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Review: Verdo hails from Senigallia on Italy's Adriatic coast, where he runs Gratis Club, a venue that's welcomed the likes of Prins Thomas, Bjorn Torske and Glenn Underground in recent times. Whether 'Prins' is consciously a tribute to the former we couldn't say but we wouldn't bet against it: it's got that druggy, glacial, synthy Scandi-disco feel in spades. Elsewhere on the EP, 'Boulevardier' has a more 80s feel - think 'Fade To Grey' vs 'Axel F' - and comes accompanied by a dubbier, more percussive Pedro Bertho Remix, while the similarly-themed but slightly more Balearic-ish 'I Want It' completes the package.
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HYR 7266
11 Aug 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
11 Aug 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Italian Balearic specialist My Friend Dario has an album due on Hell Yeah! Recordings, but before that drops the label has delivered this tidy taster. 'Marittimo' is typical of the languid, subtly jazz-funk-influenced end of the Balearic spectrum (a sound beloved of many Italian producers), with lovely electric piano motifs and marimba melodies reaching skywards towards the sun over Afro-influenced percussion and a jaunty bassline. Berlin-based Canadian Eddie C delivers a more up-beat remix, adding winding TB-303 acid lines, cut-up electric piano stabs and undulating lead lines to a pots-and-pans percussion workout that's alluringly loose and energetic. Top stuff all told.
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HYR 7259
19 Aug 22
Deep House
19 Aug 22
Deep House
Various
Played by: Marco Gallerani, Rocco Universal, Manu Archeo, Flash Atkins, Juno Recommends Downtempo, Howler, James Bright
Review: With Hell Yeah out of Italy now basing themselves in Berlin and chasing that imaginary Balearic sun - this Buena Onda Balearic Beats 2021 compilation sees the label deliver a bevvy of unreleased tunes and remixes. With global content coming from the likes of Australian producer Kayroy (who appeared on the label in 2020 with his Imaginary Expeditions EP) - hooking up with Jaspar Robinson in the star-strung "Satellite - you'll find warm and percussive synth remixes from Max Essa alongside some loose joints from The Mechanical Man. Also catch Chris Coco & Micko Roche's undeniable "What Is Love" (that guitar, those pipes) next to the percussive, broken beat and vocoded sounds of "The Healing Place" by Relative. Hell Yeah - get to know.
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HYR 7243
12 Nov 21
Balearic/Downtempo
12 Nov 21
Balearic/Downtempo
Played by: Juno Recommends Downtempo
Review: Fresh from releasing the genuinely brilliant - and super-Balearic - Cosmic Sailing EP on NuNorthern Soul, Italian producer My Friend Dario makes his bow on Hell Yeah! Recordings. While both tracks on offer are hugely atmospheric, immaculately produced and genuinely immersive, they're undeniably far more dancefloor-focused (or, at least, rhythmic) than his previous output. 'Desertica' is particularly special - a droning, moody and surprisingly psychedelic chugger in which echoing percussion hits, moody electronics, spacey acid lines and delay-laden synth motifs ride a North African-influenced house groove. In contrast, 'Sunset Outro' is relatively light and airy, with squally, psychedelic guitar sounds, TB-303 lines and elongated chords stretching out across a looser groove.
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HYR 7233
10 Sep 21
Balearic/Downtempo
10 Sep 21
Balearic/Downtempo
Review: Lifting his alias from a Vitalic track released back in 2005, My Friend Dario returns once again to Italy's Hell Yeah label. The Catania-raised producer sends in a hell of a distorted guitar, soul and disco ballad that's big on tropical vibes and balearic spirit in "Montalbano" while heavier new wave and Italo-inspired sounds find their way to "In Gola". That distortion returns in "Salamon's Son" once again though this time it's coated over synths and keys alongside snapping drums machines, sultry vibraphones and sexy subbass. We wanna go to Montalbano!
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HYR 7227
09 Oct 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
09 Oct 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: If you enjoy dreamy, otherworldly music tailor-made for sunsets and sunrises, there's a fair chance you already own a number of Max Essa releases. While his singles are often excellent, it's his albums that really stand out. "The Great Adventure", the Tokyo-based Brit's first LP in two years and fifth solo set in total - is typically impressive. Rich in dreamy analogue synthesizer sounds, even gentler rhythms and glistening, sun-bright guitar solos, it's the kind of album that feels like a warm, loved-up embrace from start to finish. Amongst the undeniably Balearic highlights are the Flamenco-tinged nu-disco shuffle of "The Great Adventure", the yearning ambient-meets-dub bliss of "Themes From The Hood, The Cad & The Lovely", and the picturesque beauty of "Buran Chime".
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HYR 7196
07 Aug 20
Balearic/Downtempo
07 Aug 20
Balearic/Downtempo
Review: Calm's second outing is already in the shape of an album, once again coming through on Italy's reliable Hell Yeah! Records, marking a significant step-up for the artist, and an entrance into the more conceptual side of electronic music. The album begins as a thrilling voyage of sounds and remains as such for its entirety, using the wider 'balearic' framework as a platform to base its diverse range of tracks. Synths are the biggest component of these segments, gently weaving an immersive story from the ground up. There are hardly any beats on here but the music is full of movement and rich in texture, creating a colourful world that sways from sadness to euphoria with elegance.
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HYR 7187D
27 Jul 18
Balearic/Downtempo
27 Jul 18
Balearic/Downtempo
Review: Sea Monster, the 2017 sophomore set from St Petersburg's Kito Jempere (real name Krill Sergeev), was something of a gentle Balearic treat. As you'd expect, this package of remixes of album highlights is a little more club-centric, though every bit as warm, glassy-eyed and loved up. Check, for example, the wonderfully tactile and gently breezy versions from Max Essa. These are rich-in gently pulsing drum machine hits, swirling chords and fluttering synthesizer melodies. Of the two, it's the more low-slung Dub, which sounds like a mid '80s Simple Minds instrumental B-side, which really resonates. Elsewhere, Finnish veteran Jimi Tenor provides a fuzzy, lo-fi version of "Puzzled" that sits somewhere between Balearic jazz and electro-lounge, and Miskotom pops a happy pill and gets all loved up with "Ampa".
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HYR 7180
15 Jun 18
Deep House
15 Jun 18
Deep House
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HYR 7171
01 Jun 18
Balearic/Downtempo
01 Jun 18
Balearic/Downtempo
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HYR 7195
18 May 18
Balearic/Downtempo
18 May 18
Balearic/Downtempo
Review: Italian founded, now Berlin based disco/balearic deviants Hell Yeah are back with a guy named Gallo. Story has it that when When Hell Yeah boss Marco dropped Fabrizio Mammarella's ambient Remix of "Faron" at sunset at Hostal la Torre in Ibiza last year - people started queuing up for IDs. The Italian DJ is part of Balearic Gabba Sound System and resident at horizontal party Buena Onda in Berlin and Ibiza - so you are certainly in good hands. In its original version, "Remember To Forget" is a slo-mo, psyched-out chill time cut, as is the lush new age vibe of "Ebrezza" (original mix) but the remix up next by Leeds based trio Clandestino delivers a more energised and neon-lit perspective for the dancefloor.
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HYR 7184
04 May 18
Balearic/Downtempo
04 May 18
Balearic/Downtempo
Review: The Vendetta Suite is Belfast's Gary Irwin. His first solo release since 2012 features six tracks all handpicked by Hell Yeah boss Marco from vast unreleased vaults. Irwin was the in house engineer for the legendary UK producer David Holmes' Exploding Plastic Inevitable studio. Tracks from the artist such as "Hula Bop" became classic staples in Marco's sets as Balearic Gabba Soundsystem, so he recently reached out to the Newtownards man and worded him up via Soundcloud. And here we have it - a cinematic EP that draws on a myriad musical styles and showcases Irwin's peerless studio skills. There's some variety on here, that's for sure: from the cosmic balearic trip that is "Sirius", the cheeky Madchester sounding acid dub of "Shut Up Ya Dub!" or the sublime ambient journey of "Colin Wilson Said" which is the perfect soundtrack to a comedown.
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HYR 7175
15 Dec 17
Balearic/Downtempo
15 Dec 17
Balearic/Downtempo
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HYR 7174
03 Nov 17
Funky/Club House
03 Nov 17
Funky/Club House
Played by: Hober Mallow
Review: Like many producers these days, Riccio's discography includes a blend of rock solid re-edits and high quality original productions for the likes of Bosconi Extra Virgin and People Must Jam. This 12" marks his first appearance on the consistently impressive Hell Yeah! imprint. There's plenty to set the pulse racing throughout, from the pleasingly loose and groovy, Afrobeat-goes-house goodness of "Afro Chemy", to the fiendishly fuzzy, Daniele Baldelli style Afro-cosmic funk of "Funky Cave". Arguably best of all, though, is epic flipside "Heather", a near 10-minute fusion of dreamy chords, slow-burning Kalimba melodies, gentle electronics and languid, mid-tempo beats. In case you were wondering, it's definitely Balearic.
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HYR 7165
20 Oct 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
20 Oct 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Honey Soundsystem
Review: Hell Yeah's latest trip into saucer-eyed, loved-up territory comes courtesy of Danny Was A Drag King regular Verdo. The Italian producer is in fine form on title track "Little Blue", enveloping unfussy but crunchy drum machine hits in bubbling electronics, positive melodies, dreamy chords and just a touch of reggae style shuffle. It's undeniably Balearic - I.E summery, breezy and unashamedly melodious - as is the bubbly, life-affirming cheeriness of synth-heavy bonus cut "Sazerac". Previous single "Big Fish" - a tantalizing fusion of acid house aesthetics, wild organ solos, jangling piano riffs and bustling, Latin-influenced drum machine hits - also gets an airing, alongside a vintage Italian house style remake from Phillip Lauer.
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HYR 7160
28 Apr 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
28 Apr 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
