Joseph Auer delivers the 15th bolt and he brings more of his minimal drum machine based tracks and displays them on the “Assorted Elements (2004-2005)” EP. There’re four tracks of four-to-the-floor with a twist “Roppongi Hills”, “Disconnect”, “Icefall” and “Points”. Maybe the house influences are showing even more on this release, it’s straightforward and directed… Continue reading J.Auer, Assorted Elements (2004-2005) [Boltfish Recordings – BOLT015, 2005]
Tag: Boltfish Recordings
Karmøy, Landmarks [Boltfish Recordings – BOLT016, 2005]
“Landmarks” by Karmøy is the next EP to be released on Boltfish (May 2005). It will be Boltfish’s 16th release and Karmøy’s second (as far as I know). “Landmarks” contains six tracks in total and out of them two have additional producers. It’s the label associates Mint and Cheju who pitch in with a track… Continue reading Karmøy, Landmarks [Boltfish Recordings – BOLT016, 2005]
Mint, Manmade Nature EP [Boltfish Recordings – BOLT011, 2004]
Boltfish are flinging out releases and doing so with maintained quality, the QA at Boltfish surely must be working overtime. The piece of Boltfish sweetness currently demanding our attention is Mint’s “Manmade Nature EP” (Dec 2004). It’s a four-track EP by the creator of “Growing Older” featured in the “Region Zero” compilation review from last… Continue reading Mint, Manmade Nature EP [Boltfish Recordings – BOLT011, 2004]
Cheju, A Year Apart [Boltfish Recordings – BOLT012, 2005]
“A Year Apart” is more Boltfish sweetness (Jan 2005) this time around Cheju’s the contributor. The first out of four tracks bears the same title as the EP itself, that is, “A Year Apart”. The beats and well-composed melody works perfectly with the undeniable expertise in sound selection. “Expodec” is not quite as cheerful and… Continue reading Cheju, A Year Apart [Boltfish Recordings – BOLT012, 2005]
Richard Houghten, Slow Poke [Boltfish Recordings – BOLT013, 2005]
“Slow Poke” by Richard Houghten reveals another side of Boltfish Recordings or does it really? The EP’s due for immediate release (Feb 2005) contains six short tracks, they’re short exercises of short in acoustic electronic mixture. “Slow Poke” is a continuation of Richard Houghten’s “Untitled #3” incorporated on last year’s (2004) Boltfish sampler “Region Zero”.… Continue reading Richard Houghten, Slow Poke [Boltfish Recordings – BOLT013, 2005]
Polestar, Camplex EP [Boltfish Recordings – BOLT014, 2005]
“Camplex EP” a lovely piece of music by Polestar soon to be released (Mar 2005) on the unstoppable Boltfish label. The flawless programming of beats, lush sounds, heaps of that all important bass and the overall warmth characterising this particular label’s sound is demonstrated to the fullest by Polestar on this his four-track debut release.… Continue reading Polestar, Camplex EP [Boltfish Recordings – BOLT014, 2005]
J.Auer, Fading From Here [Boltfish Recordings – BOLT008, 2004]
“Fading From Here” is the name of an excellent EP by J.Auer on Boltfish Recordings displaying 4 minimal drum machine based tracks. For the simplicity of things they’ve been entitled numerically and in order. The four tracks “i”, “ii”, “vii” and “x” making the MP3 release all have steady drum machine programming basslines and nice… Continue reading J.Auer, Fading From Here [Boltfish Recordings – BOLT008, 2004]
Zainetica, Never at Peace [Boltfish Recordings – BOLT009, 2004]
It’s a lovely release, this MP3/CDR release by Zainetica on the Boltfish label. A five-track EP with as many lovely compositions, bass rich with excellent choice of sounds and plenty of warmth “Never at Peace” is a continuation of Zainetica’s “Disorder” incorporated on the Boltfish sampler “Region Zero” released earlier this year.The favourite track on… Continue reading Zainetica, Never at Peace [Boltfish Recordings – BOLT009, 2004]
Complex Routine, Darning My Socks EP [Boltfish Recordings – BOLT010, 2004]
The name is new but the artist is not Complex Routine previously released music using the name Sveto the Fool and was also featured on the Boltfish sampler “Region Zero”. Darning My Socks” is a release on par with the recently reviewed “Never at Peace” by Zainetica. This is a beautifully produced four-track EP with… Continue reading Complex Routine, Darning My Socks EP [Boltfish Recordings – BOLT010, 2004]
Various Artists, Region Zero [Boltfish Recordings – BOLT007, 2004]
The title “Region Zero a Boltfish recordings sampler” is self-explanatory. Boltfish is a relatively newly started record label and they’ve already reached their 7th release. It’s a good compilation of electronic music from their roster of artists. The common denominator of the collected tracks, if any, is the fact that many of them are quite… Continue reading Various Artists, Region Zero [Boltfish Recordings – BOLT007, 2004]