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Review: Nope, not a Mike Leigh film about a council estate couple, Trevor & Lisa are in fact a Parisian Funk trio comprising Sebastien Despicht, Mikael Prignot and Stephane Ugolini. Dedicated to the art of live performance, these guys have rinsed the French gig circuit and their resulting musical dexterity has now manifested itself in this debut album. It's a rollicking good listen with standouts including the breaky "Night Of The Wolf", the electro-boogie of "Soundshake" and the spacey, voicebox-led experience that is "Time".
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135783 3241193
22 Feb 13
Hip Hop/R&B
22 Feb 13
Hip Hop/R&B
Played by: M.A.N.D.Y.
Review: Punk funk outfit !!! find themselves remixed on this new EP from Warp, and it contains some of the most cutting-edge reworks we've heard in a while. Patrick Ford, Jim Eno and Mister Saturday Night's Alex Burkat all do their thing in fine style, rocking and shaking throughout, but the real jewels come from Proibito label head and all-round NY bad-boy Anthony Naples, and UK house-cat Maurice Fulton, who both deliver the goods in gargantuan proportions.
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WAP 359D
04 Nov 13
Funky/Club House
04 Nov 13
Funky/Club House
Played by: Juno Download
Review: French producer Ivan Cattaud, better known as & My Mother Say, covers an impressive range of deep house ground on this three-tracker for his own Neo Apparatus imprint. The wonky, warping title track could lead you to suspect M. Cattaud spent lockdown with nothing but a bunch of old Madhouse records for company, but the next track 'Recall' flips the script and harks back instead to the earliest days of Chi-town deep house. And then finally there's 'Take Another', which has a more laidback and mellifluous feel but also rocks a hefty 90s-style bassline. Something for everyone, then!
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NEO 087
08 Mar 21
Deep House
08 Mar 21
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Deep House
Review: For the second time this year, French producer Ivan Cattaud AKA & My Mother Say pops up on Neo Apparatus - the label that has released the vast majority of his work - with an EP of heady and occasionally spacey deep house treats. The producer's love of jazz-funk and fusion can be heard across the EP, but especially on "Cupcake", where jaunty electric piano chords, fluid bass guitar motifs and jazz guitar riffs bubble away above a deliciously deep and languid house groove. For peak-time plays, the low slung, disco inspired opener "Beautiful Day" looks the strongest selection - its dub disco bassline, echoing synth-flutes and heavy drums sound like they could create pandemonium on the dancefloor - while closing cut "Walking" is a Clavinet-sporting chunk of head-in-the-clouds house goodness.
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NEO 073
23 Sep 19
Deep House
23 Sep 19
Deep House
Review: Neo Apparatus regulars &My Mother Say return to the imprint just ahead of its' 100th release. The resultant EP is undeniably expansive, featuring as it does five original productions and a bonus remix. We were particularly impressed with opener 'Love in Outer Space', a decidedly woozy, off-kilter and acid-flecked slab of lo-fi deep house that Trecci later turns into a more spacey, sub-heavy chunk of super-smooth deepness. Other highlights of a consistent EP include the jaunty and jazzy, mid-tempo chug of 'Cosmic Web', the warming Detroit style deep house of 'Enter My Gallery' and the squelchy bass propelled fun-times of 'Proxima', which boasts some deliciously wayward electric piano solos.
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NEO 097
28 Mar 22
Deep House
28 Mar 22
Deep House
Review: Tom Lonsborough and Col Hamilton, better known to most as 2 Billion Beats, return to their regular home of Paper Recordings with three tracks of synth-y contemporary disco. 'Down The Docks' has echoes of 80s synth-pop and centres around a fat squelchy bassline that's married to a jaunty, nagging keys riff. 'Empty Boulevard' (the pick for this writer) is a smoother ride that would slide nicely into deep or progressive house sets, while finally 'Beats Of No Nation' is a quirkier cut with multiple competing vocal samples and synths that get more and more acidic as the track progresses.
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PAPR 283
02 Dec 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
02 Dec 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Flash Atkins
Review: UK duo Tom Lonsborough and Col Hamilton are 2 Billion Beats and present their third release for esteemed UK house imprint Paper Recordings. "Revolutions" is a dark and melodic journey track in the vein of the Life & Death sound; this one will really burn up the dancefloor! Second offering "Warm Feeling" is more on the deep house tip, featuring subtle and looped vocals, a humming dark sub bass and razor sharp synth leads: all working together to perfection. Full Pupp's Magnus International steps up to deliver an even darker rendition of "Revolutions" which delves down the twisted tech house route.
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PAPDLA 255
08 Sep 16
Minimal/Tech House
08 Sep 16
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Seven months on from the release of their fine debut album, Be Nice To Each Other (a title that seems more apt with every passing day), Paper Recordings stalwarts 2 Billion Beats are given the remix treatment. Richard Seaborne ropes in pal GizMo to lend a hand on his rework of "Papa", a thrillingly driving, low-slung affair built around live disco bass, glistening organ stabs and rolling percussion, while Brighton's Leon Sweet casually joins the dots between rolling nu-disco and melodious deep house on his interpretation of "Slow Down". Arguably best of all, though, is Magnus International's rework of 2011 single "To Andromeda", which sees the Oslo producer pepper a loose limbed jazz breakbeat with typically woozy, Scandolearic chords and tasty analogue synthesizer melodies.
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PAPDLS 228
09 Jun 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
09 Jun 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: While they've been part of the Dirt Crew family since contributing to the Deep Love 3 compilation in 2013, Love More marks Rotterdam duo 25 Place's first 'proper' release for the long-established German label. They've gone all out to make it special, too, delivering five tracks of impeccable deep house. There's the string-laden late night hedonism of "Love More", the ultra-deep pulse of the enveloping "Strange Days" - complete with yearning, bluesy vocal samples - and some more rush-inducing fare in the shape of "Sometimes" and the piano-laden "These Moments". Oh, and a dash of ambient house-inspired goodness that's as fluid and picturesque as the Pacific Ocean (the wonderful "Ecstatic States").
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DIRT 088
25 May 15
Deep House
25 May 15
Deep House
Review: Tadd Mullinix's Michigan-based label Bopside is home to his and D'Marc Cantu's brilliant 2AMFM project. This eponymous album is their long awaited long player after loads of previous releases on labels like Creme, Spectral Sound, M>O>S Recordings and Nation. It's deep, but warm and highlights include the melted mechanical acid of "Midnight Social", the lo-fi electro-pop of "Excuse Me Miss" and the soothing ecstasy pads of retro houser "What We Live For".
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BOPD 03
28 Aug 15
Funky/Club House
28 Aug 15
Funky/Club House
Played by: Juno Recommends Disco, Discolypso, Rayko, Algy Strutt, ROLLOVER DJS, JAMES ROD, Paul Older
Review: With Italy hit hardest by the Coronavirus and lockdown right now, Milan crew, collective and glitterazzi Rollover keeps hope alive! Normally a trusted party for Milano's Apollo club (that's brought the likes of Tiga, Maurice Fulton, Ame and Bambounou to town), Rollover is the place and project for DJ duo and label owners Rocco Fusco & Tiberio Carcano to work their magic. In times of crisis Rollover presents a special initiative via their "ANYTHING GOES" edit service, welcoming voluntary contributions that pay homage to the spirit of Balearic music and beyond! Expect tracks from 2manydjs, Adam Port, Soul Clap, Boombass, Moscoman and Bill Brewster, among many others, with proceeds going to the official emergency fund set up by the Italian Civil Protection Department destined for the COVID-19 crisis in Italy.
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OVER 004
25 May 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
25 May 20
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: 2pole, who released their first EP on Tronic back in 2016, return to the label to deliver their debut album. While Christian Smith's imprint is known for its pursuit of dance floor abandon, 1ne is effective in articulating a nuanced approach to techno. This is in part thanks to a series of collaborations, including the spine-tingling trance of "Evolution", co-produced with the legendary Jam El Mar, the tribal house of "Run", where Ursula Rucker adds her unique poetic texts and the hypnotic minimalism that prevails on "Licht", with Smith himself bringing his vast experience to bare. In other instances, 1ne also showcases 2pole's own unique take on techno such as "Lethargie" where a rolling, squelchy groove veers into rave-fuelled psychedelia.
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TR 326
08 Jul 19
Techno
08 Jul 19
Techno
Review: Berlin duo 2raumwohnung are back! The duo comprised of Inga Humpe, and her life partner, Tommi Eckart made it big in the early noughties with their irresistible electro-pop ditties which got them lumped in with the whole electroclash trend (lest we forget) and of course the inclusion of their anthemic "Ich Und Elaine' on Tiga's legendary DJ Kicks mix in 2002. The master DJ Koze's remix is where the Hamburg hero stays true to the original by retaining most of the elements but injects the track with his trademark knack for deepness, emotion and all things quirky and trippy. If that was not enough, the king of minimal Ricardo Villalobos lends a helping hand and delivers a pumping, rolling and glitchy makeover which could be one of his best remixes in recent times. Finally Thi Chanh knows what he's doing, as he treads a similarly poppy path. He gives the track a dreamy and ethereal rendition that will appeal to fans of the Crosstown Rebels sound.
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ITS 158-REMIX
01 Jul 19
Minimal/Tech House
01 Jul 19
Minimal/Tech House
Review: Andrew Hogge's ESP Institute enjoyed a fine 2013, issuing a range of music from Tambien, Pharaohs, Tornado Wallace and Shocks that have deftly widened the label's sonic parameters whilst very much retaining the overarching aesthetic approach the man known as Lovefingers has cultivated. This release sees yet another label debut and it's a new name to us here at Juno; 33-10-3402 is a code name for Nenad Markovic, an imaginative and limitless musician and producer from Belgrade, Serbia. The Mecanica single is apparently the first in a trilogy of "opium den and whorehouse inspired" releases planned with the label and the two tracks further demonstrate just how wide of the mark it is to brand ESP just another disco label. The title cut is an erratic, abstract exercise in cacophony, with Markovic treating a stuttering vocal and crazed drum programming to all manner of delay - no one would bat an eyelid if this came out on PAN. "Byot" meanwhile offers some soothing sanctity and is reminiscent of the excellent KWC 92 LP recently issued on L.I.E.S.
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ESP 016A
13 Jan 14
Techno
13 Jan 14
Techno
Review: After completing a quadrilogy of Mecanica releases for ESP Institute inspired by "opium dens and whorehouses" earlier in 2015, Serbian artist Nenad Markovi brings his 33 10 3402 project to Music From Memory offshoot Second Circle. If you indulged in anyone of those Mecanica EPs for Andrew Hogge's label you will be all over this Bura EP with Markovic channelling similar depths of rhythm and texture across the four tracks. There's enough semblance of rhythm on display in cuts like the title track and the dubby machine funk of "Syg" to intrigue the more adventurous DJs out there whilst "P-Tok" could easily be mistaken for a forgotten Borft B side. A superb record.
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SC 003
25 May 17
Techno
25 May 17
Techno
Played by: Juno Recommends Bass
Review: If you are looking for a true exploration into the realms of unknown sounds, then this is most certainly a project for you as SVBKVLT welcome 33EMYBW for a top quality LP project by the name of 'Arthropods'. Through a complex combination of super unusual pad structures, unpredictable rhythmic arrangements and gorgeous remix options, we can safely say that this is one of the most interesting selections we have heard all year. Despite the fact that we feel the project needs to be ingested as a fully functioning long play, individual highlights include the carnival-ready industrial percussion of 'Adam Bank', along with the incredible chiming melodies of 'Arthropods Continent' alongside Li Jianhong, and of course Ikonika's tribal-inspired remix as well!
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SBKT 031
11 Oct 19
Bass
11 Oct 19
Bass
Played by: THIS IS A RECORDING, YAM WHO?, Pete Herbert, Jason Peters, Barnaby Bruce, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), LEGO EDIT, Lisa Laud
Review: San Francisco trio 40 Thieves have never been particularly productive, dropping a handful of impressive releases over the course of the last decade. It's something of a pleasant surprise, then, to discover that this long-awaited debut album encompasses an impressive 20 tracks. It's exciting to report, too, that The Sky Is Yours is also rather good. Sitting somewhere between low-slung punk-funk, misty-eyed Balearica, slacker dub-rock, stargazing disco, wonky jazz, stripped Italo and bubbly nu-disco, the 20 tracks bristle with sassy alternative attitude and intoxicating underground flavour. It takes a little time to soak it all in, but it's worth the effort; The Sky Is Yours is full of weird and wonderful highlights.
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LENGCD 007DD
05 May 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
05 May 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Dicky Trisco, Faze Action, Irregular Disco Workers, Jamie Fatneck, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights)
Review: 40 Thieves long awaited debut album, The Sky Is Yours, was something of an epic; 10 years in the making, it stretched out across two CDs and four slabs of vinyl. Here, two tracks from the album get the remix treatment, with crate diggers-turned-party animals Psychemagik and Phil Mison's Cantoma outfit at the controls. Psychemagik's version of "The Sandpiper" is particularly good, delivering a heady, Arabic-influenced slice of chugging, eyes-wide-shut Balearica that benefits greatly from a rubbery groove and woozy chords. Mison takes a different approach on his rework of "The Sky Is Yours", laying down a version that sounds like T-Coy making late '80s Italian house. It is, all told, the epitome of Balearic house.
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LENG 019
23 Jun 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
23 Jun 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Superbreak, Alkalino, Juno Recommends Deep House, VanDoorn, Djs: Most Charted - Deep House, Young Pulse, Nachtbraker, Steve Griffo / Second City Firsts
Review: It's been almost a year since the last EP from Fabricio "4004" Tepetitlan, meaning that this outing on occasional home Quintessentials is more than welcome. As usual, the California-based producer delivers the goods. He begins with the rich electric piano chords, drifting soul vocal samples and rolling deep house grooves of "In The Mood", before slapping down a head-nodding instrumental hip-hip interlude (the undeniably baked "Detroyt Loves You"). He returns to seducing deep house dancefloors on the Motor City influenced smoothness of "Guilt Is My Shadow", while closer "House Calisthenics" is brilliantly moody, warm and atmospheric.
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QUINTESSE 49
02 Sep 16
Deep House
02 Sep 16
Deep House
Played by: Matthew Moffre, Superbreak, Crackazat, ART OF TONES, Juno Recommends Deep House, Weedyman, Adham
Review: It doesn't always follow that a producer's surroundings influence their music, but you can certainly hear more than a little of the laidback, sun-soaked haziness of Baja, California, in the work of producer Fabricio "4004" Tepetitlan. It was there on his 2014 debut for Quintessentials (Looking At You, alongside pal Sebastian Vorhaus), and comes to the fore again on this solo outing for France's Faces imprint. There's a genuine jazzy looseness and Rhodes-driven warmth to opener "Reciprocal", while "Round Streets" mixes a subdued soulfulness with bouncy percussion, chunky bass and tasty deep house melodies (check, too, S3A's breezy piano house-meets-rave remix of the same track).
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FACES- 1219
08 May 15
Deep House
08 May 15
Deep House
Review: German imprint Quintessentials' mission statement is to keep underground house music on the map. It claims to hold a candle to those old house records: they love that raw yet soulful vibe. For their 56th (!) release they have tapped Mexican producer 4004, who has had releases also of late on FACES, Poetry In Motion and Late Night Jackin'. Smoky late night groove "No Dreams" gets things off to a good start with its smooth Rhodes, bumpy bassline and hypnotic bongo action. We particularly enjoyed the pumping NYC basement vibe of "Fanta Club" while "Black Alley Shuffle" gets back to the program in sexy and dusky fashion complete with some dusty rhythms, diva vocals and further mood lighting with the impressive use of filter sweeps.
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QUINTESSENTIALS 56
12 Oct 17
Deep House
12 Oct 17
Deep House
Played by: 4004
Review: Originally the Colombian label's third vinyl release, Nomada Records returns with the second chapter of their White Series: a split EP with six tracks of driven and raw hip-hop infused deep house. Mexico's 4004 contributes the sexy/dusty late night deepness of "K Juice" and for something more adventurous - the woozy and off-kilter jack of "Tetsuo Switch". It is then over to Colombia's Jonalho who serves up the sensual and lo-slung jazz bar vibes of "1&2" and for something more uptempo -try the funky soul power of You Are Doin' It" which respectfully samples the Godfather himself.
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NMD 027
28 Aug 18
Deep House
28 Aug 18
Deep House
Review: Under his other alias, D.K, French producer 45 ACP has produced some of the most blindingly joyous electronic music of recent times - colourful, vibrant, synthesizer-heavy fare capable of bringing brightness to even the most depressing of days. While some of that mood enhancing melodiousness can be heard on Change of Tone, his first full-length for L.I.E.S, for the most it's a much more melancholic affair. While the chords are beautiful and the subtle rhythms pleasingly evocative, there's a sadness at the heart of the album that's not present on his other work. It is, though, a sublime set, delivering a range of tracks that quietly tug at the heartstrings in the most enjoyable of ways.
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144525 0456377
30 Oct 15
Balearic/Downtempo
30 Oct 15
Balearic/Downtempo
Played by: Lance DeSardi
Review: Under his other alias, D.K, French producer 45 ACP has produced some of the most blindingly joyous electronic music of recent times - colourful, vibrant, synthesizer-heavy fare capable of bringing brightness to even the most depressing of days. While some of that mood enhancing melodiousness can be heard on Change of Tone, his first full-length for L.I.E.S, for the most it's a much more melancholic affair. While the chords are beautiful and the subtle rhythms pleasingly evocative, there's a sadness at the heart of the album that's not present on his other work. It is, though, a sublime set, delivering a range of tracks that quietly tug at the heartstrings in the most enjoyable of ways.
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LIES 061
30 Oct 15
Deep House
30 Oct 15
Deep House
Little By Little (V's Edits)EXCLUSIVE
Review: A trio of re-edits here, kicking off with a fresh rework of The Four Tops' 'Ain't No Woman (Like The One I've Got)' from 1973 that's credited to all three of the named artists. Keita then goes solo to bring us 'Difference' - the source for this one remains unidentified but the 'Afro Blues' titling of the mix tells you pretty much all you need to know in terms of sound and style. The EP's then completed by The Thoors' 'Learn To Forget', which loops up chunks of The Doors' 'Soul Kitchen' - exactly as you'd expect from an outfit whose previous works have included 'Peace Rogue' and 'Love Her Badly'!
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VHR 083
12 Dec 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
12 Dec 21
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: We have no idea who 4th Corner are and a quick web search brings up no useful info, but we can safely say that the artist's debut for the Patchouli Brothers' DODO imprint is a modern disco anthem in the making. Combining sweet, uplifting female vocals with authentic disco instrumentation and weighty, hybrid disco/house beats, the track is organic and authentic enough to delight disco purists while also boasting enough bottom-end heaviness to please DJs and dancers who like it a little more housey. The Patchouli twosome provide the obligatory remix, brilliantly re-framing the track as a hands-in-the-air, retro-futurist piano-house smasher that's as timeless-sounding as it is significantly sizeable.
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DODO 2
17 Jun 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
17 Jun 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Superbreak
Review: 4th Sign is a brand new project featuring Ondule label boss and French Touch revivalist, Joss Moog and Around7 (aka Sebastien Guertau, Parisian producer/musician). This is their debut release under their new moniker and they're very excited about it indeed. "Eloge De La Lenteur" roughly translates into English as 'in praise of slowness', and it's none more apt here, as the vibes stay chilled throughout its six tracks. Highlights include the smoldering loops of opener "Sparks", the frisky chirp-house of "Chelou" and the jazzy, broken beat soul of "Beautiful Friendship". Slow rules!
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ONDLP 01
22 Mar 16
Deep House
22 Mar 16
Deep House
Review: Back in March, Ondule label boss Joss Moog and Sebastien "Around7" Guertau unveiled their 4th Sign project, launching with a fine collection of soul-flecked deepness. This speedy follow-up is every bit as alluring, with the French duo effortlessly floating between a variety of dancefloor moods and tempos. Contrast, for example, the smoky, mid-tempo jazz-house of "The Movement", the string-drenched, sumptuously soulful bump of "Deep Dip", and the near horizontal, slow house head-nod of closer "Lunatique". For those keen on more energetic dancefloor flavours, they've also included a pair of charged-up disco house smashers ("The Right Color", and "Hot Saussice").
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ONDLP 02
13 May 16
Deep House
13 May 16
Deep House
Played by: Juno Recommends Downtempo
Review: The always adventurous Especial label is back on its world travels once more for another cultured EP, this time from Jonne Lyden aka 53X. This is a widescreen bass exploration with trance-tinged steppas looking firmly to the future from the Finnish-born artist. He has a background in punk bands but a trip to Berlin turned his ear and now he makes experimental fusions that draw on everything from industrial to Berghain to Detroit for inspiration. His tunes are mostly started out as live jams and then edited into what we have here - club-ready sounds, rich atmospherics, acid, breaks and hypnotic rhythms.
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EES 043
22 Sep 23
Balearic/Downtempo
22 Sep 23
Balearic/Downtempo
Review: Here's a concept album with a difference: apparently all of the tracks on Reforest were 'inspired and named after some of the world's most precious forests and national parks'. "Sagano" starts the release with a mellow sound scape, before "Redwood" sees Belgian artist 6SISS move into neo-orchestral mode. On "Jiuzhalgou", there is an understated sense of menace as the author deploys wooden percussion, while "Daintree" is an atmospheric, layered track. From there on in, the album swings towards the dance floor: "Peyto" is a full on tribal track, while most impressively, the CRCT-CRTL take on "Reforest" is a deep techno groove led by tough kicks.
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IBD 001
25 Oct 18
Techno
25 Oct 18
Techno
Played by: Gigi D'Amico, Dairmount (Room With A View), Juno Recommends Deep House, 6th Borough Project
Review: Scottish duo Graeme Smith and Craig Smith aka 6th Borough Project present the third and final sampler ahead of the release of their debut album, kicking off with two surprisingly house dominated cuts, "B.U.R.T" and "The Fool", whose intro does indeed fool via a standard tech house first half. Abruptly, the music cuts and from nowhere an immense disco accapella cuts in - the beat returns as a disco fuelled funk attack, 6th Borough Project as we know (and love) them!
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DOGD 18
20 May 11
Deep House
20 May 11
Deep House
Played by: Ross Couch, Matty Gillespie (Ibiza Sonica), Glyn bush, Giom, Owain Kimber (Owain K), The Revenge, Pharao Black Magic, RedSoul, Sean Gormally (Love the Bomb), MARTIJN, St Plomb, Tiptoes, Superbreak, Kisk, Shadow Dancer, Mike O'Mara, Hot Toddy, Lucky Sun, Juno Recommends Deep House, Giant Cuts, Juno Recommends Downtempo, Marcus Marr, J&M BROTHERS, Shiny Chichin, Tura, Vicmoren, Trujillo, 78 Edits, Tornado Wallace, Navid Izadi, Matthew Kyle, The Legendary 1979 Orchestra, Aliooft (Foto Rec.), Djs: Most Charted - Deep House, Roy Gilles, Linosaur, Alex Sosa, Tom Sevinski (Black Key Records)
Review: Thanks to three previous 12" and digital samplers, most of you will have a fair idea what to expect from this debut full-length from Scottish house-disco fusionists Graeme Clark and Craig Smith. It's still very much worth listening to the album in its entirety, though. Clearly designed as a proper album to be listened to in sequence, it's beautifully programmed and packs a whole skipload of great ideas (not to mention brilliant samples) into a thoroughly entertaining 90-miniute journey. While it only occasionally strays from house - check the downtempo delight "Settle" - there's plenty of variety within that, touching on classic NYC deepness, loopy disco/house heaviness, sensual slo-mo grooves and string-laden tech-house builders.
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DOGCD 01DJU
03 Jun 11
Deep House
03 Jun 11
Deep House
Played by: Dicky Trisco, Reed & Radley, YAM WHO?, Jad & The, Juno Recommends Deep House, Tom (Shur-I-Kan) Szirtes, Monkey Boots, Djs: Most Charted - Deep House, Dynamicron (Los Grandes/Our Nights), 6th Borough Project
Review: A long-awaited taste of what to expect from their forthcoming sophomore set Borough 2 Borough, this trio of deep, groove-laden treats from Craig Smith and The Revenge's 6Th Borough Project have been long-awaited. "In Your Arms" has Balearica stamped all over it; concentrated house euphoria with sun-splashed keys and a perfectly executed disco vocal sample, it will melt the heart of everyone in a three mile radius of the club. "U Know U" is just as slow and steady but comes with a more electronic make-up that's almost Italo in its delivery. Gradually developing momentum with classy drama, it's instantly timeless. "Read My Mind" closes this spectacular show with a nagging, hooky tech piece that drives with a sharply edited piano riff, hushed vocals and an ever-morphing rhythm. Beautiful.
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DOGD 35
14 Feb 14
Deep House
14 Feb 14
Deep House
Played by: B-Jam, Chris Massey, Sabo, Discomendments, FINGERMAN, Thatmanmonkz (Shadeleaf Music), Superbreak, Juno Recommends Disco, In Flagranti, Quincy Jointz, TURNTILL, Adam Moss, AFMB, The Legendary 1979 Orchestra, Futurewife, Get Down Edits, Alien Disco Sugar (Leonidas DeeJay), Nachtbraker
Review: It's three years since Craig Smith and Graeme Clark impressed with One Night In The Borough, a landmark album that epitomized all that was good about the cut-and-paste, disco-sampling deep house scene of the time. This sophomore set offers more of the same, delivering tracks that ride a range of tempos in their trademark deep, loopy, hypnotic and pleasingly baggy style. While there are plenty of surprisingly supple, heavily electronic uptempo cuts on offer (see "Feel", the disco rush of "In Your Arms" and the classic, Frankie Knuckles-ish US house of "Read My Mind"), they're still at their best when operating at a slower tempo, as the deliciously jazzy "Walk Away" and sensual throb of "Through The Night" neatly prove.
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DOGCD 03DJU
07 Mar 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
07 Mar 14
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Ranacat, FINGERMAN, Thatmanmonkz (Shadeleaf Music), YAM WHO?, Juno Recommends Deep House, Juno Recommends Funky House, ROCUT, Doctormusic Project, Djs: Most Charted - Deep House, Ben La Desh
Review: Here, Graeme Clark and Craig Smith hand over tracks from their recent sophomore album, Borough 2 Borough, to a trio of fast-rising deep house starlets. The results are predictably fine, with Dutch producer Ben La Desh providing the real standout. His version of "Walk Away", all tactile rhythms, wide-eyed electronics, smooth chords and blissful melodies, is unflinchingly Balearic despite its obvious deep house roots. Wolf Music regular Fantastic Man offers up a more upbeat but similarly fluid and melodic take on "Read My Mind", while Uncanny Valley's Cuthead delves into his box of tricks to deliver a warm, humid, scratchy and cowbell-laden interpretation of "Back 2 Black".
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DOGD 37
09 May 14
Funky/Club House
09 May 14
Funky/Club House
Played by: Adam B (Homegrown Music), Mark Johnson Bournemouth, FINGERMAN, Flash Atkins, Deepchild, Dirt Crew, Alkalino, Juno Recommends Deep House, Downtown Party Network, JKriv (Razor-N-Tape), Fred Everything, Kiosko 33hz, Sccucci Manucci, Djs: Most Charted - Deep House, Murray Richardson, Dam Swindle, Kito Jempere, Reed & Radley, ABC Music, Jakobin & Domino
Review: Having put their Instruments of Rapture label to sleep, Craig Smith and Graeme Clark return to Delusions of Grandeur. With its shuffling, late night groove, delay-laden atmospherics and sub-bothering, bleep-era bassline, "The Vibes" is arguably their darkest and toughest release to date. It's predictably good, though, sitting somewhere between Morales' darker Red Zone moments and early '90s UK techno. Chicago Damn joins in the fun with a thumping, edit-heavy remix, all fuzzy chords, vintage percussion and old skool vocal stabs. Bluesy bonus track "New Day" - a kind of 6th Borough take on "Deep Burnt" with balls - is pretty tasty, too.
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DOGD 28JU
22 Oct 12
Deep House
22 Oct 12
Deep House
Played by: Jakobin, The Revenge, FINGERMAN, Superbreak, Flash Atkins, Juno Recommends Deep House, Dam Swindle
Review: A warm welcome back to 6th Borough Project, who have been rather quiet since the release of their Find Your Rhythm album on Roar Groove back in 2017. The Rhythm & Truth EP is genuinely a triumphant comeback, with the pair once again working their magic with a bunch of killer loops, some weighty basslines, and infectious rhythm tracks. Those wanting "classic" 6th Borough Project should check the filter-heavy, disco-sampling deep house wonder that is 'Truth', though lead cut 'Rhythm', a more percussive, slowly building affair rich in quality bass and organ loops, is arguably even better. Finally, they explore their love of dusty, ultra-deep mid-tempo jams on the sublime 'Keep On', which is closest of all three tracks to the sound the Scottish duo explored on their early releases for Jiscomusic and Instruments of Rapture.
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DOGD 92
14 Jul 23
Deep House
14 Jul 23
Deep House
Played by: Roland Schwarz, Adam B (Homegrown Music), DJ Luiz Pareto, Si muir, The Revenge, Mark Johnson Bournemouth, Slow It Down, Billy Bogus, Art Of Tones, Irregular Disco Workers, Superbreak, Dairmount (Room With A View), Roberto Rodriguez (Manolo), Marcus Marr, LadyBugz, Tony Lionni, Fred Everything, Sleazy Beats Recordings, Sare Havlicek, 78 Edits, Brandon Bass, Denny Loco, Aliooft (Foto Rec.), Djs: Most Charted - Deep House, 6th Borough Project, David Hoggard, Volta Cab, Alan Mooney's Edits, Napoleon
Review: One Night In The Borough, the debut full-length from Scottish disco/house fusionists Craig Smith and Graeme "The Revenge" Clark, is arguably the best thing either producer has done yet (and certainly collectively). This first sampler 12" showcases four of the album's many highlights, offering plenty of loopy, floor-friendly grooves for those who like their house with more than a dash of original disco flava. Choose between the slo-mo MDMA soul of "If The Feeling's Wrong" (our pick), the urgent stomp of "Find A Way", the smart retro house vibes of "Changin" and "Iznae", a delightfully stripped-back chunk of late night deep house bliss.
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DOGD 16
06 May 11
Disco/Nu-Disco
06 May 11
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: DA SUNLOUNGE, Dirt Crew, LadyBugz, Sean Danke, Jimpster, Nacho Marco, Brandon Bass, Matthew Kyle, Djs: Most Charted - Deep House, 6th Borough Project, David Hoggard, DustyFruit
Review: This second sampler for Craig Smith and Graeme Clark's excellent debut album once again sees them in fine form. While three of the four tracks stick to their tried-and-tested formula - rock-solid deep house built on heavy, head-nodding loops, long, lazy builds and cute, killer hooks - there's plenty to get excited about. The distinctly old skool "Back To Me" (check that analogue bassline) and hynotic head-nodder "Deep C" stand out, with "BURT (The Journey)" not far behind. The most revelatory moment, though, is "Settle", a dreamy downtempo concoction crafted from syrupy soul samples, echo-laden beats and sinewy strings that sounds like an updated version of Minnie Ripperton's more sensuous moments.
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DOGD 17
13 May 11
Deep House
13 May 11
Deep House
Played by: JOUTRO MUNDO, Rocco Universal, Dicky Trisco, Tonbe, D-Funk, BRUNO FROM IBIZA, Future Bones, Gradient Logic, Andy Buchan, Lisa Laud, Problematic Disko
Review: Three years on from their last full-length excursion - the fine Borough 2 Borough on Delusions of Grandeur - Craig Smith and The Revenge return with their third 6th Borough Project album. Predictably, it's a fine set, with the duo tweaking their now familiar blueprint - think sample heavy, Balearic-minded deep house built around killer grooves and impeccable production - to guarantee a slightly more eclectic listening experience. So, while there are moments of locked-in dancefloor hypnotism - see "The Weight" and acid-gospel thump of "Tainted Dub" - they're accompanied by trips into wide-eyed, loved-up two-step territory (brilliant closer "Back Where It All Began"), seductive, synth-heavy dreaminess (Paul Joseph hook-up "Find Your Rhythm"), intoxicating downtempo chuggers ("Someday"), and much more besides.
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RGRV 019
17 Mar 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
17 Mar 17
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: For this second set of remixes of tracks from their tenth anniversary album "Find Your Rhythm", 6th Borough Project have roped in some of their closest musical pals to provide sparkling new revisions. Predictably, all and sundry do a fine job. OOOFT! leads the way with a woozy, spacey and impeccably constructed "Deep Mix" of "Bad News", while Frederick delivers two tasty revisions of "Right Next Time", of which the driving, percussive and spaced out "Elegant Remix" is our pick. Elsewhere, Deep Space Orchestra's luscious rework of the same track is a loved-up, slow-building intergalactic treat, while the Haku Dub of "Release" is a bouncy and bounding workout rich in Red Zone style riffs and squelchy acid lines.
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RGRV 022
03 Apr 23
Deep House
03 Apr 23
Deep House
Review: Craig Smith and Graeme Clark have gathered together an impressive crew of producers to remix tracks from last year's 10th anniversary full-length, "Find Your Rhythm". Perhaps the most high profile of the lot, Alexander Lay-Far, provides the most stunning of the five included revisions, delivering a punchy, breakbeat-driven version of "Back Where It All Began" rich in fluttering synths, cut-up samples and subtle nods to disco and deep house. Also tickling our fancy is Afrobad's jaunty, polyrhythmic take on "Find Your Rhythm" and Deep Space Orchestra's sub-heavy, intergalactic revision of "One Way Out", which comes accompanied by lots of subtle nods towards bleep-era UK techno. To complete a brilliant package, both Matthias Schober and Jad Lee (as Jad & The) serve up wonderfully deep, floor-ready revisions.
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RGRV 021
03 Apr 23
Deep House
03 Apr 23
Deep House
Review: Throughout the latter half of the noughties, musical fusionists 7 Samurai made regular appearances on G.A.M.M and Poets Club Recordings, delivering reworks and original tracks that somehow joined the dots between jazz-dance, dub, deep house, soul, hip-hop and Latin beats. Here the duo returns on France's Favorite Recordings with their first new material for well over four years. Flipside "Cosmic Jam", dedicated to Patrick Forge, is arguably the pick of the two tracks, with rich Rhodes riffs and Herbie Hancock style space synths riding a dubby, rolling deep house groove. That said, Alicia Blue Eyez Smith hook-up "Shake It Up" - a loose, twinkling chunk of cosmic disco inspired dub-soul fusion - is pretty darn tasty, too.
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FVR 105
20 Nov 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
20 Nov 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: Juno Recommends Experimental
Review: 700 Bliss is the experimental club project of Philadelphia-based DJ Haram and Moor Mother. This is their first full-length release for Hyperdub, where they incorporate noise rap, club music and hip hop with punk and jazz. Featuring guests such as Lafawndah on "Totally Spies", Orion Sun on "Nightflame", and Muqata'a on "Candace Parker". There is also Alli Logout appearing on "Capitol", M Tellez lending their talents to "More Victories" and Ase Manual contributing production on "Lead Level 15". Nothing To Declare is loud, playful, fun and quite possibly one of the best rap albums of 2022.
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HDBCD 062D
27 May 22
Experimental/Electronic
27 May 22
Experimental/Electronic
Played by: Juno Recommends Funky House
Review: Jazzy Sport's Spot and Eglo Records' sauce81 combine to form something of a house music superduo. Catapulting themselves into our consciousness with an entire album of actually authentic deepness, it's clear they mean business. From the Ame-esque percussion and lolloping piano hook of "We Click The Time" to the much slower, Brazilian-minded guitar twangs and dreamy weaves of "Memories In The Rain" (think Amp Fiddler) by way of the Basement Jaxx-meets-Prince style "Tossin' & Turnin'" and the wonky, wriggly soul of "What Does It Take To Win Your Ooh", the whole album acts as a winningly constructed modern soul document that will smash your mind as efficiently as it will dancefloors. A really interesting, well considered body of work.
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JSPCDK- 1028
19 Jun 15
Funky/Club House
19 Jun 15
Funky/Club House
Played by: George Kelly, Matty Gillespie (Ibiza Sonica), Kirsten Sees, Gazeebo, Billy Bogus, Dario Piana, Dave Allison (Editorial), Superbreak, Chris Coco, Juno Recommends Disco, Juno Recommends Deep House, Giant Cuts, Juno Recommends Experimental, JKriv (Razor-N-Tape), Sleazy Beats Recordings, Brett Johnson, 78 Edits, Doctormusic Project, Matthew Kyle, Craig Alexander, The Legendary 1979 Orchestra, Djs: Most Charted - Deep House, The Unity Agency, Mr Brazil aka Lono Brazil, Don Crisp, HOTBOX, JAMES ROD
Review: As the title suggests, this five-tracker from the previously re-edit-happy Editorial imprint showcases slo-mo disco/house crossover cuts from a selection of mostly little-known producers (the fast-rising Matthew Kyle aside). For those who've been digging the superb releases of labels like Sleazy Beats, Wolf Music and Instruments Of Rapture, Slo-Motion Potion comes highly recommended. It's largely impressive stuff, with DJ Butcher's epic "Shake Your Body", Kyle's deliciously sensual "Off My Mind" and 78 Edits' heady opener "Come On Baby" standing out. That said, the whole package is well worth a listen.
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ED 10
29 Jun 11
Disco/Nu-Disco
29 Jun 11
Disco/Nu-Disco
Played by: B-Jam, Buzz Compass, FINGERMAN, Dave Allison (Editorial), Superbreak, Kiu D, Ash Reynolds, 80's Child, SEEN ON TV
Review: Germany's A Friend In Need have begun to develop a strong reputation for championing their own unique blend of deep house-not-deep-house. Here we get a new label comp featuring four different takes from four different artists: stop-start loopy funk (78 Edits' "Keep It Up"), deep and spacey jack-fests (Lootbeg & M Ono's "About You"), 303 fizz-outs (Gregory Dub's "Acid Spacejam") and the slow, raw and romantic depth charges of "Acaya" by Zacharias. Boom!
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AFIN 05
26 Feb 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
26 Feb 15
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: Two mixes to choose from of this latest bullet from 79.5, a New York outfit whose line-up includes Dap Kings drummer Homer Steinweiss. In its Original form, 'Club Level' sits somewhere between 80s boogie and the smooth jazz-funk of the same era, being a languid affair that's driven along by a moody bassline, haunting keys and airy fem vox with a "say you wanna, say you wanna fly" chorus, while a droning sax lends proceedings an almost cinematic air. Eli Escobar's remix swaps out the beat for something a tad livelier, drops the sax drone and adds analogue synth sparkles to give the track a more straight-up nu disco feel.
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RNTD 087
21 Dec 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
21 Dec 22
Disco/Nu-Disco
Review: NYC combo 79.5 are, like Midnight Magic and Escort before them, a live outfit whose trademark sound and output is shaped by the rich musical history of the city they call home. That superb sound was outlined on last year's eponymous debut album, tracks from which appear in remixed form on this must-check EP. There are two takes on previous single 'Feel Like Dancin': an extended deep house take by Malik Hendricks with added Afro-house percussion, and an impressive low-tempo chugger titled the 'Generalisation Dub'. 'B.D.F.Q' also comes in two contrasting variations: the spacey electro-meets-ghetto-house flex of the Jubilee Remix, and an extended version of FSQ's Midnight Magic style neo-disco interpretation. A percussive and joyous J Kriv house revision of 'Our Hearts Didn't Go That Way' completes a fine package.
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RNTD 105
12 Apr 24
Deep House
12 Apr 24
Deep House
Review: Brooklyn-based five-piece 79.5, headed up by singer, songwriter and bandleader Kate Mattison, released their debut long-player 'Predictions' on Big Crown Records in 2018 and now, five years on, they follow it up with their self-titled sophomore outing on Razor-N-Tape. '79.5' opens with the sax-sporting late-night dancefloor groover 'Club Level', but after that the tempo seldom goes much beyond walking pace, making this an album that's probably best suited to post-club listening, with one slow jam after another bringing hints of R&B, smooth jazz and bittersweet Adult Oriented Pop, and with an 80s-sounding sax line never far away. It'll be too polite for some - the sweary 'B.D.F.Q' notwithstanding - but you just KNOW babies will be made to this...
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RNTD 094
05 May 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
05 May 23
Disco/Nu-Disco
