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: 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: 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: 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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