Soundstream – Julie’s Theme [SOUNDSTREAM006]

Cover art - Soundstream: Julie’s Theme

Two discoid house cuts by Soundstream on his own label. On “Julie’s Theme”, there’s some unabashed delay rippling going on, but still that ever-loving disco groove sits underneath in the bassline on the one and the natural hand claps. On the flip, the disco is thoroughly loud and proud, with “Inferno” resplendent in searing Philly strings and slinky bass that was built for grooving.

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Soundstream – Julie’s Theme [SOUNDSTREAM006]

VA – Sound Sampler Vol. 1 [SSMPLR001]

Cover art - Various Artists: Sound Sampler Vol. 1

Frank Timm aka Soundstream/Soundhack/half of Smith N Hack is one of Berlin’s most coveted producers of discohouse in the Chicago tradition. A substantial collection of four tracks. A-side there’s the swirling, filtered strings of ‘Just Around’ as Soundstream, beside the ruff-cut jack of ‘Vintage’ in his Soundhack guise. B-side he introduces a new moniker, T.S.O.S. with the smashing ‘Over And Over’ and ‘Over Beats’, plus four loops which will definitely get used and abused.

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VA – Sound Sampler Vol. 1 [SSMPLR001]

Soundstream – All Night [SST05]

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Three satisfaction-guaranteed disco cut-ups from the one and only Soundstream! ‘All Night’ is no exception, from the filtered finesse of the the title track – which previously appeared as the closing cut to Tama Sumo’s brilliant P’Bar 02 mix – to the sweet ‘n crunchy bop of ‘Tease Me’ and the conga/clap driven wooze of ‘Deeper Love’.

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Soundstream – All Night [SST05]