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Surahn – Watching The World [DFA2353]
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.
G String – Slabs 172
Bad Cop Bad Cop – Wings Of Techno [POM032]
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.
Marco Bernardi – Motorways [FBR014]
Mark du Mosch – Freewind EP [TABR017]
Mark du Mosch’s second Tabernacle release exemplifies his trademark sound with tracks that overflow with goodness and surprise.
Commanchee’s Revenge – Tetrahedron [CR1262]
New release of Creme Organization. These amazing Jam & Spoonesque Proto-Trance Electro Jams have been turning dance floors inside out since their inception.
Hakim Murphy – Analog Schema EP [INST001]
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.
Samo DJ – Tai Po Kau [LIESBLK003]
More twisted dome-wreckers from Samo again surfacing on the L.I.E.S.-BLK sublabel. One track throws down a Latin vibe somewhat in keeping with his first effort for the label, while the other two deploy sample-heavy, smoked-out production over slamming bass for something that goes a bit outside of the norm.
Hunee @ Boiler Room (Berlin) 06.02.2013
Randee Jean – You Got It [ROYAL014]
Clone Royal Oak and Chicken Lips present Randee Jean. A new project by Dean Meredith and Andrew Meecham (Chicken Lips, Bizarre Inc) delivering some classic jazzy rhodes driven UK house vibes! Classy production and some fine recorded instruments and vocals on the original mix. Dexter & Awanto3 teamed up for the occasion and deliver two fresh and sharp remixes. Arttu,the Finnish boy wonder played around with the recordings too and came up with a heavy 4/4 thump with layers of samples that let the funk out.
Nicholas – Things Of The Past [4LUX1301]
4lux’s first offering in 2013 comes from the mind of Italian wonderboy Nicholas. Here he hooks up with singer Stee Downes. Things Of The Past is a mesmerizing deep house track with laid back vox and moody instrumentation. The NYC Club Mix has a great Jersey vibe and makes a great alternate version of this beautiful song. Forever Feel It is built around a great string sample taken from a famous funk and soul album from the 70’s. On this track the bassline nicely develops along the way and Nicholas cleverly added loose drums, vocal bits and funky stabs making this a smooth floor burner.
Nina Kraviz – Marcellus Pittman and Urban Tribe Remixes [RKDSXFIT313]
Rekids have teamed up with Detroit’s Fit Distribution and enlisted the services of motor city locals Marcellus Pittman and Urban Tribe to put the 313 sound on ‘Working’ and ‘Taxi Talk’. On the former, Marcellus Pittman lays down his trademark blend of mechanical yet jerky old-skool drum machine rhythms and disorientingly dissonant, tripped-out synth chords – creating a somewhat eerie atmosphere that evokes images of Detroit’s manufacturing plants of yesteryear. On the flipside, Urban Tribe transform ‘Taxi Talk’ into a big room monster, using rumbling synth bass, electronic bleeps and laser gun snares to transport us back in time to a dark and hazy 90s warehouse rave.
Toto Chiavetta – Become One [YSD050]
Hailing from Catania, Sicily Toto Chiavetta has a long standing relationship with house music. Here with his debut release on Yoruba, Toto offers up an EP full of deep, acid, techno fueled gems. Percussion Suite is just that, a sweet percussion entry. Mother Acid Land takes us back to the basics of acid house with flares of a next step to its evolution, not yet realized. The title track Become One is simply deep and techy in its approach, with tribal drums and moody chords, this tune is destined to dominate the dance floors.
Montel – Welcome To My House [WXC008]
For our 8th release on the Wax Classic series, Skylax presents 4 fantastic trax done by one of th ebest deep house producer right now : Montel. Being an avid record collector and dance music enthusiast for nearly 20 years, Montel has slowly but surely cultivated his craft. Feeling all nostalgic after his 20 year love affair with House music, he felt it was time to find a creative outlet for his sounds. His only objective is to give back the good vibrations, making music for DJs and Dancers. Music for sweaty basements, house party’s and day time raves.
Ben ‘Cozmo D’ Cenac – Cozmic House EP [THUG011]
Four previously unreleased cuts from the vault of Ben ’Cozmo D’ Cenac, producer of Newcleus, Dream 2 Science, Push/Pull & Sha-Lor. Written in the late 80’s / early 90’s these tracks have been sitting on DAT tapes for over 20 years. The tracks themselves feature Ben’s wife Yvette Cenac aka Vai Cee from Dream 2 Science and Lady E of Newcleus, Gregg Fore aka Buster Fhott from Dream 2 Science and Push/Pull, The Cellar Boyz aka the original Jam-On DJs and finally Shareen Evans. A career musician, Ben’s instrumentation and programming is timeless, its a sound that cannot be replicated.!
Gmos27 – African Space Programme Mix
This is the soundtrack to the top secret African Space Programme, cosmic sounds for a funky exploration of deep space. Or something like that….
Mind Fair – So Strong [CHANNEL030]
L-VIS 1990 – Circuits [CJFD017]
L-Vis 1990 makes his debut on Clone Records with a 4 tracks EP, a consistent source of jacking, hardware-centric monsters.
Vereker – EP 2 [LIES020]
Second EP from Vereker picks up right where the last one left off starting with the track Fear Eats the Soul which somehow reminds us of Nitzer Ebb meets techno meets your face in a meat grinder. Chock full of paranoia, deceit, and all things bad that happen that you wish never would, the remainder of the ep continues on in a bleak and unforgiving manner painting
a grim picture of the decaying present and lost future. Heavy music for the dark hours.
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