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Review: Automat's fifth album ignites a musical blaze with Heat. This offering from the Berlin-based band marks a departure from their previous works, embracing a more unified, warmer, and rounded sonic. The title-track seamlessly weaves together intimate dub, resonant basslines, intricate delays and some deep blue trip-hop alongside some velvety down-tempo ballads with, of course, some reggae and wax lyrical influences throughout. The album embodies a transformative process, not just in its lineup changes, but in the newfound energy and passion it exudes. With the addition of keyboardist Max Loderbauer, producer Ingo Krauss, and the brilliant contributions of Scott Montieth (Deadbeat), singer Barbie Williams, and guest vocalists Gemma Ray, Prince Alla, and R Zee Jackson - Automat's evolution is nothing short of stunning, making Heat a beautifully crafted opus that runs like a finely tuned machine.
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CPT 6193
15 Sep 23
Balearic/Downtempo
15 Sep 23
Balearic/Downtempo
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CPT 6036
20 Jan 23
Balearic/Downtempo
20 Jan 23
Balearic/Downtempo
Review: Late last year, Compost released a brilliant collaborative single from fellow Montreal deep house veterans, Fred Everything and Trevor Walker. This speedy sequel, which features vocals from Diabel Cissokho, is arguably even better. In its original form (track one), 'Kafoiye' is a futuristic take on Afro-house/deep house fusion topped off by a fine lead vocal. Art of Tones re-casts it as a Fela Kuti/Tony Allen style Afrobeat burner - all loose-limbed polyrhythmic drums and hazy horns - on his superb 'remix' and 'dub' versions, both of which are little less than sensational. Also included on a strong package are a percussive, sub-heavy 'Bonus Dub', a starry instrumental mix and a gorgeous, sunrise-ready 'Reprise' mix that strips out most (but not all) of the beats.
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CPT 5943
11 Mar 22
Deep House
11 Mar 22
Deep House
Various
Review: To celebrate the 12th birthday of their Compost Disco sub-label, Compost Records has offered up two compilations packed to the rafters with previously unheard treats and much-loved gems from the vaults. Volume one (available separately) is excellent and this second instalment is every bit as alluring. It begins with the bubbly, synth-laden nu-disco cheeriness of Moodrama's remix of Ed Lee and vocalist Alison David's 'I Am Someone' and ends with the loose-limbed krautrock/swamp funk/organic house fusion of Kalabrese's rework of 'Go Back' by Thomasz Guiddo and Nirosta Steel. Highlights sandwiched in between include the woozy, analogue-rich haze of Mark E's 'I'm Your Eversion', the late-night disco/proto-house hypnotism of 'Disco (Ah Ha)' by Chocolate Garage Productions and the Balearic boogie sunniness of Clavis's 'Aviaco'.
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CODIS 0233
21 Jan 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
21 Jan 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Before Compost Records came along, DJ Rasoul's The Return of the Mad Funk EP had been one of deep house's genuine rarities: a 12" that was slated for release in 1998, but for which only a handful of test pressings were ever made. It's Rasoul's great "lost record", so it's terrific to see it finally getting a release. Opener 'Smoothed Out Funk' is little less than superb: a rolling deep house gem built around, synth-funk bass, rich Rhodes chords, a bumpin' sub-bass line, spacey melodies and tasty beats. 'Pyscho Funk' brilliantly flips the script, putting the same flash-fried funk riff at the heart of a bumpin', peak-time fusion of boogie-era disco and chunky house, while 'Just a Funky Groove' is a tidy house take on a Funkadelic classic.
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CPT 5783
16 Apr 21
Deep House
16 Apr 21
Deep House
Review: Hamburg-based Ivorian Mr Raoul K has long been one of the best producers of Afro-infused house around, a fact confirmed by last year's terrific "African Paradigm" album. Here he delivers the the third volume in the accompanying EP series,which features a trio of previously unheard collaborations and remixes. To kick things of he joins forces with Pablo Fierro and vocalist B'Utiza on "Ancestral", a deep, tech-tinged chunk of Osunlade style Afro-house that strikes a near perfect balance between percussive power and melodious dreaminess. Fierro returns to action on the track that follows, offering a dark, hypnotic tech-house take on Manoo collaboration, "Bara". That comes accompanied by an arguably even better Dub Mix, which includes some fantastic stereo panning and haunting snippets of Ahmed Sosso's intoxicating lead vocal.
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CPT 5693
03 Apr 20
Deep House
03 Apr 20
Deep House
Review: Shockingly, this is not only former Clap Your Hands and Freude Am Tanzen artist Laolu's first release for two years, but also a rare solo outing (in the past he's collaborated with Raoul K and Kadebostan). Title track "Force" is particularly strong: an evocative slab of spacey deep house/tech-house/Afro-house vocals featuring his own manipulating vocals, tons of layered hand percussion sounds, and elongated chords that tend towards the poignant and melancholic. "Swango" is equally as impressive, with Laolu wrapping sharp electronic pulses and lilting lead lines around a Raoul K-style Afro-tech beat, woozy bass and dreamy chords.
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CPT 5623
13 Mar 20
Deep House
13 Mar 20
Deep House
Various
Review: Hearty congratulations to Michael Reinboth, whose Compost Records' imprint recently celebrated its 25th birthday. As a way of marking this momentous occasion, the label has conjured up this expansive compilation, which offers up a blend of fresh remixes of label classics, overlooked revisions, bonus cuts and the odd hard-to-find classic (see Move D's superb "Hurt Me", which first appeared on the imprint in the mid-90s). Highlights are plentiful from start to finish, with Roman Flugel's throbbing rework of Beanfield's "Human Patterns", I:Cube's LFO-influenced re-make of A Forest Mighty Black's "Fresh In My Mind", Joakim's funk-fuelled acid take on Marbert Rocel's "Dance Slow" and Die Orangen's wonderfully druggy interpretation of Marsmobil's "Sometimes I Don't Regret" all catching the ear.
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CPT 5443
01 Jul 19
Deep House
01 Jul 19
Deep House
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CRDR 002-X
01 Dec 05
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
01 Dec 05
Broken Beat/Nu Jazz
