“Let’s talk about slow shit, y’know, let’s talk about slow things” slurs a bizarre vocal on Parisian newcomer Low Jack’s debut EP: and so we shall. Its been well documented that there’s been a movement downwards in BPM in some house music circles. Some have been inspired by happy-go-lucky groove trains from the Wolf & […]

In comparison to its first two years, Numbers has had an uncharacteristically quiet one, having only released three records so far. It’s no secret that the entire Numbers crew are huge proponents of techno; many of their roots and crates are saturated in it, espcially the Detroit variety. If audible proof of how deep their knowledge […]

The immense crop of talent that has reared its head in the neo soul and hip hop community over the past few years is mindboggling. From this new generation of artists, Jesse Boykins III and MeLo-X have emerged. Each comes from distinctly different backgrounds, while Jesse is firmly routed in the ways crooning and MeLo-X is a […]

After two years away from the label, Ron Morelli and Jason Letkiewicz return to L.I.E.S. as Two Dogs In A House bringing with them two strung out live jams, which expand and contract over nearly thirty minutes. Each side is well over ten minutes long with the intention being, as Ron puts it, to create […]

It was in the first quarter of 2011 that Thomas Cox, of Infinite State Machine fame, teamed up with fellow producers Adam Ratana and Preslav Lefterov to release a debut record under their newfound Pittsburgh Track Authority moniker.  With a comprehensive knowledge of house and techno that spans three brains, the trio were able to […]

Antithetical to the concise aesthetic statements found across well-rehearsed 12”s, the full length LP is dangerous territory for most producers. Having to spread the kinesis of a taut club track across 60 minutes without exhausting the listener is difficult. Relying on the usual compositional techniques transforms potent ideas into islands in an uninviting sea of […]