GLBDOM is an independent House label, founded in 2019. Since 2017, the GLBDOM project has existed as a podcast and a music blog.
In February 2021, GLBDOM starts a new sub label with the name GLBDOM Classic dedicated to a more nostalgic sound highly influenced by the old school Chicago, Detroit and New York vibes, 90s House with a touch of Italian Dream House and Balearica. In the summer of 2023, another sub-label called Reptile Mob was launched that is focused on Undeground Garage.
Review: After dashing between labels at a furious rate over the last few years - most recently Chippy Chasers, Highway Stories and Star Blazers - Tommaso Pizzelli lands on GLBDOM with an EP inspired by "old school Italian hip-hop". This is not hip-hop in the purest sense, of course, but rather an attempt by the Amsterdam-based Italian to join the dots between the breakbeat-driven, scratch-sporting funk of late '80s dancefloor hip-hop and contemporary house flavours. This approach is best exemplified by the ghostly textures, twinkling melodic motifs, on-point scratches and two-step influenced breaks of '60Hz (Original Mix)', which is later given a 4/4, tech-tinged house makeover by Lemonphase. Squeezed in between you'll find the tactile deep house bounce of rap-sampling roller 'Get Deep', and the warm two-step shuffle of 'Emotional Damage'.
Review: Forget the therapist, "GLBDOM Therapy 2" is the prescription you need for a sonic escape. This compilation on the GLBDOM label boasts eleven diverse tracks, each crafted by a different artist, yet united by a common thread of soulful house music. It's an odyssey through sound, weaving together 90s-inspired pumping beats with the deeper, introspective vibes of the early 2000s. Imagine driving rhythms, fueled by infectious 4/4 beats, playing alongside cleverly programmed synth riffs. Dreamy pads and meandering strings add a touch of ethereal beauty, while skillfully applied vocal lines weave through the soundscape, adding a layer of human emotion. It's a vintage-tinged journey that avoids cliches, showcasing each artist's unique approach to modern house music. The diverse soundscapes guarantee something for everyone, from the energetic dancefloor anthems to the introspective, late-night grooves.
Review: Argentina's Tom Haw serves up a serious impressive two-tracker for GLBDOM that we probably have to call "deep house" in 2023, though to older/purist ears it'll sound a whole lot like classic New Jersey garage... 'Got To Have U' itself is an understated shuffler with layered atmospherics and a one-line vocal - if you were ever a fan of legendary NJ label Strobe Records you need this in your box! 'Movin' is broadly similar in MO but is a near-instrumental affair, with some dramatic synth-string sweeps and a barely-there male "gotta be movin'" vocal. The title track nudges it but both are pure class.
Review: While more celebrated for their multi-artist EPs, the GLBDOM label also does a good line in solo missives from new, lesser-known and fast-rising producers. That's what's on offer here: a label debut from sometime Savoir Faire Musique and Shifting Peaks producer Reagan Grey. The Toronto-based producer starts in confident mood via 'Twilight', where intergalactic synth motifs and bouncy organ patterns twist and turn around a deep sub-bass part, sustained synth-strings and late-night deep house beats. 'What I'm Thinking' retains the sub-heavy feel while also utilising bolder beats, fizzing synth riffs and plenty of spacey electronics.
Review: Italian maestro Bress Underground has found a new home in the GLBDOM family, and his latest offering, the House 2 House' EP is a delectable slice of dancefloor euphoria. Drawing inspiration from the pulsating energy of 90s records, Bress Underground retains that timeless 'loudnness' of that era in every finely-tuned mix, crafted mostly by the AKAI MPC. Skipping hi-hats, woozy rhodes, heavy basslines, looped up vocals and some piano jazz in "I've Been Kicked Around" - choose your weapon.
Review: Summery, sun-splashed house music is what's on offer on this GLBDOM label debut from former Happiness Therapy contributors Alben & LAJE. They begin in confident and quietly impressive mood via title track 'Yes, No, Maybe', a rolling 128BPM deep house number smothered in attractive melodic motifs, deep house chords, gentle acid lines and eyes-closed vocal samples. They push the BPM up a little higher on 'For You', an even deeper and groovier affair featuring a wonderfully warming bassline, immersive chords and just the right amount of tactile deep house goodness. As label debuts go, it's undeniably a good 'un.
Review: While GLDBOM's press release announcing this second salvo in their nostalgic 'Back To Basics' series frames it as some kind of nostalgic re-framing of 'electronic urbanism', in truth it's merely a killer collection of retro-futurist house cuts inspired by New York and New Jersey records of old. Ollie Rant sets the tone with 'Aaaww Yeah', a skipping, sub-heavy amalgamation of classic New Jersey and UK garage sounds with a dash of glassy-eyed deep house flavour, before Manuld opts to doff a cap to the great Grant Nelson (as well as Mood II Swing) on 'Roots'. Yann Polewka's 'Deeper Underground' is a deep, piano-sporting treat tailor-made for heads-down dancing, while Dan T's 'Hold Me' sounds like a deeper and warmer take on Todd Edwards' trademark sound.
Review: As the title suggests, this expansive, compilation style EP from the reliable GLBDOM label showcases fresh material rooted in the past - specificially the collected artists' love of dance music from the '80s and '90s. There's plenty to set the pulse racing throughout, from the acid-splashed classic house warmth of Jeff The Fool's 'Malabar Princess' and the ragga-rave-goes-deep-breakbeat house excellence of Scruscru & BR Selecta's 'Sweet Low', to the glassy-eyed, warehouse-ready '90s house bump of Evenn's 'Time Bomb' and organ bassline-propelled love bomb that is Hatt.D's 'Every Day'. Also worth checking is the analogue rich, sunrise ready house shuffle of Marc Brauner and David Silva's 'Breeze' and the deep breakbeat house loveliness of 'Woman' by FRR FONK.
Review: Fresh from celebrating their third birthday, the GLBDOM crew serve up a four-track missive featuring tracks inspired by the halcyon days of house in the 1990s. St Paul step up first with 'So Fly', a delightful fusion of chunky, hot-stepping drums, New Jersey garage bass, gorgeous electric piano riffs and sustained organ chords, before Yann Polewka reaches for spine-tingling piano riffs, sturdy drums, rimshot fills and the dreamiest of chords on the mid-90s Strictly Rhythm flex of 'Keep Me Inside'. Elsewhere, Maunold's 'Beating Heart' is a tactile, groovy and saucer-eyed slab of turn-of-the-90s NJ deep house revivalism, while 'Gioia' by Marc Brauner and David Silver is a bouncy, loved-up chunk of immersive house loveliness.
Review: What a fabulous collection we have here as GLBDOM return for another spicy collection, this time delivering the fourth and highly anticipated edition of their 'Spezial Series', bringing us a 14 track journey through future garage and tech, with a dash of breaksy goodness thrown into the pot for good measure. We see a bag of heavyweights involved from the jump, with the likes of Groovy D, Tuff Trax, DJ Crisps, Daffy, Longeez and more all arriving with stunning originals to enjoy. The thing we have enjoyed about these projects from the GLBDOM team mostly is just how varied they can be, from the super skippy percussive clicks of L&F's 'Turming Tides' to the super minimal acidic arrangements of 'Stand Up' from Hartta. For us, the two standouts would have to include the pure nostalgia-inducing garage eruptions of Dubplate Pressure's 'Massive Dem', next to the super bubbly drum punches and emotive melodic inputs of Ease Up George's VIP mix of 'Less Heights'. What a wicked collection this is!
Review: The pleasingly assured GLBDOM label recently celebrated three years in business via a fine collection of cuts contributed by its extended family of artists. Hurlee was one of those contributors, offering a teaser for About Her, the Irish producer's first solo EP for the label. There's naturally plenty to set the pulse racing across the six tracks on show, from the celebratory, sun-soaked piano house bounce of opener 'About Her' and the classic-sounding, peak-time deep house rush of 'In Bloom', to the swinging, New Jersey-influenced, locked-in deepness of 'The Power of Kalimba' and the subtly Ron Trent and Larry Heard influenced brilliance of 'Shake Hands'. 'Piano Haven', a retro-futurist delight that adds a bit of contemporary weight to the classic Italian house sound, is also superb.
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