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Bandolier
Review: Four varied tracks make up this latest EP from Ian Upfold, a Brighton-based studio veteran who's latterly turned producer in his own right. The EP opens with 'Sugar' itself, an understated groover made up of warm, rolling bass, sprightly synth top-notes and occasional ultra-80s stings. That's followed first by 'Another Mile', which has a Nang-y, nu-disco kinda feel, and then by 'Zulu Shuffle' which, interestingly, marries the obligatory chanted Afro vox to both a full-phat disco b-line and warping, Prodigy-like synth/organ stabs. Completing the package is 'Made To Measure' - think 80s synth-pop with a jazz-funk twist.
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BAN 038
23 Sep 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
23 Sep 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: FINGERMAN
Review: A four-track EP here from Ian Upfold, a Brighton, UK-based DJ and producer whose output has spanned both re-edits and original material. We're in the latter mode here, with 'Distance Living' a midtempo affair that'd work well for afternoon, bar or warm-up play, 'Dog Day Afternoon' a chunky lil' mover that'll appeal to disco, funk and deep house floors alike, 'Other Side Of The Storm' an unlikely but effective combination of sleazy funk grind and a full preacherman vocal that has something of a Roland Clark-ish feel, and 'Stress Release' a brass-dripping workout for the jazz-dancers. Good stuff all round.
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BAN 029
21 May 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
21 May 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze)
Review: Some records take a little longer than others to really sink in. Take 'Sunken Ship', for instance: why, it could well be a full 30 seconds or so before it has you on your feet! But that simple looping, chugging bassline is a call to the dancefloor if ever we heard one, and once the matching keys come in, at around the two-minute mark, it's game over. Coming a close second to the title track is 'Flower Press', an urgent, pulsating jam with an organ line that's positively straining at the leash, while disco-funker 'Like Electricity' and the slightly housier 'Shifting Sand' complete a very fine package.
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BAN 020
17 Apr 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
17 Apr 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Ian Upfold's first two solo EPs on Bandolier were both rather impressive, so it's no surprise to find that his lasting outing is also packed to the rafters with synth-heavy, left of centre dancefloor treats. We're not quite sure whether they're re-edits or original tracks, but it many ways it doesn't matter; regardless, what you get is superb. Check first the off-kilter broken house beats, double-tracked bass (guitar/TB-303 style acid) and sparse but positive melodic elements of "Second Chance", before admiring the throbbing Italo-style arpeggio bass, droning electronics and heady chords of "Burning Sun". "Two of Everything" sounds like a bubbly Balearic cover of M's "Pop Musik" minus the vocals, while "Rounded Corners" is a chunky bounce through disco-house/deep house/gospel fusion.
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BAN 016
22 Nov 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
22 Nov 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: We were genuinely impressed by Ian Upfold's first outing on Bandolier last December, so hopes are naturally high for this relatively speedy follow-up. There's a wonderfully languid but elastic feel to opener "Secret Combination", a jolly fusion of Italo-disco style bottom end and cheery nu-disco melodies. Upfold wraps his distinctively lo-fi synthesizer motifs around a slightly wonky, chugging mid-tempo groove on "The Mover", before moving towards breezier nu-disco/disco-house territory on the unflinchingly sunny "Bouncy Castle". If that's not enough to wet the whistle, the Brighton producer offers up a superb climax in the shape of the "Bladerunner"-era Vangelis inspired nu-disco bounce of "Lone Wolf".
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BAN 013
07 Jun 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
07 Jun 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Synth-y, squelchy contemporary disco bordering on slo-mo house is the order of the day on this four-tracker from rising Brighton producer Ian Upfold. '30 & Rolling' itself foregrounds a hefty walking b-line and Flat Eric-ish wobbles, while 'Sick Day Jam' contains nods to both early prog ? la Guerrilla Records and 80s electro. 'Love's Gonna Get You' then delves into the mists of time for inspiration and comes out clutching a famous Jocelyn Brown vocal from 1987, before 'Natural High' adds a little Balearic flavour with its Italo-house piano and sampled, spoken self-help vocal.
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BAN 008
14 Dec 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
14 Dec 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
