Vakula & Dusty Baron – Leleka 4 [LELEKA004]

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Dusty Baron aka Latecomer may be a recent arrival on the scene, but he plays like a true veteran. A mysterious export from the around same eastern latitudes as label boss Vakula, their music sounds just as rooted in the post Soviet Russian landscape as it is in the post industrial North America which gave rise to all the soul and machine funk that is the driving inspiration for so many of today’s roots conscious electronic artists. Vakula takes the controls on Side A with dubwise and exotic production skills whilst Side B showcases The Baron’s heavy heavy chops, with drum programming as deft as his keys work, and a sound which is equal parts earthly and heavenly. Sides C & D (on bonus 7”) see V step up to offer two takes on Follow Shot, continuing the theme of techno tinged jazz cosmism.

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Vakula & Dusty Baron – Leleka 4 [LELEKA004]

Upperground Orchestra – The Eupen Takes [DOSER013S]

The formidable Lebanese / Italian jazz nomads release a long player of deepness on Morphine’s new live series. First long player from Upperground Orchestra initiates the new ‘live series’ of Morphine Records. ‘The Eupen Takes’ is a live document clearly showing what the collective is normally improvising on stage, a chaotic but still tight blend of jazz, kraut and electronics, where nothing is previously planned, and analog synths and spaced out sounds melt with instruments in a natural and free approach. The Eupen Takes LP contains the second half of the june 2011 show at the Meakusma stage, Eupen Muzik Marathon.

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Upperground Orchestra – The Eupen Takes [DOSER013S]

Quasimode – Hi Tech Jazz [JS12S079]

Japanese group Quasimode are rightly lauded by the world’s jazz and electronic music cognoscenti, with their productions flitting elegantly between the two genres. For their third release on Japanese label Flower, the foursome present the Hi Tech Jazz EP. “Hi Tech Jazz”, as you may have guessed, is a cover version of one of the finest tracks in the Underground Resistance back catalogue, bobbing along with jazzy piano keys, swooning saxophone solos and an undisputable sophistication. Once we flip over, “Seven Colors” featuring Kazufumi Kodama brings a hint of the electronic with a dub tinged rhythm in its pallet to showcase why Quasimodo are so highly regarded.

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Quasimode – Hi Tech Jazz [JS12S079]

Marcello Napoletano pres. Ra Thout / The Brigante’s Orchestra – Born Free In The Land Of Nobody [MATH058]

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Hot stuff Macello Napoletano dons his new guise as Ra Thout & The Brigante’s Orchestra but keeps loyal to his firm and releases on Mathematics. Anyway, Ra Thout is a totally different animal, frantic and aggressive, littered with raw electronics and tape saturation. “Catastophic Event” is an apt title for a rabid track that drags a multitude of squeals and sine tone abuse through rough drum box percussion and a fast, unrelenting tempo. “Man From Messapia” rides on a similar tempo but gets a bit funky, with filtered hooks and flanging pads. Deep, tech-funk with what sounds to me like a crazy vocoder line going absolutely off-it through the track. “The Man Who Can Do Anything” is a low-slung chugger with quite organic percussion and a subby bass. Breaking delicately through the mix is a wonderful lead flute line which contrasts well against the sludgy groove. “Terra Tra Due Mari” is totally nuts, mangling a free-jazz workout against jagged guitars and ridiculous amounts of bass. Hard to pin down, and quite unlike anything else but imagine some of Madlib’s Yesterdays New Quintet work being tweaked by Jamal Moss then mixed and mastered into some aggressive psychedelic B-side and you’re halfway there.

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Marcello Napoletano pres. Ra Thout / The Brigante’s Orchestra – Born Free In The Land Of Nobody [MATH058]

Andy Vaz – Straight Vacationing [YRE028LP]

VAZ, Andy - Straight Vacationing (Front Cover)

Andy Vaz’s Straight Vacationing, his first full-length artist album since 2006, registers as less a straight-up collection of dance-floor burners and more of a variety pack that mixes club tracks and full-fledged house songs. Listeners hungry for just ordinary 4/4 throw-downs will not entirely get their share of those, but they’ll also get a whole lot more on this dynamic and well-rounded set of eight album tracks and that is exploring House Music not just as a simple one way street, but give you a very personal view of the music we call House. Straight Vacationing dives into the genre in all it’s rich variety: From deep melodic, early Chicago influenced Acid House, Jacking-Jedi Mind Tricks to Disco-type grooves and last but not least excursions into Bizzaro World, with a vaz typical almost psychedelic experimental-edged Sound, it’s all there.

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Andy Vaz – Straight Vacationing [YRE028LP]

The Please – ‘s-Gravendijkwal EP [MAZE001]

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New Dutch imprint Purple Maze presents it’s first release, a 4 track EP from The Please. The Dutch duo comprised of Hans Verhaag & Minggus Dorpmans favour lo-fi, often slo-mo sounds that cross pollinate house music with a whole other world of leftfield electronic sounds, and do just that on this new EP.

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The Please – ‘s-Gravendijkwal EP [MAZE001]

Move D – Hydrophonics EP [UZURI014]

What needs to be said about Move D? Overused, though the veteran tag is, David Moufang has been producing excellent music for many, many years. Yet, the last few have seen him receive particular acclaim, especially for his more house-flavoured work – buoyed by his increased reputation as a DJ.

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Move D – Hydrophonics EP [UZURI014]

Midnight Hours – Midnight Hours Two [MH002]

We can only guess of who’s behind the second installment of the Midnight Hours 12″ – we only retrospectively found out that Rick Wade, Nick Holder & Scott Ferguson we’re all involved in the first one. The aural clues are quite promising… Upbeat and occasionally jazzy house with a strong whiff of Detroit about it.

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Midnight Hours – Midnight Hours Two [MH002]

Mistanomista – Detroit Session [BSR01]

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Eclipsemusic is proud to announce the first release of sister label Black Sunshine Recordings. This first chapter comes with a solid release from Mistanomista a deep house project from capable multi-instruments jazz player Yuri Shulgin. Detroit Session is a tribute to 313 House scene strongly influenced by Moodyman’s music, live funky bassline and jazzy chords mixed together with smooth broken house drum patterns, raw deepness and timeless music for Sunday morning party. On the other side Take 1 catch the attention of deep house heads a stunning bassline track with synth dubby texture effected with many echo-delay shots, keeping the vibe on the underground side of house music.

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Mistanomista – Detroit Session [BSR01]

Christian Prommer – Drumlesson Zwei [257E]

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The first release from Christian Prommer’s new Drumlesson album Drumlesson Zwei takes the Munich-based DJ and producer’s inspired fusion of techno and jazz, digital and analogue, to a new level of excellence. The Munich-based collective creates electro-organic cover versions of Knights of Jaguar, the legendary techno classic by DJ Rolando and Underground Resistance’s Mad Mike Banks and Groove La Chord by the Stockholm-based Aril Brikha.

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Christian Prommer – Drumlesson Zwei [257E]