Review: The seemingly unstoppable rise of Mexican electronic music continues, with a decidedly up-for-it EP by rising talents Richmed and Antonio Corto. All four tracks here bristle with wide-eyed positivity, sitting somewhere between the dayglo rush of Hot Creations, the key-brandishing cheeriness of Futureboogie, and the booming groovery of Hypercolour. There's a blast of smile-inducing piano house in the shape of "Listen", a dash of stab-heavy deep house rave ("Undress") and a rising-and-falling hands-in-the-air stomper ("Hit Back"). Best of all, though, is the sumptuously tactile "Ain't Nobody", a wonderfully deep and emotive chunk of Balearic house bliss.
Review: It seems that we're not the only ones to have noticed the recent rise of Mexican disco-not-disco, and more specifically the anything-goes fusion antics of the Electrique Musique label. ISM head honcho Yam Who has been paying close attention, and here compiles a showcase featuring tracks the label and related Mexican artists. There's much to admire, from the wide-eyed Balearic disco shuffle of Zombies in Miami and the head-nodding, toe-tapping house shuffle of Mr Jones, to the post-punk electrofunk of Avanti and dayglo Prince grooves of Thomass Jackson. Listing all the highlights is near impossible, so just dive in - you won't be disappointed.
Review: Having impressed with the first collection of re-edits earlier in 2012, the Legendary 1979 Orchestra gather together more floor-friendly reworks from friends and associates on their own Legendary Sound Research imprint. With different tempos, sounds and styles at play, it's a well-rounded collection. Contrast, for example, the tough 80s-electro-goes house vibes of Legendary 1979 Orchestra's "Burning" and the slow, soulful bump of 78 Edits' "Can't Have My Love". Or, for that matter, the breezy party vibes of Andrei's "Let's Go Raw" and the heavy funk of Richmed's "Do Your Thang". There's also some more 80s disco tweakery from Spanish edit workhorse Rayko.
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