Electro charts

Review: You can always rely on Dublin's Lunar Disko Records to provide the heat; this time it's in the form of some heavyweight electro vibes by the industry's best and brightest. But this is no surprise given the imprint's invariable doses of quality. First up is Dutch maestro DJ Overdose with "Arecibo", a comparatively more pensive and introspective electro appearance than his usual work, but TR One's "Escape From Enceladus" takes this pensive sway of synths and crystal-like sonics to an even deeper level. Raiders Of The Lost Arp kick off the flip side with the smooth and suave flow of "Equinox", this one belonging more to the house end of the spectrum, whereas Automatic Tasty comes through with a quirky little digi number with the aptly odd name of "I Can't Find My Own Manual (How Therefore Am I To Restore My Factory Settings?)". A tidy little blast of synth-filled goods.

Review: DJ Dijital's (Lamont Norwood's) first ever release in 1996, 'Prototype', was just that - a prototype for things yet to come. Precisely, it laid the groundwork for all of his releases on Direct Beat, which would see to handling the entirety of his music being released way up until 1999. The label's distinctive red design signified its industrial neo-Fordist militance. But 2022 is a different era, and now, Dijital reigns sovereign over his own label, so he calls the shots. This revisitation of the tracks sees him collab with fellow early Detroit electro pusher DJ Overdose for comprehensive reissue, as well as a not-exactly-prototypical-anymore remix from the latter artist - it sounds sort of like a halftime track imbued with the brain of electro. Wild, yet civilized, stuff.

Review: Two curious heaters from DJ Overdose (Jeroen Warmenhoven) come hurtling our way on this new 12", blending influences from breakbeat, breakstep, electro and bassline. 'Waste No Time' wastes no time in sampling an aggressive hip-hop line (chopped up and screwed in no time), all the while lifting out several lo-fi UK moods, proving much emotion can be evoked with little production. 'Express' is a sizzling electro number, containing such a well-rounded bassline that one could imagine wrapping oneself in it like a duvet. This is trailblazing hip-electro from Nederland; think Frankie Bones gone crazier.