Review: First released back in 2021, Belgian-Japanese artist Ailli's debut EP - a collaboration with another hotly-tipped Belgian producer, Transistorcake - returns in expanded form. Fittingly, this new edition adds a wealth of unheard remixes from Japanese artists. There's plenty to set the pulse racing among the five original tracks on show, including the low-slung, dubbed-out psych-disco chug of 'Dansu', the sparkling Italo-disco revivalism of acid-fired throb-job 'Oki', and the immersive, dawn-ready dreaminess of 'Genki'. Remix wise,Shinichi Osawa's TB-303 powered acid house take on 'Dansu' is superb, Narkiaki's Maurice Fulton-esque tweak of 'Pari Pari' is a treat, and the Stones Taro revision of solo Aili tune 'Toki-Doki' is an impossible-to-pigeonhole, groove-driven delight. In a word: essential!
Review: Eskimo's long-running series of colour-coded compilations continues via "The White Collection", the label's first multi-artist extravaganza for two years. Featuring an attractive, ear-pleasing collection of cuts that are guaranteed to put a smile on your face, the compilation jogs between colourful nu-disco, hazy house, sun-drenched Balearic beats, late night Italo-disco chuggers and the kind of happy-go-lucky 21st century synth-pop that Eskimo does so well. Highlights include, but are no way limited to, the melodious bubbliness of Michoacan's "I Can See", the cowbell-laden Scandolearic space disco throb of Cavego's "Alfred (Og Venene Hans)", the low-slung new wave sleaziness of Eliezer and Rina's |San Sebastian", and the fluttering, hypnotic Balearic bliss of Middle Sky Booming's drowsy "Dreamy Route".
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