Review: "Gentle Riot," a collaborative effort between Sasha Rome, Artemis Orion, and Mayari on the Future Disco label, is a genre-bending exploration of empowerment and self-acceptance. This single transcends the boundaries of traditional disco, offering a unique blend of electronic soundscapes, soulful vocals, and empowering lyrics. The track opens with a deceptively gentle introduction, featuring shimmering synths and a steady bassline. As the song progresses, the energy builds, with pulsating drums and driving percussion taking center stage. This juxtaposition between the "gentle" and the "riot" perfectly captures the essence of the title, highlighting the power of quiet strength and inner resilience. Well-crafted and engaging single that delivers a powerful message wrapped in a delightful sonic experience.
Review: If you're going to go around calling a track 'Italo Disco', you'd better have an understanding of the genre, and the production chops, to back it up. Don't worry though, because Lifelike - AKA Laurent ASH, a veteran of the French disco scene since the early 00s - certainly does, and while the meaty drums and bass on the track in question sound thoroughly contemporary, he's captured that synth-y early 80s Italo vibe rather well. Although not as well, perhaps, as on the accompanying 'Roma', an even more faithful pastiche that's probably the better bet if you're hoping to catch any Italo snobs out!
Review: An engineer at Watergate by "day" (ie night), in his spare time Berlin's Joris Biesman does a neat line in nu-disco, as exemplified by this two-tracker for Sean Brosnan's Future Disco. 'Risky Business' has derived more than its title from the 1980s: the whole track pays homage to the boogie and electrofunk of that era with its crystalline synths and throbbing synth-bass. If unabashed nostalgia is what you're after then 'Risky Business' will do the job, but the accompanying 'SX Theme' is the standout: it's in a similar vein but with a sci-fi, John Carpenter-esque twist that helps keep the fromage factor to a minimum.
Review: What you get here are two BIG house cuts, made to be heard on big speakers in big rooms. 'Mirage' has a hazy, pulsing, almost proggy feel, and underpins a chanted, African-style female vocal not with the complex tribal drum patterns you might expect but with warm, surging 4/4s and wibbly-wobbly synths, while 'Devil's Reflection' opens with 80s sounding drums which it soon underpins with a slamming techno kick before introducing layer upon layer of synths. The latter has peaktime energy to spare, but it's the subtler, groovier charms of the title track that stand out.
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