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Played by: SIRABA
Review: Alan Abrahams' latest full-length excursion as Portable, 'Augmented Dreams', is a concept album of sorts, with the Paris-based South African apparently drawing creative inspiration from "the use of everyday technological advancements to achieve what were once only dreams or visions of past generations". Regardless of the inspiration, it's another terrific album from the long-serving artist - a tactile, evocative and atmospheric excursion full to bursting with memorable moments. For proof, check gorgeous opener 'The Pull of Time', which (like much of the album) joins the dots between deep house and the string-laden synth-pop of Kelley Polar, the gently acid-flecked shuffle of 'Parallax', the hazy dancefloor hypnotism of 'Begin Again', the soft-touch soul of 'I Need You' and the leftfield synth-pop bubbliness of 'Augmented Dreams'.
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CCS 130
13 Oct 23
Deep House
13 Oct 23
Deep House
Review: Portable first popped up on Circus Company late last year with My Sentient Shadow, a full-length excursion informed by atmospheric elcetronic house and minimalistic club cuts. On this follow-up EP, the London-based South African takes a similar sonic approach. 'Guiding Me' is wonky and off-kilter in the best possible way, with minor key motifs, minimal techno electronics, tipsy chords and a woozy lead vocal riding a great minimal house groove. Lawrence takes the track further into sub-heavy, Berlin-style minimal techno territory on his dubby and spaced-out remix, before Portable rounds things off via bonus cut 'Vigor', a TB-303 sporting, acid-flecked tech-house workout that's as druggy and mind-mangling as they come.
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CCS 126
23 Jun 23
Deep House
23 Jun 23
Deep House
Review: Originally a limited, cassette-only release via fellow Canadian Eddie C's Red Motorbike, the Parisian label Circus Company presents The Mole's latest album for the first time digitally. The River Widens is a collection of 21 works that tick all the boxes, covering a wide range of moods and grooves, many of them quite short in length with the exception of some extended tracks streamlined for the dancefloor. Ones such as the hypnotic beatless disco of "New Family", the late night mood music of "Repepepater" (feat Joli B) in particular gets deep, through to the quirky microgroove of "Ufos Over Egypt" (feat Cristobal) or the breathtaking and glassy-eyed ambient of closer "Being A Total Warm Up" are just some of many choice selections.
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CCS 124
20 Jan 23
Deep House
20 Jan 23
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Minimal Tech
Review: Mike Shannon resurrects his John Shananigans alias for the first time since 2009! Returning to Circus Company once more, The Man With One Blue Shoe turns in two fresh numbers and a dub mix for 2021 that channels an explosive tech house sound that took over at the turn of the last decade. With a funky, almost electro swing groove in "Bounce The Blues", "One Blue Shoe" turns in a filtered version of the other with its noise-floor and background sounds stripped away for something techier and slightly more refined. Caught up somewhere between the two is the "Bounce The Blues (dub mix)" - a synthy, fun and tongue in cheek spin through some quality, analogue tech house from back in the day.
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CCS 040
23 Apr 21
Minimal/Tech House
23 Apr 21
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Minimal's very own human beatbox returns! Bay Area legend and Circus Company stalwart Dave Aju serves up his new one "Love In Zero Gravity" where he puts down the microphone for once and lets the music speak for itself on this rough and tumble yet charming deep house cut. Similarly "Aubergine Dream" works some minimalist magic that's sure to work a treat at the afterhours with its arcane and hypnotic elements. Finally, the San Francisco veteran gets funky on the deep and sunkissed groove of "Gatadu" where he finally lends his much lauded voice into the mix.
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CCS 110
05 Jul 19
Minimal/Tech House
05 Jul 19
Minimal/Tech House
Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House
Review: Canada's Colin De La Plante, otherwise known to us mere mortals as The Mole, has arguably been one of the leaders of the second generation of house and techno producers. More specifically, the artist has been involved in the scene since the very early 00s, and has helped to shape labels such as Kompakt, Philpot and Wagon Repair into the powerhouses that they are currently. What we've always loved about this man's music is the characteristic of rebirth and reinvention that seems to represent all his music; this latest EP for Circus Company, Little Sunshine, sees him flex his artistic wings under yet another blend of sounds and influences. The title tune itself is a largely genre-less dance track that sways gently between house and downtempo, guided by a warm, almost funky bassline; "Discotheque Airplane" shifts gears again, landing somewhere lo-fi, where dusty hip-hop beats meet lonesome sonic landscapes. Another surprise move sees him pair up with the equally talented and legendary Tom Trago in the masterfully dubby and contained deep house gem "Down The Hallway", remixed by Holland's Aardvarck into a more potent blend of tech sounds for the floor. Hot!
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CCS 107
22 Sep 17
Funky/Club House
22 Sep 17
Funky/Club House
Review: American songstress Dani Siciliano is house pioneer Matthew Herbert's longtime collaborator, wife and muse. In 2016, she released her self titled album which was co-produced by Gael Rakotondrabe on French imprint Circus Company. Here come some remixes from the album. David Okumu from Austrian band The Invisible hands in a fine rendition of "Sincerely" that goes minimal-pop by way of electronica, Sturm & Drang give "Gone Are Those Days" a deep and slinky tech house remix and finally the Bay Area prankster Dave Aju gives the track another go: his version going for some some dark minimal house flavour that's well suited to the afterhours.
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CCS 106
23 Jun 17
Balearic/Downtempo
23 Jun 17
Balearic/Downtempo
Played by: Carlos Nilmmns
Review: Hot on the heels of a fine EP for Matthew Herbert's Accidental Jnr imprint, Dave Aju pops up on Circus Company. As usual, the four tracks showcased here are full of imaginative touches and quirky but successful fusions of styles. Opener "Low Dive", for example, sees him lace his fuzzy, soul-flecked vocalizations atop dense, techno-influenced drums and dreamy, stretched-out chords "Always Dive", meanwhile, is a quirky chunk of wonky, bass-heavy broken soul, while "Sides" sees him veer further towards Theo Parrish territory. He successfully dips the tempo on closer "Tell Her Why", serving up a delicious chunk of skewed future soul.
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CCS 104
03 Feb 17
Deep House
03 Feb 17
Deep House
Review: She's back! Matthew Herbert's longtime collaborator, wife and muse, Dani Siciliano, strikes out on her own for the first time in ten years since 2006's "Why Can't I Make You High". On "I'm The Question" she delivers some cute and infectious, pop-inflected experimentalism with her wonderful vocal delivery as always. There is an absolutely killer remix by Concrete Paris resident Ben Vedren; this is the kind of bass driven, stripped back house groove you could imagine rocking a heaving dancefloor at sunrise on the infamous boat party or Panorama Bar alike. No wonder the guy's released on the likes of Minibar and Silver Network. There's an accapella remix by Vedren also but don't be misled: this is actually a remix which fully utilizes the vocals but over a more restrained and reduced groove.
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CCS 101
18 Mar 16
Minimal/Tech House
18 Mar 16
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Parisian artist (now based in Berlin) Aquarius Heaven is back with a self-titled EP on his usual stomping ground Circus Company. "Bato Charge" is a serving of epic Afro house with Aquarius' trademark vocal stylings influenced by equal parts reggae, dancehall and hip-hop. "50 Drops" is more straight up deep house that really packs a punch on this Innervisions style epic with some of his deep monologues on life, the universe and everything else. Finally "Marie Galante" is a slow and hazy dub jam for a perfect Sunday open air chill-out stage at Sisyphos.
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CCS 100
26 Feb 16
Deep House
26 Feb 16
Deep House
Review: Flabbergast is a new collaboration between Montreal legends Vincent Lemieux and Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts. Just like their namesake, it will greatly astonish thou, via Parisian tech house imprint Circus Company. Things get off to a good start on first track "Frozen Beans", a rolling, slinky, minimal house affair with a beautiful bell melody and some weird samples that would mix well with the current state of reductionist house. "Gros Sabots" is a curious one that features furious rock style drumming beneath some entrancing Rhodes keys. But it returns to pure form on the mini-funk grooves of "Wash Karma" (which features Coutu Dumont's signature Latin percussion style throughout) and "Lunatic Lines" which gets a bit deeper and darker for those afterhours moments.
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CCS 097
06 Nov 15
Minimal/Tech House
06 Nov 15
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Given their usually prolific nature, it's something of a surprise to find that this is French trio DOP's first single release for two years. They seem to have mellowed with age, too, as "Close Up" is a breezy, nu-disco influenced chunk of strobelight deep house replete with a high-pitched electrofunk vocal and spine-tingling electronics aplenty. The remix package is predictably meaty, with Catz 'N' Dogz providing a particularly banging, floor-friendly remake - all distorted kicks, redlined cymbals and throbbing analogue bass. Amsterdam's San Proper delivers an extended 10-minute rework that sounds like Chicken Lips and Metro Area making analogue deep house, before Louisahhh closes proceedings with a deep and sensuous remake replete with her own stylish vocals.
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CCS 088
26 May 14
Deep House
26 May 14
Deep House
Review: San Francisco producer Dave Aju brings some chunky bass and deep, minimal grooves to the label he's most familiar with: Circus Company. "Maybeso" sees the vocals and chords of Aju lost in an aquatic flow of bubbling effects and watery filters, while "Inmahed" opts for something more traditionally house with Rhodes that chime and beats that swing. Aju then adds vocals to the track that sound like a squeaky George Clinton or tongue in cheek Dr Dre album sketch.
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CCS 081
30 Sep 13
Deep House
30 Sep 13
Deep House
Review: Guillaume has a long and varied musical past, dabbling in everything from house to techno and jazz in various corners of the world. Now he presents an album by his one-band band (The Couto Dumonts). It's an accomplished affair with some ten tracks of forward thinking modern electronic music. Things kicks off with the propulsive electro-house of "Time Outta Joint". Elsewhere we encounter trippy tropicala on "Cascading Thoughts", dark funk on "Last Call", the slo-mo trip-hop of "Twice Around The Sun" and even optimistic, saxy-disco-house on "Constellation".
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CCCD 011
08 Oct 12
Deep House
08 Oct 12
Deep House
Played by: Michel Cleis
Review: In most instances, so-called modern deep house merely pays lip service to the sounds and techniques of the past. In Poliakov's case however, it is clear that he is one of the few contemporary producers with an intuitive feel for house music. "Superservant" is a building chord-driven deep techno groove, its hissing hats and heavy drums underpinning Poliakov's musical approach. The title track is more laid back tempo-wise, but the same heavy claps and swirling melodies prevail. However, it's "Leaving That Place" which really impresses - with its swinging drums and eerie, dreamy melody hook, it's reminiscent of vintage Two Lone Swordsmen house material, which is as high a compliment as possible.
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CCS 065
30 Apr 12
Minimal/Tech House
30 Apr 12
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Having bounced around various European house and techno labels, Paris-based producer Seuil now finds himself nestling in the snug bosom of Circus Company, an imprint famed for its leftfield approach to house and techno. Given his development in recent years, it seems a fitting home. "Don't Trust", featuring the weary, melancholic vocals of Dop, is deep house with a bitter, almost fragile, aftertaste - superb, but not your average floorfiller. Elsewhere, there are more obviously club-friendly sounds, with the jazz drums, moody chords and heady builds of "1999" proving thrillingly irresistible. The bumpin', stripped-back "Jomone" is equally impressive.
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CCS 063
06 Feb 12
Deep House
06 Feb 12
Deep House
Review: Due to the hype driven nature of contemporary electronic music, it's possible you might have already forgotten how the debut Nicolas Jaar album sounds, so kudos to Circus Company for dropping the first of what should be an intriguing series of remix EPs. The words Pepe, Bradock and remix are likely to elicit shrieks of excitement amongst the more considered house heads and the Gallic deity serves up two versions of "Too Many Kids Finding Rain In The Dust"! The opening Blind Pig version is a heady brew of psychedelic sonic twirls and twisted orchestral flourishes over a bumping mid tempo cosmiche groove, whilst the Train Fantome Poke is a more intense, uptempo reinterpretation. Check the flip for Dave Aju's tinny but eminently mixable take on "Space Is Only Noise".
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CCS 057
20 Jun 11
Minimal/Tech House
20 Jun 11
Minimal/Tech House
Review: The New York-based Chilean Nicolas Jaar releases his first EP for Circus Company after a string of releases on Brooklyn label Wolf + Lamb. Of course this is another sombre affair from the young producer but as indicated from the abstract artwork, it's not all as straightforward as that. It seems pointless to attempt to categorise it as any one genre, which is characteristic of Jaar's complete disregard for boundaries combining anything from disjointed electronic sounds to sampling hip-hop beats or French opera. Perhaps less dark than some of his past tracks, the lyrical vocals in "Marks" are a little more upbeat, paired with light pianos and jaunty percussion, whilst "Angles" is focused around layered vocals in subtly melancholic tones, cleverly arranged with plucked strings in minor keys. "Materials" however features inevitably off-kilter pianos and brass, juxtaposed with electronic beeps and percussive claps entering the din. A superb EP.
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CCS 048
28 Jun 10
Minimal/Tech House
28 Jun 10
Minimal/Tech House
Played by: The Revenge, Dirty Channels, Zenner, Alkalino, Juno Recommends Deep House, M.A.N.D.Y., Droog
Review: Guillaume & the Coutu Dumonts has constantly challenged people?s perception of dance music throughout a career that has seen him develop one of the most distinctive styles in contemporary house music. His sound has encompassed a deep, powerful and original fusion of afro and Latin percussion, instrumental melodies, soulful vocals, and intricate rhythm programming. His second artist album, which is released into an even more fragmented scene than his first effort, sees the Montreal native moving even further beyond the conventional definitions of house and techno.
Breaking the Fourth Wall meanders effortlessly between deep house, minimal techno and acid jazz. Inspirited less by laptops and drum machines and more by traditional Afro and Latin percussion, the album consists of almost entirely live instrumentation. Aided by a host of players, the album features several collaborations which includes Circus Company chums dOP and Dave Aju, who injects a Chicago feel into the project. Forward progressing percussive cuts such as "Can?t Have Everything" and "Mindtrap" sit alongside Pink Floyd-esque reflective pieces like "Intermède" and "Discothèque" that play out with guitar solos and horns whilst house tracks such as "Walking the Pattern" and slow burning afro-grooves such as "Radio Novela" slot into the album where they please. Their disjointed arrangement makes the tracks much more suited to listening to the album as a whole rather than picking out single tracks, another testament to the musicality held within it.
Striking a perfect accord with the eclecticism of Circus Company, Breaking the Fourth Wall is not only a wholly satisfying experience from start to finish, but will also cement Guillaume & the Coutu Dumonts' place in the worlds of house, jazz, minimal and everything in between.
Breaking the Fourth Wall meanders effortlessly between deep house, minimal techno and acid jazz. Inspirited less by laptops and drum machines and more by traditional Afro and Latin percussion, the album consists of almost entirely live instrumentation. Aided by a host of players, the album features several collaborations which includes Circus Company chums dOP and Dave Aju, who injects a Chicago feel into the project. Forward progressing percussive cuts such as "Can?t Have Everything" and "Mindtrap" sit alongside Pink Floyd-esque reflective pieces like "Intermède" and "Discothèque" that play out with guitar solos and horns whilst house tracks such as "Walking the Pattern" and slow burning afro-grooves such as "Radio Novela" slot into the album where they please. Their disjointed arrangement makes the tracks much more suited to listening to the album as a whole rather than picking out single tracks, another testament to the musicality held within it.
Striking a perfect accord with the eclecticism of Circus Company, Breaking the Fourth Wall is not only a wholly satisfying experience from start to finish, but will also cement Guillaume & the Coutu Dumonts' place in the worlds of house, jazz, minimal and everything in between.
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CCCD 007
17 May 10
Minimal/Tech House
17 May 10
Minimal/Tech House
