Electro
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Various 'Rave Or Die 08' (New Flesh Records)
For five years, Lyon-based imprint New Flesh Records (which is run by Umwelt and his graphic design partner Chris Nexus 6) has created a small, loyal following with its brand of warehouse-ready French electro. Releasing solely on 10” vinyl, there’s quite literally no space for flab or wasted opportunities. Its latest endeavour features some serious club heaters from The Hacker, The Mover, Minimum Syndicat andUmwelt himself. There’s another outing for The Mover’s 2009 electro-techno oddity ‘Invisible Space’, which still bangs to this day. Minimum Syndicat delivers a cut of crazed acid, while The Hacker arguably steals the show with the demonic ‘Waves Of Darkness’. To finish, Umwelt does what he does best, combining rave motifs with an old-school electro thrum for a cut that’s worth the entry fee alone.
7/10
