This summer, NuNorthern Soul celebrates its tenth birthday via the release of a lusciously packaged vinyl box set. After that, there’s the small matter of the label’s 50th release, a gorgeous, download-only EP from Bali-based Joey Fitzgerald AKA Gold Suite. Given that NNS was based for many years in Bali, and Fitzgerald and label boss Phil Cooper are old friends, it seems a fitting way to notch up half a century of releases.

Fitzgerald scored something of an underground hit with his self-released debut EP as Gold Suite, Hideaway – a set of tracks that Mixmag Asia praised to the hilt and ended up reaching Bandcamp’s list of bestsellers following its release in the spring of 2021. It was by no means his first foray into production – he’d previously delivered a handful of well-regarded edits and remixes – but it signalled a new chapter in the career of a DJ/producer who was previously better known for soundtracking sunsets and late night audio excursions at such iconic Bali venues as Potato Head Beach Club, 40 Thieves, Karma Beach and Mano Beach House.

The four tracks showcased on the On My Horizon EP do a terrific job in distilling his influences and inspirations into a colourful, sunset-ready and undeniably Balearic personal style that avoids easy categorization.

He begins with ‘The Cowboy’, a head-nodding and hazy chunk of dub-fired downtempo brilliance rich in warming bass, glistening guitar licks, spacey synth sounds and tropical lead lines, before brilliantly joining the dots between mid-‘80s Mediterranean synth-pop, relaxed nu-disco and Jose Padilla style Balearica on the kaleidoscopic wonder that is ‘Blue Lagoon’.

As the EP progresses, Fitzgerald skips merrily towards the dancefloor whilst retaining the inherently hot and humid atmosphere that marks out his music. ‘Slip On’ is a killer slab of Balearic boogie piled high with delay-laden drum machine hits, dreamy pads, undulating synth-bass and BB&Q Band keyboard riffs, while ‘On My Horizon’ sees Fitzgerald charge towards peak-time dancefloors via a mixture of weighty, Idjut Boys-esque dub disco grooves, flash-fried funk-rock licks and jangling, Gunfight at the O.K Corral guitars. Daniele Baldelli would approve.

As well as being NuNorthern Soul’s 50th release, On My Horizon is also the latest volume in the label’s Myths of Ibiza series – a set of eight EPs to be released throughout 2022, each of which features bespoke artwork from Ibiza-based illustrator Emily McGuinness. Her images for Myths of Ibiza all draw inspiration from folkloric tales of the White Isle. Depicted on the front of Gold Suite’s first NuNorthern Soul EP is “the familiar”, a mythical small goblin born from the stem of an herb that legend says only grows on the night of San Juan, under the old bridge of Santa Eulària des Riu. According to locals, if you manage to pick one of the short-lived plants and take one of its stems, it will come to life and turn into “the familiar”.

BLUE LAGOON

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Following the final release of his EP trilogy series ‘Order’, ‘Chaos’, and ‘Balance’, Bon-Psy has united the projects together into a forthcoming album, with a clutch of additional remixes from some cherry-picked producers at the cutting edge of their respective electronic styles. 


This first new take comes from Barcelona-based, Italian electronica duo Palladian who have successfully carved a unique space in the dance/electronic scene and are fresh off the back of releases with respected downtempo imprints Loci Records and Anjunadeep. The pair blend evocative harmonies, organic textures and dynamic grooves in a club-ready mix that sounds good regardless of season or setting. 


Presenting a sun-kissed rendition of ‘Warm Fuzzies: The Glory’, with deep low-end grooves, prismatic atmospherics, airy pads and minimal percussion, they give the track a weightless, euphoric quality. The result is less of a straightforward rework and more of a complete shift in perspective - a parallel rendition where the pair implement the same melody but tell an entirely different story, all channeled through the lens of dance-leaning electronica.


The duo boast an impressive, wide array of collaborations with heavy hitters in the scene such as  Emancipator and Tor, alongside live performances with Tycho, Parra for Cuva and Catching Flies. They have become a staple of playlists at Spotify and AppleMusic and boast radio support from the likes of SiriusXM, BBCRadio1, 6Music, and more.


Bon-Psy is equally as lauded by the tastemakers, garnering attention from BBC Radio 1, BBC6Music , Bandcamp Weekly, and a plethora of streaming editorial playlist adds such as Genre Glitch, Fresh Finds Experimental (Spotify), New In Electronic (Apple Music), Reverie (Tidal) and Brand New UK (Deezer).

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PREMIERE: Bon-Psy - Warm Fuzzies (The Glory) (Palladian Remix) [Folded Music]

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Instrumental version of sweet funky loving jam from UK, Pressure Recording, 1985.

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Brasilian DJ and producer Rafael Cancian delivers a veritable United Nations of diverse international disco flavor with his last Dirty Cuts EP on About Disco Records. Serious 2-tracker heat.

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