Hey world, what happened?
Well anyway, Touch From A Distance is still here. Scratching our heads in awe of the ever-changing standstill of the past three years, we managed to get the ball rolling again with the help of Melbourne brothers extraordinaire Donald's House who have honed their skills during lockdown downunder to achieve the impossible: They got even better while pivoting towards a slightly different sound: Determined and muscular, yet trippy and playful. Juggling classic Acid and Progressive House tropes coupled with their prowess for perfectly balanced arrangements and catchy melodies, both „Bassian Plain“ and „The Isthmus Of Kra“ epitomise Pete's and Jim's peak time powers to fullest. 
The same goes for Alex Kassian's remix of „Bassian Plain“. Like Donald's House, Alex has been a core member of the Touch From A Distance family as one half of Opal Sunn from the start. He used the reset brought on by the pandemic to establish himself as one of the fastest rising stars of today's nightlife striking home with a slew of hit remixes and inspiring dj sets all over the world.

Bandcamp

TFAD9: Donald's House - Bassian Plain EP (previews)

Paramida • Guy Contact • Vitess • Alex Kassian • Job Jobse • Bliss Inc. • Adam Pits • DJ Life • Priori • T. Jacques • Maruwa • Escape Artist • Matisa • Fantastic Man •  Solar Suite • Youandewan • Nathan Pinder • Dylan Forbes • Abdul Raeva • Chaos in the C

Cosmic Trance House

Prince de Takicardie - It's So Long (Miss U Mix), A Slice Of Life - You Make Me Feel So (A.S.O.L Mix), The Ultimate Dream - In Heaven (Trance Mix)

⛲️ italo dream house

🖤🖤🖤g

🖤🖤🖤

At the beginning of the 90s a new music wave was emerging in Italy. Influenced by stylistic elements and sound expressions arriving from abroad - in particular from those english and american labels – it has created the bases for an innovative sound destined to leave its mark for generations to come. It was a sound close to the Deep House atmospheres coming from Chicago, Detroit and New York. A sound made of powerful basslines, punching drum machines, dreamy melodies and incredibly sensuous vibrations.
Dream House, Italo House, Piano House are names often used to identify this new scene, but it could be simply summed up in one word: "Underground". 
Inspired by an innate sense of freedom and experimentation, a generation of Italian DJs and producers envision the sound of the future. The music becomes a muse, enchanting and unifying. The movement fires up  in the clubs. The record shops act as a sounding board. And the alignment of all the planets generates an invasion of celestial bodies.

"Ciao Italia” wants to be a tribute to the artists that wrote this story. Artists that were forced to use many different aliases that often even themselves have forgotten and certainly less celebrated than their colleagues today. 
From Andrea Gemolotto, Massimino Lippoli, Fabrice, Mr Marvin, Davide Rizzatti and Angelino Albanese (DFC Records), Ricky Montanari and Flavio Vecchi (Love Quartet), Paramour, Adrian Morrison and Dj Ralf 

(Heartbeat Records), passing through the productions of Alex Neri and Marco Baroni (formerly Kamasutra, Green Baize, Agua Re up to becoming Planet Funk) for Palmares, up to Don Carlos and Stefano Tirone (together Montego Bay Experience) Francesco Montefiori (aka Key Tronics Ensemble and Soft House Company) and Claudio “Moz-Art Rispoli (Jestofunk and Omniverse) on Irma and Antima Records, Leo Mas, Rago and Farina, MBG, Paolino Bova, Gianni Bini and Paolo Martini, up to names that have remained more in the shadows but have given great lymph and depth to music Made in Italy such as Leo Anibaldi , Andrea Benedetti and Eugenio Vatta (Frame), Leandro Papa (Last Rhythm e Stonehenge), Cesare Cerulli and Toni Verde (Blue Zone), Graziano Ragni (High Tide), Massimo Berardi (Underground Nation Undertour Sensation and Cosmic Galaxy) and Massimo Zennaro and all those producers that we were not able to include in this collection because of the lack of space.

A rhythmic journey to rediscover what has been, what continues to be and what will be, “Ciao Italia” tells a story that still sounds incredibly current, whose reverberations continue to be the object of veneration among DJs, clubbers and music lovers of new generations. As confirmed by the new productions ideally inspired by the iconic sound of the time, testimony of an Italian avant-garde alive and vivid not only in memories but more than ever in the here and now.
Not only a "musical style", but also a way of approaching reality characterized by enthusiasm, a global vision and a spirit suited to the most eclectic and boundless creativity. 

Born from an idea of Daniele "Shield" Contrini, with the art direction of Stupefacente Studio, the project took shape in a double vinyl format with an insert, signed by the journalist Elia Zupelli, which reconstructs an era through the voices of the protagonists, photographs, interviews, rarities and dazzles from the 
dancefloors. So, while the vinyl slides under the needle, the hope is to be able to grasp the atmosphere and live it again for a few moments, clinging to the indomitable charm of  the "underground" grooves: a mnemonic flow from the past and a driving force for a new course projected into the future.

Don Carlos - I Believe In Heaven

The Montego Bay Experience - Music All Night

Keytronics - A Little Piano In My House

Paolino & Gianni Bini - Love (Classic Mix)

Stonehenge - Free (Instrumental Mix)

Support&Buy :
https://www.deejay.de/ADMNTi_%26_T_Jacques_Platform_Alteration_EP_DSD028_Vinyl__975500

@t_jacques
@dansudiscs

Premiere : T. Jacques - Five Dollar Shake (Dansu Discs)

READ > https://inverted-audio.com/premiere-guy-contact-amphibian-pool/ 

Cardiff's @Hawsmusic label take a step down under and further into late night dancefloors for their 13th release, a six-track from Perth's @GuyContact entitled 'Euphoria Simulator'.

Euphoria Simulator

Guy Contact - Amphibian Pool [Haŵs]

Hyper Love Vol. 1

Hyper Love

Nails Matching My Fit

Available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Zs7nWfv-UV4

Label: Haŵs
Artist: Solar Suite
Format: Vinyl & Digital
Cat. Number: HAWS017
Release Date: August 12th, 2022.
Support it: https://hawscardiff.bandcamp.com/album/clear-skies

For the 17th release on Haŵs, Naarm-based DJ/producer Solar Suite explores the playful liminality of dusk and dawn, taking locked grooves and prog sounds as the tools to transform the strange into something exhilarating.

Solar Suite's ‘Clear Skies’ EP comprises 3 high-nrg club-ready tracks and 2 slow chuggers to balance out the up-tempo rhythms, all with dedicated circumstances to be plucked out from record bags and presented to a willing crowd. The only question left: what occasions personal to the selector will they rear their heads?

Haŵs
https://soundcloud.com/hawsmusic
https://www.instagram.com/haws_music

Solar Suite
https://soundcloud.com/solarsuite
https://www.instagram.com/solarsuite

Listen to YouTube

PREMIERE: Solar Suite - Tasman Transmission [Haŵs]

Aaaaaand, we are back. It’s that time of the year when TAU unveils another instalment of our huge compilation series - Spektrum. Now on Volume 4, this various artists series is our channel for showcasing the diversity of the label, introducing new artists to the world and celebrating our existing family members here on Planet TAU. 

As always, you can expect the unexpected - an eclectic range of releases that all represent the retro futurism at the core of our label’s sonic identity. Across 16 tracks you’ll be immersed in the world of TAU, so prepare to enter a whole new dimension of sound. 

This is Spektrum 4... another mega compilation of TAU flavours from an international line up of super talented artists. Every cut has been selected for its quality, roadtested on tour and curated for this extra special collection. We hope you enjoy Spektrum 4 as much as we enjoyed putting it together!

the release is also available as a super limited edition box including trading cards of all artists and a download code for the compilation. 

Enjoy!

Spektrum 4

TAU037 | Phunkadelica - Disphunzione

Bassian Plain ( Alex Kassian Remix ) 

B. Donald's House - Bassian Plain (Alex Kassian Remix) (snippet)

Bassian Plain

A1. Donald's House - Bassian Plain (snippet)

The Isthmus Of Kra

A2. Donald's House - The Isthmus Of Kra (snippet)

Teemon & Poomba, a Madrid duo that is dominating the booths of the capital, signs this new reference of Musica Cavernicola. Three original tracks that, on the one hand, display the particular style of their creators, and on the other, show their possibilities and skills.

Nine Bad Decisions feat. Antinoë is in charge of opening the release to which it also gives its name. In just a short time, the nature of the track is made clear. The Indie Dance sounds, the eighties boxes, the arpeggiated bass, the subtle and enveloping pads and the impressive voice of the vocalist from Madrid, Antinoë, do the rest.

Phunkadelica, one of the most fashionable duos in Europe, has done one of the two remixes that accompanies this song. Making use of a very personal lead and boasting the subtlety, elegance, care and common sense that characterizes them, they manage to elevate the track to a completely new dimension.

The other remix is by SOSANDLOW’s, the owners of the label. This time the duo have opted for more club terrain, giving the rhythm more aggressiveness and weight. Special mention goes to the saturated basses and the monophonic arpeggios in delay that, within an acid sound framework, introduce the theme in a spiral.

The release continues with the original track Will Never Mind feat. Antinoë. On this occasion, Teemon & Poomba prefer to give us a more timeless sound with a long-term development in which the synth melody plays a fundamental role.

Finally, there is The Blast, an absolutely captivating track that is full of personality. The devastating bass, the arpeggiated melodies and the melody combined with the lead are a trap you fall into to let yourself go without resistance to the afterlife.

B. Donald's House - Bassian Plain (Alex Kassian Remix) (snippet)

Nick Hoeppner