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I've been holding off on releasing this since my Mixmag In The Lab back in Feb - I think its been long enough! Out on bandcamp this Friday 16.07.21

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BOOTS & LEGS - ‘FAMILY SECRETS’ COMPILATION [DIGI001] 
Release Date: MAY 2022

Pull up a chair and grab yourself a stoney peroni for this feast of feasts, the inaugural Segreti Di Famiglia from Boots & Legs. A seven-course meal with dishes from B&L mainstays, as well as some new guests making especially saucy debuts. 

First up, Romain FX returns to the cobbler’s kitchen with ‘Neon Train’, plating up some weapons-grade machine grooves, garnished with hypnotic vocals - guaranteed to whet your appetite. GREETINGS follows up this electrifying entree the introduction of the enigmatic ‘Flavio Zoom’, a cosmic search through robust and considered flavours. Newcomer Sam In Space makes a splash with mid-meal workout ‘Aerobic’, charismatic dark disco with an athletic flair. Things take a turn for the sampladelic with the strange and playful mutant funk of ‘Pre Club’ by Club Sausages, before an all-time classic gets an imaginative Italo rework with ‘The Rhythm’ by Black Feeling. Kayroy teams up with Imogen Cygler for a palette cleansing contemplative chugger ‘Eggna’, with dreamy arpeggios building to a dreamy crescendo, before Pleasure Voyage present final course ‘Return’, a fitting sunset synth-pop soundtrack that’s the bittersweet like the perfect negroni.     

 “All are welcome at this table - live, laugh, linguini.”

Track List:
Romain FX - Neon Train					       5:44
GREETINGS - Flavio Zoom 					       3:35
Sam in Space - Aerobic					        7:30
Club Sausages - Pre Club					        5:01
Black Feeling - The Rhythm 					6:05
Kayroy & Imogen Cygler - EGGNA				4:20
Pleasure Voyage - Return of the Discotheque 		5:34

Mastered by: Robbie Downie
Artwork by: Jackson Greatz
Copyright Boots & Legs 2022 All Rights reserved 

About Boots & Legs:
From somewhere between yesterday and tomorrow, the cobblers at Boots & Legs transmit a charismatic cavalcade of bespoke, artisanally crafted musical delights. The label draws inspiration from 80’s Italo-disco and synth-pop, modernising these timeless sounds for the dancefloors of today. Joyous and propulsive with a flair for the romantic, these boots were made for dancing.
 
“look to your feet for guidance as another release from Boots & Legs is on the way.”

Label Links:
bootsandlegs.com
soundcloud.com/bootsandlegsoffical
instagram.com/bootsandlegsoffical/
facebook.com/bootsandlegsoffical
bootsandlegs.bandcamp.com

Sam In Space - Aerobic

Alex Aguayo is Mahkina (SXDNS038), a moniker through which the Mexican rising star explores his 90s influences by delivering a sonority more devoted to Trance and early Rave combined with shards of Cosmic Disco. What a concoction, isn’t it? With previous appearances on vital labels such as Haunted Space, DistroKid, Maleante, and U’re Guay, he is now back on the Montevideo-based multi-genre imprint with a trippy and frenzied release: The EP consists of three highly mighty originals and three well-constructed remixes made with love by Gala, Manuel Sahagun, and Imanol, the label boss himself.

The track we chose to review/premiere is maybe the one that best expresses what Alex really intends to deliver under his new alias. “Autonomy” is above all hypnotic and feverish – exactly what is expected from the combination of his Trance & Rave influences. From his Cosmic Disco references, psychedelic and churning melodies supplied by the beautiful arpeggiated synth layers. The result: A peak-time cut devoted to putting big smiles on people’s faces!

You can find (and buy) this and other music pearls on the Beatport page of the label: https://www.beatport.com/label/ure-guay-records/73038

Follow @alexaguayomusic and @ureguay, peeps!

PREMIERE355 // Mahkina - Autonomy

https://orchidsmantissa.bandcamp.com/track/bravo-dj-s-difacil-rap-orchid-edit

Bravo & Dj S - Difacil Rap (Orchid Remix)

GET IT ON BANDCAMP : https://ullarecords.bandcamp.com/album/va-shifted-frequencies-ulla008
GET IT ON KM60 : https://www.kma60.com/release/1678895118/Various-Shifted-Frequencies

Ulla Records is back with another VA : « Shifted Frequencies ». For our two years anniversary we wanted to treat you with something special, our first physical release, on vinyl !

Now you know our mojo : to explore that 80s inspired, wonky disco sound, in all its shapes and forms ! From Italo to acid, EBM or New Wave, we wanted to showcase some of the multiple facets of the label, our interpretation of these « Shifted Frequencies ». Between France, Italy, UK & Germany, we gathered a fine selection of talented artists, a mix of familiar faces and new encounters.

We’re thrilled to welcome Younger Than Me and REES for the first time on the label, and equally so to have Alberto Melloni back with us, alongside label founders Austher and Naranja. All together, they captured some fragments of our shifted frequencies.

This one's for you dancers !

Mastering : Justin Drake - The Bakehouse Studio
Artwork : Liorzh
Manufacturing : Kuroneko Phonogram Manufacture
Distribution : KMA60

Follow us :
https://ullarecords.bandcamp.com/
www.instagram.com/ullarecords/
www.facebook.com/ullarecords

Younger Than Me :
@youngerthanme
https://www.instagram.com/younger.than.me/

✨ BUY IT ✨

Younger Than Me - Don't Fly With The Elephants [ULLA008]

My recent visit to HÖR Berlin to drop some fresh tunes ahead of my Panorama Bar gig the next morning.

GIDEÖN HÖR Berlin

Tiptoes mixtape for SHOW  @ Sub Club in the run-up to Dense & Pika guest spot on Dec 18th. Hit the play button for some raw drum machine grooves alongside club vibes and a couple of sneakies from times of yore…. 

TIPTOES Sub Club SHOW Mixtape

Part of the NTS family since day dot, Moxie has held her Wednesday show since the stations first broadcasts. Inviting esteemed guests for interviews & mixes and breaking new, unreleased music, she’s got your Wednesday afternoons covered... Tune in to hear anything from Soulful House, Garage, Afro beats and all the way through to rolling techno. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/moxie/episodes/moxie-1st-may-2024

Moxie w/ Stevie Cox 010524

Moran - Music Is (Neurotiker Remix)

RESURRECTION - faixa 01 -Album ITA WUNDER -2025- $onemission$ Records.

RESURRECTION

Vision

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Scoubi - Vision (Long Play)

Hot on the heels of Sprechen’s debut release from Damon Jee which found favour amongst names such as Ivan Smagghe, Justin Robertson, Nick Warren, Jacques Renault & Kasper Bjorke comes the follow up from label boss & founder Chris Massey!

The Pink Flamingo EP kicks of with a no frills, straight up powerhouse pumper in the form of “You Are Divine” which tips the hat at the self proclaimed “Filthiest Person Alive”….a big bubbling Hi-Nrg style workout with added keys & cosmic drenched weirdo drum sounds (courtesy of the Emperor Machine) ensures that more than just the top shirt button will be getting undone during this campaign.

This is followed by “Floor To The Four” which takes the jackin baton and goes for gold….cut up & stuttered vocals from a Chicago producer are scattered across a full on 909 workout that leads to a drop where said producer explains the inner workings of certain studio toys….one for the geeks & the freaks….all are invited!

ROTCIV gets busy on remix duty for Floor To The Four and brings all his Berlin based wisdom to the party to deliver a whole much darker affair which belongs in the deepest of darkrooms…the addition of piano lightens the mood whilst still keeping one foot firmly in the mist…lovely stuff.

1. Chris Massey - You Are Divine (feat. Emperor Machine)

Al Kent Mixtape Aug 17

Soul Creation - Dreams - Distant Music

Nearly two years on from their last Casino Edits outing and marking six years of the label itself, Casino Times return for Casino Edits 5.

The A is a beefed-up take on a punchy European disco staple. An infectious groove is coupled with fluttering arpeggios and a rigorous bassline that builds tension throughout to deliver some peak-time power.

Digi now on Bandcamp: https://casinoedits.bandcamp.com/

Meanwhile on the flip, B1 brings synthesised and organic voices together with eerie melodies and a low slung beat, creating a rock-infused haze. B2 finishes the release off on a house tip, with a relentless percussive loop that bends between mind-melting FX and an uncompromising square wave bass.

Vinyl @ Phonica > www.phonicarecords.com/product/view/164140

J+N

Buy: Phonica

Casino Edits 5 - A

My new remix of Purple Key on Acidchicken is out and available on their Bandcamp:
https://acidchicken.bandcamp.com/track/activate-romain-fx-rmx

Some New Wave/Italo/Asian influenced stuff for your ears

Purple Key - Activate (Romain FX RMX) [128kbps]

A record label from the North West of England... 

Launched by former Electric Elephant booker & manager Chris Massey as a side project alongside his A&R role at Paper Recordings....

Sprechen is a platform to showcase electronic music designed for the dance floor...with a passion for melody, groove, soul & energy with no limitations of style and a diverse release policy...

Speak Music...

1. Chris Massey - You Are Divine (feat. Emperor Machine)

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