Sao Paulo’s “Vermelho Wonder” (AKA DJ Vermelho and vocalist Ivana Wonder) debut on Mister Mistery, loaded with Italo-disco, New-wave, Synth-pop and House influences, the duo already made a name for themselves locally with a huge and very present fanbase. The EP comes with two dance-floor remixes by Italian Massimiliano Pagliara and Mister Mistery’s ROTCIV.
Four edits which have had been rinsed from Panorama Bar to Love International over the past 12 months finally see the light of day. Reworked lovingly for the dancefloors by Jordan McCuaig.
Delroy Edwards follows up his smashing ”Aftershock” LP from 2018 with a new six track EP of pure old school 80s style Chicago House. While many may have moved on, Delroy Edwards steers the course, carrying the torch like not many cannot do, as he executes stripped down 808 beat tracks with a Gherkin bounce to perfection. Sounding like cuts from a lost WBMX tape, this timeless six tracker is sure to get the all house fiends mouths watering. Think of the primitive styles of Virgo meets Harvey Harris meets Saunders and you’re on the right path.
‘Jealousy And Lies’ is one of the finest example of the late 80’s deep-house scene. It reminds to the classic US house style of that period, to Larry Heard and the ‘Def Mix’ productions, and even if it sounds similar to the famous ‘Talking With Myself’ by Electribe 101, this one came first. And it still sounds so good after 30 years.
Mark du Mosch, the veteran from the harbor city of Rotterdam, with a five track EP on Something Happening Somewhere. Mark Du Mosch has been releasing music for over fourteen years on a variety of respected underground labels, showcasing his versatile style that draws on sounds that evoke strong mental imagery and a sense of eternity.
Space Dimension Controller catches everyone by surprise with the release of ‘Redemption Of The Cryonauts’, a new 13 tracks double-LP out of nowhere that lands on no label and little is really known about this release.
This EP from Dutch archival imprint Music From Memory is every bit as glassy-eyed and loved-up as the rest of their left-of-centre, Balearic-minded catalogue. German drummer and composer Curt Cress first released “Dschung Tess” in 1992, layering his own dense tribal drums across a tropical, ambient house and dream house influenced backing track on the brilliant “Long Version”, before stripping it back to a loved-up, Ibiza-friendly house cut on the “No Live Drums” version. Both mixes can be found on this reissue, alongside a trio of similarly percussive, tropical-minded cuts from the artist’s 1983 LP, “Avanti”. All three are ace and almost as good as the more floor-focused title track.
Upcoming Amsterdam-based DJ, producer and new kid on the block Relmer International produces atmospheric house with a keen eye for the dancefloor. His self-titled 4-track debut EP on Magnetron Music sounds both flourishing and refreshing due to its warm, lush and deeply layered sound. All of these factors combined connect the dots between the contemporary Amsterdam club sound, the quietness of Relmer’s origins in the Dutch meadows, and the sun-kissed beaches of Brazil. On his self-titled debut EP, he creates floor-fillers and balearic beach openers.
Mystic Jungle is back with four slabs of stylish and edgy electronic Italo-Disco cuts by the head honcho of Periodica Records and Futuribile Record Club.
HouseWax presents Ron Maino. Great atmospheric club tracks are the result of Ron’s debut on the limited series.
Romanian duo Khidja brought a bag full of trippy, oddball selections as they opened the final day of the RA Front Yard at last year’s Flow Festival in Helsinki.
Ukraine’s arguably most interesting contemporary electronic music producer Mikhaylo Vityk, known as Vakula, returns to the Burek family. He came up with a new name, Rocco Siffredi, and a spaced out 3-tracker EP titled “Per Asper Ad Astra” for sublabel Barba Records.
Moderne Recordings Split EP 12″ vinyl release: The Revolving Eyes & Nelson Bishop. An excursion between Exotic/Slow/Disco/Body/Wave.
Italian producer Giovanni Damico (otherwise known as G-Machine or Ron Juan) has been busting out funkified gems for more than 10 years now, and his mighty back catalogue includes plenty of turns on Lumberjacks In Hell. He returns to the label with four crisp and refined slices of boogie business that span a range of tempos to give you plenty of party tackle for any situation. “The Sound Of Revolution” is a natural choice for the A1, dripping with cosmic synth flexes and an irresistible groove, while the snappily titled “Italians In A Line” brings a sweet strain of upfront robo-disco to the table.
The debut release from the label Magnonic Signals is featuring Mihail P with two superb techno tracks showing his depth of knowledge for Detroit’s second wave and Spin Fidelity with two deep brooding electro jams, mixing classic liquid electro with old school vibes, fuelled with deep pads, black box workouts and acid lines. Perfect for dark rooms and loud systems.
BT25 brings together label regulars Marco Bernardi, Vertical67 and Exhausted Modern alongside debutante Robert Valera.
Emerging From the notorious H-town, PRZ & RAPHA open the gates of their own ‘Chateau Royal’ Imprint. First up is PRZ, with Blue Box EP. A strong 6-tracker laying out his powerful and deep electro-ish sounds Including a special collaboration with Gal Juju (Juju & Jordash) plus a remix by UK legend Timothy J. FairPlay.
Abstract Theory is back with a new 12” release, from the great house producer Tevo Howard. “Passion”, is an audio depiction of the emotion, Passion, as considered from the mind of Tevo Howard who has said, ‘if Passion were a Chicago House track’. His take is also a prediction of human beings in the next 300-500 years: after the world learns to not do irrational WAR and not kill, Howard says: an era of some 300 years of compassion will begin, and will be followed by at least one thousand years of atonement in the existence of the passionate human being as an era of mankind. ‘Late Working Man’ as a B-side track is about being at the office late, and dancing very late at the disco.
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