Review: Gabriel Berlanga aka Undo has been a leading light in Barcelona's house and techno scene for the past two decades, and last year he released his finest album yet, Disconnected. Now Berlanga hands over control to the remixers. INigo Vontier turns "Automatas" into a detuned, noisy disco stomper, while Vontier's second version, the 'Otro Mix', sees it transformed into a glitchy, techy affair. The Dimitri Veimar re-shape of "Computer Friends" is much deeper and revolves around sweet chords and a pulsing bass. However, the undoubted highlight is the Club Mix of "Computer Friends". A twitchy, acid-heavy groove that is underpinned by a moody bass and featuring pitch-bent vocals, it's sure to get played in the best underground clubs this summer.
Review: Superbly crafted slinky tech house on offer here from Barcelona's Factor City, this time courtesy of Valencia's Daniel Kyo. On the original version of "No Answers" he delivers a funky vocal led groove that will have as many girls as there are boys on the dancefloor. Nahr's remix is equally impressive; a perfect crossover of nu-disco groove and electrofunk aesthetics. "After A Weird Night" is a dark atmospheric journey in all its sinister sci-fi glory and perfect to use as your opening track. It gets the remix treatment too, twice in fact. Lisbon's Switchst(d)ance gives it an impressive retro cosmic vibe while label mainstay Undo's version gets on the straight up electro tip.
Review: It's been a while since Spanish producer Joan Male used his 5alad alias. Five years on from his solitary album under the moniker, Barcelona-based Factor City has tempted him out of retirement. The three original tracks on the EP are all superb. "Kepler 22b" leads the way, delivering his usual fusion of cheap synthesizers, lilting electronic melodies and loose drum machine rhythms. "Silicon Warriors" is brilliantly cheery and almost rush-inducing - think chiming, glassy-eyed melodies and Italo-disco bottom end - while "Arcadia Planitia" is cosmic and far-sighted, with exotic synthesizer sounds tumbling over bubbly electro beats. The EP also includes remixes from Alehandro Paz and Jonathan Kusuma, whose rework of "Kepler 22b" turns the original into an essential chunk of fizzing, bass-heavy, synthesizer-laden deep house.
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