Legendary Sound Research At Juno Download

Review: Germany-based Romanian producer Borrowed Identity has been picking up plaudits of late for his icy and evocative take on deep house. Following releases on Traveller Records and Stripped & Chewed, the 22 year-old has upped sticks and signed with Legendary Sound Research. As an EP, Je T'aime is full of touchy-feely delights, from the cosmic sweep of the early Simoncino-ish "Connection" and old skool deep house blast of "1989 (Summer of Love)", to the '90s deep garage revivalism of "Je T'Aime". There's also a curious but entertaining fusion of deep house and low-slung disco in the shape of "Living With You".

Review: The mysterious (to us, for now) Legendary 1979 Orchestra launches the Legendary Sound Research imprint with three variations on the shimmering house jam "Close Your Eyes". The Legendary drums version opens the release, with crisp, rolling percussion busy in the mix but never overbearing - a hugely pleasant listen and primed for warm-up sets. Up next, the No Drums Just Soul mix strips back the percussion (obviously) with the piano loops and the chopped vocal given room to breathe. Finally, the dub mix - our pick of the bunch - gets nice and deep with those kicks ever so slightly beefed up. An accomplished release for both artist and label.

Review: Usually found lurking in the halls of the Heartbeat Revolutions HQ, nu-disco troubadour Thomass Jackson has, this time, teamed up with relatively new imprint Legendary Sound Research for "The Sound". The title track is a chic excursion into a world of tight funk guitar licks, fluid basslines, and Studio 54 strings. Our favourite mix sees Disko Selectors add a killer electro-disco bassline a la Metro Area and a dark mix is also provided for deeper early hours soirees. Extra tracks "Sat It Good" and "One Atmosphere Shot" supply slick disco-house and space-bounce kick respectively.