Review: Leading South American disco label U're Guay serve up a 13-track collection released in honour of Pride month. James Rod's 'Space Thunders' gets us started in epic, surging nu-disco mode, before Pepo Fernandez's 'Boys' kicks off a romp through hi-camp, hi-NRG pastures. As the album moves on, though, we're treated to everything from the strutty tech-funk of WeAmp's' 'Hair In The Air' to Imanol's driving, apocalyptic 'Follow The Stars' with its hints of Italo and acid, via the dark techno pulse of Axel Sundelin's 'Astroglide', Colau's garage-y 'Girl I Cried' and more, with Aleito's 'Nurse Hermosin' providing the obligatory mellower, temperature-lowering closer.
Review: For a certain type of buyer, anything with the names Aleito, James Rod and Azaria attached to it is likely to be an essential purchase, but let's try and describe it anyway! Synth-y nu-disco is, naturally, the order of the day here, with Aleito's original mix topping a bass-y, chugging groove with Italo-esque synths that wibble and flutter like it was going out fashion, while Rod beefs things up considerably on a mix that could find itself surprisingly at home on progressive/melodic house floors, and Azaria goes for the jugular with a rub that ticks the box marked 'eyes-down and driving'.
Review: Golden Soul Records is an independent label based in Spain which specialises in rare classics reinterpreted for modern dancefloors. Following up some great EPs by the likes of Lusca and Daniel Monaco, they now have Huelva-based Alex Morgan aka Aleito on board for their 42nd release. Features the evocative lo-slung and discofied soul of "Always Here", as well as some emotive minimal house that's perfect for the afterhours as heard on "Eso Rhythm ''. Closing out this impressive EP is the slinky and hypnotic tech house journey "Mazalan" which is as moody as you like it. A diverse affair over its three tracks, representative of the consistent quality coming from James Rod's label.
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