Got a big order in a week ago and have only just got round to unpacking and listening to it…

• Inigo Kennedy - On The Move EP (Expire)
Hard as nails EP in the style of Surgeon's Magneze or Mills' Life Cycle. The kick drum on the A side cut in particular is seismic. I don't often buy records as hard as this any more but it's good from time to time to get your head blown off when you drop the needle on a new purchase.


• Baby Pop - Tranzik (Relief)
Nice solid mid-1990s Chicago fare. The first track's…

Monolake - Alaska remixes (Imbalance)
Particularly for the first Substance remix. Really sends shivers up my spine. It's not often that electronic tracks seem to capture the essence of their titles, if that makes sense, but Alaska really hits the nail on the head - I feel like I'm about to freeze every time I listen to it.

Spectral Network - Defragment parts 7-10 (Octal)
The most abstract of this year's three new Octal releases. Octal 4, 5 and 6 are all well worth tracking down for mid-tempo dubby techno but it's this one that most gets me. Really expansive…