ in collaboration with the mighty Dave Moufang aka Move D - for the first time since 2015's Live In Seattle album on Further Records. On the A side, we have the blissed out down-tempo groove of "Urgence 1" its sparse and skeletal rhythm patterns, warm bass pulsations and cosmic synth textures awash in a haze of smoke and tape saturation. It is an equally as chilled affair on the flip with "Urgence 2" but it's definitely got more groove and funk about it on this minimalist slow burner that would be perfect to use as a tool; to merge with other tracks or great on its own, or for cool down moments for its sparse and hypnotic effect. Recorded live in Amsterdam.

Review: Since the dawn of the 1990s, David "Move D" Moufang has been one of house and techno's most reliable producers. It's no surprise, then, that this double-header - featuring a solo production, and a fresh collaboration with Jonah Sharp under the long-running Reagenz alias - is pretty darn hot. Moufang's "Roll Split" is a deliciously spacey, emotion-rich and enveloping affair that builds to a head-spinning conclusion via waves of undulating Motor City electronics, tactile riffs, surging bass and intergalactic chords. The Reagenz tune, "460 Melrose Place", is similarly cosmic in outlook, with the veteran duo smothering a superb drum machine groove with stretched out chords, pulsating sub bass, glistening, ambient techno style motifs, and shuffling bongo hits.