The Glimmers - "U Rocked My World" (Pete Herbert & Tristan Da Cunha remix) - (7:31) 125 BPM
Nancy Whang & Etienne De Crecy - "Comme Un Aigle" - (4:12) 105 BPM
GB's - "Lucky In Vichy" - (9:19) 116 BPM
Review: On this second volume in their ongoing Disco Jams series, Gomma has decided to focus on tracks that ripple with the synthesizer-heavy sunshine sheen of nu-disco. Of course, there are still nods towards low-slung dub disco - see he spiraling synthesizers, electric bass and trippy electronics of the GB's "Lucky in Vichy" - but for the most part it's a rubbery, positive and heavily electronic affair. We're particularly enjoying the warehouse nu-disco strut of Pete Herbert and Tristan da Cunha's remix of the Glimmers "U Rocked My World" and authentic '80s P-funk bounce of Munk's "Down in L.A" (as remixed by Shazam), though the slow and spacey synth-pop of Nancy Whang and Etienne de Crecy's "Comme Un Aigle" is almost as impressive.
Review: While more often associated with punk-funk and dirty Italo style dancefloor workouts, Gomma's vast back catalogue contains a string of disco and boogie-inspired gems. To highlight the fact, the label has decided to release a series of EPs featuring some of its finest "Disco Jams". This first installment begins with a fine WhoMadeWho interpretation of Munk and LCD Soundsystem founder James Murphy's Sly Stone style growler, "Kick Out The Chairs", before charging into dub disco-meets-proto-house territory via In Flagranti's "In The Silver White Box". There's another chance to admire Dimitri From Paris and DJ Rocca's Prelude Records tribute, "Eros Disco Theme", while original NYC disco don Nicky Siano channels the spirit of Loose Joints on his fantastic rework of KDMS's "Never Stop Believing".
Review: Here's something to cheer: the first EP from Dimitri From Paris and DJ Rocca's collaborative Erodiscotique project following the release of last year's superb debut album on BBQ Japan. As usual, their inspirations and musical reference points tend towards the vintage. Opener "One For Frankie", for example, smothers a vintage Chicago house groove with the kind of dreamy, positive and melodious musical flourishes that were a hall mark of Frankie Knuckles best productions, while "Zanzibar" pays tribute to the bustling, percussive, synth-heavy pressure of early '80s NYC and NJ "proto-house" productions. "Don't You Feel The Same", on the other hand, wraps sweet Balearic synth lines around a chunky, "French Touch" style disco-house groove.
Review: Any release from Munich's mighty Gomma label requires the listener to sit up and listen at the very least. This release requires the listener to hop on the nearest table and dance! Okidoki (a duo comprising Jesse Rogg and Rob Rox) has enlisted the talents of disco singer Gavin Turek for "I Want You", a slick, smooth and elegantly produced slice of 80s boogie inspired goodness. Jont joins them for "Got Milk", a way deeper excursion into synth-drenched disco-house. If edgier sounds are more your thing, check Xinobi's cool and moody electro house rework of the lead track.
She Once Knew (Massimiliano Pagliara remix) - (8:31) 124 BPM
Review: According to Gomma's PR blurb, Barotti is a "much talked about multimedia artist based in Berlin". While well known in Europe for his performance art and sound instillations, this is his debut single. There's something classically beautiful about the atmospheric, ultra-deep house of "She Might Know", which expertly combines analogue gear, sinewy orchestration and his own hazy, occasionally gruff vocals. There's a more broken, alien feel to "She Might", where glitch-tronica influences rub shoulders with twinkling pianos and more clandestine vocals. A quietly impressive package is completed by a rough, acid-laden rework of "She Might Know" by Ostgut Ton and Live at Robert Johnson regular Massimiliano Pagliara.
You Are Not A Primate (Dimitri From Paris At The Loft mix) - (8:42) 122 BPM
You Are Not A Primate (Pollyester remix) - (4:40) 108 BPM
You Are Not A Primate (Dimitri From Paris Dubwise) - (6:44) 122 BPM
Bearsong (Lorna Dune remix) - (5:44) 106 BPM
Review: On Bearsong, Gomma label bosses Munk and Telonious have decided to commission new remixes of two tracks from experienced Danish producer Hess Is More's 2014 album Myheadisaballroom/Whoneedsaplaceanyway. Given that it was recorded with a full band, and rooted in jazz and leftfield disco, there's plenty for remixers Dimitri From Paris, Pollyester and Lorna Dune to work with. Dimitri offers two disco-heavy takes on the cheery "Iamnotaprimate", with the percussive, spaced-out Dubwise version impressing most. Pollyester's take on the same track - all bubbling electrofunk synths, rubbery disco bass and eccentric vocals - is, if anything, even better. A solid package is completed by Dune's deep, woozy and pleasingly sweet synth-pop remake of "Bearsong".
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