April 2008 Charts

01. Nôze - Songs on the Rocks [Get Physical]
If my love for Nôze wasn't obvious before, it should be now. They turn in an excellent album full of what are essentially pop tracks. The beat says tech-house but the singing and everything says something very different. Every song is so much fun and very unique. They have their own way of doing things that is always refreshing. Look past Justice and all that to find a French scene brimming with talent, especially Nôze to dOP.

02. Kate Simko - She Said [Spectral]
One to watch for a very long time, she's finally come out with her first single on Spectral. Very very interesting cut, not as melodic as she usually is, but it progresses over its 11 minutes into something very special.

03. Radio Slave - K-Maze/What Happened? [Rekids]
Radio Slave takes his repetitive sound and makes it more housey. Some stunning tunes, and up there with his best work.

04. Audion - Against All Odds [Spectral]
Proof that Spectral is on a roll right now. The B-side from his upcoming single, it just keeps growing and growing and is a pure dance floor monster.

05. Smash TV - Locomotive Breath [BPitch Control]
One of those 12" where both tracks take the same frame and do something very different on each side. "Breath Me" is very melodic, but the A side is the star here.

06. Rhadoo - Dor Mit Oru [Cadenza]
Ar:pi:ar just fit so nicely into cadenza's sound that it's no surprise that Rhadoo is here months after Pedro's "Tips" (also not surprising since we knew about it for months). Maybe a Raresh 2x12" in the near future?

07. SLG - Lost in Shibuya [Trapez]
Trapez is always consistent, and SLG comes through with a real banger here. Techno at its best.

08. Anja Schneider - Mole [mobilee]
A sample from her new album "Beyond the Valley", "Mole" has a nice grove to it with some fabulous production. Pan-pot turn in an excellent remix on the flip as well.

09. LEM - Wordless [Wordless]
Italian friends and surprisingly young producers Lucio Aquilina and Massi DL collaborate on this new single, which just furthers the fact that they're ones to watch.

10. STL - Lost in Brown Eyes [Perlon]
Stephan Laubner with a great shuffling house track, coupled with those ever-useful loops.