Collection: New Releases

LFO's self-titled debut 12" is arguably the greatest British techno record ever made. While that's a bold claim, there's no denying that it still sounds incredible 30 years after Mark Bell, Gez Varley and Martin Williams got together and made it. This purple vinyl "anniversary edition" from Flash Forward contains all three tracks from the original 12". Attention will naturally focus on the peerless "Leeds Warehouse Mix" of "LFO" - a near perfect Bleep and Bass cut full of Motor City synth chords, speak-and-spell vocals and the weightiest sub-bass ever found on a techno tune - but the B-sides are equally as good. "Track 4" is another bleeping, bass-heavy beast with skittish, dun reggae influenced drums, while "Probe (The Cuba Edit)" is alien, metallic and mind-altering in equal measure.

Here's something to get the blood pumping: a deserved single release for one of the undoubted highlights of Jovonn's 2018 album "Timeless", Casio Ware collaboration "Turnin' Me Out". You'll find the pair's original version - a bouncy, slick and deep workout featuring hybrid spoken/sung vocals from Casio Ware - tucked away on side B, alongside a throbbing "Dark Dub" by Jovonn that makes great use of a dirty analogue bassline and melancholic late night chords. The headline attraction that is undoubtedly the A-side revisions by Masters at Work man Louie Vega. He delivers vocal and instrumental takes of his "Expressions NYC Mix", both of which feature looser, more swinging drums, ear-catching Rhodes solos and lashings of jazzy new synths.