Last autumn Leng Records welcomed a new name to the roster, Greek DJ/producer Lex, via some warming and colourful tracks on the label’s 10th Anniversary LP and sampler EP. Now the Athenian has returned with his first full release for Paul Murphy and Simon Purnell’s popular imprint.

Real name Alex Andrikopoulos, Lex first rose to prominence in his home city of Athens when he ran the Radical Soundz record shop during the first decade of the millennium. More recently his reputation has spread worldwide thanks to his association with Leng, a recent 12” on B2 Recordings and DJ sets that frequently join the dots between disco, house and techno.

His first full EP for Leng is arguably his most musically expansive collection of tracks to date, with a swathe of guest players – keyboardist Artis Boriss and drummer/percussionist Harold Perez most prominently – swinging by to help bring Lex’s vivid musical visions to life.

For proof, check out lead cut ‘Punta Allen’, an eight-minute chunk of organic dancefloor goodness in which Lex and his musical associates layer steel pan style melodies, spacey synthesizer flourishes, eyes-closed electric piano solos, warming chords and jangling guitars atop a heady bass guitar line, unfussy drums and sweaty pots-and-pans percussion. The track’s effortless evolution, which slowly unfurls before rising towards a gorgeous and joyous conclusion, is testament to the Greek producer’s dancefloor instincts.

You’ll find more low-slung, dub disco-influenced bass on the exotic ‘The Jamail Pass’, where mazy and feverish organ solos and rolling hand percussion provide a platform for Paqua member Alex Searle’s Nile Rodgers style guitar sounds. The track’s inherent funk – emphasized by occasional bass guitar solos and fills, as well as some tumbling synth sounds – is apparent throughout the track, something that only adds to its smile-inducing allure.

Closing out a very impressive first EP on Leng is ‘Angels of Rhythm’, a hazier, faster and more intergalactic excursion that cannily combines the low-slung bass of dub disco with the intoxicating vibes and warming dreaminess of deep house. The track’s intoxicating late-night feel is partly due to an undecidedly cosmic spoken word vocal from sassy singer Harrier Summer, though Artis Boriss’ pitch-bend-sporting synth solos and fizzing electronic noises certainly help. Driving but also deep and groovy, ‘Angels of Rhythm’ offers a memorable conclusion to a very impressive EP.

Punta Allen EP

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Lex (Athens) - The Jamail Pass

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Arabian (Mang & Trujillo Long Version)

Charesian - Children Of The Forest (Original Mix)

https://budabeats.bandcamp.com/album/southern-hemisphere-2-2

Artist: Cheb Aarab 
Mixed by: @sailor-jim
Egypt - 1991

Law Kan I لو كان (Karl Planck Edit)

Phil Mill - Guya

Quality late-night balearic grooves, erotic soundtracks and crafted disco reworks is what you can expect from Hot'n'Spicy. On this one, HOLDTight focuses on music with a SOUL : A1, a warm club disco-soul anthem with « i got troubles ». On A2, a sensual-erotic tasty hymn « Oh oui, plus fort ». On B1 « is there any love », a luminous gospel slow "delice" and on B2, a dreamy 80's rework for melancholic lovers. 

As always, the perfect companion for a tasty selection.

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B2 Song for Lea (vinyl)

Southern Hemisphere EP
Limited edition 140g vinyl in a white stamped discobag with coloured labels. 
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A&R, compiled by: Dj Gandharva & Von Yodi 
Artwork: Miklós Fekete 
Mastering: Anders Peterson (GS Mastering, Stockholm) 

Label: Budabeats Records 
Cat. number: BUBE-038 
Release date: 29.07.2019 
Artwork by Miklós Fekete

The title says it all about the latest release on Budabeats Records: The Southern Hemisphere EP features 4 tracks inspired by the immensely rich and diverse musical tradition that South America and Africa offers. Beginning with a slick edit of Letta Mbulu’s now classic tune ‘Nomalizo’, London based producer Petko Turned respectfully reconstructed the track, focusing on the elements that work best on the dancefloor. In ‘Pontos das Caboclas’, BéTé (a.k.a. Suhov) created a laid back yet driving atmosphere, using the main patterns and the beautiful vocals of the original song as written by Camila Costa. In his remix, Chillum Trio added his trademark sound to the Ebo Taylor classic ‘Odofo Nyi Akyiri Biara’, the result is a slow burning, bass heavy house number taking the original to a completely new level. Closing the EP is the Birdhouse collective’s original composition, ‘Berimbao’, a catchy contemporary cumbia tune that any combo in Bogota could be proud of. All titles have been licensed carefully, it makes us beyond proud to be able to say that the Southern Hemisphere EP has the full support of the original artists.

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Letta Mbulu - Nomalizo - Petko Turner edit (Budabeats)

Out now on Bear Funk Recordings:
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IDJ Review:
A single release for this track from his recent 'Sagitarii' album
Croation nu-disco don Ilija Rudman returns with new mixes of this track from his album Sagitarii, which was released earlier in the year.

Gonna go through the mixes in reverse order for this one. The THIRD mix presented is the Regal Mix, which is the one that appeared on the album and is quite a pace-y affair with a bed of laidback nu-disco synths topped with all manner of analogue, electro-y bleeps. SECOND on the tracklist is Rudman's own Main Theme mix, which isn't that different from the album version, truth be told, though there's a longer beat-free intro.

But the reason we're doing this in reverse order is to save the best till last, because the FIRST mix presented here, the Pete Herbert Remix, is a stunner. Herbert dispenses with the electro bleeps almost entirely, and adds a gorgeously warm n' slinky bassline, space-y pads and (in the mid-section) some 80s-sounding keys, transforming Cosmia into a slow-burning groover that'd work just as well as a warm-up number on deep house floors as it would in disco/nu-disco sets.

Rudman's album version and remix are plenty playable, for sure, but it's Pete Herbert's take that makes this a must-check.

Ilija Rudman - Cosmia - (Pete Herbert Remix)

Bonnie & Klein - 1983 (Ron Basejam Remix)

DC Promo Tracks #586: "Coromuel (Barnaby Bruce Remix)" by Oja Hendryks is part of the release "Practical Navigator Remixed" on Jansen Jardin @jansen-jardin-tokyo  

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DC Promo Tracks #586: Oja Hendryks "Coromuel" (Barnaby Bruce Remix)

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PREMIERE: Giorgia (Jack Torsani Edit)

Quality late-night balearic grooves, erotic soundtracks and  hot & energized reworks is what you can expect from HOLDTight. The hedonistic craftsman navigates over the French scene with his tasteful selection. 

Head of Hot'n'Spicy, he always sets a unique and spicy-mood in renowned venues as Badaboum, Concrete, Sacré, Kasheme ( to name a few ) as well as session in respected radio shows such as the RedLight Radio, Mellotron or Rinse.

Regarding music, he released his balearic and psychedelic disco on Midnight Riot, Chopshop, Le Renard Records and now mostly on his own Hot'n'Spicy vinyl imprint.

B2 Song for Lea (vinyl)

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