Magic Mountain High LIVE @ The Bunker (NYC) 30.05.2014
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MGUN – Digital Tsunami 039
VA – Brasserie Heroique Edits Pt.1 [BH009]
Waldemar Schwartz – Taza De Oro [CHANNEL039]
This is the first project for new NYC native and Golf Channel signee under the new nom de guerre of Bogdan Irkuk aka Bulgari who did a bunch of celebrated stuff on Rollerboys over the last few years! It’s a heady duo of upfront modern Disco jams, all muscular bass lines, swirling atmospherics and tough drums.
Jaakko Eino Kalevi – Yin Yang Theatre [BIS015]
Part-time tram driver and full-time disco disciple, Helsinki’s Jaakko Eino Kalevi catalyzes street smart funk into heat stroke for Yin Yang Theatre, his new EP on Beats In Space Records.
Gay Marvine – Bath House Etiquette Vol.5 [BHE005]
More sickness from Gay Marvine. A side pure disco and deep funk reshaped as tools for today. B side total cult classics revisioned to devestate any dance floor.
Garnier – KL 2036 EP [MCDE1212]
Deep, layered, soulful and musical tracks from Laurent Garnier. 2 quality offerings that fit MCDE to a tee.
DJ F – 1974 [AHD007]
Spain’s A Harmless Deed label announce the release of its first artist album. DJ and producer DJ F, who up to now has also produced a sleek brand of airy dub techno and house on labels like Frigio and Semantica, drawing on everything from lo-fi Detroit techno to vintage electro.
Duplex / Tuff Sherm – Population Density / Drain Spectre (After Virgo) [MID003]
The A side got fixed by the legendary chaps of Duplex. They’ve been coming along since the first waves of house and techno and gave proof of this with their contribution ‘Population Density’. On the flip we find Tuff Sherm’s 10 min excursion holding beastly percussion and melomanic fatness.
Laura Jones – Embrace [LEFT048]
Paul du Lac & Cassy remixes of two Laura Jones trax. Great versatile EP with nice different vibes that go well together. Well balanced release with 4 solid tracks.
VA – Colony 001 [CLNY001]
A rolling and bubbling analogue house and techno release from the newly-minted Vienna-based Wild Open Space imprint. Featuring Phil Madeiski, Felix T and Max Mulder channeling the spirit of Chicago and Detroit with a European production edge.
Jitterbug – Workers EP [UZURI020]
Uzuri 020 comes from Jitterbug. Apparently the title is a nod in support of the global proletariat, but it could equally refer to the floor-worthy nature of the tracks themselves. Truly an EP; you get six tracks of out and out bangers – from straight drum tracks to smoother Summer jams and disco-licked house – each track bringing a fresh flavour.
Gavin Guthrie aka TX Connect – Gavin Guthrie aka TX Connect [CREME68-69]
Next up on Creme Organization is Gavin Guthrie Aka TX Connect with a searing double album of analogue tracks aimed at the dancefloor. Up first is ‘Soundtrack 909’, a deep and melodically rich house affair that sooths your soul before ‘00707’ gets rough, jagged and angst with its off time cowbells, brooding hi hats and ever more frantic acid. ‘Palm Sunday’ then explores more cosmic beat territory in playful, colourful style and ‘Metroplex Jaxx’ is a rugged, dystopian and foreboding acid jam with plenty of occult melody work buried deep within. ‘Aqua Finess’ is a wholly malfunctioning acid machine very much doing its own weird thing and on the last side of this double vinyl pack, ‘Desmond’s Obsession’ plays with whacked out electro aesthetics and ‘Haddonfield, IL’ leaves you on a dour and downbeat note thanks to its crawling synths and lumpy hooks. Overall, this is an expansive and expressive double pack from TX Connect that has more than been the wait.
Delivery – Drama [LACR004]
Banging around to devastating effect – L.A. Club Resource are ready to drop this heavy debut release by Los Angeles based producer DELIVERY aka Greg Shin.
John Heckle @ NTS Radio 20.06.2014
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RA.421 Lena Willikens
Bumblebee Unlimited – Lady Bug (Remixes) [GLR120003]
Groove Line Records continue with another Patrick Adams & Greg Carmichael produced classic, Lady Bug, by Bumblebee Unlimited, the second in our series of 12 audiophile reissues from the Disco underground. Side A is the Disco Mix by John Morales and Frank Trimarco. A solid kick opens the track before Morales’s trademark percussion is introduced. Then the slick bass, guitar and piano groove play alongside the innovative synth lines and drive the rhythm forward, before the addition of that simple but engaging single note piano groove… the core element of the track, and the synthesized vocal between the Lady Bug in question and the bee who’s chasing her. Side B features the Disco Remix by the legendary Larry Levan. Starting with the full drums and percussion Levan adds each element at an earlier stage than the Disco Mix, so the full track, including the vocal, hits you at just over a minute and doesn’t let go until the fade, giving a more intense dance floor experience.
VA – Crumbs 002 [CRUMBS002]
Tee Mango rides some seriously wig flipping synth lines over an irresistible tropical groove that just builds beautifully into a bona fide ‘moment’ on the floor. Treating us with two solid gold Soulful extensions: Allenby Chilton takes on a little known Etta jam, amplifies the Funk elements and transforms the song into an altogether more heavyweight workout. Finally Fence take on a rare late 70’s psychedelic Soul tune, again adding some 21st century wide-screen sonics and dancefloor dynamic.
House of Jezebel – Back In Dogtown USA [VD16]
Voyage Direct label turns to a man who needs little introduction: Dutch legend and man of many pseudonyms Danny Wolfers aka Legowelt. For this first outing on Voyage Direct, Wolfers resurrects the House of Jezebel alias and delivers two tracks of synth-laden analogue house goodness. “Back In Dogtown USA” sets the tone, as Wolfers layers rising chords, darting electronics and wide-eyed synthesizer melodies over a clattering analogue house groove. Wolfers’ ups the tempo dramatically on “I Took A Train In 1979”, transplanting us to the far reaches of our galaxy via jackin’ techno drums, picturesque organ melodies, drifting chords and intoxicating pads. There are echoes of classic Detroit techno, surging Rotterdam electro and vintage cosmic disco, yet it doesn’t really sound like any of these things.
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