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Review: Elgato – Zone / Luv Zombie

Only last week Phillip Sherburne authored one of the most authoritative arguments so far on the wotdoucallit? sound; specifically, the countless releases that have spun out from the dubstep trajectory into an area commentators are eager to cover, but are ...

Review: Vessel – Standard EP

Vessel seems to be one of the quieter members of the Young Echo Collective, the preciously talented group of producers including the likes of Kahn, El Kid and Zhou. Formed in Bristol, they all explore varying strands of electronic music, ...

Review: Last Japan – Ambush / Tactics

South London based Lo Note UK combine street wear and heavy-hitting, forward-thinking sounds, and their latest release will be reverberating around dancefloors over the coming weeks. 22-year-old producer Last Japan has been a familiar presence on Rinse and NTS, and his ...

Review: Synkro – Broken Promise EP

News of the return of Apollo Records started floating around a few months ago with the first release on the newly reinvigorated R&S sub-label coming from Manchester based 2-step and minimal aficionado Synkro. Wrapped up in carefully considered atmospherics he ...

Review: Myown – Vesna EP

After setting formidable standards in 2011 with three stand-out releases from Vessel, El Kid and Lorca & Visionist, Throwing Snow-fronted imprint, left_blank, now offer up an intriguing mix from Russian-based enigma, Myown. Having had just one previous release under this ...

Review: Tectonic Plates – Volume 3

Following his celebrated Fabric mix, Tectonic label boss Pinch has put together the third volume of his label’s compilations: Tectonic Plates. Featuring some familiar names along with a few curveballs, it’s a largely satisfying set of tracks, charting everything from ...

Review: Torus – Torus EP

Like the outlet that you're currently reading, Sonic Router exists as an online platform for the discussion and support of good electronic music. It's been very consistent at doing just that for three years and has firmly established itself as ...