PRESS : BLACK GOLD 360
"Cool, glitchy soundtrack stuff, How did they get Ennio Morricone in to that little laptop ? I'm not sure, but I'm glad they did."
*Tim 'Love' Lee - TUMMY TOUCH RECORDS, USA
"A perpetual flow of invention streams throughout the 50-minute set. Absorbing and, incredibly, all free for the taking."
*TEXTURA MAGAZINE, USA
"... lounge, club and home stereo compatible ... probably the most sensitive amalgamation of the styles provided by the roster "
*Alexander Wendt - FREQUENZEN, UK
" That is some deep shit, man. The fullness of the tracks is almost unbelievable and makes a lot of what else is out there sound downright thin tin tin!"
*Joe Woods - LOUNGE WORLD, USA
" A rebellious free mix of experimental jazz and electronics, with samples melting behind electronica .. a varied and tense album." Album of the week.
*Menno Hoogendoorn - DJ SCENE, NL
"Excellent fusion of jazz meets electronics, in a beautiful package, as we have come to expect from the beluga crew."
*Auke Ferwerda - 365 MAG, USA
"Constantly evolving, order and chaos. Beautifully atmospheric. They’ve done it again. An excellent album, which I will be playing for a long time in the future!"
*Stefan Koopmanschap - ELECTRONIC MUSIC WORLD
"An excellent forte into free form electronic jazz ... nothing can fully describe the complexity of its clever and eclectic mix.
*BARCODE Magazine, USA
"On first play the album presents more questions than answers. Beautifully strange sounds and weird almost beatless rhythm patterns create the tense soundtrack to a wordless film."
*Musicfrom.nl
"Black Gold 360 creates a seemingly perfect electro-jazz album that gives up new elements and details with every play."
*Filip Martens - KWADRATUUR, BE
"Synths buzz and samples simmer whilst warm basses and percussion ensure a truly sublime electronic jazz environment"
*Theo Ploeg - OOR, NL
"Electronic music seems be entirely dead, so how nice it is once again to be excited by such a mixture of jazz and electronica."
*Perry Oostrum - HEAVEN MAGAZINE, NL BE
"The Album crosses boundaries in a way that makes you smile and wonder. A miracle has happened: Black Gold 360 has got me liking jazz! A must-have for Four Tet-fans."
*Dj Marcelle - ANOTHER NICE MESS, NL
"Quite simply one of the best and most accomplished releases ... Truly excellent."
*Marvin Suicide, RESONANCE FM, UK
"At the crossroads between electronica and jazz, combining the depth of Triosk and the precision of Jan Jelinek."
*Fred Bourgeoid - WEBZINE NAMELESS, BE
"Black Gold 360 immediately drags the innocent listener into a strange but delicious world of avant-garde sample madness. Flesh and steel compete evenly for attention in these intelligent compositions. Think Bugge & Squarepusher together in a darkroom....."
*DJ Svendex - SUPERNATURAL, NL
"Spaced-out jazz and funk, it's good for you. Apart from that it's very, very good. 21st century jazz friends. the man is clearly gifted."
*DESTINATION UNKNOWN RADIO, NL
"Swinging jazz combined with edgy electronica and experimental audio ... sharp, striking, danceable and funky."
*Filip Martens - Rifraf Magazine, BE
"An interesting free form of electronic jazz which echoes the more thoughtful work of Miles Davis, Eno and Can, avoiding a retro-sound with a pinch of electronic effects."
*Omar Munoz Cremers - Live XS Magazine, NL
"A great album with some really inventive and genre-blurring tracks."
*Rusty Hodge - Soma FM, USA
"A wonderful album with lots of surprises and many diverse sounds to discover.... keeps your ears in motion."
*Bernd Niedergesaess - Radio42, DE
"Black Gold 360 is a unique and exciting album full of electronic experimentation and the odd jazz sample here and there."
*Oscar Smit - Studio 80, NL
"Chilly electronica supported by warm samples and instruments gives an organic feel."
*Jimmy van Ameijde - 3voor12, NL
"Skillful and sleazy free-flowing electro-jazz made out of fat samples"
*Dj Sander - Radio Mortale, NL
"Though disturbed electronic rhythms, jazzy themes emerge - an exciting debut album"
*Gonzo Circus Magazine, BE
PRESS – ELECTRIC PUHA
"A must have ... Electric Puha's album "Sisters in Paradise" is a very fine record, a commercial homage to the sound of the underground and the whole album could be used as a soundtrack for a tarantino movie."
Avante Garde Magazine.
"How can you name this style ?"
Move X Magazine.
"..it's a fat record, it really is"
Dj Timur Perlin, Radio3 FM.
"I found myself playing this unpolished pearl of electro-lounge over and over again."
Dj Svendex, Supernatural.
"..the Puha sound is difficult to define. It’s a sort of cross-pollination of jazz, funk, electro & rock, with as a thread: the groove.."
Robbert Weij, GoMagazine.
"...Sisters in Paradise, feels simply like big fat unpretentious fun... it's like being submerged in a warm bath..."
Marco Barneveld, Reload Magazine.
".. electronic beats with dub/funk and rock elements are playfully combined resulting in an enriching, elevating and hot ensemble... Electric Puha do know how to put a signature to their songs whist using a wide palet of sounds... Go Puha!!"
Filip Martens, Kwadratuur
"Funny dance explorations from U-town City - three producers with a lot of atmospheres and themes within their powers - a bit of electro, a piece of big beat, a sniff of IDM and a touch of house, you want it, they've got it ... slick & professional"
Jacob Haagsma, Oor Magazine.
"..relaxed, sluggish and dubby it ain't. Hectic and complex dance is the order of the day, with a lot of Manchester and JXL influences"
Ro Krom, Fret Magazine.
"We are witness to an amazing drunken party ... these images were never meant to be watched by a third party and that makes it even more fun combined with Electric Puha's house beats"
Gert Verbeek, Fret Magazine.
"..they've made a record that immediately makes us dream of The Happy Mondays, The Stone Roses and the rest of the weird Manchester scene, but that's not all - they stash away all kinds of other influences in their music (electro, dub, funk, hiphop, ...) and make an eclectic, very varied and spirit-full brew.
Markus Neimenthaler, Digg Magazine.
"Nice chunky electro vibes - good choons for good weather"
Loes Lee / Kink FM.
"Electro you can enjoy whilst lying on the sofa combines with the manchester sound of The Happy Mondays, The Stone Roses & New Order but also with influences of Miles Davis & Herbie Hancock. On the DVD all the tracks are dressed with inspired videos from Dutch visual artists"
BB, Rifraf Magazine.
" .."Sisters In Paradise" is wild and versatile like tales from the red light district. Electric Puha sound totally individual, which is a big achievement nowadays ... Sisters in Paradise is a pure Rivella-album: a little strange, but nice."
Dave Roozendaal, Kindamuzik.
"A very wide sound with influences from electro, hip-hop and many more…peak time electro material with a punk punch.
High Rollers, Go Magazine.