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Review: Following the appearance of a couple of low-key taster tracks, rising star Chloe Caillet unveils her first full EP for CircoLoco Records. Two key tracks feature in original and (in our opinion, superior) extended mix forms: the moody, hazy and strobe-lit deep house/acid house fusion of 'NYWTF' (featuring vocals from Mikhail Beltran), and 'Know How' (featuring Pote), a cheerful slab of electro/breaks/sparkling synth-pop fusion. There's plenty to set the pulse racing elsewhere across the expansive collection, including the analogue bass-driven bounce of 'In The Middle' and the two-part Afro-house-meets-tropical house excellence of 'Quire'. The more organic sounding 'Part 2' mix of that may well be the EP's standout moment.
Chloe Caillet feat Pote
Played by: Juno Recommends Electro
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: Anyone for a spot of big room friendly, tribal-tinged tech-house with strutting, life-affirming R&B style vocals? That's what on offer on the latest single from Italian star DJ Tennis, whose hook-up with vocalists Ashlee and Lady Donli ticks all the right boxes. Whack on the 'Extended Mix' and you'll hear the pair's vocals rise above an attractive mix of locked-in, kick-heavy tech-house drums, tribal percussion hits, glassy-eyed synth stabs, booming bass and the dreamiest of immersive aural textures. Arguably even better - or at the very least, equally as potent - is the accompanying 'Acid Dub', an even more driving, energetic, sweaty and breathless affair full of percussive builds, wonky sub-bass, razor-sharp TB-303 motifs and choice vocal cut-ups.
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: "The Attention Deficit Track" is a collaboration between scene heroes Skream and Jackmaster. They are said to have made the track with the Terrace at DC10 as inspiration, Skream saying it was an absolute pleasure to finally play it in the said venue at his Circoloco debut. A hypnotic track that takes inspiration from the UK tech house sound from the turn of the millennium, its catchy, whirring vocal sample plays centre stage underpinned by tribal drums. With the track being played by all the top DJs over the last couple of years, its release has been eagerly anticipated so finally - here it is.
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: Rockstar Games presents the next EP release from their collaborative record label project with nightlife icons CircoLoco. NEZ has garnered a reputation for his unique sound that draws inspiration from his hometown of Chicago with the sounds and style of L.A, blending house, hip-hop, R&B, and electro elements into his sound. This EP includes a trio of tracks that Grand Theft Auto Online players might recognise, such as the bass-driven house shuffle of "You Wanna?", the urban beats and lyrical flow of "Let's Get It" featuring ScHoolboy Q (who he collaborated with on "Man of the Year") and the deep, down and dirty groove of "Freaks" featuring the legendary Moodymann and Gangsta Boo.
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Review: CircoLoco Records is a new record label forged in partnership with the iconic video game creators Rockstar Games. After four editions of colour coded releases, we now have the entire collection of 20 tracks compiled here in one package. From the Black edition there's the tunneling techno of Adam Beyer's powerful "Break It Up", from the Violet edition you have Margaret Dygas' majestic broken beat journey "Wishing Well", TINI with the neon-lit disco of "What If, Then What?" featuring Amiture (Green) and Sama Abdulhadi with the steely and hypnotic techno of "Reverie" taken from the Blue series - plus many more.
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Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: The sister label of legendary Ibiza club CircoLoco drops its latest split release. Representing a range of moods and flavours, Dreamin' moves from the soulful, deep house sounds of Lost Souls Of Saturn & TOKiMONSTA's "Revision of the Past", to more tracky iterations of house music, as Adam Beyer serves up the sparse "Break It Up", while on "Up In Flames", Bedouin drops a teased out, vocal-heavy piece of hypnotic house, replete with soulful, enticing vocals. Meanwhile, Tale of Us' "Nova Two" is a more dramatic affair, with tranced out hooks unfolding over a rolling groove that breaks and builds dramatically - effortlessly capturing a peak-time vibe.
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Review: As minimal house continues to hit the mainstream, there's no denying the likes of Rockstar Games and Ibiza hot house CircoLoco have something to do with it. Combining to create CircoLoco Records, it continues ist summer run of releases with a new various artist EP in Dreamin' Violet - featuring future classics from Luciano, Red Axes, Carl Craig, Butch and Margaret Dygas! With Luciano going deep, stripped back and minimal in "Mantra For Lizzie", Red Axes sends in a frenetic number of drum machine and synth laden mayhem. Carl Craig delivers a bass heavy, beat free and epic synth number "Forever Free", with Butch throwing down a stuttered rave vibe in the broken beat, drum and bass centric "Raindrops". With a slight Detroit mode surfacing too in Margaret Dygas percussive "Wishing Well", she keeps it slightly abstract to complete a package that presses all the right buttons - peak time or after hours.
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Review: CircoLoco Records is a new record label forged in partnership with the iconic video game creators Rockstar Games. This is the first edition in the new compilation series called Monday Dreamin' where they will showcase contributions from established names from every era of their legendary Ibiza parties. On the Blue EP, we have got new material from the likes of Kerri Chandler, Sama Abdulhadi, Seth Troxler and Rampa, as well as a Dixon remix of Deichkind's "Autonom".
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
