Review: Blende enters the Barnhus with three cuts that pulsate with force and intricate detail, taking in weirdo pop with funky dance vibes. With vocal contributions from Mickael Karkousse and Smiles Davis (with some banging cover art by Stefan Fält), this release embodies the essence of Studio Barnhus' exploration into the realms of eclectic dance music. Blende's fusion of modern dance elements with retro '70s and '80s sounds delivers an essential addition to any disco and werid balls aficionado's collection - welcome to the barn.
Review: Studio Barnhus continue to surprise, with the first release of 2014 a label debut that shines the light on Stockholm's nascent footwork scene. Described as "the man behind the single best demo email Studio Barnhus ever received," Henry Rodrick's label debut consists of six-tracks that offer a neat document of the work the producer is doing as part of the Svensk Bas collective along with fellow Barnhus graduate Baba Stiltz and Marcus 'Basutbudet' Price. All the material here has been severely roadtested by Barnhus founders Boman, Kovacs and Nordkvist over the past twelve months and tracks such as "Rain & Tears" come filled with the self-effacing touches one comes to expect from a Studio Barnhus release. It's quite exciting to hear how a style of music that's been gestating in Chicago for several decades has been interpreted by a crew from the Gullmarsplan district of Stockholm.
Review: It would be fair to say that multidisciplinary artist Arvid Wretman is a little on the eccentric side. In his musical output as Your Planet is Next, the Swede has spent years cultivating an alter-ego - the "Mr Music" of the title - that updates the sci-fi seeped electronic funk template of the 1980s for the 21st century. It's this character that sings and acts as narrator throughout his first album for Studio Barnhus, a giddy, synthesizer and TB-303 heavy trip through intergalactic electro, lo-fi space pop, mutilated synthesizer reggae, stripped-back acid house, slow motion synth-soul and much more besides. It's a quirky collection of cuts, that's for sure, but also hugely entertaining and immaculately executed.
Review: There has been a lot of activity from Simon Haydo over the past year or so, largely through the salvo of 12"s released on his self-helmed DEM imprint but also with a brief moonlighting on Studio Barnhus, to whom he returns once more with his ranging and energised take on the Swedish techno format. "Step Inside" rides in on a steadfast kick palpitation which acts as a vessel for dirty swells of synth distortion. "Infiltrate Imagination" is a subtly tempered beast although the day-glo melodic touches are still present, lending a ravey quality to the stern surroundings. "They Keep Calling Me" is more inwardly focused, although the limber thrum of the bass drum keeps things resolutely aimed towards the floor, while "In Silence" signs the EP off on an equally ear-snagging oddball tip.
Review: Stiltz's third release on Axel Boman's label is witness to another reinvention of deep house. The tite track starts off with a pulsing bass and some irresistibly seductive keys - borrowed straight from Larry Heard's rulebook - but puzzingly, midway through a siren comes blaring in to disrupt the peace. "Crypt" is less predictable and sees Stiltz avoid typical house tropes. The track's syths are crystalline and austere, like wind blowing across snow covered fields, and the backing consists of splintered rhythms and beats that go in and out of time. Like all releases on this label, it makes a welcome change from the glut of cookie cutter deep house tracks.
Review: She's already delivered some seriously good EPs on her own Frizner Electric imprint, and now LADYMONX has been given the opportunity to showcase her wares on Stockholm's deliciously inspired and off-kilter Studio Barnhus label. The Baltimore-born, Detroit-based DJ/producer is on form right from the off. Opener 'In a Daze' offers an enticing mix of lo-fi drum machine beats, bleeping melodies, looped synth stabs and booming bass, while 'So Sweet' joins the dots between starry Motor City deep house and classic peak-time cuts from Chicago and New York. Elsewhere, 'Welcome To My House' is a driving Detroit deep house anthem in the making complete with techno style restless hi-hats, and 'Desire' is a more rhythmically fluid and sun-soaked slab of intergalactic house excellence.
Review: Bella Boo's 2019 debut album was one the finest deep house-related sets of that year - a distinctively freewheeling affair that marked her out as a producer with a distinctive musical vision. Recently, the Swedish producer has spent many happy nights DJing in Berlin, and it's those experiences that inspired this EP, which Studio Barnhus describes as her "most club-focused" material to date. It's certainly a peak-time ready selection, with Boo wrapping heady electronics and deep sub-bass around a wildly bouncy, percussive groove on opener 'Looney', before blurring the boundaries between hot-stepping bass-music and R&B-infused house on 'Dancehall'. 'Girls' is a deliciously loose-limbed broken beat number infused with wonderfully wobbly bass, while 'Get Away' is a rushing piano-house workout that boasts some suitably weighty sub-bass.
Review: Not long after Kamohelo Khoaripe moved to Stockholm from Johannesburg he met Adrian Lux, Carli Loef and Mans Glaeser, three local DJ-producers and veterans of the small, tightly-knit, constantly evolving Swedish club scene. Choosing the name Off The Meds, the outfit serves up its third release on local imprint Studio Barnhus; from the woozy tropical slow burner "Bang Bang", sci-fi beats aplenty on the electro beats of "Talmode" and the deep meditative vibes of downbeat closer "WOF".
Review: The Studio Barnhus Sweden team have delivered a little slice of winter wonder with this gorgeous new three track arrangement from Kornel Kovacs, who explores a set of unique remixes and edits, all doused in icy energy from the off. We begin with the bell-driven VIP mix of 'Sziv Utca', which explores a global approach to the garage sound with scattered drum slides and floating vocal textures behind, followed by the moogy bass drifts and glittering synthetic designs of 'Atlas Dubb', taking the project in a completely different direction in both tempo and flavour. From here, we round off with 'Nordic Rave 4.5' an acidic sled race through eerie vocal beeps and unpredictable rhythmic additions, putting an unusual but pleasing final touch to this very unique selection.
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