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Hard Ton
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Review: New German imprint Toy Tonics launch with panache and style, scooping up the instantly familiar Hard Ton for the hard jacking, high pitched action of the Not Again EP. According to the press release, Toy Tonics' remit is to focus on Berlin-centric artists whose music references 90s house and German electrofunk, which makes Hard Ton an obvious candidate. The title track "Not Again" is a glorious combination of fully primed drum machine funk, rich analogue bass, raved up keyboard stabs, deviating acid lines and of course Hard Ton's singularly unique holler. The ever dependable Snuff Crew are a perfect choice to remix the track, stripping down the melodic excesses and introducing their own unpredictable acid refrain and uber raved stabs to give the track a fresh look. Hard Ton's "In This Moment" throws down expansive keys and pads over rigidly framed "Set It Off" drums and it's given a looser, uplifting, almost 90s freestyle sheen by Dimitri From Paris and DJ Rocca.
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TOYT 001
13 Feb 12
Deep House
13 Feb 12
Deep House
Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Disco
Review: A round of applause for Dave Harvey's Futureboogie label, which is closing its doors after a decade in which it's releases got stronger and more varied year on year. This superb compilation acts as the imprint's final testament, offering no less than 20 previously unheard nuggets from the Bristol-based imprint's nearest and dearest. Given the wealth of high-grade material on show, singling out highlights is tough, but our current favourites include the echoing,'80s alternative pop-meets-proto house dubbiness of Tech Support's 'Writers Block', the alien synths, glassy-eyed stabs and bustling electro drums of Warehouse Preservation Society's 'Ron's House', the kaleidoscopic house psychedelia of Manami's 'Nacros.Is', the bleeping, drug-fuelled oddness of Chez De Milo's 'Need Someone' and the breakbeat-acid insanity of Hard Ton's 'Don't Believe The Hype'.
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FBRLP 002
05 Nov 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
05 Nov 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Berlin house head Hard Ton returns to the Toytonics label he inaugurated last year with another round of jacking 90s vocal house. "Food From Love" has all the electrofunk tendencies of his last Toytonics release, combining a raw drum machine rhythm with midnight keys and a rising arpeggio which perfectly complements the yearning Bronski Beat-esque vocal. "From Club To Club" meanwhile wears its rave influences a little more explicitly on its sleeve, with a bubbling acid line and neon house stabs popping off in the background, while the pitched down backing vocals offer a subtle contrast to its companion. "Food Of Love" is also given a rather stunningly deep rework by the legendary DJ Sprinkles, who adds his own meandering bassline and latin percussion elements to give the whole thing a welcome bit of swing, before soaring off on an improvised piano line at the end.
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TOYT 007
25 Mar 13
Deep House
25 Mar 13
Deep House
Review: The ever excellently named Danny Was A Drag Queen imprint return to "Chocolate Black Leather" Ajello's supreme collaboration with Hard Ton with this top heavy selection of remixes. Upon original release it was backed with a ton of revisions from Brennan Green, though this remix EP presents a more varied selection with the likes of Discodromo sharing space with the legend that is Q Burns Abstract Message. It's Cocktail D'Amour duo Discodromo who call shotgun with a propulsive italo remix, which contrasts nicely with the kind of breakbeat meets disco flutter of Tempelhof's effort. The brilliantly named Analog People In a Digital World turn in an expansive ten minute techno effort, whilst Q Burns provides both vocal and dub remixes with the loose limbed latter perhaps the pick of the bunch.
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DWDK 011
07 Oct 11
Disco/Nu-Disco
07 Oct 11
Disco/Nu-Disco
MarilynEXCLUSIVE
Review: New on California's Cordovan label, GSUB's "Hudu" is a sleek UKF/grime banger that will seriously get under your skin despite its relative simplicity. After introducing itself with some tropical snares and tight bass hits, it breaks into a zombified Eastern horn riff which sets about transforming the tune. With the percussion handled just right with Roska-esque clarity, there's little not to love about the original, radio mix and dub versions that make up this very tasty single.
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TON 2
03 Feb 12
Disco/Nu-Disco
03 Feb 12
Disco/Nu-Disco
Jarle Brathen feat Hard Ton
Review: Here's something to get the blood pumping: a surprise collaboration between Norwegian space disco sort Jarle Brathen and party-hearty Italian twosome Hard Ton, whose productions tend towards the camp, muscular and synth-heavy. In its original form, 'Master of Disguise' sits somewhere between Visage style new wave synth-pop (the Hard Ton twosome providing vocals), colourful Norwegian synth-disco and throbbing Italo-disco. Full Pupp label boss naturally steals the show remix-wise, delivering a killer 'Megaedit' of Rodion's Patrick Cowley and Giorgio Moroder-inspired remix - all pulsating, arpeggio-driven bass, sweaty percussion and sparkling electronic flourishes. Also worth a listen are Philipp Lauer's glassy-eyed Balearic disco rubs (vocal and instrumental variations are available), and Prins Thomas's dub style 'Megabeats' DJ tool.
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FPX 008DIGI
02 Apr 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
02 Apr 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Angular, acidic and packed with party action, Italian duo Hard Ton continue to plough their own distinctive analogue brand of house. A sure-fire hit with anyone who enjoys Trax or DJ Pierre output from the good old days, or Hercules & Love Affair output from the good new days for that matter, each of these tracks pumps with a timeless air of Roland-pummelled funk and falsetto-flecked hedonism. Highlights include the jazzy keys and 808 hi-hats of "Monotone" and the crisp acidic riff on "Rise Up".
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KHT 004
24 Jun 13
Funky/Club House
24 Jun 13
Funky/Club House
Played by: Hard Ton
Review: Tongue-in-cheek, hands-in-the-air sweatiness is the order of the day as Hard Ton joins forces with Tom Holkenborg (AKA chart-botherer Junkie XL) to present a quartet of remixes of "Triple XL". The Italian duo's in-house "Reshape" leads the charge, with the delightfully camp vocal riding a Rimini-friendly fusion of Italo-disco, disco-house and mid-80s style Pet Shop Boys. Domenico Torti throws mentalist acid lines into the mix on his full-throttle 'House Mix', while DJ Overdose applies the eyeliner for a trip into breakdance-era electro/new wave fusion. Finally, there's a timely reminder of the talents of the late Andreas Gehm, whose throbbing, hard-as-nails acid house re-make is the EP's best moment.
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BAP 072
25 Jul 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
25 Jul 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Legends of the scene Hard Ton find their way to Permanent Vacation with a most inspired Love Will Save The Day EP. Keeping it real with the electro and disco-leaning dance hit, aka the title-track, it comes served with two banging Lipelis remakes - with the stripped back acid bassline of the remix an inspired highlight, while the instrumental goes hard and sweet too. With a classic Chicago-styled club dub as extra, get yourself back at the dancefloors of Rimini via that lush Chi-Town sound - Love Will Save The Day.
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PERMVAC 3061
20 Oct 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
20 Oct 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Karl Hector & Nicolas Tounga - "Ngunga Yeti Fofa (The Joaquin Joe Claussell's Electric Afrika Version)" (2021 version) - (3:59) 118 BPM
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TOYT116X
30 Apr 21
Deep House
30 Apr 21
Deep House
Review: Anyone who's heard any of Hard Ton's previous output (and he's been around a while, so we're guessing that's most Juno shoppers!) will know there's often a heavy 80s flava to his work. But seldom more so, perhaps, than on this latest offering, brought to you by Peter Invasion and Panthera Krause's Leipzig-based Riotvan label, which suggests a musical youth over which the likes of Soft Cell and Depeche Mode exerted some considerable influence. Nothing wrong with paying tribute to your heroes, of course, but if you're not a big fan of 80s styles then head for Jorkes' remix, which has a slightly more contemporary feel.
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RVN 022
03 Dec 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
03 Dec 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Simonlebon (Luv Shack Records)
Review: Hard Ton are a decadent Italian duo who were 'fused...from the musical loins of DJ Wawashi and heavy metal singer Max' nearly a decade ago. They make electronic dance music that is both sleazy and camp and have had releases on labels like Gigolo, Permanent Vacation and Bordello A Paragi. Here they release a 13-track album, Party Hard Ton, on Austria's Luv Shack label and it's a belter. Highlights include their floaty Ibiza-disco Spiller collaboration "Right Now", the otherwordly synth ballad "Be My Spell" (featuring Adriano Canzian) and the nasty jackin' narrative of "Stumblin'" (which features London's own Johnny Woo). Essential party material.
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LUV 025
12 May 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
12 May 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
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IDI 008C
04 Oct 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
04 Oct 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
