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]

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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]

Tom Bugs – Living Leaving [FXHEBUGS]

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Debut release from Tom Bugs on FXHE Records. Bugs is the man behind the BugBrand modular synthesizer company in the UK. His hand built electronics have become a staple in many studios including that of FXHE label head Omar-S. “Living Leaving” is a peak into the creative mind of Bugs- two extended tracks that wander amongst the outer boundaries of techno, experimental, and ambient electronic music.

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Tom Bugs – Living Leaving [FXHEBUGS]

R-Zone – R-Zone 02 [RZONE002]

R-Zone is a new label launched by Global Darkness. Who is involved isn’t exactly a secret, those who feel so inclined can piece the information together quite easily. It is however irrelevant to the concept of R-Zone, which would like to shift the focus away from namedropping and perception based on hype around individual artists and bring it back where it belongs; in the lap of the music.

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R-Zone – R-Zone 02 [RZONE002]

VA – Network EP [ANDERTRAXX002]

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Ander-Traxx is back with more supremely crafted tracks from label head Alex-Ander. This E.P definitely has a strong low-end swing to it, and there’s a subtle rawness gathering in the heart of all the productions here. This is probably best exemplified in the tough soul of Borrowed Identity’s “Reflection”: reminiscent of some of the less aggressive U.R cuts of the past. In fact, all the original tracks presented here have that elusive touch, one that is actually rather hard to convey in writing. “Broken Tape” by Alex-Ander is a leisure-pace stomper worthy of the Fit catalogue, that gives us one of the most syrupy basslines we’ve heard around these parts in a while Slowburn’s “Dermopad” brings abstract elements to a righteous groove: well-implemented Chicago/Detroit influences, unafraid to introduce new sound palettes to a heavily aped style. For remix duties, main man Meschi returns after his appearance on Ander-Traxx 001, putting his solid sound signature on “Broken Tape”, showing us once again his deft talent for structure and ability to tickle the ivories.

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VA – Network EP [ANDERTRAXX002]

Terrence Dixon aka Population One – Giant Robot [MM011]

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After  last years spectacular return to our airwaves and the world of techno with the release of the excellent album From the Far Future Pt. 2, the Detroit veteran Terrence Dixon is back with a new release entitled the Giant Robot EP on Monique Musique imprint, while that enigmatic and experimental British producer Actress has been brought in on remix duties.

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Terrence Dixon aka Population One – Giant Robot [MM011]

Robert Hood – Black Technician [MM167]

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Music Man presents the third single from Robert Hoods’s ‘Motor: Nighttime World 3′ – ’Black Technician’. It includes 2 remixes from the Underground Resistance crew, the ‘UR Mad Mike Remix’ features founding UR member Mike Banks with edits by Skurge & Ray 7. On the ‘DirtTech UR Remix’ Mad Mike collaborated with Waajeed.

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Robert Hood – Black Technician [MM167]

Phon.o – Schn33 / Go [50WEAPONS027]

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Genre bender Phon.o finds new perfection in merging UK bass music with techno, garage and even house music. Not in a wild mash-up kind of way, but very organic and natural sounding. ‘Schn33’ is a guaranteed floor filler for all kinds of dance music Djs. No matter where, no matter when, no matter what mixed with, this is an anthem! Perfectly supplemented with a strong B-Side, this might be the strongest Phon.o single yet.

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Phon.o – Schn33 / Go [50WEAPONS027]

Terrence Dixon – Lost At Sea [SFTDX001]

Cover art - Terrence Dixon: Lost At Sea

Although Michigan is well inland from the North Atlantic Ocean, it doesn’t mean Detroit can’t make techno for the high seas or uncharted waters. Terrence Dixon’s Lost At Sea 12″ for the Surface label founded by Nick Dunton and the late Richard Polson sees four tracks of “Untitled” Detroit techno traverse through a sonic field of Joey Anderson and DJ Qu house drums, while saw-wavey Drexciyan qualities and Jeff Mills techno loops also circulate the EP. A deep and heady 12″ of U-boat rhythmics for the techno underground.

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Terrence Dixon – Lost At Sea [SFTDX001]