Al Zanders is back for 60 minutes in studio this month. Join him for a very chilled out, feel good mix full of balearic beats and ambient house tracks.

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Al Zanders - July 2022

Edition of 300 purple vinyl:
https://shallnotfade.co.uk/album/don-t-buy-the-sun-ep

Alex Virgo breathes his love of disco into all that he touches. With each release the London producer explores the genre’s myriad forms, ranging from nu-disco to italo and cosmic inflections. On ‘Don’t Buy The Sun’ EP retro drum machines reverberate amongst full-bodied synth melodies, often backed by an assertive beat that gives the tracks their driving propulsion. At times, the music seems most fitted to an industrial warehouse setting whilst at others, a space shuttle ride to the moon.

Don’t Buy The Sun EP drops 23rd September via Lost Palms.

Don’t Buy The Sun EP

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PALMS051 // Alex Virgo - Don’t Buy The Sun EP

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* Pre-order: https://dextercolt.bandcamp.com/album/train-of-thought?label=3312622834&tab=music

Hitting the sweet spot between dynamic workout and tranquil bliss, Dexter Colt's debut EP has a timeless quality to it. Spanning five club cuts that nod to '90s tech-house, Detroit-style techno and classic house, each one coated in a lustrous and futuristic glaze, Train of Thought celebrates the Singapore-based producer's rich understanding of dance music.

Crafted with an array of synthesisers, the record boasts luxuriously soft pads, deep melodies–portals to self-reflection or escapism–and rolling drums that keep listeners locked in a hypnotic groove. The slow-burning "AM To PM" sets the mood with minimal yet deliciously heady notes that Indonesian boogie master Munir later transforms into a funky, electro-influenced number. "U Feel Me" builds dancefloor pressure through crisp claps and a rhythmic, undulating bassline that doesn't quit. "Spiralling" is a Fatima Yamaha-style seducer with acidic squiggles that lend the track a psychedelic touch. Punchy drums and chopped vocals steal the show on "Off The Brons," an easy floor filler that showcases the power of a simple arrangement. Finally, "Front Shuv" offers seven minutes of blissful house music with a mystical flute sample that tugs at the heartstrings.

Equally kinetic as it is meditative, Train of Thought journeys across hard-hitting and silky styles of club music. Made for the mind, body and soul, it guarantees to deliver through all hours of the night.

Train Of Thought

PREMIERE: Dexter Colt - AM To PM

Kuna Maze delivers his new album ‘Night Shift’ via the UK’s Tru Thoughts this June, featuring collaborations with Steve Spacek, Mivda and Reinel Bakole across its thirteen tracks.

Brussels-based producer, multi-instrumentalist and DJ, Edouard Gilbert aka Kuna Maze, has been steadily making his mark on the contemporary electronic music scene over the past few years. Delivering collaborative projects for the likes of Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide FM (Test Press Club), Lyon’s Galant, Parisian label Cascade and of course Tru Thoughts where he makes a welcome return here following his ‘Débuts’ LP alongside Nikitch in 2020 and their 2022 ‘Back & Forth’ LP.

With the ‘Night Shift’ album, Kuna Maze offers up a variety of jazz and soul infused compositions, from hazy downtempo offerings like ‘On The Way’, ‘Smoke Break’ and ‘Late Night Tales’, more ethereal deep house feels with ‘Dawn’ and more UK bruk tinged cuts like ‘Zeitnot’, ‘Samosa’, ‘Broken Light’ and ‘Jimbo’. Gilbert also further displays his depth of sound and style through the Steve Spacek collaborative ‘Told U’ which leans into lo-fi hip hop aesthetics while further featured tracks radiantly display the core influence of the Kuna Maze sound, acid jazz, on tracks like ‘First Order’, ‘Late Night Tales’, ‘Don’t Know ft. Midva’ and the smooth, soulful vocals from Reinel Bakole which accompany ‘Reflections’.

Once again Kuna Maze delivers a unique listening experience through the ‘Night Shift’ LP, guiding listeners to traverse through his many musical influences and his ever-unfolding journey as an artist.

https://kunamaze.bandcamp.com/album/night-shift

https://soundcloud.com/kuna-maze

Kuna Maze - Night Shift LP - Tru Thoughts

PREMIERE: Kuna Maze - Zeitnot [Tru Thoughts Recordings]

After “Orpheus” dropped last April with DJ support by chief musical dispensers like Ben Sims, Call Super, Loraine James, Carista, Ben UFO, Danielle, Optimo’s JD Twitch, Nazira, Erol Alkan and more, the second outing of this new, revitalised One Eyed Jacks is yet another Photonz single leading up to the release of his forthcoming album “Communal Sweat” dropping later this year also on the label.

DJ, producer and activist Cigarra steps in to transform the title-track into a fast-paced, footwork-modelled bass attack while retaining the original’s summery appeal.

Buy: https://bleep.com/release/388957-photonz-the-sun-and-the-moon

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PREMIERE: Photonz - The Sun And The Moon (Cigarra Remix)[One Eyed Jacks]

Kitsta runs through records she's recently bought and forthcoming heat from the likes of n_o, Azo, Tywi, Maruwa, Pyramid of Knowledge and e-freq. Expect different shades of house from tech to hard, proggy, acid and trancey.

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Kitsta - September 2023

Bandcamp: https://kassiansound.bandcamp.com/album/intimate-empty-club-room

1. Shimmer
2. Fade
3. Hollow

Continuing the vein of transforming their creative process, label bosses Kassian release their 4th EP on their imprint Faux Poly. ‘Intimate Empty Club Room’ delivers rich layered soundscapes full of experimental harmonics and an unwillingness to be tied down to any specific club genre.

The EP explores different senses of space, tone and reverberation, which are characterised in the name of each track; Shimmer, Hollow & Fade. The names themselves reflect the aesthetic of the rooms that the tracks were designed for.


FP007 - Reverberation inside intimate empty club rooms

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soundcloud.com/fauxpoly
fauxpoly.bandcamp.com
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releases October 27, 2023

Shimmer

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PREVIEW: Kassian -  Intimate Empty Club Room [FP007]

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Ollie Rant - 18 October 2023

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PREVIEW: Kassian - Intimate Empty Club Room [FP007]

FAUX POLY