B1. DFRA Experience Jazz Band - The Human Discard (DUBBYMAN Breaking Jazz Mix)

VINYL/DIGITAL - https://spacetalkmusic.bandcamp.com/album/night-city-life-ii

Much has changed for Ilan Pdahtzur since the release of his Night City Life compilation six years ago. Back then, he was a little-known record collector who shared obscure, synth-heavy music that “captured the night-time glow” of the city he calls home, London, via a dedicated Instagram page.

Fast forward to 2025 and Ilan is now a respected member of the international digger-selector community, having delivered must-check mixes for the likes of Bordello A Parigi, Bayete, Hunee’s Lifetones and Sound Metaphors.

It seems a fitting time, then, for Spacetalk to unleash Night City Life II, a second deep dive into Ilan’s distinctive, neon-lit sound world – a place where European synth-pop rarities, Italo-dance treats, dancefloor-focused post-boogie instrumentals soundtrack strolls around shuttered skyscrapers, dockside housing estates and wharf-side warehouse conversions.

In the six years that have passed since the release of Night City Life, Ilan has uncovered many more rarities, private-press gems and slept-on treats, with 14 of these featuring on the dusty-fingered crate-digger’s sublime sequel. As with its predecessor, much effort has been made to track down the artists behind the synth-heavy songs on show, with the vinyl edition featuring extended liner notes where some tell the story of their track in detail.

Musically, there’s much to set the pulse racing within Ilan’s superb selections, from the slow-motion shuffle of Playground’s self-released 1984 B-side ‘Rainy Day Woman’ and the brilliance of Shamor’s 1985 South African synth-pop special ‘Close To You (Bwela Pafupi)’, to Sharon & Tracy’s ‘The Sheik’ – a belly-dancing inspired slab of TB-303 bass-driven house – and the kaleidoscopic, piano-rich 1992 Euro-house brilliance of ‘Come Into My Life’ by Jennifer.

Dive deeper into the collection and more under-appreciated musical masterpieces make their presence felt. There’s Sicilian musician Claudio D’Ignoti’s lesser-known boogie-era single ‘Anche Per Noi’, where rubbery bass guitar, Nile Rodgers style disco guitar licks and spacey synths dominate the sound space, Lena’s fashion circuit-inspired, early Pet Shop Boys-esque ‘Embrasse-Moi (Strumentale)’ – one that members of Milan’s Paninaro movement would surely have enjoyed – and a sublime, spaced-out and effects laden dancefloor dub of ‘Rescue Me (Imagination)’ by Jimmy D, a genuinely sought-after jam originally released on a now impossible-to-find seven-inch single.

Offering another genuinely distinctive, carefully curated collection of lesser-known musical treats, Night City Life II is another essential, immersive and synthesizer-powered journey through Ilan’s unique sonic world.

Night City Life II

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Lena - Embrasse-Moi (Strumentale)

Razor-N-Tape goes big for their first ever edits VA on their legendary white label series! Timed to drop at their Detroit Movement weekend event, this spicy 12” includes contributions from four of the artists on the bill: Glenn Underground, Rahaan, The Patchouli Brothers and JKriv. Classic RNT style, all killer no filler disco heat on this one!

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(B1) Hot Damn (JKriv Edit)

Calm the funk Down

Having carved out a place in the contemporary club scene with releases on Glitterbox/Defected, Boogie Angst & Lovemonk Records amongst others, Madrid’s Casbah 73 recently shed his skin and is now ready to introduce The Jade, a live ensemble that prioritises emotion, excitement and the art of the song. Led by Oli Stewart (Casbah 73), the project brings together a remarkable group of players. At its core, this is about people: musicians in dialogue, shaping rhythms and melody, singing songs from the heart, that shared pulse based on a timeless musical vocabulary.

Opening with the exuberant ‘Let The Light In’, this is sizzling hi-jazz and sunny soul, shot through with a dose of funky afro-latin rhythms for good measure. Josh Hoyer leads the charge, delivering a powerhouse vocal performance, while Nia Martin and Deborah Ayo bring that gospel glow. As, indeed, they continue to do so throughout, especially on the deep, soulful standout ‘When Love Left’ or the shimmering, street soul meets brit-funk feel of ‘Change!’ Experience the spontaneity and playful nature of tracks like ‘Si No Me Quieres Esperar’ (with Cuban maestro Ale Gutiérrez on vocals) infused with funky latin and Brazilian rhythms, as well as sparkling, alien disco dub in the form of ‘Space Lines’. There’s no-holds, hands-in-the-air, fluid disco club grooves on ‘What It Takes’ and driving, riotous, soul-jazz grooves on ‘Being Seen’. Just when you think you’ve got it figured out, the band change it up and stretch out with beautiful jazz-funk instrumentals like ‘At The Queensboro’ or lush sonic gem ‘On That Strange’, a track that feels like a long, blissful afternoon fading into evening, with things left unspoken in the air and mystery in its kinky grooves.

The Jade’s sound is post-pout, studs up, raw soul, free from modern dancefloor tyranny. It’s intimate disco, dead-selfie freedom, afro-latin jazz-dance and Iberican funk all rolled into one, rooted in emotion and shot through with a healthy dose of funky bad ass groovism. Genres that blend and bleed into each other following one simple idea: songs and the expressive power of live instrumentation.

Comin’ atcha from behind the Iberican Curtain (Madrid!) and spearheading the resistance, you’ll find Chavi Ontoria on keys and David Salvador on bass, forming the rhythmic foundation. They’re joined by the rousing horns of Josué García and Dani Herrera, and the vibrant voices of Deborah Ayo and Nia Martin. All the way from Montevideo, guitarist Nico Ibarburu weaves his spell-binding grooves, while top-notch artists such as Josh Hoyer, Angela Gooding, Ale Gutiérrez, jazz trumpet player Malcolm Strachan and others broaden and enrich the project’s emotional and musical range. 
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released June 20, 2025

Composer, arranger, lyricist, all music: Oliver Stewart
Horns: Josué García Duque, Dani Herrera
Backing vocals: Deborah Ayo, Nia Martin
Electric & acoustic guitar: Nico Ibarburu
Bass: David Salvador
Rhodes, piano, Moog: Chavi Ontoria

with

Josh Hoyer: vocals on 1, 8
Juan Guillermo Aguilar Bayer: percussion on 1
Angela Gooden: vocals on 2, 11
Profeus: guitar on 2
Eugenio Nardelli: drums on 2
Grell Hidalgo: bass on 2
Andrii Popov: guitar on 3
Tien: vocals on 4
Malcolm Strachan: flugelhorn on 6
Francesco Coppola Bove: drums on 6, 9
Ale Batanga: vocals on 10
Leo Oliveira : drums on 10
Iván Ruiz López : congas on 11
José “Jas” Álvarez: string arrangement on 11
Mad4Strings : strings on 11

Mixing & mastering engineer: Damián Schwartz 

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On That Strange

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What It Takes

ITTY07 EP
Label - I Travel to You
Released - 11th July 2025
Format - Vinyl
BUY FROM - https://www.juno.co.uk/products/comb-edits-dont-wait-disco-vinyl/1093338-01/

Norwich's I Travel To You imprint has released some extremely good re-edits and re-rubs over the last few years, most coming from the shadowy Comb Edits - an alias, we have been informed, of the East Anglian DJ/producer who founded the imprint. He's in terrific form on this two-track dose of 'Comb Versions'. First up is 'Don't Wait', a deliciously breezy, colourful and summer-ready spin of a disco-boogie vocal number rich in heady horns, sweet and soulful vocals, squelchy synth bass, crispy disco guitar and kaleidoscopic keyboard motifs. Over on the flip the East Anglian editor successfully plays around with a heavy disco-soul number (here titled 'Spotlight'), heading straight for peak-time dancefloors via effects-laden vocal trickery, insatiable grooves and gritty horns.

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PREMIERE: Comb Versions - Spotlight [I Travel to You]

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Show Me (Jura Soundsystem Remix)

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Your Love Is Burning (EDIT)

Me da pena (2012)

Neocraft - Falan

Neocraft, Istanbul based Dj & Producer.
Started his career by producing hiphop beats,later on discovering house music, shifted his perspective to deeper & more specific sounds.
Inspired by funky and jazzy sounds using wide chord sounds and flowy stabs in his music,Neo will lure you into his soul, happy groovy baselines.
Co-founder and resident Dj of Eastnears, the formation that brings local and foreign good music people together against the cheap music and formations that are increasingly finding more space in the city of İstanbul. He shared decks with Chris Stussy, Oden&Fatzo, S.A.M, Malin Genie, Priku, Arapu, Cap, Mihai Pol, DoubtingThomas, BRYZ, Ben Balance and Havantepe.

contact -  beratpostaa@gmail.com