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"It is not lust that disunites, dissolves and annihilates. It is rather the mesmerizing complications of sentimentality, artificial jealousies, words that inebriate and deceive, the rhetoric of parting and eternal fidelities, literary nostalgia—all the histrionics of love."
soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/wndv/wanda-nova-deviator_histrionics_of_love_v101104 released on a compilation Sampler 2011 by rx:tx label  a review of compilation by "Cycling defrost"
The Slovenian Rx:tx label has been active for the past ten years, established to further promote the efforts of local artists, and this latest compilation ‘Sampler 2011′ (available either as a free download or limited CD) sees them continuing to follow that mission statement to the letter. In this case, the tracklisting falls upon 13 lesser known producers (indeed, 8Bitch was the only name I was previously familiar with here), and though there’s certainly a diversity of sound on show here, for the most part the emphasis falls firmly upon post-wonky leftfield hip-hop structures distinctly influenced by the likes of Flying Lotus and Prefuse 73. Dpek’s opening ‘I Go Sunshine’ offers up a blissfully chilled intro that comes across like some fusion of Toro Y Moi and the aforementioned Scott Herren as clicking stripped-back hip-hop rhythms trace a lazy path beneath soaring male falsetto soul vocals and seemingly bottomless backdrop of shimmering melodic synths that certainly evokes the sunshine of its title, before Some1else’s ‘Harmful Vials’ turns the vibes ice cold as darkly robotic bass synths growl and buzz against a flexing backbone of pressurised-sounding hi-hats, sudden turntable spinbacks and DSP contortion that sits closer to the likes of Access To Arasaka, albeit given a considerably more crunk-minded overhaul. Elsewhere, Wanda & Nova Deviator’s ‘Histrionics Of Love’ kicks the pace up into broken digi-dancehall, sending teasing female ragga vocals gliding over a skittering backdrop of clicking off-step rhythms and bright gamecore electronics that calls to mind one of Jahcoozi’s similarly synth-heavy juddering constructions, while Jovan’s ‘Raymond Tribute’ brings back the heavy hip-hop grooves, sending ghostly synth blips trailing out over a spiky backdrop of clattering snares and eerily twisted retro movie score samples that easily represents one of the more dark and moody highlights on offer here. A consistently excellent compilation that definitely deserves your scrutiny – the best bit being that you can download ‘Sampler 2011′ for free by going to http://www.rx-tx.org/?p=206 Chris Downton a review of compilation by "Recent Music Hero"
Dub, Dubtronica, Electronic pop, Electro pop, Robo pop, Experimental electronica/ Comment: This is a set of 13 tracks by the rx:tx records which has promoted Slovenian (new) electronic music for the last ten years. The first tracks of the compilation does have its spot on dub(-related) music reflecting it through more and less hypnotical points of view (in true, the first track, Dpek`s I Go Sunshine has usurped chillwave-ish gleam). However, the residual part will subside into more electro(nic) approach offering memorable moments from robot-and sex-appealed pop (Wanda & Nova deViator) and 8-bit/electro/atmospheric pop (Jovan) to a flickering electronic gliding (8Bitch) and oddly immersed orchestrations (Errorist) and majestic, spherically soothing shifts (AgoTela). However, the last tracks used to search for dub influences once again. A tough miscellany indeed. rewievs in Slovenian:
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