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Testarossa
Testarossa - (5:08) 133 BPM
Interceptor - (4:36) 133 BPM
Played by: DJ Lukas
Review: Having impressed with his previous Tracey EP on Voyage Direct - the sparkling, Detroit-influenced Skyfall - Tom Ruijg returns to action with an arguably even stronger four-tracker. Title track "Testarossa" is typically spacey, with Ruijg wrapping intergalactic electronics and lilting synthesizer melodies around a darting synthesizer bassline and swinging, electro-influenced house drums, while "Sidekick" doffs a cap to the new age-influenced style of Young Marco. On the flip he expertly combines elements of Chicago jack and NYC house on "Made My Love", before rounding things off with wild and windy electro workout "Interceptor". Throughout, Ruijg's colourful synths and dusty old drum machines take centre stage
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VD 32
19 Jan 18
Deep House
Serene Waters
Opulent (without mix) - (6:19) 131 BPM
Opulent (Within mix) - (5:54) 131 BPM
Review: For his first outing on his own Voyage Direct label since 2014, Tom Trago has prepared a loving tribute to his favourite synthesizer, Yamaha's 1980s classic, the DX7. What he calls the machine's "glassy but classy, icy sound" is evident throughout, as he delivers a melodious collection of tracks bristling with colourful tunefulness. Impressively, Trago has also delivered tracks that touch on a range of moods, from the bustling electro bounce of "XYZ" and soundscape-driven deepness of opener "Harvest", to the psychedelic, mind-bending dancefloor bubbliness of "Rain Room". You'll also find two different versions of "Opulent": the cascading cut-glass melodies and chunky deep house warmth of the "Without Mix" and the stab-heavy peak-time bounce of the "Within Mix".
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VD 31
16 Oct 17
Deep House
Things To Think About
Altruistic Endeavor - (6:42) 130 BPM
Game Changers - (5:18) 131 BPM
Original Pattern - (4:42) 130 BPM
Beyond My Wishes - (8:00) 130 BPM
Review: Oh yes, it's finally time for Steve Rachmad's Sterac Electronics to drop the highly anticipated Things To Think About LP on our charts! The Detroit veteran teased us with a sampler back in May, but this is the final product, and it's safe to say that you won't find such heartfelt electro anywhere else. In fact, the majority of elector being made nowadays, which there is plenty of, seems to be dark and gratuitously macabre, but Rachmad's got that MOJO vibe going all the way through this badboy. Tunes like "Game Changers" or "Metratron" use the unmistakable kinetic vibe associated to electro, but they do so in a way that's funky and enjoyable for all walk of life. There are darker, more cerebral moments like "Original Pattern" or "Beyond My Wishes", but these are still very much ingrained in a light, boogie-friendly sort of tip that keeps on giving. Pure electro class from the source!
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VDLP 01
19 Jun 17
Electro
Things To Think About Album Sampler
Archetype - (7:02) 130 BPM Hot
Review: Things To Think About is the first album from Dutch electronic music legend Steve Rachmad's lesser known Sterac Electronics project. It's been quite some time since we've been treated to some of Rachmad's electro-funk experiments under this alias but when inspiration struck, it is said that he returned to the project and jammed out tracks using an impressive collection of vintage synthesizers and drum machines. In addition to this material, he revisited the archives with Voyage Direct label boss Tom Trago and discovered some forgotten gems: that have been unearthed here for the first time in many years. "Archetype" is classic Motor City style electro of the sub-aquatic kind. "Metatron" is a deep and sublime serving of funky techno-soul in the tradition of Mind & Body era Model 500.
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VD 28
26 May 17
Electro
My Bleep
My Bleep (ambient mix) - (5:45) 133 BPM
Just Did It - (4:37) 132 BPM
Review: Efde has only a few releases to his credit, but this outing on Tom Trago's label trumps his previous output. In its original format, the title track combines soaring trance melodies, rolling snare drums and a central riff that gets more and more noisy as the arrangement progresses. It makes for an intoxicating combination and is redolent of "Primary Roots", one of Trago's own, earlier productions. There is an eerie ambient version of the title track, but it's clear from the rest of the release that Efde's real home is out on the dance floor. "Just Did It" is a pulsing, electronic bass-heavy affair, while on "CMP135", he mines a deeper but still driving house sound.
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VD 26
09 Jan 17
Techno
Jacob's Lead
Jacob's Lead - (7:11) 130 BPM Hot
Played by: Adham
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VD 24
24 Jun 16
Deep House
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