The Planet Rhythm imprint continues it’s White Series with a release from Swedish techno artist Charlie Dont Surf – delivering four refreshing tracks on his “Charcoal Grey EP”.
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With twenty years experience in the studio and wowing crowds (both live and as DJs) Crazy P’s ‘Walk Dance Talk Sing’ is steeped in the history…
It’s approaching summer and it’s time to give the party people what they want; floating beats, warms synths, holiday vibes and good times. Here, Death On The Balcony delver it all and more across these four-tracks, which is best heard “Soul Searching”.
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A spanking new compilation from Yam Who?’s ISM Record’s, to kick start 2015. Celebrating disco in it’s many glorious guise’s from every corner…
Graeme “The Revenge” Clark has come a long way since his first full length, the 2011 re-edits meets original production set Reekin’structions. He’s spent the last few years moving away from that style, instead focusing on indulging his passion for making original house productions
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Following EPs on Black Butter and other illustrious imprints, Monday Club deliver the acid drenched ‘Blackout’ for Steve Lawler’s VIVa MUSIC featuring…
KODX (the label) was formerly known as Max Farlane. Just this year he decided to change his name to Max Dahlhaus, go…
Talented producer and live artist Pezzner is next up on the Visionquest imprint to deliver a stunning four track musical soundscape in the form of…
After a long time of DJing and partying together, London based producers PJU and Earl Grey raided their collection of floppy discs full of edgy samples…
The latest release on Cymasonic Recordings is the third in their Dance Music Therapy series with Trulz & Robin, longtime contributors to the Oslo techno…
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Continuing in its mission to break new artists, RIS Labs’ latest offering is the In My Room EP by Hernene, a brand new production project from a seasoned…
One Records co-founder Subb-an gets set to release his first full output for the label with two solid club cuts that both embody him as an artist…
Back on board Crosstown Rebel off-shoot Rebellion since his massive ‘Two Suns In The Sky EP’ was released on the label late last year, LA. producer DAVI…
Laura Jones’ second EP for Visionquest ‘Eskipade’ takes a more serious turn for the respected female producer. Featuring two hypnotic…
Hot Creations call upon VIVa boss Steve Lawler for their next release, rounding 2014 off with a bang – an amazing year for the leading label. With such
Dancing with HNNY under the disco ball, staying up late listening to Mella Dee’s warehouse tracks it’s time to go to visit a Futuristic Cape Town with Esa.
Fresh from releases on Local Talk, We Play House and Remixes of Omar and Kraak & Smaak, the Unstoppable french producer known as Art Of Tones brings…
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Cymasonic Recordings resurfaces to proudly present the Deepermeister EP by Barcelona\’s Usmev. The Spanish producer embarks on a deep sea safari of…
Bogota Records return with a follow up to their truly special summer hit “Guide”. Where that was a statement of intent, their new single “Breathe Easy” aims to cement the winning combination of producers Ivaylo and Slammer with singer Renate.
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Since 1999 Olaf Over is DeeJaying in the area around lake constance – starting first with vinyl. Mandatory for him is, that he is not doing any DJ races…
Roam Recordings is known for representing the West Coast sound, spreading it out for all the world to hear…
New Delhi’s Wind Horse Records has established itself as an Indian house music staple. As such, collaborations and wonderful guest remixers sometimes…
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Italian trio, Marsupials, serve up 2 excellent slices of house music on Black Key Records\’ digital-only off-shoot, backed with a sterling…
The multi-disciplined Jay Haze has well over a decade of focus in photography, film, music and video. Jay´s interest in peace activism has drawn him off…
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Soulfooled is a label spurred on by an ethos where only the music truly matters, there is a lot to celebrate, as the label has really carved a distinct…
National Geordie treasure Richy Ahmed is undoubtedly an original brother and integral cog in the Hot Creations machine and since his emergence alongside…
The Black Key team step up once again, this time with the third in their limited, vinyl-only series, with resident and established producer, Tom Ellis…
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SAES drops ‘Still Standing’ for his debut release and GCR’s third. The EP takes us on a journey into downbeat house and burns us through two originals that create an ethereal space within. They exude a personal essence blending genre lines to develop a sound that is all his own.
Muskox Records reaches into its hometown talent pool to proudly present Other2Sides’ first single “Back Then.” Hailing from Cheltenham, UK, Other2Sides introduces himself with a British house music sound that is nostalgic and bouncy with many of the characteristics of garage and the current bass scene.
As things warm up, and can’t seem to get any hotter, one may be curious about a mysterious cool breeze that’s suddenly, refreshingly flowing through the air. To many this may be a surprise, but to the Chillin Music label who — by no coincidence — are celebrating their ten year anniversary
The past two years without a jozif release have felt like an eternity at Culprit headquarters. Imagine the collective relief and delight, when one of the…
Bristol, UK, based label Dimentique is pleased to present the latest single from in-house DJ and artist Bordland, the double A-side of “Phantom” and…
Foto continues with its 2014 release schedule with 3 tracks from label boss OOFT! Dub 4 Daze gets the delay units set to long to create a trippy house…
YOU FEEL YOU records’ fourth release [YFY004] is signed by Phill Woods, an up and coming talent in the portuguese scene. Not Enough EP is a striking release with two different nuances regarding Phill’s soundscape.
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Ahead of Nick Monaco’s hotly anticipated debut album ‘Mating Call’ out in September on Soul Clap Records, godfather label Wolf + Lamb proudly presents the preceding single featuring lead track ‘Private Practice’, a sound all Monaco’s own as unique composition swings…
Roberto Rodriguez returns to his own Serenades label with the eclectic and inventive Sensible EP. The Helsinki based DJ and producer has been in the game for over 15 years, paying his dues with an enviable back catalogue that spans 50+ releases on such taste-making labels as Compost, Freerange, Delusions Of Grandeur…
The Balearic Gabba Soundsystem is back, back with a new EP that features three more leftfield remixes from curious electronic specialist Enzo Elia that have all been licensed officially by Irma Records. The source material for his three unhinged reworks is a track by 90s Italian house project Soft House Company and two from cult Italian DJ and producer Don Carlos. What You
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DIKSO welcomes 2014 with an EP from Death On The Balcony, two handsome boys from London that perfectly fit in the gap between the different styles that Dikso is all about. Their biography sounds like that their way sooner or later had to lead to Dikso. Let’s celebrate this meeting at the crossways of musical
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The latest release on Cymasonic Recordings is the third in their Dance Music Therapy series with Trulz & Robin, longtime contributors to the Oslo techno scene with a healthy discography to show for it. Each volume in the series has come with remixes and the newest instalment sees Usmev take on this role. It all starts
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From the man who once compared EFUNK The Mixtape to a “triple-breasted female terminator from the future” comes ‘Love My Life’, retro-future pop gold served with cheese on top. Stephan Armleder aka The Genevan Heathen, who has appeared on Soul Clap Records before with his cover of Egyptian Lover´s ‘The Alezby Inn’, is a frenzy
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The unstoppable Maceo Plex gets set to release the heavy duty ‘Conjure One’ EP on his own Ellum Audio imprint. First up ‘Conjure Drama’ rumbles and grumbles in the lower end with blissful yet dark synths flowing across the top and an infectious bassline to lead the way. Next up ‘Conjure Bass’ drives with powerful
Well renowned for his chameleon approach to electronic music, Butch descends on the Visionquest imprint once again with another style-bending 4-tracker featuring collaborations with long-time studio partner Hohberg and latest protege C. Vogt. A-side ‘Peyote’ is an epic, synth-laden space odyssey, building and bubbling with dubby atmospherics, dense rich percussion and psychedelic Eastern melodies under
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In 2011 and 2012 our Lithuanian wonder crew “Proper Heat” delivered a fine collection of disco-tinged, adult-pop singles and a fine album. Roll on to 2014 and our trio are back, on Nang… all guns blazing. First up is the new single “For The Love”. Proper Heat are an exquisite alliance of three musicians deeply
First up is ‘Soul Is Life’, an overlooked gem from Eddie’s catalogue that works a driving bassline through straight-ahead, gimmick free rhythms. It’s augmented by snatches of spoken word, before breaking into lush chords half way through – perfect for late night and early morning dancefloors. Next up, Romanian techno-house talent Mihai Popoviciu (Fear Of Flying, Diynamic, Highgrade),
The Exaltics make their debut on Clone Westcoast Series. This the first volume in a triptych of their stark, futuristic sound yet showing a more melancholic and introspective side this time. You can almost hear the longing for other place. Some Other Place vol. 1 by The Exaltics Clone
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Black Key Records continue their run of top-notch releases, this time in the form of the well establish, and highly sort after, James Johnston. This 4-track EP features 3 stunning originals, plus a sterling remix from Back To You Records boss, Dudely Strangeways. The “Hang Up’ EP lays down 4 sublime cuts of low-slung, deep
Visionquest’s resident electronic songstress Dinky is back on the label with the third single from last year’s impeccable ‘Dimension D’ album. The seductively soporific and texturally nuanced ‘Xanex’weaves another enticing tale with Dinky’s voice floating atop a soundbed of grinding digital bass and shimmering guitar. Surging new life into the original are a pair of top
Fast rising star and favourite in the Hot Creations camp, Patrick Topping is back with another outstanding release after his highly successful debut EP was released on Hot Trax earlier this year, followed soon after by the even more successful ‘Any Amounts’ EP on Hot Creations. Knowing exactly how to work a crowd and making
In these fast-moving times, where many acts come and go in the space of a few blog posts, it´s becoming harder and harder to find artists with true staying power. Anu Pillai aka Freeform Five is one of those rare artists. Following an impressive series of originals & remixes and productions for artists like Ladyhawke,
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Behold the MULTI CULTI remix resurrection of buried Swiss-Afro diamond ‘Nenekri’ by Crowdpleaser – featuring impressive mixes from Kalabrese, Mickey Moonlight, the Multi Culti production gurus and Crowdpleaser himself. Geneva-based producer and journeyman DJ Crowdpleaser released a self-titled album in 2011, containing a brilliant anomaly in NENEKRI, featuring a unique vocal performance from Burkina Faso native Wamian
The Black Key Records team return with the second in their limited, vinyl-only series, with Cologne based producer, Pawas, delivering a truly excellent and diverse 4 track EP of top-drawer house music, which oozes quality from start to finish. Queue the simply titled “Limited Volume 2”. Brighton based Black Key Records has been building a
Kick starting 2014 Ellum Audio get set to unleash the epic three tracker ‘Ys’ from Gardens of God, the new project from Lithuanian producer Mindaugas Lapinskis. Prepare to be carried on a journey through the dark and mysterious. Championed by Maceo Plex himself and already gaining huge reactions, each track builds a tapestry of electronic
Culprit enters the New Year with one of its most eagerly anticipated releases yet – the full EP return of Adriatique. The Swiss duo has become the label’s core artists in the past 15 months. Their prolific output for the LA-based imprint has included two compilation tracks, a remix of one Culprit’s signature tunes of
Master of after-dark electronic symphonies, Martin Buttrich is set to drop a pair of heavyweight tracks on Guy Gerber’s Supplement Facts imprint this winter. A-side ‘Earth Of Foxes’ is a moody masterpiece with a complex tapestry of wonky chimes, ethereal voices and a galloping groove. B-side‘Monkey Troopers’ is another techy monster with brooding bassline and
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Subb-an is back with one of the most hyped tracks to land on Crosstown Rebels in recent times. A collaboration with Cedric from Azari & III under new moniker S.Y.F (Starving Yet Full), ‘Say No More’ shows the wunderkind producer on a wholly satisfying song-based tip. A killer weapon for any peak-time dancefloor, it’s a bumpy
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Barcelona-based, Argentinian producer Nicolas Abalos – aka Shall Ocin returns for his second helping of Culprit, almost exactly a year after his label debut, ‘Crash into My Love’. The first EP set the inventive and musically adventurous template for Shall and was supported by the likes of Damian Lazarus, Ivan Smagghe and Miguel Campbell, among others. The
Arttu comes again with his own particular brand of bass heavy space funk. His buddy Jerry the Cat joins him for vocal duties on ‘Passing Out Privileges’. UFO Funkin' / Passing Out Privileges by Arttu Clone
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Words from The Clap: Soul Clap Records´ resident butterfly spreads his colourful wings revealing The Stalker EP, a body of truly sophisticated music. Written at home in his San Rafael studio Nick Monaco combines his vision for dance music futurism with his roots in 90´s pop and psychedelic rock. The result is three wild and original
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Once again the Space Dimension Controller returns from the unknown sphere to the Clone basecamp. This is the first in the new “Correlation” series of releases by SDC. The vinyl version comes with a series of prints made by SDC himself. Five different prints, each reffering with mood and colour use to one of the tracks on this
Get Physical co-founders M.A.N.D.Y. are the mutual talents of childhood friends Philipp Jung and Patrick Bodmer. Following the success of ‘Body Language’ in 2005, and their fabric Series three years later, M.A.N.D.Y. firmly cemented their reputation in the electronic dance circuit, leading them to be one of the biggest names in the business. More recent releases have seen
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Almost one year ago, Adriatique released their last EP on Culprit LA after their breakthrough debut solo record on the Diynamic imprint last summer. Since then, a slew of successful remixes, heavy touring schedule including a weekly Ibiza residency have ensued. Remain firmly in the fold of the Diynamic family, the duo now deliver the
After the huge success of his Basik Fire EP early this year on Royal Oak, here\’s the new Headless Ghost! 3 serious tunes from the ghost who lost his head! Headless Ghost – Out EP by Headless Ghost Clone
Many times, biographies of techno acts start by singing their praise of an extremely early, extraordinary talent on synthesizers and other electronic devices. In Heron’s case, things are a bit different. Because Martin Spittel aka Heron has been shaped musically since his early childhood; his influences are as diverse as you can possibly imagine (hint:
Ever-winding down different sonic pathways, the Visionquest imprint next shines a light on young Norwegian talent Terje Bakke. The ‘Jadore’ EP is an excursion through loosely weaved organic house, where minimal textures meet fluid abstract melodies, deep rolling rhythms and light percussive brush strokes. Title track ‘Jadore’combines a dubby soundbed with sun filtered guitar licks while the
From Manhattan to Manchester, from Brooklyn to Bradford. With love. For some mad reason, garage, the dominant sound in a buzzy New York/New Jersey scene, found a willing underground audience in northern England in the early 90s. Clubs like the Hacienda and Hard Times embraced garage gurus like Todd Terry and Tony Humphries like they
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Situation has made his return to No Static once again, this time serving up a grooved out single with an accompaniment of funky remixes. ‘Visions’ carries the subtle elements of understated nu disco, combining the catchy synth riffs with soft haunting vocals that drift through the mix it creates a gentle groove that has beach
It All Started In A North London Basement Opposite Eddie Grants ‘Coach House’ Studio. In 2003 Yam Who? Was Busy Conjuring Up A Genre Free Musical Style And In The Process As ‘Floating Points’ Recently Declared, Refined And Pushed The Art Of The Re-Edit Into A Whole New Era. Remixes Poured In, John Legend, Joss Stone,
As ever with the Hell Yeah crew, there is an interesting back-story to the label’s next release, the ambitiously titled Coast to Coast EP. Firstly, the title refers to the fact that Justin VanDerVolgen hails from the east and Doc Martin the west coast of America, but that’s not all… The label boss first heard Alexander Robotnick’s Undicidisco*track in a set by Golf Channel
The original 12″ vinyl releases of Stomp The Beat and 1990 were two “Holy Grail” releases of Chicago House as they were only available for a short time before Gherkin Records went into inactive status in around 1991. At the time Larry Heard chose to not disclose the fact that he was the producer behind the Gherkin Jerks EPs.
Back in 2011 Dublin’s Lasertom released a staggering 12″ on Bearfunk Records as Lasertom and the Blast Crew. Fast forward to 2013 and we nabbed the Irish muso for a highly anticipated release with us here at Nang. Now, a few months on, he’s back with an album groove-laden proportions titled ‘Drift’. Lasertom makes laid-back,
Lithuanian imprint Silence Music is about to release its 18th installment: Downtown Party Network featuring Egle Sirvydyte, including remixes from Musk, Hannes Fischer and Silence Music’s man Mario Basanov. The single opens with the original cut by the two Lithuanian producers, a deep sentimental melodic tune driven by the powerful voice and lyrics of Egle
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Ahead of the deliriously deep and rhythmically complex debut album ‘Face To Face’ (out in November on Serialism), Phillippe Quenum aka Quenum first displays his rich, dynamic and sometimes soulfully melancholic sound across a teaser EP featuring two album tracks plus a tough yet shimmering remix from the ever classy and timeless, Cassy. Lead track
Up steps the prodigiously talented 20year old Justin Jay, a true California golden child, born, raised and nourished within the LA city limits for his Culprit debut with ‘The Jaguar’.The threetrack EP has been the result of organically built relationship with the LAbased imprint, with songs inspired by LA and the label’s sound and credo. The
Bristolian dream team, Waifs & Strays vs. Lukas meets Chicago legend, DJ Sneak sums up the next Jackathon Jams package from queen of the scene, Heidi. Loaded with bleeps, bumps and bass, A-side ‘Gimme Luv’ is driven by its disco chugging bassline and low slung groove, while the ‘Stokes Croft Dub’version gives the track a warped, stoned haze.
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A little trip into the New York and Jersey house realms. Of course the major artists such as Todd Terry, Kenny Dope, Kerri Chandler (to name a few) and labels as Strictly Rhythm are widely known for their major influence on the current house scene. One of the often overlooked producers (but for many not
Northern Irishman Ejeca makes his second appearance on London based Needwant after his highly successful ‘Horizon EP’ was released towards the end of last year. Fresh and uplifting, title track‘Together’ showcases the talented producer’s style when it comes to combining a new twist on 90s garage with a 4/4 beat. House maestro Terrence Parker makes his
Gone Too Long’ from rising duo Him Self Her is a bonafide bomb – house with feeling and a massive bassline and killer vocal from Kieran Fowkes. Reinvigorated by Crosstown Rebels for a re-release after it came out on Mexican label Cream Couture last year, this time the infectious original comes backed with remixes from Belgian
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Love Fever, the infamous and erogenous East London discotheque and record label returns with some late night works in the form of Ron Jason and Kim Ann Foxman’s ´The Dream Project EP´. After Ron Jason’s Paradise Garage evoking and much played “Paradise Lost” (with Love Fever regular Larry Heard remixes) caught the ear of label bosses Alex
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Berlin’s new hottest residents Eric Volta & Sebastian Voigt team up once again, this time bringing their infectiously deep and dark edge onto the Visionquest imprint. With intoxicating dreamy synths, title track ‘Words And Chance’opens up into real groover with the seductively haunting lyrics from rising artist Forrest adding a new dimension. On the flip one
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Hot Creations releases Turn Out The Lights by Mineo, a track that captures the labels signature drive from its 2013 catalog. This outing features the producers original vision without additional remixers, keeping the focus on his house-rooted composition. Fans can revisit the release through platforms carrying Hot Creations material. Mineo brings forward energy suited for
