AKTA Schallplatten & CDs

Review: Liro's sound is as creepy as minimal comes thanks to the combination of slight sounds, deft tones and ghostly vocals. 'Vias 19' blends all that with a rolling minimal tech groove that sounds like it is flapping in the wind. 'Transportation Base' has an even more otherworldly feel with balmy pads adding a cosmic scale to more raw but dusty drums. 'Whistling' continues to operate in an alien world with wispy sci-fi sounds off in the distance as the drums and hits roll onwards. Closing things out is 'Vias 19' (Cosmic Clap remix) which i amore quick and has a weird sense of dark and playful funk to it.

Review: Lumieux shows off some mighty fine drum programming skills on this new EP for AKTA which is as supple and sublime as tech house and minimal gets. The pumping kicks and lithe rubbery bass of 'Ethernals' soon locks you into a hypnotic groove then 'Not Enough' allows a little more room to get lost in the swirling pads and trippy FX. Then comes a Paul Walter remix of 'Rolling Snow' which is intense and bumping, like staring down an oncoming storm, and the original version closes out with more meandering acid lines and mid-tempo tech funk goodness.