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Aesthetic
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Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: Aussie minimal house man Litmus turned heads with his outing on Up The Stuss last year and now is likely to do so again with another fresh offering, this time via the Aesthetic label. His sound taps right into what is hot right now - spaced out breaks, tech and minimal. 'Round & Round' is a vocal laced broken beat tech cut with slamming drums. 'Profiterole' keeps it tightly coiled with infectious and bouncy drum funk and 'The Rippers' then slips and slides with all the evasive skills of a master boxer. 'Talkie Walkie' closes out with a more busy and trippy mix of synths and percussion.
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AESTHETIC 22
16 Feb 24
Minimal/Tech House
16 Feb 24
Minimal/Tech House
Review: The latest missive from Constant Sound's consistently interesting Aesthetic offshoot delivers four tracks of high-quality dancefloor fusion, where dreamy and melodic deep house sounds wrap around typically swung tech-house beats. It's an attractive formula provided by French duo Mara Lakour - most famous for their releases on Roots For Bloom and Normandy Records - and one they should considering exploring further in future. We're particularly enjoying the title track, where ethereal female vocal snippets seemingly drift above comforting chords and wriggling acid lines, and the billowing, marimba style melodies of 'Dune', though other cuts 'Elsewhere' and 'Alodret', the latter a locked-in trip into hypnotic early morning territory, are also rather good.
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AESTHETIC 16
04 Mar 22
Deep House
04 Mar 22
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: We might all be locked at home with no prospect of any serious dancefloor action before the end of the year, but when we do get allowed out again, boy will there be plenty of high grade weaponry for DJs to choose from. Aesthetic's 14th EP is one such offering, with four artists all serving up one tech house track each. And what good stuff it is too, with Gruia keeping it light and airy but locked to supple beat, and Ciphr inviting us deep down into a dubby, stripped back cavern of deft sound design and lovely wooden hits. Completing the set are Benjamin Joseph's more urgent and direct 'Vice' and a mind melting number from Rodrigo that bends space and time.
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AESTHETIC 14
10 Sep 21
Minimal/Tech House
10 Sep 21
Minimal/Tech House
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: Aesthetic are back with another grip of sleek and refined tech house rollers to keep you bumping from dusk 'till dawn. First up, Dudley Strangeways lays down a smooth blend of cosy organ tones and crisp, shuffling drums that lend themselves to the warm-up as much as the after-hours. Loht Vostok's 'La Luz' has a tighter uptempo flavour, but it's still resolutely deep. TIJN takes things in a mellow, introspective direction without slouching on the groove, and Jean Bressan taps into a playful, artfully sculpted vibe with plenty of funk. If you're looking for something sophisticated to slip into a long and winding session, this EP will have you covered four times over.
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AESTHETIC 13
28 May 21
Minimal/Tech House
28 May 21
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Aesthetic stride into 2021 with more of that surefooted, stripped back dancefloor finery that makes them a buy-on-sight for serious minimal house heads. Relic is at the controls this time around, leading in style with the sombre keys and snappy rhythms of 'H'. 'I' has a more airy feel to it thanks to artfully sculpted atmospheric tones that linger around the crisp and shuffling beat. 'J' calls to mind some of the dubbier micro house of the mid 00s era with its sliced up, twitchy samples and nagging groove, complementing the other two floor burners on this high grade EP perfectly.
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AESTHETIC 12
16 Apr 21
Minimal/Tech House
16 Apr 21
Minimal/Tech House
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: Adam Nahalewicz made an impressive debut with the warm, bubbling house cut he dropped on Recycle, and now Aesthetic have snapped him up for an EP that expands on the promise of that sole track. "Quiver" leads the way with a wonderfully dynamic strain of bumping tech house peppered with fluid sound design and pinprick textures, while "Level Up" brings a fresh dose of warm, melodic synth work into the mix while still riding that oh-so crisp groove. "A.M. Rhythm" is equally melodious, albeit a little smoother on the rhythm side of things and with a gentle nature that should suit the up all night crowd beautifully.
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AESTHETIC 11
09 Apr 21
Minimal/Tech House
09 Apr 21
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Having impressed with his drop on Aesthetic earlier this year, rising minimal house talent Nolga returns to the label with another batch of sprightly, springy bumpers to fire up your limbs and feed your brain. 'Motion To Delay' matches cascading melodic threads with a crisp, lightly swung rhythm section, while 'Conspiracy' follows a similar thread of wiggy lead lines and curvy bass. 'Fez' takes the template of the first two tracks and tips the balance towards a sumptuous palette of synth tones flitting around the sharp but snaking groove. If you need some smart but playful club tracks in your bag, look no further.
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AESTHETIC 10
09 Oct 20
Minimal/Tech House
09 Oct 20
Minimal/Tech House
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: Since 2013 Tijn (not to be confused with J. Tijn) has been issuing a steady stream of high grade minimal and tech house for labels like Decay, Memoria, Moss Co and more recently Vuew. Now he comes to Aesthetic for a varied EP that leads in with the dusky, blue-hued tones of "Waves" - a moment for true immersion and introspection. By way of contrast, "CC" captures the energy of classic mid 00s minimal a la labels like Cynosure - all bugging samples hopping around a swinging groove - and we can't get enough of it. "Sundayyzz" takes things in a spookier direction, keeping that stripped back shuffle but holding down a more mellow energy compared to "CC".
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AESTHETIC 09
10 Jul 20
Minimal/Tech House
10 Jul 20
Minimal/Tech House
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: The Aesthetic wagon keeps rolling unabated, offering up the kind of smart, off-kilter minimal tech house to sate the DJs thirsting for the freshest cuts. Gruia is a Bucharest stalwart, representing something of a new wave of Romanian producers flying the flag for the country's fabled minimal scene while striving for new ideas within the framework. "Neutron Starlet" is peppered with playful analogue wobbles, while "Din Eter" centres around heavily processed vocal threads. "Jalea Viului" is a more meditative affair, although still focused on the floor, and "Un Vechi Inceput" opts for a more classic minimal sound.
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AESTHETIC 08
19 Jun 20
Minimal/Tech House
19 Jun 20
Minimal/Tech House
Played by: Moya (US)
Review: Russian producer Swoy has been spotted alongside Djebali in the past, so you know this cat means business when it comes to minimal house. Recent releases on EWax and OGE have set the scene perfectly for this latest trip into the undergrowth on Aesthetic. "Sunrise" is a heads down groover with subtle threads of melody scattered throughout, while "Imagine" ups the wriggling sound design and threads a lighter mood through the middle distance of the track. "Voltage" drops things back to a loopy, techy sound, and then "Time" drifts into dreamier headspace without sacrificing the crafty little production flairs that make Swoy a standout artist.
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AESTHETIC 03
26 Aug 19
Minimal/Tech House
26 Aug 19
Minimal/Tech House
