Marking the 10-year anniversary of Chicago legend K’ Alexi Shelby’s grooved out, vocal laden house bumper ”The Dancer”, with a reissue that shines a light on four standout remixes from four true greats, Ron Trent, Ian Pooley, Glenn Underground and Grand High Priest.
Alley Version presents the third installment of the series ‘Tracks From The Alley’, a V.A. 4-tracker compilation, kicking off with a new track by the Japanese machines wizard Takeshi Kouzuki, ‘PaganParadise’, where Chicago style acidelic beats meets immersive gloomy pads and tiny dripping melodies. The Italian duo FLML complete the A side with ‘Analog Jerky Thing’, a tape recorded jam driven by a hypnotic proto-acid style touching bassline. Greek cult producer DimDj open the B side with the intricate ‘Apo Pou Eisai’, a track made of rarefied jack-beats into dub echoes, mutating in acid attacks. Closes the e.p. Chris Mitchell, U.S. based producer-DJ and label boss of Feral Colony, with ‘Tru1’, a raw impact complex textured acid-techno track.
Amsterdam based musician/producer Djosa (long time band member of Arp Frique & The Family) joins the Rush Hour Store Jams imprint with two uplifting songs. The legendary Ronald Snijders is featured on ”Vampiro” with whom he (together with Arp Frique) made the documentary Easy Man and the album The Nelson & Djosa Sessions.
Klasse Wrecks’ Grafiti Tapes series continues on at its own pace with a new release from Antwerp based graffiti writer, tattoo artist and musician Redray. Aside from being active in the Belgium scene in the late 2000s, Redray is also enjoying great success as a tattoo artist, having co-founded Brabo’s Hand Tattoo in the center of Antwerp. For GT13 Redray turns in a charming 6 track mini-album, with all individual songs are produced by a limited pallet of sonic tools. A tried and tested combination of vocoder, 808 drum machine, keys and screwed samples of old funk and soul records provide the solid foundations. Comfortably sat in-between the genres of G-Funk and Screwed + Chopped Rap, Redray elevates the beats with catchy vocal hooks sung through a Roland SVC-350 vocoder. The result is some of the sleaziest and greasiest sauce to ever adorn a Grafiti Tape.
This is a Wetland Sailor aka Kiwisubzorus aka LostSoundBytes free album from 2015, released by French label Consternation.
Stefan Schwander better known as Harmonious Thelonious is a mainstay of DISK. The Metro Tribe Ep delivers: 3 deep club bangers of trancecending quality. Two of which are also featured in alternative versions – ancient MAXI-style – to suit Selectors needs. Every of those 5 tracks are relentlessly drawing the listeners into loosing themselves into dance, demanding the immediate dissolution of your ego in order to open your mind to the perception of rhythms and sounds echoing imaginary cultural traditions of somewhere far out.
Amsterdam and Naples based bassist Daniel Monaco (bass player for Nu Genea, Mystic Jungle & Capinera) joins the Rush Hour Store Jams imprint. A strong disco heavy two tracker featuring vocals from Mame N’Diack Seck Thiam and a wink to Cerrone, including instrumental versions. Released in conjunction with Utopia records London.
Orpheu The Wizard is a Dutch DJ and co-founder of the infamous but sadly now defunct Red Light Radio. Coming through for the fifth edition of the Sound Of Love International series – which showcases the eclectic musical tastes of the DJs who play at the Love International festival in Croatia – this fresh selectors’ comp hears Orpheu crate-fiddle through cosmic disco, Balearic pop, synthwave and ambient.
Ferox mastermind, Mr. Russ Gabriel, with his second release on Rawax Motor City Edition. Work It EP a Masterpiece for deepnes.
Over the years veteran producer Mark Ambrose wrote some of the most unique, energetic house / techno tracks. The Journey is an essential and timeless compilation that collect his most rare and hard to find classics. Volume 3.
“For the 2nd chapter from The Definitive Articles of House Music, Traxx plays from the early 80s, 90s and today from vintage and out of print bootlegs and record labels housetime, precision, nbasement and street sounds to productions from Carlos Berrios the Latin rascals, Bobby Konders, Edward “Get Down” Crosby, the Williesden brothers and a secret alias known as Genius At Work with new material from Modern Analysis, Deep Concentration and musical blueprints of Chicago and New York’s timeless heroes we admire, honor and inspired by their education with this 2 hour and 48 minute selection.
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.”
Partout is following his UK series with 4 tracks EP by Manchester based DJ and producer Marcus Paulson (aka Kid Machine).
Intrinsic Rhythm presents a new EP by John Heckle entitled “Return To Titan” and the first on the the label from a different artist other than label owner Tr One. This is John’s first release under his own name for a number of years and also includes a remix by Michigan techno visionary John Beltran.
The story behind Hudd Traxx label head Eddie Leader’s new single is one that begins with a rescue mission. Driving from his base in Manchester to London, to collect a stranded Chez Damier, due to a cancelled flight, and deliver him to his gig in Manchester that same night. Post gig, deep in merriment, and having given way to the lure of the machines, both Eddie, Chez & Tomson spent time jamming in the studio and recording vocals. Late last year Leader dusted off these ideas and and set to work on crafting a new single…. Pressure.
