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Israeli producer Nenor delivers a 4-tracker of impeccably produced dancefloor weapons for his second outing on Razor-N-Tape. 

Since releasing on Moodyman’s legendary Mahogani label a few years back and as part of duo Rabo & Snob, Nenor has been honing his craft in the studio, and now puts his skills on full display on an EP that ranges from the poppy disco house of “How Can I Be Free” to the deep Larry Heard-esque textures of “Do You Remember,” and the gritty underground bangers of  the title track and “Work That.”  He did indeed take his time on this beautifully crafted record, and the result is something quite special.

Take My Time EP

Nenor - Do You Remember ft. Jenny Penkin [Razor-N-Tape] <Gouranga Premiere>

Remi Mazet's 'I Felt This Way Before' EP, out September 1 on Colors. 

Remi Mazet - I Felt This Way Before

World Words

Baile Do Agenor

Data is an unfinished archive of raw electronic sketches, capturing the fragments of who you were before the system crashed.

InToTheGroove

Life On Planets - Denali (Private Agenda Rework)

Vinyl/Digital - https://lengrecords.bandcamp.com/album/zero-gravity-ep

If you’re setting out on an epic voyage to the electronic disco universe, it pays to recruit an experienced pilot. When it comes to intergalactic musical fusion, few are quite as experienced as cosmic disco pioneer and noted dancefloor explorer Daniele Baldelli.

Produced alongside friend and regular studio partner Dario Piana, Zero Gravity cannily updates Baldelli’s early ‘80s cosmic disco blueprint for the 21st century. We think that the EP contains some of his strongest music to date, with each of the three cuts offering subtle nods to the Italian maestro’s original Cosmic Club ethos. 

A-side “Infinity Machine” expertly combines many of Baldelli’s greatest musical inspirations into one mind-bending late night workout. Underpinned by a druggy, arpeggio style bassline, the track rises and falls through waves of funk-rock guitars, crunchy Clavinet lines and intertwined synthesizer solos. Throw in jammed-out electric pianos, and you have a near perfect fusion of cosmic disco and blazed funk-rock.

The producer’s long-held love of African rhythms surfaces on “If You Drive”, where bold acid bass, ricocheting percussion hits and weightless chords combine beautifully with starry melody lines and vintage analogue synthesizer motifs. It’s Afro-cosmic for the nu-disco generation.

A fine EP is completed by “Air Lock”, in which Baldelli and Piana pepper a rubbery, electrofunk-influenced groove with cascading synthesizer melodies, swirling pads and a swathe of fuzzy, eyes-closed guitar solos. It’s bold and assertive, but also as otherworldly and stratospheric as you’d expect from a pioneer at the peak of his powers.

LENG SHOP

Daniele Baldelli & Dario Piana - If You Drive

Clip of my new track made with legendary house vocalist Robert Owens - 

A side to the 'Midst of the Moment EP' out on Wolf and Lamb Records (July 2012)

Mike Gill feat. Robert Owens - Midst of the moment (Wolf and Lamb Records)

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Polygon - W1

VINYL - https://lengrecords.bandcamp.com/album/ello-koko-incl-flamingo-pier-jkriv-remixes

As one half of British twosome Earthboogie, Nicola Rose Robinson has spent the last few years offering up joyously tropical musical fusions on Leng. She continues to explore and blur those boundaries with her new solo project, Tigerbalm, whose debut single “Ello Koko” is as colourful a concoction as you’d expect.

Robinson first started work on the track while travelling in Lombok, Indonesia, drawing influence from her humid surroundings, the country’s distinctive musical culture, and the far-sighted blend of aural inspirations. On returning to the UK, she enlisted the assistance of Alex Searle (bass and lead guitar) and Patrick Dawes (percussion) to complete her musical vision.

Opening with an infectious rhythm rich in disco drums and ear-catching hand percussion patterns, “Ello Koko” brilliantly blends flash-fried tropical funk guitars, squelchy electro synths, weighty dub disco bass, warm electric piano chords and sampled Indonesian vocal snippets. The resultant dancefloor-focused workout is simultaneously low-slung, jaunty and kaleidoscopic: it’s as impressive a solo debut as we’ve heard for some time.

As you’d expect, Robinson’s original version comes backed with some similarly inspired remixes. The first revision comes courtesy of rising stars Flamingo Pier, a collective whose glorious fusions of electrofunk, disco, Latin and African rhythms regularly explore similar sonic territory as “Ello Koko”. Their take on the track is powered forwards by an elastic synth bassline, Nile Rodgers style disco guitars, NYC boogie style lead lines and Patrick Dawes’ superb percussion. It’s a summer-fresh treat.

To complete the package, Razor ‘N’ Tape co-founder and Escort band member JKriv sticks a rocket up the backside of “Ello Koko” and turns it into an unfeasibly heavy dub disco treat. Alex Searle’s bassline and Dawes’ heady percussion dominate the mix, with Robinson’s dancing melodies stretching out atop the weighty grooves. Throw in some well-placed, delay-laden breakdowns and you have a version tailor made for celebratory peak-time moments.

Ello Koko

Tigerbalm - Ello Koko (Original Mix)

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Dj Steef_The Entertainer (Ambassador Mix)

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nes@superluxrecords.com

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Residencies:
Hidden - Manchester (UK)
Arbella - Chicago (US)

London native Mike Gill was raised on a diet of house and garage throughout the infamous dance movement of the 90's. As club culture and electronic sounds swept through the city on a wave of ecstasy, Mike absorbed his surroundings and developed his own unique style which he would soon share with the world with releases on Wolf + Lamb Records and Hot Waves label.
'Midst of the Moment' featuring Robert Owens was quickly snapped up by Wolf + Lamb in 2012 and since then, things moved quickly with releases on a plethora of different worldwide labels including Hot Creations and Roots for Bloom Records.

In-tune with the industry, Mike has developed a more purist house and techno sound over the years. With releases on Saint n Don’t and Tone Dropout, he's seen success unfold on the dance floor, leading plays and support from artists such as Apollonia.

His union with N-Gynn in 2019 lead to the birth of his new project – Superlux Records – which has already received critical acclaim in the UK after just 1 release with artists such as Richie Hawtin, Dubfire and Extrawelt showing support.

Mike Gill feat. Robert Owens - Midst of the moment (Wolf and Lamb Records)

Mike Gill

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