mille & hirsch took a two week trip to bucharest to produce a crossover between the memory of the best garagehouse music and visionary post-rave sketches: simple, reduced to the max bodyrocking beats, bouncy organ chords, memorable piano melodies not far away from being cheesy and cheeky vocal cut-ups taking you back to the best days of our youth
3 tracks between house and techno, full of twisted beats... top notch tech house music with that parisian feel to it. both sides are heavy prime time tunes with hypnotic organ type of groove, which floats endlessly into a flawless breakdown
four tracks made by label boss, chris duckenfield in various locations (and states of repair) whilst on the road, doing that thing that djs do nowadays. a portable feast of beats then, inspired by the previous nights gig, or just the mindnumbinly long flights around our little planet. 21st century uk house music at its best
following up on the 'planet 77' 4 track ep playlisted by the hacker, sylvie marks, david caretta... the lyon (france) based producer & dj heko is releasing his 2nd ep through od records. 4 unreleased tracks exploring forward the sci-fi universe he likes so much. still tinted with breaks and 80s basslines, the 'starfighters ep' oscillates between vintage detroit beats and melancholy melodies
a side with 80s influenced beats and a solid use of male vocals making it a bass driven floorshaker, flipside is a deeper,electronic induced track with a smooth vocal
a bumpity shuffling house joint with room shaking bass, swinging beats and bleepy sound fx reminiscent of 'jackin the jazz'. slum science's remix is a bit deeper but every bit as funky. on the flip we find slum science's 'ill technique' with punchy tight beats and percussion, spaced-out stabs and fx,
excellent technasia styled techno, probably the best paul mac ever !!playlisted by john thomas, charles siegling, paul mac, jeff mills, claude young, joey beltram, delaze, jonathan sill, daniel jacques, ben sims, stacey pullen, carl cox, renato cohen, mau mau, and many more
hard beats and weird frequencies could be a definition for the sound of this label produced by the karbon14 sound system. between 140 and 160 bpms, distorted sounds but a dance floor techno feeling. those guys deliver an original hard techno style, influenced by their free- party background and their love for early hardcore sound, but shaped with a strong and fearless techno groove
three huge tracks mixing up raw beats with block rocking tribal percussion, massive breakdown are followed by an energetic pulse of dancefloor madness !!
freex squeex is old school acid house..punchy beats, big ass bottom end and infectious 303 lining. flip for see saw, a catchy vocal with solidbeats, throbbing bass, nice pads and keys..
combining peaktime house beats, a grooving bassline, and good use of filters with a great rock guitar riff, a bluesy vocal sample-turned-riff and killer vocal drops (everybody looks better with a suntan) for some chunky big room house on the reverse, joey youngman gives us one of his trademark bumping yet deep house reworks
a moody tech-houser with metallic synths, tech beats, and a brooding bassline all playing a part. the 'z8 mix' gives the track a little added toughness via chunkier, fuller beats and a bit more beef to the bassline. on the flip, 'meta bora' has more of a progressive approach, with a brooding bassline, dark sweeping synth lines, haunting vocals, and crisp peaktime beats
a tough audio therapy styled electro monster with heavy beats, trippy vocals, narcotic , real nice & deep synths. that will rock any peaktime crowd and allegedly dropped by anyone who was anyone in miami this year
grinding electro techno & breakbeat madness from the depths of detroit. the a side has a brilliant retro dark wave feel while the flip has a sinister electro gem with typically demented bottom end and nasty beats
come on come on blends chunky beats, a meaty bassline, great spoken male vocals, and riffing synth chords into a driving peaktime houser. on the reverse, dj prom reworks the track into a an even bigger groove, with a beefed up bassline, solid primetime beats, and more of the vocal involved for another surefire big room floor pleaser
this is the latest installment from the ignitor archives. underwater is a twisting dark melodic exploration into the twisted mind of orlando voorn. evil lurks is yet another dark masterpeice with heavily layered synths and beats put together in a way only orlando can do
the martian returns with another terrestrial excursion for ur sub-label, red planet. the last stand is a fast-paced percussive techno gem, with that typically lush detroit approach that sets the ur family apart from the pack. on the flipside, sunchaser is a more textured affair, with another setting of driving beats joined by atmospheric synths for a track better suited to the later night crowds. played by andre galluzzi
missing lovedrops rough thumping 4/4 beats to a backdrop of schizophrenic atmospherics - no, those arent voices in your head! class of paradiseoffers momentary sonic relief, its acidic bassline and funky percussion. slave of the darkness is more schaffel. played by andre galuzzi
flying high combines great synth chords and shuffling beats with superb vibes and a wandering bassline for some quality late night house for the floor crowds. on the flip, 'nj track' blends strong chords with drifting synth lines, bumping beats, and a deep and funky bassline for deep house grooves. 'escovados city' with more latin touch
dusty moves' sees the boys combining techy beats with a dubby bassline and some subtly filtered synth lines. on the flip, 'sometimes i feel' is aimed more at the late night crowds, with deep chords, warm bass, jazzy horns. 'jays acid dub' completes this solid trio with subtle dubs and acid tweaks
a dynamite three-tracker. you'd swear the a-side cut is a vintage wicked crew houser from 1995, as its packed with sweatypercussion, dubby drum echoes and a nasty acid bassline thatwill move the most stubborn dancefloor
soulmagic serve up some chunky, funky house with come on, come on, letting a great bassline underpin stabbing synths, shuffling beats, and a stellar male vocal, second side with more deeper house licks
mindsweeper is a pumpin and groovy anthemic techno production, with a prominent main synth hook, that will no doubt also receive some serious crossover support in the coming months. intensity mixes funky percussive flavas, with another prominent filtered melodic arrangement. bonus beats rounds off his debut with a more straight forward funky percussive number
somedaysblends chunky peaktime beats, great percussion, stellar string arrangements, and a wandering bassline behind another sublime vocal performance from ann saunderson. 3 mixes to choose from here, and every one is a winner, so better stock up on this before it gets as huge as blackwater
a grooved monster that balances dark bass against soulful vocals and a sound scape of nifty synth work, with great results. the flip side strips the vocal to a bare minimum leaving a quality dub that concentrates on the beats and synths. can you cope with this? we sure hope so!
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