Review: Legendary DJ and bon viveur Harvey brings us a third collection of Balearic grooves inspired by his residency at Ibiza's notorious Pikes Hotel, which is now into its fifth year. Highlights of Volume III include Brass Construction's barrio funk classic 'Now Is Tomorrow' and an ultra-chilled reworking of River Ocean's 'Love And Happiness', while in-between you'll find mellow 80s pop, meandering YMO-esque synth excursions, laidback disco from the Peter Jacques Band, horizontal deep house grooves, lounge-y jazz and more besides - as, well, needless to say, as more gently fluttering Spanish guitars than you could clack a pair of castanets at...
Review: Any time that DJ Harvey gives us a sneak peek into the current contents of his record bag - sorry, USB stick - is a cause for celebration. As you can imagine, we're cock-a-hoop that he's decided to deliver a follow-up to his superb 2017 compilation "The Sound of Mercury Rising". As with its predecessor, volume two offers a giddy skip through chiming, synth-heavy original Balearic classics (Mandy Smith, Hugh Mane), weirdo European disco (Marta Acuna), evocative electronic soundscapes (System Olympia), blue-eyed synth-pop (Pamela Nivens), drum machine-powered Middle Eastern madness (Switchdance's sublime "Arabian Ride")and a swathe of tasty contemporary cuts (the jaunty jazz-funk of Midlife, Das Komplex's ace "Slap", Nu Guinea's splendid "Je Vulesse" and Peaking Lights remix of Land of Light being the highlights).
Review: Over the last four years, unheralded Polish scene hero Maciek Sienkiewicz has quietly gone about turning his Father & Son Records and Tapes (FASRAT) label into a must-check imprint for those who like to be surprised and inspired in equal measure. It's for this reason that the label's latest compilation - its third in total - demands your attention. Amongst the thrillingly varied 24-track selection you'll find a cut that sounds like an audio fist fight between Autechre and the Bug ("Candyflipper" by Ifs), an ultra deep and dubby dancefloor throb-job (Steam's "Muzyka Sekwencyina"), a colourful rush through synth-powered nu-disco/house fusion (Millhaus's "Jet Set Leg"), some bluesy dub disco/lo-fi jazz-house fusion (Volvo's "Suibidub") and some suitably popping, bass-heavy beats (Naphta). And that's just for starters. A must check release.
Johannes Klingebiel - "Boys Club" - (6:52) 104 BPM
Review: Mireia's latest EP is something of an all-star affair, with a quintet of well-regarded artists and up and coming producers contributing cuts. Polish studio buff Das Komplex kicks things off with the Balearic-minded, bass guitar-driven dancefloor positivity of "Las", before Johannes Klingbeil doffs a cap to Kraftwerk and cheery '80s synth-pop on the wonderfully melodious "Boys Club". Elsewhere, Manual Binder joins forces with Julian Stetter on the exotic deep house/nu-disco fusion of "Porto", RSS disco dips the tempo on the warm and woozy "We'll Sea" and Conga Fever takes a deep dive into jazz guitar-laden ambient house pastures on the sun-kissed and loved-up closer "Family Affairs".
Review: Mireia's latest EP is something of an all-star affair, with a quintet of well-regarded artists and up and coming producers contributing cuts. Polish studio buff Das Komplex kicks things off with the Balearic-minded, bass guitar-driven dancefloor positivity of "Las", before Johannes Klingbeil doffs a cap to Kraftwerk and cheery '80s synth-pop on the wonderfully melodious "Boys Club". Elsewhere, Manual Binder joins forces with Julian Stetter on the exotic deep house/nu-disco fusion of "Porto", RSS disco dips the tempo on the warm and woozy "We'll Sea" and Conga Fever takes a deep dive into jazz guitar-laden ambient house pastures on the sun-kissed and loved-up closer "Family Affairs".
Review: Hailing from Poland, Das Komplex delivers uncharacteristically sun-kissed disco cuts that dream of distant, tropical shores. Here "Kaczen" takes the listener on a vintage-sounding 17-minute odyssey that incorporates plenty of spacey effects, funky basslines and cowbells aplenty. There are remixes too; Rickhard & Lindbaeck tackle "Like A Fish", turning it into mournful, echoey dreamwave in the process and "Siren" gets twisted into a tense, John Carpenter-style electronic bleeper by U Ka.
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