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Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Austrian DJ, producer, and Freeride Millenium label co-founder Jorkes makes an electrifying debut on Will Saul's label with this fast-paced house roller. As if fuelled by the sound of Chicago and something evocative of a place like the Hacienda, "Free From Desire" is a red-hot burner slamming down killer drum beats, irresistible piano chimes and bubbling bass - that's as much Manchester as it is the Musik Box.
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AUS 189
06 Oct 23
Techno
06 Oct 23
Techno
Played by: FINGERMAN, Juno Recommends Deep House, Juno Recommends Funky House, Juno Recommends Minimal Tech, Dam Swindle, Lone D, Fiorious, Spincycle
Review: The summer of rave has landed and Demuja is here with Higher Places, a producer found on imprints like Skylax Classic, Shall Not Fade, Freerange and more. For his Aus Music debut he brings back a familiar rave motif to a banging new rendition of drums in "Work My Body". Next is a deeper, liquid club cut that is "Deep Inside Your Soul" with its classic pano effect while Demuja pays house music homage with "That Piano Track" - obviously. Closing the EP is a collaborative number with Kolter called "Bonzai" that's peppered with a techier and minimal sound, let's say from that Higher Place.
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AUS 187
18 Aug 23
Funky/Club House
18 Aug 23
Funky/Club House
Played by: Juno Recommends Experimental
Review: Following the release of her Aus music debut last year with the I Wanted More EP, rRoxymore returns to Will Saul's label with At Dawn. Blending colourful synthesises of keys and chords alongside cut up vocals and drifting melancholic atmospheres, it the artist's mellow breaks that hit just right. The lead cut is perhaps the deepest number on offer with its sombre tone, subtle bleeps and trancey flirtations, next to the heavier kicks and counterbalancing floating melodies of "Blissed Memories". "Beyond The Sun" is arguably this release's hit cut, as if referencing Caribou's most loved song. A stand out Aus Music title.
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AUS 185
11 Aug 23
Experimental/Electronic
11 Aug 23
Experimental/Electronic
Review: Some genuinely impressive collaborative action here, as Berlin-based label hopper Amy Dabbs (whose previous releases have appeared on labels including Lobster Theremin and Shall Not Fade) joins forces with Toy Tonics twosome Athlete Whippet for the very first time. Opener 'Deep In Your Love' manages that tricky feat of being upbeat, grandiose and wonderfully loved-up, with Dabbs' vocal snippets peeping out above simmering strings, colourful electronic motifs, rubbery synth-bass and rolling house beats. 'Into You' is a dreamier and more spine-tingling affair that's as loved-up and groovy as they come, while closing cut 'Milkshake' is a colossal, hands-aloft piano house number that sounds like something that would have crossed over into the pop charts back in the mid 1990s.
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AUS 186DL
14 Jul 23
Funky/Club House
14 Jul 23
Funky/Club House
Review: This prolific British producer has been known by a number of names: Marquis Hawkes or Juxta Position to name a couple, but here he steps out under his real name for the latest release on the esteemed Aus Music. Venn Diagram is Mark Hawkins' third long-player which features a wide selection of experimental moods. Highlights include the sublime IDM opener "Verblex Oscillos", the slo-mo Italo of "How Do I Know" and its stunning vocal, through to the neon-lit pop tones of L.O.V.E., while there's more straight-ahead dancefloor friendly numbers like "Isolated" and ending with the glassy-eyed and bittersweet electronica of "Alone In My Kitchen".
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AUSLP0 17DIGI
05 May 23
Experimental/Electronic
05 May 23
Experimental/Electronic
Review: Over a 30-year career, Steve Bug has released an incredible amount of club-focused music, much of it genuinely brilliant. Given that he's successfully turned his hand to deep house, tech-house, hip-house and techno, it's always a bad idea to and guess what he'll serve up next. So, what's on offer on 'Piano FM', his second EP for Aus Music? A real mixture of peak-time ready cuts, that's what. For proof, compare, and contrast the foreboding bass, glassy-eyed female vocal snippets, bouncy pianos and snappy beats of 'Piano FM', with the deeper but no less weighty 'The Moment', where raw analogue bass and jazzy stabs catch the ear. To complete a fine EP, the long-serving German producer opts for a classic US deep house vibe on the warming and loved-up 'Use Me'.
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AUS 183
24 Mar 23
Deep House
24 Mar 23
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Bass
Review: Following releases on Central Processing Unit, Hypercolour, and his recent LP on Local Action, Evan Majumdar-Swift aka 96 Back returns with a new one this week - adding a release on Will Saul's Aus Music to his expanding discography. For his label debut, the Manchester by-way-of SheffieldDJ/producer presents four high quality productions on the Crass EP. From the off-kilter post-dubstep influence of the title track and the wonky UK flavour of "Syrup", to further futuristic bass explorations in the form of "Tab Play" and the evocative closer "Hoss I"t which ends on a more playful note - 96 Back embodies the renegade spirit of his native Steel City.
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AUS 181DL
10 Feb 23
Bass
10 Feb 23
Bass
Review: The German house & techno DJ and music producer Damiano Von Erckert pretty much bucks every trend and trope you can imagine. He makes loose, dusty house music with heart-on-sleeve emotions even though he hails from Cologne, where sleek techno label Kompakt also hails from. He also dresses much more like a 60s French film star than a modern DJ and producer. Anyway, his new album on Aus is his best yet - it's got the loose-limbed and soulful house jams and the blissed out and deep rollers but also some more cosmic forays into smooth techno and spangled disco.
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AUSLP016D
25 Nov 22
Deep House
25 Nov 22
Deep House
Review: Cinthie Christl has released some of her most potent, club-ready material on Aus Music, not least terrific debut album City Lights. Her latest EP for the imprint - her first for nearly two years - is another strong effort that harks back to the halcyon days of house music in the 1990s. Lead cut 'Light a Fire' is particularly nostalgic, with Christl peppering a classic-sounding bassline and shuffling deep house drums in spacey, stretched-out chords and echo-laden piano riffs. She reaches for bold, ear-catching riffs on the bumpin', stabbing bassline-sporting headiness of 'Keeping Strong', before opting for a deeper, more sub-heavy sound on the hypnotic, glassy-eyed excellence of 'Everything'.
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AUS178D
04 Nov 22
Deep House
04 Nov 22
Deep House
Review: Life & Death chief Manfredi Romano aka DJ Tennis makes a surprising appearance on Aus Music this week with a wonderful three-tracker. "Repeater" is a slinky and hypnotic expression in dancefloor drama, this is melodic house just the way we like it. It's backed by second offering "Nobody" an evocative and saucer-eyed breakbeat number that makes a perfect soundtrack to the inevitable sunrise. On the remix is the ever reliable Swede DJ Seinfeld whose dark and steely techno rendition gives the track an undeniably aggressive edge.
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AUS176D
07 Oct 22
Deep House
07 Oct 22
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House
Review: Following the release of his gloriously joyous, retro-futurist Sanctuary EP on Hot Haus Records, former Houndstooth regular Mark Hawkins returns to Aus Music with another quietly impressive four-track outing. He first joins the dots between loopy, DJ Sneak style deep house and sparkling, hands-aloft piano house on the festival friendly rush of 'I Can Feel It (Extended Mix)', before reaching for vintage style synthesiser chords and undulating acid bass on the gorgeous 'What a Beat'. 'Led Astray' sees him break up the beats impressively while soothing the senses with sci-fi synths and Motor City bass, while 'Lucid Dreaming' sees him add energetic piano riffs and glassy-eyed techno bleeps to a surging, peak-time ready rhythm.
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AUS179DX
05 Aug 22
Funky/Club House
05 Aug 22
Funky/Club House
Played by: Juno Recommends Electro
Review: Earth Trax follows his recent Sensual World album on Shall Not Fade with this tripped out release on Aus. Steeped in the sound of electro and deep techno, it sees the prolific producer deliver a series of impressive tracks. Never staying in one place for too long, Earth Trax moves from the dark and moody rhythms of "Swamp" and "Disintegration" into the title track, whose emotive melodies and skipping drums sounds like Lone jamming with Nathan Fake. Earth Trax continues on this sun-kissed melodic trajectory for "Moving On", albeit in a more frenetic mode, while "Meadows" sees him give vent to a slower, dreamy side to his canon.
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AUS173D
01 Jul 22
Electro
01 Jul 22
Electro
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: On her first outing of 2022, Hermoine Frank brings her rRoxymore project to Aus Music for the very first time. The sometime Don't Be Afraid regular eases us gently with EP opener 'Drunken Clouds', an effortlessly picturesque affair in which chiming, chocolate box melodies and sustained organ chords dance atop a drunken, analogue-sounding bassline and skewed hip-hop beats. She strides confidently back onto the dancefloor on title track 'I Wanted More', adding sweet R&B vocal snippets, hazy chords and marimba melodies to a rumbling bassline and breakbeat-driven deep house beats, before often for a decidedly intergalactic, off-kilter sound on the excellent 'Midnight Shift'. To round off a fine EP, Frank goes ultra-deep, poignant and melancholic on the impressively emotive 'Last Day I Dance'.
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AUS175D
10 Jun 22
Deep House
10 Jun 22
Deep House
Review: Aus Music is now one of the elder statesmen of the underground after so many years of turning out fresh beats from fresh names. Taking charge of Will Saul's latest label drop is Glaswegian artist Big Miz. His opener 'Fools Mate' is an upbeat and lively tune with slinky bass and drums that are in constant upward motion. 'Still Deciding' (feat Washington) flips the script with a low slung groove that has swagger to spare, not least thanks to the vocals of Washington. There is still time for a raw drum workout in 'Earthly Delights', the lush melodies of 'Joey' and a pumping throwback house remix from Sally C.
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AUS 172D
29 Apr 22
Deep House
29 Apr 22
Deep House
Review: Marco Passarani presents his sixth LP, this time on Aus Music titled The Wildlife Of The Quieter Ones, boasting 17 diverse tracks that are testament to the Roman's versatility as a producer. Whether it's the majestic acid of "Theme From FFOM", the contemplative IDM of "Dial 101" or the hi-tech soul of "Equation" - he has much more to offer. There's the alien funk of "Complex Beta" and the bittersweet bright-like-neon closer "Strawberry Strings" showing the diversity in his sonic repertoire, plus many intermittent ambient journeys to break up the mood. Passarani manages to respectfully join the dots between the fabled Detroit-Berlin connection, classic electro and Italo on this top shelf selection of tracks - all from a truly underrated veteran of the genre.
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AUSLP 015D
04 Mar 22
Electro
04 Mar 22
Electro
Review: Here's something we didn't expect: an EP of deep house and house-not-house excursions from Quantic, a multi-talented artist and producer best known for dazzling musicality, downtempo grooves, retro-futurist soul songs and distinctly tropical musical blends. Of course, he's talented enough to turn his hand to almost any style so this surprise Aus Music outing is as excellent as we'd hoped it would be. Highlights include the old school house-goes-broken house rush of 'Heaven or Hell', the deep and dreamy broken beat warmth of 'Night Jaguars', the wall-of-sound house warmth of 'Shake Your Demons' and the sub-heavy, steel pan-sporting, mid-tempo tropical house brilliance of 'Let The Sparks Fly'.
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AUS 167D
17 Dec 21
Deep House
17 Dec 21
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Paul Rose aka Scuba returns to Will Saul's label for the first time in nearly 10 years to follow up his 2011 anthem 'Loss' under the SCB alias. The Hotflush boss now presents the Talaria EP featuring three emotive tracks for the late night. Be mesmerised by the rich tapestry of melodies that will captivate you on the title track's tech house groove, while "Rip" returns to the emotive post dubstep sounds as heard on his seminal Triangulations release from over a decade ago. Finally, the deep and contemplative mood music of "Arrows" offers up a more understated side of the esteemed producer.
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AUS 171D
17 Dec 21
Deep House
17 Dec 21
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Millionhands founder Tee Mango (real name Tom Mangan) has developed a lot as a producer since he first appeared on Aus Music in 2017. That much is evident on his latest four-track excursion for Will Saul's imprint, which sees Mangan deliver a quartet of fuzzy, nostalgia-inducing workouts guaranteed to make you move. He sets his stall out with 'Last Dance', a chunk of colourful, piano-laden positivity built around crackly drums and rush-inducing riffs, before delivering instrumental and vocal takes on the mid-tempo, lo-fi, deep house delight that is the yearning 'Heartbeat'. To round things off, the former T-shirt designer opts for a baggier, sunnier and more huggable sound on delicious closing cut 'Can We Find'.
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AUS 169D
26 Nov 21
Deep House
26 Nov 21
Deep House
Review: Outsider house specialist Sei A has delivered some of Aus Music's most potent releases of the last half-decade, including two fine albums. Universal Love, his first release of 2021, is also impressive. It sees the Glasgow-based artist shuffle between bleary-eyed, early morning house hypnotism ('Open Spaces', where Tangerine Dream style synthesizer lines and stirring chords bubble away atop a locked-in beat), heavily electronic dancefloor melancholia ('Balance'), ultra-wonky, sub-heavy minimalism (the crackling fuzziness of 'The Other Side Of'), spaced-out sunrise deep house ('Warm'), and rolling, warehouse-ready fare ('Universal Love', where spoken word vocals and tactile synth riffs catch the ear).
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AUS 170
08 Oct 21
Deep House
08 Oct 21
Deep House
Review: Last year, Damiano Von Erckert graduated from the Ava label he's been associated with since 2011 and joined the extended family of artists at Will Saul's Aus Music imprint. Here he returns to that label with a second EP full to bursting with playable, peak-time ready treats. Particularly impressive is opener 'Mars', a deep house-tempo slab of sci-fi fired dancefloor futurist full of star fall electronics, lilting lead lines and intergalactic synthesizer motifs. Title track 'Pete' is more of a retro-futurist affair, with glassy-eyed female vocal samples, immersive ambient house chords and rising string sounds stretching out atop loose-limbed machine drums and a throbbing bassline, while 'F&D' joins the dots between jacking acid house, ambient techno and Motor City futurism.
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AUS 168D
23 Jul 21
Deep House
23 Jul 21
Deep House
Review: 'City Lights' was one of the standout cuts from Cinthie Christl's 2020 debut album Skylines - City Lights, so it's no surprise to see it appear as a single with a swathe of brand-new mixes. The original version, which kicks off the EP, is little less than a synthesizer symphony, with rising synth-strings dancing atop a mid-80s, arpeggio-style synth-pop bassline and Please-era Pet Shop Boys beats. Gerd Janson utilises many of these elements on his Tuff City Kids style Italo-disco rework, before Damino von Eckert re-frames it as a melodious chunk of synth-heavy techno warmth. Perhaps best of all though is the Wanderist remix, which brilliantly re-imagines the track as a bustling slab of deep space electro with a Kraftwerkian twist.
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AUS 165D
28 May 21
Minimal/Tech House
28 May 21
Minimal/Tech House
Review: When it comes to delivering deliciously intergalactic house and techno, few can match the sci-fi sounds, lilting lead lines, darting synth sounds and hypnotic beats of Jack Hamill AKA Space Dimension Controller. His trademark sound is naturally evident throughout his first EP for Aus Music. He begins with the deep, cosmic techno of 'Dispatch477', where bubbly acid bass, bustling drums and deep chords combine on an energetic-but-weightless sci-fi treat. 'Upper/Lower' is similarly deep and woozy but arguably more musically expansive, while closing cut 'Polymer Pyramid' sees him wrap drowsy, ambient techno style sustained chords and yearning synthesizer lead lines around a fizzing analogue bassline and snappy machine drums.
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AUS 166D
14 May 21
Deep House
14 May 21
Deep House
Review: Maarten Smeets, one half of Detroit Swindle, introduces his Wanderist project through Aus Music, and vice-versa. It presents a second record for Smeets on Aus (see the Rhythm Girl Swing EP) with the Wanderist project setting itself up as a place for electro breaks, acid and new age synths ("Translucid Dreams") to funky, stripped-back and pacey vocal house numbers ("Machines Have Feelings Too"). A minimal yet harder techno groove arrives in the pumping drum track "U Got Love" (tip) next to the sundrenched trance-ala-house music of "Astral Highways"!
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AUS 164
09 Apr 21
Electro
09 Apr 21
Electro
Review: Late last year, Dutch duo Lars Dale and Maarten Smeets decided the time was right to ditch their Detroit Swindle moniker - chosen originally in tribute to Motor City dance music, but one that left them open to accusations of cultural appropriation - in favour of Dam Swindle. This three-tracker for Aus marks their first outing under the new alias and begins with one of their warmest and most ear-catching cuts to date: the Nikki O-voiced vocal deep house number 'Breathe', which boasts some brilliant live bass, twinkling Rhodes flourishes and atmospheric synth-strings. Title track 'Spice Run' is arguably even better thanks to bouncy, Afro-house style percussion, carnival-ready electric piano riffs and synthesized steel pan, while 'Get Together' is a drowsy and deep disco-house number laden with live instrumentation.
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AUS 163D
12 Mar 21
Deep House
12 Mar 21
Deep House
Review: Berlin-based Haider Masroor made his Aus Music debut with the '10961' EP in 2019. Now he returns to Will Saul and Fink's label with another three-tracker that defies easy genre categorisation. 'Levitate', for instance, starts out epic and proggy but then breaks out into a kind of EBM/Italo/industrial fusion interlude in the middle, while 'Too Close' has echoes of Orb-style ambient house, hardcore, two-step and the kitchen ruddy sink! The standout, though, is 'Why So Blue?', a moody, broody but irresistible order to dance in which delicate, haunting keys and cut-up female vocal snips surf a surging, pulsating bassline to devastating effect.
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AUS 159D
11 Dec 20
Deep House
11 Dec 20
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Will Saul and Fink's Aus Music label have always operated at or around house music's more leftfield fringes, and this three-tracker from Damiano Von Erckert - a Cologne native who's now based in France - is no exception. 'My Belief, Your Disaster' builds from a space-y, bass-y intro into a small-hours cocktail of twitchy drums and cascading keys, while 'Tears For You' is a pulsating, synthy cut that'd work on 'deep' and 'melodic' floors alike - as would 'Dramatic Romance', wherein a synth bassline throbs throughout, topped with constantly evolving leads. Adrenaline-rush podium stompers these are not, but if you need material for those 4am "journeys" then step right on in.
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AUS 161D
30 Oct 20
Deep House
30 Oct 20
Deep House
Played by: Nachtbraker
Review: In case you didn't get the memo, Wanderist is the new solo alias of Maarten Smeets, one half of popular Dutch deep house duo Detroit Swindle. This debut EP under the alias sets out his sonic agenda, offering a few reminders of what many enjoy about his better-known act's work - rich musicality, warm vibes, and positive melodies - while also exploring a different set of electronic music inspirations. The headline attraction is arguably '2r2t', a wonderfully tactile and melodious chunk of loved-up electro warmth that comes accompanied by a wavy ambient revision (lusciously saucer-eyed) and an acid-flecked Dawud remix that joins the dots between sci-fi techno and intergalactic deep house. Elsewhere, '9005' is a dark, muscular and hazy techno roller and 'Fog' is an analogue-rich take on spacey '80s electro.
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AUS 158D
09 Oct 20
Deep House
09 Oct 20
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Techno
Review: Sei A aka Andy Graham follows 2016's Space in your Mind long player with this expansive project. Once again, he has chosen Aus as the outlet for his work, with Will Saul's label providing him with the platform to deliver his distinctive take on dance music. Underpinned by dream-like textures, Kinetic Action unravels at an unhurried pace; there's the layered ambience of "Random Rules"; the muggy, seductive break-beat led "Halo" and "High", a dubbed out house groove. Graham's production throughout the album is flawless, which allows him to move effortlessly between languid pieces like "Foundation" and more urgent, break beat tracks like "Forget Now".
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AUSCD 014
14 Aug 20
Techno
14 Aug 20
Techno
Review: Given that she has been releasing music since the dawn of the century, we were rather surprised to find that "Skylines-Citylights" is Cinthie Christl's debut album. It is of course something of a vibrant, action-packed treat, with the long-serving DJ, producer, label boss and record shop owner combining elements from a multitude of interconnected genres (think Chicago house, ambient house, UK garage, acid, electronic disco, piano house and rave-era old school flavours) to create a string of timeless, joyous cuts. Highlights are plentiful and include - but are no way limited to - the glassy-eyed bliss of "808 The Meme Queen", the sub0heavy sweatiness of "Concentrate", the warehouse-ready future anthems "Bassline" and "Calling", and the hard-to-pigeonhole brilliance of stunning opener "Skyline".
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AUSCD 013D 1
17 Jul 20
Deep House
17 Jul 20
Deep House
Review: New York's disco, noise and electro don The Juan Maclean is back and makes his debut on Aus Music. Pushing a perceivably harder edged or club focused sound for Will Saul's label, Juan Mac turns in three numbers that explore deeper techno, trance and Italo alongside progressive new age disco (and New York soul) that goes all the way in "Outriders Of Planet Shulgin". For the Italo, deeper techno head (with hints of indie sub-pop too) "Here In The Twilight" goes the distance alongside the electrified nu-disco of "Harmine". Wild card alert on this record also o with a remix coming from Whities upstart "Nathan Micay" with a tough, dubbed out and warehouse mix to an epic title track.
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AUS 157D
10 Jul 20
Minimal/Tech House
10 Jul 20
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Cinthie Christl's last outing for Aus Music, 2019's "Mesmerizing EP", was a surprisingly disco-fired affair, mixing sounds associated with the resurgent 1970s style with her usual house and techno trademarks. Christl's latest two-tracker for Will Saul's label looks to the sweat-soaked hedonism of the rave era for inspiration, with title track "Bassline" offering a rushing romp rich in glassy-eyed piano house stabs, ear-catching female vocal snippets and crunchy drum machine beats. Virtual flipside "803 The Meme Queen" is a deeper and more musically considered take on the same retro-futurist house vibe, where a bold acid bassline, echo-laden additional percussion hits and starry chords catch the ear.
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AUS 152D
12 Jun 20
Deep House
12 Jun 20
Deep House
Review: We've rather enjoyed watching the rise of Tom Mangan AKA Tee Mango over the last eight years. His tracks are now in-demand, meaning releases on such admired labels as Delusions of Grandeur, Local Talk and Aus Music. Here he returns to the latter with his first EOP for Will Saul's imprint in two years. Our pick of the bunch is flipside "Music Got Me High", where glassy-eyed piano stabs, sparkling synthesizer riffs and soulful vocal samples ride a classic house groove. That said, for sheer party-rocking thrills you can't beat opener "Time Ain't Nothing", a sample-heavy affair that adds squelchy synth bass and snare-heavy house drums to chunks of a groovy swamp-funk workout.
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AUS 151D
08 May 20
Deep House
08 May 20
Deep House
Played by: Alkalino
Review: While some of us have spent the COVID-19 lockdown period watching dreadful daytime TV in our underpants, Marquis Hawkes has been busy producing new music - hence this EP of hot-to-trot "Lockdown House" tracks. He begins via the deep space daydreaming of "Jupiter Jam", where intergalactic synthesizer motifs ride a squelchy, sub-heavy bassline and bumpin' house beats, before doffing a cap to up-tempo 1990s US deep house on the tactile and energetic "Clockin' Out". "Let's Go Way Back" ratchets up the glassy-eyed good-time vibes towards rush-inducing territory - all chiming melodies, old school vocal snippets and chunky beats - while "Walking" successfully channels the spirit of turn-of-the-90s New Jersey garage.
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AUS 154
01 May 20
Deep House
01 May 20
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Electro
Review: With Dutch producer Tracy's gradual rise into the ranks of well received dance music, Tom Ruijg, aka Tracey, sees himself become part of Aus Music's current vanguard alongside Floorplan, Move D and of course Aus label owner himself Will Saul. Microdancer presents the artist's second offering for Aus Music and is the first since his debut album, Biostar, for Dial in 2019. This record here presents a bass heavy, atmospheric take on melodic breaks, club tracks and cosmic techno. "Lanthana" will appeal to the b-side junkies out there for something a little more syncopated and undulating, while the title track throws down a heavier, enforced rhythm punctuated by solid bass stabs and a frenetic arpeggio melody. Lighter wares can be found in "Ubik" with the tunneling "Gretzoid" getting trippy with vocals from Gretz.
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AUS 149D
13 Mar 20
Electro
13 Mar 20
Electro
Review: Quartet Series main man Nachtbraker has released music on plenty of high profile imprints over the years - Heist, Dirt Crew and Hudd Traxx most frequently - but he's never released on Aus Music before. His label debut is a typically confident affair, with the Dutch producer dishing up a mixture of proto-house influenced deep house funk ("QT & The Lizards"), chunky house grooves and stunning, synth-pop influenced electronics ("De Zon") and deliciously dreamy, sun-kissed breakbeat house ("Nar Hon Inte Ar Dar (Sunrise Mix)"). Arguably best of all though is opener "Fatoe Morgana", a throbbing, all action mix of razor-sharp acid riffs, rising synthesizer motifs, drowsy chords and restless but sturdy grooves.
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AUS 148D
21 Feb 20
Deep House
21 Feb 20
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: By his normally prolific standards, Marquis Hawkes has been surprisingly quiet in 2019. In fact, this three-tracker for regular home Aus Music is just his third outing of the year, following typically well-received releases on Honom and Unknown To The Unknown. Opener "Hashtag Life Goals" is a wonderfully dreamy and glassy-eyed affair, with female spoken word samples, drowsy chords and picturesque melodies rising above booming bass and beats so sweaty they might have a fever. Hawkes successfully breaks up the beats on "Don't Forget To Subscribe", where thrillingly positive synthesizer motifs and woozy chords envelop NYC Freestyle-influenced electro drums, while "CS Groove" is a locked-in deep house box jam full of crunchy machine percussion, headline-grabbing bass and enveloping chords.
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AUS 145D
27 Dec 19
Deep House
27 Dec 19
Deep House
Played by: Kisk, B.Jinx, Juno Recommends Deep House, Joris Voorn, DAVID DUNNE (Triple Dee/Funkademia), Roger Sanchez, Sam Divine, Danny Howard
Review: It seems to strange, in 2019, to think that Robert Hood was once best known for dark, pounding techno, such has been the success of his more house- and gospel-inspired Floorplan project in recent years. This third long-player finds the father-and-daughter duo in fine fettle, serving up 10 cuts that marry house and disco's sense of groove and musicality to the dancefloor energy that Hood learned during his Underground Resistance years, with wailing church organs helping to provide the album's standout moments on tracks like 'Dance Floor' and 'His Eye Is On The Sparrow'. An uptempo, genre-defying triumph.
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AUSCD 012D
08 Nov 19
Deep House
08 Nov 19
Deep House
Review: Returning to production with his first LP in 13 years, Will Saul's 'Open Too Close' is said to be a journey through the influences that have helped shape the Aus Music boss's career and drive his forward-facing, unblinking passion for new music. It is a concept which reflects on Saul's extensive experience as a selector, with all tracks being dancefloor ready and exactly the sort of material he'd be proud to play in his own DJ sets. Moreover, he stated it's something "that sounds good at home, as well as in the club". Split across two releases, the first volume features the deep and emotive slo-mo swagger of "Openings", the evocative classic house vibe of "Pingalatu" (calling to mind the anthems of The Windy City from the late '80s) and equally on the retro tip is the hypnotising Todd Terry influenced rhythmicity of "Moorings".
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AUS 142D
11 Oct 19
Deep House
11 Oct 19
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House
Review: Scene veteran Will Saul drops a new single on his own Aus Music label, which comes accompanied simply by a Marquis Hawkes remix. In its Original Mix form, 'Visions' places a good old-fashioned, full-lunged diva vocal atop a fractured rhythm that owes not a small debt of inspiration to 80s electro, both in the sound palette (check those analogue synth sounds) and in the stuttery feel to the drums. For more traditionally 'house-y' pleasures, though, head for Hawkes's refix, which opens with a Tenaglia-esque barrage of drums but settles down into a mid-paced groove with a very Chi-town bassline.
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AUS 146
16 Aug 19
Funky/Club House
16 Aug 19
Funky/Club House
Move D / Various
Review: As his vast discography proves, David "Move D" Moufang is a big fan of musical collaborations. It's perhaps fitting, then, that his latest album is packed to the rafters with co-produced killers. Check, for example, the ultra-deep, woozy and off-kilter "Innit", a superbly dubby and opaque cut made with German rave pioneer D-Man, the intergalactic deep house warmth of Fred P collaboration "Building Bridges" and the semi-orchestrated ambient bliss of Benjamin Brunn hook-up "Transit". His acclaimed collaborative projects also feature: Reagenz (with Jonah Sharp) joins forces with Thomas Fehlmann on the elastic dub techno flex of "One Small Step" and Magic Mountain High (with Juju and Jordash) takes slow-burn, softly spoken deep house/dub techno fusion and runs with it. As you'd expect, the solo tracks are impeccable, too.
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AUSLP 010D
12 Jul 19
Deep House
12 Jul 19
Deep House
Review: Given their fine track record and high profile nature, it's perhaps surprising that "Rhythm Girl Swing EP" marks Detroit Swindle's first appearance on Aus Music. Label boss man Will Saul has once again proven his A&R credentials by picking three suitably strong cuts from the experienced Dutch duo. They begin in fine fashion with "Wado Baya", a rubbery chunk of hot-stepping Afro-house where bleeping electronic melodies and glassy-eyed chords rise above a snappy-but-bouncy groove. "Rhythm Girl Swing" sounds like a slipped and slightly skewed take on hypnotic mid-90s house - all trippy riffs and slowly rising filtered motifs - while "Vibrations" sees them join the dots between warm and woozy early '90s deep house and organ-rich New Jersey flavours.
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AUS 143D
21 Jun 19
Deep House
21 Jun 19
Deep House
Review: Cinthie Christl continues to go from strength to strength, with this impressive return to Aus Music following hot on the heels of a trio of versatile and club-ready EPs on her own Crystal Grooves imprint. Intriguingly, all three tracks on the "Mesmerizing" EP look to disco for inspiration, combining Salsoul style drum hits and sweeping orchcestration with bumpin' bass, vocal samples and drum machine kicks inspired by the Halcyon days of New York house. It's a winning formula all told; check, for example, the swirling samples and peak-time-at-the-Paradise-Garage flavas of "Dancing" and the undulating strings, heavy analogue bass and Todd Edwards style vocal cut-ups of the outstanding title track.
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AUS 140D
24 May 19
Deep House
24 May 19
Deep House
Review: Since signing with Aus back in 2013, Andy Graham AKA Sei A has become one of the label's most reliable artists. Impressively, the "Moving Shadows EP" marks his eight release on the imprint since then, with four of those coming in the last 12 months. This time round, he's in a notably deep and melancholic mood. Check, for example, the hushed and hypnotic drums, distant breakers' yard sounds, whispered vocals and spaced-out electronics of "Moving Shadows", or for that matter the late night intensity of "Wolf Moon", a sparse, minimal house affair that's as atmospheric as they come. Sandwiched in between you'll find the slightly bolder "Patter", a chiming deep house roller that subtly offers audio nods towards Maurice Fulton and mid '80s NYC proto-house.
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AUS 141
03 May 19
Deep House
03 May 19
Deep House
Review: Breaker Breaker head honcho Haider has caught the attention of Will Saul with his eclectic talent. Following his breakout EP for his own label, the 10961 EP is his debut for AUS music. Full name Haider Masroor, the German artist compliments the British label as its newly acquired artist. Features dusty minimal house like on "You" reminiscent of past contributions to the label by the likes of Matt Karmil, Motor City deep house influences by the likes of The Three Chairs on the sublime "Yellow Cake" and timeless electro vibe on "Robocop".
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AUS 138D
22 Mar 19
Deep House
22 Mar 19
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Andy Graham - aka Sei A - returns to Aus Music, where he's become quite the stalwart of the London based imprint in the last few years. His new EP entitled Mode Static is best described by Will Saul & Co. as featuring three deep techno cruisers' and does exactly what it says on the tin. From the the banging main room assault that is the title track and its true warehouse vibe, through to the deep and ubby entrancer "Inter Spaced" and the fittingly titled "Tunnels" that draws you down into the vortex with its hypnotic vibe - this one's a right killer on offer here.
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AUS 136
04 Jan 19
Deep House
04 Jan 19
Deep House
Review: A stalwart of the burgeoning Berlin scene for several years, Cinthie is the DJ and producer behind top labels such as Beste Modus (with Steven ain't leavin) Unison Wax and We R House. She brings her infectious sound to Aus Music here on the Trust EP, where she once again looks to classic US house aesthetics but polishes them with an vibrant and modern edge. From the hypnotic bounce of the title track and its lovely marimba led melody, the funked/up polyrhythmic groove of "Lost At Sea" and its irrestibalt Afro influence or the striped back groove tool "Hip Swing" that is perfect tackle for the afterhours - Cinthie brings the goods once again.
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AUS 134D
21 Dec 18
Deep House
21 Dec 18
Deep House
Review: Will Saul comes with a four-track EP on his own Aus Music label, and the results are as classy as we've come to expect. 'Wobbly' gets the ball rolling with a big, beefy bassline and a single repeating chord before introducing first some fluttering keys, then a hint of acid as we near the track's end. 'Slide' is a floaty, drifty affair underpinned by rock-solid 4/4s and operates in the nebulous zone where deep and progressive house collide. 'Come Together' is an unhurried small-hours deep/tech roller with mournful strings and a man's voice saying "dance", while finally 'Start Again' takes us back in time with 909 percussion and electro synths.
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AUS 135D
23 Nov 18
Deep House
23 Nov 18
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: UK born, Berlin based producer Matt Karmil first appeared on our radar a few years ago, with his brilliant Fight EP on Mule Musiq sublabel Endless Flight. Testament to his diverse sound, he's since appeared on Bristol bass institution Idle Hands, Swedish oddball house heroes Studio Barnhus and Norway's Smalltown Supersound. It's the latter where he's explored his more disco leaning side - and that's on display here on the Sourced EP. From the slo-mo and sultry deepness of "I Love It", "KO" with its smoky late-night jazz bar vibe and the funky title track - where the drummer gets wicked beneath a bass driven and evocative groove.
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AUS 132D
21 Sep 18
Deep House
21 Sep 18
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Following the inauguration of his new imprint The Brane last year, Ewan Smith returns with a new EP on Aus Music - his first for them in a couple of years since 2016's brilliant There Is No Right Time LP. The Berliner by way of Scotland serves up some flavours that are very much a product of his new environment, and will appeal to followers of minimal techno new wave - as heard on the retro flavoured mini-funk of the title track. We can't quite pronounce "Thewizzwasfordillysmissus" but can best describe its vibe similar to what labels like Traffic or Time Passages are pushing at present, while the aptly titled "Sicko" is deeply beeping and glitching groove that's for perfect afterhours dancing at Club Der Visionaere - a club he frequently DJ's at.
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AUS 131D
07 Sep 18
Deep House
07 Sep 18
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Will Saul recently said that he's feeling more inspired, production wise, than he has done for years. He's certainly stepped up his release schedule this year, and this second EP of 2018 boasts some seriously good material. "By Your Side", in particular, offers a unique blend of breakbeat-influenced electro drums, picturesque electronics, swirling vocal samples and pleasingly dirty acid bass. Those vocal samples are naturally jettisoned on the arguably superior Dub Mix, which somehow seems even more loved-up and saucer-eyed. Elsewhere, "H.O.F" peppers a thrusting and dirty late night groove with stretched-out organ chords and more intensely picturesque electronic motifs, while "Directors Suite (Evil Acid Mix)" is a fiendishly sweaty and intense slab of electro/ragged acid house fusion.
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AUS 130D
24 Aug 18
Deep House
24 Aug 18
Deep House
