Silicone Soul’s Darkroom Dubs imprint has long been the ultimate bastion of the deepest electronic dance music bathed in the aural anarchy of acid house and relentlessly jaw dropping in its output. Here, the boys pull together a selection of exclusives, faves and unreleased gems which, remarkably, all seem bathed in the same other-worldly, magical glow as dreamy textures scurry in the ether, voices hover and whisper and the grooves chug through all sorts of weird scenes, from the early Plus 8 acid attack of the Masomenos remix of Silicone Soul’s ‘Dust Ballad II’ to alien melodies resonating through Extra well’s ‘Tonladen’ like radioactive volcanic ash from the thunder god’s rectum. The set also includes the early Nu Groove mutation of Martinez’ ‘Monday Morning’, the haunting Sei A, Jet Project, Marc Poppcke, Liapin, Feygin and four further crackers from Silicone Soul plus their Mirror Music offshoot. Hugely recommended.
5 Out Of 5
Reviewed By: Kris Needs