Block rocking, pop locking Lonely C and Baby Prince are at it again with their latest ‘Fraiche’on Soul Clap Records. …
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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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Intrusion II, the follow up of the magnificent Elitechnique ep of last year. Another 8 stunning tracks. Ranging from their own brand of disco to 70’s porn funk. Intrusion II by Elitechnique Clone
Ready for take-off from Soul Clap Records mission control is a very unique release beaming directly from the mothership itself. On our recent journey flying alongside George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic, we’ve had the distinct privilege of meeting some of the many insiders who oil the multi-faceted funk machine. An incredible example is Chuck “Da Fonk”
Beat Broker returns to Bearfunk with ‘Deep Breath’ from his début long-player ‘Limited Time’. Beat Broker or Ryan Bishop (to his folks) is born and raised in southern California, but currently resides in San Francisco. With early production partner Ryan Fitzgerald they recorded as Broker/Dealer and released on sought after labels like Spectral, Traum and
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
For fans of Todd Terje, Andrew Weatherall, Idjut Boys and Ivan Smagghe, ‘Jeckermich’ & ‘Blues Ventura’ are 2 big dancefloor masterpieces crossing the genres like never before and have massive potential. Bouncing beats, dubbed out fx, rolling basslines and cascading melodies, Romanian twins, The Gemini Brothers have turned out their finest work to date. Jeckermich
The Original version is driven by the emotional yet breath-taking vocals of Lauren Rimell, nestling on top of an easy disco beat, backed up by layers, awash with warm synth chords. A heavy rolling bass fills the bottom end & cements the elements together in a bucket of electronic funk. The Radio edit comes snapping at
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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Smalltown Supersound follow up Carmen Villain’s corking debut LP “Sleeper” by flicking through their rolodex (or probably twitter these days) and hitting up some top production pedigree for a remix EP. Peaking Lights, JD Twitch (Optimo) and Bjørn Torske kindly oblidge with three extended, expansive and extraordinary psychedelic dancefloor excursions. The Peaking Lights remix fills
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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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Los Grandes proudly present the second bunch of disco/funk club oriented tunes from the great Chewy Rubs. Four tracks rubbed and accreted for the most demanding disco fanatics.
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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Solar activity on Dikso. Label boss Daniel Solar returns with a new EP and some helping hands from Stee Downes on the mic, Florian Kruse & Nils Nuernberg with the mixer and Berlin homie Mario Aureo on the composition. The tracks are ranging from disco to house, from mild to wild and should keep the
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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