When d'Z & Bernadette Dengler (featuring Chris Korzec) unleashed "Shout!", it hit me less like a typical single and more like a sudden, necessary nervous system reset. The track, a collaboration spanning the Netherlands and Austria, carries the dense, sophisticated DNA of Steely Dan but decides to wear it to a raucous block party hosted by The Brand New Heavies. https://open.spotify.com/album/58VJ9SBgyY7Mr1vHP69juG?si=gnsjycqTRkKz57cAMDwRwg d'Z anchors the vessel with...

Alright, let’s talk about 808TSIE and their new single, "Dub Drive." This isn’t a review in the stuffy sense, more like a… sonic snapshot, if that makes sense. Belgium, dub techno, a Tascam recorder – these words paint a picture, don't they? Of someone hunched over hardware, maybe the kind of person who still knows how to use a rotary phone. I appreciate that...