Review: Canadian producer Dylan Khotin-Foote has been making music for the better part of a decade. A central figure in Vancouver's underground dance scene at one point, Khotin settled back into a slower vibe in his hometown of Edmonton during and after the 2020 release of Finds You Well, his second LP on Ghostly International, He returns to the label for his third album titled Release Spirit which sees him continue on in a softer direction, inspired by his new surroundings and his journey beyond the dancefloor. First single "Fountain, Growth" is a breezy and blissed-out serving of ambient house which features Montreal's Tess Roby (Dawn to Dawn) on vocals.
Review: A decade has now passed since Future Disco's debut compilation of colourful nu-disco treats and disco-fired house grooves first hit record stores. To celebrate that fact, they've given their distinctive design a makeover and asked chief compiler Sean Brosnan to serve up another hot-to-trot collection of cuts in their usual style. As you'd expect, Brosnan has picked some belters, with highlights including Darshan Jesrani's sublime, mid-'80s NYC style revision of Galaxians' "How Do U Feel", the D-Train inspired synth shuffle of Flamingo Pier's "Hold It", the sun-kissed '80s soul/Whispers style warmth of Kiwi's "Midnight Driver" and the dreamy, synth bass-propelled deepness of Force of Nature's loved-up rework of Khotin's "Aloe Drink".
Review: Suitably refreshed after a post New Year breather, Canadian cosmonaut Dylan Khotin-Foot grabs a tasty "Aloe Drink" and throws his lot in with Public Release. There's much to enjoy on the producer's first EP of the year, not least the impeccably deep and dreamy brilliance of title track "Aloe Drink", where near horizontal chords, distant vocal samples and tropical noises gently rise above a killer, bongo-laden deep house groove. Japanese Balearic scene stalwarts Force of Nature deliver a looser and drowsier interpretation featuring a superb new synth bassline, before Khotin delivers a killer chunk of dub house dreaminess in the shape of EP standout "Friend". Finally, "Strange Plant" is a deliciously psychedelic fusion of swirling deep house dreaminess, jacking Chicago style drums and wonky, mind-altering electronics.
Review: Having first made an impression via a couple of chugging disco reworks on Common Edit, Khotin has spent the last couple of years delving deeper into the world of analogue-rich deep house, ambient and electronica. Here he continues this trend, returning to 1080p for the first time in two years. Naturally, it's a woozy, dreamy and occasionally intergalactic affair, with the Canadian producer doffing a cap to early '90s IDM ("Recycle (Drift Mix)"), acid-flecked dreaminess ("Human Voice"), and undulating, Mood Hut-ish deepness ("Recycle (5AM Reflection Mix)"). Best of all, though, is "Baikal Acid", which somehow manages to draw all these strands together on one picturesque, clattering gem.
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