Name: Demi Riquísimo - Proto Call by LIFE AND DEATH
Duration: 7 min 12 s
Description: The release opens with the titular ‘Proto Call’. A thoroughly diverse track ‘Proto Call’ melds disco percussion with elements of vintage Italian house, squelching acid and progressive all whilst chugging along with propose, a key feature of many efforts in Life And Death’s back catalog.

Xumba Xumba

Xumba Xumba (Eden Burns Remix)

Shaker

The famous Nu Groove is about as influential as they come when you're talking about early house music. It had its own distinctive New Yorkian twist with much material on it produced by the legendary Burrell Brothers. Here we are reminded why it is such a vital label with an EP from Acid Jerks that embodies everything that made it so: warm kick drums, musical melodies and a sense of soul that is impossible to ignore. After a smooth opener, 'Distant Power Plant' has a more raw and menacing bassline tearing up the raw drums and 'A Thousand Kisses' then leans into a serene techno vibe but still with house music as the foundation. The warm late-night chords of closer 'Organ Grinder' make it the standout.

Acid Jerks - Distant Power Plant

George Feely - Tropical Party Vibes

'Wave', originally a sultry slice of thumping house with assertive female vocal, gets a more spacey, trippy dimension from Italian Matisa (Steel City Dance Discs, On Loop, Permanent Vacation), adding high-pitched glassy notes, the vocal distorted and echoey, while losing none of the phenomenal energy and speed.

20 Years Remixes EP 1

Catz 'N Dogz feat. ZENSOFLY & Maxville - Wave (Matisa Remix)

On ‘Talk To Frank’ sensual vocals set the tone for this bonafide hip shaker. A rhythm that implores you to dance, an inviting organ top line gives way to subtle acid grooves with both then working in unison over a classic house bass line.

Demi Riquísimo - Talk To Frank

The release opens with the titular ‘Proto Call’. A thoroughly diverse track ‘Proto Call’ melds disco percussion with elements of vintage Italian house, squelching acid and progressive all whilst chugging along with propose, a key feature of many efforts in Life And Death’s back catalog.

Demi Riquísimo - Proto Call

Order full EP: https://orcd.co/matrefakt

Liverpool-based duo Matrefakt land on Peggy Gou’s Gudu Records for their first release on the label: a four-track EP of undeniable dance floor weapons.

The last half-decade has seen Matrefakt release a steady stream of high-quality dance records with minimal fuss, and the support speaks for itself: Peggy Gou, Skream, Patrick Topping, Anja Schneider, DJ Boring, Richie Ahmed, Sally C, Sarah Story — the list goes on, and when you listen to their music, their rapid rise comes as no surprise. They’re also regulars at their city’s famed Circus parties, while the last two years have seen them play key sets at Creamfields, Hideout, Watergate and more. 

Their first EP for Gudu is the definition of doing a lot with a little: samples are often looped across one or two bars, but Matrefakt know how to use them for maximum effect, building up tension with chopped vocals or looped bubbles and beeps over raw, loose and chunky drum patterns — just how we like it. After Peggy playing multiple Matrefakt tracks in her sets for over a year, they played together for the first time at Creamfields last Summer and an EP naturally developed from there. 

With transcendent late night moments at the forefront of their mind, Matrefakt just get how to make dance records work. If you’re new to them, then ‘Dimension’ is as good a calling card as you’re going to get.

Tracklist:
01. Dimension
02. Kubik
03. Charge
04. Nano

Matrefakt - Charge

Big Beat Manifesto Vol. VIII

Hopeless Beat

Available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LMsVRyVjugs

Label: Semi Delicious
Artist: Omri Smadar & Dj Gear
Format: 12"
Cat. Number: SEMID 016
EP Title: Asylum of Love EP
Release Date: October 27th 2023
Support it: https://semidelicious.bandcamp.com/album/semid016-asylum-of-love-va

Semi Delicious
https://soundcloud.com/semi-delicious
https://www.instagram.com/semidelicious

Omri Smadar
https://soundcloud.com/omri-smadar
https://www.instagram.com/omri_smadar

DJ Gear 
https://soundcloud.com/danorbach
https://www.instagram.com/danorbach808
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Houseum
https://houseum.fr/shop
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https://soundcloud.com/houseum
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Asylum of Love EP

Check One

Listen on YouTube

PREMIERE: Omri Smadar & Dj Gear - Check One [Semi Delicious]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=poLJq5A2Pt4

Burning Sun

The common thread that links everyone involved in Life and Death is something beyond just their specific talents. 

Founded in 2010 as an Italian record label and event brand, Manfredi Romano’s Life and Death curates soulful dance music with a post-rock aesthetic.

Demi Riquísimo - Proto Call

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