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Ilya Santana
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Review: Clocking it at just under 2.5 hours long, you certainly can't fault this Rare Wiri year-end label comp on the value for money front! With 23 tracks on offer there's no room here to go into them all individually, and you probably have a pretty good idea of the label's particular electronic, 80s-leaning flavour of nu-disco anyway. Suffice to say, then, that Rare Wiri's many existing fans will be more than satisfied while newbies - if there are any left! - should start with AINZ's chunky, sleazy 'Hangover', the Italo strut of From Beyond's 'Non Analogue', MR Gee's throbbing 'Gravity', Rune Lindbaek's sci-fi refix of Ilya Santana's 'Cosmos Rising' or, a personal fave, Kelton Prime's 'Disco Arpeggio', wherein nu-disco meets garage vox...
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RW 227
25 Dec 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
25 Dec 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Four tracks of heavily electronic disco make up this latest V/A collection from Rakyo's Rare Wiri stable. Ilya Santana gets the ball rolling with the ominous, cinematic 'After Dark', before Kay-chi & Keymon drag us onto the early 80s dancefloor with 'Patches Of Light' feat Kally Voo. The label boss himself then steps up with 'Relax Your Body', which looks to styles like cosmic disco, EBM and Belgian new beat for inspiration, before the EP's completed by MR Gee's 'Under The Moonlight', which opens with a mood-setting manic cackle then breaks out into something of a moody, midtempo synth epic.
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RW 219
30 Oct 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
30 Oct 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Four tracks from as many artists make up this latest V/A offering from Rayko's Rare Wiri, with a couple of heavy-hitters sharing the stage with a brace of newcomers. Up first is new boy Billy Woods, who channels early 80s cod reggae vibes on not-unlikable opener 'Reggae Music' before Spanish veteran Ilya Santana shows us how the big boys do it with the surging, euphoric and lightly rock-tinged nu-disco of 'X Factor'. Label chief Rayko then steps up with the decidedly 80s-sounding 'Jabdah' before Leo Zero plays us out with the rawk geetars of 'All Is Fair'.
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RW 217
16 Oct 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
16 Oct 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, Rayko, Ilya Santana, Discoholic Ken, BRENDON P, Kongisto, FRAN DEEPER, Warriors of the Dystotheque, Saint-Loup-en-Bray
Review: Born back in 2008, Rayko's Rare Wiri mark their 200th release with an album-length compilation featuring 12 brand new cuts from what the man himself describes simply as "some of my favourite artists out there". The album starts out in laidback, Balearic mode with Secret Soul Society's 'Draw Of The Cards' and ends up back there with Manolo's 'By The Moon', but in-between you'll find the looping, funked-up deep house of Fran Deeper's 'Lost Baby', the shape-throwing 80s Faltermeyer-isms of Kelton Prima's 'The Beggining', Ilya Santana's floor-friendly cover of Vangelis's 'Dervish D', the electro nouveau of From Beyond's 'Star Slip' and more besides. Here's to 200 more!
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RW 200
26 Jun 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
26 Jun 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Spanish don Ilya Santana returns to Rare Wiri and ropes in Scandinavian counterpart Rune Lindbaek on remix duties. In its Original form, 'Cosmos Rising' - as you can probably guess from the title alone - comes from that part of the musical spectrum where Italo/cosmic disco and progressive house/melodic techno collide, and as such should work on any floor where they like it big, bold and trippy. But it's the Rune Lindbaek Remix that nudges it for yours truly, being an even bigger, bolder and trippier pass with warehouse-friendly kicks and some added spoken vocal samples paying homage to the special magic of the mushroom.
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RW 183
27 Feb 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
27 Feb 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: The trio of Ilya Santana, Rune Lindbaek and Rayko is surely a line-up to get any nu-disco lover's mouth watering, but do be aware that the clue's very much in the title here, with all three producers drawing heavily on Spanish/Latin influences - Lindbaek's 'Moonlight', in particular, may invoke memories of sangria-sozzled evenings on youthful package holidays. Conversely, if you're NOT a huge fan of Latin sounds generally, then Santana's 'Fresa' is probably the one to head for, operating as it does in slightly more typical nu-disco territory, with only the vocal and strings bringing a hint of Latin flava.
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RW 170
31 Oct 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
31 Oct 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: Black Hawks of Panama, Alkalino, Juno Recommends Disco, Rayko, Martin Brodin, FRAN DEEPER, Andy Buchan
Review: Rare Wiri's 'Retro Future Disco' series, launched in 2016, reaches its third installment - and with 10 tracks on offer, many of them coming from scene big-hitters like Alkalino, Ilya Santana, C Da Afro, Andy Buchan and of course label boss Rayko, nu-disco lovers will be salivating already! Generally speaking it's synth-tastic grooves inspired by Italo and cosmic disco that lead the charge here - though, given the talent roster, you'd expect a certain degree of stylistic variety, and you'll find such in Buchan's rawer, more funk-leaning 'Family Kings' and the soulful vibes of The Beatbroker's 'Belong 2 Me'.
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RW 124
27 Sep 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
27 Sep 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: Pete Herbert, Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Downtempo, Rayko, DJ ROCCA, SAUCO, FRAN DEEPER, Juno Download
Review: After 12 years in the game, Spanish nu-disco stable have reached the 100-release milestone, and they're celebrating with an imaginatively titled compilation packing eight brand new tracks that have been handpicked by label boss Rayko. Obviously, with eight tracks from as many artists there's a fair degree of stylistic variety on offer, but the emphasis generally is on heavily electronic grooves - sometimes veering into Balearic/coffee table pastures, sometimes served with a darker, more leftfield twist. It's really more of a home listening album than a collection of club cuts, but for dancefloor purposes start with the contributions from Ilya Santana and Sauco...
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RW 100
11 Jan 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
11 Jan 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: For their latest tidy trip into re-edit territory, Rare Wiri has turned to the undisputed talents of synthesizer-loving nu-disco don Ilya Santana and label founder Rayko. The latter offers up some chunky, delay-laden P-funk thrills in the shape of "Revenge of the Rare Wiri", before returning later in the EP with the eyes-closed rock style guitar solos, thickset synth bass and swirling female backing vocals of poodle perm-sporting mid-80s MTV wig-out "Demons". Santana charges off on an Italo-disco flex on the arpeggio-driven, synth-sporting sleaziness of "Angie", while closing cut "Dreams" is a pitched-down shuffler laden with robotic vocoder vocals, bold synthesizer riffs and more pulsating, arpeggio style bass.
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RW 062
26 Aug 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
26 Aug 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Disco, Rayko, LEGO EDIT, JAMES ROD, SEEN ON TV, Paper Street Soul, Ruff Diamond
Review: Spain's Rare Wiri label bring us their second retrospective label comp, which follows on the heels of last year's Vol 1, and just a quick glance at the artists involved - who include Ilya Santana, Rayko, The Beat Broker, Yam Who? and Ziggy Phunk - will give the initiated a pretty good idea of the quality on offer! Gazeebo's 'Soul Dance' is rooted in the deep funk of the early 70s, Phunk's 'Let It Move You' is a brass-spangled disco-house groover, Rayko's 'B-Nano' has an 80s Italo vibe, 'Whishbone' by Parissior channels late 70s Euro-disco, and so it goes on for six more very playable nu-disco bullets.
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RW 057
12 Apr 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
12 Apr 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: FINGERMAN, YAM WHO?, Tonbe, Rayko, Limpodisco, LEGO EDIT, 80's Child, JAMES ROD, Andy Buchan, Sould Out, Ruff Diamond
Review: Following a fine retrospective of "original productions and reworks" earlier in the month, the Rare Wiri label has prepped another killer compilation to help mark the imprint's 10th birthday. This time round, boss man Rayko has gathered together some of the label's most potent re-edits. The quality threshold remains impressively high throughout, with highlights including James Rod's chugging and cheery disco-boogie shuffler "So Easy", the dreamy deep house throb of In Flagranti's loopy version of "Walking In The Rain", the sparkling saccharine soul/jazz-funk flex of Yam Who's revision of "In Your Eyes" and the pulsating Italo-disco/disco-funk fusion of Ziggy Phunk's take on "One Evening". Throw in a clutch of top-notch Rayko re-edits and the result is an essential collection of floor-focused reworks.
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RW 055
22 Feb 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
22 Feb 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Review: Hearty congratulations to Rayko, whose Rare Wiri label has just turned ten. To celebrate the label's decade in dance, the Spanish producer has put together this fittingly fine collection of archive cuts. It features no re-edits, just original tracks and associated remixes. There's plenty to set the pulse racing throughout, from the Clavinet-sporting crunchiness of Limpdisco's compilation-opening "Moving To '70s" and Spiritcatcher's D-Train style NYC boogie revision of Julian Sanza's "Can't Stop The Feeling", to the jazz funk-flecked deep house/disco fusion of Nowsense's "Smile" and Situation's wonderfully atmospheric electro-acid revision of James Rod's "Disco Rocket". Naturally, there are plenty of Rayko tracks and remixes dotted throughout, including a wonderfully spacey and bass-heavy take on Ilya Santana's "Electrik Mind".
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RW 054
04 Feb 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
04 Feb 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: It's time to welcome back Spanish nu-disco veteran Ilya Santana, who has been missing in action, presumed DJing, for the best part of two years. As comebacks go, "Electric Mind" is pretty darn good. Underpinned by druggy, Italo-disco style arpeggio lines and squeezable synth-bass, the slo-mo shuffler's best asset is undoubtedly the wild variety of vintage synthesizer lines that Santana smartly layers on top. The remixes are rather tasty, too. There's a decidedly Baldelli-esque, guitar-laden "Cosmic Western" remix from Rare Wiri boss man Rayko, while label regular James Rod pushes up the tempo and emphasizes Santana's Italo-disco influences on his dancefloor-friendly revision.
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RW 041
17 Jul 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
17 Jul 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: DAVE GERRARD, YAM WHO?, Don Dayglow, In Flagranti, J&M BROTHERS, Rayko, Limpodisco, Future Bones, BRENDON P, 80's Child, JAMES ROD, That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Andy Buchan, Sould Out, SITUATION, Disco Funk Spinner - D.F.S, FRAN DEEPER, Paper Street Soul
Review: Spanish producer Rayko has delivered some impressive dancefloor magic courtesy of his Rare Wiri label. Ranging from re-edits to deep nu-disco and everything in between, the imprints sound is all encompassing. That philosophy is fully explored here on Retro Future Disco, bringing all kinds of disco approaches to the table. Highlights include the schmokin' 70s jazz-funk of "Hot Head Disco" by Psychemagik, the legendary Il Flagranti's rare re-edit of new wave classic "Walking In The Rain" by Flash & The Pan and the dreamy, star-crossed synth-pop of "In Your Eyes" by Yam Who? Something for everyone here.
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RW 035
28 Nov 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
28 Nov 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Spain's 'chunk house' hero Ilya Santana has joined forces with Midlands nu-disco guy Slync for this mutual musical love-in. First up is Santana with the dreamy six minute Italo-disco-meets-Balaeric of "Midway". Slync then takes the track on a much more laid-back trip with plenty of delayed guitars and loops. He then provides his own "Don't Cha", a fluffy handbag house confection, for Santana's remixing hands where it becomes an exhilarating hiNRG odyssey.
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RW 028
30 May 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
30 May 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Rayko
Review: All of a sudden, Rayko is getting a little nostalgic. Here, he goes Back To The Roots of his Rare Wiri imprint, offering up brand new remixes of the cuts that appeared on the label's first release way back in 2008. First up, Phunktastike and Julian Sanza remix Ilya Santana's "Instrumental Odyssey". Sanza steals the show with a sparkling Balearic disco re-rub built around his own rubbery electric bass, chugging beats and flowery synth solos. There's a similarly terrace-friendly feel about Sportito's breezy and atmospheric take on Rayko's "White Russian", while Lone Soldier turns the same track into a low-slung, Italo-influenced chugger.
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RW 020
29 Jun 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
29 Jun 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Review: The '80s man from Madrid - Rayko - returns at the helm of a whole compilation of sleek synth cuts, Rare Wiri Chronicles. The timing couldn't be more perfect with the sunshine vibes collected here guaranteed to dispel even the slightest thought of winter blues. Highlights include the Sasse-esque digi-sweat-funk grind, "Wanting You" by Illya Rudman, Rayko & Landerground's sensual sophisti-pop seducer, "Mechanical Life" and the spacey Italo-disco joint, "Air Shark" by Phoreski.
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RW 019
08 Dec 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
08 Dec 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
Logic BabyEXCLUSIVE
Review: Two Spanish stalwarts of the nu-disco and edits scene join forces on this two-track EP. As you'd expect from Rayko's Rare Wiri label, the emphasis is on re-edits, though there's enough additional production and contemporary trickery on display than you're average scalpel cut. Ilya Santana steps up first with "Logic", a decidedly cosmic, and trippy re-build of Japanese producer Logic System's 1981 electronic classic "Clash (Chinjyu of Sun)". Rayko, meanwhile, drops "Baby", a similarly dubbed-out and floor-friendly remake of what sounds like a forgotten Italo classic. Knowing Rayko, it could just as easily be something well known put through the mangler; either way, it's one of his strongest cuts for some time.
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RWD 007
16 Dec 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
16 Dec 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: Dj XS (FVUK), Julian Sanza, FINGERMAN, Rayko, Soulfuledge, Andy Buchan, FRAN DEEPER, Paul Older
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SPA 100
16 Oct 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
16 Oct 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Review: As the title suggests, Spa In Disco's latest multi-artist extravaganza is aimed aquarely at dancefloors, though in these times is more likely to inspire bedroom DJs to dance around their kitchens or living rooms. There's plenty to get the juices flowing amongst the eight tracks on show. Check first the rubbery bass, sparkling pianos and summery nu-disco vibes of Future Feelings' rushing "Bold Drink", before turning your attention to the revivalist Italo-disco chug of Sauco's "Orion" and the hard-wired, acid-flecked analogue chug of Ilya Santana's superb "Obscure". Highlights elsewhere on the EP include the revivalist electrofunk chunkiness of Juan Soto's "Oh Ziggy, Will You Ever Win", the dreamy Balearic breakdowns of Rayko's "Jungle" and the up-beat nu-disco cheeriness of Aimes' "Caf? Disco".
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SPA 079
01 May 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
01 May 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
The Glimmers / Various
Played by: Dicky Trisco, Homegroove Project, Andrew Clarke, Henri Kohn, Pete Herbert, Fab Mayday, CC:DISCO!, BRUNO FROM IBIZA, Future Feelings, Reed & Radley, Jakobin & Domino
Review: Ten years ago, Eskimo Recordings emerged from Ghent, as an outlet for mix albums from hometown heroes the Glimmers. Since then, the label has gone on to be a leading light on the nu-disco and nu Balearic scenes. Fittingly, this expansive tenth anniversary set was put together by the Glimmers, and features two solo DJ mixes featuring label highlights aplenty. For DJs, the real bonus is the huge selection of unmixed tracks on display, which adeptly showcases the depth and variety of the label's output. Highlights are plentiful, from the woozy Scandolearic vibes of Lindstrom & Prins Thomas and brilliance of early Aeroplane, to the sun-bright dream pop of Hiem, and the bouncing dancefloor groovery of LHAS Inc.
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541416 505648DDJ
05 Nov 12
Disco/Nu-Disco
05 Nov 12
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Ilya Santana, a man whom we can say with some degree of certainty is the Cayman Islands' finest disco export, releases this lovely new EP via Eskimo Recordings. Santana's pedigree is well established - his first ever release came on Daniel Wang's Balihu imprint no less, with subsequent productions seeing the light of day on Tirk, Permanent Vacation and Gomma. He also released two fine 12?s on Eskimo in 2010, namely Burning Jupiter and Erin. "Transborder" is classic Santana tackle - 80s synth work, emotive strings and an immensely pleasing disco thud. Remixes come from two esteemed sources; Minilogue (Mule Electronic, Cocoon, Wagon Repair) and Letherette (Planet Mu, Warp, Ho Tep). For our money it's Letherette's off kilter, twinkling re-rub that resonates the most.
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541416 504084D
07 Feb 11
Disco/Nu-Disco
07 Feb 11
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Ilya Santana uses complex structures and enchanted melodies in his music in an attempt to uncover hidden emotions. Having previously remixed The Human League, The Phenomenal Handclap Band and Lindstrom, Santana's first release for Eskimo is "Burning Jupiter," a spaced out, disco tinged piece of electronic. The singles precedes his debut artist album, out later this year.
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541416503314D
01 Feb 10
Disco/Nu-Disco
01 Feb 10
Disco/Nu-Disco
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AR 061
13 Oct 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
13 Oct 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
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AR 057
25 Aug 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
25 Aug 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: The Canary Islands' own disco don Ilya Santana has never been afraid of wearing his love for all things 80s on his sleeve, with this new two-tracker on his own Astrolead Recordings being but the latest example. 'Doublecross' is a reworking of the 1980 track of the same name by South African disco-rock fusionists Hot RS, who were best known for a disco cover of 'House Of The Rising Sun', while the synth-tastic, sci-fi-esque 'Underwater' originally featured on the 1979 long-player 'American Express' by German producer Harry Thumann, a contemporary of Giorgio Moroder and Patrick Cowley... think 'Geoff Love at Studio 54' and you'll get the general idea!
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AR 055
18 Aug 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
18 Aug 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
