Airecords are back for 2005 which this sampler showcasing classics from the last 5 years and tempting us with five brand new tracks.

The classics on sampler the come from:

Claro Intelecto with the killer "2000", from the Produce comppilation.
Yellotones "Cool blue albion" from his lp Tar File Junction.
FZV's "old stripey jumper" taken from his debut ep ' Enclosure '.
Normal's " Slowknit" from the compilation cd "Leisure".
"Obsession" by Confutatis on his 2004 ep ' Light reflects sound '.
Montag's "Mary Miracles" released on the ' Objects perdus ep'
and finally "True" by SWF on the ' Newtown' Compilation.

All of these tracks have been previously reviewed by Tesselate,check the reviews link.

Now on with the new stuff...

Yunx kicks it off with a new track ' Dis go funk ur ass' from his forthcoming album " " (review coming this issue). Its very broody and calculating from start with a very subby bassline which is kicked into action once the snare drum whipbot and cymbal flies come into effect. This one reminds me of the classic warp style as it broadcasts huge images into the sky with a funky edge, and injects secrets about large complicated landscapes into your brand new memory portal without even asking. Looking forward to the album. One third of the team behind AI is up next under his musical guise ' Normal ' with the unreleased track as of yet "dubh oh dubh". Glassy rattles and ghostly ricochets fill the air as this one gradually builds itself from the selection of interlocking parts available. Once up on its new feet, the newly created machine is still not that stable and wobbles around unknowingly dropping spare springs and memory valves from its makeshift head. This one has the air of unknows intelligence about it, and is a good sign for new music from Mr Normal.

Subside return from their very first outing on the ' Station ' compilation with " Scarletts theme", and take it to another level of machine led zapattack. Pow, crash zip, zap pang click....its time for Subside to show us how its done. From the very beginning of this track, you have the feeling this one is going to blow up, and it does. The magical almost timeless piano led melody has an edge of elegance and is carved from the finest crystal which is then shot forward in time to explore the darkest depths of space. Clouds of unknown bacteria cover the newly shaped device as it carries out endless experiments and calculations in tiny pockets of time that barely exist, whilst fragmenting shards of glitch and reverb just join in for a laugh, this is absolutely stunning stuff.

"Shake" from Jacen Solo is up next. Ticking remains of a unexploded machine are the only signs of 'life' in this place, just before a head shaking bassline and crisp as hell drumstrike take control and inject colour into the mono surroundings. Sirens call out from the distance, alerting the unseen army that your presence has been felt and the air quickly fills with beeps zaps and rotating beats which layer themselves into a pattern of immense scale, never ever seen before. Jacking robot vibes for us all to love. Jacens new album is also reviewed this issue. Sinner DC were another debut artist on the ' Station ' compilation, with the quality "Alice", and this time we are treated to 'Wintertown'. Memory inducing waves of sound laced with a pinch of static completely take over your thought process, as thought altering vocals bounce from ear to eye to brain in millisecond exact timing which trips your metallic carcus into a hard reboot,and leaves you under DC's spell forever. Awesome stuff.

The final track on the sampler is Michael Mannings " Insect potentiality" from his upcoming album ' Public'. Tapping into your block stacking, tree climbing, ice cream munching childhood, Manning activates the secret doorway into your swelled caffeine fuelled brain and lets the magic escape, with this beautiful, parallax munching, platform based tunnel into the middle of yesterdays forgotten dreams. The vocals in this one are stunningly smooth and
excellently hacked and altered when need be. DAMN fine is what I say about that.

Well how do them pesky AI bots do it. This sampler shows us the quality of music and artists we have to look forward this year,and I for one cannot wait to hear what is waiting for us in the future. Awesome stuff AI.

Sam