Review: CheapEdits hails from Corfu, goes by the name of Achilleas in real life and also makes house music under the name FOG. As CheapEdits, though, he specialises in "Balearica, downtempo and nu wave Italo shapes", with the title track here every bit as archetypally 'cosmic' as you might expect. 'Emotionless' continues in the same vein, but then comes a curveball in the form of 'Love Capsule' - the pick, to these ears - with its dark, rolling breakbeats and first-gen house-y synths. We then move into Balearic territory with the guitar-flecked 'Ode To My Youth' before 'To Soma' plays us out on a more 80s-sounding tip.
Review: Even by the sun-soaked, life-affirming standards of Music For Dreams, there's something particularly special about this overwhelmingly Balearic outing from Greek producer CheapEdits. 'Blue Bailando (Azure Mix)' is his tribute to the deep blue ocean: a shimmering, mood-enhancing fusion of tactile post Italo-disco grooves, layered synthesizer sounds and saucer-eyed melodies. The four tracks accompanying it go further towards "sunset at Caf? Del Mar" territory, with highlights including the acoustic guitar-sporting Benet collaboration 'Dreams Are Forbidden', immersive Balearic synth-pop throb-job 'OK Boomer' and the rushing, enveloping dancefloor soundscape that is 'One Breath Away'.
Review: If life teaches you anything it's to expect the unexpected. Here the mighty re-edit label Katakana deliver their 42nd instalment of scapel jobs. However, this time, rather than have a specific producer curate an EP, they've shaken up the formula and delivered a compilation of edits. There's a whopping 24 reworks to enjoy too, many thrills and spills, but our favourites include Morlack's explosive drum-lead MJ cover, "Don't Stop", Mister Vagz' corny 60s mash-up "Love Me Venus" and Dim Zach & Deem's baggy rework of the Happy Monday's sublime "Loose Fit".
Review: Nothing cheap about the complier of the latest installment of Katakana Edits series. Cheapedits has lined up a sizzling selection of party-orientated scalpel jobs, and gives The Supremes a thorough early 90s hip-house makeover on "Stopin". Inxs get a sleazy big beat facelift on "Tonight", and it's all about the vintage 60s shuffle on "Blacktel". "Buyer" provides some poppy ska and "Qui Qui" wraps things up with closing-time-at-a-tequila-bar vibe.
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