Review: Swiss DJ Andrea Oliva is back after some seriously hot releases on Ojektivity, Moon Harbour and Memoria with another hit on the always reliable Saved with the Time To Get EP. The title track has all the hallmarks of the label's main room sound, complete with white noise washes, rising head rush melody and massive drops! Oh and did we mention it's absolutely funky? Second offering "We All Love Chords" states the obvious, but music wise this track is one ferociously soulful and emotive journey that you could imagine Carl Craig or Christian Smith smashing out to lead in to the peak time shift.
Review: Nic Fanciulli, the hugely popular purveyor of slick, intelligent house releases more remixes of "The Lost" via his own Saved imprint. Paul Ritch's 'Funky Mix' is a big chunky, rolling beast with proggy overtones and looped cowbells and mini breakbeat punctuation. Lauren Lane's take is pure discofied tech-house at its finest: relentless hi-hats, sharp claps, throbbing bass and lots of hissss!
Review: Nic Fanciulli's Saved Records has become an institution for all things tech-house, where the finest new talents such as Canada's Nathan Barato find their home. Barato has already released an impressive line of E's on labels like Rekids and Defected, and as with his previous releases, "Under Dirt" is a deep and meditative, dance-floor clusterbomb, where shimmering chords meet seductive vocals and gritty percussion. "Old Evolution" is a little bit wilder and more bumpy, bringing in a housier flex to the equation, whereas "Black Beach" is comparatively more stripped and minimalistic, reminding us of Dubfire's finest moments. Another Saved missile!
Review: You just know something is made to play when you see a release on Nic Fanciulli's Saved imprint. This time he's tapped Paris' Timid Boy for a release, but there's nothing shy about this fellow, believe us! It's rolling and funky minimal for the warm up or after hours alike on "Test Test" ,which is sure to get some hands in the air moments with its cheeky Eminem samples. It's more peak time suited artillery on "I Can Do It": we've already told you he's funky right? He certainly brings it on this killer, track, complete with cut up vocals and tightly programmed rhythm. Finally "The Girl" uses tripped out pitch shifted vocal samples courtesy of Frenchman Arno Joey (alongside a bleepy melody) to mess with minds in the main room rather effectively.
Review: Originally released back in 2006, Shlomi Aber's own take on this track has really stood the test of time. Throbbing, gurgling bass licks and tough claps provide the basis for the Israeli producer to lay down a shimmering but surging chord sequence, and turn "Tel Aviv" into a deep techno anthem. Label owner Nic Fanciulli's remix doesn't stray wildly from this formula, but on this occasion, the chords are layered and more menacing and the beats seethe with a robotic feeling. Despite the passage of time, Fanciulli's version sounds only slightly more polished and contemporary than Aber's own 2006 remix.
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