Re-issue of Jovonn with some of his high priced tracks from Discogs. Probably not the classic smooth and sexy Jovonn as some know him but for sure some of the classic US house cuts that still sound fresh. Garage Shelter comes with a remix of Tuff City Kids in a nice yet a bit dented sleeve.
Dominick Martin aka Calibre contributes 3 different tracks on the “Renaissance EP”on Footprints. While “Plugs” runs on a bass heavy Drum N Bass mode, it is the title track that offers deep atmospheric dubbed out house music. The soulful uptempo version on “Reach” round off this recommended package.
Years after rumors of the mysterious Usio first started spreading, Studio Barnhus are finally ready to release the project’s debut outing, an LP called Kuwa Huru. This is emotional, intricate electronic blues for the modern dance floor, with 8 tracks ranging from afro-beat influenced house jams to starlight spangled techno compositions.
Tony Lionni ahead of his Madhouse album comes this three solid modern house tracks on Freerange. Title track ‘Midnight Manoeuvres’ is a main room stomper with a looped grooves that slowly builds and drops as the track progressive. A great cut that hasn’t been overworked. ‘Two Dark Figures’ captures that New Jersey vibe, but with a deeper, techy touch. Warm, soulful underground house sounds. ‘When Time Began’ gets on the synth arpeggio wave, letting the spiralling keyboard lines ride off into the distance.
The second volume of Parris Mitchell’s Juke Joints presents his first new material since 1997. The A-side is taken up with “Across My Machine”, an uptempo deep house roller whose furious rhythms are joined by an insistent dub chord, sounding quite unlike anything we’ve ever heard from the producer. “Near My Eyes” is closer to the sample-based ghetto house of his past, with juddering vocal samples ploughing across a firm, bumping and deep Chi town groove, but it’s “The Track Stars” that sees him really return to his Dance Mania roots, with a lithe, elastic drum tool reminiscent of his classic “Rubber Jazz Band”
Houndstooth, the new in-house label from London clubbing institution Fabric have offered a preview of their first release, from Berlin based producer Call Super.
Finest back in the day house cutz on snuff crews own imprint snuff trax. Various Artists “The Love” is our contribution to springtime. And as we all know is this season a really wonderful time for deep love and big emotions… The three tracks by Lazercat, Takeshi Kouzuki and Skatebård will take you on a melancholic and melodic journey
Tevo Howard with his Tyrez project releasing some of his deep hypnotic house tracks. Basic production and intuitive programming did become Tevo’s trademarks and here 4 tracks rooted in the Chicago traditions.
By popular demand, Orgue’s tip-top remix of Henry Saiz’ summer House hit gets a well deserved limited single sided run. Play it in your car and melt the ice off the road.
Surahn is the newest signing to DFA Records and he made his debut with his self titled EP. The single “Watching The World” was rearranged by the Norwegian disco legend Prins Thomas. Mr. Thomas takes the song and flips it into one of the best, most delightful arpeggiated disco-pop 12″ singles DFA has had the privilege of releasing.
Bad Cop Bad Cop are underground veteran Alex Cortex (XX Badcop) and glam-tech-hero Lopazz (ZZ Badcop). So different they are in their respective solo-projects, so indistinguishably they melt their unique visions into one flow of effervescent creativity when they hit the studio or stage together. Bad Cop Bad Cop’s music is deeply rooted in early to mid-nineties techno, house, and electronica but at the same time peeps through wormholes into the future. Driving, roaring, epic, and cosmic are all apt descriptions of their sound, but so would be jacking, funny, surreal and -above all- alien. A typical trip to Bad-Cop-Land is a full on crash through a psychedelic wall of sound that has to be experienced rather than understood. Now, Pomelo label brings Bad Cop Bad Cop’s debut album “Wings of Techno”. It’s a trippy puzzle of styles and moods that blends the most absurdly divergent tracks effortlessly into one coherent piece of intriguing musicality.
Mark du Mosch’s second Tabernacle release exemplifies his trademark sound with tracks that overflow with goodness and surprise.
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New release of Creme Organization. These amazing Jam & Spoonesque Proto-Trance Electro Jams have been turning dance floors inside out since their inception.
Instruction is a new label based in Rome. ‘Analog Schema’ is a trip into industrial Chicago Hyperspace gate. Side A is a mix of deep and techno Chicago sound with space pad and amazing drums. Bumps (b1) is more static, perfect for a sound dark and full. Throuw Up (mapleAve) B2 has a more minimal sound, good for an after-hours psychedelic session.
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