MYKI
Delenya

New compilation from Montreals Temple records, featuring Perila, Tarotplane, Ex-Terrestial and co. leftfield electronic ambient & downtempo.

Ace comp. of genius home studio work by French artist. Synths, drum machines, altered voice collages and stunning harmonies. Crushingly soulful in places. Check A3, A4 & B10 for starters. Big Tip!

Techno isn't a genre that has birthed many consistent albums, and the dub techno subgenre even less so, but one indisputable classic is Porter Ricks' debut 'Biokinetics'. Originally issued on the legendary Basic Channel sub-label Chain Reaction in 1996 following a trio of 12"s, 'Biokinetics' was the first of the label's album releases, and still stands as its crowning achievement.Porter Ricks are Thomas Köner and Andy Mellwig, and between them they re-framed the techno sound, imbuing the spacious ambience pioneered by label bosses Mark Ernestus and Moritz Von Oswald with a frosty, isolated experimental bent, and combining it with the sort of haunted minimalism of early Plastikman.What separated 'Biokinetics' from other albums at the time was its unwavering narrative - the exact sound has been interpreted countless times since, but the immersive qualities of this singular record have rarely been touched. Maybe it is down to the silvery underwater concept that ties each track together - the bubbling pads, sub-aquatic basses and muffled kick drums. But as with any great album, it's hard to exactly put your finger on what makes it a classic. Simply put 'Biokinetics' is one of the most important records in the genre and one of techno's finest albums. It has been re-released ten years ago by Type Records, and now Mille Plateaux is celebrating Porter Ricks' and Biokinetics' 25th anniversary with this sumptuous double vinyl edition.

Quality Techno/ Acid/ Electro EP from Polito outta Melbourne.

Fortuna Records reissue of a mid-80s early electronica LP by keyboardist Raviv Gazit. Composed entirely on the Synclavier synthesiser in the basement of the Tel-Aviv University in 1985. Gazit was ahead of his time composing cold yet blissful electronic music for film and theatre which he later released as an album. Holds the killer oddball jam 'Room 308'. Check!