More obscure edits by Alexis Le Tan & Joakim for their project Full Circle.
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TOPO – Ba Ba Go Go [BST-X054]
The official remastered reissue of one of the rarest and sought after italo-disco record from early 80’s. This is an epic out there electronic production that’s one of a kind. In the same period of other italo-disco classics like REM, STOPP, Klein & MBO, GANG previously reissued by Best Italy, they representing the roots of chicago sound played by the pioneers like Ron Hardy.
Vermelho Wonder – Night Crawlers EP [MMR033]
Sao Paulo’s “Vermelho Wonder” (AKA DJ Vermelho and vocalist Ivana Wonder) debut on Mister Mistery, loaded with Italo-disco, New-wave, Synth-pop and House influences, the duo already made a name for themselves locally with a huge and very present fanbase. The EP comes with two dance-floor remixes by Italian Massimiliano Pagliara and Mister Mistery’s ROTCIV.
Machinegewehr – Kurayami [EE025RTM]
Rotterdam’s Machinegewehr returns to Electronic Emergencies with Kurayami, a four track 12-inch. Its analogue synths make Machinegewehr’s sound darker than ever, reaching into every groove. The embodiment of Disco Noir, the record leaves you with a sophisticated sadness, made bearable only by the pulsating bass and rolling beats leading you to the dance floor. Kurayami’s mysterious cover art was created by the multi-talented artist himself.
Unknown Artist – NOEDIT001 [NOEDIT001]
Four edits which have had been rinsed from Panorama Bar to Love International over the past 12 months finally see the light of day. Reworked lovingly for the dancefloors by Jordan McCuaig.
Space Dimension Controller – Redemption Of The Cryonauts [REDEMPTION]
Space Dimension Controller catches everyone by surprise with the release of ‘Redemption Of The Cryonauts’, a new 13 tracks double-LP out of nowhere that lands on no label and little is really known about this release.
Curt Cress – Dschung Tek EP [MFM038]
This EP from Dutch archival imprint Music From Memory is every bit as glassy-eyed and loved-up as the rest of their left-of-centre, Balearic-minded catalogue. German drummer and composer Curt Cress first released “Dschung Tess” in 1992, layering his own dense tribal drums across a tropical, ambient house and dream house influenced backing track on the brilliant “Long Version”, before stripping it back to a loved-up, Ibiza-friendly house cut on the “No Live Drums” version. Both mixes can be found on this reissue, alongside a trio of similarly percussive, tropical-minded cuts from the artist’s 1983 LP, “Avanti”. All three are ace and almost as good as the more floor-focused title track.
Relmer International – Relmer International [MAG132]
Upcoming Amsterdam-based DJ, producer and new kid on the block Relmer International produces atmospheric house with a keen eye for the dancefloor. His self-titled 4-track debut EP on Magnetron Music sounds both flourishing and refreshing due to its warm, lush and deeply layered sound. All of these factors combined connect the dots between the contemporary Amsterdam club sound, the quietness of Relmer’s origins in the Dutch meadows, and the sun-kissed beaches of Brazil. On his self-titled debut EP, he creates floor-fillers and balearic beach openers.
Mystic Jungle – Jurakan [PRD1013]
Mystic Jungle is back with four slabs of stylish and edgy electronic Italo-Disco cuts by the head honcho of Periodica Records and Futuribile Record Club.
Unknown Artist – Light Touches 03 [LTR03]
Light Touches Records is devoted to shed a new light to hot rarities, unknown grooves as well as forgotten classics. The new 12′ brings three hot smoking tunes, from the killer acidic and hypnotic groove of ‘Flashed’, to the bass-driven funky roller of ‘Changes’. To round up the edges, ‘Do’ is a sweet conscious twostep jewel. All tracks have been carefully edited by Andrea “Passenger’ Di Maggio, without overdubs, in order to bring the spirit of classic disco manipulators to today’s dancefloors!
Eko / Georges Ouedraogo – Afro Funk & Disco Gems Volume Nine [MUKAT061]
Volume 9 of Mukatsuku Afro series kicks off with ‘M’Ongele M’Am’ from Cameroon artist Eko Roosevelt Louis taken from his early 1980’s self-titled album and licenced for this 45 from Nubiphone & Africa Seven. Driving brass funk fuelled afro disco does not really get much better than this. On the flipside Georges Ouedraogo from Burkina Faso gives us us the dance floor bomb ”Deni” taken from his 1978 long player ”Gnanfou Gnanfou” also licenced from Africa Seven and also the first time ever on a single. Punchy brass offset by those hipnotic vocals and funky wah-wah guitar has a deserved place on the flip.
Khidja @ Flow Festival (Helsinki) 12.08.2018
Romanian duo Khidja brought a bag full of trippy, oddball selections as they opened the final day of the RA Front Yard at last year’s Flow Festival in Helsinki.
Mr. TC – The Depths Of Haze [HRDF05]
The Hard Fist label notches up release number five from Mr TC, with remixes from Lokier and Khidja. At the forefront of the Glaswegian music scene, Mr TC moves through genres from new wave to post punk, industrial, disco and tropical oddities. He plays mesmeric live shows with synths, drum machines and guitars. This EP takes you to the void of space, seeking freedom from moral prohibitions and standards, refuge from sexual and gender prejudice, exile from oppression, and aims to rupture aesthetic boundaries.
Rocco Siffredi – Per Aspera Ad Astra [BAR018]
Ukraine’s arguably most interesting contemporary electronic music producer Mikhaylo Vityk, known as Vakula, returns to the Burek family. He came up with a new name, Rocco Siffredi, and a spaced out 3-tracker EP titled “Per Asper Ad Astra” for sublabel Barba Records.
Rude 66 @ Grauzone Festival 09.02.2019
The Revolving Eyes / Nelson Bishop – SPLIT EP [MOD007]
Moderne Recordings Split EP 12″ vinyl release: The Revolving Eyes & Nelson Bishop. An excursion between Exotic/Slow/Disco/Body/Wave.
Giovanni Damico – The Sounds Of Revolution [LIH034]
Italian producer Giovanni Damico (otherwise known as G-Machine or Ron Juan) has been busting out funkified gems for more than 10 years now, and his mighty back catalogue includes plenty of turns on Lumberjacks In Hell. He returns to the label with four crisp and refined slices of boogie business that span a range of tempos to give you plenty of party tackle for any situation. “The Sound Of Revolution” is a natural choice for the A1, dripping with cosmic synth flexes and an irresistible groove, while the snappily titled “Italians In A Line” brings a sweet strain of upfront robo-disco to the table.
Emilia – Satan In Love / Filmi [TRA034]
Traveller Records presents two Finnish covers by Emilia (Anne Luoto) of Italian disco classics La Bellini – Satan in love (1979) and Loredana Bertè – Movie (1981).
Droids – Star Peace [MJJ392LP]
The first and the only album by Droids, “Star Peace” is a fascinating music exploration of the outer space conceived by the brilliant mind of one of the protagonists of the French disco scene, Yves Hayat. “Star Peace” came out – years ahead of its time – in 1979, and it’s a magisterial blend of groovy, funky, and electrojazz sounds mixed with an old-school analogue touch. A cosmic disco gem featuring the proto-techno essential, ‘Shanti Dance’, the space synth classic “(Do You Have) The Force”, and the album’s killer piece, “Tchoung Fou”.
Curses – So Strange EP [WE008]
A new addition to our ever-growing discoid dance club is Curses. The Italo American brings something a little darker to the party – four cuts of EBM influenced madness. Bone crunching snares and B-Movie samples sit atop shimmering synth licks that will be right at home on a wide variety of modern and retro dance-floors.
The Hipodrome Of Music 