Jordan GCZ – Polyphonic Glide EP [RX4.1]

Jordan GCZ is back on Rawax, after the Dizzy Dizzy Dizzy release from earlier in 2023. The machine-jamming maestro is at his best dealing in cosmically-charged techno, and that’s exactly what he delivers on this latest record. ‘Polyphonic Glide’ is swathed in mysterious pads and soulful leads which offset the steady-trucking drive of the drums beautifully. ‘Why So Serious’ is a subtly bumping cut with a hazy, after hours atmosphere, while ‘Sunny Side Up’ deals in squashed funk and sparkling arps before ‘Undercurrent’ takes us home on a bed of celestial synth tones and submerged rhythms. The consistent feel of the record makes it a true delight to melt into – a techno record for sure dreamers.

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Jordan GCZ – Polyphonic Glide EP [RX4.1]

Unbroken Dub – Highway Sleepers [RAWAX030]

Rawax presents a new EP from Unbroken Dub. ‘Highway Sleepers’ begins on an ambient-acid note with the not-a-gabber-track ‘Gabba’, the EP moves slowly into stickier and gooier dance oceans, ending up completely immersing its beats in spitty acid ectoplasm on ‘Murky’ before rinsing itself off and drip-drying in the ambient gusts of ‘Spectral Wind’.

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Unbroken Dub – Highway Sleepers [RAWAX030]

Freddy Fresh – The Harvest [RX3]

Back in 2020, hip-hop, breaks and electro stalwart Freddy Fresh decided to turn his hand to vintage-sounding house and techno, self-releasing a set of tracks called The Harvest online. Rawax were impressed, with the popular label deciding to put the pick of the cuts out on vinyl. Title track ‘The Harvest’ sets the tone, with the veteran producer wrapping a house-tempo, post-electro groove in sustained organ chords, spacey synths and bubbly electronic melodies. ‘House-Spanner’ sees him doff a cap to The Middle of Nowhere-era Orbital (seriously, it’s very reminiscent of the Hartnoll brothers’ late ’90s output), while ‘Misunderstood’ is a woozy, delay-laden chunk of early morning U.S deep house. Elsewhere, the deep house dreaminess continues on the interestingly swung ‘Twain’, and clonking, TB-303 speckled ‘Horlywagon’.

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Freddy Fresh – The Harvest [RX3]

The Arabian Prince & The Sheiks – Situation Hot [RWE002]

ARABIAN PRINCE & THE SHEIKS, The - Situation Hot

Second release on the new Rawax West Coast Edition comes again from The Arabian Prince & The Sheiks.
It’s the 1986 hit ”Situation Hot” originally released on Street Kut Records.

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The Arabian Prince & The Sheiks – Situation Hot [RWE002]

Thomas Barnett presents Subterfuge – The Foundation Series Volume One [RMCE017]

BARNETT, Thomas/SUBTERFUGE - The Foundation Series Volume One

Rawax welcomes Thomas Barnett to the family. with the “Foundation Series Volume One”. Originally released in 1997 on Visillusion Records (Detroit).

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Thomas Barnett presents Subterfuge – The Foundation Series Volume One [RMCE017]