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Pole Position Recordings
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Review: Cardiff's nu-disco label Pole Position are in good spirits, and with this album marking their golden jubilee of releases, who can blame them? 50 releases is a good time to take stock of all you've achieved, and glancing at this 15 song tracklisting it's clear they've accomplished quite a lot indeed. Highlights include the deep and soothing Balearic soul of "After Rain", the sensual mong-house of DATO's "We Could Be Dancing" and the blissed out electro-funk of "For The Sake Of Love".
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PPR 050
07 Oct 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
07 Oct 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: The relationship between Pole Position and Welsh producer Honom is in rude health - with the label commissioning a string of new mixes of his already popular tunes. Speaking of which, "Bedcat" sounds like Les Rhythmes Digitales doing Italo-disco (a very good thing in our book!). Remix-wise Satin Jackets take the track into the immaculate melodic electro-house places occupied by the likes of Billon. Frankie Goes Deep actually goes very Madonna circa Holiday for his remix and Cassara delivers the standout track here sounding like The Killers and Duran Duran jamming in the south of France.
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PPR 057
02 Jun 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
02 Jun 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: RiCHARD.GEAR (Whiskey Pickle), Dj N◉va ▶ Rodon FM 95, THE GROOVERS, Straightoffthefloors.com, Casio Social Club, Gazeebo, Pete Herbert, Lusty Zanzibar, Juno Recommends Disco, JKriv (Razor-N-Tape), CC:DISCO!, Tad Wily
Review: Although sounding like a Manhattan laundry or maybe a pizza delivery service, Sixth Avenue Express are in fact a nu-disco duo from Peckham. They've generated some pretty large interest since forming in 2011 and now finally we have a much-anticipated new release from them. "Can't Stop Feelin" is not just an anthem for everyone out there incapable of keeping their hands to themselves. No, it's a deep and sensuous slice of the kind of mellow electro-house favoured by the likes of DJ T, and to which Pete Herbert adds some extra percussion and ravey stabs. Classy!
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PPR 042
25 Feb 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
25 Feb 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Over recent years, Glasgow-based producer Matt McLarrie has released EPs on a dizzying array of labels. Here he pops up on Pole Position with an expansive selection of deep house-themed grooves. There's a dash of jazz-flecked spring sunshine (the lovely "Couscous" and "Cyclops", which are arguably the EP's two standouts), some classy, string-laden positivity ("Humble Abode"), a dollop of heavily percussive, sax-bating pressure ("Trilby Stand") and a chunk of super-deep late night house ("Dolphin Translator"). There's also a garage-inspired, organ-heavy old skool remix of "Cyclops" from Viper Strike. If you're looking for a versatile deep house EP, you can't go wrong.
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PPR 026
19 Mar 12
Deep House
19 Mar 12
Deep House
Played by: Dj N◉va ▶ Rodon FM 95, Julian Sanza, Giom, Casio Social Club, Slow It Down, Stan Tropic, Mr Chombee, Lou Teti, Cosmonauts, Martin Brodin, The Legendary 1979 Orchestra, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), Viper Strike, Black Magic Disco, Cram, B.G. Baarregaard
Review: We don't know much about Black Magic Disco, other that he's based in London and makes funk-laden electroboogie tackle that sounds like classic Jam & Lewis productions given a contemporary nudisco makeover. It's this retro-futurist attention to detail - think bright '80s soul synth riffs, crisp guitars and booming synth-bass - that makes "Downtown" worthy of your attention. The same can also be said of the unashamedly touchy-feely "First Avenue", which is positively Balearic in its rush-inducing approach (it even features a sneaky sonic reference to Maze's "Twilight"). A trio of solid remixes complete a good package, with Satin Jackets' bubbling '80s synth-funker and Odahl's Daft Punk-do-boogie tweak standing out.
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PPR 027
26 Mar 12
Disco/Nu-Disco
26 Mar 12
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Those with a keen eye for detail will note that Midiman is a name of a range of midi controllers and soundcards. It's also the chosen pseudonym of Russian deep house upstarts Lenya Goosey and Sergey Silvertone. Here, they pop up on Pole Position with six tracks of super-smooth deep house. Their style is fluid and melodic, seemingly taking influence from Russian nu-Balearic disco and classic US deep house. The electrofunk-influenced shuffler "Come To Me" is our pick, though the dreamier "For The Sake Of Love" (available in two sparkling versions) and similarly disco-influenced beach house groover "Dreams Come True" run it close.
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PPR 046
06 May 13
Deep House
06 May 13
Deep House
Review: When he decided to call his EP "Endless Love", presumably Martin Virgin (snigger) was thinking of epic tantric sex sessions, rather than the depressing familiarity of an unhappy marriage. Certainly, the cosmic, touchy-feely deep house of the title track suggests his mind was on the former, rather than the latter. With its ruff analogue bassline, spacey noises, big builds and twinkling pianos, it's certainly more loved-up than your average contemporary deep house cut. The decidedly jolly nu-disco jam "To The Stars" treads a similarly wide-eyed path, while vocal cut "Dark" is, ironically, wonderfully upbeat. Smile-inducing piano house jam "Fappy Haces" closes a decidedly serotonin-friendly four-tracker.
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PPR 047
27 May 13
Deep House
27 May 13
Deep House
Review: Dutch duo Authentiek Recept pitches up on Pole Position Recordings with a hustlin' dose of bumpin' jazz-house. While the swinging grooves recall classic US house, the relentlessly snaking sax line and tongue-in-cheek vocal samples take the track in a fresh new direction. Those of a certain vintage will recall similarly minded house tunes from the late '90s, but few have trodden this path of late. L'Atellier provides a suitably sleazy remix, while the largely sax-less dub - all loose jazz drums and deep chords - offers a nicely deep alternative. Deeper bonus cut "High Temperature" - available in two solid mixes - is worth checking, too.
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PPR 043
04 Mar 13
Deep House
04 Mar 13
Deep House
Played by: Tim Haze, Dj N◉va ▶ Rodon FM 95, Casio Social Club, Mike Millrain, Blackmagicdisco, Juno Recommends Deep House, JKriv (Razor-N-Tape), Justin Gg Green, Caserta / Bridge Boots / God Hour, The Legendary 1979 Orchestra, Djs: Most Charted - Deep House
Review: Having previously impressed with 2012 debut "Downtown", London-based producer Black Magic Disco returns with a veritable sack full of remixes of "First Avenue", one of the highlights of that first EP. He opens proceedings with his own rework, a shuffling, organ-heavy rework that recalls the US garage-influenced sounds of the Local Talk label. Viper Strike and Patrick Baker deliver a sparkling, piano-heavy nu-disco/disco-house treatment (as summery as the obligatory post-work rush to a local beer garden), while the Final DJs drop a version that sounds like a contemporary dancefloor take on Please-era Pet Shop Boys (this is a good thing, in case you wondered). Meanwhile, Tom Eales goes all Tiger & Woods on his sparkling, thickset boogie-house re-make.
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PPR 048
01 Jul 13
Deep House
01 Jul 13
Deep House
Review: Pole Position Recordings have been steadily pushing their brand of Balearic-influenced house music for several years now, and this latest release from Tony's Wayback Machine is no different, with the gleaming synths and piano stabs of "In The Beginning" hitting the same kind of euphoric heights as Aeroplane's early material. MiDiMAN's remix is no different, taking the idea even further with his string melody, while there's more than a touch of Nile Rodgers-style funk to Elektromekanik's rework.
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PPR 055
24 Feb 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
24 Feb 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Sometimes the summer hits that shine brightest are the ones that arrive latest to the party. We may be deep into August now, but that hasn't stopped Cardiff's Pole Position from rustling up this sizzler, Josefine, the debut release from Sunth. In fact the name 'Sunth', presumably a fusion of 'sun' and 'synth', perfectly captures the sunkissed joy of this tune - all tropical percussion, warm chords, retro house bass lines and laid back synth washes. This is the sound of suncream and cocktails.
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PPR 080
15 Aug 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
15 Aug 16
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: London is a cruel, addictive mistress: countless artists across every discipline imaginable have scribbled, sung and sketched their own unique homage to one of the world's truly great cities. Arcadis joins that list with London Lights; the title track is an insouciant house jam with breezy, Breakbot-esque arpeggios, it's more sunny day in Kew Gardens than grotty Bethnal Green back alley. The rest of the EP is worth checking too, most notably the low slung piano house of "Lost Days" and the starry-eyed funk of Lazuli and Viper Strike's remix of "Waitress".
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PPR 037
16 Oct 12
Disco/Nu-Disco
16 Oct 12
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Dj N◉va ▶ Rodon FM 95
Review: Although they hail from Germany, this duo's hearts are most definitely rooted in France, or more specifically, the French sound. Once again "Moonshine" mines that familiar territory of sugary, compressed 80s synth-pop in the vein of well, almost anything on labels like Valerie. Auxiliary The Masterfader keeps it 80s, but more electro-funk, Phunktastike goes for a classic Alan Braxe-style workout, while CRAM go for a slightly housier interpretation.
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PPR 044
22 Apr 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
22 Apr 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
