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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.
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Ahead of his third album dropping later this year, Scuba dangles a carrot for all avid followers of the Hotflush sound in the shape of this two-track twelve which beguiles as much as it does satisfy. Lead track "The Hope" finds Scuba in party-rocking mode with a solid breaks backbone and a slightly pitched down vocal engineered for maximum rave hysteria. On the flip and exclusive to the vinyl, "Flash Addict" sees him further exploring the 4/4 boundaries with a streamlined techno cut that harks back to the first SCB output; dark and intense.
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In 2011 Wolf Music enjoyed something akin to a breakthrough year, with their various artists EPs getting plaudits in all the right corners and even squeezing out a fine mix in the shape of I Wanna See All My Friends At Once. Their latest release shows a switch in focus, though there is no compromise on quality as label mainstay KRL is offered the chance to demonstrate his production prowess across the full length of n EP. Both lead track "Decay" and "Deep Down" make for two of those undeniably joyous house moments, the former utilising slick vocal samples and strings dripping with emotion amidst a constantly shifting rhythmic template, whilst "Deep Down" displays a looseness of percussion that is worthy of the "Up & Down" vocal samples that filter throughout. The sudden lunges of acid that appear midway through are just another aspect that separates KRL's production from a thousand tracky deep house releases. A further foray into finely poised acid heavy warehouse tackle ("Nothin You Can Teach Me") is joined by a playful remix of "Deep Down" by Ethyl.
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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.
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Since dropping his debut single in 2007, Eli Escobar has proved himself adept at changing with the times. His inspirations may change - from house to disco and back again - but his insouciant attitude remains the same. "Work It" is undoubtedly a fun record. The title track captures the spirit of hip-house and uses it as inspiration on a fearlessly cheeky cut that sits somewhere between nu-disco and shiny electronic house. Vocal cut "I Believe" goes even bigger and shinier, turning into a techno-tempo nu-disco workout with all manner of layered synths. "KOD", meanwhile, sounds like a nu-disco producer's take on classic Masters At Work - all bumpin' grooves, twinkling synths and impeccably soulful vocals.
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Kentucky duo Matt Mason and Rick Nielsen eschew all the country and bluegrass associations of their native state with a deep jazzy and soulful house sound that transfers nicely to UK label Drop Music on this new four-track EP. Opening with the hugely uplifting, brass-drenched "Check Me Out", the pair show off some serious skills with irresistibly funky tunes like the Sneak/Riva Starr-esque "Down In The Hole" (which also dines out on the same sample used by Jay-Z for "Big Pimpin'"), or the intimate and enormously beautiful "Hope" which contains just the right amount of shivery live textures to please fans of Todd Terje or Floating Points.
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When Maxmillion Dunbar released Max Tracks For World Peace EP, it confirmed his arrival as a producer with genuine talent. The stand out track from that EP was a rainbow-tinted fusion of old-world ambience, contemporary deep house and shimmering, synth-wave goodness called "Polo". Although superb, it seemed to be rather overlooked at the time, perhaps because its kaleidoscopic melodies, spacious grooves and eyes-wide-shut feel didn't quite fit in with contemporary dancefloor values. Pleasingly, Live At Robert Johnson have decided to give it a much-deserved single release, with two brand new versions for Dunbar fans to drool over. And drool you will. Field-Pickering has provided a brand new extended version, with stretches out the six-minute original into ten minutes of crystalline gorgeousness. Arto Mwambe man Phillip Lauer - a Live At Robert Johnson regular whose debut album will drop on Running Back later this spring - provides the remix. It's a smart choice from the LARJ camp, because Lauer is no stranger to melodic, soundscape deep house. Highly recommended.
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Those who follow the release schedule of the RVNG label will rightfully point out that the lion's share of tracks on Blondes self titled debut album are by no means new, having surfaced on a series of conceptual twelves over the course of 2011. However, the themes of duality that permeated those releases were loose at best, and there's a luxurious feeling to letting all eight tracks seep into your senses on a continual loop. The Blondes style can be seen as one dimensional in some respects, however it's obvious that Sam and Zach have matured their sound markedly from the tracks that made up their Merok released debut. You can't really compare the linear nature of tracks on Touched all encompassing devastation of tracks such as "Lover" and few people do hypnotic electronic music of this nature better. There is of course the small matter of the accompanying remixes, which are near perfectly chosen to tease out many different moods from the source material and include some truly excellent efforts from the likes of Andy Stott, Bicep and Rene Hell.
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New York based party-cum-label Let's Play House return with their second release. Following a killer debut from Runaway (aka Marcos Cabral and Jacques Renault, the latter of whom runs LPH with Nik Mercer) the sophomore cut comes from The M.E.B., a new project featuring Chicken Lips man Dean Meredith and fellow Londoners Ben Shenton and Tim Silver. Jacques and Nik have called in New York ace Brennan Green and Juno Plus Podcast alumnus Chicago Damn to remix the two original tracks, namely driving Italo anthem "Il Principal" and the slow burning "M5-M6". The pick of the bunch is Mr Green's piano-soaked remix of "M5 M6", which beefs up the original's key refrain for a slab of chunky disco-house primed for use at LPH's legendary NYC parties and beyond.
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A bevy of house treats are served up on this latest collection from Recovery House, who assemble 22 tight 4/4 grooves on this latest House Music Collection. Definitely slanted on the mainroom/Mediterranean side of things, tracks like Jorgensen & Rosie Romero's "Magnetic", Stefano Noferini's mix of Federico Buratti's "Boogie Love" and Mark Knight & Funkagenda's "Antidote" are just some of the highlights and big name draws on this essential set of 3am house gems.
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Hands down one of the defining tunes of the last few years, "Look Right Through" has made Morgan Geist's side-project, Storm Queen, a top draw among modern house fans. This brand new set of official remixes won't hurt that upward trajectory, as Jamie Jones, Aeroplane and Dimitri From Paris get stuck into this sensational NYC anthem sung by Damon C. Scott. Hot Creations' Jamie Jones goes in for a tasty mainroom-friendly extension that replaces the fluttering chords of the original with a driving acid groove, while Aeroplane turns in an Arp-rockin' Italo rerub that matches the vocal perfectly. Staying most faithful to Geist's original beat though is Dimitri From Paris, whose "Erosdiscomix" embellishes the feel of the original with huge cymbal crashes and piano layers. Let's hope part two of these remix releases is just as hot.
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Having bounced around various European house and techno labels, Paris-based producer Seuil now finds himself nestling in the snug bosom of Circus Company, an imprint famed for its leftfield approach to house and techno. Given his development in recent years, it seems a fitting home. "Don't Trust", featuring the weary, melancholic vocals of Dop, is deep house with a bitter, almost fragile, aftertaste - superb, but not your average floorfiller. Elsewhere, there are more obviously club-friendly sounds, with the jazz drums, moody chords and heady builds of "1999" proving thrillingly irresistible. The bumpin', stripped-back "Jomone" is equally impressive.
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The Scandinavian duo's recent release gets a jazzed out reshape by Olaf Stuut and a spacey but insistent minimal interpretation from Chaijen, but it's all about the reworks of "Drop the Mask of Self-Protection". Dominik Eulberg's take centres on a resonating bass and swirling trance melodies that are undeniably Vath-esque, while Microtrauma's version is populated by chiming bells and rolling, jangly rhythms. Umit Han and Rodskeez push "Mask" into a darker direction, with pulsing basslines and raw beats to the fore, but the undisputed highlight is the Spada remix, where the kind of detuned melodies that made Roman Flugel's Fatty Folders album such a delight dominate.
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The imperious German imprint Workshop Records returns, this time moving away from its tight knit family of artists to welcome Marvin Dash into the fold. Marvin's been around for a minute, with releases on the likes of United States Of Mars, Force Inc and Lowtec's now defunct Out to Lunch dating back to the late 90s. He brings a steady hand to the three productions on offer, with "Track 1" a disco-flecked house roller replete with sparkling synths, twilight keys and cosy, subtle shakers. "Track 2" is the highlight, with crunchy beats offset by rich textures and softly soaring strings. "Track 3" is the real chugger, with moody loops riddled with scuffled Chi-town electronics. As always, utterly essential.
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Despite their fairly deep and tech-tinged roots, Drumpoet Community have a tendency to get anthemic every now and then (see AFMB's spine-tingling "Backup Days" from a couple of years back). This two-tracker from up and coming producer Gianni Siravo is one of those occasions. Lead cut "Basement Chord" is a real shirts-off affair - a riotous, basement-friendly combination of bumpin', boompty-influenced low-end bounce, Detroit-techno influenced hissing hi-hats, rave-era riffery and nagging piano hooks. It even has some sharp, high-end strings and whispered vocal samples. It's not so much big but gargantuan! The accompanying "Basement Dub" tones it down a touch, focusing on the groove for darker late night moments.
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Magda, Marc Houle and Troy Pierce's newly revived Items & Things labelopens 2012 in fine form with Houle's Undercover EP. The title track features some neat vocal vs instrumentation interplay, with a chuggy bassline and tough drums marking it out as a certified fabric floor filler circa 4am Sunday morning. "Triple E" is bouncier, with cheeky bass stabs and vocal stutters leading into more perfectly tweaked low frequencies. There are two fine remixes of "Undercover" to choose from, with Miro Pajic beefing up his version to paranoia-inducing effect, while the Bruno Electric Blanket dub goes subterranean with deep-as-you-can-get bass bringing the most out of that vocal line. Recommended.
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A huge release from one of the biggest stables of house music in the world as Toolroom Knights drop this mix from Swedish legend John Dahlback. Available as either two full-length mixes or as separate full-length tracks, the 38 tunes included span the range of the hottest house sounds of the minute - from Zombie Disco Squad's epic builder "Piano Man", Flight Facilities' "Foreign Language" (mixed by Will Saul and Tam Cooper), TK boss Mark Knight's collaboration with Wolfgang Gartner, "Conscindo", and a host of Dahlback originals like "Heroes" or the fierce mainroom funk of "Work It Out", this is big tuneage whichever way you look at it.
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It's been a while since Pete Dafeet appeared on Lost My Dog, the label he co-founded with fellow East Midlands native Strakes. Fittingly, "Stutter" is arguably his best for some time. The action revolves around snappy, carefully programmed beats with a delightfully steppy quality. There's a rubbery synth bassline and some seriously alien melodies, too, giving the whole thing a great deep house/NY house/nu-disco fusion feel. Mancunian drummer-turned-deep house type Moodymanc offers up two percussion-laden remixes. Of these, it's the hectic, almost tribal Drum Dub that really hits the spot. Bonus track "Rush" is worth a listen, too, if only for its effortlessly cool, mid-90s NYC house vibe.
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It's a mark of the quality and consistency of Visionquest's releases that you can tell them a mile off. This debut EP from four-piece Life & Death is a great example of that. Without checking the label details, you would instantly identify Step Aside as a Visionquest release. It features the label's usual sonic palette - snappy, 808-influenced percussion, woozy synths, sub-bass heavinesss, atmospherics akin to 1980s goth records- and a moody, spoken vocal straight out of the Benoit & Sergio school of thought. Second track "Morgana" flips the script slightly, but it still sounds like a Seth Troxler record. If you, like us, enjoy the Visionquest sound, then, you'll love Step Aside.
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With releases on seminal dub techno imprints Chain Reaction and Echocord, Fluxion has long found himself entrenched within techno's dubbier folklore. Here Konstantinos Soublis presents a three track sampler of his forthcoming Traces LP, with the added bonus of Thomas Fehlmann's remix of "Desert Night". Fluxion enlists the teachings of the late Dennis Brown in "No Man Is An Island", pitching traditional dub reggae elements alongside dub techno sensibilities. The Chain Reaction stalwart then showcases his production prowess by eloquently symphonising the dubby and atmospheric mannerisms of "Desert Night" with an uber deep house groove, quite possibly sending Sven Weisemann scampering for his notebooks in the process. Throbbing wooden drums add weight to "Butiama" as chord stabs and synthesised horns shots rest upon subtle textures, lightly deepened by breathy pads and reverberating hats, proving once again that Echocord's elders have still got it.
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