Mystic Jungle makes a much awaited return with Deviant Disco, a new 12” of sun-soaked groovers released through Periodica Records. A culmination of several years of writing, vibing, and influence mining, these compositions represent the producer’s most varied and expansive works yet, and to fully realize his vision, Mystic Jungle invited the entire West Hill Studio crew to contribute narcotizing layers of pop vocal mesmerism, and additional touches of guitar, bass, percussion, and synth. Strains of Italo disco, balearic boogie, and freaky funk are interspersed amidst passages of Nigerian highlife, soft focus AOR, kinetic Hi-NRG, and exotic lover’s rock, resulting in a personalized voyage through a paradise of sound, one that is unmoored from the concerns of modernity, and celebrates instead a hedonistic naivety, and a desire to dance all day in spiritual ecstasy. (Words by Braden Balentine - The Sun Lounge)

Deviant Disco

PRD1022 • Mystic Jungle - "Deviant Disco"

Pryme Tyme - Soca Conga

Lucia Catti - Lucia's Dance

Da Ya Dance (delfonic rework)

秘密の夢 [Secret Dream]

Dulce, Sexy y Sensual

En la Playa (Ámame Mix)

Two years on from the seductive disco deviance of his previous full length, Mystic Jungle returns to his home base Periodic Records with a two track 12” single titled “Words of Love.” Masculine and feminine vocals interplay amidst textures of dreamy dub delirium, their tones smooth, yearning and androgynous as they plead over and over... repeating “Say You Love Me” like some spell of desperate romantic magic. Splatters of tropical island percussion move through starbound synth hooks, and sparkles of stellar vapor sooth the soul as moonlit organ chords ride equatorial riddims and chunky funky FM-bass riffs while all around, saxophonics blow like a humid mediterranean breeze. And on the flip, the extended version gives plenty of space over to club-minded dubwise drum intros, freely floating vocal layers, and seriously sun-scorched guitar solos that send waves of fire ripping through the air. (Words by Braden Balentine / The Sun Lounge)

PRD1024 • Mystic Jungle - "Words Of Love"

The newest single from Whodamanny’s Biloba sublabel of Periodica Records is “Volveràn,” a dark and delirious saxophonic strut given four different variations. In the Club version, gang vocals chant to the sky, pads hover like neon mist, and technoid synths twinkle through moonlit boulevards as basslines clad in black leather stomp over a futuristic disco dance. The Radio mix distills these characteristics into sorcerous display of pop songcraft, whereas the Dub goes elsewhere, omitting the sax completely in favor of delayed drum dynamics, cosmic chords climaxes, sunbaked guitar jangles, and vocals shrouded in a hallucinatory haze. And in a bold display of disco house minimalism, the Sax Only cut strips down to saxophone, bass, and drums, with accents of guitar and synth providing subtle pops of color. (Words by Braden Balentine / The Sun Lounge)


BLB103 • Whodamanny feat. Sandy Nuni - "Volverán"

In making his long awaited return to Periodica, Milord steps away from the mysterious electro and new age mysticisms of past releases, and instead delivers the freaked out boogie funk free-for-alls, brain-bending disco dubs, and summertime pop perfections of ‘Party Line’. The club mix is an extended excursion through hypnotizing and ever-evolving club psychedelia, with wild phonecall detritus accenting a riffing and body-rocking banger led by svelte lyricisms, energized chants, and future gazing vocoder treatments. Elsewhere, the dub is a building body bomb of Afro-tribal grooves, techno bass, echoing cascades of drum fx, and pianos soaked in interstellar aether. And for the ultra infectious radio mix, touches of Kraftwerk meet sunshine pop jam band as a molten bubblegum bass guitar bounces on an earworm drum groove, while all around, vocals soar and six-strings jangle through solar-soaked licks.
(Words by Braden Balentine)

PRD1025 • Milord - "Party Line"

Philadelphia based STUDS Universal Cave flip a pair of arcane tunes into party time dance floor anthems on this double A sider.

Starting off with the uptempo stomper "So Soft So Sweet," the big sing-along hook, searing synth solo, and reinforced drums make this a perfect secret weapon for your next disco set.

On the flip, "Mishugina Mambo" offers up a heavy duty Latin rhythm workout. Inspired by the classic Sofrito Specials series, the hypnotic guitar and roaring horns soar over driving percussion and pulsing drums that dare everyone in the room to remain still.

Universal Cave began it's journey in 2009, and currently Shawn Ryan, Brian Cassidy, and Alex Tebbs Mitchell are at the helm. Known for their namesake record label and their Soft Rock For Hard times label and mix series,  they have also released edits and remixes on Emotional Rescue, Pleasure of Love, and now STUDS. Their commitment to playing top shelf sounds of the past, present, and future in their DJ sets also shines through in their many mixes, including their contributions to Beats in Space, Dream Chimney Mix of The Week, Bar Part Time, Tuff Shed on NTS and Running Hot Radio.

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So Soft So Sweet (Universal Cave Edit)

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