Traveller Records presents two Finnish covers by Emilia (Anne Luoto) of Italian disco classics La Bellini – Satan in love (1979) and Loredana Bertè – Movie (1981).
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Nick Anthony Simoncino feat. Robert Owens – Some People EP [TRA028]
Italian producer & Hot Mix label boss Nick Anthony Simoncino is back with “Some People”, a collaboration with Chicago’s legendary House vocalist Robert Owens. Simoncino’s 3 original mixes sound just like tracks lifted off lost EP’s straight from the mid 80’s with deep, melancholy synths, driving analogue drum machine sounds and Owen’s yearning vocal performance coming together beautifully while showing off Simoncino’s versatility as a producer. “Some People” is perfect late night House music with a classic sensibility, for the deepest hours of the night or the morning. On remix duties we have the UK’s very own Chamboche who delivers a deep, rolling version of “Some People” keeping things nice and stripped back and adding a dubby quality to his mix while Finnish new school House head Trevor Deep Jr’s “Warehouse Mix” keeps Owen’s vocals right up-front with some killer drum programming and percussion rounding out the EP while keeping the old school vibe firmly anchored to the dance-floor.
DopeGems – Journey To The Shore [TRA023]
Created in 2011 by drummer and arranger Slikk Tim, DopeGems is a five piece band dedicated to that gritty, raw instrumental sound of the 70s music lovers. That special blend of jazz, funk, and classic soundtracks, but so rarely performed live: there comes the idea of DopeGems. By combining vibraphone, guitar and vintage keys on top of a rock-solid rythm section, the band is able to sound bigger than the sum of it parts, enabling the unit to be very versatile, from searing improvisations to heavy, deep grooves, all the way to full-on symphonic movie charts. “Journey To The Shore” is paired with an equally inspired rendition of “Quasar”, originally recorded on Herbie Hancock’s The Crossing but rather taking its cues from the 1977 version by Bennie Maupin, featuring its sophisticated arrangement by Onaje Allen Grubs. DopeGems manages to squeeze out a darkly shimmering diamond of tune from this sacred rare groove nugget, while respecting all the details of the symphonic original with only 5 musicians.
Borrowed Identity & The Mechanical Soul Brother – First Step [TRA022]
The Traveller Records presents the young producer Borrowed Identity, a Romanian born, now living in Germany. The project Borrowed Identity was found as a new alias of the Romanian producer in the summer of 2011, with the idea behind to work on a fusion of classic electronic music from Detroit & Chicago plus his own influences to make something contemporary but timeless. This EP includes remixes by Emil Seidel and Steve Frisco.
Boyd Jarvis – 1985 [TRA021]
Fantasy – The Deep [TRA017]
NY legend, Fantasy has returned with amazing pair of deep house magic “Deep” and “Reach Out” on Traveller Records.
Toomy Disco pres. Ultimate Man – The Prologue [TRA018LTD]
Marin Iliuta presents his second cut under the moniker of “Ultimate Man”. This project will be focused purely house 80’s & 90’s sound with little touches of NYC, Chicago & Detroit flavors.
Bicep – 313 [TRA011]
The mysterious Bicep (the lost behind the killer blog of the same name) drop a very, very nice 12″ of deep, hypnotic grooves. Going for a resolutely US sound to their house, Bicep build simple, melodic grooves that’ll grow on you in no time!
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