Kerouac - Spiritual Blues [Bass Culture Records] BCR078A1: Do Another A2: Heavy B1: Mainframe B2: Spiritual Blues Saucy new minimals from Kerouac on Bass Culture, bringing subtle sound design and heavily serifed inners. The 2009 D'Julz founded label boasts old cuttings from Mr G, Alex Picone and Dan Curtin, but now the focus is firmly on the present, Mike Kerouac taking over the controls. 'Do Another' and 'Heavy' provide snap and wetness, while 'Mainframe' serve the deeper bubbles with cool blues

Closing with Death Disco in Dub

he ably summons the outer reaches of deep space listening thanks to his innate mastery of brooding

Tokinowa : Seven

Born from the pulse of his live shows

Photography and design by Paddy Cotter

before euphoric chords and a killer acid line send this one in to the cosmos

and exactly the same as the original cut Up All Night appears in its remix form from label head honcho Rob Pearson

A1: Kinks In Sync

lightly psychedelic headiness ('Summer Breeze') and semi-organic deep house warmth (the superb 'Purpose Pursuit')

Phase Shift leans into a diversity of sound and feel

from the squelching core of acid house to tougher club tracks and vocal-led cuts for the black hole galaxy of cool that is Strictly Rhythm

fizzing drums start the show