Another Dub On Earth (original mix) - (9:30) 126 BPM
Another Night On Earth (2018 version) - (8:11) 126 BPM
Review: Monty Luke aka Mandingo originally released Another Dub back in 2015 - and it has since become a cult classic. With the single-sided vinyl edition trading for up to 50 pounds online, Luke has wisely opted to reissue it. In its original format, it's a deep but robust affair that is powered by a chugging, dub-wise groove and features mysterious vocals and jazzy chords. Like all great Detroit dance records, it also crosses boundaries and this explains why it enjoys such cult status. The 2018 reissue also features a new version that is more streamlined and linear, but it's the original take that really shines
Review: American underground hero Monty Luke returns with more hot tracks from his Black Catalogue. The Detroit based imprint follows up some great releases recently by Bay Area producer Sepehr and legend Dave Aju with this great various artists EP. The label boss himself kicks things off under the Mandingo alias with the deep hi-tech soul transmission of Mandingo - "Jabari", and reappears with Slope 114 on the trippy deepness "Crystal Ball" led by some truly sultry vocals, Minimal house don Thomas Melchior kicks off Modern Underground Music Vol 4 with the hypnotic sorcery of "What The?" and ending things on a well funky note with the late night dusty disco flavour of "Stop Playin'"
Review: Black Catalogue is based in Detroit, but on their latest release, they open their doors to the free-spirited sound of San Francisco producer Sepehr. On the title track, he takes influence from minimal house as well as tweaked acid to deliver a heads-down affair that sits somewhere between house and techno. "Caught in a Funk" is deeper and features a ponderous vocal underpinned by warm synth lines, but at its core is a similar fusion of gurgling 303s and tough, steely rhythms. The label has commissioned Jakbeat producer D'Marc Cantu to remix "Step One", and he doesn't disappoint. Introducing a more fluid groove, he lets the nagging acid and warm chords flow in a heady, irresistible manner. It makes for another killer release from this open-minded label.
Review: Given that Dave Aju used only sounds from his mouth to create his debut album back in 2008, it comes as no surprise that this release is somewhat unusual. The title track features house and techno staples - flutter-ing strings and tight drums - but Aju slips in other unusual elements like murmured vocals and a rubbery rhythm that sounds like it was fashioned in an elastic band factory. "14324" is a more conventional minimal house track, led by squelchy, micro-beats, but Aju reverts to type on "Rain"; murmuring, pitched down vo-cals swarm around dubby drums as the rushes of wind that signals the start of a storm roll in.
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