Review: This is the first in a series of two mini-compilations on Hotflush and is dedicated to Trevino, who died earlier this year. First up are German pair Glaskin, who drop the techy, stepping "Cosmic Dance Interlude", followed by Or:la with the deep but jacking "B.W.U.W". Ambivalent makes his Hotflush debut under his LA-4A guise to drop the jacking "How I Feel", with Terr's "Find A Way" occupying a relatively similar space. Label boss Scuba unleashes the noisy, primal techno of " Boulahrouz" under his SCB alias and Israeli producer Yotam Avni rounds off the first volume with the stripped back, minimal groove of "Baduk". This first instalment is a fitting tribute to the UK producer.
tONKPROJECT - "I Can Find" (My Way extended mix) - (7:52)
Dapple Apple - "Dreamers Will Survive" - (8:31)
Alessandro Diga - "De Tijd Tikt Weg" - (7:15) 128 BPM
Santiago Garcia - "Rude Legs" (Pacco & Rudy B Trumpet mix V2) - (7:17)
Vinayak A - "Losing Myself" (feat Dhrithi - Chris Fortier 40oz dub 2) - (6:36) 126 BPM
Review: Just in time for the weekend we are treated to this awesome collection of tracks picked out by Proton honcho Jay Epoch . The quarterly released barometer of progressive goodness to come from the always on point Particles label. Featuring the likes of; Shintaro, Andrew Benson, Dapple Apple, and Santiago Garcia, across 10 tracks starting at just L4.99. What with the slightly quieter detox month of January in full swing, this is the perfect package to keep you locked behind the decks all weekend!
Review: Listening back to this collection of remixes from UK producer Dave Taylor aka Switch, one is reminded of how different electronic music sounded during the mid-noughties. The bleepy bassline, chopped-up vocals and lo-fi sample aesthetic belongs to a different era, yet there is still something endearing about Switch's approach. On his version of Ben Westbeech's "Dance With Me", this manifests itself through a grimy acid line, boisterous vocals and a shuffling groove that sounds like an early incarnation of the UK bass/techno groove. Switch's interpretations of The Futureheads and Spank Rock (one of the era's genuine classics) are even more radical, with his take on the former's "Worry About It Later" containing merely a stuttering vocal and looped guitar riff from the original, and on the latter's "Bump", he moves from filtered disco stabs into a carnal ghetto house narrartive.
Review: The long-running Agogo label drops a compilation that's tailor made for home listening. Although it is released in the depths of winter and focuses on broken beat and jazz, the tracks on Two Tribes are still evocative enough to make the listener long for the summer. From the murmuring tribal chants of Jacob Mafuleni & Gary Gritness' "Zvichapera" to the lazy, languid tones of Elias Agogo's "Some Music", the vivid, brass-led Afro jam that is Tiliboo Afrobeat's "Dekondor" and the dubbed out house of Trio Toffa's "Titon To", there is enough depth and variety on offer here to provide the sound track for sandy beaches and warm sea breezes.
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