They (Sum1 and Sum1else) come from an island where nobody joke with the Bass! Last recruits on Satamile label, the Middle Men deliver here for their very first appearance a three tracks EP highly corrosive, forged in the 808. On A side, “We Cannot Be Destroyed” introduces a powerful robotic rhythm, fully equipped with few […]

This is not a secret any more. Behind the “Middle Men” project hide new talent Jim Kneen and famous UK electro pionneer Phil Klein (Battle Trax, Touchin’ Bass, Breakin’). Coming back with a new asthonishing single on Satamile, both artists offer a fantastic follow up to their previous “Tales From the Blobe” E.P. (Sat 27). […]

It’s been a little while since I picked up anything on New York electro label Satamile. The MIDDLE MEN ‘Splund Popper’ EP has landed on my desk which is rather exciting. The 12″ kicks off with ‘Synchrotron’ which has a monster of a squashed off beat kick drum then proceeds to get all crunchier and […]

Bass Junkie gets together with Jim Kneen for a heads-down electro funk collaboration. Spitting out slivers of grimy bass and harsh, metallic rhythms, “Synchrotron” is a relentless, unflinching sound. The duo make some concessions on “Voices From The Void”, with melodic synths and a bouncier, less abrasive bass taking the edge off their at times brutal […]

NYC’s Satamile comes with this stunner from the Middle Men. ‘Synchotron’ is bass-driven electro sci-fi with a twisted vocoderish rap, breaking into new ground in the electro sound. Crunchy punching basslines and a pure funk break, with great arrangements and growling synth lines. ‘Voices From The Void’ uses bubbly melodies and layered voices from the […]

“I want to believe”. We all remember this cult sentence taken from a Fox Mulder poster on the Chris Carter TV series X-Files. Approximatively two months after the release of the almighty “Comply E.P. 1”, Battle Trax finally brings the evidence that species from outerspace exist. They go by the name of the Middle Men […]

Middle Men’s “Space Quest”, does not let off the thrust as you are taken into a strange world where the question of whether extraterrestrial life exists is no longer a possibility but a reality. At first, this track seems like an incredibly dark and mysterious one, but it has some surprising changes to it that […]