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V's Edits / Various
Slow Not LowEXCLUSIVE
Played by: Herbie Hatchback, Vincent Inc, Robert Luis (Tru Thoughts), Juno Recommends Disco, Problematic Disko, Gino Boleti
Review: This impressively expansive collection from experienced remixer Valique showcases some of the best downtempo and Balearic edits from his popular V's Edits series. There's certainly plenty to get the blood pumping and the juices flowing throughout, from a chugging, ten-minute take on Pink Floyd ('Brickwall') and a pleasingly squelchy take on Daft Punk and Pharrell Williams' 'Lose Yourself To Dance' (here renamed 'Lose Your Elf'), to a chunky dub-house re-imagining of Jimmy Cliff classic 'The Harder They Come' and a loopy, hypnotic, mid-tempo disco-rock revision of T-Rex ('Jewelry'). Throw in party-hearty takes on cuts from Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson and the Beach Boys (an odd but impactful reimagining of 'Good Vibrations') and you have a great value compilation.
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VHR 082
18 Oct 21
18 Oct 21
2
Various
Played by: DJ Mau Mau, Giom, Dj steef, Matt Masters (Freerange), Alkalino, Juno Recommends Minimal Tech, Domshe, Resident Advisor, Marc Romboy, Casino Times, Kolsch, Eli Escobar, Meggy, Larse, DEEP VISION, Balearic Mike & Ben Monk
Review: The first compilation on Koze's Pampa label is a lovingly curated affair. It starts with the left field house of Herbert's take on Lianne La Havas and Ada's r&b-infused "You & Me", as well as DJ Koze's own hymnal take on Roman Flugel's "9 Years". Other Pampa regulars like Axel Boman are well represented and he provides the ultra-mellow "In The Dust of This Planet". Equally though, Koze also provides a platform for newcomers to the fold. There's the utterly bizarre, glitch-hop of Nasrawi and Funskstorung's contributions, and at the other end of the spectrum, wide-eyed deep house from Mount Kimbie and Jamie xx & Kosi Kos' pumping indie-dance "Come We Go".
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PAMPACD 011
29 Apr 16
29 Apr 16
3
Played by: Bleaching Agent, Shadow Dancer, DJ Sneak, Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz, AFTERLIFE, Evil Smarty, Huxley, Sebastien Fauvel, Top Billin Soundsystem, NYMA
Review: Amazingly, it's 25 years since George 'E.A.S.E' Evelyn and then production partner Kevin 'Boy Wonder' Harper sat down and recorded "Dextrous", their monstrous, bleep-era classic on Warp. A quarter of a century later, Evelyn is still going strong, though the grooves have mellowed a lot in that time. Here, Warp celebrate the producer's epic career with a much-deserved retrospective. All the familiar favourites are present, from the rush-inducing thrill of early dancefloor smashers "I'm For Real" and "Aftermath", to the sinewy downtempo goodness of the decidedly Balearic "Les Nuits", the blazed hip-hop dub of "195 Llbs" and stoner soul of "70s 80s". This version also includes a number of exclusive remixes, with names like JD Twitch, Special Request, LFO, Morgan Geist and Loco Dice putting their own spin on this classic material.
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WARPDD 248X
16 Jun 14
16 Jun 14
4
Played by: ARSENII, Sam Redmore, Flash Atkins, Chris Coco, Mike O'Mara, Benji B, Jad & The, Juno Recommends Deep House, Posthuman, Dino Soccio, The Legendary 1979 Orchestra, Djs: Most Charted - Deep House, Alan de Laniere, Seth Troxler, The Zars, Luca Fregonese, Frits Wentink
Review: It's been some six years since Hun Choi made his debut on William Burnett's WT Records imprint. In that time, he's proved incredibly hard to pin down. This debut album for Rush Hour seems designed to continue that trend, offering a series of warm, melodious and curiously Balearic cuts that defy easy categorization. Sure, there are dancefloor-focused moments - see the cacophonous, Detroit-influenced hustle of "Error of the Average", the deep acid madness of "Silent Sensations" and the classic deep house bounce of "Desire" - but also a range of downtempo and ambient jams that arguably impress more. Of these, it's "The World" - a humid exercise in tropical drums, twittering flutes and looped vocal samples - and the sublime, string-laden "Bruises" that really stand out.
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RHM 016
06 Jul 15
06 Jul 15
5
Lindstrom / Various
Review: Second time around for Hans-Peter Lindstrom's decidedly Balearic, prog rock-tinged Late Night Tales selection, which first saw the light of day back in 2007. This time round, it's been given a gloss of new paint in the form of a sparkling digital remaster. While this is all well and good, the selling point remains the Norwegian producer's excellent, left-of-centre selections. There's another chance to check his own cover of Vangelis' "Let It Happen", classic Balearica from Fearn Kinney and Carly Simon, acapella action from Todd Lundgren, freestyle ambient jazz-funk from George Duke, a slew of forgotten prog rock faves and a brilliant dub track from Oslo mates Prins Thomas and Todd Terje ("Reinbagan").
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ALND 18
27 Feb 12
27 Feb 12
6
V's Edits / Various
Yellow BluesEXCLUSIVE
Review: Valique's V's Edits reworks have long been some of the most popular re-edits on this platform, with DJs responding not only to their floor-friendly nature but also the wide range of sounds and styles he turns his hand to. So, what's on offer this time around? Well, for starters Yellow Blues is raising money for victims of the war in Ukraine, a country to which Valique has family ties. As usual, it's a mixed bag of goodness, with highlights including a squelchy, TB0-303 speckled take on a Johnny Cash classic, the chugging nu-disco/swamp blues fusion of 'Was It Worth It?', a fine revision of Rodrigues classic 'You Can't Get Away', a housed-up tweak of an old Doors gem ('Learn To Forget') and a toe-tapping, club-ready revision of Kenny Rogers' sing-along 'Just Dropped In (to See What Condition My Conidtion is In)'.
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VHR 085
04 Apr 22
04 Apr 22
9
Played by: FINGERMAN, Dario Piana, Superbreak, AFTERLIFE, Ltj xperience, Massimo Vanoni (The Smoker), KS French, LEGO EDIT, Gradient Logic, Disco Funk Spinner - D.F.S
Review: Luca Trevisi is LTJ Xperience, an Italian producer who began his career in the 1980s. As resident DJ at two of the most famous Italian clubs of the time: Kinky in Bologna and Cap Creus in Imola, he was one of the first Italian jocks to spin house and to reintroduce black music, jazz and latin-bossa classics from the '70s. These are the kind of tracks that gave birth to the acid jazz and rare groove movements. The Beggar Groove LP is his new album, the fourth dedicated to the 'research' of disco/funk, from its origins to today's rhythms feelings on the dancefloor. The smooth acid jazz of the opening track "Way Down" would make even Ludovic Navarre stand up and notice, while soulful and compelling deep funk of "Fooling You" can equally impress. According to the label, the title track of the album is the most demand track by the artist and never released digitally until now.
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IRM 1564
03 Mar 17
03 Mar 17
10
Hunee / Various
Played by: Chris Coco, Juno Recommends Deep House, Juno Recommends Downtempo, In Flagranti, Kenneth Bager // Musicfordreams, Phat Phil Cooper, LEGO EDIT, Paper Street Soul, Alps 2
Review: You'd expect a compilation curated by open-minded DJ/producer Hunee to be eclectic in nature, and Hunchin' All Night is just that and more. Marketed simply as "a collection of his favourite dancefloor cuts from the '70s until modern time", the compilation set is packed with obscure and inspired jams in a variety of styles. Compare, for example, the gentle but tribal rhythms and new age synthesizers of Carlos Maria and Nuno Canavarro's "Blue Terra" with the glistening, mid-80s Balearic jazz-funk brilliance of Stanislas Tohon's "Owhaaou" (as re-edited by French digger Raphael Top-Secret), or even the Clavinet-heavy Highlife brilliance of Pat Thomas's "Yesu San Bra Disco Hi Life". And that's before we get to the acid-flecked techno madness of Villa Abo and Hunee's wonderfully dreamy and dubbed-out pulse of Mappa Mundi's "Trance Fusion".
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RHMC 001D
09 Apr 18
09 Apr 18
12
Played by: Jimpster, FINGERMAN, Alkalino, Juno Recommends Deep House, Juno Recommends Downtempo, AFTERLIFE, Spektral, Trujillo, Till Von Sein, KS French, Nachtbraker
Review: Although they've delivered plenty of fine singles over the years, it's invariably Session Victim's albums that get us hot under the collar. This is primarily because it gives them a chance to showcase a wider range of grooves, tempos and instrumentations amongst the ear-pleasing dancefloor workouts. Their sunny disposition, noted sample-spotting ability and varied inspirations are all in evidence on the German duo's third full-length excursion. It's a deliciously evocative, enjoyable and mood enhancing affair that smilingly meanders between dreamy jazz-house bliss, Bossa-Balearic fusion, disco-sampling cheeriness, glistening slow jams, Afro-tinged deep house warmth and humid dub riddims (the impeccable "Castle For Sale"). In other words, it's another hugely enjoyable romp packed full of winning moments.
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DOGDD 07D
02 Jun 17
02 Jun 17
13
Played by: Chris Massey, Dj N◉va ▶ Rodon FM 95, Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz, AFTERLIFE, Killawatt, Nicholas D, Mixmaster Morris, LEGO EDIT
Review: Famously, George Evelyn's Nightmares on Wax project is the only surviving link to Warp's early days as a bastion of Yorkshire house and techno. Of course, the Leeds native left that style behind years ago - though, interestingly, two tracks on this belated seventh album ("Eye (Can See)" and "Tapestry") touch on soul-sampling house - instead turning his attention to slinky downtempo grooves. For the most part, Feelin' Good sticks to the plan, offering up slow, laidback, summery fusions of soul, dub, funk, instrumental hip-hop and string-drenched Balearic moods. It's something of a return to form after a string of so-so sets, recalling Evelyn's two greatest moments, 1990s' downtempo classics Smokers Delight and Carboot Soul.
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WARPCDD 241
14 Jun 18
14 Jun 18
14
Played by: Dj XS (FVUK), FINGERMAN, Mirror People, YAM WHO?, Javi Frias, Kenneth Bager // Musicfordreams, Shaka Loves You, Dave Mathmos, BRENDON P, JAMES ROD, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Chuggin Edits, SEEN ON TV, Paper Street Soul, Vito lalinga
Review: More midtempo yet still eminently danceable grooves here from DJ Supermarket's Too Slow To Disco camp, this time coming courtesy of Italian-Australian producer Dave Mathmos. He turns his hand to re-editing two dancefloor classics from the 70s, with the lazy, laidback and Balearic 'Your Love (Contemporary Soul Mix)' biting the vocal from Ben E King's 1975 disco hit 'Supernatural Thing', while Rose Royce's 'Love Don't Live Here Any More' forms the basis of 'You Abandoned Me (Dave Mathmos Interpretation)', with a single line of the vocal looped up over house-y pianos and a slo-mo electro bassline.
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TSTDEDITS 03D
15 Mar 19
15 Mar 19
15
Played by: Savages Y Suefo, Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz, Alekkz, Funky Boogie Brothers, Lisa Laud, Astronaut Jones
Review: Brazilian beat fetishists, Beatnik City, are back proudly presenting a long player from Rio De Janeiro's best kept secret, Dr. K. They claim he's literally the city's best-kept secret - having tirelessly produced sizzling hot bossa nova infused beats for almost 15 years! this new album should change all that, boasting 17 fresh jams that fuse samba rhythms, a pinch of big beat goodness, a smidgeon of brass and lashings of carnival-friendly retro Latin vibes.
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BCD 004
06 Jul 15
06 Jul 15
17
Played by: Chris Coco, Juno Recommends Downtempo, AFTERLIFE, J&M BROTHERS, Kenneth Bager // Musicfordreams, Adam Freeland, Pete gooding, Huerta, Meggy, Sound On Sound
Review: Aussie adventurer Tornado Wallace seems to be getting better with age. Over recent years, he's delivered a string of brilliantly evocative, sun-kissed releases for the likes of ESP Institute, Beats In Space and Second Circle. Lonely Planet is his debut album, and it could well be his strongest release to date. The seven tracks are dreamy, trippy and atmospheric - we'd expect nothing less - and draw on a far wider palette of Balearic influences than we've heard on previous experiences. Coupled with a new-found desire to include more live instrumentation (particularly glistening, Peter Green style guitar passages, drums and exotic flutes), the result is an album that's as evocative, dreamy and humid as anything he's produced to date. In other words, it's a great album and comes highly recommended.
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RBCD 09DIGITAL
13 Jan 17
13 Jan 17
19
Played by: JOUTRO MUNDO, Rocco Universal, Dicky Trisco, Tonbe, D-Funk, BRUNO FROM IBIZA, Future Bones, Gradient Logic, Andy Buchan, Lisa Laud, Problematic Disko
Review: Three years on from their last full-length excursion - the fine Borough 2 Borough on Delusions of Grandeur - Craig Smith and The Revenge return with their third 6th Borough Project album. Predictably, it's a fine set, with the duo tweaking their now familiar blueprint - think sample heavy, Balearic-minded deep house built around killer grooves and impeccable production - to guarantee a slightly more eclectic listening experience. So, while there are moments of locked-in dancefloor hypnotism - see "The Weight" and acid-gospel thump of "Tainted Dub" - they're accompanied by trips into wide-eyed, loved-up two-step territory (brilliant closer "Back Where It All Began"), seductive, synth-heavy dreaminess (Paul Joseph hook-up "Find Your Rhythm"), intoxicating downtempo chuggers ("Someday"), and much more besides.
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RGRV 019
17 Mar 17
17 Mar 17
20
Various
Review: The Late Night Tales crew are certified specialists when it comes to compilations and the label have quite the catalogue behind them, featuring mixes by the likes of Bonobo, Belle & Sebastian and even Fatboy Slim. This time the compiling credits are anonymous, meaning that the label have taken it up to themselves to compile this After Dark Nocturne release. The tracks are unmixed, as is usually the case, so you can pick and mix as many as you like, or simply go for the whole lot! There's plenty of gold in here and the compilation spans quite a diverse set of music from the shady house of Tornado Wallace to the Italian pop of Adriano Celentano on "L'unica Chance". There's also some more minimal numbers by the likes of Alex Metric, gnarly electro beats by Hotel Motel and plenty more. Dive in, it's a guaranteed party bomb.
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ALNDR 41
10 May 15
10 May 15
22
Played by: Sam Redmore, Keno, Juno Recommends Downtempo, Domshe, Roger Shah Official, OPTICIAN, Sound On Sound
Review: Given his impressive track record, hopes are naturally high for Bonobo's sixth album, Migration, which is his first full-length since 2013. Happily, it's a majestic affair, with the producer delivering another sumptuous set of tracks. It was partly inspired by an extended period musing on the nature of personal identity, and the role that nationality plays in that. This concept is translated via thoughtful lyrics, and songs that draw musical influence from the four corners of the globe. It's not a big stylistic leap, of course - his bread and butter remains yearning, emotion-rich downtempo music built around gently jazzy grooves and impeccable live instrumentation - but given that few artists do it better than Bonobo, we'll forgive him for that.
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ZENDNL 236
13 Jan 17
13 Jan 17
24
Played by: Nphonix, Juno Recommends Deep House, HOLDTight, TROBAR, Kenneth Bager // Musicfordreams, Djs: Most Charted - Deep House, Askell (BORG LTD), George Fitzgerald, Huerta, Nachtbraker, Kolsch, Honey Soundsystem
Review: Yorkshire's Ewan Ewan (drum roll!) has relocated to Europe's new capital of electronic music; Berlin, like most ambitious young producers do these days. Despite being on a roll previous to his relocation, there's no doubt that the vibes and sounds of the German capital have rubbed off on him, as clearly heard on his new LP entitled There Is No Right Time. The dusty and lo-fi sounds of hip-hop inspired/disco-fied Berlin deep house are aplenty on this fine EP which covers a wide variety of moods and grooves. Highlights not limited to: the emotive deepness of "10405", the rusty and vintage lo-tech soul of "Waiting For L" or "Left On Lucy" (featuring fellow expat Steve Huerta) and the wonderful "Earnest Kelly" which you could imagine playing during a car chase in an '80s action film.
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AUSCD 008D
14 Oct 16
14 Oct 16
25
Played by: Dj N◉va ▶ Rodon FM 95, Manu Archeo, Faze Action, Chris Coco, Tonbe, AFTERLIFE, Phat Phil Cooper
Review: If it's ultra-Balearic dancefloor fare that floats your boat, there's a strong chance that your music collection already boasts a number of releases by British veteran Phil Mison. Aside from his pals Mark Barrott and Chris Coco, few have quite as good a grasp of Balearic beats as Mison, something he consistently proves via his productions under the Cantoma alias. He's at it again on "Kasoto", a Flamenco guitar and synth brass sporting chunk of East-West dancefloor fusion that's as Balearic as dungarees, poolside parties and Jose Padilla's ponytail. Mison's own dancefloor-focused Noche Espanola remix, which sits somewhere between early Italian house and post-boogie Balearic disco, is particularly potent. That said, the new age inspired horizontal dreaminess of the Karel Arbus and Eiji Takamusto Remix is also sublime.
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HWEP 4
31 May 19
31 May 19
28
Review: Nicola Cruz returns with another spellbinding fusion of Afro Brazilian charm in the form of "Folha De Jurema". With the dusky dulcets of Arteria FM, the dusty strums of Spaniol and sultry plucks of Salvador Arguaya, Cruz commands a decorated cast as they explore a mystical new vision of a traditional Brazilian folk standard. The remixes are just as warm and alluring as Xique Xique adds a little steel string tension, Crussen maps out a chugging Scandinavian odyssey and Rio's Carrot Green brings us back home to the motherland with a poignant, hazy flutter of house soul. Stunning.
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MAGIC 07
22 Sep 17
22 Sep 17
30
Played by: Kraak & Smaak, FINGERMAN, Faze Action, Solid State - Strobe Life Sheffield, Jayl Funk, Juno Recommends Disco, HOLDTight, Discolypso, Kenneth Bager // Musicfordreams, Rayko, Andy Downtown Science, BRENDON P, Paul Withey // Sweetooth, Citizens Of Vice, That Needs an Edit/Pete Le Freq, Kongisto, FRAN DEEPER, Saint-Loup-en-Bray, Turbotito & Ragz (Naya Beat)
Review: Buoyed by the success of the Dimitri From Paris remixes of 'Space Talk', Naya Beat has decided to offer up more new reworks of classic cuts from the disco-era catalogue of Indian singer and actress Asha Puthli. Naturally Space Talk gets another tweak - Maurice Fulton delivers a sparse, percussive, dubbed-out take in his inimitable style -but there are plenty of revisions of lesser-celebrated cuts to enjoy. Yuksek turns 'I Am Song (Sing Me)' into a hybrid storming soul/surging Moroder-disco workout; Kraak & Smaak go all deep disco on the dreamy 'Lies'; Turbitto & Ragz add a touch of delay to the Indian disco-goes-Salsoul flex of 'One Night Affair'; 'Right Down Here' is turned into a spaced-out cosmic disco number by Psychemagik; and Jitwam adds a touch of 21st century weight to suspenseful disco gem 'I'm Gonna Dance'.
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NAYA 005
22 Sep 23
22 Sep 23
31
Review: If you were judging Kieran Hebden's 11th Four Tet studio album merely on the way it's presented, you'd immediately think he'd spent the last two years immersed in early '90s ambient house albums. While it's unlikely he's done that, it's fair to say that New Energy does owe a debt to classic electronica sets from that period. For all the exotic instrumentation and subtle nods to post-dubstep "aquacrunk" experimentalism and chiming, head-in-the-clouds sunrise house, the album feels like a relic of a lost era. That's not meant as a criticism - New Energy is superb - but it is true that his choice of neo-classical strings, gentle new age melodies, sweeping synthesizer chords and disconnected vocal samples would not sound out of place on a Global Communication album.
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TEXT 046D
29 Sep 17
29 Sep 17
33
Played by: Negghead, Timewarp, Inner Science, DJ Katch, BROKENBEAT/NU JAZZ, DOWNTEMPO/VOCAL, AFTERLIFE
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WARPCDD159
25 Aug 08
25 Aug 08
34
Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Downtempo, Ash Reynolds, Kenneth Bager // Musicfordreams, Rayko, Limpodisco, CHEWY RUBS, Hober Mallow, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), Chuggin Edits, Sould Out, Paper Street Soul
Review: The third edition in Midnight Riot's White Isle-friendly compilation series arrives right on time for the summer and brings back a huge package full of sublime cosmic & spiritual soundtrack from around the globe. No surprises from the label, it's packed with hypnotic delights with touches of blue eyed soul, slo mo disco and tropical low slung groovers. Upping the standard it contains unreleased tracks & Balearic revisions from many of the Midnight Riot crew featuring Shalvoy & Hifi Sean, FSQ, Jack Priest, Northern Souls, Chewy Rubs, Dim Zach, Chuggin' Edits & Steve Cobby (Fila Brazillia) plus loads more all curated by label boss Yam Who?
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MIDRIOTDBALVOL 3
23 Jul 18
23 Jul 18
35
EssenceEXCLUSIVE
Review: The titles here might suggest a re-edits EP but rest assured the five tracks ARE actually original, albeit sample-based, productions. 'Step Off The Train', for instance, does indeed bite EBTG's 'Missing' as you'd expect, but simply takes a two-line vocal snip and loops it up over a slo-mo grinder that sits right on the deep house/nu-disco cusp, while 'Oops Upside' is another house/disco fusion that draws not on The Gap Band but on a female-sung cover thereof. So let's not worry about sources and inspirations and just say these are five classy midtempo groovers that'll suit more discerning nu-disco floors down to the ground.
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DF 126
04 Jun 21
04 Jun 21
36
Played by: Dicky Trisco, FINGERMAN, Superbreak, ROMANTO (YSR / DISCO MACHINE), Juno Recommends Disco, Ash Reynolds, Kenneth Bager // Musicfordreams, D-Funk, ROLLOVER DJS, JAMES ROD, Chuggin Edits, Kongisto, VIGI, FRAN DEEPER, Problematic Disko
Review: After releases by DoctorSoul, Dave Mathmos and Vibes4YourSoul, Berlin-based Too Slow To Disco are back with number six in their edits series. This one comes courtesy of Los Angeles nu-disco wizard Blake Robin aka LUXXURY, who has built up a solid reputation via his method of using the multi-tracks of classic hits to create dubby/slow-mo versions of classics. On TSTD06, we have "Hello My Love" which is a loved-up and low slung slow burner that's worthy tackle for the late night, followed by the romantic '70s swagger of a well known AOR classic on "Baby Please Don't Go (Oooh No)".
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TSTDEDITS 06Z
03 Jan 24
03 Jan 24
37
Played by: Joe Morris, Felix Dickinson, Chris Coco, Juno Recommends Downtempo, Richard Rossa, Mellophonia, Kenneth Bager // Musicfordreams
Review: A Vision Of Panorama cooks up another multi-course Balearic banquet. This time he's flexed his generous, soft-centred sonics on Mellophonia. Each cut is a breezy, warm synth odyssey - highlights include the groove-heavy strutter "Heartbeat" (thanks to its loose sloppy bassline and confident synth shots) and the piano-tickling finale "Mosaic Xylos" (thanks to its flighty broken drums and arpeggiated insistency). The only thing to be wary of here is the misleading title: there is more than one seaside tune here, they're all primed for the beach... And pretty much any other activity or location you have planned this summer.
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MLPHEP 08
27 Jul 15
27 Jul 15
38
Played by: Chris Coco, Juno Recommends Downtempo, Richard Rossa, Markus Schneider / Robot Scientists, Lisa Laud
Review: Aussie balearic house larrikin Dreems returns on Montreal's Multi Culti: a label that he's actually co-owner of. The Running Mate EP like its name may suggest does indeed feature a bunch of great collaborations that result in some fantastic jams. First up he teams up with label boss Thomas Von Party on the title track where acid house meets the native sound of Down Under via its droney didgeridoo solos. He also teams up with Lithuanian-Israeli nomad DJ OI on a couple of tracks; our favourite was the latin infused slo-mo house epic "Kamp Krusty". Jagma is rumoured to be another Aussie who collaborates on home turf on "Bilbio Bush Baby" a dusty deep house track with esoteric elements.
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MC 032
27 Mar 17
27 Mar 17
39
Played by: Craig Charles Funk And Soul, DJ LAUREL, From P60, FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Downtempo, J&M BROTHERS, Discoholic Ken, BRENDON P, Chuggin Edits, Kongisto, FRAN DEEPER, Flevans, Andy Buchan, DiCE_NZ, Igor Gonya, Problematic Disko
Review: Liverpool's Ben Jamin comes to Hot Digits Music with a very fine re-edits EP. First to get the treatment is Asha Pushli's 'Space Talk' from 1976, a favourite at Mancuso's legendary The Loft, followed by Latimore's 'Let's Straighten It Out', a 1974 soul/blues jam that's since been covered by everyone from Etta James and BB King to Usher, and that here becomes 'We Can Always'. Elsewhere, 'Slip Away' draws on a 1976 Deniece Williams jam while 'Napoli' bites Mark Capanni's 1973 original version of 'I Believe In Miracles'. The source material for 'Please' has us beat, sadly, but you get the general idea!
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HOTDIGIT 104
10 Oct 22
10 Oct 22
40
Review: Hailing from Ecuador, Nicola Cruz is a mysterious producer whose fine work tends to appear on esteemed label Multi Culti. Here is back with more occultish offerings (to the gods), four in fact, all of which will have you feeling light headed and possibly even aroused. Spiritually of course. "Tzantza" opens as nocturnal shuffle in the jungle, kind of like an organic body music. Elsewhere "Bruzo" mixes off-kilter rhythms and cut ups tribal chants, "Danza De Vision" is a livelier affair that's adds pan pipes and electronic bleeps to the mix and "Rio Branco" is a linear fusion of minimal percussion.
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MC 030
23 Jan 17
23 Jan 17
42
Review: More indie world music vibes courtesy of Thomas Von Party's esteemed Multi Culti imprint. The folklorica of Ecuadorian producer Nicola Cruz's Cantos de Vision EP gets a bunch of wicked remixes on this EP. Starting out with Simple Symmetry's dark, bumpy and grinding rendition of "Tzantza", Earthly Delight's Yor Kultura from the Netherlands deliver a lo-slung deep funk makeover of the track too. "Bruxo" gets a couple of remixes as well, but it was all about the aforementioned Von Party's deep tribal voodoo acid groove: which will take you deep into the spiritual home of the the rainforest.
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MC 031
06 Mar 17
06 Mar 17
46
Played by: Black Hawks of Panama, ROTCIV, Chris Coco, Pete Herbert, Juno Recommends Deep House, MR ABSOLUTT, Dave Mathmos, Margee
Review: Fresh from dropping a pair of fine fusion EPs with Dele Sosimi on Wah Wah 45s, Medlar returns home to Wolf Music Recordings with his most expansive release since 2013 debut album Sleep. In keeping with his musical evolution since then, Aerial is a thrillingly eclectic, colourful and imaginative affair, with Medlar flitting between the Wally Badarou-on-acid vibes of the undeniably cosmic title track; the acid-fired, cowbell-rich strut of 'Iguanadon'; the percussion-rich Dinosaur L mutations of 'Elephant Bingo'; the downtempo jazz-funk of 'Elv'; the late-night, drum machine driven weirdness of 'Cr78-108'; the '89 NYC garage-meets-New Jack Swing flex of 'Phoenix Lights'; and the slow-motion, bass-heavy Balaearica of 'Sin Prisa'. In a word: ace!
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WOLFEP 060
11 Jun 21
11 Jun 21
48
Played by: SCENERY RECORDS, Dave Allison (Editorial), Superbreak, Frank Booker, Shota Tanaka (Beaten Space Probe), JT Donaldson, Ka§par (Groovement/4lux/Clone), Nrk1
Review: This seven-track collection gathers together the vinyl-only cuts from Georg Levin's 2010 album Everything Must Change, adding various alternate versions and instrumentals. The title track is the former Sonar Kollektiv mainstay's best track since "When I'm With You", his impeccable 2000 debut. It has just the right mix of heartfelt soul, electro-funk swing and smooth dancefloor bump. It's presented here in both vocal and instrumental versions, with the former standing out. Stevie Wonder cover "That Girl" is good fun, too, especially the Dub Mix, which throws in some sprightly house-not-house drums and killer synth bass hooks for a more floor friendly vibe. The EP closes with vocal and instrumental versions of the ultra-smooth "I Need To Understand".
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JSPCDK 1004
04 Feb 11
04 Feb 11
50
Played by: Chris Coco, Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Deep House, Juno Recommends Downtempo, Kenneth Bager // Musicfordreams, Rayko, SAUCO, LEGO EDIT, Citizens Of Vice, FRAN DEEPER, Juno Download
Review: French label Citizens of Vice welcomes the Canary Islands' very own Sauco to the mix with the Sun Goddess EP featuring sleeper hit "Sun Goddess". With the lead track tripping out on flamenco-like guitars, looped disco-machine grooves and balearic synth, it undergoes a funk and ballroom workout in Lanowa's worthy remix. With Rayko dubbing out the guitars, tuning his synths and pumping up the Roland in his Italo-inspired version of "Soulstice", it's the undeniable vamp, build and crescendo of the original within it mega groove that does the trick on us here.
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COV 023
09 Apr 21
09 Apr 21
