Review: We were quite impressed by Emiel van den Dungen's debut EP as Milio, last year's Afterglow. The Dutch producer is clearly a talent on the rise, with a unique musical vision that embraces the full width and depth of the house spectrum. He begins his latest release on Aformation with 'Alround Player', where guest vocalist Sjengsen does his best Stone Roses-era Ian Brown impression over an attractive blend of shuffling, two-step influenced deep house drums, tricksy acid lines and spacey electronics. 'Ave' is a sci-fi house treat that adds waves of intergalactic electronics and stargazing chords to a chunky bassline and punchy drums, while 'Goenavud' sees van den Dungen join the dots between contemporary tech-house and the rushing, minor key melodies and twisted acid motifs of Brown Album-era Orbital.
Review: Emiel van den Dungen (aka Milio) and Raynor de Groot are on a roll at the moment, releasing a new EP every few weeks it seems, The outlet as always is Amsterdam's Atomnation, who now present their End Of Time extended EP, where the duo known together as Tunnelvisions serve up six tracks. It's quite the collection we must say, altogether outlining their impressive take on advanced deep house music. From the slinky and hypnotic trance reductions of opener "Acid Wonderland" and its infectious vocal atop, to the deep and meditative tribal syncopations of "King Cobra" as well as the generous inclusion of previous singles "Waiting For The Morning" and "Mirrored Identities". Ending with the title track, which is a bouncy and neon-lit title groove going down a surprising nu-disco route - in impressive fashion.
Review: Amsterdam's Atomnation return with homeboys Tunnelvisions, who follow up a terrific release a couple of weeks ago by the outfit's other half - Emiel van den Dungen aka Milio. Rest assured he's back with Raynor de Groot on the slinky and hypnotic deep house journey "Waiting For The Morning" which has a melodic and subdued sound that is the perfect sunset soundtrack if we've ever heard one. Followed by the groovy minimal house affair "Mirrored Identities" which borders on Italo disco moments with its vocoder flourishes and all round cosmic aesthetic.
Review: Amsterdam-based Atomnation return with more slinky and hypnotic house courtesy of Emiel van den Dungen aka Milio: one half of the duo Tunnelvisions. His sophomore EP features two tracks which again involved much experimentation with various equipment. There's the bouncy and ethereal tech house of "Moment Of Truth" and its icy dub techno influence, followed by the title track which is more influenced by UK tech house, yet features some sublime Roland 303 acid as featured on his previous EP - altogether taking you deep into the stratosphere.
Review: Dutch duo Tunnelvisions are back on Amsterdam-based Atomnation with their third outing entitled Channel Tropico. Raynor de Groot and Emiel van den Dungen have noticeably extended their repertoire with divergent material. It's an EP that's on rotation in many DJ sets and a must have for both new fans and Tunnelvisions fans from day one. From the emotive electro bass of "Rain Dance", to the sun-kissed balearic boogie-funk of "Culture Shock" or "Tucan" which will hypnotise you into submission with its lush tribal rhythms and sublime chime melody - more impressive material from Atomnation here that's highly recommended.
Review: To date, Dutch duo Tunnelvisions has impressed with a pair of albums and a swathe of singles that mix deep house grooves with cosmic vibes and psychedelic intent. They're at it again here on a two-tracker that's worth serious attention. First up is "Tucan", a deliciously sweet and humid number that sees chiming leading lines, melodic flashes and psychedelic motifs tumble down over a thickset analogue bassline and rainforest-fresh layered percussion. It's one of the pair's strongest cuts to date and packs some serious emotional punch. Almost equally as good is "Raindance", an intergalactic excursion whose rubbery breakbeats, starburst electronics and elongated low-register tones conjure a suitably spacey mood.
Review: Part two of Tunnelvision's Celestial remixes on Yor Kultura include four artists: UK emotive house hero Mike Greene aka Fort Romeau delivers his idiosyncratic touch to the tribal house cut "Rafaka's Song", Berlin's David Mayer goes all magickal on the dancefloor drama of "Oishi's Sword", Madrid-based Italian Bawrut goes down a retro route on his rendition of "Imaja's Drum" and label bosses themselves Yor Kultura go down an arcane route on the spiritual raindance vibe of "Umaid Dance" which will take you deep into the Amazon.
Review: Next up on Amsterdam based Atomnation are Tunnelvisions, with their second full-length album for the label. On The Celestial Ritual, the Dutch duo comprised of Emiel van den Dungen and Raynor de Groot deliver 11 unique club tracks that fall into the category of slow grooving and psychedelic house music. Highlights include the emotive electronic soul of "Nalulu's Sand", the deep and magical hypnotism of "Ottakar's Sky" through to the slow burning trippiness of "Khan's Mantra" or the deep tribal meditation of "Imaja's Drum" and its enchanting vocals. An impressive body of work awaits you from this ascendant duo.
Review: Tunnelvisions twosome Raynor de Groot and Emiel van den Dungen impressed with last year's debut album, Midnight Voyage, a set of decidedly organic club tracks inspired by various rivers and deserts. Here, they present new versions of two of that set's standout cuts, "Guava" and "Kahana". Luca Musto's interpretation of the latter, a mid-tempo Balearic deep house shuffler rich in steel drum style melodies and drowsy, elongated synthesizer chords, is clearly one of the EP's standout moments alongside Area's thrillingly heavy and druggy acid house take on "Guava", which boasts some seriously wild TB-303 lines. Check also de Groot and van den Dungen's superb Night Mix of the same track, which makes great use of Rio Carnival style drums (similar in style to SheBoom's contributions to Paul Simon's "The Obvious Child").
Review: Presenting the new album from Dutch producer and visual artist David Douglas. Over the years, he has worked on several major television and film productions and he has directed music video's for artists like Blaudzun, John Coffey, Daniel Beddingfield and for his own track "California Poppy". Released via Amsterdam based Atomnation Records who have recently presented works by the likes of Tunnelvision, Gidge and Portable Sunsets. Following on from 2014's "Moon Observations", Douglas continues to perfect his cosmic sound, taking us on a journey through polyrhythmic and technicoloured. This is melodic, sun kissed disco and eclectic electronica. Said to be inspired by the astrological writings of his 18th century namesake, Douglas creates waves of celestial melodies that are merged with driving beats, arpeggiated synths and hypnotic vocals.
Review: Atomnation is a Berlin / Amsterdam based label that releases innovative music from all over the world, according to their Soundcloud page and that's a fair call in our opinion. This time around it is young Russian artist Koett aka Alexander Tochilkin's turn again. It's a varied and eclectic album here: this guys sure got talent! Starting out with the dark journey tech house of "Night Furia" (which will appeal to Life & Death fans) he's then into the jazzy chill-out vibes of "A Walk In The Spring Rain". Elsewhere there's breathtaking ambience like on "Thaw In Siberia" and lush deep house as heard on "Giberboreya" and "Northern Mood".
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