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WAREHOUSE PLAY ONLY - part 3

Vybez Kartel

Cola Beach / Dolphin Splash Keyboards

Dolphin Splash Keyboards

Out now: lnk.to/GUDU009

Gudu Records proudly presents 'Jack's Jive' - a long overdue re-release of a legendary lost South African record from 1987.

Out of print for years and never available digitally, 'Jack's Jive' is the stuff of legend: a bold, bright synthesizer-led cut that has been demanding Discogs prices upwards of £150 and both referenced and outright copied by contemporary artists since. Remastered for 2021 and cut to vinyl for the first time in decades, it's backed with a remix and extended remake by DMX Krew.

Mastered by Frank Merritt
Artwork by Thibaud Herem
Typography by Colin Doerffler

Riff - Jack’s Jive (Extended Remake By DMX Krew)

Tubale (Extasy)

El Palito - Tropical Dance Party

Del Odio Nace el Amor

Full EP out Feb 11! https://lnk.to/gudu010

Peggy Gou’s Gudu Records steps into 2022 with Brain De Palma’s second EP for the label, Purple Brain.

Although this is only his second release under the Brain De Palma name, Alexei Versino has been honing his sound for the best part of a decade, both solo (as Panama Keys) and as one half of the duo Stump Valley, previously releasing on labels like Dekmantel, Soul Clap and Off Minor. Born in Ukraine but settling as a child in Turin, he’s currently based in Berlin and makes up a key part of the Gudu stable.

Coming straight out the gate with an instantly impactful bassline, opening track ‘IQarus’ sets the tone for the rest of Purple Brain: bold melodies and basslines shot in high-definition, full of detail and idiosyncrasies. As with his last EP for Gudu, cinema is a key reference for Brain de Palma: ‘IQarus’ is a reference to his directorial namesake’s first film, while later in the EP, ‘(O.W.D.) Once Were Dancers’ nods to the 1994 drama Once Were Warriors, “dedicated to all the ravers, DJs, aficionados who had to go through the lockdowns … a shout out to people who keep on fighting for the underground culture!”

Elsewhere on the EP, ‘Purple Brain’ pairs an unforgettable arpeggio with stargazing stabs and a marching cowbell beat, while the Netherlands’ Deniro takes ‘IQarus’ into the depths of the night with a cosmic remix that grabs hold of a groove and refuses to let go.

Tracklist:
1. IQarus 
2. IQarus (Deniro Remix)
3. Purple Brain 
4.(O.W.D.) Once Were Dancers

Purple Brain

Brain De Palma - IQarus

Gonna Make You Sweat

Live Happy (Album Version) [feat. Zelma Davis]

One half of iconic British duo Basement Jaxx Felix Buxton and vocalist Gia make their Defected debut with the soul-stirring ‘So Hooked On Your Lovin’, alongside two groove-loaded remixes by Mousse T.. The first ever release under their Selace pseudonym, the record comes laden with lingering organ chords and stunningly raw vocals, echoing the stripped back quality of Switch’s ‘I Still Love You’ and with a similar deep-reaching feel to Massive Attack’s early 90s classic ‘Unfinished Sympathy’. Production maestro Mousse T. works his magic with his funk-drenched Disco Shizzle mix loaded with a pumping bassline and guitar riffs alongside a deeper Dubby Shizzle version laced with a spoken word hook. Less is more with Selace; this is a minimalist yet undeniably stunning record that lets its captivating song do all the work.

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Selace 'So Hooked On Your Lovin' (Love Club Mix)

I Like Lemmons - We Made It!! (Journey Into Space End) (original)

The Orlando Voorn Retrospective

Kiss The Sky (Remix)

A meeting in Florida, at a pier near the Banana River, led to an unexpected story between a young man and a young woman from different parts of the world; that's where my parents' roads were crossed.
"She was searching for some dolphins but instead she found a fisherman, that's the story of me"

The EP is a tribute to my origins and an expression of how relationships can both create life and also the opposite.

Love Can Be So Hard

Fierce Ruling Diva - Rubb It In (Original 1990 Mix)

Brain De Palma - Call Me By Your Nail EP 
GUDU005, 05 February 2021

Following releases and collaborations from Maurice Fulton, DMX Krew and London’s JRMS, the fifth installment on Peggy Gou’s Gudu imprint introduces another new artist. Brain De Palma is the fresh alias of compulsive crate digger Alexei Versino, who has previously released on labels including Rush Hour, Dekmantel and Off Minor, as one half of cult duo Stump Valley and solo as Panama Keys.

Born in Ukraine, Brain De Palma’s parents chose to leave the area following the fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Settling as a child in Turin, the Italian ‘motor city’, Versino was immersed in the local techno scene in his teens and many more since, navigating Europe for decades, immersed in disparate musical corners, from the squat raves of early-noughties Bristol to the laid back charm of the Balearics and the cultural contrasts of Egypt. Much as his life has changed, a heart-on-sleeve love of both music and cinema have informed Versino’s often spontaneous journey, just as they inform ‘Call Me By Your Nail’, his assured and sophisticated four-track debut EP for Gudu.

Recorded with imagination and much-needed optimism during the initial stages of 2020, ‘Particle Fever’ begins in earnest as a detailed introduction to the liquid smooth sonic aesthetic of Brain De Palma, with a warm, slow-trance atmosphere evolving to generate the sort of melodies that would sit front-and-centre on less refined productions. Instead, the intent is quietly anthemic, an understated approach that equally informs the blissful electronics found on ‘Farout’, an almost psychedelic exercise that finds ethereal tones and rhythmic peace in the analogue extremes of De Palma’s studio.

These impulses switch from fluttering to fantastical on the title track, ‘Call Me By Your Nail’. Undoubtedly taking inspiration from Middle-Eastern styled arrangements and naturalistic sounds, De Palma’s adaptation, influenced by his time on the Sinai Peninsula, creates a refreshingly innovative sound palette in this offbeat machine translation. Finally, riding on only the slightest percussion, Versino creates a compelling, acid-tinged trip across ‘Clockroom’, rolling out suspense, tension and subtle euphoria often with only the subtlest of oscillations.

Tracklist:
A1 Particle Fever
A2 Farout
B1 Call Me By Your Nail
B2 Clockroom

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Call Me by Your Nail EP

Particle Fever

Brain De Palma - Particle Fever

Brain De Palma - 'Call Me By Your Nail' EP
GUDU005, 5th of February 2021
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Brain De Palma - Farout

I Like Lemmons - We Made It!! (Journey Into Space End) (original)

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