James Curd joins forces with up and coming artist Jonasclean on his latest PRONTO instalment, once again inviting a sublime remix cast to offer interpretations of the EP's title track, ‘Mullen It Over’.

Curd has long been operating at the vanguard of the dance underground. Chicago-raised and now based in Adelaide, Australia, the talented producer has established himself among the movement’s most reliable protagonists, turning out dancefloor heat for labels like Exploited, Dirtybird, Tsuba, Trax Records, Classic Records and Ministry Of Sound while finding time to score music for film, TV and video games. Joining him here is Our Yunus Records frontman and long-serving producer Jonasclean, providing slick vocal textures on this profoundly alluring composition. 

‘Mullen It Over’ features sensual synth motifs entwined over thumping house rhythms, the evocative melodies gorgeously complimenting Jonasclean’s searing vocal as throbbing bass adds boundless weight to the groove. The arrangement brims with nocturnal charge, effortlessly ebbing and flowing to maintain dancefloor magnetism. 

NYC resident and master of the deep Fred P rides in with a typically affecting take. Regenerating the signature bass line amidst soul-soothing pads and mystical overdubs, he reframes the music as a spiritually-charged meditation. Hypnotic percussion undulates over heartfelt chords as the distant vocal adds texture as off-world melodies elevate the emotion. 

Next, Lumberjacks In Hell frontman Marcel Vogel steps in with a kaleidoscopic rework, emphasising the harmonics and adding abundant soul to the mix as agile motifs glide though summery chords, the distinctive vocal piercing through the mood-lifting mist before full-bodied synth lines envelop the rhythm. 

The loose-limbed ‘Original Sketch Version’ offers a floor-focused instrumental take, with propulsive chords standing in for the vocal lead as the spaced-out orchestration meanders over crunching drums and rich synth bass, before house legend Robert Owens rides in to add a trademark vocal to the ‘Original Sketch Version’ on the newly named ‘Tried For Love’. Here, Owens’ soul-drenched vocal provides an irresistible alternative to the dubbed-out instrumental, lending itself brilliantly to the Chi-town bump of the composition. 

As we’ve come to expect from PRONTO, this is yet more essential club material, with each version bringing something unique to the sonic stew. In a word, unmissable.

Premiere: James Curd & Jonasclean - Mullen It Over(Fred P Interpretation) [Pronto]

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Orpheu the Wizard has a magic touch at finding records that fall between the gaps in music - oddities, curios, the weird, the wonderful. But that's just half the trick. It takes a sensitive and selective ear to construct a coherent, accessible narrative from them. So you get DJs who can play for the crowd and "selectors" adept at mining the black gold. In Orpheu, you've got yourself someone who can do both. On a festival main stage, he can keep it weird enough for the heads. In an audiophile setting, he'll keep the flow. 

These skill sets come into play on the fifth The Sound of Love International compilation. Jumping between genres, decades, continents, the truly rare, and many B-side cuts that passed you by. But never eclecticism for its own sake; this collection makes sense. Orpheu never loses sight of the listener - he's a friendly and knowledgeable guide to the cosmic outer reaches.

He opens his account with the warm, psychedelic electronics of Drawing Future Life, with ‘1969’. Tucked away on the B-side of an LP of ambient/trance hailing from Fukuoka, this is a very pretty piece of music on a truly rare piece of wax. Then, leapfrogging a couple of decades and timezones, we have Rutuu Poiss' "IHATSIN." Off-kilter, experimental sounds with an endearing melodic hook, followed up by the with lethargic ambient breakbeat of Digital Distortion's "Mellow Bug".

On the B-side, things start to get lively. French Audacity featuring Valerie's "That Fine One" is Gallic garage that has simultaneously got it hugely wrong and mas­sively right. Owing as much to new wave as New York house, this is propulsive and quirky dance music at its finest. Next, we're on a ferry over the channel for DJ Spike and "Gaps In Space." Up-tempo electro with a fondness for sampled vocal cut-ups, like its predecessor.
 
lnterdance's "Kurz" (another B-side) is the perfect segway - house from 1990 with that sweet, slightly goofy naivete. Things move toward the gnarly with Bad Behaviour and "Living on Smoke," a lesser-known cut on the legendary Atmosphere records. The tempo edges upward on "Systematic Input" by Frequency, hectic hardcore techno that still retains a lightness of touch. 

"Lushes" by Diffusion spins us off into space, filigree techno with an emotive trance edge. The chiming intro of "Blue to Be Happy" by MFA lulls us into a sense of false security before massively putting the boot in with a pounding kick drum, bassline, and arpeggiation. From there, it's a sharp left turn into the urban psychedelic dub of R.I.P's "E.O Pan" on cult label Digi Dub.

Sticking with UK sound system music but taking it down a notch, Orpheu closes proceedings with a leftfield reggae excursion from the master of the mixing desk, Mad Professor’s"Oh Hell".

It's a compilation as varied as the many moods and grooves of Love International itself - from sun-dappled olive groves to moments deep in the strobes. This is serious music for party freaks or party music for serious freaks. Tisno is calling.

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Digital Distortion - Mellow Bug [clip]

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Constant Change w/ Sebastian Beinsteiger (12.10.2023)

For this mix series I go back to the beginning of my musical consciousness and show you over a period of five decades which tracks have had a strong influence on me or are still my favorite tracks to this day. From 1970 - 2014 about rock, krautrock, rap and electronic music.

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London’s rising star Scarlett O’Malley joins the roster of Kerri Chandler’s Kaoz Theory this November with ‘The House Joints’ EP. 

West London born and raised Scarlett has become a highly praised purveyor of soul-infused sounds in recent years through her contributions to the music industry as a DJ, radio presenter on the likes of Rinse, NTS, Balamii and the BBC, podcaster, journalist and voiceover artist. 

Here though, we see O’Malley’s production career come into focus as she joins the roster of the prestigious Kerri Chandler’s helmed Kaoz Theory imprint. 

‘Scorpio Swinger’ then embraces a UK bruk aesthetic with up tempo, choppy breaks, bubbling arpeggio lines, soft chord sequences and an amalgamation of vocal lines. ‘Eyes Wide’ then rounds out the release, employing classic house tropes through the merging of strings, brass licks, sirens, delayed diva vocals and robust drum workout.

Buy: https://www.beatport.com/release/the-house-joints-ep/4318267

PREMIERE: Scarlett O’Malley - Scorpio Swinger [Kaoz Theory]

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The Metropolitan Soul Museum helmed Kulture Galerie returns with Volume 2 of its various artist-focused release series. This new 5 tracks compilation showcases some of the finest Dutch and American sound, all brought together by London’s own MSM.

Amongst the collection there is an original composition from lauded American artist and Delsin regular John Beltran (+ a special ambient version of said track available exclusively on Bandcamo), and more from Böhm (030303), US’ best kept secret Tramic, De Lighting’s’ own Nathan Kofi & RDS and of course the label bosses Metropolitan Soul Museum themselves.

Nathan Kofi & RDS – Bankastraat [KGV002 – 12" Compilation]

01 Jeff Mills, Jean-Phi Dary, Prabhu Edouard - Rising Water
02 Octo Octa - Come Here, Let's Commune
03 Odopt & Sano - Picha (Jamie Paton Remix)
04 DJ Nivea - Somos People (Gente Mix)
05 Gilb'R - Le maitre des illusions
06 Ramiro Aviles - Oculto En El Sonido
07 Credit 00 - Save the Forest!
08 Clarence G - Data Transfer
09 Raymond Owen - Misconduct
10 Lauren Lo Sung - Tom & Jerry
11 D:fferent Place - Shades Of Time
12 Tom Carruthers - Energy
13 Raymond Owen - Material Condition
14 Carrot Green, Que Sakamoto, NT - Domingo a Noite em Silva Jardim (Bruma Remix)
15 Hexo - Gilb'R 
16 Darone Sassounian - Prerequisite #2

RADIO.D59B / TO THE STARS #13 w/ Stellarcompanion

R.A.N.D. Muzik Recordings welcomes London's, Papa Nugs to the label with an A side of trance and B side of progressive house music.

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RM12025 A2 - Papa Nugs - Jupiter (Snippet)

Pour cette nouvelle émission, j'ai le plaisir de recevoir Sly Telema qui en plus d'être mon acolyte sur le projet Sabor y Telema, est un diggers et dj sans pareil. Il était grand temps qu'il partage son univers avec nous !