Giovanni Damico – The Sounds Of Revolution [LIH034]

Italian producer Giovanni Damico (otherwise known as G-Machine or Ron Juan) has been busting out funkified gems for more than 10 years now, and his mighty back catalogue includes plenty of turns on Lumberjacks In Hell. He returns to the label with four crisp and refined slices of boogie business that span a range of tempos to give you plenty of party tackle for any situation. “The Sound Of Revolution” is a natural choice for the A1, dripping with cosmic synth flexes and an irresistible groove, while the snappily titled “Italians In A Line” brings a sweet strain of upfront robo-disco to the table.

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Giovanni Damico – The Sounds Of Revolution [LIH034]

Alma Negra – Sedowa EP [LIH033]

The Switzerland based group Alma Negra are offering a Afro- and Latin influenced Disco EP tailor made for Lumberjacks in Hell. With all the instruments played live, this EP Sounds like and entire village celebrating the uplifting Alma Negra Signature Sound.

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Alma Negra – Sedowa EP [LIH033]

Philou Louzolo – Alkebulan Republic [LIH017]

Philou has a combination of Congolese, Nigerian and Sierra Leonean heritage and it is in these roots that he has built his sound. This EP is a dedication to the Amsterdam based Alkebulan Project, the project brings artists from Africa & African Diaspora together. This time with Nigerian artist Villy and his group ”Villy & The Xtreme Volumes.”

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Philou Louzolo – Alkebulan Republic [LIH017]

VA – From Hell With Love [LIH016]

Eight tracks blend the boundaries between original productions, illicit remixes and straight re-edits. There’s a celebratory, life-affirming feel throughout, from the rubbery bass, D-Train synths and rolling house grooves of Giovanni Damico’s ”The Break Down”, to the bluesy deep house brilliance of Borrowed Identity’s ”Queens Bridge”. Highlights are plentiful elsewhere, too, from the hustlin’ electrofunk-meets-disco of Vogel’s own ”Come On”, to the killer synth solos and fuzzy bits of Tim Jules’ thrilling ”Slap Beat”.

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VA – From Hell With Love [LIH016]

VA – Chicago Service [LIH010]

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Here’s the pitch: ask six of Chicago’s finest exponents of bumping house and pitched down disco cuts to contribute some of their finest works, blend them all together and present in the appropriate space either side of two 12″ slabs. What’s the end product? The rather hot looking Chicago Service from the Amsterdam label Lumberjacks in Hell which features a merry cast of the city’s finest in Gene Hunt, Rahaan, Jamie 3:26, Cratebug, Hugo H and Boogie Nite across two hot plates.

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VA – Chicago Service [LIH010]

Olivier Boogie / Red Greg – Dance Roll Rhythm [LIH008]

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Continuing their forays into the world of yesteryear grooves unabated, Lumberjacks in Hell are at it again, this time drafting in O Boogie and Red Greg for some disco funk finesse for the smoothest get-downs. O Boogie lords it over the first side, leaning heavy on a rich piano hook that hammers lower register chords over an incessant disco tick, while evergreen track “Papa Was A Rolling Stone” gets re-versioned in such a floor-burning fashion you’ll need asbestos boots just to get out alive. Red Greg’s “Inner Rhythm” plies familiar tropes into a sweet instrumental groove that makes all the right moves.

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Olivier Boogie / Red Greg – Dance Roll Rhythm [LIH008]

Jamie 3:26 / Boogie Nite – Do The Mickey [LIH007]

This latest missive from the Lumberjacks label features a mixed bag of reliably groovesome oddities. There’s the disco-jazz madness of Jamie 3:26’s “Can You Feel It”, and three wide-eyed bangers from the unknown Boogie Nite. Of these, the most obviously upbeat is the loopy funk/soul strut of “Do Your Thang” and James Brown-ish “Sexy Sexy Sexy”. Most interesting of all, though is “Earth Calling Mickey”, a Balearic disco weird-out that sits somewhere between oddball house and head-nodding disco.

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Jamie 3:26 / Boogie Nite – Do The Mickey [LIH007]

Traxx – To The Beat Bizarre! [LIH003]

New release by Traxx, the head of Nation and originator of Jakbeat, on the Lumberjacks in Hell imprint. Traxx from Chicago is a legend behind the decks and a visionare on his Nation, championing an electric, distinctive and highly emotional sound defined as Jakbeat. This release is composed by two lengthy tracks, jam sessions, that give to the listener a perfect image of what his interpretation of the sound is.

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Traxx – To The Beat Bizarre! [LIH003]