Grad_U again with two nice classic dubby techno tracks on the Redscale series.
Author: hipodrome
DE.KOLECTI.F 2013 @ MNAC (Bucharest) 07.09.2013
Grazia – Grazia LP [FTNLP01]
The crown jewel of Koliphone Records, Grazia’s debut album is by far one of the most intriguing pieces of music to ever be recorded in Israel. Jaffa in the late sixties and early seventies had an exciting and exotic sound to offer, where folk musicians performed live at its taverns seven nights a week. It was far from the mainstream hit-parade of swinging Tel-Aviv but close enough geographically to attract listeners from across the Tel-Aviv-Jaffa metropolis.
Glen Brown – I’m Your Puppet [85715]
Beautiful and heartfelt cover of the soul classic. High quality Japanese reissue of a Glen Brown soul reggae tune, with a bad horns instrumental by Tommy McCook on the flip.
VA – Private Function [VR007]
Private Function is a Modern Funk compilation presented by Voltaire Records, featuring artists from Los Angeles, San Francisco, Oakland and Miami. Weaving through elements of Boogie, Funk, Modern Soul, and G-Funk, Private Function heralds a new breed of talented producers re-inventing and amplifying this relished sound.
The Fresh-Up Players – Blip Culture [FRESH011]
New release from London-based funkateers Fresh Up Records, a label specializing in brand-new, old-sounding synth funk, Moog disco and library sounds.
Uku Kuut – I Feel Love / Santa Monica Pier [PPU046]
The 2nd release on PPU’s Test Pressing series. Limited Edition 1995 Uku Kuut recordings from his years living in Santa Monica. This is feel good cali funk as only Uku Kuut can do it.
Jeff Mills – The Jungle Planet [AX062]
A new installment in the “Sleeper Wakes” series from Jeff Mills. Double LP with a color jacket/ inner sleeve containing the story “The Jungle Planet” by Jeff Mills.
“When I first seen the magic of Julien’s work, it was like watching keyboard sounds invert and morph into obscure frequencies of a song about another space in time. He is a master storyteller of the “Other World”. Its such a pleasure to be able to collaborate on this project, The Jungle Planet”. With his perspective, the concept comes to life in a way I could never do with sound alone”. – Jeff Mills.
Population One – Reducible Expressions [REDUCTIONTWO]
Leonid – Radar EP [DOLLY015]
Leonid delivering some real deep house gems! Amazing warm & subtle groovy tracks with a techy edge and some distant Detroit echo’s… pure bliss. Maybe not peak time tracks but very well suited for building up tension, or for the early after hours… when the sun rises again.
Orlando Voorn – Flight EP [ST004]
Orlando Voorns Flight EP features four tracks of pure electronic funk. The Flight 313 track was already released by Orlando on his own label but only digital. Due to high demand we’ve put it on limited black gold for all you fans out there! It comes with a special beatless version as well. As if that ain’t enough Flight EP also features Cheater. A bold house track with that special Voorn funkyness in it which will move everybody on every dancefloor. Last but not least is Strings. With its beautiful strings and continuous drive this is a track you will play to the last minute over and over again. All in all, a highly recommended release which deserves a special place in every recordcase.
Charles Cohen – Morphosis Reworks [REDOSE002]
Morphine label boss, Morphosis, presents the music of electronic composer, Charles Cohen, kicking things off with these two deadly interpretations of ‘Dance Of The Spirit Catchers’.
D’Marc Cantu – Alternate Frequency EP [CR1265]
18 Months after serving up his debut LP ”Fallen”, D’Marc Cantu returns to his other home from home, Crme Organization. He’s back with a six track EP, Alternate Frequency, that sees him explore the same prickly analogue house and techno that has made him into the revered producer he is today. The title track opens up the EP with fizzing analogue synth lines and a nervous, howling melody before acid, muffled vocals and coarse claps all get chucked into the dense sci-fi mix. ‘Size And Shape’ is a more propulsive and dancefloor facing track. Surfing along on a lively kick drum, repeated vocal phrases interact with choppy percussion, glowing pads light up the backdrop and a delightfully lively melody runs amok at the centre of it all. Like an old school garage house track in overdrive, its full of charm. ‘Straight Shooter’ is then a zithering, 100 mile an hour piece of skeletal acid techno that grows ever more frantic and ‘Tazakuro’ is a lively analogue brew of cowbells, freewheeling synths and tumbling drums. Titanium Control Arms lurks deep in outer space with the humdrum of intergalactic space travel gurgling all around the central melodic motif and ‘Speed Freak’ is just that, a hyper-driven bit of electro with frantic percussion and riddled with unnerving synth lines that makes you want to jiggle every bone in your body.
Beau Wanzer – Beau Wanzer [LIES031]
Chicago’s Beau Wanzer known for his work with Mutant Beat Dance and Streetwalker makes his debut on L.I.E.S. with his first solo EP. Wanzer who has been involved in the underbelly of American electronic music for many years, cut his teeth working at Magas’ now defunct Weekend Records and Soap. Through that time Wanzer constantly worked on music amassing a sizable studio where he worked in various electronic strains creating an impressive body of work. These tracks come from different points of his career and are stripped down functional pieces made for the dj even if that was not their initial intention.
Sean Sanders – Nervous Job EP [HOTMIX011]
HotMix presents Sean Sanders, artist better know as Moon B. Three tracks on this special 10 reminiscent to TC Curtis and 52nd Street.
Jordan Fields – It’s More Than That [K002]
Chicago native Jordan Fields drops an awesome 4 Track EP for those who love Chicago sound. “A Tape Called 1990” this lost track was created 2 decades ago.. The “Just An Illusion ” re-work feels like the soundtrack to a break dance movie.
TX Connect / CT Trax – DABJ Allstars Vol.1 [DABJ1207]
Dixon Avenue Basement Jams present their first various artists release, the self-explanatory DABJ Allstars Vol 1. Two unheralded names share the billing for this one, TX Connect and CT Trax; the former delivers “TX Acid”, a tuff 303 jam for sweaty basements, and “Ghetto 972”, a slamming piece of house with its eye on the more raucous end of the 90s, while CT Trax presents “Redline”, a driving techno belter filled with phased synths, and the standout “Jack Attack”, which distils classic Dance Mania down to its most primal rhythmic elements.
Rick Wade – The Stalwart EP [HOUSEWAX013]
VA – This Is House Music EP 4 [Q009]
Jordan Fields with his definition of house music. ‘A clear understanding'” has a very 1990’s vibe. Next is Dubrazil’s “Red Vinyl” that was originally an untitled track with only 223 pressed. The “Midmight in Tokyo” was an unreleased project from Japan, follwoed by ‘Can you feel a beat’.
