New York's Microcosm Music returns with another deliciously diverse installment of their critically acclaimed Macrofun series that convinces one's again with midtempo loveliness and catchy sound arrangements. Volume 5 features two versatile and daring tracks by Nicholas Sauser (one half of the duo Socks and Sandals) and Ben Parris, known for his debut 12" on Philadelphia's Foundsound Records from 2005.
Nicholas Sauser + Ben Parris - Macrofun Vol. 5 (10")
label . Microcosm
Release date . August, 2006
After his debut on Philpot's subdivision Phil_e in 2005, the Berlin based artist is back with a stunning EP on London's Sushitech imprint. The 12" also features a delicious remix by Mikael Stavoestrand that makes this release a delicious slice of futuristic and intense techno, combining catchiest hooks and assorted fine ingredients that melt seamlessly in a deep flow of groovy percussions shuffling against the usual 4/4 bassdrum.
Koljah - Leckerkuchen EP (12")
label . Sushitech
Release date . July, 2006
db's debut on Wiesbaden's Boogizm imprint was already released in June, but it's worth a brief review and a closer listen. With „God's Will Phone Center“ the Vienna based artist continues a series of fabulous and unfailingly subtle 12" releases and delivers an infatuating aesthetic quality that has made his compositions and sounds so unique and unmistakeable. The b-side includes two delicately twisted and bubbling remixes by S-Max and Fym of Boogizms fame.
db - God's Will Phone Center EP (12")
label . Boogizm
Release date . June, 2006
Luka & Lazo - Incoming (12")
label . Sthlmaudio
Release date . May, 2006
After Cabanne's haunting „Dirtycology Part 1“, Sthlmaudio catches off-guard with „Incoming“ - the luscious 12" debut of Luka & Lazo on the Geneva based imprint. Known for releases on labels such as Berlin's Mo's Ferry and Leftroom from Nottingham, the croatian producer duo delivers an infectious and merciless grooving 4tracker that is as captivating in its intricacy as it is in its raw, yet tripping floor-oriented manner.
Ezekiel Honig v. Nicholas Sauser - The Road To Victory (12") label . Microcosm Music
Release date . May, 2006
Again it's New York's Microcosm that brings subtlety and vividness back to life. With "Road To Victory", label head Ezekiel Honig and Nicholas Sauser (one half of Socks and Sandals) are delivering an incredibly versatile split EP, that showcases two consequent and rather contrary approaches to minimal electronic music. Two opposed characters, merging perfectly into a harmonious whole while retaining an exhilarating uniqueness, rarely experienced nowadays.
