Intergalactic Gary @ Disco Fetish, NAR (Utrecht) 21.03.2025
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VA – RDY #56 (Ron Hardy Edits) [RDY056]
Original Chicago house music hero Ron Hardy used to make and break tracks with ease. Decades on, we’re still getting treated to them with this ongoing series and the latest opens up with a familiar sound. ‘Love’ is fairly stripped of its original vocals and is a casuistic, textured and intense electronic disco cut for peak times. ‘The Night’ slows down with some freaky vocals and heavy dub disco drums then ‘1-5-1’ brings some jacked up acid house with monstrous 303 lines ripping up the groove and ice cold hi-hats keeping time. ‘The Bass’ is a raw drum track with moody Windy City vocals and dark energy.
VA – RDY #55 (Ron Hardy Edits) [RDY055]
Four monstrous tracks straight from the basement featuring one of the original house music creator Ron Hardy.
Mac Jr – Elephant Song (Radondo Edit) [FREE DOWNLOAD]
Slow Motion affiliate Radondo returns to the “A UFO” free edit series with his high-octane rework of Mac Jr.’s “Elephant Song.” The vibrant energy of the original track is enhanced by Radondo’s signature percussive instrumentation and metallic flair. By sacrificing the original vocals, he creates a version that focuses more on the instrumental elements, capturing the captivating, energetic essence of the 1984 ZYX gem.
Beckie Bell – In Need Of … LP [STRUT293LP]
Strut reintroduces a sought after independent disco gem from the Topomic catalogue: Beckie Bell’s ‘In Need Of…’, reissued in full for the first time. Originally released in 1980, In Need Of… quickly became a cult classic of the French disco scene. After relocating from New York to Paris in the late 1970s, Bell carved out a unique space for her sound, blending the soulfulness of New York disco with the high energy sophistication of the European market. The full debut album features some of Bell’s earliest recordings, including the full length version of ‘Super Queen’ (1979) and ‘In The Right Place’ (1980), showcasing her commanding vocal delivery and distinct musical style.
GǼG – Vivre [BLESSYOU030]
GǼG is the production duo of Japan’s Keita Sano and Monkey Timers. Their unique, rabble rousing, sound is showcased here – assembled with the building blocks of disco but launched on a completely mind-warping course into territory anew. This 12 inch is heavy-duty weaponry with a sole purpose to rip at the very fabric that makes up the reality of dance floors – discotheque destruction guaranteed.
Tjor – Multiflex [WE018D]
Brazilian artist Tjor returns to Wrong Era with his 5-track EP ‘Multiflex’. This release showcases his unique blend of brooding arrangements and hopeful, esoteric tones, highlighting his remarkable ability to continuously evolve sonically. Opening with a rich kick and harmonious pads, ‘Hyperdrive’ sets a robust tone and reinforces Tjor’s sonic charm. Swelling to an acidic echo of the purity of 1980s Chicago house, his innovative approach courses through the track.
Pye Corner Audio – Where Things Are Hollow: No Tomorrow LP [LPS41]
Electronic music visionary Pye Corner Audio, a master of blending nostalgia with forward-thinking production, has carved out a unique niche in the electronic music landscape. Drawing inspiration from 1970s and 80s synthesizer music, Detroit techno, and cinematic soundtracks, his work often evokes a sense of eerie futurism. Lapsus Records present “Where Things Are Hollow: No Tomorrow”, a comprehensive box set revisiting and expanding his acclaimed Where Things Are Hollow series. This release includes the first two volumes – with volume 2 featuring an unreleased track – and two additional chapters that further enrich the series’ narrative. Once again, Pye Corner Audio delivers innovative soundscapes, drawing inspiration from ambient techno, cinematic electronica, and experimental slow disco. The third installment unveils a constellation of entirely new tracks, weaving the ambient, synthwave, and retro-futuristic textures that define Jenkins’ work. Meanwhile, Where Things Are Hollow 4 amplifies this narrative, incorporating reinterpretations by some of today’s most visionary artists: Alessandro Cortini, John Talabot, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Lord Of The Isles and Surgeons Girl
Mystic Jungle – Sunset Breaker LP [PRD1026]
Mystic Jungle is back with a new album of free-spirited forays into solar-sonic fantasy. Dario di Pace’s third LP, ‘Sunset Breaker’, has been in gestation for a long while and reflects an arduous journey through studio closures and multiple recording locations. It also shows the stylistic variety that results when a set of songs develops over several years. Despite this difficult journey, Mystic Jungle has produced a rich and multi-colored display of sounds and styles, resulting in his most diverse and adventurous musical narrative thus far. Standout dance tracks like “Secrets” and “Some Lovin’” feature disco beats and body-moving grooves, with searing guitars, sultry saxophones, and layers of loved-up lyrics and call-and-response vocals that add to the magical motion. Meanwhile, “Innervision” and “Twilight” draw inspiration from lovers rock and neon new-wave dub pop, where yearning vocals, ecstatic pixie hooks, and liquid fuzz leads intertwine with fantasy synths and exotic string instruments from faraway lands. On sunbaked, stoner tracks like “The Road” and “Get Me Higher,” Mystic Jungle blends harmonizing passages of 60s psychedelia, radiant summer soul, and low-down zoner jamming.
Members Only – 4 The Ones Who Know Vol. 1 [MO-036]
Members Only presents the first volume of this new series called ‘4 The Ones Who Know’. These edits were done on the fly with a Zoom Drum and SP303 in 2011 at Music Box Lisbon & in Madrid for Red Bull Music Academy.
Members Only – The Worst Edits Vol. 15 [MO-035]
Members Only is back with the 15th volume of The Worst Edits featuring 5 previously unreleased edits pulled from the archives for experimental artistical purposes.
Five Sinners – Magic [BST-X105]
With the reissue of ”Magic” the circle of the works originally published by Eyes Records and composed in the earliest 80s by Celso Valli is completed: Future State, Blue Gas and now precisely Five Sinners. Best Record thus creates ”the triplet” of the Italo-Disco operas made by the immense musician from Bologna. This release includes also a new captivating version of ”Magic” skillfully remixed by the talented Italian-Australian DJ-producer Dave Mathmos.
Members Only – The Worst Edits Vol. 14 [MO-34]
Members Only is back with the 14th volume of The Worst Edits featuring 8 previously unreleased edits pulled from the archives for experimental artistical purposes.
Beartrax – Opaque [MELOD018]
The birthday candles are barely out, and Melodize is already back with their 18th release! Label boss Beartrax is in the driver’s seat, with remixes from Massimiliano Pagliara and Eliott Litrowski.
Marcello Giordani – Synthetic Music Pt. 2 [DIRT_PLAYER008]
Re-press of this classic Disco EP by Marcello Giordani. This one was originally released on vinyl back in 2006 on the now defunct sub-label ”Players Paradise” and was one of the first ever releases by Marcello Giordani who went on to become a household name in the scene.
Antoni Maiovvi – Knights Of New Haven [BAP225]
Antoni Maiovvi is an artist like few others. “Knights of New Haven” summarises his unique ability and unparalleled range. This return to the Bordello reflects the influence of the West Coast Sound of the Netherlands as well as that machine music of his adopted home of the U.S. “Later Not Lately” bends bars above a throbbing kick, hi-hats ruffling the clean arcs of string. Echoes of Chicago and Detroit penetrate the EP. Melting melodies fold and oscillate under the crashing cymbals of “Slack Blabbath”, staggered synthlines jolted by tight percussion patterns. A brother-in-arms opens the flip, Danny Wolfers drafted in under his Legowelt moniker to turn his magic to “Later Not Lately”. Undulating undertones are sliced by serrated snares before a sordid TB303 is unsheathed, Wolfers’ soulful and squalid retelling of the original. “The Madness in the Method” closes. Fizzing static blurs drum patterns, a taut note piercing the dense bass fog. Teetering between the profound and the profane, Maiovvi pivots his horror disco trademark sound with driving house drums and devil-may-care grandeur. An EP of epic proportions.
Arp Frique & The Perpetual Singers – The Gospel Of Jesamy LP [CW007]
Whether or not you’re a believer, the Gospel stands for the good news. ‘The Gospel Of Jesamy’ by Arp Frique & The Perpetual Singers is a personal good news journey ignited by the birth of a girl named Jesamy, Arp Frique’s daughter. The Amsterdam-based multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer returns with a new record full of gospel funk inspired by his offspring. The lesson is simple and universal: we are all in need of love, unconditional love. This new album is a deep journey in 7 tracks, where Arp Frique channels his love for organic, funk-based music full of obscure synths, bubbly basslines and swirling guitars to bring a new-old hybrid which could be described as P-funk meets gospel-disco. Legendary vocalists abound in this Gospel: Dennis Bovell channels his inner funkadelic on ‘Look Up Johnny’; diva Muriel Blijd takes a solo feature on ‘Father Father’; and longtime Arp-collaborator Mariseya joins the vocal squad throughout.
Hysteric – Magic Holiday / Pinball edits [Free Download]
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Two fresh edits from the Austraian edit master Hysteric, released as pay-as-you-want.
Members Only – The Worst Edits Vol. 13 [MO-033]
Members Only is back with the 13th volume of The Worst Edits featuring 6 previously unreleased edits pulled from the archives for experimental artistical purposes.
Members Only – The Worst Edits Vol. 11/12 [MO-031/032]
Members Only is back with The Worst Edits and here we have volume 11 & 12, each with three edits chopped in & turned out for the mechanically insame minds.
The Hipodrome Of Music 