Coming straight from the innermost creative vision and craftsmanship of Airdrop’s cherished Andres Zacco is this delectable record, designed with dexterous techniques and impeccable taste.
001.Features
Jackmate – Carrier [PHILE2010]
Both tracks are straight out his current live set showing demanded typical “Jacker” style as well as some kind of a new Jackmate vibe: even more warm and analog pressure combined with charming Detroitish harmonies.
Azuni – Rotate [MORRIS068]
Zurich based duo Azuni, Gianni Siravo and Sven Lacoste, is into proper house and techno music and the “Rotate EP” is another classic exemple of the Azuni sound: straight beats combined with harmonic syths and catchy vocals!
Rick Wade – The Mack Of Moscow [SRV04]
Detroit deep-house veteran will tempt us with his loops and chords for this new release for Shanti Records!
Dark Arx – Blood Vein [DKX002]
Excellent dubtechno and garage crossover tracks from Dark Arx. ‘Blood Vein’ manages to keep the atmosphere dread and melancholy but balanced with light skipping percussion, whereas ‘Streak rests on bulbous subs under percolating 2-step syncopations and ‘Argent Sable’ lays low within droning bass and slow crackling atmospherics.
Anton Zap – Social Background Series [ES002]
Harmonious Thelonious – On Stages EP [DISK002]
Nuel – Aquaplano [Aquaplano Ltd. 01]
Orphx – Black Light [SG1039]
Orphx returns on Sonic Groove soon again after last years widely acclaimed “Division EP”.Their newest release “Black Light” will once again explores the dark deep dublike sounds of techno.
Jeff Mills – The Drummer Pt. 3 [PM024]
Jeff Mills is back with another platter of stripped and streamlined drum tools for the DJs. This episode pays tribute to Art Blakey, Jack DeJohnette, Alphonse Mouzon, Louie Bellson and Bill Bruford in Mills’ inimitable style, offering a different percussive pattern inspired by each.
Sterling Void – Serve It Up [CC019]
This record never got a proper release. But now, Clone managed to get the rights and more important a proper old recording of Sterling Voids instrumental version of Serve It Up. His first ever recording done in Chicago, 1987! Alden Tyrell restored the original recording and he prepared the track for its official release, almost 25 years after it was recorded by a young guy who was just enjoying himself in a Chicago recording studio for the first time, and not knowing that he was becoming part of house music history! Steve Summers / RBL did a new version on the B-side!
Harmony Funk – Can’t Let You Go [CJFD05]
One of the best kept secrets of Chicago house music is this amazing deep raw track of Harmony Funk. Intense pure house music with raw edges just as we like it! Comes with great great remixes by Ovatow and Marco Bernardi.
Syrinx – B.D.O. EP [ANNXYY]
Syrinx presents his first limited release on Ann Aimee. Side a brings a deep fine dubbed out spacey funky techno track, on the flip he delivers a raw industrial techno track, and one smooth interlude/ambient track.
DJ Yoav B – Love Dubs [81DSR/YBS3]
A welcome return for Tel Aviv’s Yoav B on Delsin Records. This is fifth full length single, again in his own freestyle sound. “Higher Love” sounds like house done by a passionate liquor store, with it’s lazy house beats and dramatic synthlines. ‘Love Dub’ is a more freestyle beat jam, whereas ‘Soul Surrender’ has a gritty moving bassline.
Basic Soul Unit – Jak’d Freq Remixes [CREME047R]
Genius Of Time – Same Old Place EP [ANIARA001]
New Swedish label Aniara Recordings brings us deep, dirty and slow house from the southern part of their vast country. Gothenburg duo Genius of Time give us a fresh take on what modern house music can be. Well-crafted tracks that build slowly but surely through a rolling groove and pumping basslines. Two oldschool meet new school house burners.
Dplay – Samoah EP [MILD005]
Mild Pitch are back with their fifth release – first one from Dplay for the label. Already a familiar ‘face’ from his releases on Running Back and Drumpoet, Dplay’s brand of deep house fits the label’s sonic agenda like a glove. Uber-deep, enveloping, emotive house with a slightly teutonic feel.
Trickski – The Warm Up [DOG009]
Back to the raw, slow, deep and loaded with an intense atmosphere which guarantees this cut will stay long in the minds of those who hear it. The arrangement builds using layers of fizzing synths while the pitched down, drugged up vocal makes the call to the dancefloor.
Jeff Mills – Something in the Sky Part 3 [SITS003]
Havantepe – Caterpillar EP [PONG005]
Havantepe release a 12 with deep dubby techno sounds with layers of sounscapes, shuffling rhythms, warm chords & build-up tension that will work perfectly on late night club floors. Luke Hess debut in Pong musiq, “Caterpillar” Rmx further explores deep Detroit dance music through field recordings, live percussion sessions, analog experimentation, and dark melodies.
