Maxmillion Dunbar dropping a crazy limited three tracker for the L.I.E.S. label. The A-side is a unique style of lush, dreamy, chopped up slo-mo house music. Flip to the b-side for two tracks of straight up nastiness. Two mixers that serve as nice as hell dj tools to slide in and out of the mix, the vocal chop of Stayin Away stutters through off kilter synth and drum fills while Cassette Arabic drives hard with some bouncing ethno bass and vocals straight outta 1986 Belgium.
Composing an entire electronic album around the notorious 15th Century Cult Of Assassins, New Jersey based producer Jorge Velez, better known as Professor Genius, has created a unique and ambitious piece of work, under the guise of “Hassan”. Largely based around layered atmospheric Arabic-styled synth work and sparse percussion throughout, Hassan employs an entirely electronic palette to bring listeners into a secret world filled with darkness, drama, triumph and chaotic dissonance. The release includes also remixes by Steve Moore, Marcos Cabral and Steve Summers.
Marcos Cabral, half of Runaway, takes an unexpectedly nice departure from his previous works with three refreshingly varied original tracks. The A-side title track 24 Hour Flight develops as a late night, muted chord-driven filtered techno mixer which nicely compliments the A.2 track Cassandra with swelling bass and mellow dub-techno influences . Filling the entire b-side at almost 13 minutes is the analog house jam Freckles, complete with bright synth washes, 707 drums, and maybe even a breathing vocal buried in there somewhere as the jam goes on and on.
The Future Times posse returns with an extended family for the newest installment in their “Vibe” compilation series. This DJ double pack includes tracks both rugged and pristine, from Alexis Le-Tan, Steve Summers, Tom Noble, L.I.E.S. remixed by Max D, Juju & Jordash, Confused House, Steve Moore, Hunee and Swimmers & Gang.
Jason Letkiewicz aka Steve Summers latest EP moves forward from his previous efforts touching upon the seedier and more jacking side of what New York City House music once was. Bringing to mind images of a more dangerous and exciting city where crackheads roamed free, hookers hooked, fiends copped bags and music existed as a reactionary reflection of its surroundings. Directly influenced by these times, Summers took his arsenal and concocted an emotional four song record that nods to this period as well as foreshadows the impending doom of a city wrapped in an airtight bubble.
Two dusty d.i.y. straight to tape house jams from Brooklyn’s lowlands, by basement producer Terekke. Over saturated house energy meets voices of paranoia while shifting Juno chord changes and a dirtbag 707 drums keep things moving.
Danny Wolfers’ latest offering the “Sark Island Acid” EP once again brings the listener into his shadowy world where the sounds of Chicago and Detroit meld with a demented dreamworld in which woodland creatures attempt space travel, lonely middle-aged men cast off by society perform circuit bending experiments in their parents suburban basement and autistic fans of late night talk radio call in from the outer-reaches to discuss world politics.
The tracks on this recording are the unedited experimentations of Willie Burns and are a testament to music when it comes straight from the heart without pretense or forethought unlike most dance music today.
L.I.E.S. is back with another offering from the underground, this time by Steve Moore. He delivers two tracks of epic, heavily synth-driven, nu-age techno which shifts between moments of light, darkness and the grey area in between, slowly morphing as they progress onward.
A somewhat mysterious collaboration between three people from varying parts of the world is finally pieced together after being lost and found over the last two years. The final result being two stripped down and uncompromising tracks that go from Chicago to Detroit and beyond. Also included is Legowelt’s remix of Comeback Dust which takes the original and adds his signature Chicago Smudge sound to the mix.
Debut release by Two Dogs in a House comprised of Jason Letkiewicz (Steve Summers, Maloveaux, RBL) and Ron Morelli of the L.I.E.S. label. Continuing in the tradition of producing old school analog house tracks with a twist, LIES 002 takes it to the more melancholy side of the Chicago and New York spectrum with brooding basslines and hand played melodies.
Producer Jason Letkiewicz, the man behind such projects a Steve Summers (Clone), Rhythm Based Lovers (Futuretimes, FrequeNC), Innergaze (Touch Your Life) and a couple of other projects you may not have heard is back with yet another new project and alias. Released on the new L.I.E.S. imprint out of New York City, Malvoeaux clocks in with three tracks making something new from the old.
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