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Popit
Popit - (5:09) 137 BPM
Flip - (5:14) 130 BPM
Orison - (5:05) 135 BPM Hot
MIsty - (5:38) 136 BPM
Review: Cardiff's Bodhi makes a triumphant return to Hotflush Recordings with the Popit EP, following up on the coat tails of 2023's acclaimed Edge Of Blue record. Since Bodhi's emergence in 2012 with a string of highly praised edits and subsequent releases on labels like Future Classic and Rinse, Bodhi reentered the scene in 2021 with releases for Kneaded Pains and Dance Trax. Fusing unmistakable UK influences here with echoes of Paul Johnson and the raw energy of Chicago's harder edge, Bodhi delivers an EP that's sure to ignite any dancefloor, passing the acid test with "Flip", getting heavy on the breaks in "Orison", and going full Head High in "MIsty".
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HFT 092
09 Feb 24
Breakbeat
Hot As Hell
Anxiety (Safe From Them) - (3:23) 144 BPM
Cavernous Testing Zone - (3:43) 134 BPM
Hot As Hell - (3:57) 150 BPM
Red Rose - (5:01) 115 BPM Hot
Big Sith Energy - (3:38) 145 BPM
Review: As always, the Hotflush Recordings crew have left us a truly tasty collection of snacks to chow down in here as they welcome the innovative percussive mastery of Braille inside for five tracks of pure original heat. Firstly, 'Anxiety' delivers a mind-numbing skip through luscious fields of digitized percussion and floaty synth textures, with the more club-driven sub punches of 'Cavernous Testing Zone' and uber-technical rhythmic designs of 'Hot As Hell' then following on further. We then jump into 'Red Rose', another crunchy side through glittering backdrops and sultry synthetic ideas, with the moogish melodies and constantly shifting soundscapes of 'Big Sith Energy' then giving us a thought-provoking closer. Lovely work!
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HFT 091
02 Feb 24
UK Garage
Hot As Hell
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HFT 090S 2
12 Jan 24
Breakbeat
Digital Underground
Tru Love - (3:03) 140 BPM
Mr Anderson - (3:09) 142 BPM
Nowot - (3:25) 140 BPM
E-mosh - (3:12) 140 BPM
Pls - (3:11) 140 BPM
Disrepute - (3:38) 140 BPM
Safety Traxx - (3:12) 140 BPM
Move Like Shadows - (3:29) 140 BPM
Zap! - (3:45) 140 BPM
Feel The Same - (3:36) 140 BPM
Room With A View - (4:45) 140 BPM Hot
Yesterday - (3:34) 145 BPM
Review: The Hotflush team have once again unveiled an absolute gem of an LP, this time welcoming back the man himself Scuba, delivering 7 original creations that pack an awesome breaksy punch. The whole EP sets the bar high, from the shuffling drum scuttles and groove-inspiring chord progressions of the introductory 'Disrepute', to the old school shakes of 'Zap!' and speedy melodic twists of 'Yesterday', there aren't many places this EP doesn't cover. Our highlights from this delightful collection would have to include the acidic intricacies of 'Safety Traxx', which immediately lets fly a bulbous collection of nostalgic-bassline action, alongside the rave-ready piano lines of 'Room With A View'. What a return this is for Scuba, who has once again smashed it out of the park.
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HFLP 017
10 Nov 23
Breakbeat
Room With A View (Digital Underground)
Room With A View (Digital Underground) - (4:46) 140 BPM Hot
Zap! (DJ Dextro remix) - (5:09) 138 BPM
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HFLP 017S 1
27 Oct 23
Breakbeat
Tru Love (Digital Underground)
Tru Love (Digital Underground) - (3:06) 140 BPM
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HF 057S 1
15 Sep 23
Breakbeat
Moeh
Moeh - (5:59) 67 BPM
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HFT 089S 1
21 Jul 23
Experimental/Electronic
Post Whatstep? - Hotflush 20
Various
Scuba - "Post Whatstep?" (full DJ mix) - (1:13:34) 137 BPM
Arkist & Kidkut - "Vanilla Imitate" - (5:37) 134 BPM
Untold - "Dante" - (6:18) 140 BPM
Mount Kimbie - "Sketch On Glass" - (4:19) 135 BPM
Sepalcure - "Love Pressure" - (4:09) 140 BPM
Scuba - "The Upside" (Martyn remix) - (7:03) 135 BPM
Sepalcure - "Rumours" - (5:31) 138 BPM
George FitzGerald - "Don't You" - (6:41) 135 BPM
Beaumont - "Rendez-Vous" - (5:05) 140 BPM
Scuba & Nikki Nair - "Expression" - (4:51) 93 BPM Hot
Sepalcure - "Your Love" - (4:43) 138 BPM
Scuba - "Three Sided Shape" - (5:21) 138 BPM
Sigha - "Hold Your Heart Up To The Light" - (7:28) 138 BPM
Untold - "Just For You" - (6:54) 139 BPM
Scuba - "Ruptured" (Surgeon remix) - (6:38) 136 BPM
Boxcutter - "Endothermic" - (5:14) 138 BPM
Scuba - "In Yr Dreams" - (4:43) 134 BPM
TRG & Dub U - "Losing Marbles" (2562 remix) - (6:38) 138 BPM
Mount Kimbie - "William" (Dayglo mix) - (4:01) 140 BPM
Scuba - "You Got Me" - (5:15) 135 BPM
Nightwave - "Mescalito" - (4:24) 130 BPM
Or:la - "UK Lonely" - (4:29) 131 BPM
Scuba - "Hard Boiled" - (6:24) 142 BPM
Mount Kimbie - "Carbonated" - (4:18) 91 BPM
Sepalcure - "Inside" - (2:13) 123 BPM
Scuba - "Before (After)" - (4:54) 85 BPM
Review: The Hotflush name and brand has always been synonymous with futuristic flavour, making this exceptional collection a perfect way to celebrate their success over the years, taking the title 'Post Whatstep?'. The project takes a serious deep-dive into the concept of thinking outside the box, whilst still maintaining genre ties to garage, dubstep and techno throughout. The roster involved is pretty outstanding, with household names such as Scuba, Mount Kimbie, TRG, Dub U and Untold all providing seriously high quality inclusions. There are definitely a few stand out features, with the sweeping synthetic layers of 'Don't You' from George Fitzgerald being an immediate point of interest, next to the heavily sidechained atmospherics of Sepalcure's 'Love Pressure' and the more old school garage chops of Or:la's 'UK Lonely' also setting a high standard. Exceptional work, as we have come to expect from such a critical UK label voice.
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HF 20M2BPT
10 Mar 23
Bass
Hotflush Origins - Hotflush 20
Various
Scuba - "Hotflush Origins" (full DJ mix) - (1:03:22) 140 BPM
Boxcutter - "Sunshine" - (5:23) 138 BPM
Elemental - "Deep Under" - (6:48) 142 BPM
Boxcutter - "Brood" (VIP) - (5:53) 137 BPM
Toasty - "The Knowledge" - (5:06) 142 BPM Hot
Scuba - "Plate" - (5:06) 140 BPM
Benga & Walsh - "Bingo" - (5:32) 140 BPM
Shackleton - "New Dawn" - (5:33) 140 BPM
Nyabingi - "Belgium Chocolate" - (4:36) 140 BPM
Elemental - "Raw Material" - (5:40) 140 BPM
Toasty - "Angel" - (4:42) 138 BPM
Eric H - "The Lights" (DJ Joseph remix) - (5:44) 140 BPM
Spectr - "Red Hot" - (5:16) 134 BPM
Scuba & Distance - "Opposites" - (4:43) 140 BPM
Marlow - "Road Kill" - (5:01) 140 BPM
Walsh & Benga - "Military" - (5:37) 140 BPM
Distance - "1 On 1" - (5:49) 140 BPM
Jazzsteppa - "One" - (5:15) 140 BPM
Search & Destroy - "Candyfloss" (Loefah remix) - (5:16) 138 BPM
Slaughter Mob - "Guts N' Bones" - (4:46) 91 BPM
Toasty - "Take It Personal" - (5:29) 140 BPM
Distance - "Empire" - (5:07) 140 BPM
Toasty - "Like Sun" - (4:45) 137 BPM
Scuba - "Brown" - (5:35) 140 BPM
Slaughter Mob - "No Big Deal" - (4:48) 140 BPM
Scuba - "Timba" - (4:41) 92 BPM
Gravious - "Subterfuge" - (5:22) 140 BPM
Scuba - "Twitch" - (4:11) 141 BPM
Scuba - "Tell Her" - (4:46) 140 BPM
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HF 20M1BPT
03 Feb 23
Deep Dubstep
Let Me Be
Let Me Be - (5:25) 138 BPM
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LMB 001
12 Aug 22
Techno
Hotflush On The Floor 5.2 (Explicit)
Various
Anna Kost - "Let Me Be" - (5:25) 138 BPM
Glaskin - "Slim Line" - (5:31) 145 BPM Hot
Psyk - "Scattered" (SCB edit) - (7:04) 133 BPM
Glaskin - "Querschl?ger" (Planetary Assault Systems remix) - (7:46) 138 BPM
Biemsix - "Heroin Berlin" - (5:45) 136 BPM
Glaskin - "Stalactite Cave" (Matrixxman remix) - (5:43) 138 BPM
Locked Groove - "Digital World" - (6:43) 94 BPM
Anfisa Letyago - "Push" - (5:54) 130 BPM
Isaac Reuben - "Apollo" - (5:22) 134 BPM
SCB - "Manufactured Consent" (extended) - (6:28) 136 BPM
Anna Kost - "Basics 005" - (4:46) 147 BPM
Nightwave - "Power Plants" - (4:23) 140 BPM
Glaskin - "Fine Silver" - (4:54) 136 BPM
Dart - "Seasons" - (5:56) 134 BPM
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HFCOMP 019II
12 Aug 22
Techno
The Knowledge
The Knowledge - (5:06) 71 BPM
Like Sun - (4:45) 69 BPM Hot
The Knowledge (Untold remix) - (5:02) 71 BPM
The Knowledge (Vex'd remix) - (6:27) 71 BPM
Review: Toasty is the alias of veteran British producer Damian Russell, a staple of Scuba"s Hotflush Recordings as far back as 2004. This latest release on Hotflush features four tracks of UK underground flava. Whether it"s the brooding subterranean jungle breaks of "The Knowledge" which receives two killer reworks; first up by Untold (Pennyroyal/Hemlock) as well as esteemed Bristolian duo Vex"d who really take it over to the dark side on their seething rendition. One more original track follows in the form of techstep deconstruction "Like Sun".
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HF 006I
22 Jul 22
Experimental/Electronic
Hotflush On The Floor 5.1
Various
Glaskin - "Hydrogroove I" (Scuba's Break Back mix) - (4:20) 140 BPM Hot
Scuba & DOMiNii - "Womb" (CINTHIE remix) - (4:25) 125 BPM
Kiimi - "Breaking My Mind" (Jacques Greene remix) - (4:40) 132 BPM
Scuba & DOMiNii - "Fish" (Perel remix) - (5:56) 130 BPM
Lawrence Hart & Casually Here - "Ochre" (Model Man remix) - (4:31) 120 BPM
Kiimi - "Lanzarote Howl" (Mano Le Tough remix) - (6:03) 134 BPM
Isaac Reuben - "Eyes On Me" - (3:45) 138 BPM
Psyk - "Scattered" - (6:06) 133 BPM
Lawrence Hart & Casually Here - "Innocent" - (4:20) 120 BPM
Locked Groove & Gacha Bakradze - "Variation 1" (Deniro remix) - (5:34) 144 BPM
Scuba & DOMiNii - "Tango" (Harry Romero remix) - (6:34) 124 BPM
Dart - "Tonic Ice" - (5:46) 130 BPM
Bakongo & Spectr - "Off Guard" - (5:20) 135 BPM
Glaskin - "Klaftertief" - (4:53) 140 BPM
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HFCOMP 019I
15 Jul 22
Deep House
Womb (Cinthie Remix)
Womb (Cinthie remix) - (4:25) 125 BPM
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HFDD 003IDS
03 Nov 21
Funky/Club House
Tango (Harry Romero Remix)
Tango (Harry Romero remix) - (6:32) 124 BPM
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HFDD 001ID
10 Sep 21
Minimal/Tech House
Hotflush On The Floor 4
Various
Kiimi - "Breaking My Mind" - (5:24) 127 BPM
Scuba & Felsen - "Speed This MF Up" (Truncate remix) - (6:06) 132 BPM
Braille - "Constellation Conversation" (160 edit) - (4:01) 160 BPM
Scuba - "Never Forget" (Baltra remix) - (6:00) 125 BPM Hot
Pleasure Jail, Braille & Heathered Pearls - "No Justice No Peace" - (4:39) 157 BPM
Kiimi - "Ritual" - (4:16) 130 BPM
Glaskin - "Stalactite Cave" - (6:23) 143 BPM
Scuba - "This Is For You" (Luke Slater Short version) - (8:11) 126 BPM
Nightwave - "Mescalito" - (4:24) 130 BPM
ESs - "The Airplane Track" - (8:30) 122 BPM
Locked Groove - "Hyperdrive" - (6:51) 133 BPM
Isaac Reuben - "Mr. Flangers" - (8:23) 131 BPM
Anfisa Letyago - "Electrifying" - (6:29) 133 BPM
Glaskin - "Konsumfusion" - (4:53) 140 BPM
Isaac Reuben - "UntitledPEWA" (Asquith Power remix) - (6:50) 137 BPM
Locked Groove - "CMD Delete" - (6:05) 89 BPM
Bakongo & Spectr - "Close Call" - (5:09) 132 BPM
Lawrence Hart & Casually Here - "La Mode" - (6:02) 116 BPM
TML - "Cell ID" (Alden Tyrell remix) - (5:56) 128 BPM
Review: Hotflush unveils a diverse, dance floor-focused compilation full of original productions and high-quality remixes. Kiimi's "Breaking My Mind" and the Baltra take on label owner Scuba's "Never Forget" are vocal, dusky house tracks. Meanwhile, Truncate's take on the Hotflush owner's "Speed This MF Up" and the string-soaked "Hyperdrive" by Locked Groove both offer fine perspectives on deep techno. On "Mescalito", Nightwave drops a rolling tribal track, while underlining the diversity on offer on this compilation, Alden Tyrell's remix of TML's "Cell ID" from the 2019 Tensor release also features. It's a gnarly electro workout that sounds like it crawled from a sewer in the Hague.
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HFCOMP 018D
03 Sep 21
Techno
This Is For You (Remixes)
This Is For You (Luke Slater Short version) - (8:11) 126 BPM
This Is For You (L.B. dub Corp remix) - (5:08) 126 BPM Hot
This Is For You (Luke Slater Long version) - (22:48) 126 BPM
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HF 054IS
27 Oct 20
Techno
Power Plants
Power Plants - (4:24) 140 BPM
Unconditional - (6:13) 135 BPM
Mescalito - (4:24) 130 BPM Hot
La Selva - (6:56) 135 BPM
Played by: Ell Murphy
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HFT 080S
18 Sep 20
Electro
Sunset Service (Remixes 2)
Do Not Freak (Skream X Scuba remix) - (7:39) 128 BPM Hot
Out Of Orbit (Lawrence Hart x Scuba Four2TheFloor Mix) - (5:16) 124 BPM
Review: It would be fair to say that this second selection of remixes of tracks from Locked Groove's brilliant "Sunset Service" album will not go unnoticed. For starters, both mixes are collaborative affairs, with the unifying factor being Hotflush label boss Scuba. He first teams up with fellow big name Skream to deliver a brilliantly punchy and weighty breakbeat version of "Do Not Freak" that makes great use of rumbling, low register bass and spacey synth stabs. He then joins forces with Lawrence Hart to take on "Out of Orbit", re-imagining it as a four-to-the-floor stomper rich in sparkling synthesizer lines and sweet female vocal snippets.
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SUN 006
08 Nov 19
Breakbeat
Expectations
Expectations - (6:13) 125 BPM Hot
Voices - (6:22) 124 BPM
Burn Out - (5:47) 124 BPM
Review: A marked difference from his most recent Scuba originals, 'Expectations' signals a contrasting path for sonic exploration by the Hotflush chief - covering house, garage and rave sounds. He references classic Stateside house of the early '90s on the title track to stunning effect, before heading down an introspective route on the evocative acid epic "Voices" (including Rose's own vocals) and going deeper on the glassy-eyed and melancholic vibe of "Burn Out" - calling to mind his earlier output several years ago under the SCB alias. It also features recordings of live acoustic riffs by the artist. Cover art by Lando (Decadence Comics).
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HF 051
25 Oct 19
Minimal/Tech House
Eb & Flow
Eb & Flow - (7:05) 127 BPM Hot
Green Pastures - (7:16) 133 BPM
Moon & Sun (Yves Deruyter remix) - (7:25) 131 BPM
Eden (TML remix feat Stella) - (5:17) 135 BPM
Review: Tim Van der Meutter has been in fine form this year, offering up a string of must-check releases including his Locked Groove debut album "Sunset Service". This EP, which boasts two fresh jams and a couple of previously unheard remixes of album tracks, is similarly essential. Opener "Eb & Flow" is superb: a shuffling, loose-limbed chunk of loved-up techno rich in glistening piano riffs, looped strings and rushing electronic positivity. "Green Pastures" is similar uplifting, though Van der Meutter's choice of sounds, riffs and electronic elements give the track a distinctive neo-trance feel. Elsewhere, Yves Deruyter re-imagines "Moon & Sun" as a creepy chunk of trance-influenced early morning techno, before TML re-imagines "Eden" as a ludicrously heavy breakbeat hardcore smasher.
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SUN 005
13 Sep 19
Deep House
Hotflush On The Floor 2.2
Various
Agoria - "Helice" - (7:12) 124 BPM
SCB - "Extinct" (ANNA remix) - (6:08) 127 BPM
Glaskin - "Groundwork" - (6:35) 128 BPM
SCB/Reset Robot - "Arp" (Wehbba remix) - (6:28) 129 BPM
SCB & Wehbba - "Survival" - (7:25) 130 BPM
Recondite - "Channel" - (6:08) 126 BPM
Mind Against - "Explorer" - (8:22) 124 BPM
Scuba - "Ruptured" (Surgeon remix) - (6:38) 142 BPM
Glaskin - "You Are Simply A Machine" - (5:51) 131 BPM
SCB - "Rope" - (10:07) 125 BPM
Trevino - "Derelict" - (5:44) 128 BPM Hot
Reset Robot - "Conflux" - (7:57) 127 BPM
TML - "Export" - (4:56) 132 BPM
SCB - "Traffic On The Hyperway" - (7:15) 127 BPM
Mount Kimbie - "Vertical" (SCB edit) - (8:59) 125 BPM
Glaskin - "Structure" (Marcel Fengler rework) - (6:06) 132 BPM
SCB - "Intelligence Fetish" (Rebekah remix) - (5:40) 88 BPM
Glaskin - "Oscillating Particles" - (6:46) 135 BPM
Isaac Reuben - "Lucid" - (5:48) 142 BPM
TML - "Cell ID" - (5:32) 128 BPM
SCB - "20_4" - (6:47) 127 BPM
Review: Following on from the recent 2.1 compilation, Hotflush again shows why it is such an essential dance floor label. It features established artists like Agoria, who drops the discordant tones and spiky minimalism of "Helice" and Recondit with the deep, dubbed out "Channel" , alongside emerging producers like Glaskin with the twisted acid of "You Are Simply A Machine". No Hotflush compilation would be complete without its owner Scuba's input; here it takes various forms, including a broken beat remix of "Ruptured" by Surgeon, and the SCB sub-project dropping the sub-bass led "Rope". If that wasn't reason enough to buy Floor 2.2, there is also a fine techno track from the late, great Trevino.
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HFCOMP 016
30 Aug 19
Techno
Hotflush On The Floor 2.1
Various
Lawrence Hart & Casually Here - "Wanderlust" - (5:37) 124 BPM Hot
Recondite - "Pour" - (6:08) 126 BPM
Locked Groove - "From Beyond" - (6:57) 126 BPM
Glaskin - "Groundwork" (Ryan James Ford remix) - (6:00) 132 BPM
Yotam Avni - "If You Still Want Me" - (7:13) 127 BPM
SCB - "Test Tubes" (Mind Against Celestial dub) - (7:18) 126 BPM
Locked Groove - "Never Not Raving" - (5:12) 124 BPM
Scuba - "Nineteen Eighty" - (7:22) 124 BPM
Yotam Avni - "Luna" - (7:06) 124 BPM
Mind Against - "Mirage" - (6:36) 125 BPM
Scuba - "Cepheid" - (3:19) 138 BPM
SCB - "Five Degrees" - (6:30) 124 BPM
Lawrence Hart & Casually Here - "Ochre" - (4:49) 120 BPM
Glaskin - "Pulse B" - (5:16) 132 BPM
Kessel Vale - "Coil" - (7:19) 122 BPM
SCB - "3_5" - (6:57) 125 BPM
Isaac Reuben - "UntitledPEWA" - (6:28) 129 BPM
Locked Groove - "Soma" - (5:10) 124 BPM
Trevino - "Slide Away" - (6:02) 126 BPM
Markus Suckut - "Shoreditch" - (6:45) 126 BPM
Juxta Position - "Soon" - (5:24) 126 BPM
Review: The latest compilation from Scuba's label features some of dance music's most distinctive producers. Recondite delivers "Pour", a throbbing, spaced out groove that will leave listeners mesmerised. Locked Groove, another Hotflush regular, also focuses on the deeper end of techno with the hypnotic, flowing "From Beyond". The compilations also includes "If You Still Want Me", an evocative house cut from Yotam Anvi, where plaintive vocals unravel over a dubbed out groove, while Scuba himself impresses with the synth-heavy "Nineteen Eighty" and, working as SCB, drops the steely, stepping rhythm of "Five Degrees". Floor 2.1 is an essential release for anyone with even a passing interest in forward-facing techno and house.
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HFCOMP 015
16 Aug 19
Techno
Sunset Service (Remixes)
Out Of Orbit (Anastasia Kristensen remix) - (7:08) 139 BPM
From Beyond (Alan Fitzpatrick remix) - (6:13) 126 BPM Hot
Eden (feat Stella - Prequel Tapes remix) - (7:13) 134 BPM
Review: Hotflush has commissioned some of techno's most talented producers to rework tracks from Locked Groove's debut album from earlier this year. "Out of Orbit" gets turned into a frenetic, rolling club track by Anastasia Kristensen, with the original's shiny synths incorporated into breezy filters. On his version of "From Beyond", Alan Fitzpatrick diverts from his usual big-room sound to drop a lazy, hazy break beat piece that is sure get dropped during Balearic sunsets. Striking a note of discord is Prequel Tapes, who turns "Eden" into a dark, droning banger led by pile-driving kicks and wave upon wave of percussive dissonance.
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SUN 004
02 Aug 19
Techno
Stand Still
Stand Still (extended) - (5:42) 124 BPM Hot
Igloo - (3:23) 126 BPM
Needs (extended) - (5:42) 120 BPM
IOU - (3:17) 138 BPM
Played by: Claptone
Review: Four years on from his last outing under the alias, sometime Sepalcure member Praveen Sharma has finally delivered a new Braille EP. Astonishingly, it marks his first appearance on Hotflush since 2011. Perhaps the most striking thing about EP opener "Stand Still" is how deep, dreamy and picturesque it is, with Sharma peppering a snappy rhythm track with drowsy vocal samples, woozy chords and a wonderfully warm bassline. "Igloo" is, if anything, even sunnier - a tactile sample patchwork that sounds like Sepalcure after an afternoon on the beers at a Croatian festival. Elsewhere, "Needs" is a sweet and piano-heavy chunk of glassy-eyed, leftfield house brilliance, while closing cut "IOU" alternates between skittish breaks, booming sub-bass, twinkling pianos and mangled vocal samples. Like the rest of the EP, it's brilliant.
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HFT 075
19 Jul 19
Deep House
Red Planet
Survival - (7:25) 130 BPM Hot
Red Planet - (6:33) 127 BPM
New Culture - (6:40) 130 BPM
Green Planet - (6:08) 123 BPM
Review: Label boss Scuba dons his SCB alias to deliver this split release with Wehbba, who has previously released on high-profile labels like Drumcode and Tronic. That hypnotic, big-room sound is audible on "Survival", where steely drums are fused with wild acid pirouettes. The title track is less intense, and sees the duo deliver a pulsating groove that's framed by steely percussion and ponderous vocal samples. "New Culture" is more stripped back, with this unlikely pairing focusing again on those steely drums, underpinned this time by an insistent filter. "Green Planet" is similarly focused, as rolling, Palstikman-style percussion and acid drones unravel over solid kicks.
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HFT 074
05 Jul 19
Techno
Explorer
Explorer - (8:22) 124 BPM Hot
Mirage - (6:36) 125 BPM
Forevermore - (8:01) 125 BPM
Review: Acclaimed Italian duo Mind Against return with a four-track EP of spiralling, hypnotic techno on acclaimed label Hotflush - for the second time since "Elysium" / "Pulsar" (with Locked Groove) in 2015. From the tunnelling adrenaline rush of the title track which is sure work the floor under the strobelight, there's also the brooding heads-down factory floor stomp of "Forevermore" and a bit of material more familiar of the duo on the epic dance floor drama of "Mirage" - complete with its wonky bass line, intoxicating melodies and euphoric pad layers all geared for some moments of pure zen in the main room.
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HF 050
14 Jun 19
Techno
Never Not Raving
Never Not Raving - (5:12) 124 BPM
Moon & Sun - (6:03) 128 BPM
Soma (Reset Robot remix) - (7:02) 124 BPM Hot
Soma (Carlton Doom remix) - (5:57) 129 BPM
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SUN 003
31 May 19
Progressive House
Sunset Service
Pudding (feat Nate Brown) - (6:16) 130 BPM Hot
Do Not Freak - (5:35) 128 BPM
From Beyond - (6:57) 126 BPM
Out Of Orbit - (7:54) 124 BPM
Zillion - (6:00) 128 BPM
Soma - (5:10) 124 BPM
Oscillate - (6:26) 126 BPM
Swimming Upstream - (6:36) 125 BPM
Round And Round - (5:33) 128 BPM
Sunset Over Coku Tau 4 - (7:32) 128 BPM
Whistle - (7:16) 128 BPM
Eden (feat Stella) - (4:35) 128 BPM
Review: Tim Van de Meutter aka Locked Groove's debut album is a product of its surroundings. A Belgian native, the Hotflush artist draws on his home country's rich electronic music heritage to create a unique soundtrack. Rave is represented by the uplifting break beats and time-stretched vocals of Nate Brown on "Pudding", on "Out of Orbit", he draws on the tripped out, hypnotic sound of New Beat and "Oscillate" is a sublime slice of Belgian trance. On other occasions, Van de Meutter takes inspiration from classic house - witness the Lil' Louis-style "Do Not Freak" - or deep techno jams such as "From Beyond", but in the main, this is truly a Belgian affair.
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HFLP 015
22 Mar 19
Techno
Out Of Orbit
Out Of Orbit - (7:54) 124 BPM Hot
Wally's Groove World - (7:04) 128 BPM
Review: Following an acclaimed EP series that saw Locked Groove exploring Belgium's musical heritage such as EBM, new beat, trance, rave and techno (all through a contemporary lens), this edition marks the final step towards his debut album Sunset Service - on Scuba's Hotflush label. It is said to be an amalgamation of a diverse and carefully studied musical history, so keep your eyes peeled. Features the euphoric cut "Out Of Orbit" with its classic rave motifs and "Wally's Groove World" - a tribute to the beloved Antwerp record store which explores sounds of the '90s Belgian underground.
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SUN 002
15 Mar 19
Minimal/Tech House
Silk
Pour - (6:08) 126 BPM
Channel - (6:08) 126 BPM Hot
Silk - (5:56) 125 BPM
Review: Three fine tracks here from Recondite that will delight those in search of some atmospheric yet muscular techno grooves. 'Silk' itself opens with hard-hitting 4/4s, but before too long it's the dubwise bassline that's taking centre stage, as the track develops into a dubbed-out, heads-down number aimed at 3am dancefloors. 'Channel' is even harder-hitting, indeed almost industrial-sounding, in the kick drum department but is otherwise quite a sparse, otherworldly affair that comes locked and loaded with ominous synths and atmospheric FX galore, before the more sprightly and funk-fuelled 'Pour' rounds out an excellent package from Hotflush.
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HF 049
01 Mar 19
Minimal/Tech House
Conflux
Slippery Jack - (6:51) 127 BPM
Conflux - (7:57) 127 BPM Hot
Played by: Alert
Review: Reset Robot aka Dave Robertson is best known for his work on Adam Beyer's Truesoul imprint, and now makes his debut on Hotflush. "Slippery Jack" is a mesmerising tech house cut that revolves around a building electronic riff and a pumping groove, while on the title track, the UK producer opts for a different approach. Dramatic chords swirl in like storm clouds over a relentless, hammering rhythm, while the break down is bigger than a motorway tailback on Black Friday. By contrast, "Arp" is a deeper affair, led by layered chords and a buzzing groove. Meanwhile, Scuba's own take on the title track offers another perspective, with its steely drums cutting through Robertson's chords.
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HFT 069
30 Nov 18
Techno
SUB:STANCE In Retrograde
Rolling Hitch - (5:41) 142 BPM
Ants - (4:59) 138 BPM Hot
Gyroscope - (5:09) 138 BPM
Buzzsaw - (3:14) 140 BPM
Karakter - (5:21) 140 BPM
Cloves - (4:50) 137 BPM
Lay - (3:42) 138 BPM
Cepheid - (3:19) 138 BPM
Weberwiese - (5:30) 138 BPM
Entrospect - (5:01) 140 BPM
Review: Within UK dance music's expansive circles, there are few who have offered as much as Scuba over the years, who here returns to his beloved Hotflush household for a stunning new project by the name of 'In Retrograde'. This project sees him traverse a complete spectrum of electronic music, with a half time dubstep feel being the central yarn in its tapestry. From the distorted utterings of 'Buzzsaw' and funky inspired flavours of 'Gyroscope' to the more soundscape led compositions of 'Entrospect' and 'Ants', this project boasts a wealth of musical expertise, showcasing a depth of dubstep influences and offshoots.
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HFLP 014
16 Nov 18
Bass
Fish Tubes
Fishbowl (Mor Elian remix) - (6:00) 130 BPM
Test Tubes (Hammer remix) - (6:49) 122 BPM Hot
Turquoise Shade - (4:58) 122 BPM
Fishbowl - (5:36) 124 BPM
Review: Remixing Scuba's SCB project must be a daunting task, but Hammer and Mor Elian both rise to the occasion. Hammer's version of "Test Tubes" is led by a pulsating bass and epic synth lines that are inspired by horror disco and joyous Italo in equal measures. Meanwhile, Mor Elian's take on "Fishbowl" goes down a different route; underpinned by rough, rolling 808s and menacing low end, it reinforces the fact that the Fever AM founder is one of the most talented electro artists to emerge in recent years. The original version of "Fishbowl", also included here, is a reflective slice of deep techno, while on "Turquoise Shade", Scuba surprises again, this time with a mellow, blissed out house groove.
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CAI 004
05 Oct 18
Techno
Wanderlust
Wanderlust - (5:37) 124 BPM Hot
Chimes - (5:21) 119 BPM
Review: Fresh off some terrific remixes of label boss Scuba's Caibu LP, Hotflush presents some emotive tech-house from some London based multi-instrumentalists: the classically trained Lawrence Hart (aka Duncan Tootill) and Algebra Records boss Casually Here. The incredibly evocative "Wanderlust" carries similarities to Hart's work with long time collaborator George Fitzgerald with its rich tapestry of sparkly synth textures and skippy drums. "Chimes" on the other hand is a bit tougher and has more bounce to it - its title refers to its hypnotic and resonating melody between interludes of sublime and heady ambience.
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HFT 067
21 Sep 18
Minimal/Tech House
Test Cut
Test Tubes (Mind Against Celestial dub) - (7:18) 126 BPM Hot
The Cut (Locked Groove remix) - (8:36) 128 BPM
Hexagon - (6:42) 125 BPM
Test Tubes (Caibu Adjustment) - (6:42) 122 BPM
Review: Following previous remixes of SCB's recent LP Caibu by the likes of Rebekah and ANNA, Hotflush are back with the third edition - which ups the ante considerably. The track "Test Tubes" appears in its original industrial edged form, but receives a rework by men of the moment Mind Against - the Italian duo take the track into deeply entrancing territory in the same vein as their acclaimed releases on Life & Death and Afterlife. Label staple Locked Groove from Belgium delivers a spiralling rendition of "The Cut" which is properly geared for some moments of tunnel vision under the strobe light. Finally, embrace the raw power of the functional "Hexagon" a steely techno number scraped straight off the factory floor.
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CAI 003
14 Sep 18
Techno
Degrees Of Intelligence
Intelligence Fetish (Rebekah remix) - (5:40) 88 BPM
Intelligence Fetish (Isaac Reuben remix) - (7:19) 142 BPM
Five Degrees - (6:34) 124 BPM
Traffic On The Hyperway - (7:15) 127 BPM Hot
Review: Scuba's socially conscious SCB side-project continues to impress with its latest missive. "Traffic on the Hyperway" is a pulsating, electronic groove that resounds to filtered percussion and tough kicks. Elsewhere on the release, the Hotflush owner's material gets the rework treatment. Rebekah turns "Intelligence Fetish" into a pummelling, broken beat workout, its lone bleeps and steely drums conjuring up a bleak atmosphere. Isaac Reuben's take on the same track resounds to a break neck tempo and is powered by insistent kicks as well as some atmospheric drops. Meanwhile, rounding off the release in a more reflective approach is a new version of "Caibu" from the SCB album of the same name, where spiralling acid lines suggest a slightly more optimistic vision of the future.
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CAI 002
10 Aug 18
Techno
Grey Lines
Objects - (5:32) 130 BPM
Paralysis - (6:16) 134 BPM Hot
Grey Lines - (4:36) 85 BPM
Heliosphere - (6:34) 133 BPM
Alienated - (5:29) 128 BPM
Review: Brothers in techno the Brockelmanns aka Glaskin return to Hotflush after last year's debut, Debris Disk. The pair kicks start Grey Lines with the militaristic swagger of "Objects", where spiky riffs and straight, marching drums give off an austere, cold sensibility. "Paralysis" sees the pair opt for a different approach, but it still retains a menacing undercurrent thanks to the severe, metallic percussion and brooding chord builds. The tempo and mood mellow somewhat on the title track, as robust break beats support chilling strings, but soon enough the German duo return to intense form with the pounding kicks of "Heliosphere" and the accompanying tranced out riffs.
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HFT 066
03 Aug 18
Techno
Extinct
Extinct (ANNA remix) - (6:08) 127 BPM Hot
Extinct (Ireen Amnes remix) - (6:10) 140 BPM
Extinct - (7:11) 133 BPM
Anaesthetic - (8:14) 130 BPM
Review: In keeping with Paul Rose's new socially-aware focus, the latest SCB release is, rather chillingly, called Extinct. While the man usually associated with the Scuba alias has become more interested in where humanity is going, this doesn't mean that this release is downbeat, and the title track is a stripped back tech house groove littered with blasts of white noise. "Anaesthetic" is more uptempo as Rose drops a linear, percussive rhythm, supported by metallic hi hats and doubled up claps. Meanwhile, ANNA's take on the title track is a rolling, hypnotic affair, peppered with dark acid lines and mysterious synths, while Ireen Amnes' version is led by lithe break beats and an understated bass. Overall, it's not as apocalyptic as its title suggests.
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CAI 001
13 Jul 18
Techno
Circulation
Luna - (7:06) 124 BPM Hot
Circulation - (7:25) 128 BPM
Mystik - (6:38) 128 BPM
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HFT 065
15 Jun 18
Techno
Caibu
Test Tubes (Caibu Adjustment) - (6:42) 122 BPM
Bone - (4:30) 127 BPM Hot
Manufactured Consent - (6:28) 136 BPM
The Cut - (4:25) 127 BPM
Freedom For The Fifty - (6:09) 128 BPM
Extinct - (7:11) 133 BPM
Laboratory Conditions - (3:11) 127 BPM
Five Degrees - (6:34) 124 BPM
Opposition Division - (5:32) 127 BPM
Intelligence Fetish - (3:52) 125 BPM
Caibu - (7:24) 126 BPM
Into Consciousness - (4:51) 84 BPM
Review: SCB had been an alias for Scuba's dance floor-focused techno tracks, but as Caibu and the EPs that preceded it demonstrate, it is now also a vehicle for the UK producer to explore different styles and to articulate his concerns about modern society. Tracks like the bleep-heavy "Test Tubes" and the storming, big room "Manufactured Consent" - the title a riff on the classic Chomsky tome - show that the project remains synonymous with killer techno, but Caibu succeeds largely by showcasing SCB's other side. "The Cut" is a shimmering, widescreen piece of music, the tone-laden breaks of "Freedom for the Fifty" sees Scuba seek justice for a wronged group, while the warbling, off-centre "Extinct" is an understated sound track for end of times.
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HFCD 013
13 Apr 18
Techno
Old Media New Society
Test Tubes - (6:45) 122 BPM Hot
Freedom For The Fifty - (6:06) 128 BPM
Oration - (7:25) 126 BPM
Laboratory Conditions - (3:22) 127 BPM
Played by: ROTCIV
Review: Hotflush head honcho Scuba returns to his esteemed imprint, following up hot releases by Liverpudlian newcomer Or:la, scene stalwart/acid freak LA-4A and the experimental electronics of Munich's Pyur. Under his SCB alias, he is probably best known for 'heads-down' style grooves and definitely more on the aggressive side. The dusty and dank "Test Tubes" is warm-up music for clandestine warehouse raves, while "Freedom For The Fifty" sees him offer up an impressive perspective of old school, Detroit style electro. From here, you start to see that it's a really diverse yet cohesive offering: with the hypnotic dancefloor drama of "Oration" showing something more consistent with his label's overall sound, while the evocative and life affirming retro electronica of "Laboratory Conditions" closes out the EP in style - something you would have heard at one of those legendary raves under the M25 back in the early '90s.
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HF 047
15 Dec 17
Techno
Farewell 24
Wendy Wild - (5:35) 138 BPM Hot
Farewell 24 - (7:26) 134 BPM
Limbosoup (Fit Siegel remix) - (6:14) 130 BPM
Played by: Etch, Sensei
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HFT 062
20 Oct 17
Techno
Collective Endeavours 01.2
Trevino - "Plugged" - (5:47) 130 BPM Hot
LA-4A - "Supertouch" - (4:59) 132 BPM
Lando - "Ritual Track" - (7:07) 123 BPM
TML - "Crying" (Piano mix) - (4:55) 132 BPM
Oliver Deutschmann - "Sequel" - (5:57) 130 BPM
SCB - "Rolling SN" - (6:16) 130 BPM
Review: The second volume of the Endeavours compilation starts with the artist it is dedicated to - Trevino. "Plugged" shows why the UK producer, who sadly passed away earlier this year, was held in such high esteem - its rich, dubby chords and swaggering groove sounding effortless. By contrast, Ambivalent delivers a rough, rugged take on jacking techno with "Supertouch" under his LA-4A guise, while Lando inhabits similar territory on the grimy "Ritual Track". There are emotions of a different nature audible on TML's "Crying (Piano Mix)", where euphoric keys and haunting vocals unfold over a rolling groove. Oliver Deutschmann provides the toughest, most frenetic track in the shape of the loopy techno "Sequel", while Scuba himself works as SCB to deliver the rough, sample-heavy techno of "Rolling SN".
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HFCOMP 011
08 Sep 17
Techno
Midnight
Midnight - (6:38) 123 BPM Hot
Outrun (Tuff City Kids remix) - (6:04) 127 BPM
Review: The witching hour has always been popular in disco. It both marks the beginning of a new day and the messy end of a previous one. Terr (aka Daniela Caldellas) is a producer determined to capture that 12am feeling. He does a pretty good job of it too on "Midnight", where driving new wave bass underpins hiNRG synth melodies for a totally 80s inspired dancefloor banger. Elsewhere Tuff City Kids deliver a killer rave influential rework of "Outrun" that features retro hardcore bass lines and machine gun snares and laser blasts. What's not to love?
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HFT 059
04 Aug 17
Techno
Update
Weakness - (6:03) 89 BPM
The Let Down - (6:35) 133 BPM
Don't You - (6:41) 135 BPM
Shackled - (7:10) 128 BPM Hot
Feel Like - (5:39) 63 BPM
We Bilateral - (5:50) 64 BPM
Friends In High Places - (7:31) 129 BPM
Thinking Of You - (5:19) 62 BPM
Nighttide Lover - (5:14) 62 BPM
Dense & Pika - "Colt" (George FitzGerald remix) - (5:58) 125 BPM
Review: UK house hero George Fitzgerald burst onto the scene several years ago and before his ManMakeMusic imprint made a splash: his success was in a large part attributed to appearances on Scuba's Hotflush. His first release: 2010's The Let Down / Weakness EP appears here as part of another instalment in the label's Update series, where core artists are placed under the spotlight with an impressive body of work. 2011's excellent Shackled EP is represented, featuring all three tracks (including the rather lush "Friends In High Places"), as well as 2013's Thinking Of You EP. If that was not enough, you also get treated to his stellar remix of label mates Dense & Pika's dancefloor weapon "Colt" for added value.
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HFCOMP 009
28 Jul 17
Bass
UK Lonely
UK Lonely - (4:29) 131 BPM Hot
Limbosoup - (7:04) 130 BPM
X & O - (6:38) 128 BPM
Jaipur - (4:28) 144 BPM
Played by: Tube and Berger, Sensei
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HFT 050
25 Nov 16
Techno
Epoch Sinus
Epoch Sinus I - (6:48) 75 BPM
A Tree - (5:46) 63 BPM
Agape I - (4:48) 60 BPM Hot
The Field - (6:57) 64 BPM
Allness - (5:06) 60 BPM
5th Dimension - (5:18) 60 BPM
Epoch Sinus II - (4:55) 70 BPM
Review: Hotflush introduce the Epoch Sinus LP, the debut for audio/visual artist PYUR. The young producer grew up in Munich, amongst the scene that spawned artists like the Zenker Brothers and Skee Mask, starting out as a guitarist and singer before 'becoming spellbound by the electronic world's endless scope for sound design.' All in all it's a pretty impressive debut, with the first single "A Tree" displaying an incredible sense for the audio spectrum on this emotive and multi-layered deep techno groove. "The Field" implements some dynamic low end theories amongst some rather dystopian atmospheric creations, while "Epoch Sinus ii" brings all these elements to a climax on this epic and captivating dark ambient masterpiece.
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HFCD 012D
28 Oct 16
Experimental/Electronic
Fabric 90/Sampler
Tallmen 785 - "Gear Shift" - (6:33) 127 BPM Hot
Blursome - "Night" - (3:01) 125 BPM
Isaac Reuben - "Echo Pulse" - (5:33) 128 BPM
Glaskin - "Ultra Deep Field" - (5:25) 128 BPM
Played by: Dubfire
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FAB 001
20 Oct 16
Techno
Folding Time Remixes II
Brother Forest (Lee Walker remix) - (6:49) 126 BPM
Devil Inside (LA-4A remix) - (6:17) 127 BPM Hot
Review: Praveen Sharma and Machinedrum returned earlier in 2016 with some of their newest material in a few years with the Folding Time LP which really proved that they've still got it, and some! We are now treated to a couple more killer remixes, following up the first collection which saw Prins Thomas and Edward try their deft hand on a couple of their tracks. On Folding Time II, we hear Lee Walker remix "Brother Forest". The Middlesbrough based rising star delivering an explosive, soulful, hands in the air rave anthem much in the vein of Shed or Special Request. Deflt/Valence boss Ambivalent aka LA-4A delivers a typically retroverted style remix, but goes for some vintage style electro beats beneath the surge of 303 acid squeals.
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FDT 003
07 Oct 16
Techno
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