Ritoutou

Dreams Vol.2

Shadows Behind Glass

“Veil of Time” — a sonic space between past and present. 20 Afro House tracks – raw, rhythmic, timeless.

Veil of Time

Coming Together

Available now

Coming soon! Hugo LX The Freeform ep. People of Earth 014.  Available for pre-order soon on www.people-earth.com

A1 - Hugo LX - Freedom Dance - PoE14

On this International Tribe mix, we have French producer, record collector and DJ Marina Trench. Her first EP was reveal to the world via DJ Deep from his Deeply Rooted label and remixed by Kerri Chandler, Hugo LX and DJ Deep. Her latest EP is out from Wolf Music imprint.

International Tribe: Marina Trench

Ben Hauke - September 2020

Handy Mix Series 014

We recently collaborated with Melange Head Honcho Earl Jeffers on a limited "Alternative Souls" Capsule.

Earl Jeffers Graces our mix series of an hour of his signature soulful jazzy sound, Enjoy x

Handy Mix Series 014 - Earl Jeffers (Melange Records)

Ben Hauke was back in the studio, playing new broken beat and house selections from the likes of Theo Parrish, Duval Timothy, Oscar Jerome, and more.

Ben Hauke - October 2020

First In Flight - Hugo LX invites Whodat 12/11/20

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* Read more: https://boltingbits.com/stranded-post-meridian-stefan-ringer-remix-homage
* Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3bdUGcI8vNk
* Pre-order: https://homagenewyork.bandcamp.com/album/post-meridian

Brooklyn’s HOMAGE delivers the ‘Post Meridian’ EP by Stranded this December, comprising six originals from the American artists.

Hailing from Atlanta, Georgia in the United States, Stranded’s material blurs the lines between post-punk, house and nu-disco resulting in an amalgamation of sounds and something unexpected. Here we see Stranded deliver their latest works, entitled the ‘Post Meridian’ EP, via Brooklyn’s HOMAGE imprint, the ever-evolving imprint which often shines a light on undiscovered talents and obscure sounds from across the globe in many different pockets of electronic music.

Title-cut ‘Post Meridian’ leads, laying down shuffled drums, noodling strings, funk-infused bass and vintage synth sounds alongside hypnotic vocal lines. ‘Cherry Fortune’ then shines a light on Stranded’s post-punk, new wave influences with woozy guitars, elongated bass tones and washed out vocals. ‘Yesterday’s Silence’ follows, bringing things back to the dance floor via a swinging drum groove, spiralling guitar licks and intricately unfolding synth and vocal work.

Fellow Atlanta based artist Stefan Ringer steps up next to rework ‘Post Meridian’, stamping his own twist on things with dusty drum sounds and enchanting synth work ebbing and flowing around the heart of the original. ‘Glass Shock’ shifts focus over to gritty guitar tones, fuzzy vocals and bumpy drums next before ‘Canal Breaks’ then completes the package, embracing a contrastingly downtempo aesthetic with snaking bass grooves, surf rock-tinged psychedelia on the guitar elements and as the name would suggest break driven drums.

Stranded - Post Meridian EP - HOMAGE

PREMIERE: Stranded - Post Meridian (Stefan Ringer Remix)

The Bside of... Toy Tonics

This is one of those episodes that we’ve been excited to bring you for a while now! 
“The Bside of…” mixtapes so far have proven to be up there with our best and this one is certainly no different. 

We are transporting you to Germany to place you in the very capable hands of co-founder Kapote, he stands out as a brilliant producer and selector in his own right so it’s a privilege to have him guide us through a playlist of his very own favourites from The Bside of… Toy Tonics!!!

Since 2015 Toy Tonics have been breathing a breath of fresh air into soul and disco, with their tasteful edits and carefully curated new productions making them possibly the hottest record label to recently emerge from Germany. Their style is an infectious fun that can explode into euphoric joy on any dance floor across the world.
Beyond their releases they have proven themselves as one of Europe’s best parties, with the Toy Tonics Jam series inviting many of the label's favourite artists to do their thing at the best clubs across the continent.

Toy Tonics now has over 100 releases, EPs, Albums, Compilation Series, Edits and Original Productions. They are as prolific as they are consistently excellent, and they always aim to push the boundaries of “new house and futuristic electronic dance music”.

The Toy Tonics roster includes founders Munk and Kapote, COEO, Whitesquare, Blackloops, PBR Streetgang, Demuja, Felipe Gordon, FYI Chris, Dimitri from Paris, Phenomenal Handclap Band, not to mention some previous guests Rhode & Brown, and Jad & The. Not bad huh!

The most recent release certainly lives up to the high expectations that TT sets itself: Mushroom House Vol.1 which is compiled by our very own Bside host Kapote.

Check it out on their website: https://www.toytonics.de/2020/11/20/kapote-pres-mushroom-house-vol-1-toyt115/

The Toy Tonics team also let us in on some in info and snippets of their first release of 2021... Boy are we excited for it! We can tell you that it is Cody Curry's first solo EP on Toy Tonics, and is titled 'Moves EP', featuring Eliza Rose on the vocals on the main track. Each track sounds beautiful, filled with 'atmospheric garage-y broken beat territory as an ode to his London roots. Rich chords, catchy hooks and hard hitting rhythms.' They also told us that Joel Holmes and Athlete Whippet are in line for the next Toy Tonics releases in the coming months... 

Support the label on their bandcamp: https://toytonics.bandcamp.com/
Or by purchasing some of their tasty merch: https://www.toytonics.de/shop/
Check their soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/toytonics

Big Shout out to Kapote for diggin into Toy Tonics bag! Check his own soundcloud here - https://soundcloud.com/thekapote

Thanks to Molly Hickey for the beautiful artwork as always. www.instagram.com/mollyth.art/

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