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Blessed Madonna, Pete Tong, Gerd Janson, Ash Lauryn... the list of great DJs playing and loving Sam Ruffillo's very special italian disco music is long. With only 3 EPs on Toy Tonics, he might be the most talked about producer on the Berlin label (with Cody Currie and Coeo). One of his Italian disco songs from his last EP ITALIANISSIMO ("Chiamami Subito“) made it into the high rotation playlist of the biggest Italian pop radio and is still growing in the international club underground.

Now Sam comes with a new EP. And this EP shows his other side. Until now Sam has been known for his Italian organic disco songs (no samples, all instruments played live). But for his new BROOKLYN TAPES EP the Italo-Sicilian DJ, producer and super styler Sam Ruffillo worked with a few American rappers and soul singers to create what a New York critic called „post digital soul house music“.

In fact these 4 songs are house and electronic funk - but it's also rap music and R&B and disco. Played in a very modern way, musically colorful and complex and extremely groovy. It's dance music made by musicians - not by DJs. And that makes a big difference. The melodic and harmonic elements are catchy and clever, the chord progressions are beautiful and the syncopated bass lines make you think about great bass play by maestros like Bootsy Collins or Marcus Miller (musicians know them!). It’s a rap house & disco soul EP and it features a well known Canadian rapper (who decided to stay anonymous) as well as Edson Sean, soul singer and composer from New York.

For Toy Tonics this is one more step in the evolution of high quality dancefloor music for the future. Combining house with soul, jazz with 4 to the floor beats, disco with Indie, the Toy Tonics crew is working hard on new forms of quality dance music. And finding the most interesting new artists. With Sam Ruffillo, and the other American artists on Toy Tonics (NY singer Kosmo Kint, American jazz keyboardist Joel Holmes...) the label is bringing together what's internationally new in the dance world - with no borders and no limits...

Remixes for this EP coming soon by some of Sam's fans: Ash Lauryn from Detroit, Eli Escobar from New York and Art Of Tones from France.

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Album release: 20.01.23

Sam Ruffillo - Don't Think Twice

Tiptoes makes a welcome return to SlothBoogie Records this November with a fresh four-track EP, entitled ‘The Akai Samurai Strikes Again’.

Glasgow’s Tiptoes has long been a respected name in the Scottish electronic music circuit, bringing his eclectic style to the table as a DJ, blending everything from jazz to jungle, house to techno, garage, broken beat and many more genres. His productions are a nod to his many influences and once again with this EP were treated to an amalgamation of sounds. The project follows on from his recent acclaimed EP on Darius Syrossian’s Moxy Music entitled ‘Cuss Tomato’.

‘Techno Woo’ leads the way and see Tiptoes embracing a filter house feel, merging a number of choppy funk licks, vocal chants, and bass lines in an ever-unfolding dynamic matter, while dusty drums carry the bouncy groove throughout. ‘Brotherman’ then tips the focus on to soul drenched guitar lines, brass melodies, snaking bass grooves and hypnotic vocal lines alongside loose, swinging percussion.

Opening the flip side is ‘Mars Landings’, embracing a deeper house aesthetic courtesy of hazy Rhodes chords,
swelling vocal loops and organic drums before ‘Strings’ rounds things out, as the name would suggest the
composition is built around expansive string melodies, gritty bass stabs and sturdy, thunderous drums.

The Akai Samurai Strikes Again

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Tiptoes - Brotherman

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Regular readers of LV will know that we are huge fans of Edinburgh based label Athens of the North (@djfryer) which regularly pops up both on the site and in LV mixes. 

It's a real diggers paradise with label boss Euan Fryer regularly unearthing long forgotten gems and giving them a second run at life as well as working with some hugely talented artists to create new and quite often stunning tracks.

Their latest release see's them working with Bright and Findlay, aka Groove Armada’s Tom Findlay and James Alexander Bright, to release their album ‘Everything Is Slow’ LP on 9th June.

Ahead of that they have this single NY Disco (Smile) landing on the 31st March which absolutely does everything that it says on the tin. This is definitely one for lovers of Metro area (and who isn't?) with it's soulful take on electro disco, fusing the warmth of RnB and Boogiewith the grace of early New York Deep house.

As a forerunner to the album this is a hugely exciting prospect and we are waiting patiently by our digital inbox for the full album to land.

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NY Disco (Smile)

LV Premier - Bright & Findlay  - NY Disco (Smile) [AOTN]

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NYC's Underground System are back with a sparkling five track EP of originals and remixes on Razor-N-Tape fusing left field funk with Balearic ethos and a ton of non-stop energy.

Our premier from the EP is the lead track Looking in which has that essential NYC cool flowing through it's veins. Slick vocals sit atop some outrageously tight bass and drums with distorted guitar and brass licks aplenty adding to the forward motion. One of the bands finest moments to date and that a big claim to fame.

Check it out here and then jump over to LV for more on the release via: https://levisiteuronline.com/music/underground-system-looking-in/

Looking In EP

Looking In

LV Premier - Underground System - Looking In [Razor-N-Tape]

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Spa Dance

Released - 3rd November 2023
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The 3rd installment of Razor-N-Tape’s Family Affair series is home for the holidays! Now an annual end-of-year tradition, this year’s FA is a digital comp that sprawls across 13 tracks, representing artists from various corners of the globe and a wide range of musical styles.

Label regulars Cody Currie, Cor.ece, JKriv, Saucy Lady and Guinu are joined by newcomers Kim Anh, Prince of Queens, Yuu Udagawa, Gene Tellem and others for a 13-track sonic escapade through deep house, disco, and electronic sounds.

With gorgeous art lovingly designed by The Myno, in true RNT style the collection is a lovely listen from beginning to end, and naturally boasts some serious dance floor heat!

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Family Affair - Vol. 3

Flamingo Pier - Wrapped In Nothing

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Get this track and 2 more today if you pre-order, yours to download or stream from Bandcamp!

Streaming globally on May 19, 2025 on practically all services world-wide. 

Selected works from over the years. Music is journalistic for me, and I hope that you enjoy some of these songs as I do. It has been awhile since I've released anything, so this is 1 of 2 albums that covers a lot of ground.

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You Caught Me

Dompe - Fruity Juice

Upbeat dance track with Wurlitzer, guitars, funky bass, drums, latin percussion, and synths.

Indie Dance # 13 [INSTRUMENTAL]

Track B2 off Saine's Silver Linings EP. Available December 3.

Silver Linings EP

Saine - Jangle

Cut in Brooklyn // Good for Dance!

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