Mysterious released, no information about the label or the producer. Melodic retro acid house/techno, classic early 90s sounding Detroit stuff. “It Ain’t What It Ain’t” powers along on a snapping 808 drum track with a bubbling 303 bassline, big washy strings and jazzy synth solo. Flipside cut “Megapolitan Soul” is a sublime piece of beatdown house that oozes soul. a gospel / soul vocal, hand claps and Detroit house pads and efx make this an absolute blinder for me.
Mini album from original raw Chicago house to atmospheric chilled electronics – with kind of Sahko style minimalistic approach.
The 2nd album to be unveiled from Nation is called “Creep Acid” from JTC. He was driven by thoughts about the lifespan of many things. Creep Acid carries the resonance of future past.
The fourth installment of the limited Phonica Whites series, pairing the production talents of Luv Jam aka Andy Cole with the first ever official remix by the phenomenon that is Cottam.
Portable strikes back on Karat 8 years after his first appearance on the label. “Inside your mind” is a build up track with a proper vocal describing different levels of consciousness, and about the way of living your inner thoughts. “The Ghetto Escapes” is a floor burner, acid stomper track that never stops to push up the pressure.
This is the first single release from the forthcoming new Hardfloor album “Two Guys Three Boxes”. Typical Hardfloor Acid tracks true to the style they are famous for. The package is rounded up with a remix from the Acid legend DJ Pierre.
This is Shaddock’s first release ‘Acid Dreams E.P.’ by the enigmatic duo Hitsafe. They have delivered a king hit with their debut, appealing to devotees of authentic house music, and launching Shaddock into the stratosphere. Remixes from Tin Man and Isis.
This is the 2nd Acid Test 12” from Absurd Recordings done by Iron Curtis. Features the original mix of Your Love along with two remixes from the Idjut Boys.
Jackin Chicago styles with a distinct European edge, as Elec Pt.1 kicks off the Abstract Forms sub-label, Abstract Acid. Expect Bunker style dynamics, low-slung basslines, contorting acid and downright mean ‘n’ moody riffs.
This is the debut release in this new series done by Absurd Recordings. The first Acid Test 12″ features 3 tracks from Tin Man, including a remix of “Nanneo” by Donato Dozzy.
Africans With Mainframes return with ‘The Sound of Something Ending’, a monstrous three track EP full of heart-pounding, dirty industrial styled acid house in the way that they can only do. Along with the title track, ‘The Pleasure Seekers’ and ‘98.6’ throw down some seriously heavy energy.
Andy Blake gets back to basics with a 2nd installment of his all-analogue, hardware-powered ‘Cave Paintings’ workouts. The vibe is meaningfully rough and ready, the A-side capturing a locked-in drum machine pattern and mental reversed synthline synced in tangled, captivating copulations, whereas the flipside gets loose with proper Chicago-meets-UK jack patterns.
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