nicely funked up. love it.  (if you dig, search the original from 1988)

Last autumn Leng Records welcomed a new name to the roster, Greek DJ/producer Lex, via some warming and colourful tracks on the label’s 10th Anniversary LP and sampler EP. Now the Athenian has returned with his first full release for Paul Murphy and Simon Purnell’s popular imprint.

Real name Alex Andrikopoulos, Lex first rose to prominence in his home city of Athens when he ran the Radical Soundz record shop during the first decade of the millennium. More recently his reputation has spread worldwide thanks to his association with Leng, a recent 12” on B2 Recordings and DJ sets that frequently join the dots between disco, house and techno.

His first full EP for Leng is arguably his most musically expansive collection of tracks to date, with a swathe of guest players – keyboardist Artis Boriss and drummer/percussionist Harold Perez most prominently – swinging by to help bring Lex’s vivid musical visions to life.

For proof, check out lead cut ‘Punta Allen’, an eight-minute chunk of organic dancefloor goodness in which Lex and his musical associates layer steel pan style melodies, spacey synthesizer flourishes, eyes-closed electric piano solos, warming chords and jangling guitars atop a heady bass guitar line, unfussy drums and sweaty pots-and-pans percussion. The track’s effortless evolution, which slowly unfurls before rising towards a gorgeous and joyous conclusion, is testament to the Greek producer’s dancefloor instincts.

You’ll find more low-slung, dub disco-influenced bass on the exotic ‘The Jamail Pass’, where mazy and feverish organ solos and rolling hand percussion provide a platform for Paqua member Alex Searle’s Nile Rodgers style guitar sounds. The track’s inherent funk – emphasized by occasional bass guitar solos and fills, as well as some tumbling synth sounds – is apparent throughout the track, something that only adds to its smile-inducing allure.

Closing out a very impressive first EP on Leng is ‘Angels of Rhythm’, a hazier, faster and more intergalactic excursion that cannily combines the low-slung bass of dub disco with the intoxicating vibes and warming dreaminess of deep house. The track’s intoxicating late-night feel is partly due to an undecidedly cosmic spoken word vocal from sassy singer Harrier Summer, though Artis Boriss’ pitch-bend-sporting synth solos and fizzing electronic noises certainly help. Driving but also deep and groovy, ‘Angels of Rhythm’ offers a memorable conclusion to a very impressive EP.

Punta Allen EP

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Lex (Athens) - The Jamail Pass

Arabian

Arabian (Mang & Trujillo Long Version)

It took a long time to get this one done and we really had to wait a while for this drop. But it’s finally here and it blows our minds and souls.

KALAKUTA SOUL RECORDS come with a series of releases and new gems that surely will keep this year quite busy. After Al Kent’s killer joint that went by the title „Love & Care“, it’s Cuttlefish & Asparagus who once again deliver a strong three tracker made to work the hell out of every imaginable sound system. 

Mainly known for their unforgettable work on Black Sun’s self-titled epic track, Atlantis’ Cuttlefish & Asparagus deliver an A side that couldn’t work any hip harder. With a sound spectrum wider than the panama canal Hang On In There is guaranteed to turn any straight cut jeans into glossy orange bell bottoms and any mirror into a disco ball. 

On the B side Cuttlefish & Asparagus work out one of the most essential soul joints that always made you wonder why songs couldn’t play forever. Meticulously edited without changing the filth of the unique bassline, Loving You is a wild stomper made to immediately fill or blast any imaginable dance floor. 

And to adequatly close this drop, Drum Song transports the deep spirit of the crew behind KALAKUTA SOUL RECORDS who’s always after music they love to dance their asses off to. A Tropical bliss.   


B1 Cuttlefish & Asparagus Lovin You [KKS003]

E - Versions - Sitting Here Alone (E - Versions #4)

Finally after 5 years I am happy to be releasing this remix I did of Field Of Dreams as part of the next Music for Swimming Pools 003.
Available 16th September 2022

Field Of Dreams - Pourquoi - Pete Herbert Remix

Daniele Baldelli - Mellow Game . (Remixed by Greg Wilson & Derek Kaye)

PERSEO, the bootleg branch of Italian Do It Better has finally seen the light.
Here you can actually listen to my new swanky illegal remixes
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Bottin: Eagle (Perseo/IDIB, 2010)

A1 from Pleasure of Edits 05
Daniel T & Duckcomb
12" out on June 28th, 2019

DJ Duckcomb - Caribbean Son (DC Edit)

Unknown album

Alex Rantshedi - Nozizwe

DC Promo Tracks #586: "Coromuel (Barnaby Bruce Remix)" by Oja Hendryks is part of the release "Practical Navigator Remixed" on Jansen Jardin @jansen-jardin-tokyo  

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DC Promo Tracks #586: Oja Hendryks "Coromuel" (Barnaby Bruce Remix)

Universal Cave's Digital Deadstock: a monthly dose of goodness for USBs, Compact Discs, and the almighty Aux Cord! 

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