Month: January 2012
Gene Hunt – Then & Now EP [HM004]
Gene Hunt’s first release was on the infamous TRAX imprint and he swiftly followed it up with a string of tracks that were personified by a strong influence from Detroit. Deep strings mixed with intricate drum patterns. This Ep with four killer tracks brings back old times.
VA – We Want You To Understand The Future Vol. 1 [PFS003]
New release on the Finnish ProForm Series, with tracks by Healium, Virta, Näköradiomies and CRC. “We Want You To Understand The Future Vol. 1” is founded in the past. The cues are taken straight from Chicago, with labels like Trax, DJ International and Westbrook coursing through these Finnish veins. The record offers up four cuts of 303 painted House, with a bit of Techno pebble dash. Each artist manages to produce a clever DJ friendly work within the boundaries of the prescribed sound. Four well constructed pieces of retrospection and another vinyl feather in the ProForm cap.
The Rhythm Odyssey feat Main Stem – Devil’s Tease [LPS014]
Dean Meredith’s The Rhythm Odyssey returns for his next single for Lip Service. This time he gets together with label mates Ben and vocalist James from The Main Stem to produce a tasty slice of classic, haunting house music with “Devils Tease. You can hear all those early influences in their dirty drum machines, deep bass, piano and strings like in all those early DJ international releases, then James’s vocal performance draws you further, deeper into the twilight hour.
Plant43 live @ UpDigital presents the Sedna Sessions NYE 2011/12
Claro Intelecto – Second Blood EP [91DSR]
Claro Intelecto aka Mark Stewart makes his Delsin debut with a 3 track EP entitled Second Blood, which precedes the release of his full length album on the same label in march 2012. First up, the title track ‘Second Blood’ is a lazy, scuffed and romantic sounding deep dub cut that lurches from one beat to the next with a lazy smile and soft eyes. Plenty of echo and reverb have it drifting off into the distance as warm pads and rising strings add subtle tension. Another lazy roller but this time with brighter melodic flashes, next effort ‘Heart’ is just as lateral, dubwise and soothing as the title track, melting your mind into a dreamy state of hypnosis before b2 ‘Voyeurism’ lifts you out of your trance with a firmer kick drum, more cutting claps and groove that bounces a little more than it rolls. Some taught acid notes appear eventually, rounding off a cerebral, dead of night EP made as much for home listening as it is gentle Sunday afternoon comedowns.
Smallpeople – Talking Shopcast 14
The Raw Interpreter – Warm Sounds 2 [WS002]
The second release on Warm Sounds with four raw house tracks. Nice versatile ep with tracks ranging from raw acid to more bouncy house with some vocal samples.
VA – Sol Presents East Underground House Soldiers [CHEEP001]
On this vinyl record co-founder of net-label “Chevengur Melody” Sol collected the best works of talented residents of the label. Here you can listen to underground sound of Telegraph, groovy tunes of East Soul Person and experimental-dance music of Uncle Deep.
The Hipodrome Of Music 