Review: Darlyn Vlys, head of Polaris Records, returns with a stellar sonic journey in his latest EP for Pets Recordings. Known for his cosmic dancefloor adventures, Vlys presents two meticulously crafted tracks, "Surrender" and "Rampage." The title track leads listeners on an electrifying odyssey with its laser-focused production, seamlessly blending pulsating struts and mesmerising vocoder vocals, urging us to succumb to the dancefloor's allure. "Rampage" introduces a darker, cinematic dimension with its thumping kick, rattling snares, and haunting spoken vocals. This impressive Pets debut showcases the French artist's unique fusion of cosmic energy, dynamic beats, and cinematic allure in two compelling numbers. Surrender to the music.
Review: Alex Niggeman has gone all-out on the 10th anniversary celebrations of his AEON label. Having already released countless special EPs featuring new tracks from core artists, he's now serving up a pair of releases featuring fresh reworks of classic cuts from the catalogue. There's much to admire on this second EP of two, starting with Running Back boss Gerd Janson's throbbing, Italo-meets-acid house style revision of Niggeman's own 'Just a Little', featuring bright, freestyle-esque synth lead lines and an atmospheric spoken word vocal by Jonny Cruz. Fedele delivers a dirty, hypnotic and warehouse-ready take on 'Serpentine' by Darlyn Vlys, before Aera steal the show with a tribal-tinged early morning tech-house revision of Musumeci & Aldebaran's 'Escape'. Dodi Palese's EP-ending, melody-rich rework of Jepe's 'Ginevra' is pretty darn tasty, too.
Review: TAU bosses Adana Twins have always used the label's annual Spektrum compilations to showcase the quality and variety of the imprint's output, with tracks coming from both established artists and new signings. They've stuck to the same principles on volume four in the series, resulting in another strong collection of guaranteed dancefloor hits and pleasant surprises. Highlights come thick and fast throughout, from the psychedelic, post-tech-house trip of AIKON's 'Magenta', the deep space electro shuffle of 'Forever Mornings' by Echnonomist, and the bouncy, acid house-goes-boompty sweatiness of SXF's 'Workshop 5', to the throbbing Itali-disco revivalism of GUMM's 'Heroes Call', the sleazy TB-303 insanity of Adana Twins' 'Feel The Acid', and the fuzzy, hypnotic Berlin house haziness of 'The Covenant' by Volar.
Review: Theus Mago's Duro label decides to look back on the last-half decade with glee in this Hard Five Retrospective bringing together a huge compilation to help remind us what life's gonna be like when we're allowed back on the dancefloor! Not just bells and whistles, Duro keeps its flavours deep with cuts from Rigopolar in the Jean Michel Jarre/coldwave vibes of "Espiral" matched by the heavy beats and juicy basslines of Max Jones's "Poche". Earlier on you'll find some rare Tyu jams - our pick being the Espacio remix to "Stephen Hawking" - next to a selection of choice Bufi cuts (we recommended the Mio remix), with Mago going deep himself in the groove-centric "Luna". Other dope jams include Bruha's 808-driven "Ladra", Sascha Funke's remix to Motel77 and Rina & Benji killer workout "Koshmaro".
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