The second and final release of Scott Grooves’ Parts Manager series on Natural Midi- representing another four parts of the Scott Grooves sound.
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Ron Trent – Boogie Down [MAP005]
Ron Trent brings back the ”Dance Floor Boogie Delites” tag for 2 tasty cuts featuring similar flavors to previous releases on Prescription and Future Vision. The artwork is appropriate as ”Boogie Down” will make you want to break out your rollerskates and ”In The Light” is a nod to early Prince. Out on Ron’s own Music and Power imprint.
Chaos in the CBD – Invisible Spectrum [RS014]
South London favorites Chaos in the CBD come back to Rhythm Section International one year after their breakthrough EP ‘Midnight in Peckham’. The original EP captured a moment in time in a way few songs can manage. It was hailed as a masterpiece, capturing the attention of all who listened, as evidenced by the unquenchable demand for the 12”.
Smallpeople & Moomin – Secret Elevator [CLOSER007]
Smallpeople and Moomin are two pillars of the contemporary deep house game, and the Closer label from Germany is the perfect spot for them to unleash their singular beats on. “Lack Of Lighters” is a tightly packed house gem that strays onto a delightful off-kilter mode thanks its wobbling bassline, while “Secret Elevator” is much dubbier and focussed on the low-end.
Benjamin Brunn – Plastic Album [3EEPLP201604]
Benjamin Brunn’s follow up to his highly regarded A Sun Life album on Third Ear. The Plastic Album is, like it’s predecessor once again bursting with fat, glistening, gorgeous sounds. Brunn’s sound is instantly recognizable; the Nord Modular synth and Roland 808 which feature on all his performances. Yet, he’s sounding as fresh, as enigmatic and as soulful as ever.
Dannilov – We Play Wax Podcast #26
Baaz – Untitled [OFFICE008]
Subtle flowing house and ambient sketches plus a wonderful artwork and poster from Super Quiet.
Professor Inc. – Copper Oil EP [PHONOGRAMME020]
Villalobos – Detroit Heroes EP [MUSIK098]
The A side is a signature sounding track, the B side is unusually straight compared to most of his recent productions and builds a great tension if you let it play for a while.
Tevo Howard – Popular House Music EP [WEWILL006]
Rhythm Of Paradise – Paradise [CRM001]
Beesmunt Soundsystem – Afterglow EP [CHURCH010]
Ron Trent – Fon Space Project [MAP004]
Chi-town house legend Ron Trent goes from strength to strength with this fourth release on his very own Music and Power imprint. Two deep house instrumentals coming to you from outer space.
John Daly – Mainline [IZU002]
Andy Vaz – House Warming Remixs [YRE034]
Remixes of the Andy Vaz “House Warming” full lenght album by Ava’s Damiano von Erckert and Detroit’s Patrice Scott.
Pascal Viscardi – How To Cover Up A Clear Blue Sky [LVNO06]
Love Notes with some warm sounding classic house tracks from Pascal Viscardi. Smooth pads, lush strings and grooving drum programming.
Juju & Jordash – Live at Downbeat night. Madrid, December, 2015 [DOWNBEAT010]
Juju & Jordash again on downbeat, 8 records after, celebrating the 10th release. This is the recording of the live act performance at a Downbeat night on December, 2015. Slow jams with tropical vibes progressing leisurely in both sides.
Melodie – XL8R Podcast 449
“The rising Romanian offers a glimpse of his new live set in this week’s XLR8R podcast.”
CAB92 – Family Ties EP [LIT001]
London in Transmission was founded by two geezers in their bedroom, both regulars on the London underground scene. Christian AB dips into the mind and spirit of his machines to summon CAB92. Crafting a 4 tracker tinged with cosmic sounds and frenetic energy, CAB92 delivers it raw. Serious deep vibes here, this one is LIT.
Lapien – Something To Show You EP Part 2 [MISTRESS008.5]
On the second part of his simultaneously released Something To Show You EP series, Nick Lapien moves further towards late night techno territory. This is evident from the very start, with opener “Searching” delivering the perfect blend of layered, undulating rhythms, spacey riffs, and hypnotic, early morning atmospherics. It’s there, too, on the cascading deep house synths and freshly baked grooves of “Moon”, and “Wild For The Night”, whose bold analogue bassline and yearning vocal samples propel the tracks forwards. Lapien heads for deeper territory on the flipside, with the sinewy pianos and locked-in rhythm of soul-flecked closer “It Ain’t The Same” providing the headline attraction.
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