Innershades @ Mushi-Shi Radio (Montreal) 03.05.2016
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Ainëe & Geffen – Ordinary Tales EP [HOUSEWAX021]
Housewax welcomes italian duo Ainëe Geffen to the family. The two talented artists from Bari deliver here a very solid debut.
Rhythm Based Lovers – Frequency Illusion / Number Games [FT036]
Rhythm Based Lovers aka Jason Letkiewicz aka Steve Summers is back on Future Times with a new 12”. Once again the songs are split up in an RBL style, on the Dance Side we have ”Frequency Illusion,” a glorious slap of vibro-house for the deejay crew, coming in hot like a rugged Pal Joey tune, and on the Romance Side we have the slow hypnotic funk of ”Number Games,” complete with dope mantra vox and Italian slo-house chug.
Nitam – Cancellate [UTON09]
New varied sonic themes with an overall fresh sound. Although still being young of age, Nitam outlines once again his interest in dance music from the late 80s and early 90s, presenting himself schooled by classic Detroit House as well as Chicago Acid House, but all without limiting himself to a restricted pallet of styles or catering towards musical expectations.
Front De Cadeaux – The Gift EP [SF008]
Mugwump’s Subfield label introduces its first signings with the Belgian-Italo duo Front De Cadeaux aka DJ Athome & DJ Hugosan. They expertly produced their own brand of “Supreme Rallentato”, which is a fucked-up slo-mo italo, acid, disco, techno and house hybrid that so rightly fits with Subfield’s mission statement of covering subgenres. This full Ep on Subfield features 2 original F2C obscene & dirty slo-mo tracks at their most playful, “Ouvre Ta Bouche” and “Front De Cadeaux Theme” plus the magnificent dub-house of “Killers”. Remixes comes courtesy of Factory Floor’s Gabe Gurnsey (DFA) in a quite brutal bleep-techno mood and Manchester’s nu-balearic kingpin Ruf Dug (Music For Dreams), getting into what he described as a ” 808 snare roll warehouse analog fucked-up version”
KORD and NEBULA – Pine Twigs Trax [BORFT138]
So far the most Punk release in the Borft catalog. This is the meeting between Johan Sturesson (KORD) and Petter Svensson (NEBULA). While Petter has his background as a punkrocker Johan has some years of experience in the Electronic vein this meeting result in a EBM/punk/technoEP dirtier than ever.
VA – Riviera Disco Vol. 6 [BAP063]
Number six is here with four new artists making their debut on Bordello A Parigi: Daniel Kyo from Spain, Mystery Of Science from Quebec, John Parsley & Jack Pattern from Switzerland and Luca Dell’Orso from The Netherlands.
Macdonald Flak & The Ack Ack Pack – The Cortina Kidz [MR014]
Mr.intl have unearthed a lost gem. ‘Cortina Kidz’ is an utterly overlooked part of the tapestry of late 80’s British acid house history. Recorded in a cold water flat on Stoke Newington Road in 1987 and then released as a B-side in 1988, its eccentric spoken word overlay and weird lead vocal made it very unlike the prevailing dance music sound of the time. This is a unique recording whose time has come. That was until Mr.Intl, Andy Butler’s record label, made a chance discovery in 2015. It was a track so good that they pledged to resurrect it with interpretations from Factory Floor and NYC cohorts Juan Maclean & Tim Sweeney.
Moses Boyd – Rye Lane Shuffle [XODUS001]
This single has recieved airplay on Radio 1 from the likes of Four Tet and BBC 6 from Giles peterson. The opening song was also featured within Four Tet’s latest London Boiler Room set. Mixed by Fourtet And Floating points and masterd by Matt Colton. These songs have become a staple to their DJ sets worldwide which has created a huge buzz long before its officail release.
ASOK – A Mind Forever Voyaging [CRLP13]
Liverpool artist Stu Robinson aka ASOK steps up to Creme Organization with a debut full length offering, A Mind Forever Voyaging, featuring ten tracks of macho yet melodic, tender yet tense analogue house and techno. Something of a late starter, Robinson has fomented his own mystical, nostalgic, inventive analogue sound that makes you jack, as well as conjuring real emotions with his great knack for melody. This album was recorded live then edited down. “So if something doesn’t sound good it either stays in or I re-record the whole thing,” says Robinson, who used things like Maschine, tb303, analog RYTM, JX-8P, Microkorg, some plugins and “a shit load of old rave samples” to create his debut full length. All written at home over a period of a year or so, it proves the artist has plenty of ideas and more than enough skills to carry them off. All unified by a sense of emotion and kinked dance floor groove that has been picked up over the course of 25 years of living and breathing many different forms of dance music, it is an accomplished debut.
VFR – Trip Voyager [TPL005]
VFR aka Visitors For Reworks is back on That Place Records. He has taking time to cook new tracks, showing his deep side of House & Techno music. The result is Trip Voyager.
Jeremiah R – Interstellar [INST006]
Brilliant techno & electro release from Rotterdam’s Jeremiah R. Eclectic sound for a one way trip into the future…
Marvin & Guy @ Gewölbe (Cologne) 16.04.2016
Martin Heimann – Salto [CO008]
Frankfurt based producer, DJ and music lover Martin Heimann presents his debut single Salto’ on Carry On 008. Remaining faithful to its name, the small label puts out another piece of limited wax every once in a long while. Enrooted in the soundscapes of 80s proto house the original version of Salto’ is a thriving piece of octave liberation. Consistent changes between harmonics break up the repetitive structure, while FM pads and the 303 are performing a little duet. The release is ennobled by two proper remixes from Moon B (Peoples Potential Unlimited) and Jex Opolis (Good Timin’). While Moon B keeps it bubblin’ with some extra analogue funk bounce and subtle Italo dance floor energy, the B-Side is Jexi-fied with some embellishment to the cords, change in the bassline and a nice 808 snap. On top Mr. Opolis adds some mysterious but cheesy vocals samples that match perfect with the moody 80s orchestral stabs.
Faze Action – Mangwana [FAR029]
Faze Action return with a brand new 12”, teaming up with Zimbabwean born Zeke Manyika to create ”Mangwana”. Sung in Zeke’s native Shona, and taking influences from Mory Kante, South African Kwaito to early house, Faze Action manage to create a record that harks back yet still has a modern and contemporary feel and is set to be the soundtrack to countless festivals and outdoor parties this summer. The title track is followed by the stunning ”Chiiko”, featuring Zeke’s vocals enriched by Rob’s ‘cello’s with African rhythms floating you away to another tropical world. A Vision of Panorama turns up the dial with a stunning mix on the flip side. A new bass line adds to some quality keyboard work. Finally the brothers deliver are more stripped out dub ”Paradise ’89 Mix” tailored for the peak time.
VA – RDY #30 (Ron Hardy Edits) [RDY030]
Four monstrous tracks straight from the basement featuring one of the original house music creator Ron Hardy.
Intergalactic Gary – Dekmantel Selectors Podcast 002
UFOCUS – Guidance For The Puzzled [NW009LP]
Danny Wolfers aka Legowelt with a new project UFOCUS on his own label Nightwind Records. 11 Tracks with a mix of electronix and more club ready tracks, typical Legowelt style. A double-album set that explores the paranormal themes that were once a major part of the early ’90s ambient techno scene. Musically, much of Guidance For The Puzzled recalls those halcyon days, with Danny’s drawing inspiration from a mixture of classic Detroit techno, intergalactic electronica, intelligent techno, stargazing ambient house and – on the fine “Archetypes & Myths” – dreamy deep house/acid house fusion.
Marcello Napoletano – The Neroli EP [NERO031T]
Marcello Napoletano is an artist gifted with a special raw energy and his talent is shown on this debut EP for Neroli. Four tracks with that ‘Music Box’ swing only few producer have. The Neroli track in particular is set to jack hard any dancefloor.
Delta Funktionen – Dekmantel Podcast 066
The Hipodrome Of Music 