Most of these jams and edits haven’t seen the light of day, and aren’t available separately (except for the 2nd track which was on a Secret Gang digital release).
Perseus Traxx – Mixtape From The Memory Banksby
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Sweater on Polo – Go Wild Harlem Trax LP [LIES191]
NYC’s Sweater on Polo delivers a hammering six track mini LP for L.I.E.S. indebted to the sounds of early-90s psychedelic Chicago house, names like Gherkin and Pierre come to mind over this release but the young producer tastefully and effectively puts his own vision to the forefront with this record. In the misguided world of modern dance music production, Sweater on Polo, throws all trends aside and sticking to the bare essentials…letting the 808s,303s,727s do the job and making this one of the most crucial modern House records to come out of New York City in the last 10 years.
Le Chocolat Noir @ bRave, Surogat (Zagreb) 15.12.2023
Acid Jerks – I Got To Know [RFGV005]
Acid Jerks return to Refuge with another acid weapon. Staying true to their sound, with chunky acid lines and percussive grooves, they link up with hypnotic vocals of Brillstein alongside two remixes by the legend, Alden Tyrell & Dick Johnson.
Dircsen – Helical Structures LP [GTDLP9]
Germany’s Dircsen has a solid track record of 303 infused releases across labels like We’re Going Deep and Soundtravels, but this is his first full-length vinyl outing. Across these two slabs of wax he slips and slides between electro, deep techno, jacking house, and psychedelic live workouts, but throughout the eight tracks the silver boxes work their indefinable magic.
Marcus Paulson – Garden City EP [MOS034]
Gherkin Jerks – Gherkin Jerks EP [MU2413]
Three tracks that were included as bonus tracks on the Gherkin Jerks compilation CD from a few years ago are now up for their release on vinyl. All originate from the same Gherkin sessions as Mr. Heard’s two outstanding late 80’s EP’s but were never released as such. The moniker showed a different side to his sonic pallet, and would innovate the acid sound to great FX, influencing a great many of artists in the decades that followed. Psychotic Fantasy eventually made its way to the Dance 2000 Pt. 2 album, while the original full take of Ecstasy and Reznaytor never saw the light of the day. Now for the first time on wax and still sounding as futuristic as ever!
Zuul – Beam Retreat [XRD015]
Exarde clocks up its 15th outing here with another bit of brilliantly direct to dancefloor techno tackle from Zuul.
Jerome Hill – Crude Appraisal EP [SRTX040]
Jerome Hill returns with his 5th full EP on the label to warm you up for winter and it’s maybe stylistically, his widest offering yet. A joyous mash of influences collide and Hill spits them out of the blender with some typically unexpected curveballs. From the strikingly moody break beat acid of The Warning, to the 8 minute long extended Disco workout of ‘Harlseden Shuffle’. Then on the flip side, a reliably gnarly wedge of Technoey Acid House in ‘Combustion Zone’ and the EP culminates with a tip of the hat to mid nineties House with the rumbling bass and catchy percussion of ‘House Thing’.
Strange Haze – Temple of Truth [OUT002]
Outside In returns with some new-school, acid inspired sounds made for the club by Strange Haze.
VA – The House Of Web reworked Vol. 2 [ACIDO037]
Eight individual projects with various international origins, these two ep’s contain reworked and remixed material of Takuya Sogimoto’s early work that has been released on acido in 2020 and 2022, as well as some unreleased trax from 1994/95. Packaged in two editions of 300 copies, released separately. This is Volume 2 incl music from DJ Sotofett, Dynamo Dreesen & SJ Tequila, DJ Gizzard and DJ Yoav B.
Michael Kuntzman – Michael Kuntzman EP [ML2242]
A 2023 return to Alleviated Records for Michael Kuntzman after his split ep ‘the Underground Files 1’ from 2016. Four Freaky Dixie Jacking tracks from Memphis, giving meaning to the ‘Deep South’ here.
Simoncino – Distant EP [LAXC13]
The Italian producer Simoncino is back on Skylax Records. You already know his ability to create sounds that are deeply imbued with the Chicago sound, you sometimes might think you ‘re hearing some lost gems from the great Armando. In short, no need to add more, this item is essential for any normally constituted dj. The release comes with a remix featuring the great Larry Heard aka Mr Fingers.
Hieroglyphic Being – The Moon Dance [APNEA104]
‘The Moon Dance’ Mark’s the come back of one of Chi Towns most innovative and iconic figures to Apnea Records. Jamal Moss (Hieroglyphic Being) sound’s were first released on Apnea in 2007. Now, in 2023, he’s back with this double 12” album flooded with synth jazz and cosmic acid explorations in his signature and irreverent style.
Böhm – Globular Cluster EP [PARTOUT11.04]
Dylab – I Love Acid 27 [ILA027]
It’s been a quiet couple of years for Posthuman’s I Love Acid series, but it’s back with the first of three 12”s to see out 2023. ILA027 comes from Australian hardware wizard Dylab. Three tracks of 3am heads-down-in-the-haze chugging acid DJ tools, with a remix from Vault Wax label head Beyun.
Dan Piu – Zeit Des Erwachens [TRUETWO]
Tales of self-prophecy. Civilizations born from ancient technology. The architects of the future. Transformation of the world. A Childhood Intelligence project by Dan Piu & Venus News Network.
Boo Williams – Hypnotic Teck [PRTR27]
Chicago house artist Boo Williams returns with his famous signature sound that is full of party but never short on class. His chunky drums are always the foundational element and they come embellished with superb synth work. This new EP on Pariter finds him lean into tech with the loopy acid squelches of ‘303 Effect’ keeping you in suspense, ‘Acid Smoke’ layering soft 303 lines into a punchy deep house cut and then comes the EP highlight, ‘Extension Time’. It’s a zoned-out roller with tender piano chords turning you inwards for deep reflection as the rubbery drums keep things moving.
Deep Concentration – Unearthed Essentials Volume 1 [LACR035]
New heat on L.A. Club Resource beat out by Duke & Cliff! Unearthed Essentials pays honourable homage to classics over six tracks….names like Boyd Jarvis, Marcus Mixx, Gherkin, and Nick Nonstop all popping up on this one. Continuing to move forward bringing essential, formative dance music back to the forefront over these six tracks.
Timothy J. Fairplay – Why Are They Here [666005]
The invasion from outer space continues. Timothy J. Fairplay’s new EP “Why Are They Here?” is the follow-up to “Chariots In The Sky” on Archaic Future Sounds. Cosmic, cinematic Electro and Acid House produced only with synthesizers and drum machines.
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