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Peripheral Revision EP Vol 2EXCLUSIVE
Harold Matthews Jr & Sean McCabe - "Into You Feat Dawn Williams" (feat Dawn Williams - Piers Kirwan remix) - (4:36) 120 BPM
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House, Juno Recommends Broken Beat Nu Jazz, Sean McCabe, Wipe The Needle
Review: Earlier in the year, Good Vibrations music founder Sean McCabe offered up his interpretations of tracks from Blak Beatniks main man Harold Matthews Jr's excellent debut album, 'Peripheral Visions'. For this second selection of 'Re-visions', McCabe has assembled a crack team of remixers. Rising star Piers Kirwan steps up first to rework 'Into You', placing the spoken and sung vocals above a dreamy and sun-soaked fusion of deep house and broken beat. Wipe The Needle fuse bruk and jazz-funk sounds on their excitable take on 'Love And Hate', before Haze City delivers a genuinely atmospheric and ultra-deep interpretation of 'Deep Into My Sleep'. To round things off, we're treated to an instrumental version of Kirwan's superb, EP-opening 'Into You' remix.
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Played by: FINGERMAN, Romanto (YSR / DISCO MACHINE), Matt Masters (Freerange), Pete Herbert, Juno Recommends Disco, J&M BROTHERS, Rayko, Fredeverything, Dave Mathmos, BRENDON P, Howler, Andy Buchan, Saint-Loup-en-Bray
Review: Underground System, a quintet based in Brooklyn makes a comeback on local label Razor-N-Tape with their impressive five-track release called "The Looking In EP." This release offers a unique fusion of Balearic grooves, left-field funk, and up-tempo backbeats that showcase the distinct US sound. The band's signature use of flute and synth soundscapes, driving percussion, and catchy vocal hooks is prominent in all tracks, ensuring a groovy and captivating listening experience. Furthermore, RNT regulars Nenor and Clive From Accounts have contributed two club-ready remixes, taking the tracks to even greater heights of dancefloor appeal
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Episode OneEXCLUSIVE
Review: Former Naughty But Nice man Chewy Rubs teams up with another unsung hero of the UK scene, Travski, for this four-tracker on his own Bandolier label - with impeccable results. 'Jellybean' gets the ball rolling with throbbing synth-bass and rap vocal bites from LL Cool J's 'I'm Bad' and Dr Octagon AKA Kool Keith's 'Bear Witness', after which there's more party-hearty cut-up action on 'Contra D'. We then drop down into a deeper groove for 'Feel This Dub', a bassy slow-burner topped with synth-strings and indecipherable, barely-there vocal snips, and stay there for the jazzier 'Feel This', which rocks the house-eulogising diva vocal from Antoine Clamaran & D-Plac's 'Get Up'.
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Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House
Review: Berlin's Superlover's hit track 'Piano Pump, blending house and Italo disco, was originally released in 2019. This time, the esteemed Italian duo NiCe7 takes the helm. Renowned for their releases on respected labels like Crosstown Rebels, Snatch!, and DFTD, as well as their remarkable remixes for artists such as Claptone and Jon Cutler, NiCe7 brings their signature touch to 'Piano Pump.' The remix retains the original's irresistible charm while breathing new life into the composition for modern-day soul-seekers yearning for the dancefloor.
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Played by: FINGERMAN, Romanto (YSR / DISCO MACHINE), Juno Recommends Deep House, J&M BROTHERS, Rayko, Fredeverything, G-Blaster (Memorie Cluster), Shaka Loves You, BRENDON P, VIGI, Andy Buchan, Saint-Loup-en-Bray
Review: Lorenz Rhode and Dam Swindle's Lars Dale have joined forces to create Sound Support, a brand new collaborative project. Their debut release is a must-have for house music enthusiasts, featuring an impressive collection of peak-time ready tracks that will get you moving. The title track, 'Higher,' seamlessly blends chunky disco-house loops with warm, jazzy-funk flavors, reminiscent of the Sound Stream era. 'Bump Into You' is a stirring disco-house anthem with an epic string arrangement that's just waiting to take center stage. 'Work 2 It' offers a nostalgic, bassline-driven, warehouse-ready track that will transport you back in time. 'The Rock' rounds off the release with a fusion of boogie synths, electro-funk basslines, deep house chords, and rolling drums.
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Played by: FINGERMAN, Matt Masters (Freerange), Pete Herbert, Juno Recommends Deep House, Juno Recommends Funky House, BRENDON P
Review: Oliver Dollar, a Berlin-based artist who first appeared on Rekids as a remixer in 2012, has returned to Radio Slave's label with his 'Strings for Life' EP. The EP's title track begins with rich and stirring strings that add soul to the track. The song is warm, euphoric, and built on a rocksteady disco groove, making it both familiar and classic. 'School Daze' is a loopy track with funky bass, jazzy chords, and timeless house drums topped off with a retro vocal sample. The EP's final track, 'Sophisticated Funk,' features an epic, emotive beatdown, and Dollar doubles down on the disco. Oliver Dollar brings a very different sound to Rekids with this EP, which is full of joyous and lush tunes.
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Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
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Played by: Vincent Inc, FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, James Curd, Rayko, Shaka Loves You, BRENDON P, CHEWY RUBS, LEGO EDIT, Kongisto, FRAN DEEPER, HOTMOOD, NaCL, Andy Buchan
Review: The Funk District strikes back with a brand new label that will take you deep down the rabbit hole with a mix of styles and original sounds, not to mention a global reach when it comes to talent. The very first release arrives with four outstanding mixes that combines a smoky blues flavour with laid back funk for uniquely soulful and danceable results. Mixes including a hot reworking from Italy's legendary LTJ Xperience and a smooth collaboration with Argentinian key wizard Sokur. A sumptuous, subtly disco-infused house mix completes the package with a flourish of funky guitar and languid Rhodes piano.
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Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Released to coincide with the sixth anniversary of his passing, Back is the final album from Trevino aka Marcus Intalex. It documents his love of house and techno, as well as his ability to carve out unique perspectives on these sounds. While those views are influenced by Marcus' drum'n'bass background - check the crisp break beats of "Pitch Dark" - a love of dubby textures is audible on the hypnotic swing of "No Response". "Eve" sees Trevino swing towards raw, reduced techno while "Gateway" sounds like his take on the percussive rhythms of Octave One. Sadly but fittingly, the closing track is called "The End". But rather than just evoke grief, its melancholic melodies bring the curtain down on the life and music of a remarkably talented artist.
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Played by: Darren Clark, FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Disco, Rayko, Discoholic Ken, Rafael Cancian, BRENDON P, CHEWY RUBS, VIGI, FRAN DEEPER, Andy Buchan, Iner, Ben Jamin, Saint-Loup-en-Bray
Review: Contemporary disco with the funk and soul in full effect is the order of the day on this V/A offering from Ravanelli Disco Club. Vigi's opening 'Loving You' comes from the more discofied end of the deep house and garage spectrum and should be a small-hours cert, after which comes Kousto's 'Save My Soul', which marries rolling tribal drums to a looped soulful male vocal, and as such should work on soul and soulful house floors alike. It's then time to get up, stand up as Sauco's aptly-titled 'Twisted Funk' takes us into struttier territory, before finally Donny Rotten brings the 70s-inspired nu-disco vibes with 'Her Way'.
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V's Edits/Various
Slow Not LowEXCLUSIVE
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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Mark Knight, Todd Terry & James Hurr - "Make You Happy" (feat Darryl James/David Anthony - extended mix) - (4:58) 124 BPM
Review: Toolroom's annual White Island compilation bounces back this year with a wide range of house styles. There's the lush melodies and breathy vocals of label owner Mark Knight's "Make You Happy". Meanwhile, vocal tracks are, as always, a prominent feature. Pete Griffiths delivers a soulful track in the shape of the piano-led, celebratory "Get Together", while Melanie Ribbe's "Big" is a more subtle affair, with haunting vocals riding a rolling, techy groove. In contrast, ESSEL delivers a throbbing, primal workout in the form of "Sweat". Havoc & Lawn's "Reflection" offers another take on the perennial sound - this time, the focus is on a brittle, stepping rhythm.
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Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House, Juno Recommends Progressive House, Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: "Body Language" by Berlin-based producers M.A.N.D.Y. and Booka Shade is a classic gem of electronic music. Released on their esteemed label Get Physical Music back in 2005, the track's catchy bassline and hypnotic melody create an infectious groove that has captivated dancefloors worldwide since its release and serves as a testament to their enduring legacy in the electronic music scene. As well as a new remaster, here we have two modern reshapes of the track optimised for today's crowd by Dutch veteran Patrice Baume,l and another great re-rub by Diynamic co-head H.O.S.H.
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Played by: Dicky Trisco, FINGERMAN, Faze Action, Pete Herbert, Juno Recommends Disco, BRENDON P, Matt Brown (SanchoPanza), Citizens Of Vice, Howler, FRAN DEEPER, Andy Buchan, Ben Jamin, Saint-Loup-en-Bray
Review: Last heard collaborating with Horse Meat Disco on Glitterbox (2021's 'Sanctuary'), New York collective Phenomenal Handclap Band have decided to showcase their new material on a growing NYC institution: Aaron Dae and J Kriv's popular Razor N Tape imprint. They're in fine form on title track 'Burning Bridges', a squelchy, lyrically bittersweet chunk of disco-boogie revivalism that's as stylish and classy as they come. Norwegian master Prins Thomas provides a pleasingly extended, Clavinet-heavy dancefloor tweak for those that want bolder disco thrills, before the band offers up the psychedelic and Balearic experimentation of 'It Was The Summer'. That, too, comes backed by a fine remix: the squelchy, mind-mangling, TB-303 driven acid thrills of the Each Other mix.
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Played by: Matt Masters (Freerange)
Review: Having previously remixed each other, it was only a matter of time before the legendary Josh Wink popped up on Jimpster's similarly storied Freerange Records imprint. Apparently recorded with summer spins in mind, 'The Half Full EP' combines elements familiar from previous Wink workouts - acid lines aplenty, trippy electronics and driving drums - with a big dose of sci-fi stargazing and sun-soaked deep house tropes. Our pick of the bunch is lead cut 'Automatic Journeys', an acid-fired deep house driver with a dash of Detroit machine soul thrown in, though the tribal-tinged, TB-303-powered trip that is 'Pan Gloss' pushes it close. The deliciously deep, warm and woozy 'San Guine' completes a rock-solid package.
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Played by: FINGERMAN, Romanto (YSR / DISCO MACHINE), Juno Recommends Funky House, James Curd, J&M BROTHERS, Todd Terry, Leo Leonardi aka Master Funk, BRENDON P, Matt Brown (SanchoPanza), VIGI, Paper Recordings
Review: Following two collaborative releases (with Marcellus Pittman and Marius Vries respectively), Chicago veteran and sometime Greenskeepers member James Curd goes solo for the third missive on his freshly minted label, Pronto. In its original form (track one), 'I Am One, I Am Many' is an insatiably funky, Chicago boompty-influenced roller that makes great use of booming bass, crunchy Clavinet riffs, excitable disco samples and atmospheric female spoken word vocals. London twosome Make a Dance provide a trio of reworks: a rolling, organ-flecked, '90s US garage-influenced 'Remix', a hazy and effects-laden 'Deep Mix' and an organ bassline-propelled, extra-percussive 'Dub'. Elsewhere across the EP you'll find further reworks from T.U.R.F (big room, warehouse-ready hedonism), Nenor (synth-sporting, dub disco-influenced house stomp) and Adelphi Music Factory (colossal, hands-in-the-air disco-house bounce).
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Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
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Played by: PBR Streetgang, FINGERMAN, Milton Jackson, Pete Herbert, Juno Recommends Deep House, G-Blaster (Memorie Cluster), Dj Steaw, Tee Mango, Tuccillo, Kellie Allen
Review: There has been some excellent material released by Nu Groove since the long-dormant NYC label was reborn a couple of years ago, though this EP from Ibiza-based Italian Guiseppe Tuccillo may well be the best yet. It starts on a warm, deep and spacey-sounding flex with the rubbery 'Sunshine City'. 'It's Not Over' sees him join the dots between rolling, mid-90s NYC house and classic Italo-house, while 'Let's Do It' is a slightly slower slab of swirling house retro-futurism. Three quality club cuts for those who like their house to be as addictive as it is classy.
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Played by: Juno Recommends Electro
Review: The work of Mystic Jungle and Whodamanny, "Freak..." gets remixed by two iconic artists. First up is Egyptian Lover's version. The storied electro producer subtly adds in some nuances - rolling 808s and a pulsating bass - to give the original version an extra layer of funk. Luca Lozano's 'Breakbeat Guy' version follows a different approach. This time, the focus is on a rolling, break beat-led groove and spaced out, dubby elements. Lozano contributes a second remix, featuring Karlos Moran. The 'Tribal Workout dub' sees the duo go down a house route, but with a difference. Laced with acidic bleeps, cow whistles and tripped out vocal samples, these elements make for a fittingly celebratory version.
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Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: Gettraum is a label based in Paris, France owned by Romain Poncet aka Traumer. The imprint is focused on Poncet and other producer's productions, presenting his vision of music through his own sensibility. Get -- Together welcomes some of the scene's favourite producers for the its first various artists compilation, including music from Cesar Merveille on the dreamy deepness of "Everyboda", plus many Rominimal heroes such as Cristi Cons going back to classic house vibes on "Daylight", Epau (Sepp & Nu Zau) on the lean groove subtlety of "Pe Tren", and Priku & Dinu with the hypnotising polyrhythmic action of "Stereo Eyes" plus many more.
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Purple Disco Machine, Joe Killington & Duane Harden - "Devil In Me" (PDM Club dub mix) - (6:19) 122 BPM
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Played by: Kraak & Smaak, DJ LAUREL, Pete Herbert, Sol Power All-Stars, Juno Recommends Disco, BRENDON P, LEGO EDIT, Gledd, HOTMOOD, Problematic Disko, Saint-Loup-en-Bray
Review: Pedro Guinu's first album for Razor N Tape, 'Palago', was a wholehearted tribute to Brazilian music of the 1970s and '80s that we'd argue is one of the slept-on sets of 2021. This follow-up EP brings the Brazilian's trademark sound bang up to date via a wealth of quietly impressive remixes. Jose Marquez kicks things off with a fine revision of the title track that sits somewhere between classic Azymuth, nu-disco and samba, before Faze Action deliver a groove-driven, Clav-happy Balearic disco rework of 'Haje Fe'. Elsewhere, Diogo Strausz steals the show with a percussion and synth-laden revision of 'Electromandinga' hat straddles jazz-funk and synth-boogie, Carrot Green dances his way through a squelchy house-not-house revision of 'Portao De Ferro', and SekoBass opts for a hot-stepping, sun-soaked sound on a fine re-wire of 'Palago'.
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Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Fresh from delivering a second EP of nostalgic cuts for New York's revitalised Nu Groove label, Stefan Braatz and Oliver Siebert bring their Acid Jerks project to Flaneur Recordings for the very first time. The TB-303 fetishists have brought their A-game, too, with the retro-futurist rush of 'Utopia Vision' seeing them join the dots between classic acid house, hands-in-the-air piano house, and the synth-strings heavy machine soul of DJ Rolando and Octave One. 'Instant' is a more stripped-back, mid-1980s style Chicago jack track with bonus sci-fi sounds, while 'The Fatalist' sits somewhere between vintage Larry Heard, Yorkshire bleep and Bang The Party. Final cut 'Narcotic Illusion', meanwhile, is a glorious fusion of sustained synth chords, undulating melodies, twisted acid lines and non-stop machine drums.
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Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House
Review: Those who like musically expansive, jazz-funk influenced deep house loveliness should already be aware of Thomas Laroye's slim but impressive catalogue, which includes notable outings on Freerange and Atjazz Record Co. Here the French producer delivers his debut album, an inspired eight-track set that perfectly encapsulates the summery, sun-soaked excellence of his work. Expect soulful songs, broken house beats, kaleidoscopic jazz-funk and boogie synths, mazy instrumental solos and audible references to classic U.S garage and New Jersey house. Highlights include (but are in no way limited to) Javontte hook-up 'Let It Go', the shuffling samba-house flex of 'People Out There', the Kaidi Tatham-esque 'Grateful' and the synth solo-sporting heaviness of 'Get Down (The Moonfunk Dub)'.
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Review: Manchester musician Hidden Spheres has always been hard to pigeonhole, with his occasional EPs for Rhythm Section International often being amongst his most eclectic, all-action releases. While this return to Bradley Zero's label is rooted in the floor-filling potential of house, there's still a lot of variety on show. He excels on lead cut 'Tanzen', which is available in three forms: the breezy piano-sporting, summery, analogue-rich deep house gem that is the spine-tingling club mix; the sweat-soaked, sub-heavy jack-track that is the 'Mate mix'; and a nostalgic, hands-raised acid house take courtesy of Paula Tape. Elsewhere, he opts for weighty sub-bass, looped stabs and vintage turn-of-the-90s deep house vibes on 'Mind Over Mate' and reaches for sparse electro-not-electro beats on the early morning brilliance of 'Not Of This World'.
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Played by: Ben Gomori, Dicky Trisco, Reed & Radley, Irregular Disco Workers, Rudy's Midnight Machine, Solazz, FINGERMAN, Mirror People, Faze Action, Pete Herbert, Juno Recommends Disco, Tonbe, Rayko, BRENDON P, Andy Vann/Grass Green, LEGO EDIT, FRAN DEEPER, Bully Boy, D.S.D., James Bright, DJ Blanco K
Review: In which UK scene stalwart Pete Herbert remixes five tracks by other people and one of his own, to predictably fine effect. The EP opens with the understated synth-y throb of 'Pourquoi', before 'Back To Bahia' takes us down a slightly housier path. 'Orange Chika' then takes a left turn into classic Balearic territory - complete, from the two minute mark, with uplifting piano riff - before the remaining three tracks play us out on a more straight-up disco tip. It's all superbly executed - as you'd expect from Herbert - but leading the charge for me is the big, bad funker that is 'Revnorev'.
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Review: Two contrasting cuts make up the latest instalment in the 'MAW Lost Tapes' series. In the red corner we have 'Funky Anane', a looping groover that tops a hip-shaking Latin rhythm with jazz sax and a female voice saying "funky" over and over. Meanwhile in the blue corner there's 'MAW Want You', an uptempo 4/4 Jersey organ groove with a bassline that reveals exactly where speed garage got its ideas from. For this old garagehead the latter wins by a knockout, but you pays your money and you makes your choice - pausing only to consider what it must be to have made so many great tracks that material of this calibre got left on the shelf!
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Marvin Aloys & Black Prez - "Back To The Basics" (Angelo Ferreri 'Groove Insane' remix) - (6:00) 125 BPM
Angelo Ferreri, Moon Rocket & LauMii - "Running Out" (Angelo Ferreri 'Glitter' mix) - (6:23) 122 BPM
Angelo Ferreri & Pietro Over Jack - "End Of The Ghetto" (Angelo Ferreri 'Groove Addicted' mix) - (4:59) 122 BPM
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Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
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Lovebirds feat Uri Gincel
Review: German veteran Sebastian Doerling AKA Lovebirds teams up with jazz pianist Uri Gincel on this three-track EP for his own Teardrop label. 'Fly Away' gets the ball rolling, a mid-paced electronic groover underpinned by seriously hefty bass that sports some very fine 'pyow!' stabs, and that'll work well on darker disco dancefloors but could also find its way into progressive house sets, early doors. 'Playing Games' then continues in a similar, if slightly mellower vein, before things take a turn for the downtempo and dreamy on closer 'Tuna Melts My Heart'. All three are engaging, emotive and worth checking.
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Review: Slothboogie's latest series, 'Remixing With Friends', was founded on the simplest of ideas, namely to get artists they admire to rework tracks from the label's growing catalogue. The series' debut offering is suitably strong from start to finish. Scottish slow-house veteran The Revenge delivers a pleasingly crunchy spacey and hypnotic rework of DJ Akmael's 'Strobe', before Joe Cleen re-imagines Subjoi's 'What You Do' as a deep and sensuous two-step garage workout with added sexy organ stabs and solos. International Dateline then delivers a tweak of Jesse Bru's 'Yellow Sunshine Machine' that sits somewhere between Metro Area and sparse analogue house, while Jason Hodges turns I Germin's 'Green Light' into a woozy-but-bumpin' disco-house loop jam. Best of all though is Chrissy's energetic, TB-303-propelled, breakbeat-sporting re-wire of Jesse Bru and Max Ullis's 'Big Chirp'.
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Played by: Irregular Disco Workers, DJ LAUREL, Rudy's Midnight Machine, FINGERMAN, Romanto (YSR / DISCO MACHINE), Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Deep House, Ash Reynolds, Gouranga, Rayko, Andy Downtown Science, TERR, THE NICEGUYS, Andy Vann/Grass Green, Chuggin Edits, Ruff Diamond, Paper Recordings, D.S.D., The Magic Track, 1Farshad
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Sure Shot Edits Vol 7EXCLUSIVE
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Played by: Juno Recommends Disco
Review: Sweat It Out! bring us the deluxe edition of Purple Disco Machine's 2021 long-player 'Exotica', which now packs three bonus cuts. Starting with the latter, 'Twisted Mind' is a lively, uptempo slice of disco-pop, 'Rise' (featuring Tasita D'Mour) rocks a more club-friendly soulful/disco house vibe, while Sophie & The Giants collab finds us back in daytime Kiss FM territory. As for the album proper, it's fair to say that 'Exotica' finds the German stalwart making his bid for mainstream stardom - much of what's here is much closer to contemporary pop than it is to 70s disco or 90s disco-house. But then you knew that already.
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Review: Driving, no-nonsense disco-house is the order of the day on this three-tracker from Reece Johnson, who over the past 10 years has built up a healthy back catalogue of releases on the likes of Nervous, Midnight Riot, Tropical Disco, Lisztomania, Plastik People and Delve Deeper. 'Don't Want It' goes straight for the jugular with pounding 4/4s and synth-strings that just don't stop, 'Watchin', Waiting' itself treads a slightly deeper, funkier path and sports some fine diva wails, but the standout for yours truly is 'Jim's Vision', which maintains the tempo but has a slightly more musical edge, and which is topped with spoken vocal fragments from a certain Mr Morrison...
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Review: While Nicola Laporchio has received plenty of plaudits for his work as Cosmic Garden and NLXLB, he's released far more records of note - and over a longer period - as Nico Lahs. He recently delivered two terrific EPs under the alias on Omena, and here makes his debut on Roy Davis Jr and Odell Braziel's Underground Therapy Muzik stable. The Bari-based producer hits the ground running on pleasingly percussive opener 'Bossa Rhythm' - a gorgeous bossa-house affair featuring some lovely Fender Rhodes solos - before opting for a more 'pots and pans' jazz-house sound on 'Holy Day'. 'Moonlight' is a fine slab of woozy, sub-heavy deep house haziness, while 'Sunday Morning' is a loopy, jammed-out, sample-heavy deep house shuffler.
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