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Review: Earth Boys, the dynamic duo comprising Michael Sherburn and Julian Duron, make a compelling return to Public Release with their latest release, In the Sun. True to their distinctive style, the EP carries the raw and smoke-infused essence that defines the Earth Boys sound. The lead cut with its melodies and '90s house inspirations undergoes a hypnotic transformation with an Eden Burns remix, delivering a tweaky groove ideal for building peak-time energy. Tokyo's Mayurashka contributes a deep and contemplative atmospheric chugger to his remix, adding to the versatility of the five tracks on offer here, with "Fog Night" going deep and dubby - a classic after-midnight burner.
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PR 28
26 Jan 24
Deep House
26 Jan 24
Deep House
Review: It would be fair to say that Richard Sen's definition of funk, as outlined in the title track of the veteran producer's latest EP, is pleasingly wonky, wayward and deliciously electronic. Mining the same pool of influences as his work as part of Padded Cell, it sees him layer panicked but hypnotic synth sounds and wild, 'Plastic Dreams' style organ lines over a rubbery punk-funk bassline, throbbing electronic arpeggio lines and pleasingly loose-limbed machine drums. Sen explores his '80s electro roots on the bleeping, vocoder-sporting flipside opener 'Social Science', before reaching for beefy sub-bass, creepy melodies and echoing rave riffs on thrillingly dystopian breakbeat number 'Smoke & Mirrors'.
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PR 26
15 Apr 22
Deep House
15 Apr 22
Deep House
Review: It's a while since we last heard from Fillipo and Nick Woolfson's Metropolitan Soul Museum project. They last pleased our ears back in 2020 and it's even longer since their breakthrough releases on Rawax and Toy Tonics. The Pleasure Principle, their first EP on Public Release, is a strong return, with opener 'L'Ete' offering a near perfect fusion of weighty micro-house grooves, bubbly electronics, ghostly deep house chords and dub-style effects. 'Reapers' is an even more melancholic and dubbed-out chunk of tech-tinged soundscape deep house, while 'The Pleasure Principle' is a sleazy and low-slung affair full of deep sub bass, low-register acid lines, digital cowbells and, as the track progresses, foreboding electronic riffs. 'Objects', meanwhile, is a dreamy breakbeat-house number perfect for sound-tracking summer sunsets.
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PR 25
28 Jan 22
Deep House
28 Jan 22
Deep House
Various
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: The line-up of remixers on this mixed-up outing from Public Release is undeniably impressive, so it's little surprise to find that the reworks themselves are largely inspired too. Kango Kult's EP-opening 'Swamp Dub' of Richard Sen's 'Abstract Dance' is a genuinely trippy, mind-altering and glassy-eyed fusion of weirdo acid house, tropical percussion and thrusting sub-bass, while former Rub & Tug man Eric Duncan's revision of Fran-Key's 'Summer Into Winter' recalls the Balearic-minded nu-disco/deep house fusions he once created as part of Still Going. Also impressive are Jex Opolis' slick, retro-futurist deep house take on Tim Sweeney's 4th & Broadway and Matrixxman and Vin Sol's Larry Heard-influenced rework of 'Slice to the Top' by Tendts.
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PR 24
19 Nov 21
Deep House
19 Nov 21
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: There's a serious amount of musical heat to be found on the latest edition of Public Release's occasional multi-artist EP series. It's the San Francisco-based imprint's first exercise of this sort since 2016 and contains a sextet of must-check tunes. Amongst the many highlights are a creepy, sub-heavy, bleep-influenced number from Richard Sen (the rather good 'Abstract Dance'), a typically dreamy and positive trip into immersive deep house territory from Earth Boys ('EBoys 2020'), Fran-Key's throbbing, Italo-influenced late night hypnotism ('Summer Into Winter'), and the enveloping, opaque electronics and dusty, all-action grooves of Metropolitan Soul Museum's 'Stoneman'. An impressive snapshot of where the label's at, which is a place we'd like to be.
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PR 22
02 Oct 20
Deep House
02 Oct 20
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: After some great tracks by the man on top labels Tief, Compost and his own Merc, here's some proper straight up deepness by the British producer Mark E on the 20th release by Public Release. Titled the Shelter EP, the West Midlands-based artist made his debut on the label back in 2016 with the Sky Horn EP, and has since been a frequent remixer for the Northern Californian label. Features the smoky late night dancefloor mystery of "Shake", the Theo Parrish/Three Chairs vibe of soulful slo-mo jam "M-54" and the lo-slung moody boogie-down drama of "Shinkansen".
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PR 20
28 Jun 19
Deep House
28 Jun 19
Deep House
Played by: Lexx
Review: Suitably refreshed after a post New Year breather, Canadian cosmonaut Dylan Khotin-Foot grabs a tasty "Aloe Drink" and throws his lot in with Public Release. There's much to enjoy on the producer's first EP of the year, not least the impeccably deep and dreamy brilliance of title track "Aloe Drink", where near horizontal chords, distant vocal samples and tropical noises gently rise above a killer, bongo-laden deep house groove. Japanese Balearic scene stalwarts Force of Nature deliver a looser and drowsier interpretation featuring a superb new synth bassline, before Khotin delivers a killer chunk of dub house dreaminess in the shape of EP standout "Friend". Finally, "Strange Plant" is a deliciously psychedelic fusion of swirling deep house dreaminess, jacking Chicago style drums and wonky, mind-altering electronics.
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PR 17
11 May 18
Deep House
11 May 18
Deep House
Played by: Hard Ton
Review: Predictably, Public Release has assembled a crack crew of remixers to tackle tracks from former 1080p sorts Earth Boys' decidedly cosmic Trail Mix EP. The title track is given two goings over with suitably impressive results. First, Tim Sweeney and Phillip Lauer join forces as T&P to turn the cut into a wild chunk of peak-time acid madness, before Mike Simonetti delivers a take that alternates between saucer-eyed Balearic loveliness and stripped-back, late night drum machine abuse. Elsewhere, Khotin's version of "Big Time" is a glistening and bass-heavy delight, while Earth Boys themselves deliver a colourful, loved-up and insatiably groovy interpretation of "Highway 1". To use a well-worn cliche, this is all killer and no filler.
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PR 16
12 Jan 18
Deep House
12 Jan 18
Deep House
Review: Always playing the part of the joker, Jee Day makes a fine appearance here with this new EP for Public Release. The man's been killing it over the years, with released for the likes of DFA having catapulted him to underground stardom; it's an absolute shame he doesn't release even more output! "Crocodile Tears" is a mesmerising voyage into the heart of the jungle, pulsating it's wobbly bass over freaky outsider sonics and deranged instruments, sitting somewhere between techno and coldwave. What a monster tune. "Communication Masterbation", unlike its name, fulfils a much clearer role, one that takes us deeper into dance while still retaining the freedom and experimentation of the previous track; the Amot dub, as you'd expect, droves us deeper into the mix, and further out into the ether. Warmly recommended!
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PR 15
01 Dec 17
Experimental/Electronic
01 Dec 17
Experimental/Electronic
Played by: Juno Recommends Breakbeat
Review: As this EP for Public Release shows, Earth Boys are experts at creating cosmic house music. It's no coincidence that they are putting out music on the Californian imprint or that their small catalogue also features a record for Canadian space cadets 1080p. Fittingly, the title track is a dreamy, teased out break beat affair that grooves along just below the 120 bpm mark. Featuring stoned vocal samples and tropical textures, it sets the tone for the release. "Big Time" is more direct, but it resounds to dreamy chimes and a loose rhythm, while on "Put me On" has a tighter backing track without forsaking Earth Boys' deep approach. Finally, "Highway 1" brings the listener back to where they started with a jazz sax-infused breaker that conjures up images of marine drives and summer sunsets along the US West Coast.
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PR 13
02 Jun 17
Techno
02 Jun 17
Techno
