AFX - AFX/LFO Split (2005)

The LFO tracks both leap out of your system, kick you and leave you feeling grateful for the experience. The AFX tunes are better than some people make out, very minimal acidhouse that could have been made in the 80's. I must say however that LFO's Flu-Shot is the best tune on this release and it's worth buying just for that. The highlight AFX tune would be NAKS 11 just for the pure 303 abuse and caffeinated claps. This release is not for everyone and will probably only find itself in the collections of avid fans of either producers.

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Dimlite - Runbox Weathers (2005)

Probably the closest thing to Prefuse I've posted here, Dimlite comes through with a fantastic debut album. Runbox Weathers is an explosion of leftfield electronic/trip-hop with melodies and beats that could make the toughest man wear a smile. It incorporates many styles from over the years, including jazz, samba, and a little '60s-'70s soul as well. My personal favorite, "In Groups To The Hydrandd (Album Edit)", is an absolute monster; it starts off slow and continually rises in energy, busting out beats, vocal samples, and rhythms like it's going out of style. The track culminates in a rousing plethora of detuned synth samples and low-end madness. If this is the kind of work that you enjoy, I would grab this album as fast as possible.

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Enduser - Calling The Vultures (2005)

I'm not sure what to say on this one, it's just that manic. It's a mix of leftfield trip hop, drum n bass, breakcore, and who knows what else. I have trouble even calling this album breakcore. At any rate, it's clear that Enduser is in a class of his own in whatever genre he chooses or refuses to be in. Full of melancholy sounds and samples, coupled with rhythm that I haven't really seen since Squarepusher's prime in the late '90s, Calling the Vultures is a fantastic album that any fan of drum n bass, breakcore, even hip hop would love.

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Caural - Remembering Today (2005)

Caural's 2005 release is during the golden age of glitch-hop, before it mixed in too deeply with "wonky" elements to create an entirely new genre (call it 8-bitstep, wobble bass, aquacrunk, whatever). Sounds much like Prefuse 73 here, with even more hip-hop/jazz flavor. Samples old bossa nova records, R&B tracks, and even games that most here would remember nostalgically. Caural brings this release with an air of carelessness, it's well apparent that he's having a lot of fun here. Great release, overall not as consistent with Prefuse's work, but a superb entry during the winding down of a classic genre.

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Luke Vibert - Lover's Acid (2005)

Good acid album by Mr. Luke Vibert, much more dancefloor-ready than most albums in this genre, one of the many gems in his catalogue.

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