Viennese downtempo duo of Richard Dorfmeister and Rupert Huber near the end of two decades of releases with their sixth studio album. This LP is a live recording thereof, showing the poignant depth to the dark ambient side of their electronic creations in its glorious live format.

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A new collective sees Canada's Mike Shannon of Cynosure and Wagon Repair join forces with excellent experimental guitarist Takeshi Nishimoto and German-Turkish vocalist Fadila. This collaboration results in a lush sound between jazz, dub and electronica, bringing downbeat to 2012 in a surprisingly pleasing way.

Manchester's Illum Sphere receives the full remix treatment by the likes of Ikonika, Om Unit, Kidkanevil, and, perhaps most notably, James T. Cotton with a rare outing of his hip-hop guise Dabrye. Recommended compilation of bass music, old-school and new.