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Did someone order a piano banger? Black Hawks Of Panama debuts on Exploited with an absolute monster in the form of ‘Hurts’ that’s set to get pulses racing and fists pumping skyward, ready for the Ibiza season.

Supremely chunky ‘90s house beats with a gently distorted techno undertone pummel away underneath the phat bassline whose tone is perfectly balanced between weight and melodic overtones. Piano chords bang a jaunty, rave-influenced hook, and Bisi’s sweet vocals provide a sensual, soulful counterpoint. Little else is needed to make this track thump hard except subtle sustained strings and big cymbal crashes, and there’s an instrumental available which cuts to the meat of the track.

And who is Bisi? She’s better known as British actress Victoria Ekanoye, a woman of many talents who featured on Black Hawks’ previous single on Future Disco ‘Mercer Street’. She starred in the West End musical ‘The Lion King’, toured the US with ‘The Blues Brothers’ and fronted the show as Mistress of Ceremonies at both the London and New York infamous nightspot ‘The Box’. She takes her influences from blues, jazz, Stax-era soul and trip-hop.

“Our mutual friend Lisa Forshaw had worked as a PR for Victoria whilst she was on the nation's most popular TV show” says Black Hawks Of Panama. “Lisa got in touch with me and explained I should work with Victoria. Immediately I was struck with vocal range but also her presence as a performer. So I hired a commercial recording studio in Manchester as we didn’t know each other then and we agreed 'Feel For You' would be a great track to do as it’s a joint favourite! Although I didn’t want a carbon copy of the Chaka classic—I don’t see the point in that—I wanted something more lowdown and sultry! After a great first session we discussed Bowie, Prince and Patti Labelle, so it was pretty clear from this point this was going to work out well!!”

The Mancunian producer behind the track took his name from an inspirational time spent in Panama City and its surrounding rainforests. Born to parents who both had influential roles in the Manchester music scene of the 1970s and 80s, he has spent time living in Ibiza and DJed under another name for many years. Black Hawks of Panama is a project that’s going from strength to strength, and this hot new single looks set to break down yet more doors for him.

Artist: Black Hawks of Panama
Release: Hurts Feat. Bisi
Label: Exploited Club
Cat: EXP117
LC: 96788
Publisher: Exploited Ghetto Music Publishing
Beatport Pre-order: 17.06.2022
Releasedate Beatport & Streaming: 24.06.2022
Releasedate Global Download: 08.07.2022

Hurts

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Mancunian musician, DJ and artist Danny Ward dons his 'Moodymanc' hat to work vocals he recorded with legendary vocalist and old friend Diane Charlemagne (Goldie, Moby, High Contrast, London Elektricity) to produce a poignant EP of retro futurist deep and soulful music. In his own words:
"I had always known Diane as one of the 'older' musicians and artists we all looked up to when growing up in Manchester. We became fast friends and partners in mischief when working and touring together with Urban Cookie Collective when 'The Key The Secret' became an accidental hit (a semi guilty secret!). When I started my solo production career as 'Dubble D' Di was always a mentor and collaborator, taking time out from working with the likes of Goldie (Inner City Life) and touring and recording with Moby to record with me and also to work on our 2020 Soundsystem project, singing live and recording our cover and homage to the timeless Frankie Knuckles anthem 'Your Love'. We remained close up to her untimely loss in 2015 which, for me as so many, hit really hard.
It was on the tail end of one of these sessions that we recorded the vocals for 'Take Me Back' over some beats I had been working on at the time. They had been sitting on a hard drive, being revisited from time to time without anything solid coming together until lockdown, when the spirit and sentiment of the lyrics seemed to resonate so much on both a personal and global level, and inspiration hit in a big way!
The original mix harks back to soulful breaks and broken beat times but (hopefully) with a forward thinking and futuristic outlook. I revisited the vocal once more when I'd done this to do some deeper versions, with a little more space. It's a release that has a lot of personal meaning and emotion for me. I sincerely hope that you enjoy it."

Artist: Moodymanc
Release: Take Me Back
Label: Exploited
Cat: EXPDIGITAL236
LC: 15799 
Publisher: Exploited Ghetto Music Publishing
Beatport Pre-order: 16.9.22
Releasedate Beatport & Streaming: 23.09.22
Releasedate Global Download: 07.10.2

Take Me Back

Moodymanc Feat. Diane Charlemagne - Take Me Back (Radio Edit) | Exploited

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Portugese/Italian artist Vhyce returns to Street Tracks with the impressive three track EP, ‘Ignorance Is Bliss’. Having graced the label with the ‘Far From Reality’ EP in April 2021, this exciting producer follows up with a trio of ethereal and infectious house tracks.

Breezy and rich in analogue sounds, Vhyce’s Italian roots can be heard in the Italo-disco inspired composition of all three cuts on the EP, as luscious synth melodies and chunky arpeggiated basslines are a common thread here, with every track being a sure-fire winner.

Having already released for esteemed labels like Pets Recordings, Sincopat, Monaberry, Future Disco and Boogie Angst, Vhyce is certainly making good progress in a busy and cluttered scene and is most definitely an artist to watch over the coming months.

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art | werk welcomes another two bright shining stars. Hailing from sunny California, with past releases on Lobster Theremin and Shall Not Fade, Edward White debuts with his signature sound - dreamy, slightly lo-fi house and is joined by Tagavaka, coming out of Scotland, known for his outstanding work on Anjunadeep.

Both tracks serve two different moods, Edward´s original brings out a summer vibe for these early DJ sets and Tagavaka takes us on a bit more melancholic journey with his rework, for these much later or early in the morning moments. As his bio says: “Tagavaka means to drift away, in search of love, adventure or closure.” We shall hope that this quest will be fulfilled.

Edward White - Before I Find It (Original Mix)

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Get Physical Music kicks off a new relationship with Greta Levska by signing up her first collaborative track with Trutopia. 

Lithuanian-born, London-raised Ibiza resident Greta Levska has a richly multicultural background that feeds into the music she makes and plays. She is someone who quickly rose up through the ranks on the White Isle this summer with energetic sets that cross a wide house and tech spectrum. Inspired by the likes of DMX Krew, Bugz In The Attic and Peggy Gou, Greta will follow up this first outing on Get Physical with more new music in 2023. 

'Lights Off' was made with Trutopia, two brothers from Swansea Wales who have been making underground moves on labels like Strictly Rhythm since 2015. It's an intense house cut with future-retro synths lashing about the mix over punchy drums. An echoing vocal swirls around the mix to bring the soul and after the atmospheric breakdown acid flashes up the ante and takes things to the next level. 

This is a fine first outing from Greta Levska with many more to come. 

http://www.getphysicalmusic.com

Lights Off

Trutopia & Greta Levska - Lights Off (Snippet)

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Headed up by Tensnake, True Romance has remained a consistent sun beam across dance floors across its 9 years of operation. 

With a balmy back catalogue including Tensnake himself, Jesse Bru, Red Rack 'EM and Jozef K; the label has maintained a strong strain of positivity and jubilant party vibes throughout. 

Next up is an EP that slides neatly in with its predecessors - a 2-tracker from True Romance family member Factory Sequences.

Hailing from the UK, Factory Sequences has appeared on True Romance 3 times so far and his latest offering evinces why he is a popular contributor. 

'Moisture On The Motherboard' kicks things off as it steadily swirls and swells into an entanglement of strings, emotive keys, bold synth stabs and a ripe, punchy kick. 

Blobs of acid and piano lines are introduced as a competent handle on melody across multiple instruments is demonstrated.

'Sonarflex' then follows up with a rich, swooping synth lines which tug on the heart strings will a languid groove propels progress forwards. 

Glacial twinkles and razor sharp hats add colour across a track with a distinctly cinematic tone. Rounded, steady bass tones fill the low end as nifty drums dart in bringing an eyes down dance floor epic to a close.

Moisture On The Motherboard

Factory Sequences - Moisture On The Motherboard

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