Review: The Connected label is a joint venture between Terranova and Stereo MCs and it celebrates three years in operation with this fine compilation, featuring new remixes of the label's catalogue. First up is a dreamy, offbeat take of Re.You's "They Vibed" by Olaf Stuut, with Reboot's version of Aaron's "Entropy" featuring Hazel and Carolina Melean following in a similar vein. Tim Engelhardt's dreamy, tranced out take on David Mayer's 'Drained" ups the tempo, while Moscoman's edit brings a deeply hypnotic dimension to David Mayer's percussive "Movement". The compilation is also notable for the fact that it features new material from Stereo MCs, with the breathy vocals and tranced out tones of "Light At" showing how far they have come from their original rap days.
Review: With this fine four-tracker, Acid Pauli and Nico Stojan welcome Mobilee and Connected regular David Mayer to their Ouie label for the very first time. Mayer begins in confident fashion with "The Call", a percussively dense but rhythmically loose workout rich in wonky chants, ethnic instrumentation and bubbly electronics, before smothering bouncy Afro-house drums in blissful tropical electronics on sublime shuffler "Sooner". "Black Queen" is, if anything, even more percussive - if a little moodier thanks to the presence of some Innervisions-esque chords and melodies - while closer "The Girl With No Name" is breezy, deep and picturesque, with plenty of South American hand percussion floating in and out of the mix.
Review: The Future Disco brand has long since stopped releasing anything vaguely disco related; these days, it's all about shimmering deep house and tactile, tech-tinged flavours. All Day Dancing is a concept album of sorts, gathering together a selection of warm, breezy tunes that have rocked open-air parties and beachside festivals the World over this summer. As such, it's a strong collection, showcasing such well-regarded gems as Vimes' "Celestial (Reprise)", Ten Walls' picturesque, string and synth trombone-laden "Walking With Elephants", and Tale of Us' chiming, melancholic remix of Mano Le Tough's "Primative People". Throw in further contributions from Dixon & Guy Gerber, Maya Jane Coles and Booka Shade, and you have a sterling selection.
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