La Cheetah Clubs Outer Zone label returns with a new EP from Glasgow's Modus.
Top drawer Detroit rooted minimal funk essential for fans of classic Claude Young, Terrence Dixon and Robert Hood.
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Refracted through the sound of Detroit’s second wave, Modus, steers ‘Triple M’ across a spectrum of discordant pulsations and contorting energies towards enthralment. The driving rhythms which beckon listeners forward, guide them to a crescendo of rapturous furore and like The Rite of Spring played through faults in the 4th dimension, audiences are left in uproar, exalted in their own movement. More

Introductory track Mushroom Waltz eases the listener in through a combination of dreamy pads and upbeat chords, before Midnight with T moves into more soulful territory with a New York-inspired cut which is both moody and spacious. Early Flight manages to build a cerebral atmosphere, whilst possessing the snapping drums which are so characteristic of what you can expect to hear from Dom in full flow. Acid Rain carries an air of nostalgia around it, as Cappello turns to a vocal sample from friend and house music luminary Kerri Chandler’s seminal house anthem Rain, utilising the lyrics in a way which perfectly complements the gradual progression of the track towards a powerful, acid-tinged crescendo. This rising intensity is also present on 3am Jamaica Street, a throbbing, peak-time belter which would no-doubt be best listened to through Sub Club’s pulsating sound system. A different type of atmosphere is created on Moon Jump, where languid melodies allow to create a track which does justice to the inspiration of the more house-orientated work of classic Underground Resistance. Basement Philosophy rounds off with two more electro-inspired euphonies, which signifies why Domenic Cappello and Alien Communications are such an appropriate pairing. Burning Past is a blissful, floating number whereas Not for Instagram DJs is an aptly-named way to conclude the album, with a driving, floor-focused beat providing a fitting and dynamic finale. Imagine Marty Bonds meets Glenn Underground. More

A Debut EP on Alien Communications for Ukraine’s Koloah More

As one half of Alien Communications, Age of Hyperion delivers the first instalment of his ‘J.R. Isodore’s Medicine Bottle’ series.

5 tracks of weird grooves and classic electro. More