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repress - a vision of panorama cooks up another multicourse balearic banquet. this time hes flexed his generous, soft-centred sonics on mellophonia. each cut a breezy, warm synth odyssey, highlights include the groove-heavy strutter heartbeat (thanks to its loose sloppy bassline and confident synth shots) and the piano-tickling finale mosaic xylos (thanks to its flighty broken drums and arpeggiated insistency). the only thing to be wary of here is the misleading title: there is more than one seaside tune here theyre all primed for the beach. and pretty much any other activity or location you have planned this summer.

having thus far released eps for aficionado and music for dreams, a vision of panorama return to their regular haunt mellophonia to expand on the promise of their shorter works to go deep into a balearic dream on aquafusion. it s a perfect meditation on serene funk from start to finish, spanning eight tracks of tender musicianship that sit very easy on the ears. the likes of surf blue almost do away with drums entirely in a quest for calm, while barbados and others offer up a more sprightly vision of 80s-flavoured groove, but throughout the mysterious hands behind the record maintain a smooth and steady mood that binds the album together.

after completing a hat trick of essential releases with seaside tune, russia s king of lilting melodies, coastal flavours and sunkissed sounds returns with his latest must have release.

excellent debut ep from paradisica with warm night balearic dance vibes across all 4 tracks. a side, beautiful romantic dance grooves for the sunset hour. the flip amore brings a sexy and upbeat late 80s house vibe with a driving pete herbert mix to keep the party going strong

originally composed in 1978, the ultra classic synthesizer-disco-pop album pacific by frederic mercier is finally being given its due credit. appearing on many dj playlists and even more collector wishlist, it has not been easy to find copies of his work. this debut album from mercier not only shows his true talent, diversity but also why his music so sought after to this day. from the slo-mo cosmic classic spirit to the french electronic pop sound of station 713

another release from mellophonia is dancefloor directed production. there are two tracks, similar in the mood and expressiveness but different in sound diversity. both are awesome synth laden mixes of pulsating rhythm and heavy basslines with obvious disco influence. overall it features the pure sound, excellent groove combined with delicate rhythm feeling, and, of course, another original artwork from 1976 by soviet illustrator g. tischenko.

mellophonia follow up !! the music has become more dinamic, more energetic and emotional. the first track starts right away with a breathtaking groove, powerful rhythm section with punchy snaredrums, expressive percussions and so strong bassline. the main theme of the record, part 2, is a true space-disco classics, where the author has managed to create an illusion of real ensemble in adaptation of subtle electronics that displays characteristic expressiveness of live music, hypnotic strings, beautiful arpeggio and the bassline that changes so excitingly... on the reverse there s a tasty cosmic style track with slow rhythm and simple tune playing together with an elegant accompaniment, from time to time being covered by melodic strings creating a very playful feeling. the last track is amazing electric dub disco with alluring basslines and energetic 80 s style chords, a simple but perfect composition. on the whole the record features warm, clear and rich sound.

the debut record of ritmolider kaleidoscope is a traditional studio work with live performance and classic analog sound. being in the era of nu disco and re edits the author has tried to find his own way of making music based on traditional methods of performance. and hes got a beautiful symbiosis of instrumental improvisations and electronic melodiousness. at the begining of the record theres a superb remix by the beat broker - deep, groovy synth disco, highly recomended for dancefloor! the second track is a journey into obscure psychedelic funk with lots of improvisations and atmospheric tunes....a pity so sweet percussions are added so late. b2 tonight at the discotheque will carry you away by the real soviet disco vibe. a beautiful arp solo softly flowing through amazing effects and acoustic drums focused on free played funky basslines. the original version of kaleidoscope is also a very interesting one. a mood of this composition is changed all the time. the first seconds of the track you hear a tender melodic solo which makes you feel calm and relaxed, then you get the groove coming from an agressive arpeggio and dinamic percussion. soon this feeling gets interrupted with a sudden slap bass impromtu playing together with a synthy accompaniment, and it turns into another feeling, and so on... this really reminds of kaleidoscope effect!