Six raw, vocal-led cuts from Italian house veteran Simoncino. Deep Chicago machinery: drum machines pushed into the red, chords hanging in the smoke, voices you never quite catch. Hardware, first takes, mixed hot.
Michael J. Blood makes his second appearance on a Clone subsidiary. The enigmatic producer, rumored to be from Manchester, UK, draws on the two cities that influenced so many before him: classic Detroit and Chicago vibes and deepness, with a fresh, timeless twist.
Glasgow’s former Sub Club resident Jasper James heads to Chiwax for his own new series of jacked up and prickly house bangers. ‘Back 2 Jack’ does throw it back to the dirty, sleazy sounds of early Chi Town warehouse cuts, ‘X Transmission’ then zones out a little with stars that flutter like foil in the wind and wispy cosmic keys, and ‘Bass Utility’ brings thumping 90s techno drums to the fore with skewed synths that soundtrack your descent into a deep space rave. ‘Modem Funk’ gets its name from the mad melodies that dart about like they used to inside the obsolete bit of hardware it references. Four imaginative takes on high-impact house.
Mystery Friend is a DJ from Argentina who lives in the west of Buenos Aires. His search and musical selection delves into the origins of House, Techno and Synthpop music, reviving the nostalgia of the club sound of the 80’s and early 90’s, but maintaining that youthful freshness of the new generation. Mystery Friend with a new collection of classic house tracks.
UK enigma Tom Carruthers joins Rotterdam Electronix with a fresh sounding vintage House and Techno release. Detroit to Chicago flavored tracks ready to dance your socks off.
Sheffield-based electronic duo Synaptic Voyager arrive on Seventh Sign Recordings in a fresh phase of the label’s ongoing legacy with an EP that blends classic Detroit-rooted machine soul with a crisp, modern production touch. With a catalogue already spanning respected imprints including Cyphon and Frame of Mind, their sound here leans into rich atmospherics, deep synths and tightly crafted rhythms. The release is complemented by a remix from label owner Graham Wilson, who reshapes the original into a groovy late night cut while keeping its melody intact. A strong addition to the Synaptic Voyager story and the Seventh Sign catalogue, this EP offers a truly timeless electronic sound.
Stereotype aka Gabo Rio with a new acid house / bleep techno release on Tom Carruthers’ Non Stop Rhythm.
Belfast meets Bradford for a showcase of haunted tribal trances, whirring drum-machine ragas and subsonic ambience. A monolithic face-off on wax. A speaker-troubling duel to the sonic death. Black Bones and Miles J Paralysis delve into the foundations of Crying Outcast’s fourth transmission: the split EP Black Cross. A release that’s sure to worm its way deep into your musical psyche.
Apron Records founder Steven Julien taps into his alter-ego with his new album, 808 Prince. Written and produced around iconic drum machines, 808 Prince embraces raw drum programming, analogue textures, and bass-heavy compositions. The record moves fluidly between peak-time club energy and experimental rhythm studies, exploring the shared languages of techno, house, acid house, grime, and electro. Rather than looking back, the album reimagines the influence of the 808 through Julien’s distinct production style, creating a body of work that is both timeless and forward-looking. The album features a strong lineup of collaborators, including James Massiah, J. Caesar, Jarren, Touch Sensitive, and KIAH, expanding Julien’s sonic universe while remaining anchored in pure groove and movement. More than an album, 808 PRINCE marks a new chapter in Steven Julien’s artistic practice, bringing together decades of club music influence, hands-on studio craftsmanship, and a lifelong fascination with rhythm into a singular statement designed for dance floors worldwide.
Phoenix-based DJ and producer Paul West lands on eudemonia with a 5-track EP. The record delivers a wonderful blend of breakbeats, house, electro, and Detroit techno, keeping the energy raw, warm, and deeply atmospheric throughout. The A-side builds intensity towards its third track, the spacey title track “Nebulae”. Flipping over to the B-side, the journey comes to a close with the playful, melodic tones of „Stardust”.
The Mannheim homie ManooZ has been releasing some fab tunes for over a decade on labels like Chiwax, Selections, Local Talk or just recently Chicago’s own Star Creature, but there’s no stopping. A true house lover, ManooZ dedicates his „Rhythm of motion EP“ to Chicago House. The a-side represents the jacking side of Chicago with raw and hypnotic grooves and stripped-back basslines. The b-side goes deeper with a more soulful approach and strings and melodies all over.
The third part of “The Nightstalker” Saga emerges from the depths of dystopia, the last part of a Childhood Intelligence original tale written/produced by Dan Piu & Gary Rich. “Flowers Of Agony” presents yet another shade of the duo’s analogue machine soul. Technoid brain dance electro from alien mysterious worlds. The album travels through various types of electro infused works, the live-arrangement dynamics and “The Nightstalker” Klangbild shines through each of the traxx, taking the listener through psychedelic cybernetic universes with strong techno force, bridging elements of the past works and taking them further into the future. Deep mind Influence intensifies the more listening time spent. This last chapter of a 3-Story Saga, is the essence, yet evolution of an analogue band, a 20 year friendship – the current zeitgeist & the partnership with Childhood Intelligence. For the future listener, we hope you might unravel the keys to this puzzle and find your own means to define and represent your true self in underground culture.
Black Spuma make their much-anticipated return. Revered collaborators Lauer and Fabrizio Mammarella unveil their blinding 4-track EP ‘Megamix’ on Mammarella’s own imprint Wrong Era. Dark and pumping, ‘Megamix’ stands as a bold celebration of Black Spuma’s sound. Each track highlighting their signature chemistry, blending distinct influences into a seamless, forward-thinking journey. As they continue to push boundaries and redefine their sound, ‘Megamix’ cements Black Spuma’s status as sonic luminaries.
Electronic mainstays and longtime collaborators Steve Bug and Stefan Braatz return to cult NYC label Nu Groove with their four-track EP, Circles, showcasing a refined blend of new deep house, acid and underground club sonics.
Carlos Benedetti, a Colombian house producer and live performer from Cali, has steadily become one of the standout names in today’s underground dance scene. With this latest EP for Supreme Striker, Benedetti delivers a collection that feels destined to become a future underground classic.
Serasso returns to his roots. Following his recent releases, the producer turns to the classic Italo House sound he grew up on, delivering a four-track EP titled “Sulla Spiaggia” (PER003). The release is built on warm synth pads, pulsing basslines, and a classic, musical groove. Serasso strips away unnecessary frills in favor of pure form – the four tracks serve as a direct homage to the 90s Italian sound and the raw character of that era. It marks a return to his original inspirations and the musical starting point from which his entire work evolved.
Mystery Friend with a new collection of edits of classic 80’s house tracks.
Type-303 makes his first appearance on Cold Blow with ‘Enigmatic Dreams’, a six-track 12″ that balances acid with the softer, more melodic end of early-’90s Italian house. ‘Enigmatic Dreams’ doesn’t sit still for long, offering acid one minute, Balearic drift the next, then straight into something that could’ve come off an early-90s house white label. The big story here is ‘Atlantic Dreams,’ a collaboration with Dr. Rhythm aka Mark Woollard, whose old material got a second life through a previous reissue. Turns out Woollard kept composing for music libraries long after those original records, and buried in that archive was something with the exact same warmth. Type-303 picked it up and ran with it, turning a decades-old idea into something new. The rest of the record features ‘Paradise’ and ‘Morning (Ambient Mix)’, which both drift toward that dreamy, sun-bleached Italian sound that’s perfect this time of year.
