 | Isolee - We Are Monster (Playhouse, 2005) Certainly a welcome return, Isolee re-emerges after a six-year break (!) and delivers a sparkling jewel of a record. A beguiling collection of hazy deep house and sun bathed vignettes, it builds upon 2000's 'Rest' and maybe even improves it. The funky percussion, the chunky retro synths and disco throwbacks are still there, but this time also with occasional vocal harmonies upon layers of smart, polished and lusciously funky production. So much more than the sum of its parts, this record stands in a class of its own, and is certainly one of the year's best. At least so far. Here's one track, titled Enrico. |
 | Jaga Jazzist - What We Must (NinjaTune/Smalltown Supersound, 2005) I know, the cover was about the only reason I didn't rush off to get this the moment it was announced. Once I got past that, this couldn't have made me happier. Makes me want to drop in words like "mindblowing" and stuff. I'll veer off that route and only say that this is beautiful, beautiful music. Now only if they could do something about that cover... |
 | Matthew Jonson & The Mole/Axel Bartsch - Speicher 26 (Kompakt Extra, 2005) Make sure to check out this latest offering from Speicher; the first track is an 11 minute long epic with plenty of Romantic strings and dark bass, whle the B-side simply tears down the establishment, old school style. |
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