Review: After previous releases on such acclaimed disco labels as Spa In Disco, Rare Wiri, Midnight Riot, Paper Disco and Audaz, Leeds native Andy Buchan (alongside partner-in-crime Conan The Selector) set up his own Hot Gorilla imprint earlier this year. This sixth EP from the label sees him providing two very authentically late 70s-sounding gems, with 'Your Love' a hazy, lazy affair that sports a sensual, breathy female vocal and some understated house-y pianos, while 'Can't Hide' is a more funk-oriented, Latin-tinged near-instrumental cut whose sampled female vocal is buried deep in the mix.
Review: Black Barrel's been a busy boi! Currently flexing on Dispatch and Headz, not to mention his hyperactive Leo Cap dubstep alias, this man's a machine and has been for some years now. The best thing is that the quality is always consistent. Four more cases in point: the hurricane soul and eerie emotion of 'Side That You Can't Hide', the rattling airy drums and subtle rave references of 'Love Line', the deep smouldering soul of 'New Era' and the timeless Soul:r style finale 'One Day'. There's no hiding from vibes like these.
Review: This latest album-length excursion by Montenegran nu disco regular Sasha Mitich finds him largely exploring and expressing his love for all things 80s - perhaps never more so than on 'Someone Like You', which could have come straight from the soundtrack of some coming-of-age movie starring at least one of the Brat Pack. Elsewhere, 'Back To Funk' brings the 80s boogie vibes, 'Woman Saying' recalls the likes of Fern Kinney or The Captain & Tenille and 'Your Life' slips in some cheeky Bee Gees bites, but the standout by far is the ultra-funky 'Fancy Dancer', a rework of the Commodores cut of the same name from 1976.
Evans - "No Way Back" (Druid Cloack remix) - (4:01)
Evans - "I Can't Hide" (Kresy remix) - (6:33)
Check One - "Bling Laden" (Tony Quattro remix) - (3:21) 148 BPM
Fisky - "Sperry" (Seapoint remix) - (4:34)
Review: Based in Barcelona, Tracy Recordings is helmed by the fashionable trio of Kosmos, Ginebra and Funkmasta. In a short space of time, the label's nasty bass heavy sound has won the affection of the likes of Sinden, Drop The Lime, Top Billin, L-Vis 1990 and Bobmo. This album compiles the best remixes featured on the label so far. Remix highlights include a rough and ready one from Lol Boys, a totally '90s rave one by Broke One, a nasty baile one from Hostage, on sci-fi RnB one from Jimmy Edgar and a glacial Eurotrance one by Seapoint.
Review: To date, publicity shy, mask-wearing producer Hyenah has released a string of inspired EPs for the likes of Watergate, Freerange Records and Rise Music. Here he returns to the latter label with his most significant release yet: a long-awaited debut album made in cahoots with a long list of guest musicians and producers. After teasing us in gently with the pitched down, hypnotic wonder that is 'The Rite' (featuring beautiful vocals from Ernesto and the Basement Gospel), Hyenah sprints between heavily electronic Afro-house, 21st century kwaito/electro fusion, percussion-heavy tech-house, future jazz, glitchy late-night micro-house, soul-fired sunset house brilliance and much more besides. As debut albums go, it's a doozy.
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