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Ghost Particle
Ghost Particle (Cable Toy Club mix) - (7:18) 118 BPM Hot
Ghost Particle - (3:52) 80 BPM
Review: Given that it's called "Ghost Particle", you'd expect Psychemagik's latest original single to be at least a little bit creepy. It isn't, but that's no criticism: in fact, in its original form the warm and woozy cut is a heady shuffle through downtempo synth-pop laden with spacey analogue synthesizer sounds and a glassy eyed lead vocal courtesy of Liam Magill. For those looking for more dancefloor focused thrills, the accompanying Cable Toy Club mix should be just the ticket. Featuring rubbery synth bass, Larry Heard style chords, loose limbed beats and lilting electronic melodies, it's a fine chunk of retro-futurist deep house warmth.
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GP 02D
13 Dec 19
Deep House
I Feel How This Night Should Look
We Can Be One (feat Quinn Lamont Luke) - (3:56) 82 BPM
Valley Of Paradise - (9:49) 95 BPM Hot
Ghost Particle (feat Liam Magill) - (3:52) 80 BPM
Seahorse (feat Norma Winstone) - (5:16) 95 BPM
Above The Clouds - (5:54) 59 BPM
Cosmic Forest - (6:06) 56 BPM
Triumph Of The Gods (feat Renate Staal Nygard) - (5:42) 101 BPM
Chimera - (4:08) 73 BPM
La Paix Est Une Fleur - (5:34) 76 BPM
Something To Believe (feat Holly Go Lightly) - (3:47) 93 BPM
Review: Following a long series of EPs dating back to the early 2010s, UK duo Psychemagik step up with their much-anticipated debut album. Opener 'We Can Be One' (featuring Quinn Lamont Duke) is a dreamy Balearic-pop-soul nugget and sets the tone nicely, with the album as a whole veering between Zero 7/Lemon Jelly-style leftfield pop (check out the cinematic 'Chimera', or 'Valley Of Paradise', which is like finding Simon & Garfunkel jamming with Nils Frahm in the chill-out room) and soaring, disco-fied deep house reminiscent of Faze Action (see 'Triumph Of The Gods' or 'Above The Clouds'). It's a little 'polite' at times, but an engaging listen all the same.
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IFHTNSL 01D
29 Nov 19
Balearic/Downtempo
Ghost Particle
Ghost Particle (feat Liam Magill) - (3:52) 80 BPM Hot
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IFHTNSL 01DS
04 Oct 19
Balearic/Downtempo
We Can Be One
We Can Be One (feat Quinn Lamont Luke) - (3:56) 82 BPM
We Can Be One (instrumental) - (3:56) 82 BPM Hot
We Can Be One (feat Quinn Lamont Luke - Alex Kassian remix) - (6:05) 82 BPM
We Can Be One (Alex Kassian instrumental) - (6:05) 82 BPM
Review: Psychemagik's last outing was an unusually wonky and forthright affair - a cosmic club rocker made for sweat-soaked basements and saucer-eyed illegal raves. "We Can Be One" is a much more languid and laidback affair, with Paqua and Phenomenal Handclap Band member Quinn Lamont Luke providing a suitably glassy-eyed, loved-up vocal to match the duo's drowsy, slow motion Balearic pop backing track. Alex Kassian's remix - which, like Psychemagik's original version, is also available in instrumental form - ratchets up the cosmic vibes, placing psychedelic lead lines, swirling chords and Luke's touching vocal above gentle tribal drums and hallucination-inducing effects.
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WCB 01D
12 Jul 19
Balearic/Downtempo
Gotta Hold On Me/Wildman
Gotta Hold On Me - (12:34) 117 BPM Hot
Wildman - (7:06) 116 BPM
Review: You have to hand it to Psychemagik. The duo is renowned for their crate-digging skills, as showcased on the various must-have compilations they've curated for Leng and Eskimo Recordings. Those digging skills come to the fore on their re-edit releases, too. In truth, few would be able to name the source material for "Gotta Hold On Me", an undulating, dubbed-out chunk of peak-time disco-soul built around spacey synth-bass, rising horn lines - judiciously smothered in space echo - and impassioned male vocals. Then "Wildman" is equally impressive, with jammed out electric piano solos doing their best to raise the temperature in cahoots with a Dinosaur style leftfield disco groove.
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PSE 001
30 Mar 18
Disco/Nu-Disco
Mink & Shoes
Mink & Shoes (feat Navid Izadi - original mix) - (7:16) 116 BPM Hot
Mink & Shoes (dub mix) - (7:24) 116 BPM
Mink & Shoes (feat Navid Izadi - Lokier remix) - (7:11) 119 BPM
Mink & Shoes (feat Navid Izadi - radio edit) - (3:46) 116 BPM
Review: Having spent the last couple of years focusing on re-edits and crate digging compilations, Psychemagik return to the realm of original production. Featuring the woozy vocals of Navid Izadi, "Mink & Shoes" sounds like the kind of wonky, heavily electronic house roller that you'd expect to find on Crosstown Rebels or Hot Creations, albeit with a little Freaks style bumpin' eccentricity mixed in. It's accompanied by a decidedly trippy, undulating late night dub from Psychemagik themselves, while Mexican producer Yoan Lokier gets busy on the flip. Her version is feels more trippy, with intoxicated, new wave influenced synths taking pride of place amongst a glam-style triple-beat drum pattern. It brings out the wonkiness of Izadi's vocal, which is certainly no bad thing.
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PMEP 002
18 Sep 15
Deep House
Balearic Girl
Balearic GirlEXCLUSIVE
Balearic Girl (Psychemagik edit) - (5:12) 120 BPM Hot
Spiced Odyssey (Psychemagik edit) - (5:49) 112 BPM
Review: After brushing the dust off their fingers accrued from compiling that excellent Magik Sunrise compilation for Leng, Psychemagik return to their Discotheque Wreckers series for the final installment. Lead track "Balearic Girl" allegedly originates from a super rare Swedish hairspray advert, with the summery vocal hook and heavy bassline augmented by Psychemagik's subtle mastery of dancefloor tweaks. On the flip, "Spiced Oddity" finds the pair in cosmic chug territory and is a sublime way to round out the series, though we hear whispers that a Disco Wreckers CD compiling the series along with two bonus cuts will arrive later this summer.
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SW 005
26 Aug 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
Systematic Lover
Systematic Lover - (6:02) 125 BPM Hot
African Fever - (6:20) 110 BPM
Review: Ever-rising groove merchants Psychemagik continues to summon up the spirits of afro-beat, disco, funk and psychedelia with their impassioned output, and yet again this twelve makes for compelling listening. "Systematic Lover" is a breezy disco affair draped in tripped-out guitar washes and propelled by a stark deep house chord that sounds epic in amidst the archaic surroundings. "Jungle Juice" is slower and raunchier, getting into a Fela Kuti flavour and keeping things detailed and energised throughout; working in the vocals with a dash of harmonica, infinitesimal hits of bongos and some sassy guitar work and taking you right back to the raw old 70s in the process.
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DW 003
11 Feb 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
Lunar Escape EP
Where Are We? - (5:28) 128 BPM
Bass Purr - (6:27) 120 BPM
Above The Clouds - (6:00) 117 BPM Hot
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PMEP 1
04 Feb 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
What A Funky Night
What A Funky Night (Psychemagik edit) - (5:01) 120 BPM Hot
Auf Dem Dub (Psychemagik edit) - (6:48) 93 BPM
Review: These guys have been flying the flag for quality amongst the disco re-edit community for a while now. This two-tracker is being hailed as one of their best yet, with the title track being a lean, super-perky chopped up floor filler with infectious female vocals and a just-go-with-it Euro-rap. The second cut is from the other side of the tracks: it's the type of slow n sleazy new wave-disco tune you can imagine in a dark early 80s New York fleapit, where the cast of Liquid Sky hang and dance in a beautifully nonchalant manner.
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DW 002
21 Jan 13
Disco/Nu-Disco
For Your Love
For Your Love (Psychemagik rework) - (10:29) 116 BPM Hot
Aldeia De Ogum (Psychemagik rework) - (6:13) 122 BPM
Review: Ah yes, "For Your Love", the 1978 Euro Disco classic from Chilly, hasn't that been re/edited by at least 78% of Soundcloud's disco edit community? Correct - it's actually second only to the gazillion marketing tools presented as a remix that are helping to power forward the career of Lana Del Rey. Psychemagik are yet to remix Lana Del Lips so we can forgive them for adding to the slew of edits of Chilly's Yardbirds cover version already released. As it stands the Psychemagik version of "For Your Love" is a commendable revision which beefs up the low end and extends everything beyond the ten minute mark. Much better is the sun blessed take on Joyce's "Aldeia De Ogum" which should come with a Punta Del Esta Approved stamp.
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PMFYL 001
09 Jul 12
Disco/Nu-Disco
Valley Of Paradise (Remixes)
Valley Of Paradise (original mix) - (9:49) 95 BPM
Star Lazer - (6:41) 110 BPM
Valley Of Paradise (Rayko remix) - (6:26) 115 BPM
Valley Of Paradise (Time & Space Machine remix) - (10:08) 95 BPM
Valley Of Paradise (Greg Wilson remix) - (10:01) 115 BPM Hot
Valley Of Paradise (Toby Tobias remix) - (7:24) 95 BPM
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MGKRMX 001
21 May 12
Disco/Nu-Disco
Healin' Feelin Edits Vol 3
Way Milky - (6:17) 123 BPM
Make It Mellow - (4:38) 108 BPM Hot
Review: Those who believe the current re-edit scene is lacking in quality would be advised to check Psychemagik's excellent Healin' Feelin Edits series. Instead of offering house-friendly versions of familiar favourites, the fast-rising production outfit look far and wide for inspiration, cutting up baggy rock faves, forgotten jams and delightfully Balearic fodder. This third volume features two more quality reinterpretations. First up is "Way Milky", a clav-happy chunk of psychedelic disco-funk that bubbles seductively from start to finish. The baggier "Make It Mellow", meanwhile, is more Balearic than squinting at the morning sunshine after an extended session at Space... and twice as life affirming.

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HF 003
07 May 12
Disco/Nu-Disco
Dance Hall Days
Dance Hall Days (Leg Warmer remix) - (7:56) 105 BPM Hot
Beauty & The Bass - (7:14) 114 BPM
Review: If you've been following the rise of Cosmic Forest dwellers Psychemagik for more than a minute, you'll be aware of their extremely chunky revision of Wang Chung's 1984 jam "Dancehall Days" which has been teasing new arrivals at their Soundcloud page for more than a year now. It finally gets a digital release here, and an official one to boot as Wang Chung vocalist Jack Hues was so impressed with their illicit take he sent them the stems for the official remix you see here. It's very much in line with their original edit but comes replete with that extra beef. Another archival killer from the duo in "Beauty And The Bass" adorns this release too.
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DH 001
19 Mar 12
Disco/Nu-Disco
Healin' Feelin 2
Ass Nation - (5:54) 105 BPM Hot
Upskirt - (4:07) 97 BPM
Review: With everyone from Metronomy to Azari & III tapping up Psychemagik for remixes this year, the duo will surely be hot property in 2012, however this release, the second in their series of edit EPs, sees them take the knife to another two lost gems. The name of the amusingly titled "Ass Nation" comes from the presumably misheard lead vocal, which is combined with some low-slung bass guitar, trumpet solo action and heavily delayed guitar licks. "Upskirt" meanwhile is a disco-blues number, whose slow pace is given a rocket fuelled push with some searing, high-octane guitar work, topped off with some cosmically charged sound effects.
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HF 02
28 Dec 11
Disco/Nu-Disco
Heelin' Feelin'
Boogie Drome - (5:15) 120 BPM Hot
Diamond Star - (6:10) 108 BPM
Review: 2011 has been a terrific year for the Psychemagik crew, who have provided us with all manner of disco, Balearic and psyechedelic treats - not to mention some slick slo-mo soul in the shape of "Feelin Love". Here they drop a pair of terrific re-edits of unlikely disco jams. First up is "Boogie Drome", a vocoder-heavy country-disco-rock banger than really defies definition. It's gloriously odd, but really rather magic. Flip for "Diamond Star", a thrillingly low-slung chunk of midtempo cosmic rock that recalls such classic 70s/80s disco/rock crossover outfits as the Greg Kihn Band. Proper dancefloor gold for crate-diggin' DJs.
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HF 001
12 Dec 11
Disco/Nu-Disco
Valley Of Paradise
Valley Of Paradise - (9:49) 95 BPM Hot
Star Lazer - (6:41) 110 BPM
Review: Disco heroes Psychemagik are known for their delightful edits, groove strewn beats and feel-good rhythms, a style which naturally filters through into their self titled label. Valley Of Paradise, their second release on the imprint, opens with the title track, a more downtempo and ambient offering than the disco we usually see from these guys. Splashes of bells, gentle vocal harmonies and light guitars meander through the dreamy arrangement of the first half until an equally mesmerising string arrangement flies through. Up next, "Star Lazer" has a more familiar sound, with heavy disco synths, vocodered vocals and an undeniable groove.
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MGK 001
05 Sep 11
Disco/Nu-Disco
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