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CD Album Recommendations November 2012

Juno Recommends CD Albums

Juno Recommends CD Albums

CD Album Recommendations November 2012
2 Nov 2012
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1
Cat: LH(1200). Rel: 15 Oct 12
 
Deep House
Awareness (Reflections revisited)
Briefing The Defenders
Humility (Renew Your Mind) (feat Papa Smurf)
Restored
Deep To Deep
Small Electronic Break
Incorruptible
Overcome (feat Jeff Hess - Omar S mix)
Direction
Break Through
Redemption
Inheritance
Review: Despite being born and raised in Detroit, Luke Hess is rarely mentioned in the same breath as his Motor City peers. Then again, his brand and dub-infused techno doesn't fit neatly into the futurist narrative. This latest full-length flips the script slightly. While it has plenty of dub-flecked moments (see "Overcome" and "Humility"), there's a greater reliance on melody over mood. While this could be a reflection of the involvement of collaborator Omar-S, it's more likely an indication of Hess's development as a producer. Moving from hypnotic deep house to robust techno via beatless interludes, Keep On is Hess's most accessible set to date.
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out of stock $19.20
2
Cat: BSELP 006CD. Rel: 29 Oct 12
 
Drum And Bass
Feed The Machine (with Noisia)
Salvador (feat Bless)
Tripel (with State Of Mind)
Thunderbolt (with Rido)
Dawn Of A Dark Day (feat Foreign Beggars)
Homage (with N Phect)
All Is Lost (feat Thomas Oliver & Youthstar)
Descent
Adaptation
Killing The Light (feat Inne Eysermans)
Drizzle (with Audio)
Battalion
Exoplanet
Killing The Light (feat Inne Eysermans)
Battlefish (with Nymfo)
Extraction
Transmissions (Mindscape remix)
Salvador (feat Bless)
Illusions
Descent
Datahub (Mindscape remix)
Tripel (with State Of Mind)
Drizzle (with Audio)
Dawn Of A Dark Day (feat Foreign Beggars)
Machines
Chaingang (Jade remix)
Homage (with N Phect)
Battalion
Inpeak
Lotus
All Is Lost (feat Thomas Oliver & Youthstar)
Eraser (Neonlight remix)
Resilience
Poison
Feed The Machine (with Noisia)
Roulette (with State Of Mind, Bulletproof - Gridlok remix)
Adaptation
Review: Clearly, Black Sun Empire do not mess around. Their third full-length stretches across two CDs and features a string of collaborations with the great and the good of D&B, dubstep and hip-hop (Noisia, Foreign Beggars, Bless, Audio, Rido and Foreign Beggars all lend a hand). While the second CD does include some alternative versions, it's still an impressively expansive set. Musically, it sticks largely to drum & bass, flitting between darkroom rollers, tech-step business, liquid grooves and big room bangers, with the occasional excursion into old skool territory or melody-driven groovery. For fans and newcomers alike, there's plenty to enjoy, even if it is arguably a touch too long.
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out of stock $14.99
3
Cat: PRGCD 002. Rel: 22 Oct 12
 
Techno
Apparition
Prophecy
Soul Capture
Trance State
Ritual
Vision Quest
Extraction
Totem
White Witch
Parallel Perception
Icaro
Review: Italian-in-Berlin Dino Sabatini has spent much of the last five years building his reputation as a maker of voodoo-strewn minimalism and hypnotic darkroom techno. Here, he continues to explore the possibilities of intoxicating rhythms with his debut full-length, a decidedly paranoid set for longtime label Prologue. As the title suggests, Shaman's Path is a concept album based around witchcraft and voodoo, featuring the sort of hypnotic grooves and off-kilter synths that should probably be sound tracking a weird fertility ritual in a rain-soaked South American forest. As concepts go, it's pretty solid. More importantly, it offers ample opportunity to explore his deep techno ambitions.
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out of stock $12.36
4
Cat: JIAOLONG 005CD. Rel: 08 Oct 12
 
Minimal/Tech House
Yes, I Know
Cos-Ber-Zam - Ne Noya (Daphni mix)
Ye Ye
Light
Pairs
Ahora
Jiao
Springs
Long
Review: A studious understanding of DJ culture has emerged recently within the chameleonic career of Dan Snaith, and is exploited with aplomb on Jiaolong, the much anticipated album released under his nascent Daphni moniker. Apparently produced in deference to working on a follow up to Swim, Snaith's critically lauded Caribou LP from 2010, this nine track set derives from the swift productions and edits he has been making for the purpose of DJ sets over the past 18 months and it shows. Jiaolong is resolutely a set of tracks meant for the sweaty basements and concrete spaces, with previous Daphni emissions such as "Ye Ye", "Ahora" and "Jiao" surrounded by equally potent new productions - "Light" and "Pairs" being immediate favourites.
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out of stock $9.20
5
Cat: OLMETO 034. Rel: 22 Oct 12
 
Minimal/Tech House
Intro
Delta Ahead
Emotional Intelligence
The Way Home
Can't Hurt You (feat Kim Ann Foxman)
Thylacine
The Big Dream
Raw Defined
5am
Born In The Backwoods
Tender Love (feat Mina Vico)
Dancing In The Dark (feat Cevin Fisher)
Killer On The Loose
Close To Me
Rising & Falling
Review: Despite enjoying close links with the tech-house community since their early days way back in the late '90s, most still associate Layo & Bushwacka with the fluid breakbeat house with which they made their name. Their last album, 2006's Feels Closer, attempted to reposition them as makers of smart, melodic tech-house and downtempo grooves. This fourth full-length, six years in the making, confirms this switch. While there are some formidably uptempo moments - see the heavily percussive "Born In The Backwoods" and Cevin Fisher collab "Dancing In The Dark" - for the most part Rising & Falling slinks between crystalline ambience and vaguely progressive, Bedrock-ish grooves. Given their history of creating emotion-rich music, it makes perfect sense.
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out of stock $5.78
6
Cat: FOKUZCD 010. Rel: 15 Oct 12
 
Drum And Bass
All By Myself
Brand New Day (feat Iriann Joyce)
Nothing Less
Do It All Night (feat Command Strange & Pouyah)
Marmalade
Ball & Chain (feat Nuage)
Go Deep
Midnight Runaway (feat Enei)
She's Dope
Sunset
Take No More
Stone Cold Soul
Close My Eyes
Tonite (feat Command Strange)
out of stock $10.46
7
Cat: HES 023CD. Rel: 29 Oct 12
 
Bass
Game
Release
Trouble
Majestic 12
Time Bomb
Middleman
Aware
High
Review: As one third of the Hessle Audio triumvirate, Kevin McAuley - better known as Pangaea - has been responsible for some of the label's best releases. The eight track Release represents his most potent statement to date; continuing the rolling pirate radio techno direction he started with last year's Hex and Inna Daze EPs. Beginning with the Missy Elliot sampling "Game", he sets out the stall for the rest of the EP, a combination of tough, steeled-up steppers rhythms and dub techno textures. Whether listening to the abstract melodies of the title track, the blistering pace of the searing "Majestic 12" or the broken garage of Middleman, its clear that Pangaea is still light years ahead of the competition.
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 in stock $6.84
8
Cat: FPCD 008. Rel: 29 Oct 12
 
Deep House
Bobletekno (Permiks)
Symfonisk Utviklingshemming
Bom Bom
Tjukkas Pa Karussel
Bobletekno
Flau Pappadans 1
Sot Klot
Sur Svie
Review: Since playing a starring role (often alongside old pal Hans-Peter Lindstrom) in the Norwegian space disco and Scandolearic movements of the mid 2000s, Prins Thomas has wandered off in all sorts of different directions, filling his first solo LP with Krautrock-inspired darkness. This second solo album displays some of the same influences (see the post punk bass and dark percussive builds of "Peppadans 1"), while moving back towards the sound with which he made his name. It's an interesting mix, all told, encompassing intense, paranoid moods ("Bobletekno (Permiks)"), sparse percussive workouts ("Bom Bom"), and shimmering Scandolearic builders (the how do you pronounce "Symfonisj Utviklingschemming"), all wrapped up in his trademark prog rock-influenced production.
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out of stock $12.23
9
Cat: WU 031CD. Rel: 15 Oct 12
 
Techno
The Dirt
Instant Widespread Of The Dirt
Introducing Errors
Disinformation
To Convince For The Untruth
Intentionally False
Inaccurated Information
False Statement
Black Propaganda
out of stock $10.46
10
Cat: KOMPAKTCD 100. Rel: 22 Oct 12
 
Minimal/Tech House
Sully
Lamusetwa
Wrong Lap
Mantasy
Roses
Baumhaus
Rudi Was A Punk
Voigt Kampff Test
Neue Furche
Good Times
out of stock $11.04
11
Cat: VRS 010CD. Rel: 29 Oct 12
 
Drum And Bass
Fringe
Contraband
Vein Drain
Creature Comforts
Recluse
Point Of No Return
Headroom
Leech
Soulmagnet
Gamma
Recon
out of stock $6.30
12
Cat: HZNCD 010. Rel: 08 Oct 12
 
Drum And Bass
Sprawl
Enemy Within
Tapeworm
Abstractions
Reconnaissance
Termite
Surveillance
Sinkhole
Blindside
Chronicle
Within The Circuit
Vice
out of stock $6.30
13
Cat: GONDCD 007. Rel: 15 Oct 12
 
Jazz
Cherry Blossom
Fletcher Moss Park
Mary Emma Louise
Sailing Out To Sea
Wee Lan (Little Orchid)
The Sun In September
Finding My Way
out of stock $13.15
14
Cat: CAT 213CD. Rel: 22 Oct 12
 
Hyperwave
K Bos-K Lax
Snuskpadda
Psychic Probe
Ska Train
High Camp
Spectrolite
Teardrops
Moonstone
Leap Through Time
Rings Of Saturn
Sentimenthol
Safari
Miss August
Birthday
Dyson Sphere
Western
Neptune
Magnetic Shield
Export
Weather Channel
Base Camp
Jupiter
Terminal
Vernal Equinox
Solar Eclipse
The Field
Review: Curiously, this trip into the hyperactive mind of Finnish producer Aleksi Perala was first released as a digital-only album back in 2009. Here, it finally gets a release on CD, alongside a bonus disc of largely ambient material that echoes his excellent work under the Astrobotnia guise. While enjoyable, it's the skittering electronica, braindance techno and effervescent IDM of the original album that most impresses. Perala seems incapable of sticking to one style, and his joyous experiments take in breakbeat-driven intelligent techno ("Lep Through Time"), 8-bit junglisms ("Rungs of Saturn"), electro squelch ("Teardops") and Squarepusher-ish percussive dexterity ("High Camp").
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out of stock $14.20
15
Cat: MODCD 157. Rel: 15 Oct 12
 
Psych/Garage Rock
Be Above It
Endors Toi
Apocalypse Dreams
Mind Mischief
Music To Walk Home By
Why Won't They Talk To Me?
Feels Like We Only Go Backwards
Keep On Lying
Elephant
She Just Won't Believe Me
Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control
Sun's Coming Up
Review: Having delivered a debut album in 2010's Innerspeaker that remains rewarding to this day, the challenge for Australian trio Tame Impala would be how to improve on a near perfect sound without merely treading the same water. Lonerism achieves this with the sort of aplomb missing from many a difficult second album through subtle sonic nuances. The vintage delay laden, psychedelic approach remains very much in tact, but the band has now added more emphasis on synthesised textures to the melting pot. As ever front man Kevin Parker's woozy vocal drives matters forward throughout and if you were one of the many people that embraced their debut album, Lonerism will instantly appeal. Those unfamiliar with the band will also find much joy throughout.
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out of stock $13.93
16
Que Beleza
Let's Have A Ball Tonight
O Caminho Do Bem
Ela Partiu
Quer Queira, Quer No Queira
Brother Father Mother Sister
Do Leme Ao Pontal
Nobody Can Live Forever
I Don't Care
Bom Senso
Where Is My Other Half
Over Again
The Dance Is Over
You Don't Know What I Know
Rational Culture
out of stock $12.36
17
Cat: BNRCD 016. Rel: 08 Oct 12
 
Electro House
What You Want
XTC
Missile
Ich R U
Rocky 2
Circus Full Of Clowns (feat Gizzle)
Conchord (feat Siriusmo)
Touch It
Reality
Merlin
Stop
Review: Alexander 'Boys Noize' Ridha seems to be mellowing with age. Compared to previous full-length excursions, Out of the Black is positively laidback. While there are, of course, ear-splitting moments of noisenik electro (see "Ich R U" and the techno-flavoured "Merlin"), most of the best dancefloor cuts here boast pleasing melodies and a surprising depth to the production (see "XTC"). Crucially, there's also more swing and a greater reliance on electrofunk-era synths. It's on these funk-fuelled tracks, such as Siriusmo collaboration "Conchord" and the delicious opener "What You Want", that Ridha shows us just how far he's come in the last decade.
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out of stock $11.31
18
Cat: COMEMECD 02. Rel: 22 Oct 12
 
Minimal/Tech House
Shera
Body Music
Boney
They Came At Night
Punk Reggae Disco
Cafe Obscuro
Mamihlapinatapai
Control Y Voltaje
Right Kind
Steady Rolling (All My Life)
Review: The South American New Wave revolution pioneered by Matias Aguayo's Comeme label continues apace, this time with an album from Mexican producer Daniel Maloso that is, fittingly, deeply rooted in new wave and EBM. While many of Maloso's contemporaries make music that sits somewhere between new wave and nu-disco, he's nailed his colours firmly to the new wave pop mast. The production is sparse and relatively steely, with forays into tougher EBM territory (see "Steady Rolling (All My Life)" and the excellent "Body Music) and funk-infused electronic disco-pop (superb opener "Shera"). While it's well produced, there's a DIY wonkiness that recalls the early days of '80s synth-pop.
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out of stock $21.03
19
Time Outta Joint
Cascading Thoughts
Last Call (When Space Is The Bass)
Morning Gin
Twice Around The Sun
Ten Thousand Feet
Constellation
Discotic Space Capsule
Man, Woman & Soul
Solar Flare
Review: There's a strong argument to say that those artists who make an effort to develop their sound make the very best albums. The fabulously named Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts is clearly one of those artists. Since first causing waves back in the mid 2000s, he's moved from a maker of crunchy minimalism to someone whose sound is much harder to pin down. Twice Around the Sun, his third full length, shows further signs of development. While it remains rooted in his trademark atmospheric sound - a mix of loose, organic drums, tactile synths and pleasing melodies - it stylistically moves in a myriad of directions, touching on quirky lo-fi pop, strobe light techno, curious deepness and touchy-feely downtempo bliss.
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 in stock $20.51
20
Cat: TRIBECD 03. Rel: 29 Oct 12
 
Funky/Club House
Shining
Every Word
Far Away
Children Go Round
Sometimes
Tim's Groove
Reason For Love
Against All Odds
Clouds
Cherish The Day
Ready For Love
Crack It Up
Shape Up My Heart
Thank You
Review: DJ, producer, musician, remixer, Shelter resident and all round soulful house legend Timmy Regisford has decided to take a slightly different approach with this seventh solo full-length. While it does contain a smattering of original cuts in his usual style - see DJ tool "Timmy's Groove" and the expansive "Shining" - it's mostly made up of club-friendly cover versions of some of his favourite songs, most of which make unlikely floor fillers. Sade's "Every Day" gets a typically smooth and soulful makeover, while Sting's dreary MOR song "Shape of My Heart" is transformed into a sprightly, basement-friendly main room house cut. It's a strange concept, in many ways, but one that largely works surprisingly well.

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out of stock $12.89
21
Cat: GOCD 007. Rel: 08 Oct 12
 
Funky/Club House
Everything (feat Jocelyn Mathieu)
Burning Star (feat Kafele)
The Only Way (feat Kenny Bobien)
Do It For Love (feat Jaidene Veda)
Take Me To My Love (feat Monique Bingham)
Linda (feat Oluhle)
Fly Free (feat Robert Owens)
So Good (feat Caron Wheeler)
Greater Love (feat Kenny Bobien)
Never (feat Jon Pierce & Kafele)
out of stock $14.72
22
Cat: EXLPCD 1201. Rel: 08 Oct 12
 
Deep Dubstep
Intro
Blind Spot
Thinking
Snow
Sleepwalker
Bird Of Prey
Times Strange (feat Rider Shafique)
Eyeline
It's Not Me It's You
Fallen
Thousand Yard Stare
Coming Up For Air
Review: The Submotion Orchestra is an interesting proposition. An eight-piece from Leeds who built their reputation on impressive live performances, they musically join the dots between floor-friendly dubstep, twinkling ambience, comfy neo-soul, broken beat and future jazz. Really, they have all the ingredients to enjoy considerable crossover success. Take this second full-length, for example. There are yearning, emotion-rich downtempo tracks aplenty (see "Snow" and "Sleepwalker"), but also confirmed floorfillers (the jazz-stop heaviness of It's Not Me It's You" and spooky "Thousand Yard Stare"). In between, they deliver a range of slinky, accessible cuts, including one track that sounds like a dubstep take on Steve Reich's "Music For 18 Musicians".
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out of stock $11.04
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