The second release on IZU Recordings with two rugged & raw gems by John Daly.
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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.
Lapien – Something To Show You EP Part 1 [MISTRESS008]
Following a brief hiatus, DVS1’s Mistress Recordings label returns with its’ first release of 2016. Something To Show You is an expansive, two-part E.P fron Nick Lapien. There’s much to enjoy on this first part, which sees Lapien deliver trippy, late night workouts that sit somewhere between ultra-deep house and Detroit techno. It’s an atmospheric formula that works wonderfully, particularly on “Something To Tell You” – where bluesy vocal samples weave their way around a deep, locked-in groove – and the up-tempo bump of tech-house hustler “No Good”.
Norm Talley / Michael Zucker – South by Midwest [FS001K]
Owner operator of Finale Sessions Music Michael Zucker has brought you a sister label called Finale Sessions Music to showcase his own music with close friends and family. The first release it’s starting with the Detroit veteran Norm Talley and label boss Michael Zucker. Norm Talley track called “Power “it has the sublime Detroit deep sound with its sharp chords and that pumping deep kick and claps and it also has additional work from another Detroit legend Delano Smith but what makes this track is the fantastic vocals from the soul. Track two “Lock Jaw” is just raw beatdown late night track with deep chicago classic sound with a pumping kicks and mind altering synth. Then next is Michael Zuckers first track “Parisian Nights” with it’s classic filtered classic chicago sound with proper pads and chords with a vocal drifting in and out of the spectrum . Track two “ Thought Process” is just an amazing deep inspired melodic trip with key’s and that classic b4 organ that sets the tone for the pads and that lifted filtered sound.
Jupiter Jax – Urban Legends [DPTX002]
The second release from Deeptrax, features Jupiter Jax from Malta. A deep 4 story EP containing Detroit vibes beamed into today’s world. Starting melancholic with lush sounds and firm beats, then slowly building into piano heaven. The other tracks are deep ethereal technoid trax with lush, conscious sounds and stomping beats, which is pushing the label into deeper, broader territories.
Brian Harden – Chicago To Detroit (Remixes Part 1) [D3E002X]
This EP features 3 remixes, one By Brian himself and the others by Detroit’s Patrice Scott and Atlanta’s Byron The Aquarius. First up is man of the moment, Byron The Aquarius with his ethereal take on the original. With it’s cosmic sounds weaving in and out, Byron manages to infuse his soulful sound on the track to take it to a otherworldly territory. Brian is up next with his “Chicago Sur Seine Mix”, introducing a steel drum and some beautiful pads that are reminiscent of 808 State’s, Pacific 202. While still keeping with the original’s pace, this remix has more of a down tempo feel, and would fit perfectly in those late night/early morning sets. Finally Patrice Scott delivers a more beat driven Detroit take on the original, with an emphasis on the hi hats and clap that really gives the track that driven feel. While still paying respect to the original, half way through Patrice takes it to another level with his atmospheric keys that round off a great remix EP.
Smallpeople – Crystal Fandango [SMALLVILLE048]
Smallpeople doing the Crystal Fandango. After a little while, Just and Julius are back on wax with a fresh three-tracker, that was well tested on the road by some close friends for quite a while- and it was about time to put out this groover right in time for the summer.
Frank & Tony – Under The Jaguar Sun [SAT027]
The boys in black, Frank & Tony, are skating back onto the scene with another four track summer stomper, ‘Under the Jaguar Sun’. The A-side starts things off with the titular track, a rollicking deep house number primed for sunset raves. A bouncing and lush bass line is the back bone of the track, as crisp hi-hats, distant, yearning pads, and shimmering bells propel dancers forward into eyes closed euphoria. Things ramp up quickly into peak-time ecstasy on the Breakaway edit of Solo Andata’s A Ballet of Hands.’ A whirling dervish of delicate music boxes, bowed guitars, delicate music boxes, and distant horns swirl around and weave in and out between a skipping drum pattern, pushing and pulling alongside a gruff and stuttering bass, perfect for those late night rooftop ventures. The B-side takes listeners into early morning after hours territory, starting with the groovy Difficult Loves.’ An airy and luscious double bass keeps things bouyed as introspective pads shimmer alongside pillars of aquatic synths. Backed by a classic, shuffling NY House drum groove, this one is best served late into the evening. The boys wrap things up on a high note with the latin vibes of Sargasso.’ Crisp tambourines keep things light as dense kicks and a bass line deeper than the deepest canyon pull dancers deep into the floor with a warm embrace. The star of the show is the bouncing and earnest synth line, which is partnered up with a pair of playful toms in a game of cat and mouse, making this track a weapon anywhere you place it in a set.
Baldo – W [LPHWHT011]
Strong melodic house vibes by Spanish producer Baldo Gallego on Let’s Play House White. Nice mellow mid 90’s balearic vibes mixed with a bit of Classic New York house.
Legowelt – Dekmantel Podcast 078
Fred P – Sound Destination [SPMBLP002]
Sound Destination is a project that crosses genre to find its own space. Soundscapes, downtempo, ambient, and house music all find a place in this aesthetically complete project. There’s a simmering, hovering quality about the whole album, as a pastoral ease settles over the listener. The record flows like a vague narrative, a non-specific sort-of journey album, a meditative jazz-house trip. Fred Peterkin shows yet another perspective of his expression. bursting out of the style-box, to draw you in to his own dimension.
Gonno & Nick Hoppner – Fantastic Planet EP [OSTGUTTON095]
The Fantastic Planet EP sees Höppner collaborating with Japanese DJ and producer Gonno on three bouncy, club-enabled tracks, steeped in early 90s House and UK Electronica vibes.
VA – Never Stop [POR0003]
Portray’s sound spectrum is diverse but always intimate, focussing on excitement, warmness and friendship. For the third release they bring 4 salty swirling posse jams from Jonas Palzer, Berni, Pablo Mateo and N.O.C.
Modaji – Belle Epoque [UTA002]
Dominic’s initial Modaji releases garnered acclaim from luminaries such as Francois Kevorkian, Derrick May and Gilles Peterson and after 10 years away from releasing to concentrate on composing music for film and television, Jacobson returns to the studio to delve further into his deep house and ambient soundscapes. The first of two EP’s, Belle Epoque touches on a more cinematic approach to production and showcases a warmer, more expanded sound.
Darling – Jacob’s Lead [VD024]
As part of the label’s mission to champion Dutch talent, Voyage Direct has always promoted new, up and coming, and little-known producers. Here the debut 12” from a mysterious young producer known only as Darling.
The Hipodrome Of Music 