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Played by: Marco Gallerani, FINGERMAN, Solid State - Strobe Life Sheffield, Chris Coco, Juno Recommends Downtempo, Rayko, Andy Downtown Science, Dave Mathmos, BRENDON P, Howler, Kongisto, James Bright
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
15 Sep 23
Balearic/Downtempo
Played by: Irregular Disco Workers, FINGERMAN, Pete Herbert, Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Funk, Rayko, Andy Downtown Science, James Bright
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
14 Jul 23
Funk
Played by: Pete Herbert, Juno Recommends Deep House, Juno Recommends Downtempo, Andy Downtown Science
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
12 May 23
Deep House
Played by: Dicky Trisco, Manu Archeo, Pete Herbert, Juno Recommends Disco, Rayko, Howler, Andy Buchan, James Bright, Saint-Loup-en-Bray
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LENG 063
31 Mar 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
31 Mar 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Manu Archeo, Rob Lee, Faze Action, Pete Herbert, Juno Recommends Disco, Rayko, Howler, Ben Jamin, James Bright, Saint-Loup-en-Bray, Tecwaa
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
24 Feb 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
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
10 Jun 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Pete Herbert, Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Funk, DJ ROCCA, LEGO EDIT, Problematic Disko, Gino Boleti
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
22 Apr 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
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
05 Nov 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
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
22 Oct 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
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
01 Oct 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Rocco Universal, Superbreak, Pete Herbert, Juno Recommends Disco, Rayko, Stephen Richards (DiscoDaze), FRAN DEEPER
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
13 Aug 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
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
09 Jul 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
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
26 Mar 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Various
Played by: Smashed Atoms, Pete Herbert, Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Funk, Discolypso, Rayko, Citizens Of Vice, Kongisto, Juno Download
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
04 Dec 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: ROTCIV, FINGERMAN, Superbreak, Chris Coco, Pete Herbert, SAUCO, Andy Buchan, Kongisto, FRAN DEEPER, Problematic Disko
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
30 Oct 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
