Review: Has Passport To Paradise become THE disco-not-disco label of the year? Of the last three years? Of the next decade? While we don't like to jump the gun, they certainly have all the ingredients of fulfilling such a role. After all, they've put out the legendary Beppe Loda, and that's enough to not warrant any further comments. However, they've been busy picking up other sublime talents, such as the enigmatic Kompleks, who comes through with a stunning, three-pronged blast of ethereal dance vibes. "Since 1871" is a serious churner, carrying its weighty groove with thick beats and a subtle balearic touch, while "Rhythm Of Love" leverages a lovely italo disco feel that always gets us in the mood for a shake. "You And Me" is more cold-wave that disco-ball, but we absolutely adore its driving bass tones, whereas "Payday" launches a funky little edit of Italy's own Adriano Celentano's wonderful 70s romanticism. TIP!
Review: Dynamicron's Latino-centric nu-disco label Los Grandes, deliver their fourth long-playing comp, gathering the best re-edits they can find. The label boss himself delivers the first of 20 tracks, "She", which sounds like a very subtle edit of an undetermined, but luscious and silky sheeted, Bee Gees track. Elsewhere Brendon P's "Before You Go Away" evokes The Avalanches, Panorama's "Straight From The Heart" is pure cut mid 80s digital soul and on the same tip, Dennis Edwards is edited further by Teniente Castillo on "Don't Dub Any Further". William Devaughn's "Be Thankful" is beautifully teased out by Kompleks before things end with "Shameless Hotel", a crazy take on The Eagles by the Irregular Disco Workers.
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