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Fran Deeper
Review: Spa in Disco main man and long-serving nu-disco/house fusionist Fran Deeper is in fine form on 'Funky Moment', a mid-tempo affair that more than lives up to the promise of its title. Built around a bubbly, low-slung groove rich in rubbery bass guitar and skittish drum machine percussion, the track comes laden with snaking sax lines, spacey synths and just the right amount of intergalactic intent. Ladies On Mars kicks off the accompanying remix package with a warming, rolling nu-disco revision that adds in some razor-sharp synth strings and a touch more peak-time potential, before rising star Andy Buchan smothers it in crispy disco-funk guitars and even more spacey synth sounds. To round off the EP, Sauco delivers a take that joins the dots between dub disco and revivalist electrofunk.
Played by: Pete Herbert, Juno Recommends Disco, Rayko, MANUEL COSTELA, Kongisto, FRAN DEEPER, James Bright
Review: For the latest missive on his popular and prolific Spa In Disco label, Fran Deeper has joined forces with sometime label artist and semi-regular Rayko collaborator Manuel Costela. The pair's original mix is thickset and groovy - a warming, bass-heavy, mid-tempo chunk of nu-disco/summery deep house fusion smothered in rolling percussion, stargazing chords, twinkling effects and languid, laidback synthesiser flourishes. Athenian producer and Leng Records regular Lex reaches for Wurlitzer style organ sounds on his chunkier, marginally more up-tempo remix, dragging the track a little closer to peak-time dancefloors in the process, while James Bright's EP-closing version is brighter, breezier and undeniably more electronic -a sparkling nu-disco workout that should put a fair few smiles on faces when dropped at the right time.
Played by: FINGERMAN, Faze Action, Juno Recommends Disco, Rayko, Andy Downtown Science, MANUEL COSTELA, FRAN DEEPER, Ruff Diamond
Review: Spa In Disco boss Fran Deeper has been responsible for some sizzling music over the last few years, with both original productions and peak-time-ready re-edits on the menu. The Spanish producer's latest single seemingly sits somewhere between the two camps, with 'Sunglasses' delivering a sun-soaked instrumental disco workout rich in echo-laden trumpet solos, Nile Rodgers style guitar licks, Bernard Edwards-esque bass and characterful Clavinet lines. It comes backed with two remixes: a more Clavinet and guitar-heavy house-not-house workout (complete with a spine-tingling breakdown) from Matteo Matteini, and a joyous, life-affirming piano-house take courtesy of Sauco.
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Played by: FRAN DEEPER
Played by: Don Dayglow, Tonbe, J&M BROTHERS, Rayko, Monsieur Van Pratt, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Andy Buchan, FRAN DEEPER, Paul Older
Review: Spain's Rare Wiri serve up four disco/nu-disco cuts that aren't actually as Latin-leaning as the title may lead you to believe. Label boss Rayko and Fran Deeper join forces on a cover of The Steve Miller Band's classic 'Abracadabra' that has a few flamenco guitar flourishes at the start, sure, and the panpipes that grace Hotmood's 'Rapture' (NB: not the Blondie track) hint at South/Central American influences, but elsewhere Cuz Electric's 'Got The Feeling' is a sleazy electric disco-funker with an early 80s feel while Monsieur Von Pratt's 'Tonight' is sheer late 70s NYC exuberance. So check for this whether you're a Latin lover or not!
Played by: Rayko
Review: It had to happen eventually! Two leading lights of the Spanish nu-disco scene, Rare Wiri main man Rayko and Spa In Disco boss Fran Deeper, come together on one EP with predictably high-quality results. In its Original form, 'Desestabilidad' is a hypnotic, pulsating cut in which a big fat squelchy bassline throbs away at the bottom end while arpeggiated synths shimmer and sparkle on top. Alex Arcocha provides a dreamy, Balearic-leaning house remix, while if you need a more stripped-back n' dubby pass for small-hours play, then see the second remix, which comes from the currently on-fire Manuel Costela.
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