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November: 18 albums you need to hear this month
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Acid Jesus 'Flashbacks 1992 - 1998' (Alter Ego Recordings)
Roman Flügel and Jörn Elling Wuttke’s Acid Jesus project dates back to the early 90s and a heyday of German techno, but this two-disc, triple-vinyl retrospective proves it’s music that’s aged well (or hasn’t even aged at all). Soulful and deep like Underground Resistance but also hallucinogenic and trippy like Bloodsugar-era Andrew Weatherall, tempos range from slow and spacey to manic. But tracks are never all-out brutalist assaults, and there’s always room for a serene pad or tangled acid line that elevates them above pure functionality. The many highlights included here, from the liquid funk of ‘Odyssey’ to the slick electro of ‘Hibernation Drive’, ensure its status as an essential techno document. KJ Caryl
8/10
