Paolo Iocca debuts with two crafty and iridescent House anthems plus two superb remixes by Nick Anthony Simoncino.
Miskotom – Qi Xin Mian Guan EP [PU005]
Hailing from Lithuanian capital Vilnius, Miskotom appears on Pleasure Unit for a debut appearance that should appeal to all lovers of delicate, pop flecked house with a smooth 80s veneer. The production is perfect for the mood of the music, with the dusty groove of the title track embellished with Eastern flute motifs and Larry Heard chords of the sweetest melancholy. ”Downtown” meanwhile revels in slap bass finery, and ”Tempelhof Kite” gets a rubbery Moog tone in the low end that offsets the woozy pads beautifully. Kito Jempere comes on board for a remix that dubs ”Tempelhof Kite” down into a warm and sexy house cut of the highest order.
Betonkust & Palmbomen II – Hotel Breukelen [PNKMN017]
Betonkust and Palmbomen II are back with their second collaborative effort. This time on the Dutch Pinkman label. Six brand new tracks that seem a lot darker than their previous work. Somewhere between Belgian new beat from 1988 and the West Coast Sound Of Holland. A lo-fi nightmare that turns out to be reality. Pounding drums, paranoid acid patterns and angsty out of control synth choirs.
Anthony Naples – Slice Of Life [TTT049]
LostSoundBytes – Willi’s Adventure [ACTREC004]
Brussels Based young producer LostSoundBytes develops an haptic music, diving sometimes into cryptic and anxious foggy areas through analog materials experimentations. Drum machines dives into the mud, acid lifts, synthetiseur flying over the swamp and gusts of claps . He gives a slice of weird acid-industrial-house and makes no compromises on Activities Records.
Hysteric @ Klub Kegelbahn (Luzern, Switzerland) 14.10.2016
Hysteric – Amour [SZABO004]
Much love from the man from Down Under! Hysteric with 5 tracks on the forth release from Violette Szabo.
Forklift & Saw – Regressive Disco [BAP068]
Andrea Pellegrinelli and Davide Brugola are two men born and bred in the traditions of italo and electro disco. The duo, as Forklift & Saw, release their debut 12″, Regression, as they melt past influences into the present. Meandering hooks, emotion soaked keys and snapping rhythms are at the centre of this Milan partnership’s music. Across four tracks the pair delivers crashing snares, starlit synths and rumbling arpeggiators. Infectious full bodied funk oozes from this fledgling outfit, crisp percussion supporting their night gazing melodies.
Ali Renault – Keeper Of The Seven Keys [GD019]
Giallo Disco returns from hiding all summer, taking comfort in the encroaching darkness with a very special EP from Ali Renault. ‘Keeper Of The Seven Keys’ includes three tracks of cosmified aphex bliss, where pan pipes are the sound of death whistles and hats scatter like falling shells. The sky is falling and it sounds amazing. Closing up the EP is a italo-tech remix by Antoni Maiovvi.
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Design A Wave – International Journey of Applied Music [SSTR008]
Ahead of his third release for Rush Hour’s ‘No Label’ and following his Alien Jam’s ‘International Journey of Synthetic Emotion’, Design A Wave’s debut on Subsubtropics ‘International Journey of Applied Music’ conveys another lush excursion into his ever colourful and deep-seated sonic realms.
VA – Lost Archives Special I/V [AERA016]
Amsterdam label Indigo Aera, the brainchild of Jasper Wolff & Maarten Mittendorff, celebrates five years with Lost Archives Special compilation. The five-vinyl box set features 18 tracks from the likes of Skudge, Makam, Don Williams, San Proper & Antal, Ø [Phase], Deniro, Louis Haiman, Antigone, Sterac, Stephen Brown, Joris Voorn and label heads Jasper Wolff and Maarten Mittendorff.
Exium – Reduction Required [NHEOMA018]
Exium returns home, Nheoma, with their third album “Reduction Required”, based on the construction of tracks with very few elements without losing their intensity and characteristic sound.
Doms & Deykers – Evidence From A Good Source [3024028]
After two big EP’s, DJ/producer powerhouses Steffi and Martyn team up once again for their debut LP on 3024! Punchy, straight forward house and techno with a broken twist and beautiful layers of melodies and sound, dedicated to those who feel.
TR-One – Chicarlow [LDR018]
Lunar Disko Records returns to action with another label debut featuring Carlow house and techno duo, Tr One. Two of Ireland’s finest DJ’s return to production duties with a supreme house and techno EP. The ‘Chicarlow EP’ features four adventurous analogue jams showcasing Tr One’s love for the sound of Chicago and Detroit. Raw percussion and drum rhythms, fused with the beauty and soul of Chicago and Detroit machine music make for a classic house and techno 12″
G. Marcell & Myles Serge – The Future Is You EP [FS002K]
Future Sessions with a split EP, featuring two great producers such as G. Marcell and Myles Serge both hailing from the midwest.
Kassem Mosse – Disclosure [HJRLP073]
Subtle music, radically strange and unafraid of the deep, but with a killer understanding of rhythm. Lush drum-machine nocturnes, gnarly electronica and glorious flowerings of zoned-out dubspace: an evolutionary music, continuously engaged with experimentation both in the studio and the club.
Sounds & Sequences – Undercover [SS004]
The 4rth release in the Sounds & Sequences series with 2 warm dusty deep techno tracks that go on and on.
Olivia – EE POLISH SPECIAL #4
Perseus Traxx – Hypnotic Groove Mix 118
Cosmic Garden – Universe EP [HM018]
The mysterious Cosmic Garden arrives on HotMix with an amazing EP of killer leftfield/house tracks recorded on old real to real tape.
