Sound Metaphors’ archeological excavations into the cult Interactive Test label continues with a 4 track EP originally released by the label’s Don, Franco Falsini, in 1991. Generously brought back to the bins, 3 decades later and still highly applicable to any tasteful dancefloor, a timeless expression of early italo-house.
Still Music Chicago presents the reissue of Jiraffe’s ”Out’A The Box,” a legendary dance record from New York City. Originally released in 1988 on Goldqwest Records, this track emerged from the collaboration between Richie Weeks and Al Smith. The track blended post-disco, dance, latin, and proto-house elements, achieving cult status among DJs worldwide.
10 years after hist last release on Chiwax, Perseus Traxx is back with “A Diffrent Approach”. Detroit flavoured tracks all the way. With slight touches of Dreamy Italian house aswell. Pumping kicks and shattering drums.
Porridge Bullet connects with Rio De Janeiro don Gabriel Guerra aka Guerrinha, who clearly has patent on the deeper side of all things funky, jazzy & housey. “Prédio Avenida Central” is free flowing & instantly gripping equipment as you’d expect, full of expertly layed down instrumentation & arresting atmospheres – muy perfecto for hypnotizing the dancefloor. The title pays homage to the Avenida Central building in Rio’s rustling & bustling downtown, where Guerrinha is a frequent visitor to buy his much needed electronica.
Boo Williams continues to hone and refine his very particular ”cosmic house” sound. As usual you’ll hear masterfully crafted deep house cuts that take you on a journey thru outer (and) innerspace.
Part 3 in Legowelt’s latest project ”Hermit in a Rave Cave”. Even lower slung house tracks with a twist from the unpredictable and unparalleled brain that roams the dunes of the Hague. Also responsible for Salamandos, Squadra Blanco, Polarius and a swath of other mysterious aliases.
Basic Moves is rounding off their release series with BM20, a final double 12’’ by one of the major figures from the Belgian underground: Circadian Rhythms also known as Dj Deg. BM20 is a sonic witness of Deg’s first musical encounters with his machines, revealing a withdrawn selection of six bedroom patchwork tracks produced between the years of ‘93 & ’99, a time without access to the internet or user manuals to help you solve the riddles of technology. Though only at the very beginning of his creative process, Deg’s unique personality is nevertheless already clearly identifiable: blending techno with jazz, where the sharp edges of 16-step drum-sequences are smudged and bent in different directions.
For his second outing on Gated, Perseus Traxx expands on tracks that debuted during a live set in 2021. The A-side kicks things off in typically deep bass-led style, with the acidic breaky Sheet 96, followed by the title track In the Shadow of Birkby Fell, which takes things a tad tougher. Flipping to the B, Ancestral Technologies kicks out the most up-tempo of the four tracks, while The Edge of Time closes the EP with a warped, lo-fi groover for the early hours that brings back a touch of the breaks.
The project “GǼG” was started by Disko Klubb boss Monkey Timers, who leads Tokyo’s underground disco scene, and Keita Sano. Using a variety of sampling and unique FX, thier music has created a unique GǼG sound that is psychedelic and anarchic, dance music for the open-minded and genre-free crews. Optimo Music unleashes now their second volume from Anarcho Disco into the world.
Anatolian Weapons, the alias of Aggelos Baltas, stands at the forefront of Greek electronic music. The release ‘Beyond’ is intentionally crafted for the dancefloor, featuring a collection of obscure techno tracks with a few unexpected twists. Following the release of Aggelos Baltas’ long-awaited second album under the alias Anatolian Weapons last autumn, he is now back with a collection of obscure dancefloor cuts. In his characteristic manner, Baltas weaves hypnotic melodies with driving beats, transporting dancers beyond thought and rationality into a liminal space outside themselves.
The latest drop from EYA Records features Bordeaux based DJ/producer Salomée and a remix by synth wizard LVCA. ‘Delusions EP’ channels electro – techno energy and italo tendencies in its remix. Once again a compelling collection of tracks, superb.
Vermelho Wonder is a Brazilian duo formed by music producer and DJ Marcio Vermelho and performer/singer Ivana Wonder. Since their formation in 2016, they have been acclaimed for their avant-garde and experimental style. ‘Se Você’ is an electronic torch song that was originally released digitally in 2021 by Gop Tun (also one of Brazil’s main festivals for Electronic music). For the first time the single is brought to Vinyl alongside a new Jura Soundsystem interpretation. Bonus track ‘Catman’ (Dub) rounds off the 12 with a touch of underground house.
Optimo Music unleashes Japan’s GǼG and their Anarcho Disco volumes 1 & 2 into the world. The project “GǼG” was started by Disko Klubb boss Monkey Timers, who leads Tokyo’s underground disco scene, and Keita Sano. Using a variety of sampling and unique FX, thier music has created a unique GǼG sound that is psychedelic and anarchic, dance music for the open-minded and genre-free crews. This here is the first volume.
Detroit Basics is back with more magnificent machine music. And once again it is JR Disc who is serving up the sounds. ‘Beautiful Blue Pillow’ kicks off and sounds like Kraftwerk making funk electro complete with vocoder vocals and silky grooves. ‘Mean Mugg’ is a more rough and ready deep house sounds with frazzled synths growing ever more prominent and last of all, ‘Under The Ground’ shuts down with some stomping drums and glistening melodic pixels that rain down the face for a futuristic feel.
Nu Groove presents ‘Anybody Out There / 20 Paces From The Moon’, a package celebrating the work of Marshall Jefferson as Jungle Wonz, featuring two fresh mixes from the legendary Mike Dunn and Steve Mac.
Originally released on seven-inch by the tiny PRM label in 1986, ‘Witches’ was the product of a sister-brother songwriting team whose music was mostly recorded in the front room of a terraced house in Nanpean, a small industrial village in Cornwall, England’s most south-westerly county. While the single was infectious, impeccably produced and dancefloor-ready, it sold in limited quantities at the time. It comes backed by a brand-new extended ‘spell of love’ courtesy of Bristol duo Bedmo Disco, AKA music journalist Matt Anniss and DJ/production partner Gareth Morgan.
Bari-based producer Nu-Cleo AKA Michele Lamacchia returns to Chiwax, always bringing a tru-skool attitude to his vision of deep house where things can get crooked and nasty, but never at the expense of the groove. ‘Egotrip’ is a boxy, chirpy slice of acid house from the Marshall Jefferson playbook, while ‘Deep Code’ locks into a smouldering garage swing with some techy synths that wouldn’t sound out of place on Guidance. ‘Acid Excursions’ loosens up the nuts and bolts without derailing the soulful jack, and ‘Clouds’ is a heavy-lidded B2 joint to melt away to, stealing the show as the standout track of the whole EP.
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