N.A.D. – Dawn Of A New Age [RHRSS007]
Month: February 2013
JTC – Park Days EP [HOYA004]
Hoya:Hoya welcomes the multi-talented Tadd Mullinix with his JTC alias. This time round, on ‘Park Days’, he flexes a house side that’s not been seen too often in his career of 13 years. Whether the driving groove of South Brooks, the late night drum machine jam of Argo, Creal’s ever evolving scatter, or the delicate Gallup, ‘Park Days’ is one of those records where everyone has a different favourite.
Suburban Boyz – Insane [CCE005]
Dance Mania Classic by the founder of this legendary Chicago house himself, Raymond Barney. Bouncing jack/club tracks from the golden year 1988.
Michael Ferragosto – Synthdrome At The Disco [MUZIQUE011]
Marcello Napoletano presents Michael Ferragosto’s “Synthdrome at the disco” a banging four track EP starting with “Amore jacking per 77” & followed by “Risque Intentions”. On the flip, “V2021” and the title track continue with the raw Chicago influenced warehouse vibe, old drum machines & synths. Some deep acid trax.
Jesse Saunders – On & On [RHRSS008]
Full reissue of the classic track ‘On & On’ by Jesse Saunders, considered by many as the first house track. Backed with the original rhythm tracks.
Patrice Scott – FACT mix 370
VA – The Love [STX009A]
Finest back in the day house cutz on snuff crews own imprint snuff trax. Various Artists “The Love” is our contribution to springtime. And as we all know is this season a really wonderful time for deep love and big emotions… The three tracks by Lazercat, Takeshi Kouzuki and Skatebård will take you on a melancholic and melodic journey
VA – Frankfurt Tracks [CHIWAX008]
Chiwax connet to Frankfurt with 4 tracks from 3 Frankfurter producers Emil Seidel, Orson Wells and Benjamin Milz.
Tyrez – Moda [TTHR008]
Tevo Howard with his Tyrez project releasing some of his deep hypnotic house tracks. Basic production and intuitive programming did become Tevo’s trademarks and here 4 tracks rooted in the Chicago traditions.
Henry Saiz – Our Discovery (Orgue Electronique Remix) [Creme012X01]
By popular demand, Orgue’s tip-top remix of Henry Saiz’ summer House hit gets a well deserved limited single sided run. Play it in your car and melt the ice off the road.
Eric Cloutier @ Les Enfants Terribles #5 (Amsterdam) 24.11.2012
Function – Incubation [OSTGUTLP024]
Function aka Dave Sumner presents “Incubation”, his first solo album on Ostgut Ton. Over nine tracks we are guided through the varying moods and scenes of Function’s musical temperament. Be it through writhing layered club tracks, soaring string-led atmospheres, or melodic pieces founded on classic electronic traditions, ‘Incubation’ marks a new level of maturity for the Berlin-based producer.
Subjected – Vault Series 13.0 [VAULT0136]
Shifted – The Cold Light (Part 1/2) [AVN008]
Expert attention to detail across all visual and sonic elements is present and correct once again on this sick new release from the Avian nest, with the label opting for a cardboard sleeve this time. Label co-founder Shifted is at the helm, presenting the first of a two part Cold Light series; “Cold Light Sektor A” is all about the contrast between elements as the near incandescent lightness of those dubby chords battles with the growing weight of Shifted’s sludgy rhythmic arrangements. Complementing this, “Sektor B” opts to burrow down a plinking locked groove making it a perfect DJ tool.
A Sagitarriun – Transparent Mind EP [EDREAMS005]
A Sagittarium brandished a fully formed blend of becoming house and techno and a cloak of mystery and both elements to his/her/their identity have remained intact across the smattering of material that has surfaced in the subsequent period. A Transparent Mind is a fine return for A Sagittarium pairing two original productions against remixes from Marco Bernardi and Aubrey.
Camera Sambo @ Club Control (Bucharest) 07.03.2013
Umberto – Confrontations [NNF270LP]
Halloween is early this year……fantasy soundtracking returns with his third official full-length, two years after the badass psychodrama of Prophecy of the Black Widow. What instantly distinguishes this new album from the previous two is its ominous, slow-burn compositional model, building its evil temple brick by brick, basking in the tension of each new chiming, Carpenteresque synth line or monkish doom Om for multiple measures before stirring the next substance into the cauldron. This elegant sense of patience gives the tracks a more oozing, operatic aura; these confrontations aren’t hostile showdowns in the woods but the creeping dread of alien-nation body snatchers infiltrating the populace. Death comes slipping.
Tranzistors – Zanadu Super Sound Single [UFO012]
New Detroit group Tranzistors pay tribute to Warhol, Studio 54, and Xanadu on their new single “Zanadu.” Three versions remixed by night club luminaries: San Serac (Environ), 100 Limosines (Detroit), and Jackie O’Body’s School of Dance (aka Samuel Consiglio, ex-Adult + Tamion 12″ Inch). Take off your shirts and start dancin’.
Antoni Maiovvi – Delta City [CYBERDANCE008]
The inherent romanticism of Italo Disco has always lent the genre a more esoteric edge, and with this Cyber Dance release, Antoni Maiovvi seems intent on creating a narrative that cannot be contained by a simple dance track. This is not to say that both “Impulse” and “Requiem for Clarence Boddiker” are not suited to club play. They both pound down with that staccato urgency, and equally rise and fall through moments of intensity and serenity. It’s just that, at 12 and 11 minutes respectively, both sides of this record have ample room in which to tell a more involved story.
Disco Cuatro – CVLT Edits [DISCOS004]
Discos Capablanca is back… and you know its hot when they drop it! Two excellent edits from CVLT, somewhere between wave / cosmic / flamenco / psych blues.
The Hipodrome Of Music 