sounds like chromatics took latin freestyle to hell

love the transition to streets never look the same here

Last autumn Leng Records welcomed a new name to the roster, Greek DJ/producer Lex, via some warming and colourful tracks on the label’s 10th Anniversary LP and sampler EP. Now the Athenian has returned with his first full release for Paul Murphy and Simon Purnell’s popular imprint.

Real name Alex Andrikopoulos, Lex first rose to prominence in his home city of Athens when he ran the Radical Soundz record shop during the first decade of the millennium. More recently his reputation has spread worldwide thanks to his association with Leng, a recent 12” on B2 Recordings and DJ sets that frequently join the dots between disco, house and techno.

His first full EP for Leng is arguably his most musically expansive collection of tracks to date, with a swathe of guest players – keyboardist Artis Boriss and drummer/percussionist Harold Perez most prominently – swinging by to help bring Lex’s vivid musical visions to life.

For proof, check out lead cut ‘Punta Allen’, an eight-minute chunk of organic dancefloor goodness in which Lex and his musical associates layer steel pan style melodies, spacey synthesizer flourishes, eyes-closed electric piano solos, warming chords and jangling guitars atop a heady bass guitar line, unfussy drums and sweaty pots-and-pans percussion. The track’s effortless evolution, which slowly unfurls before rising towards a gorgeous and joyous conclusion, is testament to the Greek producer’s dancefloor instincts.

You’ll find more low-slung, dub disco-influenced bass on the exotic ‘The Jamail Pass’, where mazy and feverish organ solos and rolling hand percussion provide a platform for Paqua member Alex Searle’s Nile Rodgers style guitar sounds. The track’s inherent funk – emphasized by occasional bass guitar solos and fills, as well as some tumbling synth sounds – is apparent throughout the track, something that only adds to its smile-inducing allure.

Closing out a very impressive first EP on Leng is ‘Angels of Rhythm’, a hazier, faster and more intergalactic excursion that cannily combines the low-slung bass of dub disco with the intoxicating vibes and warming dreaminess of deep house. The track’s intoxicating late-night feel is partly due to an undecidedly cosmic spoken word vocal from sassy singer Harrier Summer, though Artis Boriss’ pitch-bend-sporting synth solos and fizzing electronic noises certainly help. Driving but also deep and groovy, ‘Angels of Rhythm’ offers a memorable conclusion to a very impressive EP.

Punta Allen EP

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Lex (Athens) - Angels Of Rhythm (Keep Bouncing) Feat Harriet Summer

AMPLITUDES - Vendredi Club N°027

Cabaret Voltaire - Sex, Money, Freaks (Andi Müller's Techno Tuneup)

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The Italians call it notturna, the French nocturne, in Spanish it’s nocturno, while the Estonians say öine. (Trust the Estonians to be different.) A nocturne is a French term to describe a musical composition that is inspired by or evocative of the night, which seems apposite. The most famous modern nocturne is, of course, ‘Harlem Nocturne’, as recorded by countless jazz musicians. If you like, you can just call it the night. The point is it’s when the fairies come out to play and the bass is at its loudest (the two are not necessarily related). 

We’re back in the low-tempo, high-octane zone. Our tempo might be slow, but the quality control makes Louis Vuitton look like Poundland. We’ve gathered together some of the hottest new material, with some judiciously chosen old gear, an edit or two and blended them together like a disco nutri-bullet. 

Among the exclusives is the amazing Lindstrøm remix of Charli XCX’s ‘You (Ha Ha Ha)’, alongside a pair of exclusives from Emperor Machine and Hugh Mane and two belters from Hotel Motel.

And there are the rarities. We’ve got Rudy Norman with the brilliant ‘Back To The Streets’; there’s also the amazing ‘Chained To The Train Of Love’ by Coalkitchen and our traditional curveball, this time furnished by Plastic Bertrand delivering one of the best ever early rap tunes. 

01. Scream & Dance – In Rhythm
02. Plastic Bertrand – Stop Ou Encore
03. Paladin –Third World
04. Adriano Celentano – L'Unica Chance
05. Hotel Motel - Chocolate City
06. Hotel Motel Feat. Snax - The Fall
07. Harry Wolfman & Skinny Love – Celebre (The Revenge Remix)
08. Coalkitchen – Chained To The Train Of Love
09. Matt Dirt – In Deep
10. Hugh Mane – Organic Ceramic
11. Charli XCX – You (Ha Ha Ha) (Lindstrøm remix)
12. Rodion – Solenoid
13. Tornado Wallace – Insect Overlords
14. Emperor Machine - Breezin'
15. Pink And Black – Miss Fortune (Chuggy Edit)
16. Trulz & Robin – Acid Cake
17. Spaghetti Head - Funky Voodoo (Mang Dynasty Edit)
18. Alex Metric & Oliver – Galaxy
19. Rudy Norman – Back To The Streets

Late Night Tales presents After Dark Nocturne (Minimix)

I produced this mixtape 4 radio2 inthemix, lele sacchi section in radio rai 2. the mix contains pure & easy, do hipsters love su (ra)? e once were warriors by the dining rooms.
if u need complete tracklist please ask me.

Sunday Sofa Session Mixtape

A vivid aural voyage with clever panning, bouncing chords & whirling lead lines. Taken from the collaborative album between @gigi-masin-official & @tempelhof on @hell-yeah and @cascine. 

Read more & buy: http://www.stampthewax.com/2016/05/25/premiere-gigi-masin-tempelhof-labyrinth/
Listen on Youtube: http://bit.ly/gigi-tempelhof-labyrinth

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Gigi Masin & Tempelhof - Labyrinth (STW Premiere)

Symmetry - Over the Edge
Chromatics - Mask
Chromatics - Lady
Chromatics - These Streets Will Never Look the Same
Desire - Under Your Spell
Glass Candy - Candy Castle
Rubies - I Feel Electric (Tiedye Remix)
Glass Candy - Feeling Without Touching
Glass Candy - Beatific 
Mike Simonetti - Capricorn Rising
Invisible Conga People - Cable Dazed
Glass Candy - Life After Sundown
Premier Rang - Les Corpes Humides
Chromatics - Back From the Grave
Bottin - No Static (Club Version)
Desire - Mirroir Mirroir
Solange - Robots Are Dub American
Desire - Montre Moi Ton Visage
Chromatics - The Page
Glass Candy - Shine Like Gold & Diamonds
Glass Candy - Warm in the Winter


Italians Do It Better Mix

ITS THE MUSIC  version

Hans Hass * Welche Farbe hat der Wind

Patrick Cowley - Journey Home

Mix by Jono Ma

Punxsutawney Phil's winter prediction for the past, present and future. 

Track List:
1. Bill Murray - Winter Prediction (Excerpt from Groundhog's Day)
2. Sonny and Cher - I Got You Babe (Excerpt from Groundhog's Day)
3. Jono's Mangled Mosaic with bits and pieces from:
 -3a. The Velvet Underground - Here She Comes Now
 -3b. Jimi Hendrix - Living in the Past (Excerpt from Hendrix Concerts)
 -3c.  Lonnie Donegan - Love Is Strange
 -3d. J Dilla - Nothing Like This
 -3e. Serge Gainsbourg - Requiem Pour un Cour
 -3f. Velvet Underground - Heroin
 -3g. Primal Scream - Don't Fight it Feel It
4. Jagwar Ma - Man I Need (Time and Space Machine Dub)
5. Cut Copy - Sun God (Andrew Weatherall Remix)
6. Mester Geraldo e Sua Bateria - Mistura No.1 (Ma's What Love Dub)
7. Miriam Makeba - Amampondo 
8. Storm Queen - It Goes On
9. A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray
10. The Animals - The Story of Bo Diddley
11. Oscar Hamond & the Majestics - Soul Finger
12. Nelson Sanders - This Love Is Here To Stay 
13. The Wailers - Simmer Down

Italians Do It Better Mix

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