Manhattan Wax opens a new chapter of timeless deep house music. Dj Ino & Jesus Gonsev delivered an ingenuous piece of art with an unusual use of rave synth elements which slightly sweepes into a real atmospheric anthem.
Gonsev took off a few parts on his deep remix, but still kept the wonderful expression of the original.
Turn to the flipside you’ll get Detroit’s hottest import – Kris Wadsworth, who gives the track a real raw depth note.
New 4 tracker by Anton Zap (Uzuri, Deep Explorer, Quintessentials ) on Jus-Ed’s Underground Quality label! “I feel this is Anton’s deepest production since UQ-018. Each track provides the right elements for different times on the dance floor” DJ Jus-Ed.
Reincarnation is proud to present on its 10th release the wonderfull work of a young upcoming and uncompromising italian talent: Marcello Napoletano. Fresh from releases on the Mathematics and Unified labels outta Chicago, Marcello delivers 4 slices of deep raw hipnotic house! Expect more of his deadly material on Reincarnation in the next months….
Home Taping Is Killing Music is a fresh new imprint that is all about a return to House Music. Producer of the moment The Revenge (Instruments of Rapture/Jisco Music) kicks things off for the label in fine style with the stunning >Forever In Their Debt<. A homage to the House producers that have influenced them and the artists whose samples have continued to drive House music forward Expertly channeling the spirit of early Chicago warehouse music, but with a modern production twist that truly captures that classic sound, but packs enough punch to wipe the floor with most of its peers. On the flip, maverick producer and DJ Red Rack em (Tirk/Untracked/Deep Freeze) takes the track on a road trip to Detroit, and produces a deep, moody and atmospheric version which brings to mind the work of Pepe Bradock and Theo Parrish. Two sides, two flavours. Both 100% House.
T&K is the duo of DJ KAOS and TIAGO. The music is piano and guitar filled house music that takes us back to Chicago circa 1991 with mellow vibes that build and build.
Excellent dubby and Detroit influenced Techno Monster… for Fans of Ben Klock, Marcel Dettmann or Berghain Berlin.
Although The Third Man (Toby Leeming) is a born and bred Londoner, his musical roots lie in Scotland where he lived for 4 years whilst studying at University. During this time he met dj’s, producers and promoters and not happy just watching others play their trade he started to teach himself how to dj. On borrowing a friends laptop with a copy of Reason on he began to explore the capabilities of music programming and digital sounds.
Surrounded by regular techno nights featuring the likes of Stephen Brown, Neil Landstrumm, DJ Rolando and many more his taste was very much slanted towards all things techno and particularly the classic Detroit sounds. However after many all night trips to the Arches, it became apparent that north of the border people liked their music that little bit harder and this was something Toby couldn’t resist embracing taking to the more industrial sounds of Surgeon, Monolake and minimalist legends such as Robert Hood and Jeff Mills.
TTM01 – Some Star Based Shite
1. Luna 24
2. Alioth
3. Messier 101
TTM02 – Come Get It
1. Come Get It
2. Organ Acid
3. The Cybernauts
TTM03 – Electro
1. Tron Disco (Live)
2. 808s & 303s
Their debut EP comes on Alphahouse Records, and is turning heads as a late-night monster. Need a mental picture? Imagine classic G-Man, strobe lights, smoke machines, and a cavernous Berghain style freak show. The duo slyly manage to push the tracks in many directions, looking back to a time before Ableton-warped bootlegs and cheap production techniques, all the while maintaining a standard that feels fresh and experimental. Some of us are searching for more. With this record, we approach closer to that groove than ever.
For just over a year ago, Delta Funktionen’s track ‘Silhouette’ got released on Ann Aimee (one of Delsin’s sublabels).
Being pressed in a very small amount, together with his previously digital only remix of Marcus Enochson and The Subliminal Kid’s track ‘That’s a Lot of Bait’, the track didn’t really see a proper EP release on any label at all. In October this year, Delsin announced that the popular B-side to the limited Ann Aimee release (‘Silhouette’), would get a re-release together with a remix by Marcel Dettmann.
Even though this EP was planned for an earlier release, it feels very natural for it to get out in the middle of December instead. The original’s quite reduced sense brings out a rougher side of Delta Funktionen as well as following the trail established by the ‘Electromagnetic Radiation Part I’ release – dark, cold and what to expect nowadays.
Even though the original is a good track, Dettmann’s calmer take on it brings out a new visualisation of the elements of the original; while keeping his own trademark style to it. Leaning more towards his own ‘Helix’ track on ‘Phantasma Vol.3′, the mesmerizing aspects of his sound takes a bigger space over the dark and haunting elements usually acompanied Dettmann’s work. In some sense, this was quite unexpected and welcomed – even though traditionalists might overlook this EP because of that.
The power of the original ‘Silhouette’ is still there after a year, even though it feels as Delta Funktionen’s own sound has developed since its initial release on Ann Aimee. Nevertheless, it feels natural that a track getting various support by the Ostgut DJ’s, getting a remix by one of their DJs, should be on the same EP after all.
Prolific Croatian, Ilija Rudman steps up to bat for the 4th instalment in the Instruments Of Rapture series. Night People is a faithful nod to those early extended house versions that we all cherish so much. All vintage drum sounds, dubbed out vocals and classic warehouse piano. Remixes come from The Revenge who gets deep and dubby for his spaced out Midnight Mix and 6th Borough Project who get heavy on the rinse for their tracked out, jacked up Love Rub.
Lerosa makes a welcome return to Uzuri Recordings. Night Radio EP is Lerosa’s most dancefloor friendly release to date including Metaphor (feat on the Much Later EP) revisited by non other than NYC legend Elbee Bad, laying down a vocal and some funky Brooklyn vibes to the proceedings.
Hot on the heels of his debut 12inch on Love What You Feel, Disco Nihilist teams up with Daetron Vargas to kick-start another brand new US label called Construction Paper. Disco Nihilists lo-fi rhythms are augmented with Daetron Vargas melodic sensibilities on the A1 cut that locks listeners into its hypnotic groove. The collaboration continues on the B1 with a low down acid track that strips the groove down to the bone. Ruthless hardware minimalism is also the philosophy here, with swung 707 beats and tweaked 303 that are only slightly augmented with delay to deliver a driving dancefloor joint. In true old-school style, the Drum Mix of A1 completes the B side, sure to please all the jocks who fiend for more new rhythm trax. Rounding out the release is a stunning solo jam by Daetron Vargas, in the A2 position, whose bare-bones production belies its considerable emotional qualities. Daetrons track sounds like a lost first-wave Detroit gem that has spent the last 20 years decaying on a basement shelf. The primitive fidelity gives the track a raw edge that cannot be duplicated in-the-box with >vintage< plug-ins. This release is yet another step in the establishment of the new deep house and techno underground in the United States that combines old equipment and production techniques with modern ideas to take the sounds forward.
More Chicago tracks find its way on the HHYR label. This time the talented Tevo Howard (of Beautiful Granville Records fame) debuts on the label with a classic sounding track “Move”. Tevo blesses us with two versions of this jacking track. “Move” comes as original and an even rawer acid mix. With this release Tevo confirms that he is one of the most prominent Chicago house producers today.
The ‘Tracks From 07’ release includes the dope ‘Red Alert’, which has a certain something similar to Liquid Liquid, with its dope beat and dark vibe.’Viscoplastic’ is a deeper track with an awesome groove and feel.
This is the first Deeply Rooted House release distributed by Carl Craig’s Planet E.
Wave Music has been a beacon for quality eclectic music since its inception in 1995 by New York legend Francois Kevorkian. Never one for sticking to specific genres or styles, Wave has created a burgeoning catalogue of some of the most interesting ‘dance’ music around featuring recordings from long respected artists such as Ron Trent, Eric Kupper, Pete Heller and of course Francois alongside music from some of the freshest and most exciting new talent out there. As 2009 comes to a close the latest string in the Wave Music bow is the much hailed DJ/Producer XDB AKA Kosta Athanassiadis. Athanassiadis has been Djing since the early nineties but it’s in the last few years that his abilities as a producer have come to fore both through his recordings for labels such as Detroit’s Sistrum and the fledgling Delikat and his releases on his own Metrolux label which he founded in 2006. His latest offering in the shape of the ‘Lost Tape EP’ gives an insight into his musical outlook encompassing everything from deep, Detroit inspired house to analogue based dubby techno. The EP kicks off with ‘Gate’, a warm and sonically rich slice of future techno that draws on motor city inspired strings and pads to add depth and colour to the hypnotic rhythm track. This is simple, beautiful and engaging electronica at its best. Next up we have ‘Lost’ a synth driven workout that flows around a classic repetitive bassline that sucks the listener in from the opening bars, classic tech inspired house, brilliantly delivered. Penultimate cut ‘Sense’ see Athanassiadis take a journey in the realms of deep, dubby techno with an emphasis on understated percussion, filtered loops and a highly effective simple linear arrangement, this is a definitely a highlight for those who liked things stripped back. Finally we have ‘My Secret Garden’ a wonderful final opus that brings the melodic elements to the fore and leaves you wanting more as the EP comes to a close.
XDB is undoubtedly a raw talent in the world of electronic music drawing together influences of the past with a firm grasp of progressive production and this release for Wave will no doubt further cement his reputation as one to watch.
Another classic house inspired record by Above Smoke. Owner of the nice Deep Explorer music label from Madrid. Nice Laid back house tracks that don’t present anything new… but a well needed fix for the house addicts.
