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0141 b/w E-Maniac
0141 - (6:09) 130 BPM
E-Maniac - (7:04) 130 BPM Hot
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ESP 111
08 Jul 22
Funky/Club House
A Shot In The Light
Nineteen Eighty-Two - (5:22) 116 BPM Hot
Silent Thunder - (5:09) 110 BPM
Mexican Cola Bottle Baby - (6:27) 120 BPM
Chickpea - (4:43) 110 BPM
Losing My Wedge - (5:53) 118 BPM
A Shot In The Light - (5:57) 121 BPM
Maltese Duck - (5:12) 120 BPM
Death At The Funreal - (5:59) 121 BPM
Review: Tel Aviv's Moscoman returns to the always reliable ESP Institute for more of his infectious oddball grooves which continually defy categorisation. Much like fellow homeboys Red Axes and Autarkic, his sound sits somewhere between disco, house, synth pop, punk-funk and even balearic; and indeed that's the spectrum of sounds explored on his new album titled A Shot In The Light. There's some lo-slung, latin infused disco deepness on the "Mexican Cola Bottle Baby", trippy cosmo/psychedelic shenanigans on the hilariously titled "Losing My Wedge", the moody and entrancing journey that is the title track (which pushes the same territory as Barnt or Marvin & Guy) and there's even some darkwave electro: like on the epic closer "Death At The Funreal".

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ESP 033
23 Sep 16
Techno
Agua Del Cenote
Ague Del Cenote - (5:55) 94 BPM
Ague Del Cenote (Harald Grosskopf Synthesist mix) - (6:17) 94 BPM
Let It Loose (Freaks Only) - (6:11) 58 BPM Hot
Cuko - (5:59) 110 BPM
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ESP 085
15 Oct 21
Experimental/Electronic
Akachi
Akachi - (7:35) 117 BPM Hot
Nobody Else - (5:42) 116 BPM
Review: Following a couple of impressive outings on Cosmo Vitelli's I'm A Cliche imprint, well-regarded Israeli producer Moscoman makes his ESP Institute debut. The Tel Aviv native is in fine form, too, delivering a pair of tracks that blend trippy, psychedelic electronics with clear cosmic disco and no wave influences. Opener "Akachi" is arguably the bigger of the two, with swirling effects, tribal chants and bongo-laden percussion peppering a long-slung disco-not-disco groove. "Nobody Else" has a more trippy and trancey feel, with looped, slowly building guitar and synthesizer parts - all drenched in special effects - rising above a hypnotic, drum machine-led groove.
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ESP 031
25 Sep 15
Minimal/Tech House
Artificial
Diver - (3:16) 154 BPM
Controversial - (7:05) 59 BPM
H For Hysteria - (6:39) 59 BPM Hot
Road Of Jazz - (3:56) 57 BPM
Keygrind - (5:41) 127 BPM
Push - (6:18) 59 BPM
Running Away - (3:42) 66 BPM
Dissolved Girl - (4:57) 80 BPM
Private Crimes - (5:08) 143 BPM
Patcher - (6:34) 96 BPM
Hang Loose - (3:41) 51 BPM
Pol 326 - (4:58) 55 BPM
D3 - Harbour - (6:10) 61 BPM
Review: Darmstadt's Benedikt Frey has been one of the most exciting talents in electronic music in the last few years. With releases on local institution Live At Robert Johnson and Barcelona's Hivern Discs in addition to his experimental project INIT (with Nadia D'Alo) he returns once again to Lovefingers' Los Angeles based imprint. This is the second time after last year's impressive The Lobbyist EP. Be prepared for more cosmic, post-Kraut psychedelia of the greyscale kind from Frey on his first ever full length release. Highlights include the brooding industrial punk-funk of "Controversial", the slow burning hypnotic techno epic "H For Hysteria" or the Can styled progressive rock of "Keygrind" which really shows off the diversity. Add to that the the woozy acid tribalism of "Push" or "Patcher" which are perfect for setting the mood early at Offenbach's favourite clubs.
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ESP 048
06 Oct 17
Ambient/Drone
Artificial
H For Hysteria (I-Cube remix) - (7:30) 123 BPM Hot
H For Hysteria (Tolouse Low Trax remix) - (5:18) 120 BPM
Private Crimes (DJ Normal 4 remix) - (5:13) 142 BPM
Private Crimes (DALO remix) - (7:24) 130 BPM
Review: Last year, ESP Institute put out Benedikt Frey's debut album and now they offer a remix package that's just as impressive. First up is I:Cube, who reworks "H for Hysteria". Currently riding high on the back of his brilliant Double Pack release, the French producer turns it into a deep, flowing affair, led by subtle acid tweaks and hushed atmospheric chords. In Tolouse Low Trax's hands, the same track morphs into a stripped back, bass-led affair, while DJ Normal 4 offers an idiosyncratic take on "Private Crimes", with deep acid lines and a ghostly vocal sample burning their way through rickety break beats. Rounding off this impressive remix package is DJ Dalo's take on "Crimes", where a spooky break beat sound prevails.
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ESP 048A
06 Jul 18
Minimal/Tech House
ATKM/Globalizacion Acido
ATKM - (7:05) 122 BPM Hot
Globalizacion Acido - (6:28) 81 BPM
Review: 11 months on from his first appearance on Lovefingers' impressive ESP Institute imprint, Juan Ramos returns with two more chunks of throbbing late night heat. Once again breaking up the rhythms for an altogether groovier experience, virtual A-side "ATKM" sees the producer joining the dots between bubbling techno, rolling proto-house and Young Marco style new age house. There's an extra-humid feel about the track that follows, "Globalizacion Acido", with Ramos gleefully joining the dots between bustling Afro-acid, trippy tropical house, unsettling alien funk and percussive tribal motions. It's utterly bonkers, but also rather stunning. The boy has clearly got talent.
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ESP 052
02 Jun 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Biology
Biology Theme - (6:04) 123 BPM
Psychotic Particle - (4:00) 120 BPM
Sea World - (5:26) 117 BPM
Out Of Wind - (5:46) 131 BPM
Suzaku - (6:52) 127 BPM
Trippy Isolator - (5:58) 113 BPM Hot
Can You Really Feel It? - (5:30) 120 BPM
Review: Amsterdam-based graphic designer turned producer Young Marco has previously shown hints of greatness, most notably with a pair of superb 12" singles on ESP Institute that layered picturesque melodies atop huggable analogue grooves. Here, he delivers his debut album, Biology, and it's every bit as warm, imaginative and luscious as his previous work. Each of the album's seven tracks is something of a gem, from the crystalline, new age house of "Sea World" and Vangelis Katsoulis-inspired ambience of "Out of Wind", to the Italo-influenced dancefloor pulse of "Suzaku" and rush-inducing, synth-heavy brightness of "Can You Really Feel It". It's one of those albums that will brighten up even the dreariest of days, and those sets are arguably few and far between.
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ESP 018
02 Jun 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
Birds  (Continuacion)
Birds - (9:59) 114 BPM Hot
La Venida Del Mar - (8:54) 124 BPM
Review: Ricardo Tobar follows 2017's Liturgia release on ESP Institute with this diverse EP. The title track is an expansive affair, with swirling electronic sounds unfolding over a rumbling bass and rolling, dusty drums. It's a loose, unhurried track that gradually sucks the listener in as it progresses on its way. By contrast, "La Venida Del Mar" offers up a different side to the Chilean producer's production. There, the rhythm is more buzzing and electronic, with a nagging ebm riff shot through with recycled rave vocals and underpinned by filtered layers of percussion. "Birds" effortlessly represents two different sides to this talented artist's canon.
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ESP 060B
01 Mar 19
Techno
Brunette/Forced Relax
Brunette - (7:11) 125 BPM Hot
Forced Relax - (5:22) 110 BPM
Review: Damien Lynch has been busy of late, serving up a superb slab of electro-influenced experiments for Lunar Disko under the Diamond Dagger alias. Here he returns to ESP Institute under his given name, serving up the follow-up to his critically acclaimed debut 12", The Heights. Opener "Brunette" is a deep and softly spun techno shuffler, with quietly spacey stabs, swooshing pads and stoned electric piano motifs enhancing the hypnotic, late night mood. "Forced Relax" is equally baked, but noticeably slower. It, too, sounds like a yearning, early morning transmission from some far-off planet, beamed down by a sleep-deprived astronaut pining for a comfy bed back on Earth.
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ESP 042
01 Jul 16
Deep House
Cells
Interlinked - (5:53) 113 BPM
Pilot - (3:54) 146 BPM
Substance B - (6:28) 124 BPM Hot
Pedal To The Metal - (5:41) 85 BPM
Review: Following on from last year's remixes of Artificial on ESP, Benedikt Frey returns to the label with some fresh material. "Interlinked" is a robust electro affair, bolstered by steely drums and tweaked acid that support an ominous vocal sample. It sets an ominous tone for the release. The mood remains the same but the delivery differs on "Pilot", where Frey lays down understated bass notes and gloomy atmospherics. While "Interlinked" sees him pick up the pace and resounds to a low-slung groove, it too boasts haunted vocal samples and eerie synths. The fuzzy, murky rhythm of "Pedal to the Metal" closes out this superb EP of electronic mood music.
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ESP 080
29 Nov 19
Techno
Cellular Housekeeping
Evident Wear - (5:05) 154 BPM
Evacuation Zone - (7:18) 160 BPM
Autophagy - (2:59) 150 BPM
A Long Way To Walk For Bad News - (4:40) 154 BPM
Swings In Reactivity - (5:10) 142 BPM
Eyes Of Providence - (5:26) 144 BPM
Castor & Pollux - (6:20) 140 BPM
Eat Thyself, Sustain Thyself - (4:41) 152 BPM
Cellular Housekeeping - (2:42) 148 BPM
Lorentz Factor - (4:53) 63 BPM
Element 115 - (4:50) 132 BPM
New Beginning - (3:06) 156 BPM
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ESP 106
19 Nov 21
Experimental/Electronic
Changing Hands
The Problem With Ambiguity And Finding Space - (2:09) 90 BPM
Master Data Tribute (Ode To A City's Industrial Past) - (5:54) 100 BPM Hot
As Above So Below - (5:28) 107 BPM
Reflex - (3:17) 94 BPM
Create The Cloud - (3:20) 60 BPM
EXP-89 HP-INF - (4:25) 105 BPM
Incongruent - (2:05) 62 BPM
Going Somewhere - (3:48) 84 BPM
Private Island, Little Prince - (4:39) 84 BPM
Ship To Shore - (4:15) 97 BPM
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ESP 082
12 Jul 19
Experimental/Electronic
Circadia
Circadia - (6:13) 110 BPM Hot
Time Of Nectar (feat Jonny Nash) - (6:59) 107 BPM
Soft Light - (7:05) 120 BPM
Review: The development of Aussie Tornado Wallace from a promising deep house producer to a masterful maker of Balearic beats has been a joy to behold. Since first hooking up with Beats In Space and the similarly inclined ESP Institute last year, he's begun to develop a trademark sound that's warm, humid and musically rich. He's still capable of laying down chunky dancefloor rhythms, though, as the hypnotic new age house bumper "Soft Light" - the flipside of this second outing for Lovefingers' acclaimed imprint - so deftly proves. Really, though, it's when he gets more adventurous - such as on the wonderfully evocative Jonny Nash collaboration "Time of Nectar" and decidedly tropical lead cut "Circadia" - that he really comes into his own. Highly recommended.
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ESP 019
22 Sep 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
Collision Resistance B/Veils Of The Beloved
Collision Resistance - (5:12) 105 BPM
Veils Of The Beloved - (7:51) 110 BPM Hot
Review: DJ/producer Mr Ho is the co-founder of Klasse Recordings, while Heap is man behind Vienna's Discuss Throwers parties and online store. Together, they've penned this rather fine two-tracker for ESP Institute, whose tongue-in-cheek label copy promises cuts that are neither, "too salty or too sweet". Happily, it's definitely not bland or tasteless, either. "Collision Resistance" is relatively simple in construction, but surprisingly powerful - all muscular analogue bass, thrusting drums and trippy, late night textures. "Veils Of The Beloved" is altogether more loved-up in feel, with dreamy pads, tuneful marimba motives and bubbling electronic bass. The bassline, in particular, is little short of stunning.
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ESP 044
01 Apr 16
Deep House
Condor Sunflower
Condor Sunflower - (7:59) 68 BPM
Svava - (3:15) 77 BPM
Creation Discoteque - (10:55) 90 BPM Hot
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ESP 089
29 Mar 19
Balearic/Downtempo
Continuidad
Les Vagues - (7:17) 102 BPM
Recife - (6:38) 128 BPM
Totem - (4:58) 116 BPM Hot
Purple Sun, Rising - (6:43) 151 BPM
Entrada Y Salida - (3:01) 131 BPM
Vestigios - (4:54) 159 BPM
First - (5:27) 140 BPM
Birds - (4:50) 114 BPM
Seguridad - (5:44) 156 BPM
Lost Youth - (6:38) 152 BPM
Review: Ricardo Tobar takes the listener to electronic music's outer limits on his latest artist album. Like the aesthetic of that other great producer of Chilean origin, Ricardo Villablobos, Continuidad is a sprawling, vivid affair. It moves from the gritty guitar sounds of "Les Vagues" and "Totem" into the jangling percussive rhythm of "Recife", before edging back into abstraction with dirge-like arrangements such as "Purple Sun, Rising" and "Vestigios". Tobar even touches on psychedelic textures on tracks like "First" - whose detuned guitars and tripped out nuances sound like early Pink Floyd getting it on with Spacemen 3 - but eventually makes his way back to the dance floor with the expansive groove of "Birds". Continuidad is a journey in the truest, most cosmic sense.
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ESP 060
08 Mar 19
Techno
Contrails
First Snow - (5:33) 78 BPM Hot
Pendant Qu'ils Dorment - (6:34) 79 BPM
Ghetto Berlino - (8:26) 61 BPM
Lonely Walk - (4:31) 80 BPM
Vespa - (6:01) 65 BPM
Lavaux - (8:14) 77 BPM
Love Is Not Enough - (5:52) 105 BPM
Mona - (9:23) 95 BPM
Where The Wind Blows - (5:31) 105 BPM
A Little Rain - (2:01) 78 BPM
DA©dale - (6:40) 95 BPM
Marble Zone - (4:48) 72 BPM
DaAmmon - (1:48) 62 BPM
Philemon - (3:34) 69 BPM
Contrails (Bonus - Album Only/Mixtape - Side A) - (36:52) 79 BPM
Contrails (Bonus - Album Only//Mixtape - Side B) - (36:38) 95 BPM
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ESP 084
07 Jun 19
Experimental/Electronic
Der Elf b/w Are You In Touch w/ Varan
Der Elf - (5:27) 118 BPM Hot
Are You In Touch W/ Varan? - (9:16) 120 BPM
Played by: Joe Morris
Review: Fresh from unleashing an album of the year contender in Young Marco's Biology, ESP Institute welcome Munich trio Tambien back into the fold for a superb second record. The Der Elf single is described by the label as "a beacon of hope in a dark warehouse" andwill be welcome news for anyone that indulged in Drogato, last year's ESP bow from Bartellow and Public Possession pair Marvin & Valentino. Both tracks here suggest Tambien's productions are growing in confidence and range with each release. The concoction of bouncing 909 rhythms, gently bent synths and heavily delayed vocals that make up the title track could easily be mistaken for a production from Mark Seven's Parkway label, and is complemented nicely by the melodically-driven deepness of "Are You In Touch w/ Varan?"
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ESP 023
18 Aug 14
Deep House
DFG
DFG (feat Dr Nishimura) - (7:31) 115 BPM
Heavenly Trax (Jonny Nash remix) - (7:24) 112 BPM Hot
From Other Space (extended) - (4:01) 131 BPM
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ESP003A
01 Jun 10
Deep House
Dikembe Manutu B/w Rage In The Cage
Dikembe Manutu - (6:25) 112 BPM Hot
Rage In The Cage - (8:25) 113 BPM
Review: Given the quality of their respective releases, you'd expect this first collaboration between Moscoman and Red Axes to be rather good. Predictably, it is, with both tracks offering the perfect balance between weary late night atmospherics and intoxicating dancefloor shuffle. Opener "Dikembe Manatu" builds the action around a foreboding bassline and dense African percussion, with metallic melodies and druggy electronics expertly layered atop. Virtual flipside "Rage In The Cage" takes a different approach, with sleazy, late night electronics and throbbing analogue refrains contrasting neatly with the trio's unfussy, cowbell-laden percussion. Both tracks sound primed for dimly lit basement spaces and intimate parties the World over.
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ESP 032
29 Jan 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
DREAM RESONATOR/ICE
Dream Resonator - (7:45) 83 BPM Hot
Ice - (6:54) 130 BPM
Review: Xinner has put out Eps for Phonica and Gifted Culture, but Dream Resonator is his first outing as Robotron. In fact, ESP Institute is so taken with his new alias that they refer to him as 'the machine formerly known as Xinner'. Machines still loom large on this release: "Ice" is a raw sounding electro cut, with old school drums crashing in over repetitive hooks and melodic synth lines. On the title track, Robotron sets his sights on a more dance-floor friendly approach. The groove has a pulsating, squelchy feeling and the synth hooks sit somewhere between classic Italo and Legowelt's dreamy West Coast sensibilities.
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ESP 091
21 Sep 18
Techno
Drogato b/w Dois
Drogato - (6:43) 120 BPM
El Borracho - (12:09) 116 BPM Hot
Review: Munich trio Tambien come through with their most high profile release yet, gracing the esteemed ESP Institute with an excellent two track excursion in the shape of Drogato. Formed of Public Possession founders Marvin and Valentino and their Munich pal Bartellow, Tambien first emerged on a killer white label release last year before inaugurating the Public Possession label in final style with the Robusto / Sexalitat EP. The sonic themes explored there - straight to tape analogue techno throw downs where robust, rumbling drums duke it out with sinuous basslines - might not seem immediately suited to an ESP release but you can't fault the two productions on Drogato. The title cut implements the sort of psychedelic qualities amidst the rhythmic intensity that clearly appealed to Lovefingers but it's the 12 minute "Dois" that really impresses, swaggering at mid tempo, teasing out a classic breakbeat over a backdrop of sound rich in emotion and colour.
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ESP 021
11 Nov 13
Techno
Everybody In The Past
Everybody In The Past - (6:25) 129 BPM Hot
Frigo - (6:30) 127 BPM
Review: This is Autre's debut release on ESP Institute, but he fits right in with the label's aesthetic. As the title track demonstrates, this emerging producer shares the same love as Loverfingers' label for freeform dance music. 303 lines spiral gently and atmospheric chords ebb and flow majestically over an off beat groove that sits somewhere between deep house and electro. It's a heady affair, with cosmic keys introduced to make it all the more intoxicating. "Frigo" is just as distinctive: over cowbells and snappy beats, an electronic salsa rhythm unravels, containing enough soul to keep even the most demanding DJ happy.
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ESP 086
07 Sep 18
Techno
Exodus B/w Kamchatkan
Exodus - (5:51) 132 BPM Hot
Kamchatkan - (5:59) 130 BPM
Review: This is the second outing for Xinner aka Robotron on ESP, and follows 2018's debut, Dream Resonator. Sitting somewhere between electro, techno and industrial, it's an impressive follow-up that showcases his considerable talent. "Exodus" resounds to tough 808s but also features airy synths woven around the robust rhythm. "Kamchatkan" also favours an off centre approach to the dance floor. Built on a minimal, stepping rhythm, its sweeping synth lines are combined with warbling acid that transports the listener to a tripped out electro space that's redolent of Transparent Sound and the catalogue of late 90s underground labels like Groove Pleasure.
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ESP 092
04 Oct 19
Techno
Fastlane
Habits - (5:31) 136 BPM
Fast Lane - (6:24) 129 BPM
Crank - (6:08) 134 BPM
Move Me (feat Nadia D'Alo) - (8:22) 147 BPM
Solver - (7:28) 144 BPM Hot
Element - (4:42) 157 BPM
Gasoline - (6:56) 131 BPM
Industry - (5:52) 137 BPM
Trick Shot - (5:12) 148 BPM
Silverblade (feat O-Wells) - (5:12) 87 BPM
Lost (Again) - (6:40) 129 BPM
1337 - (5:51) 118 BPM
Played by: Benedikt Frey
Review: Hot on the heels of last year's 1987 long player comes this fine follow-up from Benedikt Frey. Fastlane starts off at a slow pace with the introspective breaks of "Habits" before Frey accelerates headlong into the title track's intense, fuzzy techno. "Gasoline" tells a similar story, albeit with break beats underpinning dense sound textures. However, it's not all intense dance floor tracks. Fastlane also contains enough sonic curve balls to keep even the most impatient listener engaged. These include the low-slung, atmospheric breaks of "Silverblade", tribal techno on "Crank" and the jittery electro beats and wired acid tones of "Trick Shot".
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ESP 103
21 Jul 23
Techno
Feeling Hopeful B/w Gis Gis
Feeling Hopeful - (6:29) 111 BPM Hot
Gis Gis - (6:30) 118 BPM
Review: Serial collaborator Mister Ho - co-founder of Klasse Recordings, fact fans - first joined forces with up-and-coming producer Heap earlier this year. Feeling Hopeful is the speedy follow-up to that record, and once again sees the duo in the loving arms of Lovefingers' ESP Institute label. The title track sets the tone, with duo layering twinkling organ motifs and undulating bass atop a chugging, mid-tempo house groove. As if to prove that they're capable of making more obviously cheery music, B-side "Gis Gis" is a spacey, analogue-rich affair, with a fizzing drum machine rhythm underpinning dreamy chords and vintage, late night melody lines.
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ESP 045
01 Jul 16
Deep House
Fingertracks Vol 1
Various
Lovefingers - "DJ Intro" - (0:17) 103 BPM
The Chequers - "Theme One" - (3:56) 119 BPM
Lifetones - "Good Side" - (3:57) 112 BPM
Rick Cuevas - "The Birds" - (4:45) 76 BPM
Data - "Data Plata" - (3:33) 114 BPM
Hotlegs - "Today" - (4:01) 99 BPM
Jo Squillo Eletrix - "Avventurieri" (remix Dance version) - (7:02) 119 BPM
Captain Mustard - "Quiet Move" (Special Dance mix) - (6:34) 76 BPM
D.E. - "Full Moon" (Lovefingers remix) - (6:23) 108 BPM
Nuno Canavarro - "Blu Terra" - (7:02) 90 BPM
Electronic System - "Skylab" - (14:18) 125 BPM Hot
Eddie Callahan - "Santa Cruz Mountains" - (3:37) 80 BPM
Dave Brock - "Spirits" - (5:31) 71 BPM
Florian Poser - "Winds" - (10:11) 88 BPM
Review: Back in 2006, Andrew Hogge AKA Lovefingers launched a simple blog in which he offered up one "Fingertrack" a day. To celebrate the tenth birthday of his fine ESP Institute label Hogge has decided to release a series of compilations containing some of the gems he originally shared online. There's naturally tons of fantastic little-known fare to be found on this first collection, which encompasses spaced-out psychedelic style dream pop, groovy disco-rock, thrusting new wave club rockers, throbbing Euro-disco and unashamedly odd but brilliant Balearic fare. Highlights are plentiful but we'd suggest checking Lovefingers' remix of D.E's exoctic and hypnotic "Full Moon", the horizontal art-rock wooziness of Electronic System's "Skylab", the new age bliss of Florian Poser's "Winds" and the throbbing sleaziness of Data's "Data Plata".
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ESPFT 1
28 Jun 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Follow Me
Follow Me - (4:18) 104 BPM Hot
Follow Me (Jay Glass Dubs mix) - (6:55) 104 BPM
Ozone House - (6:56) 60 BPM
Played by: Chris Coco
Review: You certainly can't accuse Japanese chill-out producer and found sound enthusiast Ground of sticking too rigidly to a well-defined blueprint - the three tracks presented here don't sound anything like each other! In its Original form, 'Follow Me' is a world music-leaning Balearic number, with a hefty bassline, mantra-like female vocal, aquatic sounds, heavyweight hand percussion and an overall hypnotic feel. The Jay Glass Dubs Mix then takes the track into seriously out-there experimental territory, before the EP's completed by 'Ozone House', a percussion- and vibes-led affair with a pronounced Far Eastern feel. If you dig Gilles P or Bonobo, you'll probably dig Ground, too.
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ESP 063B
25 Oct 19
Balearic/Downtempo
Gossip Is The Devil's Radio
Gossip Is The Devil's Radio - (5:29) 188 BPM Hot
Good Question - (6:20) 60 BPM
Strings Of Sorrow - (5:29) 160 BPM
Perpetual Conflict - (5:15) 178 BPM
G.E.L. - (5:27) 150 BPM
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ESP 115
01 Sep 23
Drum & Bass / Jungle
Gozmez Land: Chaosexotica
From Other Space - (2:58) 129 BPM
Gomez Land - (8:30) 120 BPM
Mescat - (3:38)
DFG (feat Dr Nishimura) - (7:32) 115 BPM
Chaosexotica - (8:02) 123 BPM
Forever - (4:32) 126 BPM
Heavenly Trax - (7:18) 112 BPM
Indigo Blue - (7:51) 126 BPM
Marcos - (1:38)
I-Bizan (Build The Progressive Band) - (8:42) 125 BPM
Natural Lifespan (Acid Orchestra mix) - (11:16) 103 BPM Hot
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ESP 003CD
26 Oct 10
Deep House
Gravitator/Right Turn To Nowhere
Gravitator - (10:35) 122 BPM Hot
Right Turn To Nowhere - (11:43) 125 BPM
Played by: Jimpster
Review: Since making his debut way back in 2005, Toby Tobias has released material on some seriously good labels. Here he adds another fine label to his CV via a first appearance on Lovefingers' ESP Institute. Both tracks here are genuine epics, weighing in at well over ten minutes apiece. Opener "Gravitator" is an atmospheric chunk of woozy, mind altering late night deep house, where fluttering melody lines, drowsy chords, dubbed-out vocal samples and bubbly bass wrap themselves around a relentless groove. "Right Turn To Nowhere" is a little bolder and sleazier, featuring as it does trippy acid lines, hardcore-inspired flourishes, saucer-eyed, held-note chords and layered drum machine percussion. Both tracks are amongst the South Londoner's best productions to date, and that's saying something.
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ESP 061
31 Mar 17
Deep House
Hannibal B/w Welcome Aunt Poly
Hannibal - (7:30) 120 BPM Hot
Welome Aunt Poly - (7:02) 116 BPM
Review: Having delivered a couple of quietly impressive solo EPs for Keep It Zen and Saft, as well as a highlight of Disco Bloodbath's label as one half of Al Gobi, Ian Blevins pops up on Lovefingers' ESP Institute with a pair of tracks that the LA label claim will "boost your Serotonin levels". Certainly, "Hannibal" is a definite mood enhancer, with bubbling, high-pitched electronic melodies and spacey chords riding a fizzing, Detroit-influenced analogue house groove. "Welcome Aunt Poly" is an altogether deeper and drowsier affair, with rich, stretched-out pads reclining over a shuffling, cowbell-laden rhythm. It feels like the sort of track that could induce a "moment" when heard at the right time, despite its' relatively simple - if not less delicious - construction.

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ESP 034
15 Jan 16
Techno
Have It Tall/Daily Gates
Have It Tall - (5:37) 126 BPM
Daily Gates - (10:10) 112 BPM Hot
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ESP 043
13 Mar 20
Funky/Club House
Highly
Lost Of Light - (6:11) 119 BPM Hot
Manhole - (6:13) 118 BPM
Humid Wind - (5:54) 123 BPM
Busy Port - (3:52) 119 BPM
Highly - (3:50) 126 BPM
Review: Japanese newcomer Powder debuted in impressive fashion with the Spray 12" issued through Sling & Samo's Born Free label earlier this year consisting of diverse yet equally trippy dancefloor tools. We were not the only ones impressed, as Andrew Hogge has got his Lovefingers on some fresh Powder produce for the latest ESP Institute release, the five track Highly. Again it's Powder's diversity and her knack for blending the functional with the trippy that really impresses here with opener "Lost Of Light" setting the tone. Glassy textures slip over the taut, minimal groove, with vocal effects drenched in all manner of delay - a most humid and intoxicating production. Tempos vary as the EP progresses, from the slow burning throb of "Manhole" to the cooing house delights of "Humid Wind", yet Powder's qualities remain undimmed throughout. The two briefer cuts that close out the record are quite delightful productions that seem perfectly tailored to opening and ending a mix.
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ESP 029
15 Jan 16
Techno
Hypersocial B/w Safety Test
Hypersocial - (5:30) 128 BPM Hot
Safety Test - (4:20) 129 BPM
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ESP 054
18 Dec 20
Minimal/Tech House
I
Stars Quivering Slowly - (9:35) 100 BPM
Disturbed By The Possibility Of Someone - (8:23) 86 BPM
Clocking A Moving Wave - (10:50) 100 BPM Hot
All At One Point - (6:35) 160 BPM
Review: Lovefingers' ESP Institute delivers more delightfully oddball grooves, this time courtesy of Vactrol Park; a London based duo featuring Kyle Martin and Guido Zen. The latter having previously collaborated in Brain Machine and with Not Waving's Alessio Natalizia. The dark and trippy cosmic vibe of "Stars Quivering Slowly" sets the mood just nicely. "Disturbed By The Possibility Of Someone" is truly nefarious; its slow motion hypnotic groove quite possibly being the best example of what heroin house would sound like. On the flip is more of the same, but "All At One Point" is an epic imaginary soundtrack in which the protagonist rises up triumphantly to the light, returning from his or her near death experience. Epic stuff!
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ESP 026A
15 Jan 16
Techno
II
Tired & Feathered - (10:27) 124 BPM
Hump - (7:09) 142 BPM
Probe Into Static - (5:18) 90 BPM Hot
Grottaferrata - (9:49) 94 BPM
Review: A year on from the woozy, experimental oddness of their simply titled debut EP I, Guido Zen and Joel Martin re-ignite their Vactrol Park production partnership. II sees them exploring similar sonic pastures, offering up moody, atmospheric, analogue-heavy workouts that join the dots between krautrock, drone, ambient, leftfield techno and curiously distorted, dubbed-out experimentation. The hypnotic, slowly unfurling opener "Tired & Feathered" is probably our pick of the bunch, though similarly epic, slo-mo closer "Grottaferato" - a creepy exercise in sparse, dubby electronics and Ket-addled rhythms - is not far behind. "Hump", a trip into the furthest realms of the duo's collective subconscious, is also strangely fulfilling.
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ESP 026B
20 May 16
Techno
In Waves
Airgoid Meall - (6:40) 120 BPM
Years Away - (4:53) 116 BPM
Liobasta - (4:55) 125 BPM
Obar LA¬obhaite - (2:35) 105 BPM
Weh-In - (8:00) 116 BPM Hot
Expansions - (3:12) 120 BPM
Gualainn - (1:22) 120 BPM
Yanomami - (7:10) 120 BPM
Offline - (7:10) 116 BPM
Three 2BU - (2:44) 122 BPM
Gravity Waves - (5:18) 122 BPM
Meserole Ave - (3:59) 125 BPM
Skylark - (7:46) 125 BPM
Plasma Nomad - (5:48) 122 BPM
Jump - (6:16) 120 BPM
Played by: Adam Freeland
Review: In Waves is the debut album from Lord of the Isles aka Scottish producer Neil McDonald. As expansive as a boat ride through a rain-swept Highlands loch, it starts with the wispy, ethereal ambience of "Airgoid Meall" and "Years Away". The playful, stop-start rhythm of "Liobasta" provides a kooky interlude to the generally deep mood, before "Obar Liobhaite" plunges back in with floaty, serene ambience. That reflective sensibility is again temporarily pierced by the acrid, spiky rhythm of recent single "Weh-In", but in the main, this is a reflective work, best characterised by the neo-classical piano composition, "Gualainn".
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ESP 039
11 Nov 16
Techno
Island Time
Ahumbo - (5:56) 117 BPM Hot
Island Time - (4:36) 108 BPM
If It Ever Feels Right - (9:11) 129 BPM
Played by: Kid Who
Review: Pharoahs have already graced 100% Silk with their brand of disco-inspired synth jams, but these three tracks are infinitely more accomplished. "Ahumbo" combines subtle Afrobeat influences with thick, lustrous bass and the kind of spacious guitar licks that would make Talking Heads jealous, while the dubby feel and atonal percussion of "Island Time" recall Ital's brilliant track "Queens". Finally, the "If It Ever Feels Right" goes in as hard as you could imagine an ESP release going, with thick analogue bass tumbling out of control at 132bpm driven relentlessly forward by a conga-led rhythm, which segues effortlessly into a blissful saxophone breakdown. Unsurprisingly, this is excellent stuff which comes highly recommended.
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ESP 014
18 Feb 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
Island Time (Remixed)
Ahumbo (Another Beach version) - (8:49) 116 BPM
If It Ever Feels Right (Tornado Wallace remix) - (6:01) 117 BPM Hot
Played by: Jad & The
Review: Dublab affiliates and current no-wave dons Pharaohs return to Lovefingers ESP Institute label to get the dancefloor treatment. The Another Beach version forges the sedate lollops of "Ahumbo" into a lush bass groove that's laced with infectious percussion and majestic splashes of instrumentation that build dynamically and hypnotically. Tornado Wallace's take on "If It Ever Feels Right" is even more floor-focussed thanks to its arpeggiated bass twist and Ame-style construction. Spellbinding.
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ESP 014B
28 Apr 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
Jaguar Mirror
Exact Location Of The Soul - (6:10) 72 BPM
Jaguar Mirror - (5:30) 102 BPM Hot
Snake Charmers Union - (6:35) 70 BPM
Alignments - (1:23) 102 BPM
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ESP 038
29 Jul 16
Balearic/Downtempo
Jomon
Hitsuji - (3:24) 156 BPM
Nakasora - (5:26) 120 BPM
Sadacho No Netori - (6:29) 120 BPM
Shin Sekai - (4:33) 94 BPM
Kegon - (7:15) 129 BPM
Rokumeikan - (5:49) 120 BPM Hot
Tougenkyo - (6:07) 134 BPM
Tanabara Monogatari - (7:25) 90 BPM
Jomon - (3:01) 120 BPM
Taira - (2:55) 100 BPM
Yamatouta - (6:10) 114 BPM
Bonnou - (6:37) 112 BPM
Hane No Uta - (6:56) 102 BPM
Kizamu - (5:14) 145 BPM
Review: Having kick started his career internationally through the likes of Blood Music, Boys Noize Records and a now faded electro scene, Hoshina Anniversary has ebbed his way into the catalogues of DJ Lyster's Youth label, London's Alien Jams and ESP Institute. Jomon presents the artist with a sixth album and third release for Love Fingers' label, and it presents a unique blend of downbeat electronics and industrial jazz to acid techno tracks, harder edged breakbeats and avant pop that all feature Hoshina Anniversary's inherent exotic touch. And for something straight out of the blocks we recommend the house groove and playful hauntolgies of "Rokumeikan".
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ESP 099
14 May 21
Deep House
Journey To The Centre Of The Sun
Journey To The Centre Of The Sun - (7:49) 110 BPM
Journey To The Centre Of The Sun (Stallions remix) - (8:40) 120 BPM Hot
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ESP 001
19 Apr 10
Deep House
Karakuri/Michinoku
Karakuri - (7:54) 115 BPM Hot
Michinoku - (8:21) 100 BPM
Review: Having broken cover last March to release an album of wonderfully eccentric electronica on Alien Jams, Hoshina Anniversary returns to ESP Institute for the first time since the tail end of 2019. The Japanese producer is once again in cosmic and otherworldly - but nevertheless dancefloor-friendly form, prioritising undulating acid bass, bongo-rich drums, jazz-funk style electric piano solos and alien-sounding chords on mid-tempo opener 'Karakuri'. He brilliantly pitches down the tempo on accompanying track 'Michinoku', quirkily underpinning a clicking, lo-fi drum track with minor key piano riffs and creepy-but spacey chords on 'Michinoku'.
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ESP 098
08 Jan 21
Deep House
Know The Future/Digital Warfare
Know The Future - (6:56) 128 BPM Hot
Digital Warfare - (5:25) 132 BPM
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ESP 053
11 Oct 19
Breakbeat
Kyoto
Kyoto - (7:38) 120 BPM Hot
Coimbra - (6:29) 76 BPM
Played by: Ponty Mython
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ESP 074
04 Aug 17
Deep House
LA Funk B/w Wig Teleportation
LA Funk - (7:56) 143 BPM Hot
Wig Teleportation - (7:40) 128 BPM
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ESP 087
04 Oct 19
Electro
Land Of Light
Flares - (11:02) 80 BPM
Bell Rock Outpost - (4:59) 80 BPM Hot
Strange Attractor - (4:54) 80 BPM
Isle Of Tears - (5:08) 75 BPM
Presence Of The Past - (6:09) 94 BPM
Higher Love - (5:07) 71 BPM
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ESP 009
12 Nov 12
Balearic/Downtempo
Land Of Light (Remixed I)
Flares (Kuniyuki Takahashi remix) - (10:52) 91 BPM Hot
Flares (Tambien remix) - (8:48) 122 BPM
Bell Rock Outpost (Seahawks remix) - (5:35) 96 BPM
Review: Four years after its original release, tracks from Land of Light's eponymous album get a new set of remixes. Fans of Lovefingers' ESP Institute label may recall the orginal remixes, released back in 2012, and this new set are just as essential. Kuniyuki Takahashi's take on the title track sets the tone, with sensuous ambient textures and gently warbling guitars creating an atmospheric mood. Tambien's version is just as esoteric, but slightly more understated, while Seahawks rounds off this latest remix package with his take on "Bell Rock Outpost". Juddery, slow-paced drums and warm, jazzy piano lines create another beautiful piece of music - tailor-made for those sunset moments.
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ESP 009A
25 Mar 16
Techno
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