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Sometimes conversations with new producers can only take place thanks to the existence of Babel Fish and Google Translate. Such was the case with our russian friend Evgeniy Prokopenko. We have managed to work out that he lives in the city of Ivanovo, which is to the north east of Moscow. He is 25 years old and has been producing music since 2003 under the name Jeysound. After some releases on local russian labels, he now has secured his first release on Plastic Fantastic.

We bring you two tracks, both in original mix as well as heavier club mixes.…

Grinding, robotic and hypnotic, Sasha never fails to deliver the spiritual goods. Lowlife’s wicked bass chops lend meaning to the title. Slinking through the underbellies of the electronic underground, Lowlife’s kinky bass rhythm rattles ribcages and prolpels the track into an entirely sinister direction. Definitely a standout on Invol2ver.

Highlife (The original and the Invol2ver Remix) are decent tracks – however, the vocal intrusion leaves something to be desired for most tech-house sets. Certainly the lesser of the two tracks, ‘Highlife’ may be a reflection of Sasha’s willingness to enter melodica rather than true techno fervency. An interesting and worthwhile…

Dave Seaman and Renaissance have history deep enough to fill a novel. This, however, is is the DJ’s first EP release for the prestigious label, and one can only hope to find something spectacular within.

Dave Seaman has brought into this decade a unique techno sound, with orchestral crescendos to boot. A definite floor-stomping track, “Attack Of The Abalones” abandons the harmonious aspects of Seaman’s productions in favor of flavors reminiscent of Smith & Selway’s cerebral techno productions. As the track progresses, reverberating female vocals up the feverish pitch. With a halt, the frenzy ceases and submits itself to a…

This time Slok’s Electronic Petz imprint sees the first official release for ‘Softive’, a young DJ and talented producer from Sao Paulo, Brazil.

With a solid house flow the Original Mix begins, the first pad is dropped and you know immediately that this one is going to be huge – the synth line that holds the groove throughout is top draw, pulling from progressive roots and some classic Balearia. Simple but heavily affective.

The Softmal re-arrangement offers little more than the original but does change the tone slightly and provide a variation on the percussion, the melody is…

Boz Boz keeps marching on in 2009 having already seen ‘Experiments in K Minor’ and Lank’s ‘Twinge’ pass us by, we are now treated to another gem as Mr. Graham programs his magic on ‘Is There Anybody Out There’.

The original oozes the Quivver trade we’ve become accustom too, a thumping kick, some detuned stabs and filtered percs usher in the honky tribal that Quivver fans now adore. Driving bass throbs on with more effects and the “is there anybody out there” tagline introduced, atmospheric sweeps and a droning synth compound this dark workout.

Almost as commonplace as Quivver on…