London-based Oxynucid has been on a pretty solid kick lately, releasing some great tunes on The Centrifuge label and now delivering the "Cod Liver Oil" EP on C.S.S.  His sound harkens back to the classic years of bedroom electronic music before beats became overly programmed and signals overly processed.  Just good, clean British techno, as it was still called back then.

Electronic musicians have been doing a lot of reminiscing lately, trying to recreate fleeting eras that were gone before they had the chance to really mature (the unfortunate nature of "experimental" music) and while initially it might feel like another flash-in-the-pan fad - everybody following Aphex down the "Analord" rabbit hole - the important thing is to ignore the fact that everybody and their mom is doing "analog acid" these days and focus on what's really important here - the music.  You know, that thing we're all really here for.  Oxynucid's music is just plain good.  The beats serve their purpose without being overly wanky, the synths shine, the chords create atmosphere, the melodies stick in your head and the structure evolves in ways that the classics never quite did.

It's obvious Oxynucid knows what he's doing on the keys and if you were ever a fan of early Aphex, Global Goon, Plaid or newer stuff like EOD, Fah or Wisp then I definitely recommend you browse his catalog.  Quality stuff!

from C.S.S.: 

5 Tracks that will give you a free voyage through a brain of an analogue synth. Heavy MS-10 basslines, Electro beats, Screaming leads. An ep packed with old school sounds transformed into 2010 intelligent dance music, Including remixes from Volitune & Vertical67.

Listen to the track "Battered Glass" from "Cod Liver Oil" after the break.

I can't get enough of this remix of Sissy Nobby's "Lay Me Down". Meant to post this up a long while ago, but it kinda got lost in the fray. Thankfully, it inevitably found its way back because it's just that sweet! 8 minutes of pure bliss.

For those of you who have actually heard the music of Sissy Nobby, this remix may inspire confused looks as it doesn't feature any of the flamboyant bounce music phenomenon's trademark ramblings whatsoever, but that's probably for the best because this remix by London-based L-Vis 1990 is an absolutely beautiful tune layered with all kinds of loveliness and the accompanying video makes me feel like it's the mid-late 90s again and I'm watching MTV's Amp at 2am.

L-Vis 1990's style blends elements of classic rave, electro and deep house with ragga, dancehall and grime to create a unique hybrid that he's dubbed "hyperbass". The jury is still out on hyperbass as a genre or even as a remotely relevant description of what the music sounds like, but what's not really up for debate is the quality of this dude's tracks - especially his remix work. Here's another winner: