‘The Intercostal EP’ marks Viewfinder’s second release on Rescan Records – he offers three danceable analogue tracks in line with the label’s distinctive style and sound. The EP comes to a strong close thanks to ‘Hempus’ – a looping, club-ready track from Sasha Nevolin, the first guest producer on the label.
Chicago house artist Boo Williams returns with his famous signature sound that is full of party but never short on class. His chunky drums are always the foundational element and they come embellished with superb synth work. This new EP on Pariter finds him lean into tech with the loopy acid squelches of ‘303 Effect’ keeping you in suspense, ‘Acid Smoke’ layering soft 303 lines into a punchy deep house cut and then comes the EP highlight, ‘Extension Time’. It’s a zoned-out roller with tender piano chords turning you inwards for deep reflection as the rubbery drums keep things moving.
New heat on L.A. Club Resource beat out by Duke & Cliff! Unearthed Essentials pays honourable homage to classics over six tracks….names like Boyd Jarvis, Marcus Mixx, Gherkin, and Nick Nonstop all popping up on this one. Continuing to move forward bringing essential, formative dance music back to the forefront over these six tracks.
For the latest release on his pleasingly nostalgic Hotmix Records imprint, house retro-futurist Simoncino has turned to Benedek, a Los Angeles-based producer who’s atmospheric, synth-heavy cuts sit somewhere between glassy-eyed Balearic house, mid-80s New York proto-house, deep boogie and Mark Seven’s more sun-soaked productions. He’s delivered a pleasingly strong EP too, with highlights including the subtly bleep sporting Paul Simpson-meets-Charles Webster flex of ‘Puffed Tribe’, the glistening guitars, glossy synths and sunset-friendly colour of ‘After Midnyte’, and the more spacey and psychedelic – but no less tactile and melodious – early morning shuffle of ‘Badlands Oasis’.
Frame Of Mind present the latest from Dutch producer Gerd. The EP it’s launches with the metallic drum chatter, analogue aesthetics and cosmic house bump of ‘Kosmos Tour’ before exploring lovely lazy deep house on ‘Red Girl’, dancefloor darkness on ‘Videophonic’ old school Virgo-esque Chicago sounds on ‘Fractalz’. Beautiful early Detroit-inspired House and Techno tracks. Yet another timeless EP from this master.
Its been 8 years of underground raves in Berlin under the Malka Tuti umbrella. In order to celebrate it they unleash a series of digital releases titled Tanzers. The idea is to release one of these small compilations every few months, in order to share some secret weapons from those parties. This compilation presents fresh tracks by label alumni Plazmot, Yovav & Khidja, an unreleased remix by Odopt & Lipelis to a track from Linja’s debut album on the label from 2020 and the first entry on the label from UK artist Forever Sound.
Beyond the realm of music, a pivotal chapter has unfolded in The Recluse’s journey. Facing the necessity of surgery for an inguinal hernia, the artist, hailing from the demanding manual labor sector, anticipates a hiatus from work. Devoid of paid time off, sick leave, or health insurance, the artist humbly seeks support to ensure the continuity of essential expenses during this challenging period. Your assistance could make a significant impact. Extend your support through this critical phase by visiting: gofund.me/5bcf3198
Diving into the intricate realms of sound, The Recluse emerges as a pseudonym employed by the ingenious creator steering the helm of the post-punk/wave masterpiece, Human Figures. This multifaceted artist’s journey extends beyond, leaving an indelible mark through past musical endeavours as Daniel Holt and Death Posture.
Beyond the realm of music, a pivotal chapter has unfolded in The Recluse’s journey. Facing the necessity of surgery for an inguinal hernia, the artist, hailing from the demanding manual labor sector, anticipates a hiatus from work. Devoid of paid time off, sick leave, or health insurance, the artist humbly seeks support to ensure the continuity of essential expenses during this challenging period. Your assistance could make a significant impact. Extend your support through this critical phase by visiting: gofund.me/5bcf3198
Felipe Gordon offers up a new three-track EP on Toucan Sounds. ‘The Warehouse Beast’ is a mid tempo house cut with deep drums and plenty of focus on the pixelated chords that churn up top over tighter stabs that keep things moving. ‘It’s Over (You Can Drive My Car)’ is another unhurried cut with smeared synth warmth and hiccuping hits. The pick of the bunch however is the acid laced Glenn Underground remix of ‘The Warehouse Beast’.
Early 90’s Italian house album compiled from two releases, composed and played by Marco Calderoni with help on production and writing by Giacomo Brunetti.
Early 90’s UK Balearic infused deep semi-Acid House EP with two tracks from the mysterious CATT Records label, now reissued on Sound Migration.
Chiwax Classic Edition presents Paul Johnson – In The Kitchen 95′, originally released on Nite Life, runned by the legendary Dace Mania founder, Ray Barney in 1995.
Rawax welcomes Ben Sun to the family with a special release on Housewax. For the first time his previous tracks, which came out on different Voyeurhythm releases, will be out on one EP!
Smooth Waves, the names says it all. For this edition of the Conceptual Moods series we get some smooth synthy tracks. Thom introduces the VA with lush melancholic synths driven by a subtle proggy bassline. Innershades provides a deep bleepy tune that obviously bangs as one expects of him. The B side starts with Guilio Gastadello and B.ai concludes the EP with a dreamy, yet groovy tune that perfectly suits the other tracks. We are very happy to have her on board.
“For the 3rd chapter from the definitive days of house music, as the previous 2 chapters is education that a lot of alleged “House” DJs and Producers are obviously lacking.
Traxx plays again from the early 80s, 90s and today from vintage and out of print record labels: Polar, Trojan, Dirtyblends, Westwood, Smack Trax, Slip n Slide, Trax Records, to productions from: Boyd Jarvis, Urban Soul, Blaze, Virgo, Prince, Romanthony, Colonel Abrams, Leron Carson, Tyree, MBD, Marcus Mixx, Ron Morelli, Nature Boy, Delroy Edwards, Turtle Bugg, Cliff Solomon and also a new joint from Deep Concentration bridging and building blocks of the early dance music scene culture with selections of today and yesterday incorporating musical blueprints of Chicago and New York’s timeless heroes we admire, honor and inspired by their education.
We hope this will give people the chance to listen to music many may have never heard on this side of sound that provides a provocative and thoughtful musical workout in your mind..
This musical timeline is literally all over the rhythm scales ⚖️with vinyl turntables, a vintage mix console…effects box and cd players.”
Reel By Real aka Martin Bonds from Detroit comes with three new original tracks on a.r.t.less, harnessing extra terrestrial vibes combined with Detroit Techno and Electro magic. The EP is completed by a stripped down space funk remix from label boss Don Williams.
To continue the Dutch series, Orlando Voorn takes you on a journey with this very deep 3-track ep on the Partout label.
The Hipodrome Of Music 