Willie Graff and Tuccillo make a very welcome return to Freerange with another peak time production. This time they’ve added a killer remix from house legend Chez Damier.
Willie Graff & Tuccillo — Give You Up [FR131]
001.Features
The Analog Roland Orchestra – Midnight Til Noon [PAM13]
All analog goodmusic´s groovin in its best deephouse tradition. The bassline as the floating element, some airy key accents and the the voice tells us in a short and direct way about the inner disco clock, running slowly and mad on and on.
Jason Fine – Future Thought Remixed [Kontra013]
Kontra-Musik continues its 10inch remix series. This turn is for Ben Klock and Oni Ayhun to get busy and rework tracks from the Jason Fine’s “Future Thought” album.
Rezkar – Above The Clouds [RB021]
Running Back is back again with a new episode. This time featuring South Africas Rezkar with a sublime piece of vintage deep house. Remixes from John Daly and Mystery Boy.
John Daly – Track 2 [1track02]
Rooted in Chicago house traditions of Larry Heard, John Daly comes with “Track 2” on his own designer label for tracks he loves to play, One Track Records. Classic groove, epic build up, intense synths, sexy bass lines! He navigates between classic deep house and his own desire to go into oceanic depths.
VA – Through Dimensions Of Sound [LJR002]
4 live recorded tracks with that special raw feeling, bridging the gap between techno and house. Second release on Livejam Records.
Behling & Simpson – Tetch [PSPV002.8]
English duo Behling & Simpson’s debut EP on Pespectiv!!! Hypnotic seductive and slow building house tracks with a warm groove. Modern house tracks with strong references. October delivers a exciting remix version that shows he is not afraid to go outside the know path.
Octave One – The Greater Good [MS10-001]
Venturing back to how it all started, Octave One begins a new chapter, 20 years after their introduction to the electronic music world. Connecting to their origins on Derrick May’s legendary label, Octave One pay homage to their Transmat catalog number with the launch of a new limited series and label, MS10. Returning to basics, MS10 brings the Burden Brothers home to how they started it all, minus the hype and ”back to the essence of the groove”.
Jerome Sydenham – Black Ice [APT096]
The change in Jerome Sydenham’s productions has been clear for a while now. Blame it on Berghain or him moving to Europe, but gone are the days of Ibadan style deep house. It’s all dark techno from Mr Sydenham and “Black Ice” is no different. Two solid, dark cuts that will work on the dance floor.
Loftsoul – Ep Beyond [AR06BF]
Deadbeat – Radio Rothko [AG052]
Deadbeat will release a new mix CD called Radio Rothko on Brooklyn’s The Agriculture imprint later this year.
Comprising artists such as DeepChord, Monolake, Quantec and Pendle Coven, Radio Rothko presents a healthy mix of dub techno’s classics and contemporaries, with a notable emphasis on the work of Basic Channel’s Mark Ernestus and Moritz von Oswald. The mix takes advantage of the music’s spacious and atmospheric nature, bubbling up into a more dance floor-friendly centre before showcasing the dubbier end of the dub techno spectrum.
Hard Ton – Flawless [PERMVAC043-1]
Hard Ton from Italy could be the progeny of Sylvester and Divine, his music sounding like a blend of Giorgio Moroder and acid house (maybe the child of Giorgio Moroder and Ron Hardy then…). Includes a remix by Germany’s the Snuff Crew.
Big Strick – 100% Hustler [FXHE-BSFX1100]
A 2×12″ package, it’s the follow-up to Strick’s well-received 2009 EP 7 Days, which found him establishing his own slant on the gritty, motor-oil-flecked deep house sound pretty much owned by Omar. The first 12″of the new release is given over to three Strick productions, while the second boasts three Omar-S interpretations replete with his trademark ultra-crisp drum programmin.
Kai Alce – Dirty South Dirt [KIAAFXHE]
Mesak – Dadawheel [KLAKSON021]
Mesak delivers a full length (soon to be released) and this is a limited advance vinyl copy of that album. Mesak delivers great Nordic electrofunk and of course Marcel Dettmann delivers what people expect… phat Berlin styled basement style techno tracks that will be many peoples favorite
Gerald Mitchell – Strongholds (Cast Em Down) [STILLM028]
A new 12 by Gerald Mitchell for the Still Music label – comes with a remix by Innervisions’s Marcus Worgull plus another cut called ‘Fly High Like Eagles’.
Mohlao – Inhale [BlueS03]
Deep dusty ambient pieces on this new label. This is one of those things one keeps on playing over and over while working or just hanging out. Very minimalized tracks with a strong focus which results in a certain tranquility that brings a escape from the stresses and strains of everyday life.
Djorvin Clain – The 1st Understanding [BLUESERIES002.1]
First release on this new label that will release very small editions with post Detroit techno tracks. Inspired on the early works, but evolved into a unique 2010 version of it that probably shouldn’t be called Detroit techno anymore. However if there are is anything that comes to our mind hearing these tracks it is names such as Detroit Escalator Company and Duplex.
Quantec – Synchroton [BLUES01.1]
Piece Communications is a new designer label from two techno aficionados. They’ll not try to sell as many as possible, but just want to release music they love them self… for sure it will not everyone’s cup of tea.. but for others this is one of the highlights of the new year already! Quantec delivers some smoking hot dubby techno tracks as we expect him to deliver.
Laura Ingalls – Disco Edits Vol.1 [DIPF001]
First free release on Disques poney is a collection of edits by Laura Ingalls from The Horses. Get it while you can, Volume 1 will not be available after volume 2 gets released.
