Following on from a ferocious start to the year with “Machete / 777”, Club Romantico steps into fine form with the labels head honchos first official solo release in almost 4 years. Florentino has been hinting at a new sound for a long while now & its clearest manifestation arrives on the 28th of April in the shape of ‘Xcuse Me / Loka”. 

Florentino brings some of the influences from his youth to the forefront here - with his father heavily involved in the Manchester acid house scene & his mother, with her own in-depth knowledge of different strands of latin dance music, also working in Manchesters club scene after first emigrating from Bogotá - the sounds of Madchester, an era gone by, echo equally alongside the sounds of early Nurican / Latin house here. 

The artist manifests these sounds in a somewhat freaked manner, mischievous & seductive in equal parts, ‘Xcuse Me’ channels runway energy with cries to push the decibel levels further & further only for the listener to be told “Tu no sabes lo que hay aqui” . On the flip, Loka wears its Latin house influence on its sleeve, running through what feels like a million vocal chops of old Nurican records - only to be destroyed through the lense of skeletal Dembow & Guaracha with a structure that feels somewhat like a club mega-mix. Both are drum workouts with a twist, confident in their execution & unruly in nature.

Florentino - Xcuse Me

EP made on Euro tour August 2024

Cover art by DJ Miss Parker

Tech 1

Del Hale - Fourth Wall

night vision

Artwork: @nigbythirty
Mastering: @saifbari @fixedmastering

James Bangura - LET'S GO

https://soundcloud.com/music-noire

As we enter into the 2018th Sequence of the modern earth time, so too does the Nostro Hood System advance forward, the system itself generating a gravitational pull marginally similar to that of the solar system nestled against it. Within the vast confines of the Nostro Hood, a vessel floats proudly – a beacon for the myriad of living spheres that surround it from every angle. The Waystation; a point of congregation for unimaginable beings who seek refuge, resources or even knowledge regarding the various species that occupy nearby worlds. 

At this time, at the beginning of a new year, the vessel lends its halls to the beings of the Nostro Hood. A celebration to the glowing star that lights the terrain for so many beings as it ages yet another lifetime. Providing the aural selections for this momentous occasion are ten artists, each hailing from their own homeworld, each offering a piece of auditory culture to represent the people of their planet. This multicultural experience truly defines the nature of the Nostro Hood – a celebration of difference both sonically and culturally.

Mastered by Cyrcular Mastering
Artwork by Azul De Monte

Waystation Compilation: Sequence I

Noire - Rage Riddim

Assorted Flavors Vol. 4

Stream/Download

AceMo's Sermon (feat. BASSBEAR!!)

From "Penetration Testing" out on Morph Tracks.

Buy: https://leonce.xyz/album/penetration-testing-ep

Penetration Testing

Leonce - Penetration Testing

Touch (Acemo Remix)

Aguacero

Grillo

Buy on bandcamp now! 

https://davequam.bandcamp.com/album/toxoplasm-plague-mix

Mastered by Rafael Fauria

Toxoplasm (Plague Mix)

(lee-ons)
World / Remixes / Mgmt: adam@zeya.world