Nicholas Church and Joseph Spencer are Casino Times, a production duo and shared musical project that has taken on a variety of diverse shapes and forms since its inception in 2010.
Moving deftly between genres, styles and sounds without once sacrificing their unique sonic identity, Casino Times’ discography showcases two gifted musical minds reimagining and repurposing the conventions of contemporary dance music.
Not just creators but curators, they’re the masterminds behind white-label edit series Casino Edits, responsible for turning out five instantly classic 12”s over six years that have seen widespread popularity and critical praise.
The duo returned to Omena in 2022 after previously releasing two complimentary concept EPs (Decoded / Recoded) to prepare their 2nd full-length record 'A Change In Motion'. A collection of tracks that are the epitome of their unconstrained style of electronic music, blending an array of captivating ideas and atmospheres to form a true voyage through sound.
Review: To celebrate notching up ten years in the game, London blog and party-turned-record label SlothBoogie has decided to offer-up their most ambitious release to date: an epic collection of previously unheard cuts from a mixture of imprint regulars and like-minded friends. There's naturally plenty to set the pulse racing throughout, with highlights including the sparkling jazz-funk-meets-deep house sunshine of Levan's "U R Beautiful In The Face", the deep, breakbeat-driven dreaminess of Philippa's "That's What I Mean By Free", the piano solo-heavy disco-house bump of Leatherette's "Your Love", and the dub disco-meets-acid house heaviness of "Rewind Run" by Pablot. Throw in similarly impressive contributions from Kassian, Luvless, Casino Times and Soul Wun (the classic jazz-house of "Thank You, St Germain") and you have a must-have collection.
Review: Last year's Decoded EP for Omena was arguably one of Casino Times' strongest releases to date, so naturally hopes are high for this belated sequel. The talented twosome hits their stride immediately via the fizzing, bass-heavy bounce of peak-time workout "Voices", before wrapping alien chords and memorable electro melodies around a humid, tropical-influenced broken house rhythm on the notably deeper "Sambra Heat". Elsewhere, the duo's electro influence comes to the fore once more on Extra T's/Newcleus tribute "This Is My Channel", while closer "Display End Sequence" is a deliciously delay-laden chunk of ultra-dreamy deep house bliss.
Review: Wolf Music doesn't release many albums, but when they do, the resulting set is invariably superb. Familiar Circles, Casino Times' long awaited first full length, is certainly quietly confident, with the British house duo delivering a range of hazy, evocative cuts shot through with a hazy sense of loved-up positivity. While breezy, Balearic deep house is their go-to sound - and there's much of that evident throughout - the album also includes nods to "Belfast"-era Orbital (the shuffling electro/deep house hybrid "Oddity"), early Funkineven (the jumpy, modern boogie bliss of "What (Miracle Beat)"), drowsy ambience ("Transit"), and early '90s style intelligent techno (the psychedelic electronics, ambient house melodies and fleeting acid lines of closer "Foundations (End)").
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