Gary Beck - Pneuma

Glasgow-born producer Gary Beck is a specialist when it comes to producing no-nonsense, straight-up blistering techno, and his first 2018 release on his own BEK Audio label is no exception. Four tracks of intense noise and grooves, starting with the mechanical, grinding sound of loopy opener Pneuma, later moving on to the otherworldly beats of NTX, the jacking techno of Sythen and the heady funk of the last tune, Back Jabba. Pneuma is my selection for today.

Slam - Chimera

Glasgow´s Slam really needs no introduction at this point, since they´ve been at this since the very beginning. Techno masters who nonetheless keep evolving in their sound, they´ve been instrumental in developing UK techno, and their label Soma is one of the longest-running electronic music imprints out there, and home to many a classic record. Their Blue Dragon EP is a hard-hitting collection of tunes, a testament to their knowledge and experience, where the spacey and the distorted, the acid squelch, the hard clanging rhythms and the tweaked out all coexist.