Review: File Under Balearic Gabba marks the inaugural release in a promising series of DJ tools, encompassing remixes, edits, originals, and licensed tracks, adorned with distinctive artwork by PlanetLuke reimagining the Balearic Gabba logo. Helming the debut are core Hell Yeah artists, with SIRS, aka Daniel Klein, kicking things off with a Berlin-infused take on Caramel 3000's "Super Rapido", a nine-minute odyssey blending kosmiche chug and tropical percussion. Japanese downtempo maestro Calm follows with his Mellow Mellow Acid Dub of Sergio Messina & The Four Twenties's "Sometimes Remember", a nostalgic acid daydream and a fitting sunset soundtrack. Feel Fly contributes an Estatico Danzante Remix of Pedro Bertho's "Tornei", elevating the EP with twinkling keys, dusty breakbeats, and warm, worldly vocals. The final act is DJ Spun's It's Rong Remix of My Friend Dario's "Acid Mosquito in a Summer Night", a nine-minute exploration into jungle humidity, tribal percussion, and a spooky lead synth over lurching drum breaks.
Review: Lifting his alias from a Vitalic track released back in 2005, My Friend Dario returns once again to Italy's Hell Yeah label. The Catania-raised producer sends in a hell of a distorted guitar, soul and disco ballad that's big on tropical vibes and balearic spirit in "Montalbano" while heavier new wave and Italo-inspired sounds find their way to "In Gola". That distortion returns in "Salamon's Son" once again though this time it's coated over synths and keys alongside snapping drums machines, sultry vibraphones and sexy subbass. We wanna go to Montalbano!
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