Review: Italy's Hell Yeah have been rocking it since the end of the noughties, and they have truly become one of the most reliable sources of anything dance-related, specializing their craft across hosue, techno, minimal, and even electro. Nu-disco dons Somerville & Wilson have already appeared for Hell Yeah's sub-label, Danny Was A Drag King, but this new eight-tracker sees the pair branch out into much deeper corners of the electronic game. Aqueous synths and dreamy pads make up the majority of this EP's atmosphere, and we highly recommend it to anyone who is even remotely into the field of balearica. Tunes like "Melt", with its glitch tribal percussion, or even the acid-laden "Cero Gravity" do manage to branch out into more kinetic territories, but this is without a doubt a release that focusses on the meditative side of social music. We love it, and we think you will too.
Review: South Wales duo Somerville and Wilson are well loved in the deep disco scene (that's slower, more expansive nu-disco for newcomers). Given their status, it's no surprise to see them popping up on Yam Who's ISM imprint to celebrate the label's 50th release. The two original tracks here are typical of their style, with glassy-eyed synths and ear-catching melodies riding chugging, arpeggio basslines. "Sun Speciale" sounds like slowed-down deep trance (in a similar way to some of the productions on Prins Thomas' Full Pupp imprint), while there's a Balearic bagginess to "Cenobite" that's consistently infectious. Remix-wise, Chris Massey ups the tempo and turns "Sun Speciale" into a new-Italo slammer, while Rayko adds some sunshine disco sparkle to "Cenobite".
Review: Who exactly runs nu-disco label extraordinaire, ISM? Yam Who? - that's who! Here it's quite clearly all about the '80s Dynasty shoulderpad disco and quite frankly every club needs more ladies dressed like this on their dancefloors. "Girl Down" is a slow-burning saucy Italo-disco jam that evokes memories of The Flirts, which is taken things back to the Loveboat in a funky house version by the aforementioned label boss. "Humid Disko" is a deliriously epic electro-disco bomb, laced with a smidgeon of acid that gets stripped down into a cosmic/NRG EP highlight by El Diablos.
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