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Birthed in 2010 by founders Simon Purnell and Paul ‘Mudd’ Murphy, Leng have gone from strength to strength since their inception as an effortlessly forward-thinking disco/nu-disco label, making their presence felt with a hybrid of danceable, mid-tempo swing and sauce. A fascinating insight into suave, stylish bubblers and psychedelic, toe-tapping funk numbers, Leng never fail to keep you dancing from dusk til’ dawn, a quality and facet nailed down by heavily supported star appearances from 40 Thieves, Daniele Baldelli, Apiento & Co, Earthboogie and Cantoma amongst many others, ensuring that the sun is always shining when it comes to Leng’s storied, funkadelic roots.
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Billion Days
Billion Days (40 Thieves version) - (6:05) 98 BPM Hot
Billion Days (original mix) - (5:24) 98 BPM
Billion Days (Mind Fair dub) - (5:21) 98 BPM
Review: Orbs Of Light's "Billion Days" is a Balearic masterpiece delivered by the dynamic duo of Baz Bradley and A Girl Called Kate. This debut release on Leng Records combines retro vibes with a futuristic twist, resulting in a catchy, sun-soaked anthem. Kate's vocals are the heart of this track, riding a shuffling beat and bubbly bassline that makes you want to dance on the beach. The remixes by 40 Thieves and Mind Fair add extra layers of magic, making "Billion Days" an essential addition to your summer playlist. It's Balearic bliss that'll have you daydreaming of sunny days and endless horizons
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LENG 066
15 Sep 23
Balearic/Downtempo
The Gift
The Gift (40 Thieves Disco mix) - (6:34) 52 BPM
The Gift (40 Thieves Disco dub) - (7:40) 52 BPM Hot
The Gift (40 Thieves Beats) - (4:25) 104 BPM
The Gift (40 Thieves radio edit) - (4:05) 52 BPM
Review: San Francisco-based collective 40 Thieves draft in a couple of very special guests here. Cinnamon Joyce, formerly known as Joyce Jones, was a member of Philly stalwarts First Choice and sang on classics like 'Armed And Extremely Dangerous' and 'Smarty Pants', while Gary Davis was an in-house musician for Patrick Adams and Peter Brown's equally legendary P&P Records. Which explains the sheer quality that drips from every pore of 'The Gift', a slo-mo groover sitting somewhere between soul, Balearica and nu-disco that's augmented by some gorgeous, garage-y organs and supplied with dub, beats and radio mixes for maximum playability.
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LENG 065
14 Jul 23
Funk
Perfect Match EP
Perfect Match - (4:19) 106 BPM
Homesickness - (4:26) 110 BPM
Teenage Dreams - (3:52) 92 BPM Hot
Bubbles - (5:27) 133 BPM
Another The Same - (7:05) 110 BPM
Review: The Russian-born nu-disco specialist, Takovoi returns to Leng Records with a five-track EP titled 'The Perfect Match', offering a range of grooves and stylistic approaches, highlighting Takovoi's love for dreamy Balearic chords, soft-touch synth sounds, and colorful melodies. The EP's opening title track sets the tone, with sustained, sun-down chords, yearning lead lines, cascading piano motifs, and twinkling electronics riding a shuffling, post-electro beat and a warm, undulating bassline. In "Homesickness", Takovoi wraps waves of rising and falling synth sounds and melancholic melodies around a deep, hypnotic nu-disco groove. "Teenage Dreams" takes on a slow-motion sensation, bringing throbbing analogue bass, sustained piano chords, sparkling electronics, and the gentlest of beats. Takovoi's dancefloor credentials shine on "Bubbles", a slowly building Balearic nu-disco gem that layers up echo-laden percussion hits, eyes-closed melodies, and drowsy synth sounds over a bustling beat that sits somewhere between deep house and TR-808-driven broken beat. The EP's closing cut, "Another The Same", features a unique off-kilter approach to beat programming. Hazy female vocal samples, immersive chords, and reverb-heavy musical motifs gingerly dance on a bouncy and densely layered 4/4 beat. The main melody makes its presence felt midway through, elevating the track to a whole new level. It's a fittingly impressive end to Takovoi's new EP for Leng.
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LENG 064
12 May 23
Deep House
Your Own Style
Your Own Style (Alt mix) - (8:19) 107 BPM Hot
Your Own Style (dub vocal) - (8:28) 107 BPM
Your Own Style (Fun dub) - (8:21) 107 BPM
Your Own Style (extended vocal) - (8:28) 107 BPM
Your Own Style (extended instrumental) - (8:26) 107 BPM
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LENG 063
31 Mar 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
I Feel You
I Feel You (original mix) - (7:20) 90 BPM
I Feel You (Mudd remix) - (7:14) 90 BPM Hot
I Feel You (Mudd instrumental remix) - (6:48) 90 BPM
I Feel You (radio edit) - (3:33) 90 BPM
Review: If slo-mo electronic disco with a Balearic twist is your bag, then this team-up between London-based duo Payfone (AKA James Day and Phil Passera) and vocalist Kyd Nereida is one to check for sure. Nereida's wistful vox are the star of the show here, and sit atop a warm and velvety musical backdrop that's definitely more suited to poolside chillin' or post-club sofa-surfing than it is to peaktime dancefloor abandon - though that's not to say its bass-y, keys-flecked groove isn't infectious. Things take a turn for the spacier on a brace of rerubs from label boss Mudd, while a radio edit completes the package.
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LENG 062
24 Feb 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Chumchwo - Lets Dance
Chumchwo - Lets Dance (extended vocal) - (7:27) 111 BPM
Chumchwo - Lets Dance (instrumental dub) - (7:14) 111 BPM Hot
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LENG 061
02 Sep 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Luzes Da Cidade
Luzes Da Cidade (original mix) - (6:42) 120 BPM
Luzes Da Cidade (instrumental Flute mix) - (6:40) 120 BPM Hot
Luzes Da Cidade (Saidera remix) - (7:53) 124 BPM
Deixa Tudo Fluir (Uprockin' dub) - (6:40) 105 BPM
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LENG 060
08 Jul 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Day By Day EP
The Ray & John - "Day By Day" (instrumental) - (6:07) 109 BPM Hot
Angel'o - "Angelo" - (5:20) 120 BPM
All Trouvee - "Darling" - (3:49) 113 BPM
Angel - "Tomorrow Night" (original mix) - (3:53) 100 BPM
Eggs Time - "Feeling Action" - (4:11) 102 BPM
Angel - "Tomorrow Night" (Special remix) - (9:04) 98 BPM
Review: Did you ever get a record come along and think, "I shouldn't really like this, but I do?" That's the vibe this reviewer's getting from this V/A Day By Day EP, which can best be described as delivering on the promise of 80s pop in a way that ACTUAL 80s pop seldom did! From the gently shimmering 'Angelo' and the funk-fuelled, ABC-ish sophisti-pop of 'Darling', to the more soulful 'Tomorrow Night' and 'Feeling Action', there are some seriously classy grooves here that have won the heart of even this confirmed 80s-phobe - check 'em out for yourself and see if YOU can resist.
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LENG 059
10 Jun 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Waving
Punta Allen - (8:12) 106 BPM
Waving - (9:16) 104 BPM
Window Spells (feat Max Giovara) - (5:10) 108 BPM
The Jamail Pass - (6:10) 101 BPM Hot
The Hipstick Rhino - (6:32) 54 BPM
Silver Peace - (8:09) 59 BPM
Down My Soul - (7:50) 124 BPM
La Di Da Di - (7:01) 118 BPM
Patrol De Caribe - (8:04) 111 BPM
Bay Rocker - (6:04) 112 BPM
Prezend - (6:38) 111 BPM
Angels Of Rhythm (Still Bouncing - feat Harriet Summer) - (6:13) 58 BPM
Ripped Sky - (5:12) 116 BPM
Large Stacks - (6:51) 61 BPM
Take The High Road - (5:38) 57 BPM
Diva - (7:24) 121 BPM
Keep Mashing - (5:57) 117 BPM
Review: A couple of years back, Leng welcomed Greek DJ/producer Lex to the label roster. Real name Alex Andrikopoulos, he's well known in his home city of Athens where he ran the Radical Soundz record shop. Now the Athenian has returned with his debut album for the esteemed London nu-disco label titled Waving, which appears on the back of a handful of EPs for a variety of labels (Samosa, B2, Frole). Whether it's the blissed-out balearica of last year's well received first single "Punta Alien", the late night boogie-down vibe of "Window Spells" (feat Max Giovara), the lo-slung dance floor heater "La Di Da D"i, to the sultry and deep mood music of "Angels Of Rhythm" (Still Bouncing - feat Harriet Summer) or the lovely closer "Keep Mashing" with its classic UK broken beat influence - Waving is his boldest and strongest statement yet as a producer.
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LENGLP 017DD
22 Apr 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Dance Par Amour
Dance Par Amour (extended vocal) - (9:33) 123 BPM
Dance Par Amour (Erotique dub) - (8:58) 123 BPM Hot
Dance Par Amour (extended instrumental) - (9:16) 123 BPM
Dance Par Amour (Erotique instrumental) - (8:53) 123 BPM
Dance Par Amour (vocal edit) - (4:25) 123 BPM
Review: Under the Emperor Machine alias, Andrew Meecham (he of Chicken Lips/Bizarre Inc fame) can do no wrong. It's been a wee while since his last single under the alias, but this return to action - which also marks his debut on Leng Records - is little less than stunning. Featuring the stylish, echo-laden vocals of Severine Mouletin, the EP-opening 'Extended Vocal' mix offers a perfect balance between sleazy, sparse, leftfield '80s synth-pop and the mind-altering, dubbed-out electronic disco that's long been one of Meecham's calling cards. He moves further in the latter direction on the superb 'Erotique Dub', doffing a cap to all those killer Chicken Lips dubs he co-produced along the way. Throw in instrumental takes of both mixes and a radio-friendly 'Vocal Edit' and you have a genuinely essential EP.
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LENG 058
05 Nov 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Susta (Ron Trent Remixes)
Susta (Ron Trent remix) - (7:19) 115 BPM
Susta (Ron Trent dub) - (7:26) 115 BPM Hot
Review: David Harks is a British singer-songwriter based in Berlin, who used to be the frontman of an indie band. Since deciding to explore the world of electronic music he's worked with Nang regulars Satin Jackets and become a member of the FSOL-affiliated Amorphous Androgynous collective; then, back in March, he teamed up with nu-disco veteran Mudd, AKA Paul N Murphy, on 'Susta', and now here come two fresh rubs courtesy of deep house legend Ron Trent. Think the kind of soulful, sophisticated grown-up dance pop peddled by the likes of Moloko, Crazy P or Ananda Project, and you'll have a good idea what to expect here.
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LENG 057
22 Oct 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Alloteva EP
Alloteva - (4:37) 126 BPM
Deflector - (4:53) 108 BPM
Sonora - (3:56) 108 BPM
Time Is Plastic - (4:38) 112 BPM Hot
Review: The disco scene's obsession with all things cosmic and Italo continues, but that's no reason for founding father Daniele Baldelli to rehash his own past - so don't expect cosmic-by-numbers on this team-up with his old Pedivelle Records mucker Dionigi. Instead you get the largely organic funk workout 'Alloteva', the low-slung, cinematic jazz-funk of 'Deflector', Latin-tinged midtempo number 'Sonora' and the deep n' moody 'Time Is Plastic'. But those are very broad-brush descriptions: Baldelli's 45+ years' DJing and production experience mean he's able to mine a wide variety of sources for inspiration, making for an EP that will appeal to a wide range of listeners.
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LENG 056
01 Oct 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Punta Allen EP
Punta Allen - (8:11) 106 BPM
The Jamail Pass - (6:10) 101 BPM Hot
Lex (Athens) & Harriet Summer - "Angels Of Rhythm (Still Bouncing)" - (6:12) 116 BPM
Review: A man of many hats, DJ/producer Lex (Athens) co-owns Greece's Quantized Music label and for many years ran one of the nation's most important dance vinyl stores, Radical Soundz, as well as co-hosting the successful club night MOVE. Here he serves up three midtempo electronic workouts, with the title track (named after a Mayan fishing village) a laidback, looping, tropically-infused groove and 'The Jamail Pass' busting out the Hammond organ and a guitar line reminiscent of Izit's 'Beefa classic 'Stories', before 'Angels Of Rhythm (Still Bouncing)' takes us on proper deep funk excursion and no mistake, guv'nor.
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LENG 055
13 Aug 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Little Boxes (incl. 40 Thieves Version)
Little Boxes (original mix) - (8:33) 125 BPM
Little Boxes (feat Guavatron - 40 Thieves version) - (10:25) 117 BPM Hot
Review: San Francisco's Cole Odin, a purveyor of "psych-rock, tech-hop, deep-balearic, chug-house", teams up with Berlin-based Canadian slo-mo don Eddie C on a languid, sinuous, constantly evolving instrumental workout that's two parts sleazy Berlin disco to three parts acid-fried west coast love-in, with a hint of Far Eastern exotica thrown in for good measure. Fellow Californians 40 Thieves then deliver a remix that somehow manages to emphasise all three aspects at once, aided and abetted by some six-string magic from Florida jam band Guavatron. Merry pranksters and disco dancers the world over should be more than satisfied.
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LENG 054
09 Jul 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Scelle En Cristal
Marche - (6:36) 91 BPM
She Won't Answer My Calls - (3:41) 98 BPM
Invincible Line - (4:34) 99 BPM
Les Portes - (5:55) 72 BPM
Les Portes De La Perception - (6:39) 92 BPM
Je Ne Peux Pas - (3:54) 112 BPM
Look Within - (4:11) 102 BPM
Passion - (6:37) 107 BPM
Creme Solaire - (4:52) 117 BPM Hot
Whale Song - (4:51) 88 BPM
Review: Harvey Couture hails - like the legendary Sabreman! - from Ashby De La Zouch in Leicestershire, and here he comes to London-based "midtempo dancefloor specialists" Leng with his debut long-player. If your nu-disco tastes tend towards authentic-sounding pastiches of 70s/80s grooves, this album might not be for you: its blend of nu-disco, leftfield and electronic pop stylings is perhaps more likely to appeal to fans of acts like Hot Chip or LCD Soundsystem. Standouts include 'Passion', with its nods to early 80s Bowie, and the Cold War funk of 'Creme Solaire'.
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LENGLP 016DD
26 Mar 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Silken Moon (Demi Riquisimo Remix)
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LENG 053
05 Feb 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Ten Years Of Leng Records 2010-2020
Various
Harks & Mudd - "Susta" (instrumental) - (5:27) 95 BPM
Mountaineer - "Golden Chalk" (version Idjut) - (9:39) 75 BPM
Fernando - "Blue Impala" (original mix) - (6:54) 116 BPM
40 Thieves - "Backward Love" (original mix) - (5:23) 105 BPM Hot
Lex (Athens) - "DF Bounce" (original mix) - (5:41) 115 BPM
Ali Kuru - "Luna" (original mix) - (8:54) 112 BPM
Mushrooms Project - "Hello Darling" (original mix) - (7:43) 110 BPM
Cole Odin - "Numbers Game" (original mix) - (4:39) 102 BPM
Harvey Couture - "Les Portes De La Perception" (original mix) - (6:36) 92 BPM
Tiago - "The Source" (Mudd's Slow Rave mix) - (7:01) 103 BPM
Apiento & Co. - "She Walks" (Pete Herbert remix) - (7:16) 110 BPM
Cantoma - "North Shore" (Max Essa instrumental) - (8:06) 108 BPM
Review: Since launching at the dawn of the decade, Paul 'Mudd' Murphy and Simon Purnell's Leng label has risen to become one of the most consistent nu-disco labels around, with a trademark style that cannily combines chugging grooves, dub disco rhythms, and clear West Coast psychedelic rock and contemporary Balearica influences. It's for this reason that this celebratory 10th birthday compilation is such a treat. The multitude of highlights includes, but is no way limited to, the kaleidoscopic nu-disco rush of Pete Herbert's vintage remix of Apiento's 'She Walks', the kraut-folk-goes dub insanity of the Idjut Boys remix of Mountaineer's 'Golden Chalk', the intense drug-chug of Mudd's 'Slow Rave' mix of Tiago's 'The Source', and the late-night exotica of 'Luna' by Turkish producer Ali Kuru.
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LENGLP 015
04 Dec 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Sofian
Sofian (12" mix) - (8:48) 95 BPM Hot
Sofian (Loyal remix) - (6:34) 100 BPM
Sofian (radio edit) - (5:20) 95 BPM
Review: We're firmly of the opinion that Payfone's last single, 'One Night in Sant Celoni', was the Phil Passera-helmed project's strongest single to date. The good news is that this follow-up for Paul 'Mudd' Murphy and Simon Purnell's Leng label is even better. In its original form, 'Sofian' is an atmospheric, low tempo nu-disco chugger powered forwards by a superb, analogue-sounding synthesizer bassline, smothered in ear-catching guitar motifs and electric piano riffs, and topped off by a sleazy spoken word vocal from former French affair chanteuse Barbara Alcindor. The accompanying Loyal Remix by Payfone founder member Jimmy Day the tempo a little, dubs the track out further and adds tons of ace new slow-motion percussion solos. It's a fine revision, but we still prefer the heady and horizontal original mix.
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LENG 051
30 Oct 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Leng Records - Label Sampler 001
Q&A - "Revolving Mirrors" - (5:31) 120 BPM
Q&A - "Pulse" - (8:52) 110 BPM Hot
Lex (Athens) - "Max Pen" - (6:51) 110 BPM
Lex (Athens) - "GP Score" - (5:42) 114 BPM
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LENG 050
30 Oct 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Ello Koko
Ello Koko (original mix) - (6:59) 115 BPM Hot
Ello Koko (Flamingo Pier remix) - (5:17) 115 BPM
Ello Koko (JKriv remix) - (5:50) 122 BPM
Review: Tigerbalm is the new solo alias of Earthboogie member Nicola Robinson, who started work on her vibrant (and rather good) debut single "Ello Koko" while travelling in Lombok, Indonesia. The track features musical mates Alex Searle (guitar and bass) and Patrick Dawes (percussion) and sees Robinson giddily join the dots between dub disco, tropical house and more Balearic pastures via low-slung bass, South East Asian percussion, Indonesian vocal samples and bright and breezy guitar riffs. Flamingo Pier provides an outstanding revision that adds more synth-heavy colour while making more of Dawes dense percussion, while J Kriv re-imagines it as a ludicrously heavy chunk of bass-driven Afro-house/dub disco fusion. In a word: ace!
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LENG 049
24 Jul 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Lunares EP
Lunares - (6:33) 99 BPM Hot
Island Visitors - (5:28) 80 BPM
Saxolicious - (6:31) 100 BPM
Review: Both veterans of The White Isle, Italy's DJ Pippi and native Ibizan Willie Graff found time between sundown sets to make music together in the former's home studio. The result is their debut on Leng with a typically warm and woozy collection of cuts entitled the "Lunares EP" - named after the Spanish word for polka dots. Features the low lung balearic funk of the title track, the sensual beachside slow burner that is "Island Visitors" with its neon-lit Italo flourishes, as well as the fittingly named "Saxolicious" which goes down a loungey and jazzy early '00s deep house route that's reminiscent of Atjazz. Balmy tunes that are perfect for the summer season.
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LENG 048
12 Jun 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Oil Painting
Side Scan - (5:22) 115 BPM Hot
Steam Engine - (6:05) 112 BPM
Jasmine Flavour - (5:11) 107 BPM
Slinky Funk - (4:49) 115 BPM
Automatic Amplitude - (4:36) 118 BPM
Column - (4:07) 111 BPM
Oil Painting - (4:45) 103 BPM
Positive Flow - (4:14) 112 BPM
Review: Over the years Daniele Baldelli has released quite a few albums, though it would be fair to say that none are anywhere near as good as this terrific collaboration with fellow Italian scene legend Marco Fratty. The genius of "Oil Painting" lies in the pair's ability to fuse chugging, typically cosmic grooves and mind-altering synthesizer motifs with the hot-to-trot grunt of funk-rock and disco-funk. It's a template that guarantees a string of high quality cuts from start to finish, with our favourites including the arpeggio-driven throb of organ-heavy smasher "Steam Engine", the melodious dub disco flex of "Jasmine Flavour", the Cymande tribute "Slinky Funk", the eye-closed rock guitar solos and trippy cosmic disco grooves of "Column", and the Nu Guinea-on-steroids flex of "Positive Flow".
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LENGLP 014DD
17 Apr 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Susta (The Emperor Machine Remixes)
Susta (original mix) - (5:26) 95 BPM
Susta (Emperor Machine vocal mix) - (8:49) 95 BPM
Susta (Emperor Machine Lovers dub) - (8:50) 95 BPM Hot
Susta (Emperor Machine instrumental) - (8:27) 95 BPM
Susta (radio edit) - (4:27) 95 BPM
Review: In its original form, Paul 'Mudd' Murphy's first collaboration with David Harks and Icelandic songstress JaneLy is a bubbly and hugely evocative chunk of Balearic synth-pop that sounds like a sunset anthem in waiting. It's genuinely great, and the Emperor Machine's accompanying remixes are equally as inspired. The former Chicken Lips man delivers Vocal and Instrumental versions of his main pass - a typically sparse, mind-altering affair that wraps analogue synth bubbles and wayward electronics around a chugging beat - as well as an even more spaced out "Lovers Dub" that cleverly incorporates a few more elements from Harks and Murphy's original whilst adding copious amounts of delay and even more cosmic electronics.
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LENG 047
06 Mar 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Creepy Steve/Human Call (Joel Harrison Remix)
Creepy Steve (original mix) - (8:07) 113 BPM Hot
Human Call (Joel Harrison remix) - (7:11) 125 BPM
Review: Earthboogie is currently on a break, so it's likely that this fine single is the last we'll hear from them for a year or two. First up is "Creepy Steve", a previously unheard workout that wraps lashings of Latin style percussion, spacey synthesizer noises, fuzzy guitar solos and African style vocals around a mid-tempo dub disco influenced groove. Arguably even better is Joel Harrison's remix of the title track from the band's superb debut album "Human Call". He retains some of the Afro-centric elements and live instrumentation but also adds dreamy, Larry Heard style chords, thrusting drums and some suitably wide-eyed musical touches. The result is a spacey deep house gem that's as warm and comforting as it is dancefloor friendly.
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LENG 046
06 Dec 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
Last Night In Sant Celoni
Last Night In Sant Celoni (12" mix) - (7:07) 105 BPM Hot
Last Night In Sant Celoni (In Flagranti remix) - (7:22) 106 BPM
Last Night In Sant Celoni (instrumental) - (7:07) 105 BPM
Last Night In Sant Celoni (radio edit) - (5:28) 105 BPM
Review: Last year Payfone main man Phil Passera moved to Sant Celoni, a historic Catalonian town to the North West of Barcelona. It clearly provided him with much needed inspiration, because his latest single is a beautifully Balearic, soft-focus love song between two women set in the historic town. The song is wonderfully woozy and sun-kissed, with drowsy bi-lingual vocals, glistening guitars and warm synths rising above a languid rhythm track. In Flagranti handle remix duties, offering up a revision that joins the dots between dub, Balearic synth-pop and proto house. Solid instrumental and radio edit versions complete a must-check package.
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LENG 045
26 Sep 19
Disco/Nu-Disco
5-2-9/The Fox With The Dog
5-2-9 - (6:40) 110 BPM
The Fox With The Dog - (5:07) 115 BPM Hot
Review: Leng has offered up some decent debuts over the last few years. This two-tracker from previously unheard Moscow producer Takovoi is another. "5-2-9" is particularly potent, with the Russian wrapping snaking, delay-laden sax samples, warm chords, blissful synthesizer arpeggio lines and faintly foreboding electronic stabs around a heady, pleasingly chugging dub disco groove. "The Fox With The Dog" features a similarly tasty fusion of psychedelic electronics, layered percussion and glassy Balearic flourishes. This time, though, the breakbeat-driven groove is altogether heavier, helped in no small part by some seriously weighty electro bass and the notable presence of mind-altering, TB-303 style acid lines.
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LENG 044
15 Feb 19
Deep House
Bella Topa
Bella Topa (original mix) - (5:31) 95 BPM
Bella Topa (Fede Club Reconstruction Slow) - (6:18) 97 BPM Hot
Bella Topa (Fede Club Reconstruction Fast) - (11:53) 120 BPM
Played by: LEGO EDIT
Review: Born in Italy, based in London, the name of Paolo Guglielmino AKA Super Paulo should be familiar to nu-disco buyers by now, but this latest offering for Leng Records may well be his finest work to date. In its Original form, 'Bella Topa' seamlessly blends early hip-hop beats, hints of Eastern mysticism, plangent west goast geetars, lounge-y flourishes and more into a druggy, chuggy mid-paced disco-funk groover that can rival the best of Compass Point Studios' legendary output, while the Club Reconstruction Fast and Club Reconstruction Slow mixes offer two alternate takes. A triumph.
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LENG 043
19 Oct 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Earthboogie The Remixes
High Minded Man (Gerd Janson Deep House mix) - (6:38) 119 BPM Hot
Earthboogie & Nina Miranda - "Silken Moon" (Pete Herbert remix) - (7:24) 120 BPM
High Minded Man (Gerd Janson Deep House dub) - (6:32) 119 BPM
Review: Earthboogie's debut album, Human Call has rightly earned praise upon its release earlier in the year, with listeners responding positively to its sticky and humid dancefloor fusions of African and South American rhythms, chunky dub disco, retro-futurist house, spacey analogue electronics and sun-kissed Balearica. Hot on the heels of that release, Leng Records has sourced new remixes of two album highlights. The remix of "High Minded Man" from Running Back label boss Gerd Janson is an electrifying classic house rendition with an Afro influence that's just as neon-lit as you'd expect. Next, synthesizer-wielding Balearic stalwart Pete Herbert gives "Silken Moon" the late night boogie-down vibe that this veteran of nu-disco always does so well.
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LENG 042
17 Aug 18
Deep House
Solitary High Social Club City 2 City Star 2 Star EP
City 2 City Star 2 Star - (5:15) 59 BPM
Am I Tripping - (5:26) 55 BPM
Love Life - (5:12) 117 BPM Hot
Snowflakes On Her Lips - (5:47) 60 BPM
City 2 City, Star 2 Star (Reprise) - (2:25) 120 BPM
Review: The Leng label has managed to put together a handsome trio of producers with this latest EP, managing to find some painfully common grounds between Phil Gerus (Futureboogie / Sonar Kollektiv), Lay-Far (Local Talk), and newcomer Solitary High School. Together, this quirky selection of house-not-house producers have dropped four magnificent summer anthems, glazed in a noticeably neo-romantic coating, tapping into both the disco and coldwave bubbles. Pleasingly eerie synths are blended with steady drum-machine rhythms that permeate an undeniably boogie element from their low-ends, especially on the masterful "Love Life", an excellent example of modern sampling.
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LENG 041
29 Jun 18
Coldwave/Synth
Human Call
Overground - (7:22) 118 BPM Hot
High Minded Man - (7:04) 119 BPM
Silken Moon (feat Nina Miranda) - (7:14) 120 BPM
The Getaway - (7:03) 124 BPM
Human Call - (9:49) 123 BPM
Northern Light - (3:43) 122 BPM
Stargazin' (feat Nina Miranda) - (5:36) 122 BPM
Broken Rules Arrangement - (7:56) 107 BPM
Review: The East London-based duo of Izaak Gray and Nicola Robinson have previously released a pair of EPs on Leng, showcasing their unique musical vision. This vision has never been clearer than it is on Human Call - a vibrant eight track album that combines African and South American dance music with a wide range of complimentary sounds. From spacey analogue electronics, and sun-kissed Balearica through to jazz, dub and disco. Throughout, Gray and Robinson showcase an impressive level of musicianship, combining dusty drum machines and warm analogue synthesizers with razor-sharp electric guitars, rich bass, cascading saxophone solos and hazy, life-affirming vocal harmonies.
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LENGLP 013
25 May 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Mushrooms Project Vs Earthboogie Remix EP
Mushrooms Project - "Dubby Bolas" (Earthboogie remix) - (8:33) 112 BPM Hot
Earthboogie - "Route Ten To Interzone" (Mushrooms Projct rework) - (7:58) 59 BPM
Review: More sleazy, mid-tempo and laid-back percussive styles courtesy of The Mushrooms Project - it's what they're becoming known for really. They are back on London's Leng with a sound that immediately resonated with rising stars and newly signed label mates Earthboogie. "Dubby Bolas"is actually from the Italian duo's 2016 LP Rivea Corymbosa. It really excited Earthboogie - who turned it into cosmic/balearic tinged ambient house journey. Equally, the Mushrooms were fans of the Afro disco sound that the Londoners displayed on their debut track "Route Ten To Interzone" which they have now respectfully reworked featuring a little bit more dancefloor dynamic.
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LENG 040
18 May 18
Balearic/Downtempo
Search Of Indigo EP
Search Of Indigo - (5:27) 101 BPM
Natural 77 - (5:46) 103 BPM
Sundown Visions - (6:02) 104 BPM Hot
Frontera - (4:31) 87 BPM
Played by: BALEARIC
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LENG 037
23 Feb 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Egzotik Remixes Part Two
Jungle Flower (Ichisan dub) - (7:27) 92 BPM Hot
Ashoka (Canson remix) - (7:22) 116 BPM
Jungle Flower (Xinobi remix) - (6:26) 100 BPM
Tangerine Dream (Oceanvs Orientalis remix) - (6:28) 100 BPM
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LENG 039
12 Jan 18
Balearic/Downtempo
Egzotik
Bazaar - (2:17) 134 BPM
Tangerine Dream - (5:39) 91 BPM
Zorba The Greek - (3:43) 105 BPM
Mirage - (7:05) 109 BPM Hot
Return To Paradise - (5:42) 96 BPM
Le Voyage De Space - (5:50) 94 BPM
Hiyar - (5:38) 55 BPM
The Catcher In The Rye - (1:20) 96 BPM
Ashoka - (6:51) 112 BPM
Mount Damavand - (5:46) 101 BPM
Sacred Valley - (5:31) 56 BPM
Love - (1:51) 93 BPM
Jungle Flower - (2:50) 92 BPM
Lost Bedouin - (5:40) 95 BPM
Adios - (4:04) 106 BPM
Review: Ali Kuru took a decision some years ago not to seek publicity, preferring instead to let his music speak for itself. Egzotik, his long awaited debut album, seems to have a fair few stories to tell. Smothered in evocative field recordings made around his home city of Istanbul, the album is notable for fusing exotic Persian instrumentation with grooves and sounds more readily associated with cosmic disco, krautrock, dub, Balearica and Detroit beatdown. On paper, it's an unusual combination that should sound forced or contrived. In reality, it's a brilliant example of an artist with a singular artistic vision achieving his goals. Put it this way: it's amongst the most inspired and enjoyable debut albums we've heard this year.
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LENGLP 011
14 Jul 17
Balearic/Downtempo
Ali Kuru (Remixes)
Ashoka (Daniele Baldelli & Dario Piana remix) - (5:47) 56 BPM
Zurna (Craig Bratley remix) - (5:46) 56 BPM
Return To Paradise (Nicola Cruz remix) - (5:40) 98 BPM Hot
Lost Bedouin (Peter Power remix) - (8:41) 90 BPM
Review: Turkey's Ali Kuru specialises in slow, textured and deep beats with sultry, exotic overtones. His forthcoming LP "Egzotik" has elements of the type of noirish Mediterranean vibes peddled by Guy Gerber or David August. Here we have a selection of remixes of mainly album tracks. First up Italian cosmic legend Daniele Baldelli and Dario Piana team up for a killer electronic body music remix of "Ashoka". Next, Craig Bratley delivers a moody, minimal rework of "Zurna", "Return To Paradise" is turned into a traditional clippety-clop clap-along by Nicola Cruz and lastly "Lost Bedouin", reworked by Peter Power, recalls a million 90s chillout rooms.
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LENG 036
07 Jul 17
Balearic/Downtempo
Out Of The Blue
Phil Mison / Various
The Cactus Rose Project - "Jelly" (original mix) - (6:16) 98 BPM Hot
Leston Paul - "Santa Cruz" (original mix) - (4:08) 99 BPM
Dancing Fantasy - "Voodoo Jammin'" (Eros mix) - (6:26) 90 BPM
Bandolero - "RAvves Noirs" (instrumental) - (4:09) 81 BPM
Don Carlos - "Aqua" (Part One) - (6:28) 93 BPM
Language - "Tranquility Bass" (original mix) - (5:14) 120 BPM
Kamasutra - "Sugar Step" (original mix) - (6:18) 109 BPM
Moodswings - "The Jazz Man" (original mix) - (5:36) 60 BPM
Congarilla - "Sacred Tree" (original mix) - (3:01) 107 BPM
Red Sun - "Honey From The Baka" (original mix) - (6:35) 115 BPM
Coste Apetrea - "Hej DA¤r" (original mix) - (4:18) 89 BPM
Christoph Spendel Group - "Forever" (original mix) - (3:40) 110 BPM
Frank De Wulf - "The End" (original mix) - (6:58) 69 BPM
Cantoma - "Gambarra" (unreleased mix) - (4:59) 105 BPM
Review: Out Of The Blue, Phil Mison's first compilation for some time, was apparently inspired by his first few trips to the White Isle of Ibiza, and specifically the unlikely set of circumstances that led to him filling in for Jose Padilla at Cafe Del Mar. Musically, it's reflective of the story, joining the dots between impossible-to-find rarities (see the loved-up instrumental jazz-rock of "Jelly" by The Cactus Rose Project and the life-affirming fusion business of Christoph Spendel Group's "Forever", for starters), huggable Balearic synth-pop, flamenco-inspired sunset gems, and a smattering of head-in-the-clouds Italian dream house killers. Given Mison's heritage and status as one of Balearica's top selectors, it's perhaps unsurprising that Out Of The Blue is undeniably brilliant.
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LENGCD012DD
09 Jun 17
Balearic/Downtempo
Mr Mystery EP
Mr Mystery - (5:36) 120 BPM Hot
Route Ten To Interzone - (5:40) 61 BPM
The E.B Theme - (5:51) 120 BPM
Review: Earthboogie - aka London soundsystem owners Izaak Gray and Nicola Robinson - make their wax debut with three raw, groove laden disco blends. Digging deep into both afrofunk and Italo roots, there's a universal musical language that grabs you physically across all three cuts. "Mr Mystery" sits between Booker T & The Mgs and Daniele Baldelli while "Route Ten To Interzone" is an energetic township jam with added synth sheen. Finally we're seduced by the Balearic weaves, ripples, twangs and horns of "The EB Theme". A rainbow of vibes from start to finish, this one's hard to put down.
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LENG 035
19 May 17
Balearic/Downtempo
Zero Gravity EP
Infinity Machine - (6:50) 105 BPM Hot
If You Drive - (5:38) 115 BPM
Air Vibes - (6:01) 118 BPM
Review: For all his skills as a DJ - and, let's face it, he pretty much created the Afro-cosmic DJ style all on his own - Daniele Baldelli's productions have not always hit the mark. It's heartening to report, then, that this collaboration with Dario Piana for Leng Records is arguably the best thing he's produced to date. "Infinity Machine", where wild, effects-laden Clavinet lines, jammed-out electric piano chords and meandering synthesizer solos ride a particularly druggy arpeggio bassline, sets the tone magnificently, before the Italian duo jogs towards dub disco territory on the percussion rich "If You Drive". Badlelli's love of spacey synths, crunchy guitars and tactile synth bass comes to the fore on closer "Air Vibes", which also boasts a wonderfully tactile breakdown.
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LENG 034
07 Apr 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Mandari EP
Zurna - (5:47) 112 BPM Hot
Causa - (7:46) 55 BPM
Mandari - (6:58) 111 BPM
Avaz - (6:05) 53 BPM
Played by: Richard Rossa, BALEARIC
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LENG 032
24 Feb 17
Balearic/Downtempo
Natural 77 EP
Backwards - (7:01) 105 BPM
Natural 77 - (5:46) 103 BPM Hot
Attic Party - (7:34) 114 BPM
Played by: Rocco Universal
Review: By his usually prolific standards, Fernando Pulichino has had a very quiet 2016. In fact, this fine EP for Leng is his first, and presumably only, release of the year. It wuld be fair to say that it's been worth the wait, though. As usual, each of the three tracks is built around his own fine instrumentation; check, for example, the spacey synths, tactile synth-bass and freshly baked guitars of opener "Backwards". Arguably even better is the funk-fuelled Balearic blues workout "Natural 77", which boasts Pulichino's own freestyle vocals, razor-sharp funk-rock guitars, and one of the producer's traditional rubbery basslines. Closer "Attic Party", a breezy trip through deep space via the Adriatic, is also rather good.
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LENG 033
09 Dec 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
What We Tellin Them/Lucas Valley Dr
What We Tellin Them - (5:51) 111 BPM
Lucas Valley Dr - (8:32) 101 BPM Hot
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LENG 031
09 Dec 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Rivea Corymbosa
Rivea Corymbosa - (4:44) 89 BPM Hot
Rio Paraiba Do Sol - (8:24) 99 BPM
Dirty Bolas - (6:55) 97 BPM
Coracao - (4:37) 90 BPM
Pulsacao - (8:44) 105 BPM
Baiano - (4:19) 130 BPM
Dubby Bolas - (9:48) 97 BPM
Review: Ah yes, it's the unstoppable Mushroom Project back to dominate our nu-disco charts with their inimitable swagger, and it's the Leng label that welcomes the back with open arms. To be honest, we're overjoyed to see them again, especially if they're bringing this many tunes along with them - all marvellously diverse and rich in harmonic texture. "Rivea Corymbosa" and "Rio Paraiba Do Sol", for example, are simply two sublime slice of balearic funk, while other tunes like "Dirty Bolas" veer onto more beat-laden territories. Tribalism and funk are very much at the core of all these tunes, and while it's all too easy to go for the big names and forget those riding below the radar, this release by Mushroom Project is both some of the best music these guys have put out, and makes for one of the best EPs on our charts this week. Warmly recommended.
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LENGCD 010
02 Dec 16
Balearic/Downtempo
Spaghetti Saloon
Spaghetti Saloon (original mix) - (6:34) 120 BPM
Spaghetti Saloon (Banjo dub) - (5:35) 120 BPM Hot
Spaghetti Saloon (Piano dub) - (5:26) 120 BPM
Review: Is that a snake in your boot or are you dancing like a crazy horse at this divine piece of honky tonking wild west funk? Created through a chance encounter in a shoe shop, Frankie Valentine and Thomas Sciurpa written something truly original here. Sitting somewhere between The Grid and Beyond The Wizards Sleeve, each version is a gallant trip through dusty plains with big instrumentation, a bareback sense of groove and more banjo pistol whips than your doctor would recommend. Let's hope more chance encounters happen in the future.
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LENG 030
04 Nov 16
Funky/Club House
Dirty Bolas/Sunset Ballad
Dirty Bolas - (6:58) 97 BPM Hot
Sunset Ballad - (9:31) 90 BPM
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LENG 029
12 Aug 16
Balearic/Downtempo
Frontier/Coming In
Frontier - (7:20) 102 BPM Hot
Coming In - (7:29) 57 BPM
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LENG 028
24 Jun 16
Balearic/Downtempo
The Path Of Tranquility
The Path Of Tranquility - (6:47) 105 BPM Hot
Masons Arms - (7:38) 105 BPM
Long Slide - (5:56) 80 BPM
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LENG 027
27 May 16
Balearic/Downtempo
Tiny Islands
Tiny Islands (original mix) - (6:33) 116 BPM
Tiny Islands (Ray Mang's Eel Pie Rebake) - (6:46) 116 BPM Hot
Played by: Pete Herbert
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LENG 026
26 Apr 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Luna/Araf
Luna - (8:52) 112 BPM Hot
Araf - (6:28) 116 BPM
Played by: RSS Disco
Review: Turkish producer Ali Kuru is now some ten years into his recording career. While he's yet to receive serious attention, there's some undoubted gold to be found amongst his bulging discography. This first outing for the ever-reliable Leng imprint is arguably one of his strongest EP's to date, and once again showcases his Balearic-minded blends of traditional Turkish instrumentation, dub disco grooves, and downtempo nous. "Luna" is particularly fine, with exotic Turkish sounds gently unfurling over a warm, deep and dubby groove. He raises the tempo a little on "Araf", with fluttering flutes and Middle Eastern vocal snippets riding a metronomic groove built around reclaimed samba percussion and foreboding bass.
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LENG 025
15 Feb 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Magik Sunset - The Edits
P'Cock - "Telephone Song" (Andi Hanley edit) - (6:56) 82 BPM Hot
Francis Lai - "Young Freedom" (Mudd's extended edit) - (5:37) 93 BPM
Review: Psychemagik's recent, two-part Magik Sunset compilation was arguably one of the best of the year, with the crate-digging twosome gathering together an impressively obscure selection of Balearic-minded nuggets. Here, two compilation highlights get the re-edit treatment. Veteran New York crate digger and occasional Rong Music contributor Andi Hanley steps up first, providing a sensationally sensual extension of P'Cock's blazed, blue-eyed soul tinged dub disco head-nodder "Telephone Song". It's impeccable in its' execution, with Hanley brilliantly emphasizing the original's smooth, reggae-influenced groove. Label boss Mudd handles Francis Lai's "Young Freedom", once again stretching out the original's blazed groove before making high with the spiraling synthesizer lines and horizontally inclined strings.
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LENG 023
04 Dec 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
The Basement EP
The Basement (feat MT) - (5:33) 113 BPM
Second Tongue - (6:43) 107 BPM
Carpet Stains - (5:31) 116 BPM Hot
Review: It would be fair to say that Auf Togo's releases for Leng are sporadic, to say the least. While there are good reasons for this - Sasa Crnobrnja is busy with In Flagranti, while Clement Cochot-Coloum has his hands full with the Fabulous Penetrators - it's still frustrating for those who enjoy their undeniably quirky take on Balearic-rock fusion. Happily, this third EP - their first since 2013 - is chock full of highlights. Opener "The Basement", featuring MT, is an undeniably eccentric chunk of leftfield, AOR-influenced disco-pop, while "Second Tongue" blends undulating dub disco grooves with blazed, spoken vocals and punk-funk attitude. Closer "Carpet Stains", meanwhile, is a more obviously up-tempo, rock-influenced affair, with the duo's bold guitar chords counter-balanced by shimmering electronics and lilting melodies.
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LENG 024
28 Sep 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
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