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LUV 001
23 Jan 12

LeSale - "Make Me Feel So Good" - (06:10)

Burnin Tears - "Confessions" - (07:18)

Jakobin & Domino - "Night Glow" - (06:17)

Lee Stevens & The Beautiful People - "Ridin' High" - (07:40)

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Played by: Justin Miller Hakt/Dfa, DJ Friction (Germany), Neighbour, Combo (Bangana/Sumo), Chris Coco, Hot Toddy, Roberto Rodriguez, Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Deep House, Tom (Shur-I-Kan) Szirtes, Richard Rossa, Downtown Party Network, Max Riolo (Digital Imprint Trax), Martin Brodin, Marvin Zeyss, Alberto Sabatini

Review: Newcomers Luv Shack Records have a simple agenda: to prove that the city of Vienna is home to a hotbed of new production talent. This first split EP, featuring four distinct cuts from some of their homegrown artists, suggests that they could do good things in 2012. LeSale starts things off with "Make Me Feel So Good", a fabulously luxurious chunk of goodtime disco with a distinct soulful twist. Burnin Tears offer a dub fusion of sun-kissed nu-disco and organic deep house, while Jakobin & Domino jack it out with the delightfully bumpin' acid track "Night Glow". A thrilling slab of piano heavy, late night nu-disco from The Beautiful People completes a fine package.

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Hotel Voyage Vol 2

So Sound US

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SSRCD 013
03 Feb 12

Jazzy Eyewear - "Fantasy Island" (Les Loups' Ruffdraft remix) - (04:33)

Les Loups - "Fantasy Island" (She Said Disco remix) - (06:09)

Jazzy Eyewear - "My Microphone" - (05:23)

Fra Nefarious - "Mountain" - (03:44)

Be Be Cameron - "Reminders" - (04:52)

Michael Woodruff - "L' Amour" - (04:12)

Kick Punch Gang - "Digig" - (03:33)

Talavera - "I Try" - (05:22)

Chanson E - "Your Eyes" - (06:45)

Toomy Disco - "Dick Goes Down" - (06:34)

Toomy Disco - "Le Baton" - (07:07)

Autodeep - "For So Long" (Toomy Disco remix) - (06:40)

Paul Monroe - "Electronic Fever" - (05:04)

Fra Nefarious - "Alien Kisses" - (03:48)

Jazzy Eyewear - "Rockit!" - (04:19)

Funkyloco - "So Sweet Baby" (DJ Ra Soul remix) - (06:52)

Funkyloco - "Samba Jazz" - (06:50)

DJ Ra Soul - "Let's Work" - (07:51)

Funkyloco - "Wonderful Place" - (06:43)

Kid Enigma - "Head Bang" - (04:46)

Toomy Disco - "Cheek To Cheek" - (04:28)

Christian Malloni - "Agua Ardiente" (Loko remix) - (08:14)

Fra Nefarious - "Space" (Kick Punch Gang remix) - (03:28)

L'Etranger - "Touche" - (06:02)

Hugo Bianco - "You Are The One" - (04:56)

Les Loups - "Good friends" - (06:27)

Monkey Kids - "Feel Fine Feel Good" - (03:03)

Kid Enigma - "Return Of The Mac" - (05:38)

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BONAR BRADBERRY

You Were Away EP

Needwant

NEEDW 019
03 Feb 12

You Were Away - (06:22)

You Were Away (instrumental) - (06:24)

You Were Away (Space Ranger Hypno remix) - (06:23)

Lip Therapy - (07:00)

Lip Therapy (Maxxi Soundsystem Yeh Yeh remix) - (07:13)

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Played by: Visti, Tom (Shur-I-Kan) Szirtes

Review: Whether it's the PBR stuff Bonar Bradberry does alongside Tom Thorpe or the solo material for the likes of Under The Shade and Needwant, the Leeds producer has always delivered solid dancefloor material. With the news that PBR Streetgang is the latest additions to an ever expanding Hot Creations operation, Bonar Bradberry might be on the cusp of wider recognition his production talents deserve. A second solo outing on Sean Brosnan's Needwant imprint can only help too, with You Were Away a richly rewarding journey through dewy eyed twilight disco house, all breathy vocals, well placed handclaps, subtle laser driven synths and a warm bottom end. There's a nice upwards shift in emphasis midway through that only serves to highlight Bradberry's mettle as a producer. Complementing this are some wisely chosen remixes, with German types Space Ranger reworking the track into the kind of throbbing yet glistening mutant discoid arrangement they are renowned for, whilst South Coast duo Maxxi Soundsystem serve further notice of their potential with a simmering boogie refix of digi only track "Lip Therapy" that explodes with delightful textures midway through.

LTJ

I Dont Want This Groove To Ever End

Hot Groovy

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HG 001
19 Dec 11

I Dont Want This Groove To Ever End - (08:41)

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Played by: Visti, Homegroove Project, Gazeebo, Dave Allison (Kinjo + Editorial), Superbreak, Alexander Robotnick, Maurice Aymard, Roberto Rodriguez, Tom (Shur-I-Kan) Szirtes, Shota Tanaka/Beaten Space Probe, Joseph Terruel, Matthew Kyle, Leg Jazz, Marvin Zeyss, Get Down Edits, Dynamicron (Los Grandes)

Review: The artist occasionally known as LTJ Experience offers up a one track single, and it's really rather good. Taking its cue from the "disco sound of 2011" - i.e a floor-friendly fusion of disco loops with subtle house bottom end - "I Don't Want This Groove To Never Ends" [sic] gently undulates for nearly nine minutes. The changes are very subtle - the odd dash of dub FX here and there, percussive elements dropping in and out of the mix, and some slick filter action - but the groove is so good you don't want it to stop. Recommended.

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Sinterklaas Society

Youngunz

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26460
23 Jan 12

Coni - "Sunday" - (08:19)

Manare - "Boomerang" - (06:24)

Bambounou - "Fake Jake" - (06:33)

Chaos In The Cbd - "I'm Losing You" - (05:14)

French Fries - "Crushin On Me" - (05:06)

Alan Gay - "Deaf Moonlight" - (05:00)

Lazy Flow - "Blue Jets" (feat Girl Is Tough) - (04:34)

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Played by: Commodore 69 - Hot N Heavy, Tee Circus

Review: Youngunz drop a new compilation entitled Sinterklaas Society, featuring seven slices of jagged deep and funky joints from Coni, Manare, Bambounou, Chaos In The CBD, French Fries, Alan Gay and Lazy Flow. The oven warm chords and classic house vocal snippets on Coni's opening track "Sunday" stands tall above the deluge of digital deep house on the market; likewise Manare's "Boomerang" executes a stripped back, stuttering vibe with masterful precision. From here the compilation takes a neat twist from deep house flavours to stripped back dubstep-tinged head nodders, with French Fries' genre-dodging "Crushin On Me" and Alan Gray's baroque-tinged "Deaf Moonlight" leading to the hand-sup finale "Blue Jets" by Lazy Flow and featuring Girl Is Tough. Top stuff from start to finish.

BAZAR

Hard To Find

Ellum Audio

ELL 002
09 Jan 12

Hard To Find (Maceo Plex Funk Drop) - (07:36)

Hard To Find - (05:47)

Hard To Find (Danny Daze Love dub) - (07:12)

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Played by: Giom, Peter Edison, Sean Gormally (Sean And Dev), DJ Friction (Germany), Superbreak, DJ Steef, Juno Recommends Deep House, Pablo Contraband, Bruno Browning, Neil Diablo, Space Ranger, Martin Brodin, G-Blaster (Rotarydisco76), Outernational Holland, Don Crisp, Resident Advisor

Review: With remixes from Crosstown Rebels man Maceo Flex and Hot Creations type Danny Daze, Ellum Audio are clearly aiming high with their second release. Bazar's original version of "Hard To Find" is pretty tasty, though, sounding like a delightful high-octane fusion of touchy-feely E-house, off-kilter electronic disco and 80s synth frippery (check the "Blue Monday" syn-voice chords). Plex delivers an even more wide-eyed version, dipping the tempo slightly and contrasting rubbery funk basslines with typically blissful builds. Danny Daze, meanwhile, works a spooky, low-slung groove before throwing in some twinkling pianos and washes of sleazy synths.

SCUBA

The Hope

Hotflush Recordings

PER 001
06 Feb 12

The Hope - (04:12)

Flash Addict (bonus track) - (05:37)

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Played by: Cardopusher

JULIO BASHMORE

Everyone Needs A Theme Tune

PMR

PMR 001
11 Feb 11

Battle For Middle You (original mix) - (06:09)

Ask Yourself (original mix) - (04:53)

Everyone Needs A Theme Tune (original mix) - (04:57)

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MAYA JANE COLES

Don't Put Me In Your Box EP

Hypercolour

HYPE 022
12 Dec 11

Parallel Worlds - (06:10)

Something In The Air - (04:26)

Dub Child - (04:08)

Cutting It Fine - (06:16)

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Played by: Homegroove Project, Muted Noise, Rob Pearson, Chris Coco, Juno Recommends Deep House, Pablo Contraband, Kruse & Nuernberg, Phasen, Joseph Terruel, Matthew Kyle, Things Happen, Resident Advisor

Review: Miss M J Coles adds impressively to her flourishing production career with Don't Put Me In Your Box, a stellar four track drop on the trusty Hypercolour imprint. Lead track "Dub Child" emerges from the fuzzy ether into a dubby 115bpm refrain that is notable for some subtly intricate kicks; if you like your house music swampy then this will hit the spot. Alongside it Coles indulges in some acid flecked manoeuvres on "Cutting It Fine" which similarly operates rhythmically at a low centre of gravity. It's tracks 3 and 4 that retain the real gold however in the shape of the decidedly murky "Parallel Worlds" which filters London vibes through every pore from the brooding female vocal to the finely poised drum programming to the playful melodic smudges.

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Crossworlder Vol 2: WMC 2012

Crossworld

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CWRCD 003
04 Feb 12

Batcher & Deemod - "Agri" (original mix) - (07:10)

Manuel Regnet - "Let There Be Soul" (original mix) - (06:57)

JUST2 & Luca M - "Gorilla Fart" (Tube & Berger remix) - (06:16)

Magillian & Nuno Aqua - "Login" (Mikalogic remix) - (06:11)

Jerry K - "You Thrill Me" (Atmosphere mix) - (07:17)

Youri Donatz - "Velder" (Luca M remix) - (07:02)

Michael Pato - "Am Zis" (original mix) - (07:06)

Stride - "Timeless" (original mix) - (07:44)

Matt Fear - "Forward" (original mix) - (05:54)

Youri Donatz - "Traditional Chants" (original mix) - (06:43)

Dinu Pancov - "Opegi" (original mix) - (05:45)

Tamas Markus - "Friday Warm Up" (original mix) - (06:56)

Aline Nunez - "A Little Bit of This" (original mix) - (07:01)

Flaminik - "Future Love" (original mix) - (07:17)

OTB - "Three Screens" (original mix) - (08:00)

CEV's - "Deep & Lovely" (original mix) - (06:36)

JUST2 & Luca M - "Selfish" (Mario Ochoa remix) - (07:25)

Ryan Good & Stride - "Cembre" (original mix) - (07:12)

Herck - "I Want You Back" (original mix) - (07:17)

Monodeluxe - "Time" (feat Jannae Jordan - deep mix) - (06:19)

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Played by: Don Crisp

MAXXI SOUNDSYSTEM

Make Or Break EP

Needwant

NEEDW 018
19 Dec 11

Make Or Break - (07:14)

There's No Love - (05:00)

Never Stop - (06:17)

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Played by: Homegroove Project, Giom, Hot Toddy, Juno Recommends Disco, Kruse & Nuernberg, Dionigi, Shota Tanaka/Beaten Space Probe, Space Ranger, Martin Brodin, G-Blaster (Rotarydisco76), Marvin Zeyss, Silver City

Review: Having begun the year with a stone-cold dancefloor slayer - their brilliant revision of "Criticize" on Kojak Giant Sounds - Brighton twosome Maxxi Soundsystem attempt to end 2011 with a similar smash. "Make Or Break" certainly has similar potential, coming on like an inspired fusion between Balearic-flavoured nu-disco and bass-heavy Julio Bashmore/Futureboogie-ish house (think wobbly, dubby bass, cut-up R&B vocals and touchy-feely pads). Both "There's No Love" and "Never Stop" take a similarly E'd-up approach, with the latter adding a touch more synth-funk bottom end for maximum dancefloor pressure. Look out for these guys in 2012.

AWANTO3/MAKAM/LONE

Dekmantel Anniversary Series

Dekmantel Holland

DKMNTL AS-52
13 Jan 12

Awanto3 - "Pregnant" - (12:43)

Makam - "Good To You" - (04:25)

Lone - "Risttowe" - (04:29)

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Played by: DJ Vivona, Shadow Dancer (Boysnoize Records), Juno Recommends Deep House, Cottam, Outernational Holland, Marvin Zeyss

Review: Dekmantel commence their fifth anniversary series with a weighty three-track offering. Awanto3 serves up a roaming 12 minutes of understated groove for the slow blend, employing a moody key line and punchy disco beat to ride out in a haze of warm-up bliss. Makam is a little more in yer face, taking a classic funk sound base to create a masterclass in feeling good without trying too hard. Lone brings his own inimitable style to bear on "Risttowe", full of electronica synth warbles and jacking beats yet still ploughing the same delirious, dreamy furrow that so much Dekmantel output manages to wind up in.

LODEMANN/PHONOGENIC/ANDREAS SAAG/ALLAND BYALLO/VARIOUS

Dairmount Presents Retroperspective 3

Room With A View Germany

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VIEWEDSPC 006
03 Feb 12

Paskal & Urban Absolutes - "Twice" - (08:36)

Andre Lodemann - "Your Choice" - (07:52)

Sygaire & Josh Winiberg - "Nobody Gets Nothing" - (07:57)

Phonogenic - "I Woke Up With Your Hair On My Hips" - (08:56)

Art Of Tones - "Too Much" - (06:54)

Christo - "New Jazzno" - (07:24)

Art Of Tones - "About Time" - (07:25)

Alland Byallo - "Stern Soul" - (06:18)

Nowakowski - "Pet In My Sea" - (07:33)

Jeff Sharel - "Know Things" - (06:51)

Andre Lodemann - "Your Choice" (Iron Curtis Perspective) - (07:32)

Phonogenic - "Bells Of Nuogram" - (08:15)

Andreas Saag - "Leslie's Vision" - (10:18)

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Played by: Dairmount (Room With A View Recs), Nacho Marco

TORNADO WALLACE

Underground Sugar Caves

Delusions Of Grandeur

DOGD 21JU
06 Jan 12

Underground Sugar Caves - (07:56)

Insect Overlords - (06:45)

Underground Sugar Caves (version Idjut) - (07:15)

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Played by: Adam B (Homegrown Music/Lost My Dog, Carl Taylor, Peter Edison, Gazeebo, James Fox, Kid Who, Kisk, Alexander Robotnick, Mathew Bandy (Souldier), Roberto Rodriguez, Juno Recommends Deep House, Outernational Holland, Matthew Kyle, Charles Scott, Things Happen

Review: Underground Sugar Caves marks a triumphant third waddle through the deepest recesses of rhythmic programming on Delusions of Grandeur for Tornado Wallace. The Australian is a man whose grasp of The Simpson's trivia is more than matched by his rise in the public's estimations since he debuted with Paddlin'. Lead track "Underground Sugar Caves" sees the erstwhile Wallace leave the sanctity of chugging disco for something altogether more thrilling - warehouse ready raw house music. The ease with which Wallace flips the script from the kick drum heavy compressed sound of the opening moments to the stabs and energising strings that dominate the track in full flow will transcend excellently in a small basement space. "Insect Overlords" is a more familiar mid tempo saunter, though there are enough production nuances to separate it from the chaff, whilst the venerable Idjut Boys turn in an excellently dubby transition of "Underground Sugar Caves" which is indelibly stamped with moodiness. Highly recommended.

DISCOSHIT

Strike A Pose! EP

Rest

REST 001
01 Feb 12

Strike A Pose! - (07:58)

Biwak - (04:33)

Number One - (08:10)

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Played by: Kid Who, Roberto Rodriguez

FCL

More Vocals For Everyone EP

We Play House Belgium

WPH 015
23 Jan 12

Used To Be - (05:30)

Used To Be (instrumental) - (05:33)

Back (instrumental) - (06:14)

Back (Arto Mwambe remix) - (07:25)

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Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House, Juno Recommends Funky House, Downtown Party Network, Max Riolo (Digital Imprint Trax), Marq Walsh (Questionmarq), Leg Jazz

Review: Belgian duo Red D and San Soda resurrect their stand out 2010 house throwback "Vocals For Everyone" with this revisit, complete with a huge new remix from Arto Mwambe. "Used To Be" shines immediately thanks to a mercifully un-effected vocal and a winning mix of soft stabs, hi pitch mod-wheel rocking squalls and deep 808 beats. Also included is the instrumental version of deep Detroit delight "Back" - with the full vocal version being kept back for FCL's debut album due out later in the year. However Frankfurt funk fiends Arto Mwambe step up with a gloriously vivid and ethno-imbued remix that uses reed leads and some gloriously dubby delays over everything to create a truly standout groove.

CHARLIE BANKS

Saying What

Dirt Crew Germany

DIRT 058D
30 Jan 12

Saying What - (06:38)

Passing Walls - (06:31)

Saying What (Lukas remix) - (07:06)

Saying What (Christophe remix) - (06:19)

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Played by: Dirt Crew

HOTBOX

Simmering Nights

Audio Parallax

APR 031
27 Jan 12

Paradise - (08:02)

Simmering Nights - (09:22)

Simmering Nights (Stuck At Sea remix) - (07:05)

Lunar - (11:22)

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Played by: Matthew Kyle, Heion, Hotbox

Review: Like many producers of slo-mo disco edits and sample-heavy concoctions, Hotbox has decided to move on and start producing his own music from scratch. If this EP for Newcastle-based digital imprint Audio Parallax is anything to go by, it's a good move. Denver-based Hotbox grew up in San Francisco, and the city's lounge-friendly deep house sound is a definite influence on the three original slow and midtempo groovers showcased here. Both "Paradise" and "Simmering Nights" boast a warm, sultry grooviness and fluid deepness that belies their rigid beat structure. The darting vintage synths and rumbling low-end heaviness of the Stuck At Sea remix of "Simmering Nights" is pretty tasty, too.

WIL MADDAMS

Wil Maddams EP#1

Local Talk

LT 008
03 Feb 12

Cut & Cap - (07:22)

Tell Me - (05:44)

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Played by: Dairmount (Room With A View Recs), Roberto Rodriguez, Nacho Marco

Review: Since launching at the tail end of 2010, Swedish house imprint Local Talk has provided sophisticated househeads with a wealth of quality releases, many of which take classic US house for inspiration. This two-tracker from Wil Maddams offers a slight detour, mixing sumptuous old skool flavours with notably deeper sounds. "Tell Me" sounds like classic Kerri Chandler (think mid to late 90s, pre "Bar a Thym") - all fire-hot organs, snappy snares and comforting bounce. "Cut & Cap", though, is distinctly deep - as if Omar S and Rick Wilhite got together and made a track whilst submerged in a capsule on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. That, my friends, is very deep indeed.

DIRTYTWO

Moody

Local Talk

LT 006
23 Dec 11

Moody (original mix) - (10:18)

Moody (Butt Jackin' remix) - (07:12)

Moody (short edit) - (08:50)

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Played by: Mathew Bandy (Souldier), Dairmount (Room With A View Recs), Juno Recommends Deep House, Alessandro Otiz, Marq Walsh (Questionmarq), The Legendary 1979 Orchestra, Marvin Zeyss

Review: Brilliantly, this has one of the oddest concepts we've ever come across - a deep house cover of ESG's "Moody" with added Neneh Cherry vocal samples - yet it works magnificently. Musically, it's structured around a groove that recalls classic MK-era US garage - all shuffling beats and rolling organ riffage - on to which all manner of subtle samples and acid tweaks are added. It's simple but devilishly effective - think deep, driving and emotion-rich. The Butt Jackin' Remix adds some more late night riffage and boompty-influenced beats, while the Short Edit (not so short at nearly 9 minutes) shaves off all of 90 seconds. Still, stellar stuff all told.

AUDIOJACK

Get Serious EP

20:20 Vision

VIS 216D
13 Nov 11

Get Serious - (07:48)

Definition Of A Track - (06:44)

Polka Dot Dress - (06:52)

Take It Back - (09:19)

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Played by: Julian Sanza, Jozef Mihalik, Sean Gormally (Sean And Dev), Mike O'mara(Development Music), Alkalino, Claudio Giordano, The Revenge, Pablo Contraband, Sccucci Manucci, Gareth Bilaney, Craig Alexander, Charles Scott, Villa Savoye, Saint Petersburg Disco Spin Club, Matthias Vogt, Resident Advisor

Review: Given the 1990s style 20:20 Vision label artwork employed on this release, it would be safe to say that Audiojack have gained plenty of inspiration from the Leeds' imprint's now distant past. From start to finish, the Get Serious EP sounds like the sort of record that could have been made in the 1990s by the label's trio of founders - Huggy, Ralph Lawson and Carl Finlow. With clear influences from Prescription Records, early tech-house, bumpin' New York grooves and dubby Nottingham deep house, Audiojack have made an EP that sounds both curiously current and decidedly old. It certainly makes for an entertaining four-tracker.

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Second Chances & New Romances Volume 3

Noir Music

buy whole release (7 tracks) from ~~$10.43~~ $8.29

NMW 028
28 Nov 11

Larse - "So Long" - (06:03)

Danny Daze & Matches - "If This" - (07:36)

Den Ishu - "New Luv" - (08:09)

Balcazar & Sordo - "Wake Me Up" - (06:53)

Tiger Stripes - "Trip Me" - (06:53)

Tapesh & Dayne S - "Leadbelly" - (07:40)

Blond:ish - "Truth In Me" (feat Ted Alexander) - (07:11)

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Played by: Carl Taylor, Giom, Luke Pompey, Rony Breaker, Fernando (2020 Soundsystem), Resident Advisor, Bryan Gerrard, G-Blaster (Rotarydisco76), Drop Down Music, Silver City, Christian Lamper, Resident Advisor

Review: Previous volumes of Noir Music's ongoing Second Chances & New Romances series have offered something akin to a 60-minute hug - smart, sassy and well-polished deep house with just the right amount of grit and effortless old skool flavour. This third volume continues that trend, wrapping listeners in a silk-lined duvet with only a steaming hot toddy for company. Ben Disho offers a "Your Love" inspired chunk of soupy goodness, Tiger Stripes gets all Balearic, Blond:ish employs a killer breakdown and Larse gently rubs your delicate parts with a gorgeous, synth-laden smooth groove. In a word: silky.

SASSE

The Solaris Conspiracy

The Exquisite Pain Recordings

TEP 006
18 Jan 12

The Solaris Conspiracy (original mix) - (08:00)

The Solaris Conspiracy (ambient mix) - (07:51)

The Solaris Conspiracy (King Roc remix) - (05:57)

The Solaris Conspiracy (Francis Inferno Orchestra remix) - (07:19)

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Played by: Kisk, Dairmount (Room With A View Recs), Max Riolo (Digital Imprint Trax), Marq Walsh (Questionmarq), G-Blaster (Rotarydisco76), Leg Jazz, Villa Savoye, Things Happen

Review: For a rare trip away from his own Moodmusic label, Sasse tries his hand at drifting, stargazing disco. While this shouldn't come as much of a surprise given his fondness for nu-disco, "The Solaris Conspiracy" is still markedly different from anything he's released before. There are drifting strings, cascading pianos, warm guitars, live-sounding drums and oodles of nu-Balearic atmosphere .It all adds up to something rather special, and certainly his strongest disco effort to date. Remix-wise, check the formidable Francis Inferno Orhcestra rework. Sounding not unlike the ever-reliable Deep Space Orchestra, the Australian producer offers a delightful deep house makeover that's more robust than a shoulder charge from a burly bouncer.

MAYA JANE COLES

Focus Now

20:20 Vision

VIS 211D
12 Jun 11

Focus Now (original mix) - (06:50)

Little One (original mix) - (06:59)

Senseless (original mix) - (04:24)

The High Life (original mix) - (05:23)

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FORTEBA

Stereoform

Plastic City Germany

buy whole release (16 tracks) from ~~$23.84~~ $13.49

PLAC 076-4
03 Feb 12

Intro - (02:08)

Magnetik Fluid - (06:24)

Breath - (06:44)

Linoleum - (06:59)

Roltex - (06:18)

Fallin - (06:18)

Missed Call - (07:15)

Do U Like It - (06:56)

Memory - (07:03)

mR - 8 - (06:22)

Stereoform - (06:55)

Neuroin - (07:55)

Looking For The One - (04:23)

Saturn Rings - (07:50)

Levitatt - (06:53)

It's Easy - (06:31)

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DEYMARE

1990 EP

Local Talk

LT 007
27 Jan 12

1990 - (05:14)

Time To Work - (05:11)

Keep On Movin - (04:50)

The Beat Is Back - (05:47)

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Played by: Vincent Inc, Mike O'mara(Development Music), Eddie Matos

Review: Since setting up shop last year, Mad Mats and Tooli's Local Talk label has provided discerning dancefloors with some delicious, old skool flavoured house. This EP from Finnish producer Deymare continues that pattern, offering up four tracks that pit the piano flourishes and vintage drum machine grooves of Mr Fingers with the bumpin' basslines and heady soundscapes of Nu Groove-era NYC house. "1990" itself is near perfect, but it has more than able support from the subterranean New Jersey vibes of "Time To Move", mid '90s grooviness of "Keep On Movin" and early Masters At Work bump of "The Beat Is Back". Highly recommended.

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Hot Waves Compilation Volume Two

Hot Waves

buy whole release (19 tracks) from ~~$28.31~~ $13.49

HWCD 002
05 Dec 11

Wildkats - "Perpetrating" - (06:09)

Lee M Kelsall - "On The Road" (Matt Fear remix) - (07:08)

Jakkin Rabbit - "Blame" - (06:34)

Miguel Puente & Mejia - "After Midnight In Your Bed" - (07:53)

Ashley Wild - "Riding In The Red" - (08:34)

Julien Sandre & Max Chapman - "No Games!" - (06:37)

Russ Yallop & Taymor Zadeh - "U Know" - (06:47)

Robert James - "Can You Keep It" - (07:22)

Cera Alba - "Runaway" - (08:18)

Dirty Channels - "Give It To Me" - (06:03)

Lee Brinx - "Computer Love" - (06:43)

MANIK - "House Of Flies" - (07:18)

Jenkyns vs Dean Tyler - "Wondering" - (06:30)

Marc Vexar - "Burlesque" - (07:12)

Calor & Mike Gill - "Carte Blanche" - (07:31)

Remi Mazet & Mr Matlar - "Relax Your Hair" - (05:43)

Lee Foss - "S.A.E." - (07:57)

Sean Roman - "Sarah's Song" - (06:39)

Maxxi Soundsystem & DRW - "Open Your Eyes" (feat Royston) - (06:03)

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Played by: Muted Noise, Justin Miller Hakt/Dfa, Piek, Dirty Channels, Mauricio U.m, Juno Recommends Deep House, Deepgroove, Yokoo, Resident Advisor

STORM QUEEN

It Goes On

Environ US

ENV 036D
15 Nov 11

It Goes On (vox) - (07:54)

It Goes On (dub) - (08:00)

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Review: Given the runaway crossover success of the (utterly superb) Storm Queen debut "Look Right Through", it was inevitable that producer Morgan Geist and vocalist Damon C Scott would try and repeat the trick. This follow-up single treads similar ground to its illustrious predecessor, lacing Scott's evocative vocals over Geist's delightful vintage house grooves (which, of course, come blessed with the Metro Area man's usual 808 disco sheen). It's a touch deeper than the super-hooky "Look Right Through", but that's no bad thing. While it's unlikely to scale the heights of its predecessor, "It Goes On" is still an excellent record. The dub, in particular, is spot on.

JACQUES RENAULT/ZOO LOOK/CASINO TIMES/PICTURE HOUSE

Friends Of The Family EP

Sccucci Manucci

SCCUCCI 002
10 Nov 11

Jacques Renault - "Main Line" - (06:16)

Zoo Look - "Early Doors" - (08:56)

Casino Times - "That's The Truth" - (07:34)

Picture House - "Blaxploitation" - (05:44)

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Review: The finest moustache bearer since Selleck rocked the TV as Magnum PI returns. That's correct, Sccucci Manucci drop a long awaited second release on the fledgling imprint, enlisting a premier cast of continental friends to lay down some class A discoteria! Securing the talents of Runaway's Jacques Renault is no mean feat for the self styled "purveyors of fine music," and the On The Prowl boss serves up a beefy disco funk edit in the vein of his killer Public Release twelve from last year. In support, a cast of rising UK talent serve note of their budding prowess, with Tenth Circle's Zoo Look indulging in some monstrously expansive beatdown a la The Revenge on the aptly titled "Early Doors". Casino Times provide the "why didn't I think of that" moment with "That's The Truth," a Bashmore style take on the De La Soul & Chaka Khan collab which has been burning up sound systems from London to Petrcane this summer. Young one Picture House ends proceedings with aplomb on "Blaxploitation" a gritty shaker reminiscent of Eddie C in his pomp.

ELI ESCOBAR

Work It

Dither Down US

DD-012
07 Feb 12

Work It - (05:30)

Anniversary - (07:27)

I Believe (feat Lindsey Caldwell) - (07:23)

KOD - (07:46)

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Played by: Roberto Rodriguez

WASTED GAZE

Untitled States EP

Partyzanai

PZ 016
28 Jan 12

Untitled State Of Mind - (06:26)

Untitled State Of America - (07:01)

Untitled State Of Africa - (02:31)

Untitled State Of Acid - (04:10)

Untitled State Of Africa (Dirk Leyers remix) - (07:10)

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Played by: Roberto Rodriguez, Tom (Shur-I-Kan) Szirtes

Review: Not much info on this one, other than it marks the debut (as far as we know, anyway) of Lithuanian deep house producer Wasted Gaze. If it is his debut, it's certainly an impressive one. Opener "Untitled State of Mind", for example, seems to sit somewhere between classic and contemporary deep house, with sounds, melodies and atmospherics that suggest a deep love of futuristic Detroit techno. "Untitled State Of America" goes for a Detroit deep house/beatdown approach (superbly executed, with jazz keys and samples reminiscent of early Moodymann), while "Untitled State Of Africa" expertly fuses loose-limbed Afro-beat groovery with woozy deepness.

LOCKED GROOVE

Rooted EP

Hotflush Recordings

HFT 020
16 Jan 12

Rooted - (09:11)

Drowning - (05:54)

Change - (06:42)

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Played by: Joachim Spieth (Affin/Kompakt), Shadow Dancer (Boysnoize Records), Juno Recommends Deep House, Juno Recommends Techno, Mike Hindle - Immersed Audio, Resident Advisor

Review: The news of a new album from label boss Scuba is just the tip of the iceberg on what promises to be another watershed year for the Hotflush imprint. And they get off to an excellent start with this label debut from Belgian producer Locked Groove, displaying an obvious talent for the sort of floor fusing music Hotflush are becoming increasing renowned for. Lead track "Rooted" is notable for the effortless way in which it builds from the gliding textures of the early moments and morphs into a bumping rhythm lead brilliantly by the analogue bass and skittering syncopation before switching back again. Having premiered on Scuba's DJ-Kicks contribution, "Drowning" appears here, mercifully allowing us a chance to fully immerse in the plunging rhythms and foundation worrying kick drums. "Change" closes the EP, showing a talent for subtle mood filled arrangements too - all skittering rhythms, deft vocal samples and deep pad infractions.

AGORIA FEAT SCALDE

Singing

Innervisions Germany

IV 36
12 Dec 11

Singing (Dixon mix) - (09:10)

Singing (Dixon dub) - (09:39)

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Played by: Muted Noise, Kisk, Alfred Azzetto, Dirk Schoenhoefer, Juno Recommends Deep House, Kruse & Nuernberg, Fredeverything, Villa Savoye, Resident Advisor

Review: Fresh from the release of his umpteenth album, Sebastien Devaud pops up on Innervisions with regular vocalist Scalde in tow. There's no original version, just two terrific - and near epic - reworks from Innvervisions bossman Dixon. As you'd expect, he does a good job balancing his usual shuffling, swinging beats and percussive builds with some of the original's more melodic elements (which, oddly, include snatches of choral singing, spooky organs and sweet guitar licks). The instrumental dub is expansive enough, but the full vocal mix is seriously grandiose - a ten-minute builder that just grows and grows.

MAXMILLION DUNBAR

Polo (Versions)

Live At Robert Johnson Germany

PLAYRJC 016
06 Feb 12

Polo (extended mix) - (09:34)

Polo (Lauer remix) - (07:38)

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DAN DRASTIC

Noodle Stories EP

Moon Harbour Germany

MHR 059-6
01 Feb 12

Noodle Stories (original mix) - (08:15)

Noodle Stories (Martin Buttrich remix) - (07:01)

Los Pollos Hermanos - (06:51)

Fish Fingers & Custard - (06:46)

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Played by: Pete Dafeet, Digitalworkx

Review: No matter what the title says, there's not much noodling going on here. Both "Los Pollos Hermanos" and "Fish Fingers & Custard" are dense, rolling rhythms that provide the backdrop for breathy vocals and filtered breakdowns - and make for ideal DJ tools. However, Drastic also shows that he has a musical side and the title track sees him intertwine deep chords and dreamy filters with his dense, DJ-friendly grooves. Martin Buttrich's version also delivers the unexpected, with a slap bass and building acid lines ensuring that the tribal beats don't veer into anonymous territory .

MIGUEL MIGS feat CAPLETON

The System

Om US

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OM 537
30 Jan 12

The System - (04:48)

The System (Mad Professor vocal mix) - (04:47)

The System (Mad Professor dub version 1) - (04:45)

The System (Petalpusher Salted disco dub) - (06:20)

The System (Rob Garza remix) - (05:31)

The System (Rob Paine remix) - (03:54)

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Played by: Visti, Henri Kohn, Juno Recommends Roots/Lovers Rock

Review: In something of a surprise combination, Miguel Migs spreads his wings to join forces with ragga legend Capleton, only for Mad Professor to bust the party wide open with two versions. The first sees old MP in surprisingly restrained mode as he merely tenderises the music that sits around Capleton's deeply conscious intonations. The dub however provides the genuine Mad Professor action, as a gargantuan amount of delay and reverb starts getting thrown down where once there was a linear track. For dub lovers everywhere this is a highly recommended slice of modern takes on the classic dub sound. Be sure to check the digital-only bonus mixes from Petalpusher, Rob Garza and Rob Paine too!

FLOATING POINTS

Shadows

Eglo

EGLO 22
01 Dec 11

Myrtle Avenue - (10:02)

Obfuse - (04:11)

Realise - (05:26)

ARP3 - (09:20)

Sais - (08:03)

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Played by: Ennio Styles (Stylin Radio Show), Owain Kimber (Owain K), Kisk, Shadow Dancer (Boysnoize Records), Mike O'mara(Development Music), Alkalino, Juno Recommends Deep House, Martyn, Kelvin K - Grassroots, Fredeverything, Distortion, Chicago Damn

Review: Big props due to the Eglo network for this release, an impeccable EP of Floating Points productions which cannot fail to impress on any level. Musically, it's perhaps Shepherd's most ambitious collection to date, veering through sumptuous deep house, expertly crafted broken boogie from another century and bristling techno. "Myrtle Avenue" is a dreamlike way to open a release, plunging into vast, widescreen expanses of texture and detail, further cementing comparisons with Theo as the freeform keys align with undulating layers of percussion. "Realise" and "Obfuse" are the precursors to the standout tracks on the second twelve, but are in no way filler, with the former teasing out finely placed 808 programming over pensive simmering patterns, whilst the latter is a fizzing, stripped down drum machine workout that is gradually joined by yet more tenderised synths. And thus we come to "Arp3", a track which will secure this release a place in many a heart, expertly growing into a haunting techno epic and filled with so many production intricacies and rhythmic deviations it demands several repeat plays. "Sais" rounds off the release, revealing in full detail the track's fuzzy, orchestral glory some time after a Dub version appeared on record store day.

BLONDES

Blondes

Rvng Int'l US

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RVNGNL 12
07 Feb 12

Lover - (06:42)

Hater - (07:45)

Business - (08:55)

Pleasure - (08:55)

Wine - (06:57)

Water - (06:56)

Gold - (09:50)

Amber - (07:46)

Lover (A JD Twitch Optimo mix) - (07:59)

Lover (Dungeon Acid remix) - (11:32)

Hater (SFV Acid Encino Oaks remix) - (06:19)

Business (John Roberts remix) - (05:38)

Pleasure (Andy Stott remix) - (07:03)

Pleasure (Robert Miles remix) - (09:00)

Wine (Teengirl Fantasy remix) - (03:34)

Water (Bicep remix) - (08:00)

Gold (One Blonde Strange Idea by Traxx) - (09:56)

Gold (Laurel Halo Chains remix) - (05:43)

Amber (Variation In Cm By Rene Hell) - (06:43)

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MACEO PLEX

High & Sexy EP

Ellum Audio

ELL 001
12 Dec 11

Stay High Baby - (07:54)

Ain't That Love - (09:15)

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Played by: Visti, Giom, Muted Noise, Dirty Channels, Chris Coco, Alkalino, Juno Recommends Deep House, Moustache Mamas, Sean Danke, Yokoo, Bryan Gerrard, DJ Flore, Florenz Sanchez, Things Happen, Resident Advisor

Review: Few house producers have enjoyed quite as rapid a rise in 2011 than Maceo Plex. Here he jumps ship from Crosstown Rebels to launch his own label, offering two typically emotional chunks of Visionquest-ish synth-house. While the epic "Aint No Love" opts for a sci-fi tinged approach, it's A-side builder "Stay High Baby" that really impresses. Working with many of his usual elements - those touchy-feely vocals, a snatch of disco guitar, emotion-rich chords, snappy beats, big breakdowns, echo-laden pianos and a dash of acid tweakery - he carefully builds a naggingly hooky concoction that bueatifully ebbs and flows throughout.

ACOS COOLKAS FEAT NATA TOMATA

Don't Fly Away

Audio Tonic

AT 004
12 Jan 12

Don't Fly Away (original mix) - (06:31)

Don't Fly Away (Jimpster dub mix) - (07:06)

Don't Fly Away (Jimpster vocal mix) - (07:11)

Don't Fly Away (The Maneken remix) - (06:48)

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Played by: Pete Dafeet, Giom, Peter Edison, Sean Gormally (Sean And Dev), Mike O'mara(Development Music), Juno Recommends Deep House, Downtown Party Network, Sleep D / Butter Sessions

HERE IS WHY

Waiting For The Sun

Riotvan

RVN 002
03 Feb 12

Waiting For The Sun (original mix) - (03:45)

Waiting For The Sun (Marbert Rocel remix) - (06:19)

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KRUSE/NUERNBERG

Reminiscence EP

Moodmusic Germany

MOOD 112
01 Feb 12

Reminiscence (original mix) - (06:18)

Reminiscence (Michelle Owen remix) - (06:18)

Reminiscence (Julien Chaptal remix) - (08:07)

Mesmerized (original mix) - (06:47)

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Review: Over the last few years, Florian Kruse and Nils Nuremberg have bounced around some of Europe's most esteemed deep house imprints, releasing tracks on NRK, Liebe Detail, Lazy Days and Noir Music. Here they add another esteemed label to their collection, dropping a typically bouncy chunk of atmospheric deepness on Moodmusic. Like much of the label's catalogue, "Reminiscence" pairs snappy, snare-heavy grooves with neat melodic touches (woozy chords, twiddly synths, piano flourishes) and just the right amount of smoky atmosphere. The EP's other original track, "Mesmerized", throws some classic US garage influences into the mix with some success. Excellent, as always.

DJ JUS ED

Endurance

Underground Quality US

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UQ 044
18 Jan 12

Ed & Fred - "Ed & Fred Project" - (06:26)

Joey A Bass Revise - (08:04)

Confussed Passion - (06:47)

Trip To Hamburg - (06:06)

Lost In Berlin - (10:54)

Mr Petes Cribby - (07:02)

Immortal Tape 2011 - (10:25)

Ed In The House 2 - (07:29)

DJ Qu - "Movements" - (05:56)

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Review: Is Jus-Ed the hardest-working man in house? Certainly, he seems to be making a strong case. Following numerous mix CDs, singles and doublepack vinyl EPs in 2011, he begins 2012 with a typically impressive collection of soft-focus deep house with a rugged, floor-friendly edge. As ever, there's a high musical content (see the haunting acid bass and twinkling pianos of "Confused Passion"), alongside rougher cuts that explore the darker recesses of early morning deep house. Take, for example, the dreamy synths and ice-cold acid of "Trip To Hamburg" or liquid atmospherics of "Mr Pete's Cribby". Like the rest of Endurance, they're inspirationally melodic without losing dancefloor focus.

JAMES JOHNSTON/ALKALINO/ALPHABET CITY/BARTELLOW/ROMAN RAUCH

Before I Sleep Tonight

Much Love UK

ML 002
11 Jan 12

James Johnston - "Before I Sleep Tonight" - (07:22)

Alkalino & Alphabet City - "Dolve A La Discoteca" - (06:10)

Bartellow - "Perhaps Strange" (feat Stefan Brisee) - (06:14)

Roman Rauch - "Space Places" - (06:43)

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Played by: Alphabet City, Golden Fleece, Juno Recommends Deep House, Marvin Zeyss

Review: Killer four track EP of sumptuous deepness here from the Much Love imprint, with James Johnston, Alkalino, Alphabet City, Bartellow and Roman Rauch all stepping up to the plate with uptempo house jams. Johnston's title track takes on an almost proggy hue with a killer titular vocal hook, while Alkalino & Alphabet City's insouciant key-driven "Dolve A La Discoteca" has 'Ibizan terrace party' stamped indelibly across its forehead. Bartellow's loopy, jazz-fuelled slice of house exotica ("Perhaps Strang") leads into the deepest of the lot - just check those chords on Rauch's "Space Places"!

KIRK DEGIORGIO

Divine Logic

Rush Hour Holland

RH 037
30 Jan 12

Divine Logic (main mix) - (07:46)

Divine Logic (dub mix) - (06:26)

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Played by: Pete Dafeet, Carl Taylor

Review: As something of a mainstay in the more upbeat and classy end of techno, UK don Kirk Degiorgio is always a safe bet for a robust, streamlined cut. With both mixes of "Divine Logic" he stays true to form, letting the arpeggios lead the way in a warm and embracing 'Main Mix', but it's the 'Dub Mix' that lights a fire under the same refrain and imbues the idea with a sense of urgency. Immaculately presented, pumping in all the right places and packed full of old-skool charm, this is everything you would hope for from a Degiorgio release. Recommended.

LOVEBIRDS feat STEE DOWNES

Want You In My Soul

Winding Road

ROAD 027
21 Jun 11

Want You In My Soul (original mix) - (08:17)

Want You In My Soul (Hot Toddy remix) - (07:18)

Give Me A Dub F*ck (original mix) - (06:15)

Want You In My Soul (instrumental mix) - (08:17)

Want You In My Soul (reprise) - (05:33)

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SUBB AN feat JEF K

Paris Bebe

Silver Network France

SILVER 032
01 Feb 12

Paris Bebe (original mix) - (08:29)

Paris Bebe (Jef K & Gwen Maze & Pirres version) - (07:13)

Paris Bebe (dub - digital only) - (08:27)

Paris Bebely (Jef K & Gwen Maze & Pirres dub version - digital only) - (07:14)

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Played by: Don Crisp

LAURA JONES

Love In Me Remixes

Leftroom