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Will Saul
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Review: In 2003, amid a shifting landscape of closing record stores and evolving electronic music genres, Phonica Records emerged as a haven for dance and electronic music enthusiasts. Founded by Simon Rigg, Tom Relleen, and Heidi Van Den Amstel with backing from The Vinyl Factory - Phonica aimed to be a welcoming hub for all genres. Starting quietly, the shop gradually gained a strong reputation, fueled by the founders' ties to Koobla Records. Phonica thrived in its early years by championing emerging genres like electro house and minimal-micro house from labels like Kompakt and Perlon. In 2007, the Phonica record label was born, evolving into a platform for both staff and emerging talents, featuring early releases by now-established artists such as Peggy Gou and Four Tet. In 2023, celebrating its 20th anniversary, Phonica showcases its journey with 20 Years Of Phonica - a compilation boasting 18 exclusive tracks from established and rising artists across the label's diverse musical spectrum. Hot tips include tracks by Willow, Dorisburg, Ron Basejam, Roman Flugel and more!
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PHONICADD 002
01 Dec 23
Deep House
01 Dec 23
Deep House
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405053 8646849
17 Sep 20
Deep House
17 Sep 20
Deep House
Review: Returning to production with his first LP in 13 years, Will Saul's 'Open Too Close' is said to be a journey through the influences that have helped shape the Aus Music boss's career and drive his forward-facing, unblinking passion for new music. It is a concept which reflects on Saul's extensive experience as a selector, with all tracks being dancefloor ready and exactly the sort of material he'd be proud to play in his own DJ sets. Moreover, he stated it's something "that sounds good at home, as well as in the club". Split across two releases, the first volume features the deep and emotive slo-mo swagger of "Openings", the evocative classic house vibe of "Pingalatu" (calling to mind the anthems of The Windy City from the late '80s) and equally on the retro tip is the hypnotising Todd Terry influenced rhythmicity of "Moorings".
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AUS 142D
11 Oct 19
Deep House
11 Oct 19
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House
Review: Scene veteran Will Saul drops a new single on his own Aus Music label, which comes accompanied simply by a Marquis Hawkes remix. In its Original Mix form, 'Visions' places a good old-fashioned, full-lunged diva vocal atop a fractured rhythm that owes not a small debt of inspiration to 80s electro, both in the sound palette (check those analogue synth sounds) and in the stuttery feel to the drums. For more traditionally 'house-y' pleasures, though, head for Hawkes's refix, which opens with a Tenaglia-esque barrage of drums but settles down into a mid-paced groove with a very Chi-town bassline.
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AUS 146
16 Aug 19
Funky/Club House
16 Aug 19
Funky/Club House
Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech, Joris Voorn, Riton, Sami Wentz , Hot Chip, Luigi Madonna, Jax Jones
Review: With Ibiza's extended summer season almost upon us, Toolroom has served up a suitably epic collection of cuts that it expects to be big on the White Isle this summer. Label boss Mark Knight has provided a trio of DJ mixes ("Poolside", "Club" and "Afterclub") and the unmixed tracks included all fit into these loose categories. There's not enough room to list all of the highlights, but we've been enjoying the funk-fuelled disco-house rush of Illyus and Barrientos' "The One", the sleazy, bass-heavy bounce of Max Chapman's "Steppa", the acid-powered tech-house-jack of Del-30's "Gravity" and the weighty, mind-altering thump of "Low End Theory" by Eli Brown.
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TOOL 78001Z
10 May 19
Minimal/Tech House
10 May 19
Minimal/Tech House
Played by: Kraak & Smaak
Review: Over the last few years, it's become increasingly difficult to second-guess what Will Saul will put out next. While his work remains undeniably dancefloor focused, recent releases have drawn inspiration from a wide variety of retro-futurist, turn-of-the-'980s sounds. He's at it again on the "Lakeside EP", which makes the scene stalwart's first appearance on Phonica. He opens with the tactile, string-laden retro-futurism of "For JOannie", where delay-laden vocal snippets and sunrise-ready electronic flourishes ride a suitably rubbery groove. "Drama" sounds like a long lost relic of the rave era - all elastic Italo-house bottom end, sweeping strings and yelped vocal samples - while "Never Enough" sees Saul put his twist on the mid-80s NYC freestyle sound with typically melodious results.
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PHONICA 025
01 Mar 19
Deep House
01 Mar 19
Deep House
Review: Will Saul comes with a four-track EP on his own Aus Music label, and the results are as classy as we've come to expect. 'Wobbly' gets the ball rolling with a big, beefy bassline and a single repeating chord before introducing first some fluttering keys, then a hint of acid as we near the track's end. 'Slide' is a floaty, drifty affair underpinned by rock-solid 4/4s and operates in the nebulous zone where deep and progressive house collide. 'Come Together' is an unhurried small-hours deep/tech roller with mournful strings and a man's voice saying "dance", while finally 'Start Again' takes us back in time with 909 percussion and electro synths.
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AUS 135D
23 Nov 18
Deep House
23 Nov 18
Deep House
Various
Review: Alongside the likes of yourself, you can bet that Mark Knight & Co. will be also be a known presence at Amsterdam Dance Event in 2018 and indeed they'll be well prepared with the appropriate tools - as this killer compilation proves. Highlights on this annual edition come from Maceo Plex - whose remix of "Nervous Tics" (feat Holly Walker) by hot British duo Maribou State takes you to the dark side, label chief Knight's massive rework of Sterling Void's eternal anthem "It's Alright" (feat Paris Brightledge) will surely get the hands in the air, as will Adesse Versions' edit of legend Kerri Chandler's "The Boom Can" and many others over the collection's five dozen tracks. To take you through every part of your trip, the album comes complete with three perfectly crafted and perfectly primed mixes.
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TOOL 72201Z
12 Oct 18
Minimal/Tech House
12 Oct 18
Minimal/Tech House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Will Saul recently said that he's feeling more inspired, production wise, than he has done for years. He's certainly stepped up his release schedule this year, and this second EP of 2018 boasts some seriously good material. "By Your Side", in particular, offers a unique blend of breakbeat-influenced electro drums, picturesque electronics, swirling vocal samples and pleasingly dirty acid bass. Those vocal samples are naturally jettisoned on the arguably superior Dub Mix, which somehow seems even more loved-up and saucer-eyed. Elsewhere, "H.O.F" peppers a thrusting and dirty late night groove with stretched-out organ chords and more intensely picturesque electronic motifs, while "Directors Suite (Evil Acid Mix)" is a fiendishly sweaty and intense slab of electro/ragged acid house fusion.
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AUS 130D
24 Aug 18
Deep House
24 Aug 18
Deep House
Review: Inside Out is a brand new series from Aus Music label head Will Saul. It invites DJs and producers to blur the boundaries between traditional artist albums and mix compilations. The concept encourages them to showcase their own music, or the music of those in their own individual circles. Depending on who is curating, it will take different forms. The idea stems from Saul's own approach in the club, which often finds him seeking out brand new and unheard music to play for the first time. There's a strong Detroit techno aesthetic throughout his inaugural release for the series: from the emotive hi-tech soul of his own collaboration with Komon entitled "Positive", Amsterdam legend Gerd had no problem channeling similarly timeless retro vibes either, as heard on the funky techno-soul of "Echoes". They save the best for last on the flip, with the legendary Floorplan's riveting rendition of Primitive Trust's "Little Love" - perfect to get that 3AM style strobe-lit tunnel vision in effect.
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AUS 124D
23 Mar 18
Deep House
23 Mar 18
Deep House
Review: Serial collaborator Komonazmuk first joined forces with old pal Will Saul earlier this year, delivering a fine E.P for Kompakt. Here the pair is reunited on Saul's Aus imprint for more journeys into bass-heavy, late night house and techno fusions. They begin with the ghostly textures, minimalist melodies, prominent bass, UK funky string stabs and rock solid tech-house beats of "Bloom", before underpinning warehouse-friendly motifs with dense, ghetto-tech inspired drums on the surging "Even's Seven". That track is accompanied by a tasty remix from Kiwi veteran Recloose, which brilliantly joins the dots between far-sighted Detroit futurism, tech-jazz and West London broken beat.
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AUS 105D
25 Nov 16
Deep House
25 Nov 16
Deep House
Various
Review: Marc Romboy's esteemed tech house imprint has reached its 77th release? You bet! And it goes out all guns blazing this time around with a massive compilation with some great tracks, new and old, by the likes of Robert Babicz, Guy Mantzur, Wehbba and Stephan Bodzin. There are some pretty kick ass remixes on offer too by the likes of Adam Port, Adriatique, Nick Curly and Petar Dundov. Highlights? Head honcho Romboy's rendition of OCH's "Time Tourism", Ibadan boss Jerome Sydenham's ecstatic "Systematic Dub" and Technasia's druggy and tunnelling odyssey "Hold Me".
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405681 3040449
22 Jul 16
Minimal/Tech House
22 Jul 16
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Whether or not Will Saul is a fan of cycling, there's certainly something fittingly rhythmical and hypnotic about "Pedal Power", his latest floor-friendly missive on his own Aus Music imprint. Wonky, tough and weirdly industrial - despite an endorphin-soaked breakdown midway through - it sounds like it was inspired by a combination of Kraftwerk's Tour de France and agonizing rides up steep gradients in the company of sweaty ravers in Lyrca. "Valhalla" is decidedly deeper but no less punchy, as Saul tosses darting chords and ear-pleasing electronics over a hissing, swinging deep house rhythm. Saul has been in decent form recently, and this is arguably one of his strongest singles to date.
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AUS 1464
28 Jul 14
Deep House
28 Jul 14
Deep House
Will Saul / Various
Played by: Native Transmissions, Ranacat, Roberto Rodriguez (Manolo), Tan Atalar, Guy Gerber, Zed Bias
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K7 316EP
16 Jun 14
Deep House
16 Jun 14
Deep House
Various
Mike Dunn meets Victor Simonelli & Luis Radio - "Nothing Stays The Same" (Melon remix) - (7:40) 116 BPM
Mike Dunn meets Victor Simonelli & Luis Radio - "Nothing Stays The Same" (FEX remix) - (9:02) 124 BPM
Played by: Doc Martin
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425064 4862960
13 Dec 13
Funky/Club House
13 Dec 13
Funky/Club House
Played by: Rocco Universal, Dirty Channels, Art Of Tones, Rony Breaker, Maxxi Soundsystem, Sandy Rivera
Review: The second single from Will Saul's more organic side project, Close, benefits greatly from the effortlessly soulful, melancholic vocals from Fat Freddy's Drop vocalist Joe Dukie. They sound majestic over Saul's sparse, shuffling production, all loose, live drums, subtle guitars and hissing cymbals. The remix package is impressive, too, with Dusky offering a perfectly-pitched version that manages to keep the fragility of the original whilst adding some stomping, garage-influenced drums. Midland's murky deep house tweak is pretty tasty, too, while Tanner Ross & Slow Hands go all Balearic on their beatless version. If anything, it's even more spine-tingling than the superb original.
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K7 309EP 3
10 Jun 13
Deep House
10 Jun 13
Deep House
Will Saul feat Ursula Rucker
Review: Believe it or not, Will's original is actually seven years old now. A sultry, sombre roller, it featured on the end of his album Space Between and I very much doubt he expected it to keep on giving and giving. You can thank Air Recordings for this; first available with a brooding Evil Nine remix in 2006, now back with so many new leases of life it's nearby immortal. Pimpsoul leaves us in no doubt as to who's the nu funk party boss with his now trademark squidgy bass, Mr No Hands opts for a 20/80 techno breaks blend, Audited Beats pay homage to the depths and subtleties of Will's original while The Gaff tears up the favela with big beat gusto.
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AIRFIX 024D
07 May 12
Breakbeat
07 May 12
Breakbeat
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SIMPLE 0621
18 Jan 07
Deep House
18 Jan 07
Deep House
