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Gnork – Magic Arp [MAGIC014]
Dawn dissevers the earth and skies, Dragonflies twirl into the light of the sun’s world; No vapour dims the air, twinkling lightness buoys the eyes, During the night; I can see leaves flying on the tree branch and settle like tiny butterflies.
Jorge Caiado – Cycle EP [GR031]
Jorge Caiado’s new “Cycles” EP, offers 3 strong versions of title theme plus a remix by Detroit legend Mike Huckaby. A house/techno manifesto that takes his artistic vision one step further, placing him as a cutting edge producer internationally supported by the likes of Move D and others.
Sanasol – Long Lost Thoughts [RTM004]
R-Time Records releases two tracks from Iceland’s Sanasol, aka Thor and Yagya, entitled ‘Long Lost Thoughts’ – originally appearing on ‘Deep Thoughts’ LP via Hey Babe! in ’97.
Andrew Red Hand – Spiritual Capital EP [CHIWAX019LTD]
Andrew Red Hand from Romania’s spiritual capital of lasi stands up as an unwavering militant of the underground, a true Detroit spirit possessed as Romanian humanoid. From his early gigs throwing parties as one of the first generation DJs in lasi since 1997, ARH continues to break boundaries as part of the Romanian resistance scene and numerous time portals as they open around Europe. His blistering, mind-bending sets such as at Berlin’s Tresor and Griessmuehle see the DJ with the red hand fuse pure Detroit electro and techno with the sounds of techno-bass, raw Chicago acid house, classics and futuristic beats.
Alton Miller – All The Little Things [SIS-AMILLER]
Sistrum welcomes music legend Alton Miller to the fold for release number thirty three. For “All The Little Things,” Alton lays it down in fine form and enlists the incomparable vocal talents of Ree to bring the soulful vibrations as only he can.
Alton Miller – All Things Good EP [WACH003]
When it comes to soulful house, Detroit native Alton Miller is about as ingrained as it gets. Waella’s Choice sow the seeds with ‘All Things Good’. Club music for the sensitive souls, with some arresting spoken word poetry and even a broken beat deviation. ‘All Things Good’ is the fourth release from London label Waella’s Choice.
VA – Innate 001 [INN8001]
Since 2014 the Innate blog has been delivering high quality “slow journalism”, serving up articles that shine a light on artists that have otherwise gone under the radar. Four years on, the Innate team has decided to launch their own label with the same stated aims, namely to showcase deep electronic music with warmth and soul, produced by unheralded heroes old and new. The label’s first release – a four-track, multi-artist missive – offers a neat summary of what listeners can expect to hear in the months and years ahead. Tracks by Gilbert, Mark Hand, Lerosa and Innate founder Owain K.
Casey Tucker – Alternative Faction [LVNO15]
Casey Tucker is up to bat once again for Love Notes from Brooklyn. This time, though, it’s a more complete three track artist EP on offer. The music, of course, encapsulates everything that’s great about Casey’s sound: the lush pads, the crispy percussion, the emotional strings, and the dance-floor destroying basslines. Alternative Faction utilizes one such dancefloor destroying bassline to create a real fist pumping moment in the title track; That Time of Year uses a wriggly acid synth line over the aforementioned emotional strings, and to great effect; and New Mission ends the EP in a unwavering fashion; with heartstring-tugging, terk jerking, emotional pads over an acid line in signature Casey Tucker fashion.
VA – Drum Union Vol.1 [DPC0671]
Drum Union is a new series documenting the different shades of Leftfield House. London based Tony Nwachukwu (aka Attica Blues aka Wah-Chu-Ku) provides a deep broken dub techno monster. Manuel Fischer presents a beat-driven disco-influenced track to make any dance-floor burn and Mitsubishi Galaxy, who are also known as Jack Pattern take us into a wavy trip to another dimension. Look Like rounds it up and is merging Afro-Cuban rhythms with modern Electronica soundshapes. A journey wider and deeper than most of the average 4/4 business.
Khotin – Aloe Drink [PR017]
Public Release adds another entry to its 2018 chapter with a four-track EP that engineers the intersection of gentle warm-up house of the Balearic genus and frosty chill-out. The 12-inch is the latest from Dylan Khotin-Foote, who goes by the mononym Khotin, a producer and DJ firmly planted at the epicenter of Vancouver’s lively, colorful dance music scene.
Dj Aakmael – Dees Beats EP [DOG1217]
DJ Aakmael brings 4 classic house cuts to Dogmatik. His trademark sound is infused with infectious melodies, hard hitting rhythms and soulful vocals, and with this debut EP he doesn’t disappoint. Stepping effortlessly from one beat to the next, Aakmael brings the sound of Virginia to life on this standout EP.
Tom Trago – Bergen [DKMNTL056]
Bergen is the next, and natural step in the expanding career of Dutch producer Tom Trago. The acclaimed producer behind Voyage Direct will release his fourth LP, with the label and crew he’s built a close relationship with over the past ten years – Dekmantel. With a new studio and approach to music, Bergen is Trago sounding at his very finest, returning to his roots with a focussed, and dedicated production ethos.
Rick Wade – Cognitive Ecstasy EP [ATR002]
Here is Another’s second release, a 3 tracks EP from Chicago’s iconic house producer Rick Wade, who has reinvented himself in the recent years. This is quite obvious on this record which oscillates between old school and modernity, especially with the track Be The One on B2, a futuristic deep house anthem.
Earth Boys – Destination Heaven [FM002]
The second offering from the Fruit Merchant label is the official re-issue of Earth Boys – Destination Heaven. The highly sort after musical collaborative of Roy Davis Jr & Jay Juniel.
Midnight Tenderness – Refresco EP [KEN007]
Midnight Tenderness serves up a dreamy first solo offering with a fire-cracker of a four-tracker for Sydney’s Ken Oath Records. As heard on the title track and the emotive nu-jazz of “Terme” (reminiscent of early Atjazz) rounding up the A side. On the flip, we have the slo-mo, neon-lit boogie down jam that is “Hydra” brining this fine EP to a close.
Spacetravel – Ziusudra [MFLOW9]
Spacetravel and ninth super strike from Melliflow. an electronic music label based in Berlin. founded and curated by Vera & Alexandra. Spacetravel is the new soundscape project of Luca Cara.
Saile – Moments In Life [DOWNBYTHELAKE03]
Despite of his young age, Saile from Berlin found his trademark sound already, delivering 3 timeless house cuts for eternity- backed by with a bumping remix by one of Smallville’s mainstays Christopher Rau.
Inhere – Inhere 003 [INHERE003]
The mind is the subject in which ideas inhere. Inhere is a collective of like-minded artists based in Bucharest, Romania with sound inspired by analog, nature and geometry of spaces.
Lerosa – Playa De La Guancha [SAFTX001]
For the first release on SAFTX , Lerosa hands out a taster of the labels new series ambitions. Vivrant house music is most definitely the back bone of Playa De La Guancha as a whole. The opening is packed with a strapping rhythm section and a vocal cut that is reminiscent of the Trax Records classic House Nation. Julius Steinhoff (of Smallpeople fame) gives Soul Tracing a modern sounding treatment that completely shifts the feel of the original and turns it into an adventurous piece of contemporary electronics.
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