VA – The Second Annual Fundraiser: War Child [CKNOW2]

VARIOUS - The Second Annual Fundraiser: War Child

Craigie Knowes returns with ‘The Second Annual Fundraiser: War Child’ this December. Similar to its predecessor ‘The Second Annual Fundraiser: War Child’ will donate all profits to War Child International and has recruited another all-star cast to treat us to a sublime collection of cuts. Featuring the likes of Legowelt, Shanti Celeste, Neville Watson and Andy Hart this compilation is set to be another sell-out success. Rather than drown you in copy we’ll let the tracks do the rest of the talking.

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VA – The Second Annual Fundraiser: War Child [CKNOW2]

Tapirus / D-56M – The Art Of Seeing [PIV003]

TAPIRUS/D 56M - The Art Of Seeing

Poverty is violence return once more deliberately shaking up the place and blurring the house / techno divide, label owners Tapirus aka Rotterdams underground techno hero Charlton Ravenberg and Nick Dunton of legendary techno label Surface and 65D Mavericks fame serve up a split EP.

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Tapirus / D-56M – The Art Of Seeing [PIV003]

DJ Loser – DJ Loser [BLIQ015]

DJ Loser kicks off his vinyl debut with “Your eyes were telling me that you really cared”, a soothing and sun-bleached late night downbeat driver, which gives way to A2’s “Untitled” menacing and jacking tone that is sure to bang the dingiest of darkrooms. B1’s “I’ve got dis (but I can’t do it)” is a bona fide slammer made to liquify whatever is left of one’s mind way past the midnight hour, while Seixlack’s rendition of the latter brings more paranoid and percussive-led assaults to the table.

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DJ Loser – DJ Loser [BLIQ015]

Bill Converse – 7 Of 9 And Ahead [TRU002]

Texas Recordings Underground made its mark this Spring with the well-received techno/electro Cyber_Tex EP that featured electro wizard Cygnus and E.R.P. aka Gerard Hanson. Not to rest on his laurels, TX Connect’s Gavin Guthrie is following that up with the 2nd release on the label by Austin’s man-of-the-moment Bill Converse. His debut on T.R.U. contains 2 deep excursions with 7 of 9 and Ahead, both tech house masterworks that mix elements of Chicago and Detroit with a Texas flair that keeps it definitively Bill Converse.

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Bill Converse – 7 Of 9 And Ahead [TRU002]

Fantastic Man – Galactic Ecstasy [KITJEN005]

Kitjen’s fifth installment comes in the form of three floor-friendly cuts by Melbourlin’s Fantastic Man. This Swiss Army Knife of a 12? gracefully knocks on the doors of Italo and Acid House and is filled with trippy drums that create a perfect pool for you to drown in.

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Fantastic Man – Galactic Ecstasy [KITJEN005]

Armonics – Human [SLOMO028]

ARMONICS - Human

Another debut producer joins the ranks of Slow Motion with a distinctive take on some classic sounds. Armonics hails from Bari, deep in the Italian south and his first EP is at turns blissful, jacking and dare we say, playful. For a first EP, Armonics has certainly nailed his musical colours to the mast. Crossing with ease between disco, Balearic and an indefinable X-factor.

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Armonics – Human [SLOMO028]

Jex Opolis presents In The Nite – Look At My Car! [GDTIMIN008]

Jex Opolis Presents: In The Nite–“Look At My Car!,” a versatile new EP featuring three cosmic cuts from Jex and Ian D. Knight, a St. Louis-based performance artist. Knight features most prominently on the Compass Point-tinged “Look At My Car!,” a Paean to the joys of both consumerism and rampant motorism. On the flip, Jexy whips out the Strat for some Chic-inspired licks on the chugging “Guitar Sands,” with the Italo-bumping 120 BPMer “Rimini Nites” along for the ride, too.

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Jex Opolis presents In The Nite – Look At My Car! [GDTIMIN008]

Lerosa – Your Soul [BAR009]

LEROSA - Your Soul

Italy-born, Dublin-based producer Leopoldo Rosa aka Lerosa returns with his second EP in 2016 and continues a string of excellent releases for Croatian label Barba. “Your Soul” comes as the 9th release of Barba, and is very much in the area of previous ones – heady, mental and diverse. Lerosa effortlessly manoeuvres between genres on this 4-tracker, while at the same time keeping the overall sound and vibe consistent. 303-reminiscent synth serves as an underlying leitmotif which appears in every track, but in a different manner. Blood is an obvious A1, direct and trippy techno with a misty mood. With Duelist Lerosa wears his electro suit, while maintaining the atmosphere sketched out by the first track. Ghost sits right in between the first two, with its 1/2 tempo serving justice to the track’s feeling of neither resting nor moving. B2, Your Soul, is a house track with an elegant Lerosa twist on the classic Chicago vibe.

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Lerosa – Your Soul [BAR009]

Audio Atlas pres. DimDJ – Future Ancient EP [MATH093]

AUDIO ATLAS presents DIM DJ - Future Ancient EP

Dimdj of Audio Atlas comes with 5 fresh tracks on Mathematics. Ranging from the acid attack of ”Crash 3” to the downtempo funk of ”Temple Of The Mountain” and covering lots of territory in between.

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Audio Atlas pres. DimDJ – Future Ancient EP [MATH093]