Harmona is the first single from Ichisan’s fourth studio album. A balearic disco jam with filtered moog-ish melody, funky synth bass-line and lush flanger-strings. Dan Tyler of Idjut Boys fame adds his wonky tape delay and signature flange over the main theme, whilst his Acid Casualty mix is gnarly!

Artwork by Meta Wraber

Ichisan - Harmona

... a minimix of my EP on Exploited Records, vinyl coming Feb. Remixes by Ben Mono, Minimow&Solo and Faboo.

Motor Cortex - EP snippet

ICHISAN
MARGIT MONO


1. Margit Mono 
2. Phonofilm

Ichisan returns to Discolypso with a dazzling two track EP following on from the success of Harmona - released last October. The Margit Mono EP contains two fun, jazzy electronic, dancefloor-friendly in anticipation of the artist’s forthcoming album – Fantasound. Enjoy!


Mastered by Mike Hinton @ MSTRD

Ichisan - Phonofilm

Buy / Stream: https://lnk.to/FUDIS055S

Dorothys Fortress is a DJ and Producer well versed in the world of Disco and is often called upon as a skilled remixer, including fellow Future Disco alumni's track - Mix & Fairbanks's 'Messenger'.

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Dorothys Fortress - Kings Of Suburbia

You know you’re doing something very, very right when you get regular Radio 1 airplay and you’ve signed music to Running Back, Permanent Vacation and Correspondant. Then again, Alan Dixon has long been a name on the edge of big-time success, marked out as one to watch by industry taste-makers including Mixmag, Defected and Traxsource. A rock kid until he stepped into a club at 16 and thought ‘this is it,’ Alan initially made a name for himself in his native North East of England before becoming one of the Ministry of Sound resident DJs in Singapore for several years.

You know you’re onto a winner when your supporters range from The Chemical Brothers to Bicep, from Job Jobse to Gerd Janson, the latter who is also on remix duty here. Little is known of the illusive Dorothy, also affectionately known as Django the Bastard. Word is he resides in a secret studio in El Santoro, Los Angeles.

Bronx Warriors is a pumping disco banger from Dixon and Dorothys Fortress. You get the disco hit in seconds as the song starts with some sequenced bass stabs and the classic four to the floor beat. As the beat intensifies, the sound fills every space in the mix and build up to a wonderful melody which screams disco and dance. Moving around your ears the production is top shelf and as the beat drops, every layer that has been teased bursts to life as the drums find power and placement in the centre of the mix. To bring the song round full circle, some rhythmic house keys join the party to add one last punch and get you moving. The dynamics and teasers in this song work wonders, leaving you yearning for more after every drop until finally the big one hits and you can't stay still.

Alan Dixon & Dorothys Fortress - Bronx Warriors

Hooray to the newest associates of the Riotvan family, The Chord Memory Club! And what an initiation it is. They are firing away with Planet Rock-informed Electrovibes that will make you want to get your freezes and powermoves on immediately. Needless to say, there are hi-energy chords all over the place on the A-side „Alpha Juno Love“. A similar rhythmic kink is to be observed on the flip „Accroche-Toi À Ton Amour“ as well, just backed by rather straight four to the floor patterns. On top of that they are serving some cut up synth and vocal garnish, rounding the whole thing off to a delicious little dancefloor cakelet.

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PREMIERE : The Chord Memory Club - Alpha Juno Love

Part 5 of the various artists series is at it again with 5 tracks by 5 different producers and a mixture of feel good party time music and contemplative music. You will hear familiar Running Back names like Storken (this time together with JStaaf) refining their comic tropes (or imagine Foreigner doing house music) next to newcomers like Archie Ward. His Pizza Girl puts musical toppings on a pounding underbelly that wouldn’t be out of place in any warehouse, while Moritz and Amount dial it back a bit. Their respective tracks are gleaming with a special kind of elegant end-of-night euphoria that is hard to come by – and all the nicer if it happens. Remember: trance is a state of mind! Last but not least, Australia’s Jonus Eric delivers an IDM-leaning piece of outsider dance. Hot soup, hot swallow!

A1. Moritz - Flying Saucer

112 KBPS FILES - DON'T BE A DUNCE!

Stream & Buy - https://razor-n-tape.fanlink.to/FamilyAffair2

RNT brings the heat for their 2nd outing in their Family Affair compilation series, representing both their ever-expanding RNT menáge, as well as their tight knit musical nuclear fam. Aural hugs all around on this fam jam!

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Family Affair Vol. 2

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Nenor - Do You Remember (Red Axes Remix)

U´re Guay Vol 52: Pedro Gariani
BUY LINK: https://ureguay.bandcamp.com/
Label: U're Guay Records (https://soundcloud.com/ureguay)
https://soundcloud.com/pedrogariani

This EP is an evolution of the artist as a DJ and producer, now more mature when compared to his previous releases. The post-pandemic period brought him other experiences on the dance floor that reflected directly in the sound of this work. The two tracks of this EP work the melody as a guiding thread, leading the listener through a less obvious journey. The project also includes 2 remixes, one by Leo Janeiro, a Brazilian House music iconic producer, and another by Panko, curator of U'reguay Records.

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PREMIERE : Pedro Gariani - Jupiter Synths

Beatport: http://www.beatport.com/release/the-american/3129675
iTunes: https://music.apple.com/album/the-american-single/1533255541
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4UxPa54mMFnr59kSeC6OjL

BBC 6 PREMIERE NEMONE sits in for LAUREN LAVERNE:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000nn4g

PREMIERE by LIQUID YOUTH:
https://liquidyouth.nl/music/premieres/ono-ft-jabberwocky-the-american-panthera-krause-remix-exploited/

Beguiling Parisian fashionistas O.N.O. return to Exploited following their splendid debut ‘Modern Dance’ with more surefire party-starters with a retro lean.
‘The American’ is an out-and-out Italo disco romp featuring French synth wizards Jabberwocky. A twanging sequence motion bubbles away in the intro over rolling conga rhythms and flashes of the shuddering lead riff. Super ‘80s electro-bass pumps into life as the kicks hit and the wild lead starts hammering out its rapid-fire pattern. An infectious counter-melody plays out in call-and-answer fashion as chattering claps punctuate. Finally the full melody plays out as the bassline and synths unite in fist-pumping, feel-good fashion. A simple, cutesy riff is added into the mix, and made heady through building delays as we push towards the breakdown. Isolating the lead riff, they then build the tension before slamming us back into the meat of the track. It’s an absolutely huge track which overflows with sweet euphoria.

Panthera Krause strips things back on his tense remix, opting for thick rolling bass and a more succinct percussive section. With the descending bass groove combined with gently snarling synths and moments of subtle wonkiness, it makes for a somewhat darker yet no less irresistible version. 

‘Dabajo’ sees them drop tempo to a chuggy roll, with more mesmerising hooks and dazzling synths. Swooping strings cut against rippling 8-bit arpeggios and chugging bass melodies. Snappy beats underpin the colourful affair perfectly, the myriad synth melodies and motifs synergising in powerful, spine-tingling fashion. The dramatic mid section and its chromatic melodies recall some of Daft Punk’s most cinematic moments.

Early feedback:
Mathias Kaden: Wonderful Panthera Krause Remix.
Kito Jempere: Panthera Krause Remix is amazing.
Alinka: Awesome.
Philippi/Fatnotronic/Deewee: Nice one. Love O.N.O.
Phenomenal Handclap Band: Love it!
K.E.E.N.E. - Panthera Krause Remix for us.
Tsugi Magazine: Cool Panthera Krause Remix.
DJ Mag France: Hype Disco.
Severino/Horse Meat Disco: Oh yes interesting Italo.
Kiki/Bpitch: Dabajo is amazing.
Roberto Rodriguez: Nice italo bangers! Dabajo is a killer.

Artist: O.N.O Feat. Jabberwocky
Release: The American
Label: Exploited 
Cat: EXPDIGITAL207
LC: 15799
Publisher: Exploited Ghetto Music Publishing
Releasedate Beatport/Spotify: 23.10.20
Releasedate I-Tunes: 06.11.20

The American

O.N.O - The American feat. Jabberwocky I Exploited Ghetto

Master of Disguise feat. Hard Ton

Master of Disguise (Prins Thomas Megamix of Rodion's Megatron Mix)

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Imagine Rick James dating Chaka Khan, dancing to Daft Punk and Technotronic, making sweet love to a Stevie Wonder ballad, when suddenly a group of German robots and a Yellow Magic Orchestra come rushing into the hotel suite and… they all decide to go to France instead.