from the outplay camp comes their new sublabel 24 carrot! its for the other tracks the bits that dont necessarily fit in on a regular outplay ep. whether it be edits, loose pumping house tracks, or just straight up weird stuff. whatever takes our fancy. 24 carrot 1 is a collection of tracks from outplays own junktion and fouk. on the a-side junktion comes at you with the search, an uplifting piano vocal disco tune which will be sure to make those feet move! the flipside is fouks turf. thats pretty vague amps it up as a groovy bass line house track, broken with toughened up synths. the tongue in cheek vocals lighten the mood, while staying pretty vague. what the ... is he talking about? paahdy says it all, straight up house with nods to chicago, perfect for a paahdy.
every week end im going to concrete to listen the artists who are playing there. i m talking about music with them , and do the same with people sharing the dancefloor with me.i collect all these inputs and ideas, all this energy, to define what concrete music dna is.because of this variety of people, tastes, and point of views, the label can t be reduced to one and only genre.to make the music more easy to apprehend, we are spliting the label in 3 parts, 3 differents moods, or more precisely, 3 times of the day... concrete music 7am contains the kind of music you could easily listen in our club at dawn, when the light is blue and the sun starts to filter through the mi-closed shutters. minimalistic, freaky or mellow, but always deep. concrete 3pm is definetly turned to house music. 3pm is the time when smiles are on every face, when the same vibe, the same energy, is going through every stomach in the room, and the crowd becomes one same entity. concrete music 4am aims for the more techno and black side of the music we love. at 4am, fists are pumping the air, or heads are down and eyes closed. slow or quick bpm, heavy kick or atmospheric this is what concrete music is all about...-
matthew herbert and goldsmiths universitys in-house record label nx records presents the latest in their series of experimental electronic vinyl 12-s. nx14x showcases the work of two boundary pushing goldsmiths students: first, uk born and south africa raised composer galina juritz, whose chopped and spliced rnb doused in lush string arrangements enduces a fidgety unease and zero gravity lushness in equal measure. and second, rising dj and producer harry rodger, with two cuts of organic, summery techno that would sound perfectly at home pumping out of the nts radio speakers into a sun-baked gillett square.
one of the founding fathers of chicago house, himself a grandson to a dj and frequently alongside other greats such as ron hardy on the decks, gene hunt summons a 3-tracker for the midnight shift label. true house and techno direct from the source and in his own words, a rather ‘jungly’ take of it due to the tracks’ chaotic percussion. ‘feeling it’ takes you back to the original old school, with all the classic elements in place, it’s a house lover’s wet dream, 30 years after the fact. spector twists things up while keeping that pumping jacking groove a perfect intersection between then and now.scatter punches through the noise like a clarion call to arms - where are all our jacks and jackies at report to the dancefloor, please.
placebo are still brimming with new ideas. recorded over three months by producer dave bottrill (chosen by the band largely because of his work with tool) in his toronto studio and mixed in london by my bloody valentine, smashing pumpkins and nine inch nails supremo alan moulder, placebos sixth album is a startling, alive, vital and boundary vaulting record that marks a whole new era for a band that were in need of a change.
linkwood s debut album system from way back in 2010 finally gets a timely reissue on his own imprint night theatre. fresh with a new two colour screen printed sleeve and a couple of track changes, the album (in his own words) is how it should have looked and sounded the first time around , occupying an important transitional space between the highly collected early firecracker 10-s and the crafted linkwood sound of today.
after 3 sell out releases downfall recordings are back with the corroded circuits ep 4 jackin analogue driven machine that rock the dancefloor with squelch from the 303s and beats to make you move this time as well as residents consequence and the auditor they also bring tracks by mantra and a new artist from finland happopumppu with his 1st vinyl release real acid house for the dancefloor
the west loop chicago collective reportedly span continents, pooling soul-soaked talents into some truly powerful dance music. -knocking on the door of the cosmos- doffs its cap to sun ra with some crafty samples, but the musical vibe is more in line with the likes of andres, dego or other such masters of irrepressibly funky house music. -theme for chicago- takes an iconic roy ayers jam and gets wild with the filter, -son of equinox- trips down a loose and limber jazz funk pathway and -payback- whips up some tightly clipped samples into a pumped up peak time belter. from start to finish this ep oozes class and authenticity - a serious grip for any self-respecting midwest heads.
dan shake is on a one-man mission to keep the party vibrant and interesting without losing that all-important impulse to move. his buy on sight shake label fires up once more with two fine-tuned heaters that have the peak of the night in their sights and a shot of pure disco coursing through their veins. -freak- takes its cues from 80s electronic disco embellished with a little acid magic and some serious heft in the production department to create a strutting, sassy party monster. -can t take it- finds shake in filter sweeping sample mode, taking a massive disco sample and strapping it to a rowdy, fist-pumping house undercarriage. this record is set to be huge this summer, no doubt about it.
producer : nu guinea, .... tartelet records and the vinyl factory join forces for a release showcasing remixes from two prominent americans and a great dane. ge-ology and byron the aquarius of sound signature and tartelet veteran james braun deliver three outstanding remixes of wayne snow s feel good tune nothing wrong taken from his debut album freedom tv . the original version, produced by naples-based duo nu guinea, is an irresistible up-tempo funk tune that has been getting serious spins from some of the most respected selectors in the game. ge-ology s in-reverse-reflip mix is a trippy ten-minute journey through layered in-reverse melodies and subtle acid carried by a tight, stripped-back groove. the result is a hypnotic gem that sits comfortably in any late night set. byron the aquarius slows it down for his live mix adding a playful bassline, live drums, rhodes and synth almost reminiscent of kool & the gang s 1974 hit summer madness . tartelet mainstay james braun steps back into the limelight after years of silence with a highly effective club mix, combining his signature low-slung house grooves with wayne s backing vocal, turning it into something that is both pumping and exotic.
this time random mind state presents julio cruz from cologne. he comes around with four songs made for the dancefloor including a pumping edit of midnight star and three timeless housetunes for all you dancin beauties. side a starts with two discocuts before side b gets a bit deeper without loosing the funk.
the latest from the galdoors stable: cafe nostalgia takes off, a pumping slab of bubbling bleeps and bass with creeping pads to chew on as you go. conclusions like curtains keeps up the pace on the b-side driving arpeggiator-tech with fm tweaks and washes taking it deeper. looped-up rounds off, with layers of restless, twittering snippets wrapping you up in a wigged out groove. one-to-watch from junes on his own imprint.
pumpin prime time latin house , already supported by melé, gary gritness, nicola cruz, gerardo frisina, munchi, alma negra, oscar g, borussia, pablo fierro, sano, azamat b, dj riobamba, phran, the dat project, maddjazz, dj rampage, macaulay, ghetto kumbé, grems, kaptain cadillac, lazy flow, clara!, caballo, sir nenis, jesse &crabe, alwaaba, doug gomez...
this ep from the french tevatron has detroit written all over it. it is a mature and intelligent ep that knows to create an intimate setting as well as a deep and pumping atmosphere.
ste roberts supplies us with release 00003 on his handstamped imprint ste. twisting things up on this outing, starting with the no nonsense tripped out roller of white & cold. the b side showcasing the minimalistic side of techno with pumpkin seed and finishing the ep off with the epic elevate. more tackle for those later nights.
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