VINYL

A1 The Ray & John – Day By Day (Instrumental)
A2 Angel’o – Angelo

B1 All Trouveé - Darling
B2 Angel – Tomorrow Night
B3 Eggs Time – Feeling Action

For their next release, Leng Records are offering-up something a little bit different: a 12” compilation of little-known and hard-to-find Balearic gems selected by friend of the label Paul Beckett.

Plucked from the dusty corners of his collection, the five tracks on show are musically rich excursions that effortlessly blur the boundaries between genres and will sound especially perfect on a humid Mediterranean or Adriatic afternoon.

First up is The Ray & John’s languid, disco-tinged ‘Day By Day (Instrumental)’, which originally featured on the flipside of the Italian duo’s sole single from 1984. Rich in rubbery bass guitar, sequenced synth-bass, sharp disco guitar licks and occasional chanted vocals, it sounds like Please-era Pet Shop Boys reclining at a Rimini pool party.

It’s followed by Angel’o’s ‘Angelo’, a turn-of-the-80s gem picked from the band’s long-forgotten album, Dream Machine. Marked out by warming electric piano motifs, squelchy synth-bass and hazy lead vocals, the track successfully mixes krautrock and space rock sounds with the then fresh sound of synth-pop.

Next up is All Trouvee’s ‘Darling’, a thoroughly overlooked 1987 single whose minimalistic sleeve artwork lists each of the now-classic – and then cutting edge – synthesizers used to make the sun-soaked blend of mid-80s synth disco, AOR pop and sunset-ready jazz-funk piano solos.

Equally impactful is Angel’s ‘Tomorrow Night’, a little-known chunk of glossy, laidback synth-pop. Its’ sound of delayed drums, synth-horns, Nile Rodgers style guitar licks and echoing lead lines was actually far sighted for the time but would become more familiar to listeners as synth-pop boomed in the mid 1980s.

Rounding off the package is ‘Feeling Action’ by Eggs Time, a deliciously warm and woozy chunk of Italian pop/West Coast jazz-rock fusion plucked from a real slice of buried treasure: an Italian compilation called Moby Dick. There’s certainly a tinge of both yacht rock and blue-eyed soul about the tracks blend of FM synth sounds, eyes-closed jazz guitar solos, unfussy beats and sweet female vocals.

It provides a fittingly horizontal finish to a collection packed with long-overlooked, sun-baked treats.

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Various Artists - Day By Day EP

For their next release, Leng Records are offering-up something a little bit different: a 12” compilation of little-known and hard-to-find Balearic gems selected by friend of the label Paul Beckett.

Plucked from the dusty corners of his collection, the five tracks on show are musically rich excursions that effortlessly blur the boundaries between genres and will sound especially perfect on a humid Mediterranean or Adriatic afternoon.

First up is The Ray & John’s languid, disco-tinged ‘Day By Day (Instrumental)’, which originally featured on the flipside of the Italian duo’s sole single from 1984. Rich in rubbery bass guitar, sequenced synth-bass, sharp disco guitar licks and occasional chanted vocals, it sounds like Please-era Pet Shop Boys reclining at a Rimini pool party.

It’s followed by Angel’o’s ‘Angelo’, a turn-of-the-80s gem picked from the band’s long-forgotten album, Dream Machine. Marked out by warming electric piano motifs, squelchy synth-bass and hazy lead vocals, the track successfully mixes krautrock and space rock sounds with the then fresh sound of synth-pop.

Next up is All Trouvee’s ‘Darling’, a thoroughly overlooked 1987 single whose minimalistic sleeve artwork lists each of the now-classic – and then cutting edge – synthesizers used to make the sun-soaked blend of mid-80s synth disco, AOR pop and sunset-ready jazz-funk piano solos.

Equally impactful is Angel’s ‘Tomorrow Night’, a little-known chunk of glossy, laidback synth-pop. Its’ sound of delayed drums, synth-horns, Nile Rodgers style guitar licks and echoing lead lines was actually far sighted for the time but would become more familiar to listeners as synth-pop boomed in the mid 1980s.

Rounding off the package is ‘Feeling Action’ by Eggs Time, a deliciously warm and woozy chunk of Italian pop/West Coast jazz-rock fusion plucked from a real slice of buried treasure: an Italian compilation called Moby Dick. There’s certainly a tinge of both yacht rock and blue-eyed soul about the tracks blend of FM synth sounds, eyes-closed jazz guitar solos, unfussy beats and sweet female vocals.

It provides a fittingly horizontal finish to a collection packed with long-overlooked, sun-baked treats.

Eggs - Time - Feeling Action

Angel - Tomorrow Night

Angel'o - Angelo

The Ray & John - Day By Day (Instrumental)

He may be based in St Petersburg, a city not known for being a sun trap, but Mikhail Khvasko AKA A Vision of Panorama is incredibly good at making warming, summer-ready Balearic beats. Further proof, should it be needed, arrives via his latest EP for Cala Tarida Musica. In its original form, 'Unconditional' is a terrific slab of Balearic nu-disco/Balearic house fusion - all rubbery bass guitar, smooth bits, gorgeous chords and twinkling melodies. It comes backed with a breezier, breakbeat-sporting 'dub vinyl edit' (an even sunnier and more attractive affair) and an 'instrumental' pass of the more house-centric take. Rounding off another fine EP is 'Shall We', a colourful fusion of jangling house pianos, attractive keyboard sounds and squelchy synth-bass underpinned by a box-fresh, post-electro boogie beat.

Link:
@a-vision-of-panorama
@eiko_hara_music
@calataridamusica

APPAREL PREMIERE: A Vision Of Panorama ft Eiko Hara - Unconditional (Instrum.) [Cala Tarida Musica]

DC Promo Tracks #1273: "Because I Love You" by Tell is part of the release "Various Artists, Vol. 2" on Noire & Blanche  @noireblanche

Buy: https://noire-et-blanche.bandcamp.com/album/various-artists-vol-2 

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ziDRJLPTb8
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DC Promo Tracks: Tell "Because I Love You"

Let's Dance Vol.2 EP
Label - Funkyjaws Music
Released - last April 2024
Format - Vinyl
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Funkyjaws Music is back with more music to make your jaw go funky, this time in the form of a second volume of its Let's Dance series. It features a quartet of esteemed tune makers starting with Frank Booker's 'Yes No Maybe' which is a horn laced and loose-limbed delight, while go-slow master Eddie C brings his classy touch to the funky licks of 'Love Dancing Theme.' There are plenty of cosmic synth waves to Black Truffle's 'Dancing Through The Night' while the LTJ Xperience close down with a super laid back and summery vibe on 'Sunny Groove'.

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PREMIERE: Eddie C - Love Dancing Theme [Funkyjaws Music]

Taken from the brand new Washoe Zephyr EP, out now on Is It Balearic? Recordings!

Vinyl available here - https://www.juno.co.uk/products/max-essa-washoe-zephyr-ep-vinyl/944975-01/

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Washoe Zephyr EP

Belgian Caravan

Longtime friends and musical collaborators Max Essa and Eddie C join the Razor-N-Tape fold with a 4 tracker of melancholic and exquisitely produced chilled out disco.
 
Begun as a lockdown project, the ‘We Live In The Hills EP’ explores a vast palette of sonic soundscapes, from the shimmering guitars and acid lines of ‘Melon Steppin’, to the insistent rolling bass and whimsical synths of ‘Save Me’, the deep funk of the EP’s title track, and the late nite driving soundtrack stylings of ‘Sixth Bridge’. This EP tells a hopeful story of emerging from isolation and doubt, like a lovely musical sunrise after a long dark night.

We Live In The Hills

PREMIERE : Max Essa & Eddie C. - Melon Steppin

DC Promo Tracks #1321: "Keep Your Head Up (Flash Atkins Dub)" by Third Attempt is part of the release "Keep Your Head Up" on Beatservice Records  

Buy Now: https://th1rdattempt.bandcamp.com/ 

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DC Promo Tracks: Third Attempt "Keep Your Head Up" (Flash Atkins Dub)

DC Promo Tracks #1328: "Mesmerized (Daniel T Remix)" by Guruku feat. Rojai is part of the release "Mesmerized / What It Takes (Remixes)" on Ritual Release  

Buy Now: https://guruku.bandcamp.com/album/mesmerized-what-it-takes-remixes 

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DC Promo Tracks: Guruku feat. Rojai "Mesmerized" (Daniel T Remix)

Released in 1989, 'Once Bitten' is the lone single from Kim Yaffa, an LA singer once signed to the Hollywood indie label Macola Record Co. Not long after recording this single, Yaffa shelved her music career and moved on to other aspects of the business, but she has become a cult figure amongst those who knew her work. 'Once Bitten' has only ever been available on 7" before now and is an effortlessly classy pop tune with hints of 80s blue-eyed soul and Sade-inspired sounds that lend it a timeless Balearic feel. Copies of the original 7” have been changing hands for as much as $2,000 online in recent years. Hence, this is a genuine bit of musical treasure. Says Kim about the release, "In the Late 80s Los Angeles had so much going on musically. After singing on a couple of records on Macola Records and backgrounds for other artists, I was searching for my sound, trying to find my footing as a songwriter and performer. I connected with a producer who seemed to get what I was going for and we hired Richard Elliot from Tower of Power at the time for that sexy horn sound, and we recorded Once Bitten and Lights of LA at Larrabee Sound. I think I was really into what Sade and Taylor Dayne were doing at the time, that jazzy vibe! We pressed the songs to a 45 and soon after were kind of forgotten about." Remixer Michael David is a member of the influential Los Angeles-based group Classixx, has released music on Cascine Records and worked with Holy Ghost!, Meyer Hawthorne, and Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith. His version adds oodles of echo and reverb, slows things down and makes it a more trippy affair with languid lead guitars that bring a seductive and sleazy feel. London-based production duo and Record Mission label founders Nick the Record and Dan Tyler have vast DJ experience between them. Nick runs the Tangent party with John Gomez, and Dan Tyler is one-half of the legendary Idjut Boys. Their remix is perfectly sunny, primed and ready for open-air dancing with its exquisite flutes. The soulful original vocal is left to roll and will ensure this one becomes a real Balearic anthem. 'Lights of LA' is a second original from Yaffa that oozes low-key 80s charm. It has steamy sax and vocals and lush acoustic guitars, all irresistibly tingling the senses. 

New Islands will focus on the forgotten cross-genre and cross-cultural music of the 80s, 90s, and 00s, connecting them with the future. This first project is a superb one to get it underway.

Once Bitten EP

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PREMIERE : Kim Yaffa - Once Bitten (Original 1988 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)

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Dino Lenny - Lose Control (Tea With Quincy Mix) (RS2405) [clip]

Mid-tempo dancefloor specialists... plus everything else.

Eggs - Time - Feeling Action

Leng Records

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