Brazilian Boogie & Disco Reworks, Vol. 1

Energia

Sonic Poems Remixes

Misbehave (PPJ Remix)

Release Date Worldwide: 16/02/2024

Alex Moiss
Soundcloud | @alexmoiss

Duchesse
Soundcloud | @duchesselabel
Bandcamp | www.duchesselabel.bandcamp.com

PREMIERE: Alex Moiss - Piano Swing [Duchesse]

LENG SHOP - https://lexathens.bandcamp.com/album/remixes-faze-action-ruf-dug

Alex Andrikopolous AKA Lex (Athens) released his brilliant debut album Waving in 2022 on Leng and he now returns with an EP combining fine remixes of tracks from Waving alongside two new previously unheard cuts.

The remixes are undeniably special. Fittingly, the EP begins with the first of these, a sensationally sun-soaked revision of one of Andrikopolous’s most Balearic moments – previous single ‘Punta Allen’ – by former Nuphonic fusionists and FAR label founders Faze Action. The Lee brothers’ take is one of those sunset-friendly workouts that wraps glistening guitar licks, steel pan style motifs, Lex’s gorgeous lead lines, hazy electric piano solos and life-affirming keyboard riffs around rolling nu-disco beats and a new rubbery bassline courtesy of Robin Lee himself. It has the feel of a pool-side anthem in the making.

Just as potent is the typically quirky and hard-to-pigeonhole revision of ‘Prezend’ by Manchester maverick Ruf Dug. Here he offers up a genuinely revolutionary rework, re-imaging the track as a sparse-but-colourful fusion of vintage acid house bass, saucer-eyed piano riffs, dubbed-out synth sounds, jacking lo-fi drum machine beats and squelchy TB-303 tweaks. While fresh and undeniably contemporary, the remix has an alluringly nostalgic, retro-futurist vibe. 

Clustered around these two top-notch revisions is a pair of previously unreleased Lex originals. He joins forces with regular collaborator Locke once more on ‘Libre De Amor’, an infectious chunk of, low-slung dub disco marked out by weighty bass, jammed-out electric piano motifs, spacey pads, intergalactic effects and mazy synth solos. Dotted with additional percussion hits and echoing female vocal snippets, it’s one of the pair’s most potent dancefloor workouts of recent times.

To round off a rock-solid EP, the Athens-based veteran blurs the boundaries between stripped-back, late-80s house nostalgia and nu-disco. ‘Super Awake’ boasts cowbell-sporting Chicago house beats and acid house inspired bass, on to which he’s layered all manner of colourful synth sounds, jangly piano stabs and spacey electronics. Throw in some typically immersive chords and progressively more psychedelic TB-303 motifs, and you have a genuinely triumphant conclusion to a formidably floor-focused EP.

LENG SHOP

Lex (Athens) - Punta Allen (Faze Action Remix)

ALIEN

Ben Sana Gelemem × Pumua

Goodbye Emmanuelle - Serge Gainsbourg - (PEPITA Remix)

Pierre Vassiliu - Banjul (1981)

Fresh remixes of Fingerman's Title track from his last Hot Digits EP from some big players! Dr Packer adds his signature vibes to his version, Hot Groovy Records boss LTJ brings the chug and Martin Hayes add's some a deep jackin' twist to his. Also features Mainliner (Bonus Tool) from Fingerman to compete the package!

HOTDIGIT026 Fingerman - Button Pusher (LTJ Remix) Preview

Selvagem - Chitty Disco

Tomasz Wakulewski - Tell Ya Heart

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Misbehave (PPJ Remix)

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