Pre-Order on Bandcamp https://talkingdrumsspeakingrhythm.bandcamp.com/merch/talking-drums-vol-5-12

Your favourite percussion pals take aim at the peak time on Volume 5, offering some different disco with a Balearic bent. Though the 45RPM button on the TDHQ turntable is finally fixed, these edit idiots managed to spill a spritz on the pitch control, so prepare to read this at -6%.

A-side “Slow Motion” sees the crew swing through some Canadian crates, transforming a high energy froth into sweet mid tempo syrup. Hydraulic sequences chug away to a cybernetic 4/4, lasers dance around the vocoder and a spacer woman sends us into ecstasy with an arms aloft chorus. The heads were spinning when this one teased in their radio mix, so don’t miss it on wax.

There’s a double feature on the flip, where TD tackle an overlooked slice of German glam, taming the tempo and turning out a totally cokey bit of disco rock. Repping expert bass grooves, euro boogie breakdowns, unexpected talk box, headband guitar riffs and a killer drum solo, this gives you that tops off at a family function feeling. The vocal version keeps it authentically off kilter, while the dub should appease peeps who think that Barrabas sounds like a deranged Rod Stewart.

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TD005 A. Slow Motion Snippets

Léman Records proudly presents the swiss producer Mystic V on this new swiss imprint project curated by himslef, Leo Luscher and Wolff. Blessing us with a perfect summer 4 track EP titled "Ever Since That Day I Met You". Delivering his signature sound between mellow grooves and deeper sounds, a good way to start your holiday season

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PREMIERE : Mystic V - Fade Into The Sun

The Eagle

The Blue Fog (Sunset Mix)

Daniele Soriani, Gianrico Leoni - The Blue Fog (Sunset Mix) [Out 26th Apr 2024]

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Get "Indecisive EP" (incl. Fort Romeau Remix) 👇🏻
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Visual by Vue Studio & Victor Pattyn

Mix : Jean Vanesse at Greenhouse Studio
Mastering : Jean Vanesse at Greenhouse Studio
Written by Diego Cortez Salas 

Kurated By Records 2019

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Indecisive EP

10401800 (Fort Romeau Remix)

After debuting on YAM's 'Youandmemusic Vol 2.' compilation only last year, after an EP release to on Hidden Sphere's Fruit Merchant and the launch of the No Bad Days tape series the UK based producer https://soundcloud.com/nativecruise comes back with a lushy 4 tracks 12” on the Italian young label https://soundcloud.com/paesaggirecords . The energy rises towards the title track "Desert Theory", a marching rhythm characterised by chugging wooden drums and ﬂoaty pan ﬂutes. Preorder there : https://www.juno.co.uk/products/native-cruise-desert-theory/734999-01/

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PREMIERE : Native Cruise - Desert Theory

5 Years of Love On The Rocks
4 x 12" compilation, 15 November 2019

Paramida made her name as an integral part of the new Berlin school of DJs embracing a more expansive sound, a charismatic and eclectic idealism beyond the steady, straight-forward pulse of house and techno. Following five years at the city’s diverse OYE Records store, and alongside an international schedule of DJing, she has spent the previous five crafting her Love On The Rocks label in that same generous spirit. 

Now, with half a decade passed, she has called upon many of the label’s previous associates, alongside some new faces, to curate a four-disc compilation produced upon the adventurous and personal principles upon which the label was founded. The title of the collection is ‘Supergau’, which Paramida explains to mean "A disaster beyond all expectations". It’s a typically pithy title for a label that’s found a unique groove between dancefloor fulfillment and surprising turns, keeping it’s dedicated buyers and open-minded DJs on their toes, just as Paramida likes it. Still, it hasn’t always been easy.

“Those 5 years didn't fly by,'' admits Paramida. “I had moments of doubts and thoughts about stopping the label. But something inside didn't let it happen. So whatever I'm doing with the label is something that is so deeply rooted in me that I'm not ready to stop yet. This compilation represents five years of ups and downs, tears and joy, growing, losing and finding itself again. I've never really questioned or reflected it much. The label has been pretty much a mirror of my personal life, my taste at a certain point and the artist or person that was involved in my life at that particular stage of my life. As such, I want to give this first chapter of Love On The Rocks a nice closure.”

Some artists on the compilation return to the fold, such including Fantastic Man, Massimiliano Pagliara, Violet, ELLES, Etbonz, Dirk Leyers and Alex Kassian. Others are featured for the first time such as Francis Inferno Orchestra, Bartellow and Eric Duncan. And others again are a complete surprise, including Kornél Kovács, Daniela La Luz and Hermann Kristoffersen. ‘5 Years of Love On The Rocks’ presents an opportunity for artists to explore the charismatic boundaries between house, disco, new wave and acid, with the shared goal of sheer dancefloor bliss.

“Every record I put out felt like a message I'm sending out into the universe”, explains Paramida. “And everyone featured on this compilation is someone I deeply connect with, even though it's a pretty unexpected mix of artists. Here’s to the next five years.”

SUPERGAU PT. 1 
A1 Alex Kassian - Chopstick Romance
A2 Daniela La Luz - Warszawa
B1 Etbonz - Something To Dream About
B2 Fantastic Man - I Love You Baby

SUPERGAU PT. 2 
C1 Warehouse Preservation Society - Loving Touch	
C2 Francis Inferno Orchestra - Drongo Bongo	
D1 P&D (Paramida & Dirk Leyers) - Deal	

SUPERGAU PT. 3 
E1 ELLES - Squirtelle	
E2 Bartellow feat Jonas Friedlich - Dogz Out	
E3 Kornél Kovács - Mindegy	
F1 Violet - Run Free	
F2 Eric Duncan - Quick Confused (Marcelas Edit)	

SUPERGAU PT. 4 
G1 Ivan Berko - Joule Thief	
G2 Massimiliano Pagliara - Cuddle Me Away	
H1 Das Komplex - Fala	
H2 Herrmann Kristoffersen - Idolon 

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ECLECTICS RELEASE OCIO DE HOY EP BY CANEBRAKE 

Straddling styles and formats like a Balearic Colossus, Eclectics come correct once again. With ‘Ocio de Hoy’ by Canebrake, you get both a digital and vinyl release of a pitch-perfect EP that will worm its way into your ears and earn a place in your heart. 

Two searing originals leading the charge while two carefully crafted remixes cover the ground left unchartered is fast becoming the M.O. for the Bournemouth-based Balearic label. 
This EP, from Canebrake Sam Bruce (AKA Mallorquin), is no exception.  

“Borne Upriver” opens proceedings with bursts of bass tentatively testing the water. Once we’re ready to dive in and go with the flow, we’re rewarded with guitar licks full of crisp lines and delay that repays again and again as the pedal shows its mettle. 
If you need a steer as you drift downstream, think of the Idjut Boys jamming with Pete Shelley. But with all the rough lines delicately rubbed out. 

Eclectics mainstay James Bright throws caution to the wind as he finds a new tributary and sails upstream powered by disco drums and piercing acid lines. Snatches of guitar and cleverly handled melody mutations let us know that it’s the same vessel, but taken in a new, exciting direction.  

The second original, “Contento de Saber”, puts us on a firmer footing as the bass goes deep to take root while an 808 snare leads the way to the dancefloor. It combines classic sounds and elemental building blocks, to create something new, yet familiar. Searing synths, persuasive percussion and laid-back guitarist side-by-side, never overwhelming, complementing rather than competing. It is, to use the parlance of the age, an absolute banger.     

Another friend of the label, Joe Morris, takes up remix duties on “Contento…” and conjures up the kind of exotic, intricately patterned musical topography that has become his fingerprint - a sonic seal of quality. 

If you’re looking for something to leave you rocking and reeling between the dark and the dawn, this EP has it all - music for the day and the night, the sun and the shade, the body and the soul. 

For more info on Sam Bruce (plus an excellent mix) go to: https://soundcloud.com/eclectics28/eclectics-mix-118-sam-bruce-aka-mallorquin
For more on Palms and Charms, go to https://soundcloud.com/palms-charms
For more on James Bright, go to: https://soundcloud.com/eclectics28/sets/james-bright-pacific-bright-ep
For more on Joe Morris, go to: https://joemorrismusic.bandcamp.com/
Join the Eclectics family hub and get everything we make – and then some! 
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Ocio de Hoy

04. Canebrake - Contento De Saber (Joe Morris RMX)

Glasgow’s Ali Herron has long been a mark of quality with his OOFT! moniker. With excursions onto labels such as Instruments of Rapture, Delusions of Grandeur and Wolf Music Ali’s steady stream of solid output moves deftly between slo-mo disco and classic house influences. It’s the latter style that infects his Clandestino EP. 

We've picked the Clandestino remix of the lead track on the EP, Reclaim Landscape.

We also had a great chat with him last week (read here: https://www.acunalondon.com/post/5-minutes-with-ooft) 

Pre-order: https://clandestinomusic.bandcamp.com/album/ooft-reclaim-landscape-clan010
Release date: 31st July

ACUÑA PREMIERE: OOFT - Reclaim Landscape (Clandestino Remix)[Clandestino]

It's a welcome return for Ketama on Italy's essential Cosmic Rhythm imprint. As we've come to expect from them, the 12" inch comes stacked with four shimmering, balearic tinged deep house cuts. Calling back to house music's golden period but with a distinctly modern flavour "Mentalmismo EP" offers up a lucid yet joyous ride. Here we turn the spotlight onto the B2 cut 'The Secret', with its seductive whispering, gentle keys and organic rolling drums hitting the spot in all the right places

Words: Joe Morris

PREMIERE: KETAMA - The Secret [Cosmic Rhythm]

eclectics is an independent record label & collective that is interested in what connects things rather than what divides them, be that music or people.

The collective, which began in 2015, has many facets to it, but the ethos behind it all is inclusiveness and creativity. The label launched in 2017 and with 22 EP’s released to date, plus a compilation and a number of edits, they’ve collaborated with some amazing artists over the years and have lots of exciting new projects in the pipeline.

Catch them playing their unique style of music at the Campo Sancho & Alfresco festivals this summer or tune in to their monthly radio show on Balamii.

04. Canebrake - Contento De Saber (Joe Morris RMX)

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