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When it first slipped out in 2015, Manabu Nagayama’s ‘Light & Shadow’ passed most people by. Yet it’s a genuinely overlooked gem a musically expansive and uplifting Japanese deep house workout that first featured on a promo-only compilation back in 2015.A softly spun slab of slow-building brilliance full of fluid piano motifs, heady hand percussion, the track effortlessly sashays between heartfelt dancefloor melancholia and tactile deep house positivity.

One DJ to see its potential was Rush Hour co-founder Antal Heitlager, who asked Masalo to remix it. Over ‘a few years’, Masalo worked on the revision in bursts, tweaking it and subtly altering the arrangement until he was happy. The results are undeniably impressive, elevating an already excellent track to whole new levels. DJs seem to agree, too, with Masalo’s fine remix becoming something of an underground anthem following the release of a limited number of white label test pressings earlier last year.

Taking the spiritual end of deep house as his inspiration – and happy memories of attending events while visiting Japan – the Dutch-Japanese producer has delivered a slowly-building epic that subtly ratchets up energy and excitement throughout, while effortlessly eking out every last drop of emotion from Manabu’s piano-laden production.

Extensively road-tested at the Brighter Days parties he runs with long-time DJ partner Kamma, Masalo’s remix settles into a chugging groove before introducing Manabu’s tactile hand percussion – a staple of spiritual deep house cuts – and melancholic piano refrains, as well as his own lilting chords and cascading synth sounds. By the time the original’s bouncy piano riff drops midway through, you’ll be lost in the music. Fittingly given the quality of Manabu’s original, it’s a revision that showcases the track’s best elements while gently lifting it to new heights.

Manabu Nagayama - Light Shadow (Masalo Version)

You can find this, similar & even better tracks on the @earsonearth ¨EROTIKA¨ compilation we put together with some friends 
https://earsonearth.bandcamp.com/album/erotika

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Wallace - Willow EP
CWPT007, 03 November 2023

Having initially forecast his production energy into his own Tartan imprint, Wallace’s music quickly developed a cultish following among record collectors and influential DJs including Gilles Peterson, Optimo, Hunee and Ryan Elliott. Another supporter has been CWPT’s founder Palms Trax, who, following releases on Studio Barnhus and Rhythm Section, snatches four highly sought-after tracks for the seventh release on the label, each showcasing Wallace’s inimitable and enviable skills as an engineer and a willingness to stoke the sort of organic euphoria that DJs dream of igniting.

Amongst the curios, rarities and other finds that have peppered Palms Trax’s sets this past summer, it’s title track ‘Willow’ that has levitated entire club and festival dance floors like few others. Escalating from a disco percussion loop, ‘Willow’ soon brings on high-energy melodies and a captivating sense of something more ethereal, seemingly reinvigorating old tricks with exciting new flavours: if you only raise your hands to one climactic snare roll this year, we ask you to make it this one.

This refreshing intersection between flourish and function is felt even more heavily on ‘Breathe’, a contemporary electronic battle weapon whose breaks-and-bassline arrangement fluctuates between weightless wonder and heavy business. Frontloaded with the detail and atmosphere of a vintage Chems or Leftfield cut, 'Breathe' exhales then explodes all the skill and reverie of the most memorable 90s techno.

Wallace appears to dip into the chillout room for the swampy rhythm of ‘Masada’, before proving his slow-motion mettle, a Sergeant Peppering of psychedelia creating true hedonistic density and groove. In conclusion and on the contrary, ‘River Dancers’ maintains subtle hypnosis at a similar pace with much less, employing simple timbres and a stuttering, innocent vocal inflection to conjure wide-eyed whimsy far downstream from the EP’s earlier, maximal wonders.

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Wallace - Willow

In a utopian lysergic realm, music becomes the unifying force for every soul.

Today, we proudly unveil the continuation of our "Make Dream House Great Again" movement with our second Volume. Nestled close to Italo Disco, Dream House emerged as a sub-genre within House and Trance music in the latter half of the 90s in Europe, championed by labels like Dance Floor Corporation (DFC) and ZYX Records.

We've collaborated with emerging talents from across the globe to curate a diverse array of sub-sub-genres. Lone Saxon captures the authentic essence of 90's Dream House with this intricate jam, Alex Aguayo presents a breezy club anthem perfect for a "closing your eyes on the dancefloor session".

The young MLF debuts with a high-energy house track featuring plenty of M1 stabs, COHN offers a deeper twist, Yotam brings a breaky junglistic take, Romain FX delivers classic dreamy piano riffs and a touch of gated vocals reminiscent of the rave era, My Boy Roy from Mexico contributes lush, long-flying chords and a deep groove, and last but not least, the Japanese duo Kross Section concludes the compilation with an analog-tape-sounding, break-infused gem.

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PREMIERE : Lone Saxon - Mio Tempo

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The Rhythm Method - Call Of The Wild (Tech Support Edit)

Coming close to the Brazilian carnival, nothing beats the mix of Miami Bass and Baile Funk.

In this 3-track EP, São Paulo producer Seed Selector shows his B side. Connecting Paul Hardcastle samples, heavy bass lines and Brazilian energy, the result could not be anything other than fire.

PREMIERE : Seed Selector - Quem Gosta

Pete Gleadall - Shoehorn (Ed Tomlinsons Wonky Mix)

Out now - https://orcd.co/miamidaddy003

CC:DISCO! launches the Miami Daddy label with Jennifer Loveless collab, ‘Magic (Is In The Tempo)’.

‘Magic (Is In The Tempo)’ is seven minutes of deep sonic bliss, combining sensual vocals from Canadian-born DJ/producer Jennifer Loveless, organic percussion and an elastic bassline that lifts the groove toward the stars. A sparser Midnight Mix brimming with Balearic late-night energy features dreamy blues guitar that ebbs and flows between the intricate pockets of space under cosmic synth details.

Tracklist:
1. Magic (Is In The Tempo)
2. Magic (Is In The Tempo) (Extended Mix) 
3. Magic (Is In The Tempo) (Midnight Mix)

Distributed by Above Board 
Mixed by @Spray.forever
Mastered by @marcopellegrino_ancut 
Creative direction & styling by @rayemk
Photography by @isamqs 33mm queen
Mua by @iryna_schreiber
Jewellry by @beatrizjardinha

Magic (Is In The Temop)

CC:DISCO! & Jennifer Loveless - Magic (Is In The Tempo) BASHKKA'S Basic Instinct Mix

Buy here:

https://mariasole.bandcamp.com/track/regn-gnegn-gnegn-jolly-mare-remix

All proceeds go to the original artist.

Maria Sole - Regnè-Gnenè-Gnegnè (Jolly Mare Remix)

After garnering a cult following of eager listeners and dancers, the beloved party Spasta has immortalised itself in the form of a six track compilation from friends from all corners of the globe.

Download or purchase your wax copy here: https://findingfigaro.bandcamp.com/album/spasta

Running Hot - Baila Comigo

After being a staple curator in Melbourne’s community radio scene, Adriana’s Tuesday 7-8 slot, Opalakia, was a fertile space for sharing flavours of dance-inflected world music to an eager band of fans, subscribers and listeners. 

Since leaving PBS, Adriana has launched Spasta, her instant classic party which has rapidly garnered a cult audience for its unpretentious, rhapsodic moments in the dancefloor. Spasta, which means ‘to break’ has smashed plates, thrown flowers at live Bouziki players, hosted traditional Pontian dancers and cracked eggs, with traditional Greek food and a daring programme of Australia’s, and the globe’s best record collectors and selectors. It’s a party made for the heads, with all your notions left at the doormat.


In the booth, Adriana is bound by nothing, coasting between traditional and contemporary sounds her sets are a sonic jaunt, touching down on all four corners of the globe on a rollercoaster that excites as much as it surprises. With unstoppable energy that radiates in any room, Adriana’s passion for the eclectic makes her one of the city’s finest and most down to Earth diggers. Expect a riot of genres, enthusiasm and curiosity, all delivered with smiles and an opa!

Running Hot - Baila Comigo

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