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.
deep house
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.
Simoncino – Nemesis EP [UTTU83]
Simoncino returns to UTTU with 4 synth led electronix cuts – super deep introspective techno & house.
Deep88 – Remix EP [ASC303]
The remix EP for Deep88. Luis CL gives the deserved treatment to “Harmony”, doing a mellow balearic deep house trip. RNR transforms the collaboration between Deep88 and Robert Owens into a massive floor killer, with the perfect match of soul and electronic. Rhythm 2 Soul takes back the old “La Beija” and adds a 92ish Italian classic flavour with a version perfect for after hours. MHCrew brings “Rotation” to the next level adding lysergic synths and dreamy melody in an early Nugroove classic vibe. Jimini instead with his elegance and pureness add a mellow melancholic vibe to The Vibe.
Iron Curtis – Sweet Romancer [UV045]
For the first time Iron Curtis enters the ring over the full EP length for Uncanny Valley. There hasn’t been much of a discussion whether or not this is something for Uncanny Valley when Iron Curtis approached the four label heads with this new pile of dance floor material. These tunes are too good. Iron Curtis must have been particularly inspired by the muse while producing these four outstanding House tracks. You’ll feel a comprehensive knowledge about Dance music’s history when listening. No doubt, the Franconian who is now based in Berlin has spent a good time of analysing House music’s techniques. “Sweet Romancer” is the best example for his studio eloquence. Modulated synths, a classic bass line and a whole batch of drum ideas are combined into a wonderful track. The interplay between subtlety and vitality characterizes “Nixdorf Danse”. Plus, you won’t forget those strings. On “Triroom” he proves that he has a knack for melodies as well. Finally, “Take Me Home” should provide a lot of emotional moments on the dance floor with its dramatic piano and crescendo-like synth line.
Miruga – Spirit Garden EP [MG061]
Nagano native Yoshiki Tsuchiya AKA Miruga’s roots are deeply embedded in jazz music. His studies included jazz and funk drumming as well as the catalog of the legendary Strata-East label. Miruga presents four emotionally deep cuts which fit perfectly on Moods & Grooves.
Leonid Nevermind – Overcoming The Influence EP [BS001]
Leonid Nevermind is back with a new sophisticated detroit house EP. 4 groovy soulful tracks with storytelling titles, hazy vocal elements, slapping funky basslines and bluesy piano patterns enswathing with mysterious chords and thrilling lucid melodies.
Unkkut – Attitude [GASP006]
GASP Records opens 2018 with an impressive, breathtaking and extraordinary debut EP represented by the Ukranian newcomer Unkkut. First appeared on the radar as part of Get Busy Recordings compilation now he’s here to debut his first vinyl release – Attitude EP. Unkkut reveals your deepest fears and won’t let you run from them. Take a deep breath as you drown inside yourself.
Dannilov @ Gazette (Cluj-Napoca) 27.01.2018
Rudoulpho – Sunday Afternoon [GR1229]
Tony Sicoria – Impromptu EP [OTHR001]
The story behind the chosen name of this EP – Tony Sicoria – Impromptu EP , has Tony Cicoria (his real name) as the main character, a doctor struck by lightning resulting in out of body experiences and vivid dreams of playing compositions and triggering a sudden insatiable desire to listen to piano music. His case was first presented in Oliver Sacks’s book “Musicophilia”, chapter 1, A Bolt from the Blue: Sudden Musicophilia. Outhere is a sublabel of the Bucharest label Inhere, focusing on experimental music, jams & live cuts.
Amazon Club – Save Our Paradise [VG005]
The Amazon Club is back on Voodoo Gold Records with a 10 track release. Loaded with their signature, hazy tropical funk and disco rhythms, this follow-up from their last years debut will take you back on a trip to the sultry hideout of our worlds greatest paradise.
Kenneth Scott – Straylight EP [ATR001]
Another kicks off 2018 with its first release, coming from Kenneth Scott who delivers a 3 tracks EP with a deep electro and deep house feel. Straylight feat Dave Aju has been remixed brilliantly by the one and only Kai Alce. Analog warm textures and efficient grooves all along this ethereal masterpiece.
Funken Wavetropi – Feel Me EP [PS002]
Funken Wavetropi busted onto the scene last year with his debut release on his then brand new imprint, Perfect Straight. This is his second release featuring some funky and bouncy bassline house. The EP inclused a Ben Houghton remix.
SIT – Invisibility Chapter I/II[SUSH045/SUSH046]
Sushitech Records presents ‘Invisibility’, the debut album from SIT aka Sideways Invisibility Theory. The DJ & producer duo is based in Bucharest and was formed in 2009 by Cristi Cons and Vlad Caia. Drawing from an early education in classical music, their influences range from ethereal jazz to experimental trip-hop.
part 1 / part 2 / full album
Jay Bliss @ Vade Mecum Showcase, Reflektor (Timisoara) 13.01.2018
Patrice Scott – Reborn Goodness [SOTCPS01]
Patrice Scott’s works make Sistrum, his label, designing the shapes of what a classic house record must sound like. Not only a nice guy, Patrice is one of the most talented producers of the planet House and he naturally is respected for that. Sounds of The City continues to put out the music of the Originators’ sons and Reborn Goodness is probably one of the most important addition to the label’s catalogue.
Pascäal – No Pain [CLAVE-003]
Pascäal delivers four live hardware cuts ranging from warm pensive techno in “Orbs (Glass Mix)” to the cavernous and dubbed out “7”.
