Marsupials – Wild Bunch EP (Black Key Records)
Digital, Deep, HouseItalian trio, Marsupials, serve up 2 excellent slices of house music on Black Key Records\’ digital-only off-shoot, backed with a sterling…
Italian trio, Marsupials, serve up 2 excellent slices of house music on Black Key Records\’ digital-only off-shoot, backed with a sterling…
Los Grandes is back presenting a new collaboration from Tripmann and Sandrobianchi. Two brilliant tracks comfortably positioned somewhere between the…
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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…
London-based Bearfunk returns in August with Disco’s legend Bottin and his single ‘Poison Within’ included in its well received ‘Punica Fides LP’…
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National Geordie treasure Richy Ahmed is undoubtedly an original brother and integral cog in the Hot Creations machine and since his emergence alongside…
Our Nights Recordings presents the Mexican duo Dark Punk Hippies who have crafted an elegant original nu-disco track spiced with the sensual vocals from…
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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
Nang return and deliver Italo Disco godfather Beppe Loda’s project Egotrya (alongide Francesco Boscolo) and their latest single ‘Wind’, followed by Jmrs, Vine, Garner and Robin Lee aka Andromeda Orchestra’s remix.
Earlier this year, the 21-year-old Valentin Stip unveiled his debut album on Nicolas Jaar’s Other People Records. On ‘Sigh’, Stip presented classical…
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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As he leans forward to get a closer view of the stage, he applies a thick, seductive layer of lipstick on his moist, sultry pout. Nick Monaco is now in…
Indie Dance duo Satin Jackets get set to release their ‘Foreign Affair EP’ on the unstoppable Eskimo Recordings. This three track EP sees the German pair…
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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…
Dimitri From Paris and DJ Rocca have lots of history of producing together asErodiscotique and once again here they team up on a new single for Hell Yeah. The stunning original, Disco Shake, comes backed with remixes from Luminodisco,JKriv, D&G and A Mix by remix pioneer and living legend Tom Moulton. Dimitri from Paris is a true electronic music legend – he pioneered his own French house sound
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UK-based Nang presents Disco legend Rayko latest album, due for release on vinyl and digital. Nang has been releasing quality Disco since its inception, dropping tracks from the likes of Martin Brodin, Tensnake, Daniele Baldelli, Brioski, Toby Tobias and with an incredible list of remix artists such as Luke Solomon, Andrew Weatherall and Lindstrom amongst
One of the finest disco producers on the scene, Sare Havlicek has forged a swift path to the top of the dance world since deciding to work full time on his music in 2008. Having worked with some of the top names in the industry – including mixes for Kraftwerk and Human League as well
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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 inimitable Rayko drop his second Single on Nang, ahead of his forthcoming album ‘Rebirth’. ‘Rusos Theme’ is proper Nu Disco, all the parts are right there, catchy vocal hooks, spacey synth lines and Balaeric guitar licks, we dare you not to smile while listening to this. Pete Herbert delivers a more dance floor oriented
Acclaimed producer & all round edit don Fingerman bring’s the heat with his new ‘Riot Gear EP’. due to hit the street’s 10th feb on Yam Who?s mighty Midnight Riot imprint. What a roller coaster of ride it is, as he lays down the slap bass, obscure party funk & killer 80’s boogie next to feel good
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
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
Here Situation is back with some snap crackling rim shot led 4 to the floor beats bustling around a relentless bassline, overlaid with beautiful soaring chords only to be pierced by some superb electro keys & all wrapped up in the warm vocals of Lauren Rimmel. The Radio mix serves up a break in the
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
Remaining loyal to the Black Lace spirit Los Grandes have gathered plenty of tracks (edits, reworks and originals) from different styles regardless the name of the artist but the track quality and/or originality. On this release they go from Nu Disco to Funk to Slomo to Balearic through 15 superb tracks crafted by producers from all
Following the Japanese-issued GULF101CD (Nite Class “Love Scenes Deluxe Edition”) Gulf Point Records are pleased to announce our debut vinyl release with GULF102. Arriving in February 2014, this hot 12″ single features two UK Soul / Boogie styled tracks by Silver Linings, a recent studio collaboration between Melbourne-based vocalists Ale Chambers and Françoise alongside producer Benny Badge (Freekwency and Nite Class). “Sleepless” introduces the sound
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Ritter Butzke Studio returns this February with the ‘Some Might Work’ EP, courtesy of resident of the infamous Berlin nightclub, which gives the imprint its name, Kuriose Naturale. Following the successful launch of the Ritter Butzke Studio imprint in 2013, the label steps into the 2014 with more underground sounds. Kicking things off with material
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Control Room have a very simple but specific remit for our artists. ANALOGUE ONLY. No plug ins, no soft synths and if you can mix / master to tape even better. Whilst new and original recordings will be the mainstay going forward, for our second release we are pleased to present one of the most
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Yam Who?’s Midnight Riot label delivers the next instalment of dancehall delights. Volume 6 is packed with modern basement jams, looped 70’s soul classic’s, re-tweaked well-known disco anthems, blended with banging 21st century kick drum’s, cut & paste MPC magic and dub-wise effects from the likes ofLate Nite Tuff Guy, Rayko, The Dead Rose Music Company, Ugly
Russian band Kim And Buran join us on Nang with a slice of feel good disco to brush away those winter blues. First up is title track ‘Fly to Sea’, reminiscent of 80s era Disco Funk, while still keeping the production nice and fresh. Next up we have ‘Modern Music’ which expands down a more cosmic
Los Grandes comes to 2014 with a shiny EP from Macedonia, Mosaik ‘We Found’. The first track, ‘We Found’, is a silky deep disco beauty in where grooves, analogic bass sounds, soft vibes and an angelical voice meet perfectly while riding over a bumping house percussion. A blissful, head nodding, daydreaming, sunset anthem. Alexander Robotnick reshapes
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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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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