Review: Londoner Ash Reynolds has been burning up dancefloors for ten years now as a DJ. He's only lately taken to production, but he's already proved he's got the chops. "Spend The Night" is a slick re-edit of an anonymous '80s soul tune in which he has expertly chopped up the singer's breathy vocals, lending the funky streamline electro-house backing track a nagging, ethereal groove. Hot stuff!
Review: Vendition regular Nine Lives is the undisputed master of the single-track release; last year, he impressed with the party-hearty, Stevie-aping electrofunk/breaks/disco fusion "Played In The Shade", which did enough on its own to require no B-sides or reworks. "Hooked" is another impressive solo missive, and again blends all manner of complimentary elements - clipped funk guitars, female vocal hooks, a chunky disco bassline and some unfussy drums - with decent results. There's little more to it than that, but there doesn't need to be; it rolls along on an incessant groove, with the odd percussive build or subtle change to keep things interesting.
Review: This guy is a fast-rising nu-disco producer hailing from Belgium. According to his press release, he is qualified to both help the listener 'hit the night running' as well as searching the arcane regions of the mind, body, and soul". Having listened to the sheer monumental ambition of the piano, synth and soulful vocal musical epiphany that is "Disco Tempo", who are we to argue?
Review: Melodic pop-house producer Nick Shaw continues his quest to reach the top ten with another sugary dance bomb! "Ta Tada" features Shep Pettibone-style freestyle production and layers of breathy female vocals. Basically it sounds like the kind of anonymous 80s dance tune, usually discovered hidden in a bargain bin, that turns out to be gold when brought home and brought back to life on your turntable.
Review: Nu-disco is in the blood of Serbian producer Milos Djordjevic aka Tonbe. But of late he's branched out, exploring the re-recording of soul classics and such. Here he sticks to his roots but applies them to a more contemporary electro house format. "You Got Me Down", featuring a female soul vocals, tough 4/4 drums and quirky keyboards, the result almost sounds like a hybrid of club music and 80s yuppie pop a la Swing Out Sister or Belouis Some. "Freaky Disco" applies the same format to an instrumental take on Rick James' "Superfreak".
Review: Not to be confused with the Noughties electro-house pairing of Matt Schwartz & Jonathan Ulysses, this Nine Lives is aspiring DJ Nick Shaw, who has been slowly building a reputation for himself with his formula of accessible piano-driven house and melodic female pop vocals. Again, "Centro" is in keeping with this approach, but hey if it ain't broke...This time in addition to the above we get searing synth lines, punk-funk bass and some great disco lasers.
Review: Serbian producer Milos Djordjevic has been working at the fringes of the European nu-disco scene since 2009. In that time, he's produced some notable cuts in his "elegant nu-disco" style, without ever quite breaking through. Here he tries something a little different; remaking The Whispers' "And The Beat Goes On" in an instrumental nu-disco style. In truth, he's done a pretty good job. The familiar elements are all there (albeit in re-recorded form) - simmering disco strings, clipped guitars, those famous synth stabs (as famously pinched by Will Smith) - alongside some tasty new sounds, including a deliciously lazy, sun-flecked jazz-guitar solo. It will sound particularly good when the sun's shining.
Review: This aspiring Serbian producer hasn't been shy about getting his music heard with already a long list of releases under his belt in the handful of years that he's been around. This new one-off track sees him mine the same field as Jacques Lu Cont did before he went all proggy electro-house. " Traverse" features a solid, thumping 4/4 house beat, sprinkled with disco claps all beneath a perky, quirky electro-pop melody and catchy bassline. Guaranteed to get the party rockin', 80s-style!
Review: Take one cutesy R&B style pop vocal, a bunch of bright house pianos and a slick nu-disco backing track. Stir well. You now have your very own copy of Nine Lives' "Cloud Nine", one of two toe-tapping, head-nodding productions featured on this latest Vendition Records release. The other cut, "Heart Break Move Shake", inhabits similar ground, but includes a soaring pop vocal that wouldn't have been out of place on a classic '80s synthpop jam. It feels like the sort of thing you'd hear blaring from a beachside bar in Rimini, while an attractive waiter/waitress (delete as appropriate) brings you something long, tasty and ice cold.
Review: In previous outings, 27 year-old Serbian producer Tonbe displayed signs of potential, without ever really nailing it. This one-track missive for Vendition, though, is pretty spot on. As the title suggests, "Malibu" is a sumptuous, sun-flecked nu-disco groover with picturesque '80s pop melodies aplenty. The use of classic synths suggests that Tonbe is a keen admirer of '80s soul and boogie, while the clipped guitars and sharp, layered production recall the beach-friendly nu-disco sounds of Sare Havlicek and the Nang label. Expect to see "Malibu" popping up on many a nu-Balearic compilation next summer.
Review: Having recently signed an artist deal with Vendition Records, Dutch nu-disco DJ, Kono Vidovic, has recently made the step up from spinner to producer. This is his second release and it's a classy one. Vidovic is fond of deep, laconic grooves and that's what "From Lisa With Love Is All About". Built around a cheeky sample of Kelly Charles's 'You're No Good For Me' (previously used by the Prodigy), Vidovic pitches the vocal down to sit within an infectious melancholic electro-house setting.
Review: Nine Lives is producer/DJ Nick Shaw who has been spinning across the globe for the last 15 years. He's only recently entered the world of production though, but things have been going well since his debut 1985 - The Edits dropped earlier this year. This new tune, "What Would She Do" is his most ambitious yet, eschewing his previously beloved samples for a more straight up pop dance number. Boasting strong multi-layered female vocals that sit a top a summery feelgood backdrop in the vein of Fred Falke, we could be looking at a crossover hit here!
Review: We're not sure who State of Affection are, but they're clearly students of Italo, freestyle and boogie-influenced '80s pop. "I Wish That" features many stylistic hallmarks of the period - Latin Rascals/Shep Pettibone style vocal cut-ups, stuttering, stop-start edits, bold synthesizer melodies, even a dash of scratching - underpinning a strong vocal from Laura Cyganik. There's even a wonderfully silly, eyes-closed, cock rockin' guitar solo. The two versions - full-length Original and Radio Edit - are pretty similar, and it's a pity that they've not included a freestyle style Dub, which would have lifted the release further. That said, as exercises in freestyle/'80s pop love goes, I Wish That is spot on.
Review: Amsterdam-based Kono Vidovic is arguably best known for his Dirty Future Disco mixtapes, which have been a huge hit online (just check his Facebook page or Soundcloud profile for proof). In recent times he's moved into production, and here drops a pleasingly baggy single for Vendition. "Lion El'Groove" sits somewhere between lazy Balearic disco and sprightly deep house, delivering formidably positive vibes throughout. There's not much to it, but enough detail - nice clipped disco guitars, tasty chords, occasional vocal samples, p-funk squiggles - to suggest it will fit in a variety of sets.
Review: If you've ever wondered what a fusion of Stevie Wonder style clavinets, old skool electro breaks and the party-hearty rumble of hip-house would sound like (we certainly have, though not on that many occasions), this single from Nine Lives delivers an emphatic answer. It's excellent, as it turns out, with booming analogue bass and cheeky clavs propelling the action towards the dancefloor with the air of a drunken man desperately searching for a playmate. There's little remarkably new about it, but Nine Lives' deft production guarantees good times throughout. For the record, there's a solid instrumental included for those who don't like the rap.
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