Tech House - 2

Techno Mood

hedZup label head WLAD is making a huge statement this March with the release of his debut long player, Call Lab. The 10 track affair features a fantastic cast of collaborators including Oden & Fatzo, DeMarzo, Jesse Maas, The Willers Brothers, label partner Mancini and many more. 

This Paris based label and artist have become associated with their own unique brand of high class electronic grooves. They are always focussed on the future but have a tinge of 90s magic which has made them firm favourites with those who know. This album is a fine collection of expertly designed tracks that are stuffed with both feeling and groove. 

Moulin Rouge kicks off with a nice slick beat and sci-fi pads that immediately make you want to move. Sketchy then gets a little deeper and darker, with low slung bass and punchy kicks finished off with jazzy chords. The excellent sound design continues on The Future with Jesse Maas. It's a futuristic electronic groove that never lets up and has vibey vocals, while Sparkling Water from Mancini & WLAD thumps hard on heavy kicks and popping melodic details. 

Lova Droppa from The Willers Brothers & WLAD is seven minutes of silky house with dynamic drums and deft synth designs then Santé & WLAD get more techy with the bleeps and beats of Odyssey. Elsewhere, Family Affair, made in collab with his actual brother KONG, is an infectious and unrelenting tune with nice heady pads and kinetic kicks, and things close out with Causeless Calls from Capeesh Society & WLAD and Damien Badey & WLAD's Secret Story, which are both brilliantly atmospheric and driving house tunes with a real sense of style. 

This is a broad and brilliant collection of tasteful and club ready house cuts that explore plenty of fascinating different styles.

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Premiere: DeMarzo & WLAD - Sketchy [hedZup records]

Local Dub - Glow Ride

Juliche Hernandez - Disorat

Juliche Hernandez - Look At Me

Biomorph

Symbiosis

Drumcode continues its commitment to releasing the scene’s most cutting-edge techno. With releases this year already from Adam Beyer, Pig&Dan, Alan Fitzpatrick, Dense & Pika and Julian Jeweil, this July see’s the return of Enrico Sangiuliano with ‘Astral Projection’.

After his remix of Moby’s of ‘Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad’ back in November last year, Enrico sought creative inspiration from his travels, transcending that into his productions and long studio sessions during the winter months. The result brings a mind and body melting release from the Italian producer.

The title track ‘Astral Projection’ is a captivating, big room techno masterpiece. Deep reverberations punch alongside a sinisterly crisp percussive drive. Launching into a groove laden synth modulation of low end textures, it breaks down into an ethereal amalgamation of pads and synths before the vocal launches, taking this track to another level.

‘Blooming Era’ has destructive dancefloor intent. There is no holding back with the low end synth modulation which Enrico has mastered to perfection. A tightly woven percussive flare moulds flawlessly with the rolling oscillations of the beast of this track.

If you have seen label head honcho Adam Beyer playing anywhere on the globe in the last 5 months, this has been a peak time favourite. Road-tested to the max, and with much success.

Enrico Sangiuliano - Astral Projection - Drumcode - DC176

After bursting onto the scene in late 2017, Hyperloop makes his Drumcode debut with Green Velvet in toe. 

Followers of Truesoul will be clued up on the quality one can expect from Hyperloop. Last October he marked the label’s 100th with ‘In The Loop’, a superb three-tracker that signalled his arrival on the scene and highlighted a stunning year for the label. As 2018 picks up pace, Hyperloop returns with a tougher follow up for Drumcode. 

His ‘Mentalizm’ EP is a classy example of his versatility, a trio of original works, accompanied by two DJ tools. Beginning on a menacing tip, ‘In Your Mind (Reflections)’ is a low-end brew of industrial stabs, eerie melodies and subterranean vocals. ‘S-Sound’ is his collaboration with Chicago legend Green Velvet and is a percussive masterstroke of loops and drum riffs which drive the eight-minute track with all the puffing ferocity of a steam train. ‘Spring on the Battlefield’ is the perfect contrasting accompaniment, as a warm rush of strings covers a bed of intricate analogue effects and stomping kicks.

Hyperloop - In Your Mind (Reflections) - Drumcode - DC188

Summons and Recalls EP

Summons and Recalls (Original Mix)

Mateo! - Beast (Original Mix)

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Premiere : Local Dub - Hey Toni (YMD002)

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