Michael J Collins At Juno Download

Review: A truly nourishing and warm EP from a pair who have already had support from Josh Wink, M.A.N.D.Y and Jazzanova. The title track is a brooding midtempo number with some long and lingering synths that tug at the heart strings, while "Imagine" uses some deep driving bass and springy percussion to keep you hooked. But the stand out is "Emoticon", which uses a simple vocal sample "I want you" and frames it around some strong, Board of Canada-esque synth lines to make it a break-of-dawn classic. Well worth checking out.

Review: Fledgling Barca based label Apersonal grace us with the digital version of their third release and the standard set by the inaugural Trujillo 12" featuring Mark E and Social Disco Club remixes is more than maintained here. Venturing across the Atlantic for the first time, the label has secured some blissful late night house movements from Michael J Collins - surely the most Balearic name on the circuit right now - who really impressed with his Ilija Rudman remix on Electric Minds earlier this summer. Driven by broken house rhythms and some neat Fulton style hand claps, "Nothing Wrong With Holding On" is a delightfully idiosyncratic departure from the normal nu-disco template. Heavily phased saxophone lines cross with looped vocal chants atop the warm electro bassline with a panache you'd expect from someone who has featured on Wolf & Lamb. Keeping things close Boston's greatest Soul Clap pop up with a remix that adds some urgency to the tempo but retains the off key rhythms. Sumptuous Detroit style pads drenched with emotion rise gradually through and there's a rather tasty percussion heavy breakdown midway through. A big tip!