Runaway At Juno Download

Review: On The Prowl return with an EP stacked to the brim with classiness - as Jacques and Marcus enlist a who's who of the current discognoscenti to embellish their I'm A Cliche drop "Dead Dog Farm" with some new sounds. First up is everyone's favourite post punk icon who will teach you how to cook (seriously check his website) Sal P, who teams up with Sean Bee for a suitably horizontal dubscape that actually features spoon based percussion from the Liquid Liquid man! Coyote take a similarly languid skank approach on a remix that is best described as sprawling. Those wishing to be slapped out of this slumber will find solace in the opposing remixes from Andy Ash and Simoncino which add the requisite bumping rhythms - with the latter's 80s twilight boogie jam sensation particularly fine.

Review: The two men behind one of New York's finest parties - Jacques Renault and Nik Mercer - start up their own label with this auspicious EP. Appropriately, the first release comes from Runaway, the house-centric production duo of Renault and Marcos Cabral. "Indoor Pool" is probably their best deep chugger since "Brooklyn Club Jam", and it appears alongside an ace Slow Hands version that boasts some bewitching piano flourishes. Up next, Soft Rocks deliver a typically squelchy, drum and arpeggio-heavy revision, while Future Times darlings Beautiful Swimmers (a fine choice of remixer given the track's name - now that's serendipity) round off a faultless release with a sleazy analogue vocal version that will only enhance their growing rep.

Review: Now established as one of Juno's favourite production duos, New Yorkers Jacques Renault and Marcos Cabral - aka Runaway - unearth a couple of lost jams from 2007. "She Did It For The Money" first appeared on vinyl via Cosmo Vitelli's excellent I'm A Cliche imprint, and is given a digital dust off here. And what a gem it is - a slo mo Italo/EBM chugger that would go down at a treat at one of Andy Blake's World Unknown parties! Accompanying track "The Lorimer Stomp" is every bit as good, coming correct with a burning guitar riff and arpeggiated synths.

Review: For those who missed it first time around, Jacques Renault and Marcos Cabral's Stories EP (recently reworked by Tensnake and others) makes the transfer to digital. As the title hints, Stories is a touch more intricate and delicately textured than some of their previous work, offering tracks that calmly ebb and flow rather than simply work a groove. This is perhaps most obvious on "Chapter Two", a delicious late night deep houser that benefits from some cool jazz keys, heavy stabs and warm chords. See also the straightforward late night NYC bump of "Chapter 3" and the blissfully Balearic organs and dubbed-out freestyle drums of "Chapter 4", which impressively rounds off a pleasingly varied collection.

Review: Runaway seek out a selection of fine production talent to rework them for a tidy release on On The Prowl. Whilst Tensnake might be about to take an unforeseen swerve towards the forgotten West London bruk sound on a forthcoming remix for Mark E, his reinterpretation of "Chapter IV" remains resolutely within the slow burning house template indebted to the 80s era upon which he made his name. It's brash in its intent and contains several Technicolor swerves which will make the floor sweat. Demonstrating their keen eye for new talent, Runaway handpick L.I.E.S duo Two Dogs In A House to give "Chapter II" a grittier, lo fi warehouse feel that buries the horn stabs in a dark analogue funk. Just wait for the build up and melt down! Finally, DJ Kaos tackles the same track twice, bringing the big room jack vibes in full effect amidst a familiar pulsing bassline.