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Jimpster will release a new album entitled Porchlight & Rockingchairs via his Freerange Records label in May.
Jimpster returns with new album Porchlight & Rockingchairs
by Juno Plus on 25.02.2013 at 13:00pmDelusions Of Grandeur present Recloose
by Juno Plus on 17.08.2012 at 11:31am
In what can only be described as a bona fide coup, Delusions Of Grandeur have collared celebrated Planet E and Rush Hour artist Recloose for their latest release – and thrown in a Tornado Wallace remix for good measure.
Tornado Wallace enters the Underground Sugar Cave
by Juno Plus on 28.10.2011 at 13:02pm
Australian producer Tornado Wallace will return to the Delusions Of Grandeur imprint in November with the three-track Underground Sugar Caves EP, featuring a remix from the Idjut Boys.
MCDE reveals new alias for Delusions Of Grandeur
by Juno Plus on 10.10.2011 at 14:19pm
The next release on reliable deep house label Delusions Of Grandeur will be a collaborative EP from Belgian duo FCL and Danilo Plessow, working under his new VFB alias.
6th Borough Project – One Night In The Borough review
by Juno Plus on 03.06.2011 at 15:36pmThanks to three previous 12” and digital samplers, most of you will have a fair idea what to expect from this debut full-length from Scottish house-disco fusionists Graeme Clark and Craig Smith. With a mix of disco-influenced deep house, slick tech-house grooves and sample-heavy bumpers, the samplers hinted at greatness. Out of context, though, the collated tracks just sounded like solid dancefloor fare.
This is the strongest argument in One Night In The Borough’s favour. While individual tracks are strong – and, in most cases, deliciously DJ-friendly – it was clearly designed to be listened to in sequence, as a single body of work. Basically, it was designed as a “proper” album, and therefore should be listened to as an album. Following a crackly, spoken word intro, we’re treated to the typically atmospheric “Just Let Yourself Go” – a near beatless burst of starry-eyed goodness that’s almost Balearic in its endorphin-inducing loveliness. When the piano-laden slow house jam “If The Feeling’s Right” and midtempo chug of “BURT (The Journey)” fade to silence 10 minutes later, you know you’re in for a treat.
Over the next 70 minutes, that’s how it pans out. There’s little deviation away from the duo’s distinct house pulse and brilliantly chosen disco, soul and boogie samples (aside, perhaps, from the hip-hop tempo downtempo jam “Settle”), but that does nothing to dampen the mood. In fact, it gives the album a coherence and flow often missing from full-length house sets. It helps that there’s plenty of variety within that – contrast the slamming loopiness of “Find A Way” or the breezy soulfulness of “Back To Me” with the hypnotic Balearic chug of “Deep C” or the retro-futurist vibrancy of “Changin’”. House is their currency, but house is a broad church – and they’re determined to use that freedom wisely.
Matt Anniss
6th Borough Project ready debut album
by Juno Plus on 14.02.2011 at 15:40pm
Delusions of Grandeur will dip their toes into the artist album market for the first time this May with a much anticipated debut set from Glaswegian deep house fusionists 6th Borough Project.
Ones To Watch (No 17): Tornado Wallace
by Juno Plus on 22.11.2010 at 10:51am
When the inevitable music media-wide glance back at 2010 takes place sometime towards the end of December, those with an eye for the point where disco meets house will have one or two sentences of praise for Tornado Wallace. The mustachioed alter ego of Melbourne based producer Lewie Day – known for housier productions on murmur and 8bit – released a breakthrough EP on Jimpster’s Delusions Of Grandeur imprint replete with Linkwood remix earlier this year which turned heads.
Subsequent remixes for Eddie C and Loin Brothers on Hometaping and Future Classic as well as another Delusions of Grandeur twelve inch have really marked Wallace out as one to watch in the coming twelve months. Our man down under, James Manning from Tea & Techno, managed to pin down Mr Wallace for a little chat about how it all began and where it is going.
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Tornado Wallace – Always Twirling review
by Juno Plus on 01.11.2010 at 14:46pmSmoothly casting aside all preconceptions about thirteen being an unlucky number, Delusions of Grandeur reach the release milestone with another classy twelve inch. Australian wunderkid Tornado Wallace is once again at the controls with three cuts which fully demonstrate how his panache for production has developed since he debuted on DOG with “Paddlin” earlier this year.
Since then, young Wallace has delivered some fine remixes – with the recent deep Detroit refix of Eddie C on Hometaping impressing in particular – which have secured plenty of play from the likes of Cottam, The Revenge and Tony Lionni. Always Twirling is likely to promote Wallace to the premier league of deep house and disco taste makers such as the aforementioned.
The title track hogs the A Side and is characterised by a vocal hook advertising the return of Wallace. It’s the kaleidoscopic treatment of pads that draw you in though, and the beguiling rattle of 808s and soaring strings that leave the lasting impression on this track that increases with emotive potency as it progresses.
The sweet sensation aroused on “Always Twirling” dissipates with the onset of darkness and intensity inherent in B Side opener “Twirl & The Beanstalk”. A raw dusty beatdown is augmented by a twisting synth rhythm that worms its way deep into your cerebral cortex. The surfeit of vocal edits that maintain this rhythm become barely recognisable beneath the increasingly chaotic array of percussive delight that grows to dominate the track.
The final “Whispering Twirl” affords your senses a much needed break, switching down a notch or two, laying down electric piano melodies over a bumping mid tempo boogie beat. Generous usage of filtered chords adds yet more emotive feeling to the groove.
Tony Poland
Featured DJ Chart: Trickski
by Juno Plus on 01.05.2010 at 13:48pm
Trickski are, to use a well worn phrase, so hot right now. The Berlin-based duo (real names Yannick Labbé and Daniel Becker) have just dropped the Warm Up EP on Freerange offshoot Delusions of Grandeur, and it’s been rapturously received by members of the slow, sleazy-does-it deep house community. Renowned for DJ sets that touch on not just deep house but elements of disco and techno, we were intrigued as to what they had in their record bags this month. So we shot off a speculative email, and the results were fascinating, with the duo offering Juno Plus a detailed insight into their top tunes for April.
Manuel Tur – Beasts and Birds review
by Juno Plus on 31.03.2010 at 09:38am
Artist: Manuel Tur
Title: Beasts and the Birds
Label: Delusions Of Grandeur
Genre: Disco/Nu-Disco
Format: 12″, Digital
Buy From: Juno Records, Juno Download
Manuel Tur arrives on Delusions of Grandeur’s eighth release on top of a wave of recent productivity. He has been putting out his own singles on labels such as Pokerflat, Freerange, Mild Pitch and Drumpoet in addition to his work as one half of his Ribn project with partner Lagenberg, not to mention a plethora of remixes.
His latest solo effort, “Beasts and the Birds” lets his shimmering deep house lead the way over two original tracks and remix from Tim Toh. “Fianchetto” opens the release in a dark and spaced out mood. Ultra deep from start to finish, the tight percussion merges with warm, subby disco beats and echoing horns to make for disturbingly hypnotic listening. The breakdown reduces the tune to strange vocal parts and alien FX, creating a wonderfully spooky atmosphere that sounds even more massive on the big systems.
Developing the disco theme further, “Beast and the Birds” sounds like super contemporary disco, keeping the style of the sound but in a heavily looped fashion that draws on the attitude and characteristics of Detroit. The beat is the driving force here, but we also get some horns and guitar alongside tidy percussion as this deep track rolls along contentedly. Young German producer, Tim Toh is on had to finish the release with a remix of the title track. He stretches “Beasts and the Birds” out in a delightfully abstract nine minute journey. Heavily layered, the remix keeps the vibe of Manuel Tur’s offering, but twists it around new layers of sound.
This is raw house music from Manuel Tur here. Tapping into his deep, slightly edgy sound, “Beasts and the Birds” continues to show us that he knows how to create an atmosphere whilst exploring the deepest regions of house.
Review: Tom Jones
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