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Review: After a four-year hiatus, Joss Moog and Around7 have decided to reboot their Ondule Recordings imprint. Fittingly, the label's first missive of this new era comes from Around7 himself, making his return to action after a similarly lengthy break to recharge the batteries. The Paris-based producer begins with 'Rise', where subtly evolving (and pleasingly jazzy) electric piano loops ride a metronomic bassline and unfussy house drums before ushering in some superb jazz-funk bass guitar and mazy keyboard solos. Around7 then joins the dots between filter heavy 'French Touch' disco-house, jazzy nu-disco and warehouse-ready hedonism on 'Cuttin' Straight, before joining forces with Joss Moog on the '80s soul sampling deep house strut of 'Shine'.
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OND 051
16 Feb 24
Deep House
16 Feb 24
Deep House
Review: Around7's latest EP is a true homage to a classic house sound with love to Chicago and Detroit, funk, soul, disco and slapping Roland drums. With three distinct numbers here, Around7 skilfully weaves sampled disco loops and hella phase-action into a tapestry of infectious grooves, basslines, kicks - and all that jazz. Straight up Robsoul.
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RB 311
06 Oct 23
Deep House
06 Oct 23
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz
Review: A late-arriving Volume 3 in this series of EP releases from Joss Moog and Sebastien Guertau AKA Around7's 4th Sign project, and it marks something of a departure from the previous two. Where the previous installments (first out in 2016 and reissued in 2020) boasted six full-length tracks apiece, this one packs just three short skits or sketches, not one of them stretching as far as the 2:30 mark. Still, if the laidback, jazzual vibes of Vols 1 and 2 floated your boat then it's pretty certain you're gonna dig what's on offer here too.
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OND 051
08 Sep 23
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
08 Sep 23
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Various
Review: Phil Weeks' long-running French house/deep house label Robsoul Recordings round up the best of their 2020 output in one high-VFM package. As per Robsoul's MO generally, you won't find a lot in the way of navel-gazing introspection or pointless, self-indulgent experimentalism here - Robsoul have always specialised in dropping beats to move your feets and this year's crop doesn't disappoint! The wonky, jazzy garage of The Mekanism's 'Signs', the raw jack of Joss Moog's 'So Good So Fresh', Demuir's strutty hip-houser 'Nice And Dutty' and Jade Cox's looping, west coast-ish 'Realise' are just some of the highlights of a fine collection.
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RBCD 85
08 Jan 21
Deep House
08 Jan 21
Deep House
Various
Review: Next up from the Robsoul Essential crew we take in this stunning new selection as they present the sixth edition of Smokers Delight. It's jam packed with goodies across the hip hop scale, from the smooth yet soulful approach of Ladybird & JFilt on 'All I Wanna Say', to the almost breakbeat drumwork of 'Nightlife' from DJ W!ld and choppy rap stylings of 'Players' from El Pres Beats. It's a fantastic compilation, bringing together a tonne of different futuristic styles, glued together by their emotional sound design. There are a couple of instant favourites for us, including the killer minimal disco link up of Phil Weeks, Joss Moog & Around7 on 'What Can I Do?', alongside the boombap inspired drum work and techy phone melodies of 'Warned Bros.' from Homequest. It's a great listen start to finish!
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RBCD 81
17 Jul 20
Hip Hop/R&B
17 Jul 20
Hip Hop/R&B
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OND 045
16 May 20
Deep House
16 May 20
Deep House
Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: This is the third 'best of' from Phil Weeks' Robsoul in just five months - the label celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2020 - but the quality standard remains high. Featuring several of Weeks' own productions alongside cuts from the likes of DJ W!LD, Jordan Peak and Chris Stussy, the album covers an impressive range of house ground, from filter disco (see, for instance, Weeks/Hector Moralez/Fries & Bridges collab 'Peep Game') to chunky, eyes-down 3am throbbers (Politics Of Dancing's 'Hi Soul') to Weeks & Kid Enigma's retro, electro-tinged 'Love Me Right'. As such, it's a package that warrants investigation by househeads of many persuasions.
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RBCD 76
28 Feb 20
Deep House
28 Feb 20
Deep House
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OND 029
01 Mar 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
01 Mar 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: It's fair to say that Around7 has become one of Robsoul's most fundamental artists, now having released over a dozen EPs for the French imprint. The Paris native has a distinctive sound, one that's embued with swinging MPC force and, of course, a deep-minded jazz sensibility that makes his music appealing to the diggers and DJs alike. Fittingly, "The Woman Behind Me" is a funky house nugget with a charging bass drum and some killer hyptnotics on the upper end of the arrangement; "U Talkin' To Me" is similarly funked-out, except the groove is stripepd back and more moody, unlike the more soulful strides of the samples forming the core of "Philter". All in all, a pretty angelic affair from the Parisian - keep it comin'!
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RB 186
19 Jan 18
Deep House
19 Jan 18
Deep House
Review: For its fifteenth release, Ondule looks to one of its co-founders. Around 7 has been producing house and hip-hop for well over a decade, and brings his deep experience to bare here for an unusual release. The title track is a slinky minimal house groove, featuring a hypnotic vocal sample and a bouncy rhythm. On "C'D'LA Dynamite", he opts for a tougher sound, with Madlib sampled in the middle of a raw, analogue techno workout. The surprises keep coming and "Deconne Pas Morricone" - supposedly a tribute to the esteemed composer - is a lush affair with diva vocals, a spoken word proclaiming that 'the revolution is coming' and lush strings, all playing out over a slinky, bleep-heavy groove.
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OND 015
17 Nov 17
Minimal/Tech House
17 Nov 17
Minimal/Tech House
Various
Review: Something tells us that this compilation isn't about smoking mere tobacco. Perhaps it's the green-eyed bad boy on the cover brandishing a suspiciously plump 'roll up'. Or maybe it's simply because of the hazy, lazy and groovy 70s vibes contained within. Robsoul Essential has managed to overcome the munchies, get off the couch and actually find nine expert reworks of old disco joints. Highlights include the bleary eyed, organic hip-hop beats of "This Is What It Is" by Homequest, the deep, heady loops of "Six Flags" by Chris Carrier and the bonged-out neo-soul of "Mondae".
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RBCD 48
11 Aug 17
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
11 Aug 17
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House
Review: French disco deviant and Robsoul/Ondule mainstay Around 7 is back with more bumpin' and loopy house jams for proper house gangsters on the rather infectious "Discotronic" with its hypnotic bass riff and dusty drums really doing the business. "The Woohh Sound" does exactly what it says on the tin: you could really imagine DJ Sneak or Mark Farina using this one to whip up a frenzy at some Chicago basement party. Finally we have "Kiwi Kawi" which serves up some late night deep house of the smooth and sexy variety.
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RB 172
13 Jan 17
Funky/Club House
13 Jan 17
Funky/Club House
Review: Since first surfacing on Robsoul Records three years ago, Around7 has developed into a producer with a unique musical voice. This latest outing - his second for the Ondule Recordings label he set up with pal Joss Moog last year - contains another quartet of peak-time friendly house bombs. Check, for example, the stuttering, cut-up samples and booming drums of "Let'Z Rock", the boompty-era jazz-house stomp of James Brown-sampling banger "RawZe", and the chunky and dusty deep house swing of "Black & BluZe". Arguably best of all, though, is opener "Bass IZ Walkin", which crafts a hot-to-trot house bumper out and gruff vocal stabs, drowsy chords, and a rising and falling bassline
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OND 009
09 Dec 16
Deep House
09 Dec 16
Deep House
Various
Review: Phil Weeks is without a doubt one the busiest people in the business, with a relentless release schedule on Robsoul that manages consistency, unleashing grooves of the funkiest, bumpiest and loopy variety, week in week out. It's time for another volume of Robsoul's Most Wanted, Vol 6 to be exact and it's an all-star affair as per usual! Highlights for us this time around weren't limited to: label mainstay Around 7 with the funky lo-slung groove that's fittingly titled "Word Of Low", Romanian wunderkind and rising star Guy From Downstairs with the thumping yet emotive soul jam "The Mesteacan", The Bosconi affiliated Minimono on the disco loops of "Buddy Now Buddy" and man of the moment Tommy Vicari Jnr with more quality as displayed on the simply uplifting "Pasci".
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ROBSOULCD 37
21 Oct 16
Funky/Club House
21 Oct 16
Funky/Club House
Various
Review: Phil Weeks' notorious Robsoul Recordings is back with another long awaited volume of Most Wanted: Volume 4 to be exact. All the usual suspects are back to provide some seriously looped out and funked up beats which are worthy arsenal for any serious house DJs CDJs. Highlights are not just limited to: fellow Parisian legends Chris Carrier with the sexy "Inner Activist", DJ W!ld's signature discofied soul stylings on "All About You" and not forgetting D'julz "Ze Box" which perfectly sounds like the City of Lights after midnight. Honorable mentions also to UK legend Nail who serves up the balearic beats of "Say Whut?" and head honcho himself Phil Weeks teaming up with Windy City legend Mike Dunn on "We Need House".
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ROBSOULCD 35
26 Aug 16
Funky/Club House
26 Aug 16
Funky/Club House
Various
Review: Phil Weeks presents another volume of Robsoul Edits and after previously being compiled by the likes of D'julz and Chris Carrier it's now turn for Joss Moog who presents the usual suspects while giving credit to the edit. He did a brilliant job while taking the razor to Phil Weeks/DJ Sneak's funky disco loops on "Class In Session 1" and the dirty afterhours electro-house of Sexicanz "Bring Some Weed To The DJ Booth" and not to mention the red-edits of a bunch of his own tracks such as "Forever Pimpin'" (sexy and dusty deepness!) and "Welcome to Ohio" (Moodymann style jazzy goodness!).
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ROBSOULCD 32
03 Jun 16
Deep House
03 Jun 16
Deep House
Review: It's another Robsoul release so you know what to expect: looped up, sample heavy, downright dusty and funky house of the deeper variety. The title track has the infectious disco repetition of label boss himself Phil Weeks or legend DJ Sneak and is absolutely made to play. On "It Popped Into My Head" things get even deeper and funkier with its bumpy bass rhythmic shuffle plus that unmistakable French touch. There's variety, rest assured; "MPC Ain't Playin'" explores some deep funk breaks on this useful tool while the hip hop vibe continues on "Raw Is The Fight" up until that four to the floor kick drums stomps on in for this delightful street level jam reminiscent of Max Graef and Glenn Astro's stuff.
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RB 161
01 Apr 16
Funky/Club House
01 Apr 16
Funky/Club House
Review: Gallic groove meister Sebastien Guertau (Around7) began his musical quest by playing bass in a jazz-funk ensemble. Eventually he learned to fuse electronics with live instrumentation and boom! His new label (with Joss Moog & Jean Ce) Ondule was born. Le Bel Age translates as 'the best years' and clearly he's talking about where he's at right now - there's three of his best tunes here - the beguiling jazzy shuffle of the title track, remixed into some cool after hours house by Phil Weeks, echoed in the deep house undulations of "Nuit Blanche" and the abstract piano-meets-beats jam, "Grasse Mat".
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OND 003
26 Jun 15
Deep House
26 Jun 15
Deep House
