Deep, raw and straight to the soul – Igaxx is back with a killer EP on Phonogramme. ‘Time To Move’ is made for late-night sessions and deep dancefloor trips.
Igaxx – Time To Move EP [PHONOGRAMME63]
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VA – RDY #56 (Ron Hardy Edits) [RDY056]
Original Chicago house music hero Ron Hardy used to make and break tracks with ease. Decades on, we’re still getting treated to them with this ongoing series and the latest opens up with a familiar sound. ‘Love’ is fairly stripped of its original vocals and is a casuistic, textured and intense electronic disco cut for peak times. ‘The Night’ slows down with some freaky vocals and heavy dub disco drums then ‘1-5-1’ brings some jacked up acid house with monstrous 303 lines ripping up the groove and ice cold hi-hats keeping time. ‘The Bass’ is a raw drum track with moody Windy City vocals and dark energy.
R-A-G – M>O>S All Stars EP [MOS036]
The notorious R-A-G team up once again on their homebase M>O>S to present four of their excellent acidic deephouse affairs. The whole squad featuring Aroy Dee, MaSpaventi and G-String giving a perfect representation of their long going Amsterdam studio sessions.
Jerome Hill – Balance EP [SRTX043]
Jerome Hill again delivers treats for the dancefloor, keeping things typically underground and raw, channeling elements from all over into this peach of an EP.
Zopelar – Fornix EP [CJFD44]
Dark distorted acid, on and on 808 rhythm tracks and swinging 909’s. Zopelar for president! The Brazilian Jackmaster delivers a 6 track ep adding some samba to the Chicago influenced jack tracks.
Sweater On Polo – Mechanical Confusion [SGNL01]
NYC’s underground producer Sweater On Polo back on the machines for the first release on Signal Route. “Mechanical Confusion” favors the techno and basement house approach of early 90’s Chicago innovators found on labels such as Dance Mania, Relief Records, and Saber Records. His style and approach carry a familiar old school angst, creating an intergenerational dialogue between the now and then. Going from acid house, to techno, and then synth punk, this 6 track EP captures the relentless range of the young artist.
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DJ Sneak – Disko Dialogue EP [FRPP031]
Chicago legend DJ Sneak once again brings his House Music magic and savoir-faire to Parisian Label “Frappé”, with Disko Dialogue EP. This 5-tracker is a new display of Sneak’s unrivalled flair and raw energy when it comes to making badass beats to make you bounce.
BufoBufo – Watercourse [CABARET037]
Analogue pressure from BufoBufo in the new Cabaret Recordings release. His second single for the Japan label, founded by So Inagawa and DJ Masda, proffers a hypnotic blend, binarising the mood with the sliding melodes of ‘Watercourse’ and ‘Armour Plated’ with comparatively sparse and gritty perc-slaps of ‘Wood Ant’ and ‘Cinnabar’. That strange but difficult-to-nail split between of hypnotic intrigue and immediacy is well and truly nailed.
Acid Jerks – Utopia Visions EP [FR021Y]
Acid Jerks on Flaneurecordings with some 80’s and 90’s inspired house music, powerful and stylistically confident.
Stereotype – My Type [RYDM176]
Non Stop Rhythm presents a new release featuring one track written & produced by Stereotype aka Gabo Rio and a remix by label boss Tom Carruthers.
Kléo – Acid Coolada [C4R002]
Kléo’s second release Acid Coolada is a meticulous blend of deep, groove-heavy acid house elements with a spontaneous flair and live instrumentation, striking the perfect balance of fiery heat and warm groove.
Passarani – Digipack Vol. 1 [STUDIOMST001]
Roma techno legend Marco Passarani dusts off his Studiomaster moniker to present a selection of vibey dancefloor burners on 12” vinyl brimming with energy and packed with 303 squelch, thumping drums, moody synths and perfectly-placed vocal cuts.
DMX Krew / DVDE – Set Free [HOU08]
The latest House of Underground 12″ presents a brilliant collaboration between UK legend DMX Krew and French young blood DVDE. Including 2 vocal featurings by none other than the iconic Fingers vocalist Robert Owens.
DimDJ – Electronic Friction [GTD025]
DimDJ makes a welcome return on Gated for a second EP of acid-inflected hardware tracks, showcasing a range of sounds, from mid-tempo arpeggiated opener ‘Next On Next’, followed by the faster Detroit electro-influenced ‘The Path’, and low-end bothering ‘Cashe’ on the A side. The B leads with the rather lovely ’10th Of May’, which in our book is basically a summer-soaked Balearic house track, followed by the experimental acid techno of ‘Crash’, before ‘Ampi 00 Pattern’ winds down the EP in pensive ambient style.
Windy City – Acid Wash/ Acid Dry [NYC016]
Windy City – which is of course the colloquial name for Chicago, the US house hotbed – serves up a pair of dazzling minimal acid excursion, with a bit of Italo aesthetic, for NYC. ‘Acid Wash’ is laced with 303 lines and has jacked-up broken beats, silvery percussion and plenty of cosmic charm to get floors rocking. On the flip, ‘Acid Dry’ then strips things back to some loopy snares and roaming pads, all with another crisp electro rhythm down low.
Innershades – Homage [CJFD41]
Innershades comes with a follow up on his Clone Jack For Daze debut from 2019 with his buddy Betonkust. This time he digs in the local history from his homebase Belgium. The country that brought us the New Beat craze which had its breeding grounds in club’s such as Boccaccio. A venue which used to be one of the prime locations in the Benelux to hear the latest House and Techno releases in ’89,’90 and ’91. All the fresh new sounds from Chicago, Detroit, the big New York labels and producers, Early UK rave and of course the local producers from the Benelux. This Homage EP brings a collection of tracks drenched in bleepy acid lines, topped with choir pads and slightly detuned slowly phased chords and dominant mixed bass sections. Energetic tracks that capture the spirit of those days with a contemporary touch from Innershades. Tracks that fit perfectly to the Clone Jack For Daze series inspired by these early days, where people danced for daze on all these energetic and futuristic sounds from the underground.
Mystery Friend – Move My Body [RYDM172]
Non Stop Rhythm presents a new release from Mystery Friend, a producer from Buenos Aires. His search and musical selection delves into the origins of House music, reviving the nostalgia of the club sound of the 80’s and early 90’s, but maintaining that youthful freshness of the new generation.
Massimiliano Pagliara – Hooking Up EP [FV020]
Next up on Funnuvojere Records is label boss Massimiliano Pagliara’s highly anticipated ‘Hooking Up’ EP. Featuring four distinct club belters, each one is crafted to suit different moments of the party. The new EP once again truly showcases Massi’s deep understanding of the dancefloor.
Perseus Traxx – In the Shadow of Birkby Fell [GTD026]
For his second outing on Gated, Perseus Traxx expands on tracks that debuted during a live set in 2021. The A-side kicks things off in typically deep bass-led style, with the acidic breaky Sheet 96, followed by the title track In the Shadow of Birkby Fell, which takes things a tad tougher. Flipping to the B, Ancestral Technologies kicks out the most up-tempo of the four tracks, while The Edge of Time closes the EP with a warped, lo-fi groover for the early hours that brings back a touch of the breaks.
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