VA – Acid Arab: Collections EP 01 [VER083]

Acid Arab is a duet from Paris whose goal is to mix all kind of Eastern music (North Africa, Lebanon, Egypt, Turkey or… Mumbai) with electronic sounds, from pioneering acid house to today’s powerful techno. Guido Minisky and Hervé Carvalho, both djs for many years and residents of infamous Parisian club Chez Moune, have fallen in love with this music after a trip to Tunisia with Dj Gilb’R. They’ve managed to convince a lot of producers to come along with them on this fantastic voyage and create a track for their ‘Acid Arab Collections‘, which are naturally released by Gilb’R’s label, Versatile Records. The first collection of Acid Arab contains tracks & remixes from I:Cube, Omar Souleyman, Crackboy, DJ Gilbr.

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VA – Acid Arab: Collections EP 01 [VER083]

Spirit Of The Black 808 – Analog Funktions EP [EPISODES004]

Chicago’s Spirit Of The Black 808 materializes on Episodes. Having experienced the ebb and flow of the Chicago House scene through many of its eras, the veteran rises up with 3 slices of original Chicago-style machine funk

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Spirit Of The Black 808 – Analog Funktions EP [EPISODES004]

DJ Sprinkles – Where Dancefloors Stand Still [MM158]

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Who knows better about revealing emotions on the dancefloor then Terre Thaemlitz worldwide known writer, public speaker, multimedia producer, dj, audio producer, and head honcho of Comatonse Recordings. His deep house alias DJ Sprinkles began life in the gay clubs of midtown Manhattan and New Jersey in the late eigthies and early nineties a time when deep house began to take air. The mix grooves with DJ Sprinkles’ trippy mixing signature that playfully melts tracks who are built of flying piano notes, arresting tactile basslines, straight kicking drums, and magnetic layered samples. a deeply cathartic piece of a DJ mix that transforms dancing into a ritual in which dancers do rhythmic body painting that amalgamtes the indivual identity into a collective.

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DJ Sprinkles – Where Dancefloors Stand Still [MM158]

Massimiliano Pagliara & Jules Etienne present Egyptian Nipples – Back But Half [APERSONAL013]

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Apersonal Music introduces a very special collaboration between Massimiliano Pagliara and Jules Etienne that goes by the name of Egyptian Nipples. The songs on “Back but Half EP” were originally composed and produced by Jules Etienne. Massi then proposed Jules to re-work them and add his additional production. The result is an ode to 80s inspired song writing, analogue grittiness and heavenly melodies.

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Massimiliano Pagliara & Jules Etienne present Egyptian Nipples – Back But Half [APERSONAL013]

Erdbeerschnitzel – Cushion EP [DSRH006]

Cushion EP

German producer Erdbeerschnitzel aka Tim Keiling is the next to get the nod for the house focused Delsin series with a new three track EP, ‘Cushion’. The title track is a blissful, sunny day affair with raw, loose drums, trilling harmonies and a light fingered percussive touch that simply fills you with joy. Next track ‘Am Bossele’ is a more dense affair with layered samples of voices and off kilter percussion never really settling, instead they prickle and bustle in all directions and make for a lively listen. Final track ‘Crossroads’ is a nine-minute workout that eventually makes way for a fizzing, slowed tempo melange of wiry synthesiser lines and clusters of wooden sounding percussion. The textures are both organic and synthetic and the counter between the two is what stands the track apart. An all important human touch comes from the mired vocal sample and once again proves Erdbeerschnitzel to be someone with a very unique voice.

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Erdbeerschnitzel – Cushion EP [DSRH006]

Franco Cinelli – House Roots Vol.1 [ESPERANZA027]

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House Roots are the new series of Franco Cinelli. Been his 7th release on Esperanza label and after having released and remixed on labels like Bass Culture, Oslo or Harry Klein records, Franco delivers two oldschool house party bombs strigtly for the dancefloor in his very own style. Expect raw rhythms and percussion patterns, analog synths and Franco’s own trademark chords all over the place.

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Franco Cinelli – House Roots Vol.1 [ESPERANZA027]

Jimpster – Porchlight & Rocking Chairs [FRLP032]

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One of the UK’s most established and consistent deep house producers, Jimpster, drops his eagerly anticipated Porchlight And Rocking Chairs LP on Freerange Records. His first studio album in six years sees him continue where he left off on the 2006 masterpiece Amour by taking the blueprint of House music and infusing it with an attention to detail and musicality often lacking in much of today’s more disposable dance music. As Jimpster himself admits, much of the inspiration for Porchlight And Rocking Chairs came from the countless hours spent exhausted or hungover in airport lounges on the way back from gigs. It’s during this early morning never never land that he would seek solace in his ipod or start creating tracks on his laptop. Anything too challenging or abstract would be an irritation. Anything too ambient could sedate to the point of missing flights. So normally it would be the kind of lo-slung, emotive, deep shit with enough groove to get into but also just the right amount of warmth and soul to keep spirits lifted in those tiring, and often solitary hours.

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Jimpster – Porchlight & Rocking Chairs [FRLP032]

VA – Mosaic Reshaped & Unreleased [SUSH023]

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A long-overdue reappraisal of Steve O’ Sullivan’s efforts as a producer is underway with this bumper release from Sushitech. Collating the myriad aliases of the Mosaic boss and drawing on some on his co-conspirators such as Mark Ambrose and Jorge Zamacona, this triple vinyl beast of a package is overflowing with high-grade house music powered with the attitude of techno. There’s a classic feel to all the tracks here as they carry the torch for Basic Channel and the original dub techno ethos, but attaching the spacious, mysterious tones to a funkier template. That possibly oversimplifies the majestic quality to this breed of techno, but then of course the devil is in the details.

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VA – Mosaic Reshaped & Unreleased [SUSH023]

MarcMan – Recif EP [DRUMMA006]

RECIF EP

After the huge success of MarcMan’s first EP with Drumma Records, the Romanian talent comes back with four tracks. In this EP we have four strong tracks that represent the artists eclectic perspective of electronic music. Sometimes MarcMan will show an industrial side with raw speech and sometimes he will express a rhythmic and harmonic intention.

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MarcMan – Recif EP [DRUMMA006]

Todd Osborn – Back 2 Here [AD006]

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Beautiful and unrelenting, understated and overwhelming, Mr. Osborn delivers on the promise ofall of those adjectives with Back 2 Here. Four Detroit inspired compositions guiding your night to all of the right places, from dusk to sunrise. Back 2 Here bridges an intense emotional resonance from the thundering physicality of the club, the purple skied, clear summer after hours straight on until a post-party morning breakfast.

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Todd Osborn – Back 2 Here [AD006]

Leonid – Midas EP [PF003]

As we further explore shapes of deep and emotive electronic music, Photic Fields proudly presents the return of Leonid. Despite this low output, his well-considered and delightfully crafted works are greatly appreciated and have impressed quite some folks. This record features 3 new tracks by Leonid, which all pushes down into the depths of ‘soulful’ house and techno music. Each of them does this in its own way but they’ve got one thing in common: they are all overloaded with warmth and emotions. Pure and calm deepness, which is soothing for our restless minds.

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Leonid – Midas EP [PF003]

Nova Casa free tracks

Nova Casa aka Franz Gustrau is a young producer from Leipzig, Germany. He shares on his soundcloud page a string of lush and dreamy deep house tracks, free for download. Here is a selection of tracks just perfect for the hot summer that is just starting. Enjoy!

Nova Casa

Nova Casa free tracks

Git feat. Brooklyn Red – Higher [YSD053]

HIGHER

Yoruba Record’s own Git is back with his acclaimed song ‘Higher’ which features the silky vocals of Brooklyn Red. Together Git and Red explore the evolution of love. Adding to this evolution are remixes from the Afefe Iku and label head Osunlade with his signature Yoruba Soul Remix.

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Git feat. Brooklyn Red – Higher [YSD053]

Oleg Poliakov – In Its Simplest Device EP [PHONOGRAMME009]

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Oleg Poliakov also known for his releases under the ‘Skat’ moniker, Oleg’s early production career was built on creating beats for Hip-Hop MC’s and lending his studio skills to Rappers. Switching to Radio production, he went onto to work with French national stations, further enhancing his technical skills. It was at this time his began to explore electronic music as a composer. With a sound that strays from specifics, he looks to create his own compositions using a subtle combo of all electronic worlds.

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Oleg Poliakov – In Its Simplest Device EP [PHONOGRAMME009]