Four Walls delivers 4 tasty emotive house tracks – bon appetit!
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Move D & Jus-Ed – Brothers EP [UQ059]
After 4 years of working in the studio Move D and DJ Jus-Ed pay tribute to the genre ACID with there first ever co-produced release. This 2X12 EP contains the long play of the hit single It’s a Struggle.
S. Moreira & Saverio Celestri – Interphase Issues EP [SL004]
The Berlin-based collective return with another slab of beautifully crafted and timeless warm deep-house, blending together emotive pads, kicking drums and broken rhythms.
Ka One & St. Sene – French Connection [FS028]
Finale Sessions bring new music from some of the new generation Parisians Ka One & St.Sene.”Temporary Expression” with it’s solid drum work and wicked keys and soft pads which makes this track a latenight beater. ” Smokin’ Joint ” has classic Detroit feel to it with its bangin breaks and its acid synths and simple pads brings this track to whole other dancefloor. “Control 33” this a true techno deep peek time track with its efx and perfecto drums and synth laden sounds gives it that dance floor package needed to complete this perfect package. “G.U.R.U” this another Techno deep late night hitter with its pounding kick and its voice modulated efx with its melodic pads and strings.
Cosmjn – Drops [FRAGIL014]
Fragil Musique’s 14th release comes from Cosmjn, young and rising Romanian producer delivering a perfect and subtly crafted dancefloor outline. To elevate the gem even more, none other than Marcellus Pittman on the B side. Here, it’s all a matter of generous and appealing curves, for a deep and soft-spoken re arrangement that keeps true to the original.
Big Strick – Simple Pleasures [7DAYS1012]
Big Strick can usually be relied upon to deliver solid, soul-flecked deep house with that distinctive Detroit touch. That’s certainly what he delivers on Simple Pleasures, the latest 12″ for his 7 Days Entertainment imprint. There’s a lovely warmth and sun-kissed fluidity to bongo-laden opener “Ghetto Man”, whose enduring appeal is partly based on the delicious melodiousness of Strick’s hazy electronic pianos. “Don’t Wait Up” successfully riffs on a similar theme, before “48 Hours” displays the veteran Detroiter’s skills with dense percussion and ocean-deep chords. Best of all, though, is the dreamy beatdown of “Illuminated”, whose thicket drum machine beats and glassy-eyed pads are particularly memorable.
Lawrence – Manhattan [SMALLVILLE041]
Two years after his In A Rush EP, Lawrence is back on Smallville with another release dedicated to the island of lunacy and love: Manhattan. Approved by visionary dancers from all around the globe, Smallville41 presents three enthusiastic tracks- the pulsating tech-jazz ballad ‘Nowhere Is A Place’, the title track featuring Ghostly Internationals most wanted Heathered Pearls and a particular forward stepping bouncer sending greetings from Sten.
Kareem – Feels Like Sunday [PLATTE008]
Retro-2000-style-pad-house tune by Kareem with distinct reinterpretations by DJ Spider, Oskar Offermann and Philipp Boston.
Iron Curtis – The K.M.S. Years EP [OFFICE004]
The record is about Johannes “Iron Curtis” Paluka’s time at Karl-Marx-Straße Berlin where he used to live next door to label head Baaz and graphic designer Chris Fladung.
Audio Atlas – Tape From The Universe EP [HM015]
Fit Siegel – Carmine / First Found [FIT012]
A moody techno classic perfect for the lonely season. Subtle, low-key and thumping, the title track revolves around a bittersweet piano lead, elegiac 303 and Blade Runner string swells. It’s a high-tech driving song in the tradition of Model 500’s low-key classic ”Pick Up The Flow” and FIT sounds more assured than ever. ”First Found” is Mills-ian jigsaw puzzle techno imbued with breathy and addictive humanity. Stacatto, free-jazz informed piano solos lock into ping-pong synths — eventually, a female vocal emerges over a bed of arpeggiated bass. Loose yet robotic, ”First Found” is first-rate Detroit techno mysticism.
Ben Boe – Leagues To Light Years [BOE026]
Ben Boe drops his very first solo EP on the label he conceived over 8 years ago. Narratives of deep space travel and journeys into the abyss permeate the release from start to finish. Ganymede graces the A-Side with its interstellar funk and sci-fi chords cutting through a heavy atmosphere like that of the namesake moon itself. A sampled, spooky tale of watery destinations round off the a-side and lead into the depths of DEEeeP-r on the flip. Fuzzy saturated textures, whispering chords and heavy bass soften the descent whilst a chopped and maipulated vocal drones “Go Deeper, Stay Longer”. Drawing influence from his home county, the early Sheffield stylings, machine-precision breakbeats and soft harmonies of Atomic Fuzz round off the EP.
Binh – Visions Of Love [PERLON104]
Perlon’s latest release is coming from a lesser known artist, Binh aka he production alias of Berlin based Germann Nguyen. He shows some punchy Perlon-worthy productions skills on the basis of his two tracks here with opener “Visio” a quite haunting cut where stripped back drum programming allows a neat bassline and detailed synth work to shine. Complementing this, it feels like “Ruski” is Nguyen letting his more urgent desires reign free and is likely to become a B side many selectors cherish.
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Ivel Tax – Idel de fel [DB009]
Disco Birds is starting the year 2015 with the label head Levente Imre Takacs aka Ivel Tax. The Romanian born producer brings up his past and current ideas into one full album release, entitled Idel de fel.
Deep88 & Melchior Sultana – Playing Without Moving [12R03LP]
Nautiluss – Aerochrome [DINER003]
Slammin 4-tracker from Canadian producer Nautiluss featuring jackin, club-ready heaters with melodies that hold up outside the party.
The Nuclear Family – Come Dine With Us [TNF002]
The Nuclear Family return with the follow-up to the summer’s After Effects EP – another four tracks of deeper electronics for discerning DJs and dancers.
Manabu Nagaya & Soichi Terada – Low Tension [UTA001]
New label from Alex Bradley touching on Jazz, Techno, House, Ambient, Disco and Boogie through to left-field Cosmic, Balearic Soul and Rock. The first release comes in the form of an essential ambient Japanese house track by producers Manabu Nagayama and Soichi Terada. This highly sought after version of Low Tension originally released on the ‘La Ronde’ EP on BPM Records Japan in 1991, has been remastered for single release for the first time. Also featured, a stripped back rework by cult Japanese producer Yukihiro Fukutomi and Bradley himself with an extended deep, dubby and melodic Utopian mix.
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