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Baaz – What About Talk About #1 [OFFICE001]
The debut release on Office Recordings is the first part of a series produced by label founder Baaz. “In My Mind” is a subtle, shiny piece of jazzyfied house music with a steady rolling groove and dirty kickdrum. “Glim” bangs the box with deep dubs and a sexy vigorous groove. The flip starts with two mind-bending downbeat cuts with a stumbling beat. Last but not least a slowburning remix of “Way Out Citti” by Matthias Reiling (Session Victim, Giegling Recordings) and Björn Astrup who did a brilliant job twisting the original into a soulful homage to the slow side of house
music.
Red Rack’em – If Only The Past EP [BERGERAC003]
Three track EP of pretty banging bassy techno and wonky house following up the first releases on the label. The title track, “If Only The Past”, plays tricks on your inner rhythm with its loose percussion, Detroit driven pads and a deep vocal injection. The bassline and the kick drum work in conjunction with an immersive bass tone, enveloping you in low-frequency hypnosis. “Alone Always” is a sluggish yet fiercely moving house jam. A well placed medley of samples, startling pads and sharp chords punctuate a penetrating beat – best suited to an early-morning, sub-level sweatbox.
Soul 223 – Almost Like It Used To Be [DSR-H002]
Second release on the new house music aligned Delsin series is coming from Soul 223 aka Steve Pickton. He has been producing melodic, Detroit inspired sounds since the mid 90s, most often as Stasis on labels like Peacefrog and Mo Wax.
A keen sense of melodic colour also characterises the four cuts that make up this EP, with the first, ‘Almost Like It Used To Be’ pairing radiant pads with a lolloping house beat and plenty of melted synth sounds. Next up, ‘Arties Mood’ slows to a Moodymann styled pace, layering percussive samples, keys and jazzy motifs onto of a lazy house beat to conjure a perfect sunny afternoon vibe. ‘Heartstrings’ is alive with the sound of the cosmos as it rolls on through organic sounding bongos, sharper claps and plenty of neon lines. Closing track ‘Essex’ has a gummy, gritty bottom end sweetened by more glistening melodies and key work, all the while chugging along at a most inviting deep house pace.
VA – I’m Starting To Feel Okay Vol 5 Part 1 [ENDLESSFLIGHT044]
The first single cut from upcoming mule musiq compilation “I’m Starting To Feel Okay Vol 5”. A side, Juju & Jordash with a very unique psychedelic techno stuff, Move D on A2 and DJ Sprinkles on B side are first available on vinyl.
Jonsson / Alter – Mod Mixes [KM024]
Jonsson/Alter Mod album remixes are here, featuring Minilogue, Donato Dozzy and Dorisburg. All remixes has some kind uplifting and sunny trance mode to them, so as it turns out, this is actually the prefect spring release. Minilogue starts out with the track Kyrka 2.0 and ads both speed and length. Donato takes on the track Acapellan and does everything right. Keeping the beautiful vocals of the original, Donato adds bass line and new drums. The EP closes with another Swedish contribution. Alexander Berg aka Dorisburg from duo Genius Of Time reworks Djup House, and does it well. A solid bass line keeps us grounded to the dance floor while dreamy melodies and harmonies gently lift our serotonin levels.
Jouem – Episodes 1/8 [MOJUBAJOUEM001]
Introducing a new outlet called Mojuba Jouem for a special project of a special artist. Jouem graces Mojuba with a series of releases called episodes to be seen as a whole conceptual piece of art.
Session Victim – The Haunted House of House [DOGCD002]
Delusions of Grandeur presents ‘The Haunted House Of House’ the debut album by Session Victim. Opening track Dark Sienna sets the mood and serves as a good taster of what you can expect from their highly accomplished debut. We’re talking looped up deep-disco territory here with a lovely mid-tempo rolling groove driven along by open hats and a square wave bassline, lush string sections and dubbed vocal hits all adding heat to the mix.
Specter – Mix for Chicago Radio Vocalo 89.5
Carlos Nilmmns – Lune Eclaire Album Sampler [LIFE005]
Carlos Nilmmns knows all about delivering deep driving techno and house. It is time for a full album called Lune Eclaire in 2012. Lifeworld presents 6 of Nilmmns’ finest tracks to date on this beautiful dark red marbled piece of wax. The producer’s skills range from deep driving techno to electronica, from acid to pumping house.
Craig Huckaby – Black Music / Child Of The Sun [SS047]
Brand new Sound Signature from Craig Huckaby featuring production from Theo Parrish and Pirahnahead. Two tracks of beautiful soul drenched house with spoken words, and an additional beatless poem as a last track.
Seuil – Back To The Raw [EKLO020]
Seuil is back on Eklo with 3 deep techno cuts worked only with the mpc. Uncluterred beats, right to the groove, and simple as it should be. Added is a brilliant deep Fred P reshape.
Theo Parrish – Sound Signature Sounds Vol. 2 [SSCD06]
Theo Parrish presents Sound Signature Volume Two, a 9 track compilation of previous Sound Signature releases and a previously unreleased track, “Didn’t Pay Dues”.
Giorgio Luceri – Eternamente EP [MATH059]
Italian producer Giorgio Luceri makes his Mathematics debut with this 3 track EP. “Les verres du bar” is a 9+ minute tune & a perfect blend of bangin, raw, & hypnotic vibes. on the flip side, “Less Business” is a dope slice of deep house and “Eternamente” stays classy.
Fort Romeau – Kingdoms [SILK022]
Mike Norris aka Fort Romeau is a UK artist based in South London. Mike began making music at 14, inspired by the slow jams of Air’s Premiers Symptômes and the warm analogue sounds of Autechre’s Amber LP he began creating, “just loops of noise and atmosphere, just playing with the sound directly.” Later, while at university in Brighton, he began DJing at clubs and the experience of being enveloped in the sound had a profound effect on his attitude to music-making. In Mike’s words, “I started really thinking about the visceral quality of the sound all my favorite music had – this deep, thick quality that just absorbed you.” Shortly after leaving university, Mike began working with the band La Roux, playing keyboards and programming the band’s live show – all the while developing his own musical practice between sound checks and airport stopovers. It wasn’t until the band stopped touring that he was able to concentrate on his music full time and, having become used to working within the limitations of a slow laptop and a pair of headphones, changed his ethos to music making “you have to learn to be very efficient, its is pretty frustrating but you live within the limitations of your equipment. That’s what really defines you as a musician I think. I only have one synthesizer, a Yamaha DX7, and this LP is really the product of me interfacing with that one synth and a 7 year old laptop.”
Ike Release – Subsequent EP [EPISODES001]
New Chicago label with some lovely tracks going somewhere between traditional Chicago house, Detroit techno and finer club tracks. 3 tracks of foggy, saturated house hinting only slightly to the past while remaining firmly in the present. Comes with a stripped to the bone remix by Hakim Murphy.
Nitetime – Jivetalk [FCL073]
Nitetime is the new production duo from Boston, USA comprised of Kon and Whisky Baron. Nitetime’s debut EP Jive Talk sits on a bridge between OG boom bap hip hop – with its tough drums and grooved up interludes – and the 4/4 rhythms of classic house and disco.
Jay Bliss – The Art of Doing Nothing [INITIALS02]
Initials imprint delivers its second release this spring, Jay Blissʼ ʻThe Art of Doing Nothingʼ backed with a remix from Petre Inspirescu. In both original tracks Jay Bliss relies on little else than careful manipulation of structure and sound to create captivating fare. Lead track ʻDoing Nothingʼ revolves around a lumpy, satisfying groove and a three note hit while Jay Bliss teases out every detail to just before breaking point while ʻXʼ takes a deeper, more immersive route. Petre Inspirescu delivers a typically dense, rhythmic interpretation of ʻXʼ which clocks in at just over 14 minutes and rallies around padding kicks, sonic oddities and a ever-evolving percussion. Incredibly bass heavy, itʼs a version that gives an intense, sub-aquatic view of the original.
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