Ramiro Lopez At Juno Download

Review: Coyu and Lopez deliver killer tech-house for this Noir offshoot label. The title track is a rolling, bass-heavy groove; the sub-bass sounds malevolent as it underscores building chord sweeps and a stuttering, Chicago-style vocal stutter imploring the listener to 'make em clap'. It sounds like a combination of the darkest excesses of tribal house and Ron Hardy-style warehouse sleaze. As its name suggests, "Techno Raw" follows a similar trajectory, but here the sound is even heavier and the tempo higher. Rhythms roll in and provide the backdrop against which Lopez and Coyu drop a series of stomach-churning chord sequences and breakdowns.

Review: Miguel Lobo is yet to fly solo on a release and this time hooks up with Spanish producer Ramiro Lopez for the Timba EP. Sultry female vocals and sexual groans of "Coming Hard" make for seven minutes of sleazy tech house, equalled by the woofing bass, tickled pads, tribal percussion and male vocals of "You Know". Clever sampling and improvisational jazz keys from "Letters From The Other Side" keeps things tropically cool; one for the poolside DJs. The EPs title track "Timba" is reminiscent of Daniel Steinberg's 2009 works for Supdub and Front Room Recordings. Timba also receives a "dub mix" - Miguel Lobo & Ramiro Lopez slightly boosts the originals low end and adds some new horns during and after the break down.