Review: German label A Friend In Need, has amassed a very strong back catalogue of deep house/disco fusion jams in a just two years. Here they present new works by a variety of artists and again quality is paramount. Toefflinger delivers some smooth and emotional vintage sax-garage vibes on "That's The Way", Thomas Steiler drops some rumbling bass and hazy synth layers "Keep Dancin" and "Instellar" by Ciro De Gais is all about the suspended strings and Pettibone-style machine gun snares. Lastly Gregory Dub's "Closer" literally closes the EP with a kind of fusion of elements from all the above.
Review: Fledgling label A Friend In Need are all a flutter, proudly presenting their second signing, Amsterdam-based outfit Kumquat. There are three sensual and deep jazzy groove jams here: the title track being a little housier with a sampled female monologue, "The Honeymoon" is a sugary lounge house with similar samples and "Times Like These" references 90s downbeat/trip-hop to great effect. M Ono also appears delivering an upbeat trancey shuffle rework.
Review: Hailing from Leipzig, DJ Lootbeg is the man behind the 'house gems and deep vibes' label, A Friend In Need. Here he presents a sizzling selection of up and coming names from the roster. Highlights include the deep n' jazzy sleek houser "The Trip" by Blinds, the cloudy electro-pop of "Kalsarikaennit" by Lootbeg & Iami and the quirky, squelched-out acid house of "Silver Shiver" by Zacharias.
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