Summer ~ 2021

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Bouquet. Records features Olive T. for their sixth EP release on vinyl to infuse their 2021 roster with the desired verve and energy that dormant club kids are thirsting for.

Releasing in early summer, the energetic dance tracks herald a return to the dance floor, uplifted by soul-stirring synthesizer orchestral strings. The native New Yorker and scene fixture was influenced by 90’s house, inspired by Raze, Deee-lite, Green Velvet, and smooth disco flows. The ascension sensation of “Goin Up” builds on familiar house grooves with digital synths and a thoughtful utilization of today’s technology.

Known to play a range spanning hip hop to club, jazz to funk, disco to garage, and more, Olive T has DJ’d countless venues and over international airwaves. An early exposure to house and techno, combined with a wide span of diverse musical taste, shaped her unique style. In 2020 she started her own 2 hour radio show on The Lot Radio.
Olive T worked with the up and coming producer Tiro! due to her admiration of his use of traditional sounds of the 90’s era, sensing he also listened prolifically to 90’s house and techno. Tiro!’s remix of “This Is A Bop” adds organic flare to the original. A long-time fan of Matt Karmil, she invited him to remix “Opaque.” He flips the track upside down to reveal a different, but still vibrant interpretation, with his technical approach to remixing.

Olive T - Goin Up EP - Bouquet Records

PREMIERE: Olive T - Opaque (Matt Karmil Remix)

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LYO is back and ready to take your breath away with the second volume of their compilation series «Driving Blind».
They follow up on their first exquisite offering with an even wider and larger selection of 23 tracks from captivating artists from all over the globe. Selected with care and love, it will bring you on an electronic journey pushing boundaries of style featuring only fresh new original music!

Driving Blind (Vol​.​2)

PREMIERE: Venice Arms - A Promise To Be

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South African talent Deep Aztec reveals his twelve-track debut album ‘Healing Frequencies’ via his newly minted MFENGU Records imprint this summer. 

A blossoming artist within the South African electronic landscape and a name firmly on the rise, Cape Town-based DJ, producer, live act, and record label owner Deep Aztec looks set to flourish onto the global house landscape. Having played alongside artists including Black Coffee, Culoe De Song, and Floyd Lavine across South Africa’s leading music festivals and events whilst releasing via Watergate, House Afrika, and Nervous Records, early-July now welcomes the arrival of two new projects - a new label, and his debut album. A celebration of music, life, and love, his twelve-track ‘Healing Frequencies’ LP welcomes a hypnotic and resonant exploration of a maturing artist, curator, songwriter, and collaborator, whilst unveiling a fitting introduction to his new label, MFENGU. 

“When I look back at my trajectory from the time I started until now, it is certainly nothing short of a never-ending string of changes and progressions. The journey is full of ups and downs, tears, and laughter. Whenever I'm feeling clueless about life, I find myself reminiscing of my colourful childhood memories. It's those memories that comfort and remind me that this journey I have taken is because music is what I live for.” – Deep Aztec 

The project is rich with creative energy from front to back, stemming from his continual desire to reinvent, rework and innovate. From the smoky and hazy Jazz-tinged territories of title track ‘Healing Frequencies’ to the futuristic planes of ‘Don’t Forget About It’, the oddball stylings of ‘Land Of Kings’ and the rich psychedelia of ‘Polygon Disco’, the twelve track body of work showcases a rich blend of house, disco, and Jazz soundscapes whilst presenting a rich and warm sound palette an array of productions covering everything the growing music lover needs. 

Through an expertly curated selection of features from both local and global artists in Dumama, L Speaks, Rona Ray, and Aztec’s own alter-ego James Blond3, the effortless collaborations all feel at home and organic, with each collaborator showcasing an unmistakable voice to transform the South African’s productions into something unique. And in turn, the stage is shared by a producer with innate studio ability, presenting the perfect opportunity for producer and artist to shine and explore new grounds. 

Exploring the fringes of diverse and intertwined genres, whilst reinterpreting its roots in house music, ‘Healing Frequencies’ presents Deep Aztecs past, present, and far-found future, opening the doors and journeying into the mind of a rising star’s own interpretation of the genre. 

Deep Aztec ‘Healing Frequencies’ (LP) drops via MFENGU Records on 9th July 2021.

Healing Frequencies (LP)

PREMIERE: Deep Aztec - Sorry (I Know)

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Since their first contact with NYC based producer Thavius Beck in 2018, he sent U-Trax over 100 unreleased tracks, or beats, as he calls them. 25 of them have been selected for releases on U-TRAX, good for over 2 hours of music, across one album and an EP. The tracks vary in style a lot, but what they have in common is that they either are moody – in U-TRAX lingo: deep - or they are drum heavy. The common denominator would probably be ‘experimental/instrumental hip-hop’, reminiscent of producers like Flying Lotus. People have tried all sorts of comparisons to pinpoint Thavius’ sound, ranging from ‘between DJ Shadow and Orbital’ and ‘a mix of Massive Attack and The Orb’. 

None of these are spot on, yet quite a few of these tracks feel like a happy marriage between hip-hop beats and techno sounds. Despite the fact that some tracks are 20 years old and have been made with widely different gear (one track was even made on a PlayStation 2), this selection sounds remarkably balanced, yet diverse. From the irresistible single ‘Lovesick/Still Sick’ to the dark and massive ‘Birdsong’ (that echoes the sound of his popular song ‘Atmos’), and from the head-nodding ‘Work!’ to the soothing ‘Reunited With The All’ - if this collection showcases anything, it’s Thavius’ brilliant production and composing skills, as well as his wizard-level sampling techniques. The result is a luscious electronic music album with a broad appeal.

PREMIERE: Thavius Beck - Lovesick Still Sick

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Tripped-out, leisurely house and breaks comprises the next drop on Haŵs, and for the established Welsh imprint, number 13 is far from unlucky – in fact, it’s coming in as ecstatic. Perth producer Guy Contact takes the reigns for ‘Euphoria Simulator’, a 6-track EP radiating with all the charm and optimism of a liberated future.

Opening the first of four house tracks, ‘Into The Blue’ makes light work of bass melodies and fresh kicks, bouncing skywards as though emerging from a thinning fog into a clear day. ‘Nice 2 B Free’ is imbued with touches of sentimentality, pouring outwards like the laissez-faire movements of a serene dancer entwined within a group of friends. The eccentric ‘Whip Crack Cowboy’ takes the camaraderie of country twang into a colourful new world, mediating psychedelic guitar strings into harmony with synths and a cathartic house beat.

On the B-side, the titular ‘Euphoria Simulator’ doubles down on the bass but keeps its overall ride light and airy, dipping between piano, synths and rhythms warm enough to breathe emotion into a cold room. The final two tracks untether from their house confines: ‘Amphibian Pool’ dubs down into a hypnotic, marine-level drift, elongating croaky basslines alongside punchy breaks and acid lines during its descent. Finally, ‘Subaquatic Jungle’ hits the ocean floor, discovering an enigmatic world alive with a fauna of percussion and distortions that slope through dense, bassy undercurrents.

For anyone looking to impart a kaleidoscope of blissful feelings onto dancefloors, ‘Euphoria Simulator’ sits patiently ready to heighten the senses.

PREMIERE: Guy Contact - Nice 2 B Free

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The late Pierce Fulton, Priori, Martyn Bootspoon, and more remix Nova Scotia’s yehno on Collection Disque Durs this July.

Following his cinematic ‘Tomorrow We’ll Be Here’ EP, the first release on Montréal’s Collection Disque Durs imprint earlier this year, yehno recruits a host of all-star remixers for ‘Tomorrow We’ll Be Here Remixes’ featuring contributions from Pierce Fulton, Ronan, Martyn Bootyspoon, Priori, and Ouri.

Released with the blessings of his family, the late Pierce Fulton’s remix of ‘We Can’ opens the release. Adding a melancholic tone to yehno’s original, swinging breakbeats, dreamy atmospherics, and shimmering FX take the forefront. yehno follows with his own 4/4 mix of ‘Lullaby’, with delicate drums padding the emotive and dynamic combination of noisy synth work and vocal chops and Planet Euphorique affiliate Ronan delivers his first-ever remix with his take on ‘Our Best Selves’, diving into sliced breakbeats and glitchy drums alongside bright, airy FM tones. Martyn Bootyspoon’s version of ‘Walk Alone’ brings squelchy synths, chopped pads, and sharp percussion to the mix.

NAFF honcho Priori flips ‘Fog Rolling’ into a hypnotic, heads-down roller, with sparse modulations and dense, moody synthesis evolving for close to ten minutes. Ghostly International graduate Ouri twists yehno’s original work into a captivating modern classical dream, swelling throughout a series of dramatic movements before an ambient mix of ‘Tomorrow We’ll Be Here’ rounds out the release, with the Nova Scotian stripping drums and reworking instruments from his own original to powerful and dramatic effect.

Founded in 2018 in Montréal, Courage Holdings is an artist management and production company that curates events such as Piknic Electronik and Igloofest. Courage now reinvents itself, focusing its efforts towards artistic content production with their new record label Collection Disques Durs.

yehno ‘Tomorrow We’ll Be Here Remixes’ drops 9th July on Collection Disque Durs

Tomorrow We’ll Be Here Remixes

PREMIERE: Yehno - We Can (Pierce Fulton Remix)

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Hell Yeah's debut Buena Onda compilation proved hugely successful. It alskept people drenched in exotic dance floor sounds while the pandemic has kept everyone apart. Now the Berlin-based party is back and on a mission to redefine what Balearic means with a first-ever vinyl-only sampler featuring exclusive, unreleased tunes and remixes compiled by Marco Gallerani and Gallo from brothers around the world.

The a-side is all about new kids on the block: Australian cyborg disco don Kayroy appeared on the label in 2020 with his Imaginary Expeditions EP and now links with his friend Jaspar Robinson, a dreamer with his head amongst the stars. He provides the vocals which speak of an astronaut lost in space and aching for a missing loved one while sombre chords and downbeat bass make for a beautifully longing groove. It's a blue-eyed Balearic classic.
 
The up-and-coming Italian @Feel-Fly of labels like Internasjonal then goes widescreen with his 'Esperanto'. The chords shimmer, the baseline percolates and the guitar riffs arc up to the heavens for some late-night intergalactic bliss.

The flip side features more mature and established artists: label regular Max Essa offers a remix of The Vendetta Suite 'Neon Secrets,' which has naive Eastern melodies and rueful 80s chords with a subtle new age feel that dumps you right on the beach at sundown.

Last of all come Chris Coco and Micko Roche with true-school Balearic classic complete with cicada-like shakers, mellifluous Spanish guitar licks, flutes and soft, frothy, rolling beats that break like waves on a sun-kissed Mediterranean coastline.

Buena Onda - Balearic Beats 2021 Sampler 1 offers something for every hour of the day, making this a perfectly functional 12" for the modern Balearic DJ.

PREMIERE: Feel Fly - Esperanto

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Subb-an continues to develop his One Records platform, adapting and moulding alongside stylistic shifts in modern minimal whilst also maintaining a high degree of quality control. Central to this successful adaptation has been the carefully selected roster of artists he works with; some old friends, some new - but always artists whose work reflect the contents of his own record bag: neatly reduced tunes aimed squarely at the dance floor.

ONE049 is another in a series of VA releases on the label featuring Yamen & Eda, Leeds based Mariiin, Ciel, NorthSouth owner Sam Bangura, Duowe & Picasso, and Subb-an himself. Mariiin contribution is  a kinetic tool evincing her skills as a seasoned and well respected DJ. Tumbling breaks are pinned by a 4/4 kick while interweaving sweeps and filters recall the atmosphere of some of the Swag classics.

ONE049

PREMIERE: MARIIIN - Organic Affaire

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Rolling slammers from Leeds' finest. Not to be slept on, Krotone records are a true staple and in the bags of Laurel Halo, Peverelist, Ciel & Peder Mannerfelt

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PREMIERE: Krotone - Keep Going

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Following his majestic debut EP last year, Warm Nights, UK-based producer Reuben Vaun Smith is back with a full-length album under his belt, Sounds From the Workshop, arriving digitally August 27th via the trailblazing London-based Soundway Records, who also released his first EP. The new record finds the producer further refining his eclectic, exploratory approach to production, diving deep into sounds as varied as Soca, Benga, and Trip-Hop, and emphasizing live instrumentation and acoustics.

The result is a diverse assortment of deep and lush tropical house cuts that feel handcrafted and refreshing in their restless search for inventive summertime grooves. Track 1 of Side C, “Flee the Coop”, incorporates an off-kilter, reverb-laden guitar line that rubs up against a more sun-kissed Balearic house beat. On its own, this moaning guitar could feel completely incongruous with the rest of the song, but Reuben’s magic lies in his ability to effortlessly blend such elements into a cohesive whole. 

As the song reaches its crescendo, the guitar-infused rhythm is interrupted by synth squalls and beeps, hinting at an impending techno-inspired breakdown. But the result is not nearly as chaotic as one would expect––instead, the song maintains its laid-back, languorous tempo until the very last note before petering out. This speaks somewhat to Reuben’s musical ethos; he’s not trying to break your brain or facilitate an out-of-body experience. He’s more concerned with finding new ways of maintaining a chill, nostalgic summer-vibe.

Sounds From The Workshop

PREMIERE: Reuben Vaun Smith - Flee The Coop

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"Sune’s newest EP ‘Extraordinaire’ will drop on Apparel Music and we’re incredibly happy to finally be able to welcome such a talented artist to our family! The title itself perfectly depicts the sensations that this amazingly classy and groovy record gives at the first listening and the artistic awareness that the Swedish producer brings in all his four glorious tracks.

From the title track on he displays an enormous array of talent and gently skates between the genres, making this digital release the best possible manifesto of his musical capabilities and showing to the world his production skills and sonic inclinations: Jazzy, Deep, Disco, Soul...to name a few. Extraordinaire EP will be out on the 6th of August 2021."

Extraordinaire EP

PREMIERE: Sune - Extraordinaire

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Duality Trax is a contemporary, forward-thinking record label from the creative mind of Irishselector Holly Lester. Encouraging inclusivity, togetherness and collaboration, the label seeks todraw inspiration from the contrasting but balancing energies that exist within us all. In keepingwith the label’s ethos, each release aims to consistently feature artists of all genders. 

With two vinyl releases since the label's conception in early 2020, Duality Trax makes its firstforay into compilation territory, pooling together some of the most interesting acts emerging fromhouse, techno and beyond. 

Bouncing from the US to Europe, the VA skips through a multitude of moods and genres acrossseven tracks - including acid-tinged electro from New York, breaks infused garage fromChicago, rave-fuelled house from Belgium and a pulsating trance-inspired club track fromEstonia.The latter comes courtesy of Abdul Raeva, a project between Coymix Ltd and Gestalt Recordsfounder Steffan Todorović and Joonas Arro (aka Rashida Prime / Ray Faded). Following on fromtheir latest output on Bristol label Mint Tea, the Tallinn-based duo deliver with their high octanetake on tech trance. 

Sprinkled with glitchy 8-bit samples, laser tag sound effects and driving 303licks, ‘Pearlescent’ is reminiscent of the type of track you’d hear in the 90’s on a virtual realitysimulator. With one foot in the past and one firmly in the future, the result is a contemporary clubbanger primed for the re-emergence of dancefloors everywhere.'Visions Vol. 1' comes out on August 6th exclusively via Bandcamp, with 100% of the profitsdonated to Doctors Without Borders.

PREMIERE: Abdul Raeva - Pearlescent

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The pair behind Broken Homes are Thoma Bulwer and his muse, Pops. They have written this album together over the past couple of years through summers of love being inspired at festivals like Houghton and Freerotation; and dark winters at spots like FOLD, the Cause, the infamous Lion and Lamb, fabric and lots of natwy underground warehouses and boats around Hackney Wick.

The eight track album has all been given a 90s and retro flavour at Thoma’s TB analogue mastering studio and the pair expressed this in the recordings as a journey-of-genres. From garage, UKG, house, electro, jungle, minimal, bleeps, rave and breaks the tracks inspiration and electronic music culture is soaked up and slapped back out through the tape machine. Any true London raver would find it hard not to shake-a-leg to this!

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PREMIERE: Broken Homes - Go To Gate

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Never one to be pigeonholed by genre, Parisian producer MiG-29 has been collecting records for nearly two decades now, extending his musical spectrum into disco, drum and bass, electro, breaks and progressive trance. His 90’s inspired productions have found their way onto labels such as La Chinerie, and now he joins the CYBERDOME family with 6 deep cuts that illustrate the artist's personal eclecticism.

‘New Generation’ is a kaleidoscopic journey down the breakbeat river; soft pads, deep grooves and tripped-out electronics sound creating a deadly blend of MiG-29 influence. ‘Water Visions’ sticks with the deep aesthetic, this time opting for a techy progressive approach, with just enough trancey hands-in-the-air moments to keep the ravers wide-eyed.

As tempo slowly moves forward, ‘Spacer Worlds’ takes us on an intergalactic voyage through distant galaxies, its 4x4 bassweight crafting an epic dance tool, before the mood is completely flipped on the carnival-esque, trip-hop of ‘Tomorrow’s Bliss’.

‘Digital Dreamscapes’ sticks to the trip-hop vibe with an old Nightmare On Wax influence, before we’re thrust right back into the rave with a collection of mantras cast in colour, spirituality and zest.

PREMIERE: MiG-29 - Spacer Worlds

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Coymix Ltd, the label run by friends Steffan Todorovic and Timo Rotonen, releases impeccable projects like the world’s best vineyards release the finest fuckin’ wine you’ve never tasted. I’m lucky enough to be on their promo list (thanks bois it’s a goddamn honor), and everytime I get something new, my animal instincts tell me to throw ‘em on a USB and bury them in the park close to my apartment. In my head, this is a preservation technique, one for which I’d draw myself a decent pirate map to remember where it was buried. You might think this qualifies as “taking it too far,” but they said the same thing about Avalon Emerson’s “Art of DJing” and look at her shinin’ like the hottest star. Point is, like her, I’ll do what I want with my fuckin’ bangers, OK!? When the zombie apocalypse sends YOUR loved ones into hiding, I’ll be in the park with all of MY dj and audio gear soundtracking the shredding of my entrails with a Coymix project.

I DIGRESS.

Joe Reddick aka Remotif is the London based producer responsible for COY004. Prior to this outing he’s released notable projects on air miles, Pleasant Life, Familiar Strangers, and Alfresco Disco. He most often excels at creating lush dreamlike “breakscapes,” but here we find him swapping tempos for four straight emotional club bangers that extend from techy house to trance and to psychedelic breaks. He’s ditched the butt chug for a butt plug, and lemme be the first to tell you, these tunes shake the anal cavity. Quick aside, if you don’t feel a tune in your asshole are you even listening properly? As a label head myself, I must feel my butt quake before I even consider signing a tune. So yeah, big up Joe, I’m gonna need restorative surgery on my sphincter after these repeat listens.

Shall we get to the music? It’s my pleaasssureee to premiere today the B1 from COY004, or what Remotif has dubbed the “Goodbye Sunshine EP.” “Telepathic Heights” is the project’s most melancholy tune, and another beautiful take on deep Detroit and Italo house, lush with wiggly synth lines, fever dream atmospheres, and a new-age vocal sample that repeats “enter, the unexpected door.” It’s a fitting whisper for a tune that makes me feel like I’m floating through the astral plane. If I was going to walk through a random glowing door, this is the tune that’d play after crossing the threshold. But hear me out, just because this tune sounds chill, doesn’t mean that it would tear up a dance floor. This is weaponry for transitional those moments when you’re moving a crowd from a to b to c to d. Or maybe, you’re just moving yourself, in which case this tune is equal amounts of gold for your headphones.

“Telepathic Heights” and the rest of COY004 releases on August 27th via the Coymix Ltd. Bandcamp and other major retailers of vinyl and digital rekkies. Do yourself a favor and cop a piece of electronic history. I don’t write often, but when I do, it’s for something worthy. This, and everything else from the Estonian/Finnish A&R masterminds is NOT TO BE MISSED.

PREMIERE: Remotif - Telepathic Heights

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Philadelphia based hip hop artist, Kameelah Waheed, grew up with music all around, with world beats, island and tribal vibes coming from inside her Islamic home. MTV meshed with rap blasting from every Philly radio station, while house parties were playing four to the floor and electronica. Her musical denial was the catalyst for her explosion into sound and later her versatility as an artist. This producer, writer and performer has worked within a myriad of styles from neo soul to hip hop, to house, releasing previously on BBE, Rapster Records, and Philly Through My Ear. In 2020 she dropped her highly respectable, ‘Holding On’ on Ramrock Records.

On ‘America the Beautiful’ Kameelah delivers powerful spoken word lyrics, pledging allegiance to the people of America. To the dreamers, the lovers, the thinkers, and the risk takers, at the same time she is questioning how many rights can America change? How many souls must it break? Kameelah skilfully delivers her conscious narrative alongside a rolling hip house beat. Reminiscent of Harlem’s Last Poets who spat lyrics about the 1960s African American civil rights movement, and Gil Scott Herons’ concern on social issues, conveying his message through a fusion of funk, soul, blues and fly lyrical content. This ‘Avant-funk’ is a nod to 80s New York and the Defunkt, Talking Heads, Ze Records sounds coming out of the city at that time. Loaded with talent, the poetry is written by the hand and from the heart of Kameelah Waheed, it is also produced by Kameelah alongside Kelly Murray, with cast of musicians that have worked with the likes of Lauren Hill and the legendary Diana Ross.
 
Reworks come courtesy of two of the UKs most prolific underground production squads. Black Science Orchestra’s Ashley Beedle heads up North Street West with Jo Wallace and Daren Morris, laying their signature moves and grooves down on the title track with a vocal, instrumental and dub. It’s a homage to composers of vintage US cop show themes – Lalo Schifrin and Quincy Jones, with an undercurrent of ‘street sounds’ and tough, inner city funk, you can almost see the steam coming up through the manhole covers.  Production collective of the moment, Bruise, have been enjoying the limelight and quite rightly so, with their ‘Grand Hi’ earmarked by the Guardian, and sync’d by Grand Theft Auto.  Christian Campbell works his magic again on both vocal and instrumental, taking the title track to a whole other level of euphoric and joyous orchestral house. It’s both dark and uplifting with those shades of D town techno with soul we’ve all come to love from Bruise.

PREMIERE: Kameelah Waheed - America the Beautiful (Bruise Vocal)

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Since launching in 2015, Sydney based Aaron Andrew's Chubby Records has become a well trusted Deep House imprint. Their long-awaited next release ‘Various Volume 4’ is perhaps their most expansive release yet, with four fresh cuts each with an accompanying remix stretched across two slabs of wax, with a who's who of some of the best names in house and techno.

Kicking off, Aleqs Notal goes deep on the immersive and hypnotic, 'Planetary Insanity'. His ultra-smooth deep Detroit styled techno laying a super solid foundation for the track. In-demand producer Life Recorder makes his debut on Chubby, turning the more streamlined original into a euphoric and optimistic dance floor gem.  Cheerier and breezier deep house warmth comes courtesy of Jose Rico's 'Agonias'. Known for his lively tribal beats, the melody is as unique and classy as ever, staying right in the sweet spot.  Leonid goes deep and shoots for a more stripped-down rework homing in on the chords and tribal vibes.

On the second piece of vinyl is one of Australia's most respected artists, Ewan Jansen, with ‘Basilica’.  It’s a late-night deep house groover that rides a sublime Detroit vibe.  One of the EP’s standout moments is by Veteran producer Nail, who turns the dial to up on his early morning take on Jansen's bubbler.  The man behind Planisphere (who had one of the hottest reissues last year) David Swatten, brings the most laid-back jam of the comp with the super smooth 'Wave Energy'.  Crystalized melodies chime off waves of house bliss in this super clean cut. Legendary techno artist, John Beltran’s more upbeat Chicago rerub adds his forte to the mix. Its’s a gorgeous revision of Swatten's brilliantly bittersweet missive that will end any night on a high.

Vol.4

PREMIERE: Aleqs Notal - Planetary Insanity (Life Recorder Remix)

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Seoul based imprint ‘Honey Badger Records’ return on September 1st, with their fourth label compilation ‘HBRVA04’. Label regulars such as Sosejo, Closet Yi & Mignon, all join head honcho JNS in contributing to the latest release from the Korean capital. ‘HBRVA04’ is a reflection of the electronic music climate at current, delivering cuts from all angles and genres. From the breakbeat, acid tinged ‘Unnamed Lagoon’ by Closet Yi, to the 90’s Italo vibes in Seo John’s ‘Granite’, this release has no boundaries, only visions.On the back of his remix of ‘Two Tone Shape - Mystic Avenue’ on ‘HBRRMX03’, Honey Badger regular Sojeso contributes the dance floor primed track, ‘Casino’. Revolving around a well-rounded bubbling bassline that percolates through the skippy, techy drums, revealing an infectious, fast-paced rhythm, ‘Casino’ has some serious dance appeal. A softer, playful hook dances above the bassline, juxtaposing the energy underneath, and allowing all of the elements to breathe into life with fluidity.Once you feel the bassline playing in tandem with the other elements, it’s hard not to get locked into a trance-like vibe. Occasionally you stumble across a track that you could loop for hours, and this sure is one of them.It’s simple, yet busy. It’s tough, yet beautiful. Blink, and you’ll miss it…

HBRTRX Vol.4

PREMIERE: Sojeso - Casino

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London’s SlothBoogie return with the second instalment of their ‘Dancing With Friends’ series this August, featuring exclusive new music from Kemback, Felipe Gordon, Makèz, Bill Mango, The Revenge and more.

Following the success of the inaugural ‘Dancing With Friends’, which featured the likes of Kassian, Letherette, Joe Cleen and Ruff Stuff amongst others, the crew are back with that ever so tricky... second album. This sequel however, will not disappoint. The team have scoured the four corners of the globe to provide listeners with a comprehensive follow up that showcases more brand new music from their favourite producers.

‘Dancing With Friends Vol.2’ is a deftly curated selection of the diverse styles synonymous with the SlothBoogie sound, ranging from the hazy deepness of cuts by Amy Dabbs, DJ Counselling, Bill Mango, Metropolitan Soul Museum and Kristy Harper to Disco tinged, jazzy, bumpy numbers from the likes of Jesse Bru, T.U.R.F. and Felipe Gordon through to more tripped out acid workouts by The Revenge, Fede Lng & Mojeaux, Togethrs and Pablot.

With this latest collection you can trust SlothBoogie to bring some much needed dancefloor unity and sun drenched energy to the world for the summer of 2021. The perfect soundtrack to reconnect and begin dancing with friends once again.

Dancing With Friends Vol.2 (Sampler)

PREMIERE: Bill Mango - You're Never Sleepy

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With previous releases on Dirt Crew Recordings, New Kanada and Häws, as well as on London’s X-Kalay, as one half of Cloudsteppers alongside fellow Toronto Producer Ciel, Dan Only is continuing to push the boundaries of his sound.

Dan Only’s Love Saturates EP is a look back into some of his earlier forays into the world of House music, with the original cut of "Love Saturates" having originated back in 2015. The Love Saturates EP sheds light on some of Dan Only's productions that would have otherwise remained part of an already deep vault.

The EP kicks off with the title track “Love Saturates”. It's a blissed-out house cut with shuffled drums, a hard-hitting bassline, lush pads, and a vocal to die for. It gets you up, moving, and working on the mainline to the dancefloor. The melodies wash over you and harken back memories of a packed dancefloor in your favorite intimate setting. 

On the A2, Black Loops (Madhouse/Shall not fade/Toy tonics) steps up on remix duties and turns "Love Saturates" into a seriously deep and spacey remix that works perfectly for late night sets. 

Setting off the B-Side we have "Leading Questions", a snare happy slice of cheeky House music stacked with Dan Only's signature drum programming and keys that just don't stop! A meandering SH101 solo takes you through the entire journey. 

The EP is rounded out with "Not That I Don't Care” - a deep and laidback MPC workout with rolling drums, airy pads, and a haunting vocal.

SEL004 - Love Saturates EP

PREMIERE: Dan Only - Love Saturates (Original Mix)

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