Review: Best known as one half of Tiger and Woods, Valerie Del Prete has previously released a handful of singles under the Delphi alias, each of which offers subtle, party-starting tweaks on the much-loved T&W sound. Here he makes his bow on Raibano with a fine two-tracker. Opener 'Take Me' is little less than superb: a killer, slowly unfurling chunk of sample-heavy disco-house brilliance that makes superb use of synth, guitar, vocal and bass samples from a glassy-eyed, early '80s boogie jam. It's basically a loved-up peak-time anthem in waiting. He opts for a tougher, gently jacking sound on sweat-soaked virtual B-side 'Tilting', where hissing drum machine cymbals, stabbing electronic bass, breathless drum machine fills and mind-mangling electronic lead lines rise above a locked-in drum machine beat.
Review: All five instalments of the 36 Hertz 100th release celebrations in one sick and savage place... DJ Vapour has put together something super special here that reflects every aspect, ingredient and flavour of his label. Vibes fly across the jungle spectrum from the likes of French OG Le Lutin's hardcore heavyweight 'Da Ruckusssss' to floatier, more contemporary cuts like Physics' 'Children Of The Night'. Elsewhere we're pummelled into submission by the breaks on Filibration's The Real Door', we're hurled deep down the jungle rabbit hole on cuts like ShupAs' 'Come Selecta' and our heads are torn straight off by the bossman Vapour on cuts like the opener 'How We Used To'. Cool and deadly business; here's to the next 100 releases.
Review: Gerd Janson has looked beyond his usual roster of producers on the latest edition of Running Back's multi-artist EP series. The result is a five-track missive full of genuine gems and scintillating sonic surprises. Our picks of a very strong bunch are the rushing piano house revivalism of Delphi's extra-positive '7_11 House' and the full-throttle, acid-fired breakbeat house hedonism of Baldo's 'Human Connection', where bold chords and fizzing TB-303 lines catch the ear. Elsewhere, Yungrutz's 'Starlight' sounds a little like Tuff City Kids after a couple of drags on a jazz cigarette, 9th House's 'Ara' is a simmering, string-laden treat and Signal Mute's 'Reminiscence' is an exceptionally emotive chunk of tingling deep house beauty.
Review: Scene veteran Sean Brosnan is the selector behind Future Disco's latest all-action collection of nu-disco and disco-inspired house cuts, which is here presented in DJ-friendly, unmixed form. As usual, you'll find a clutch of recent peak-time club hits - see Louie Vega's fantastic rework of Sylvester's "Dance", the brilliant E-Live Remix of Saucy Lady's boogie-powered "Together" and Danny Krvit's simultaneously stomping and spacey Extended Vocal Dub Edit of Emilie Nana's "I Rise" - alongside previously unheard Future Disco edits and lesser-celebrated gems (see Amp Fiddler's "Steppin", Kraak and Smaak's collaboration with Luxxury, and Greg Wilson's exclusive tweak of Sweet Tooth T's cover of Chemise's boogie classic "She Can't Love You").
Review: While there have been occasional deviations from their tried-and-tested formula, the vast majority of Tiger & Woods-related releases turn old boogie jams into loopy house gold. This second EP on their Running Back affiliated T&W Records imprint does things a little differently, most obviously by looking to new wave club cuts and Italo-disco jams for inspiration. Icelander Delphi steps up first, expertly cutting up the bass motif and arpeggio lines from what sounds like a vintage cover version of New Order's "Blue Monday". Marco & Val continue the darker theme on "Indiana Tones", expertly building up a clattering drum machine rhythm via the use of moody chords, sparkling electronics and, eventually, a jammed-out synthesizer bassline.
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