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Some of you may already know of my Mancunian connection. Talking Drums is indeed run by one of my dearest friends and I'm super happy he asked me to premiere a track off this killer debut EP by Approach Release.

Available from the label's bandcamp : https://talkingdrumsspeakingrhythm.bandcamp.com/merch/approach-release-drum-chums-vol-4-12

PREMIERE : Approach Release - Mino

A1. Andromeda (Respectful Extended)

TFGC011 - Young Wolf - Kabuki - Spiritual Version

"je-m'en-bas-les-couilles disco" at its best. 
This was  recorded live in 2007 as a spontaneous funky nonsense jam. 
Totally playable in a club context.
Please do not ask for an instrumental version, it would take the fun out of everything.

Les Elastomeres

The Macadam Mambo co-captain puts a fresh spin on Outbar’s 80s synth pop oddity with guitar flicks, balearic sax and airy vocals.

Part of our 2018 charity Advent Calendar in aid of Julie's Bicycle, a non-profit that supports the creative industry to take action on climate change.

Download & Donate: http://bit.ly/SachaMambo

All money raised through Bandcamp sales goes directly to the Green Riders campaign, so please give generously.

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Day 21: Outbar ‎– Away From The Heat (Sacha Mambo Edit)

291out ensemble return on "Fly By Night" with another well orchestrated project by Riccio. The latest release on FBNM, 291out - Habbanera is thematically inspired by the 1982 Italian film score, "No Grazie il Caffè Mi Rende Nervoso" ie “No Thanks, Coffee Makes Me Nervous”.  It was originally composed by James Senese and directed by Lodovico Gasparini, “Habbanera” has only previously been released on Senese’s self titled LP in 1983.
This four tracker includes two new versions of the main title theme “Habbanera” and two remixes by the two Italian pioneers of house music and the balearic sound; Leo Mas and Fabrice.
291out “Original Version” is a cover of the main score theme, which also features on Senese’s 1983 LP ; the “Alternate Version” is also taken from the movie, but from a different scene, which has the same melody of the opening theme but with a different rhythm, never having been released before and completely reassembled by 291out. Leo Mas & Fabrice provide two different cuts, one pitched-down boogie slow jam and one 4/4 dance-floor banger.
Preorder : https://fbnmldn.bandcamp.com/album/fbnm018

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PREMIERE : 291out - Habbanera (Leo Mas & Fabrice Remix)

BORN02 - Pascal Viscardi - Lluvia De Verano

A1. Lluvia De Verano
A2. Lluvia De Verano (Paula Tape Remix)
A3. Guided By A White Light
B1. La Chemise Versace (Jungle Mix)
B2. Paramaribo (Cosmic Disco Mix)
B3. Guided Dub, Chapitre 1 & 2 (Androo Remix)
B4. Pianeta Bongo

A2. Lluvia De Verano (Paula Tape Remix)

Rollover Milano is proud to present Anything Goes - Rollover Edit 
Service Vol.3. A-Side contains two twilight Balearic edits from Rollover Djs and Leo Mas & Fabrice. As the Sun goes down, B-side becomes darker  with two italian secret weapons ready to kill the dancefloor 
Mark-eno and Abbrangeli.

https://soundcloud.com/rollovermilano

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PRÈMIÉRE: Genius (Leo Mas & Fabrice Edit) [Anything Goes]

Danse Primitive EP is the second effort from Nantes collective The Balek Band.

Their track 'Superbia' from 2018 was already a big BATB end-f-the-night favourite, and we are over the moon to welcome them on the label. 

'Disconiels' is a late night, organic bliss of a groove which features Ras Sankara on vocals and Wakko on percussions, both recorded in Togo.

Available on our bandcamp (https://beautyandthebeat1.bandcamp.com/album/danse-primitive-ep-batb-004), feat an exclusive, digital only rework by Mystic Jungle.

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The Balek Band - Disconiels

Nick Smith breaks cover from the sanctuary of his Clandestino guise and makes a long-over due, yet welcome return to his solo project as he delivers a humid, intoxicating EP for Phil Cooper's NuNorthern Soul outfit. 'Waves Take Hold' consists of three atmospheric recordings that richly mine influences from early Nineties utopian Iberian dance-floors to far away exotic islands. Here we spotlight the breezy 'Palm Cove'; languid hand drums marry with gentle marimbas as Nick's love of New Age motifs come to the fore. Delicate strings sit in the background while subtle field recordings add to the genteel atmosphere, perfectly capturing the ambiance. A summer highlight for sure.
https://soundcloud.com/nickjsmith
Words: Joe Morris

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PREMIERE: Nick J Smith - Palm Cove [NuNorthern Soul]

Symptoms Of Love - Foam EP 
Release date : 20th january 2020
Label: Planet Trip (https://soundcloud.com/planettrip)
Pre-Order : https://www.rushhour.nl/record/vinyl/foam-ep-1

“Symptoms of Love, a project by Detroit duo Ryan Spencer (Freakish Pleasures) and Ben Christensen (Sector 7G), present “Foam EP” scheduled to drop in January 2020 on Sydney label Planet Trip Records. This is the team’s second release, a follow-up to their 2019 “Eye Contact” (SOBO, Montreal). “Foam EP” reflects a contrast of the high-energy late nights and laid-back afternoons in the sprawling echo-chamber of Detroit. 
Recorded over the course of two years, the duo stack live instrumentation onto the vast synth and drum machine collection in Christensen’s home studio. The tracks are finished with explorations into sample-based wormholes that deliver a truly diverse EP. The sounds cruise through balearic and streetsoul inspired smoothness, machine funk dance floor jams, and bleepy percussive workouts.
This five tracker holds a mood and a groove for every hour of the dance; be it at peak time, sun up or sun down. Receiving early support from Jex Opolis, Millios Kaiser, CC:DISCO!, Lauren Hansom, DJ D.DEE, Ben Fester, Ruf Dug, Bayete & more…It’s a no brainer tip to start 2020 right!
Distributed worldwide via Rush Hour…

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PREMIERE : Symptoms Of Love - Foam (Streetside Mix)

Did an edit of Zoheb Hassan's Biddu-produced synth bomb "Kaam" with added doof for the club 🧨

Kaam (Running Hot Edit)

Music Force

Swing Family - Mission Africa (Eder Croket review) Free Download

https://hotaruedits.bandcamp.com/album/mirage-edits

Theme Of Kohsuke Kindaichi  (Hotaru Edit)

He slithered through the throng. Blinkered to all, with all blind to him, he snaked towards the coffee shop window. He found isolation en masse. And solace. But, looking up for the first time since leaving the house, an image arrested him. “Tu le connais, lecteur, ce monstre délicat, Hypocrite lecteur, mon semblable, mon frère!”

If summer had gone ahead unruined, Maureen’s Tu Me Tues would have been one of its low-key anthems. It’s an easy-on-the-ear cut of Balearic boogie that one can easily imagine floating along a Mediterranean shoreline or ringing across a baked British campsite. Its title translates to “You’re Killing Me”: an appositely grim summation of a holiday season that had its throat cut by a viral assassin. Be that as it may, we can still sip on summer’s September dregs to the tune of this forgotten French groove. It was produced by Michel Bassignani in 1988 and unearthed by the Pardonnez-nous label, who dominated last summer with their reissue of La Compagnie Créole and Larry Levan’s joyous A.I.É.

PREMIERE: Maureen - Tu Me Tues (Original Mix) [Pardonnez-nous]

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PREMIERE: Maureen - Tu Me Tues (Original Mix) [Pardonnez-nous]

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