Pleasure Voyage. Avec un nom pareil, ils étaient prédestinés à prendre les rênes de notre locomotive spatiale. Prêts à vivre une épopée rayonnante ?  Alors, bouclez vos ceintures et laissez vous aller....pour cette deuxième invitation estivale, vous êtes entre de bonnes mains. 

Pleasure Voyage. With such a name, they were predestined to take the reins of our Space Locomotive. Ready to live a radiant travel ? well, fasten your belt and let yourself walk on the clouds on summer...for this second invitation, you're in good hands.

Soundcloud : 
https://soundcloud.com/pleasurevoyage

Instagram : 
https://www.instagram.com/pleasure.voyage/



Tracklist :

Grace Jones - The Crossing (Ooh The Action...)
Kaoma - Sindiang
Osibisa - Flying Bird 'Anoma'
Ricardo Bomba - Você Vai Se Lembrar
Voilaaa - Tenor Jam For Manu
Mediterranean Key Collective - Il Tramonto
Quiroga - Snaporaz
Green Baize - Tramp Heart
Jose Padilla - Elixir (Chris Coco Remix)
The Vision - Heaven (Nightmares On Wax Dub)
Sade - Give It Up
Djeminay - Sun Plash

(Recorded in a hot summer day with multi cultural balearic vibes).

Été infini #2 - Gare du Nord invite Pleasure Voyage - Balearic Organic (Vinyl Only Set)

Phonk D & Yam Who? // Midnight Riot Radio - Friday Night Sessions 01.10.2021

It can take a while for an artist to find their musical voice. For Alex Andrikopoulos, it’s been a journey that’s taken the best part of two decades. Now he’s set to mark a major milestone in his transition from record store owner, label co-founder and DJ to producer with the release of his long-promised first solo album for Leng, Waving.

The Greek artist first joined the Leng Records roster in the autumn of 2020 
and has since gone in to release the acclaimed ‘Punta Allen’ EP for the imprint. Before that, he spent the first decade of the century running the popular Radical Sounds record shop in Athens, before refocusing on running Quantized Music with fellow DJ/producer Tolis Q and developing his DJ career, where his unique blends of disco, house and techno tracks earned him bookings at some of Europe’s most storied clubs.

Waving, which appears on the back of a handful of fine EPs for a variety of labels, is his boldest and strongest statement yet as a musician and producer. Created with a little help from guest musicians and collaborators including keyboardist Artis Boriss, bassist Brotha Gilla, percussionists Ilario Arnel and Harold Perez, pianist Luciano Ledesma and guitarist Alex Searle, the album brilliantly blurs the boundary between 21st century disco, afternoon-ready downtempo grooves, and the kind of dancefloor-minded Balearic fare that’s devilishly difficult to pigeonhole.

Fittingly, the set begins with previous single ‘Punta Allen’, an eight-minute chunk of organic dancefloor goodness which slowly unfurls before rising towards and gorgeous and joyous conclusion, and ends with the squelchy, slo-mo cosmic funk of ‘Patrol Di Caribe’, where trippy synthesizer lines, layered percussion and more tuneful style pan style lead ins catch the ear.

In between, highlights are plentiful, from the driving, piano solo-laden dub disco brilliance of ‘Down My Soul’ and the languid, sun-kissed, beach-ready downtempo grooves of ‘The Jamail Pass’, to the rubbery, pitched-down electrofunk of ‘Window Spells’ (featuring a fine lead vocal from Max Giovara, the flash-friend, dubwise Balearic funk of ‘Waving’, and the throbbing brilliance of ‘La Di Da Di’, whose crunchy Clavinet lines, fluid electric piano solos, snappy drums and pulsating, arpeggio-style bass encapsulate all that is good about the album.

The digital edition of the album also comes bundled with eight more tracks not featured on the double-vinyl LP. Featuring the same blend of expansive musicality, organic drums and dancefloor nous, this octet effectively extends the album via a string of similarly playable, club-ready and sofa-friendly tracks. Standouts include the non-stop, nu-disco-meets-house excellence of ‘Large Stacks’, Hammond-laced head-nodder ‘Take The High Road’, horizontal Balearic funk shuffler ‘Prezend’ and hazy, vocal-sporting dub disco roller ‘Angels of Rhythm’, which previously appeared on the flipside of Lex’s ‘Punta Allen’ 12”.

Waving

LENG SHOP

Lex - Punta Allen

Déjà la mi-mai en Gare du Nord et c'est déjà l'été. Pour cette onzième épopée, c'est Ezirk qui prend les rênes de notre train dévastateur.  Ce producteur tout droit venu de Bucarest cite des sonorités adulées dans nos contrées.  Une sélection enchanteresse naviguant sans complexe entre les genres, un idéal pour les apéros fleurissant à l'aube de longues journées ensoleillées. 


Soundcloud : https://soundcloud.com/ezirk

Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/ezirkk/

Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/ezirkandfriends

Tracklist : 
Reel People feat. Angela Johnson – You Used To Hold Me So Tight (RP’s Club Mix)
Roger Webb - Flying Objects [Kim & Buran Edit]
Luxxury, Jill Lamoureux, Art Of Tones - Just Like It Was Before (Art of Tones Remix)
Flevans Ft. Laura Vane - Who's Got Me (Art Of Tones Extended Remix)
Eli Escobar - Seein You (Original Mix)
Situation - Beyond Compare (feat. Andre Espeut) [Laroye & Espeut Vocal Mix]
DJ Spinna feat. Selan - Back 2 U (Yam Who? Rework)
Tonbe - Easy Dancin' (Original Mix)
Timewarp Inc - Afrofunk
Chateau Flight - Prism
Jellybean & Dj David Morales  - Love Will Save the Day (1987 Classic Underground Mix Radio Edit)

Été infini #11 - Gare du Nord invite Ezirk

DANCE'o'DROME S2 #38 - GUEST: MASTER PHIL

Eva Crystaltips' stunning set at Crack Bellmer in July. Eva started DJing in Edinburg where she rapidly got involved in the disco scene. 

Now residing in Berlin, the French DJ wishes to spread her love for soul music through an eclectic selection of old classics and newer funky tracks that will make you wanna dance and smile.

DISC0035 - Eva Crystaltips - Live at The Disco Express [Crack Bellmer]

Shadows From Nowhere 2019

Shadows From Nowhere (Danilo Braca ReVision)

Liz Torres - Your Love is All I Need (Dennis Kane's Pampas Mix)

As you slide down the shoulder of autumn, some colours to blend into your day X

The Shoulder Of Autumn

Up next on Toasted Tapes, we welcome our friend DAM. He is the  founder of the underground music collective Galaxie Nites. This native Mexico City selector displays his musical taste in this addition to the series. Tune in, chill out, and flow for the next hour or so.

@dam_mx
facebook.com/damvq
instagram.com/dam_vera
facebook.com/galaxienites
instagram.com/galaxienites

The Shoulder Of Autumn

Josh Crozier