Review: When Batongo first emerged a few years back, much was made about the mysterious producer's Euro-dance roots, and the fact that he'd produced a number of '90s hits' under an undisclosed alias. These days, most have forgotten these unlikely roots, choosing instead to celebrate his contemporary efforts. Certainly, you'll struggle to find anything more beguiling than "Say Yes", the breathtakingly simple piano-and-pleading vocal number that opens his latest EP. He's on more familiar dancefloor territory with the all-action, warts-and-all disco-house pump of "Ah Yes", though it's the dreamy intricacy of deep house closer "La Notte Dei Tempi" - all drawn-out ambient house build-ups, sampled radio chatter, jazz loops and fizzing beats - that really stands out.
Review: Peruvian label Degustibus has been the main home of Fango's music. Now the Italian artist's album Tuono that was released last year gets the remix treatment by a stellar cast. Kompakt man, Mexico's Rebolledo gives "Dritto" an epic makeover with that picked guitar and those suspenseful cinematic atmospheres working together to create some right dancefloor hysteria. Fellow Cologne crew Barnt and Jens Uwe-Bayer also step in and give "Tei" a worthy rendition that's stomping as much as it is driving and downright weird; in a good way. There's also two remixes or 'Diskomiks' by Norweigan disco wizard Prins Thomas. His remix of "Tuomo" is cheeky and as full of funky, fun-loving dancefloor sleaze as you'd expect until those rich chords and guitar drones come in. The remix of "Saetta" however is more exotic and on the Latin tip with some nice acoustic drums and guitar work that all builds up to a big band climax that's just got to be heard.
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