I should stop looking out for new tunes, I think – I’m never going to get this mix finished otherwise. Anyway, here’s a release from a lesser known Japanese artist, qurter, courtesy of digi-up. To be honest, I hadn’t heard anything of him before, but a quick look at a few previous tunes shows that qurter usually leans more towards the trancey/techno side of things (plus a bit of Roni Size-influenced Drum and Bass, apparently). Solid State Spider, aside from having a spectacular name, shows a few signs that he is at the ‘still learning’ stage, but this might be partly the result of taking on an unfamilar genre.

The other tune I forgot to mention recently is Epyx & Cyrez’s Subida Del Muerto, one of my favourites right now. Note that I don’t always relate everything to the Japanese scene, but this tune really does have a bit of a Hase feel to it, particularly his old remix of M-Project’s How Low? Anyway, great tune, and I notice that it’s in Proteus’ current Top 10, too. No release yet, but Electronica Exposed are coming out with CDs like there’s no tomorrow, so don’t quote me on that.