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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Cosmic Garden – Cosmic Tape Vol 1 [CREMEECLIPSE015]
The next chapter in the Creme Organization Ecplise series comes from Cosmic Garden with three original tracks and one remix from Orgue Electronique. Little is known about Cosmic Garden other than he is from Southern Italy and has had two EPs out in 2016, one on HotMix and one on Cosmic Rhythm. He heads out the blocks here with ‘Reptilian Treant’, six minutes of lo-fi deep house that is roomy and atmospheric. Lazy synths bring soul and a gentle chatter of claps and hits helps drive it along. ‘Rare Centaur’ is also way below the surface but is darker and more celestial, with turbulent bass, frantic claps and angelic chords glowing like a white light at the end of a tunnel. Dutch house and electro don Orgue Electronique then remixes ‘Reptilian Treant’ into something that is slick and serene, with metallic lines dancing above rubbery drums as big piano chords boucle up top. It is joyous and colourful and truly majestic before final track ‘Apocalyptic Moose’ takes us back down into a mournful house vibe that echoes Chicago with its roughhewn analogue textures and lovestruck chords.
Bezier / Fort Romeau – Cin Cin 005 [CINCIN005]
Its been 12 months since Cin Cin’s inaugural release and to celebrate co founder Fort Romeau give us 2 cuts of arpeggio-house ready for the dance floor while Honey Sound System’s Bezier delivers that top tier Hi NRG sound that has become his signature.
Cosmic Garden – Sealaconda EP [HAPSKL011]
Cosmic Garden continues to grow root and flourish for his release for Happy Skull. The Bari based producer offers up two tracks for his Happy Skull debut, drawing influence from decades of hazy Italian deep house, the vibrancy of Rimini disco and the utopian sensibility of vintage ambient ‘Sealaconda’ slithers it’s way deep in to the psyche, distinctly italo but with a firm nod to 90’s Detroit. Preoccupata’ draws on darker elements with a wave inspired bass line and clipped vocal snippets. On the flipside, Happy Skull regular Creta Kano offers up his interpretations of Cosmic Garden’s kaleidoscopic productions. His version of ”Preoccupata” retains the deep and colourful fluidity of the Italian’s original version, whilst introducing a spacey, electro-inspired rhythm and gently undulating acid lines. To round things off Creta Kano turns down the tempo and ups the intensity on his wonderfully screwed dub, a fittingly beautiful end to the EP.
M//R – Professor EP [JACKDEPT002]
Jack Dept welcomes M//R to the label. Philadelphia’s Billy Werner is an all-around musician with rich experience and taste, someone who knows the game inside and out. A dynamic force, his talent for production is quite clear. This EP is titled Professor and it shows – M//R is a professional of the highest caliber. His music is exacting, performed & arranged with care. Each track on this EP has much to offer and will reward listeners and dancers. Contained here is a mix of perfectly timed acidic tracks with fine tuned, restrained and ominous themes. The title track ‘Professor’ is a dark club workout in true Jack Dept style. ‘Exums’ takes us on a late-nite drive, ‘Browz’ hits us repeatedly with a bubbling lead and ‘Shtoops’ touches upon icy techno to great effect.
TX Connect – Farewell To Arps EP [JACKDEPT001]
Dallas-based Gavin Guthrie, better known as TX Connect, is a DJ and Producer that is one of the finest the North American underground has to offer. He features on Jack Dept’s first release. The “Farewell To Arps” EP contains absolutely smoldering, jacking, acid-tinged rippers. This is dance floor material through and through, burning stuff. The Jack Dept label is born from the monthly party run out of Brooklyn by Volvox and John Barera.
Slim Steve – Bedroom Jams EP [XK005]
Produced on an array of hardware in Slim Steve’s bedroom in Rome, this is a refreshingly honest EP and takes X-Kalay into somewhat nostalgic territory. 90’s ballads meet sampled Italo percussion, skittish pitched up vocals pierce dangerous basslines and lung busting breakdowns give way to searching lasers in smoke filled rooms. English born Italian Steve Langrish accomplishes all this with a level of effortlessness that belies his astonishingly young years.
Aroy Dee @ Panoramabar (Berlin) 25.09.2016
John Heckle live @ Moondance Festival (Trogir, Croatia) 13.08.2016
Robert Bergman – B03 [B003]
Aqua Matrix – S/T [CRWDSPCR013]
Aqua Matrix from Portugal delivering strong deep techno that nods to mid 90s Detroit techno like Carl Craig, Kenny Larkin, Reese etc.
Kenny Duo – Jungle In Old Town [SR12002]
Kenny Duo with two cuts in the fields of leftfield house/disco/italo for the fresh label Sunken Rock.
Professor Genius – Cara EP [BORNEO005]
Four Italo bangers, by none other than the infamous Professor Genius also known as Jorge Velez. The A side of this EP explores the sunny side of life with two lush melodic gems, where as the B side delivers two bass driven dance floor killers.
Antonio – The 069 – 085 Connection [DPTX004]
Antonio from Italy, Pescara, now living in Frankfurt Germany, is doing the 4th EP on Deeptrax. Heavy hitting ‘tape techno’ tracks, some with pace, others with that charming Italian passion into it. Harsh groovin’ but deep basement tracks for these wrenching, pumped up, club nights in abandoned warehouses. Raw Chicago house and Detroit techno on a twist.
Route 8 – Mental Murder EP [FARB003R]
The third from Farbwechsel and the first one from Route 8 is back on vinyl. ‘Mental Murder’ EP is a lo-fi jack gem with four original tracks and a remix from the Houston-based house wizard Miguel Flaco. ‘Mental Murder’ is a fateful stab wound with a blunt, rusty knife straight to your brain, which causes a kind of lobotomy happiness.
Anthony Naples – Slice Of Life [TTT049]
LostSoundBytes – Willi’s Adventure [ACTREC004]
Brussels Based young producer LostSoundBytes develops an haptic music, diving sometimes into cryptic and anxious foggy areas through analog materials experimentations. Drum machines dives into the mud, acid lifts, synthetiseur flying over the swamp and gusts of claps . He gives a slice of weird acid-industrial-house and makes no compromises on Activities Records.
Design A Wave – International Journey of Applied Music [SSTR008]
Ahead of his third release for Rush Hour’s ‘No Label’ and following his Alien Jam’s ‘International Journey of Synthetic Emotion’, Design A Wave’s debut on Subsubtropics ‘International Journey of Applied Music’ conveys another lush excursion into his ever colourful and deep-seated sonic realms.
Perseus Traxx – Hypnotic Groove Mix 118
VA – The Pleasure Box Vol 2 – Sons Of The Second Circle [RHYTHM016]
Part 2 of Bio Rhythm’s Pleasure Box. Enter the second circle – the realm of lust & perversity. This time the pleasure is brought by MB, Joe Lentini & Shitcluster, delivering some sh*t hot contemporary jacking blackmagic braindance jams for all you carnal sinners.
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