Launched in 2014 with some exclusive and very limited tape and CDR releases, Periodica was initially conceived as the catch-all sister platform of Naples-based mother ship
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Results57Studio Barnhus line up debut album from Swedish duo Shakarchi & Stranéus
Gothenburg-based production duo Shakarchi & Stranéus first burst onto the scene in 2010 with their ‘Dödskallar Och Korallrev‘ EP, a dreamy piece of carefree melodicism comprised of
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Premiere: Modula – A2
Always keen on exploring the most baroque and outlandish facets of electronic music, Edinburgh label Firecracker Recordings have found the perfect applicant to complement their many-sided catalogue
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Premiere: Go Get It (Opolopo Tweak)
Active since the early ’00s, Swedish DJ and producer Peter Major alias Opolopo has been one of the essential pacesetters of the disco-house scene over the
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Sentiments
Lyon based DJ and label owner Sentiments steps up to grace our mix series this week with an hour-long mix of funky flavours, pumping electronics and straight out dusty Chicagoan groovers, weaved together by his impeccable sense for liaison and melodic patchworking.
Premiere: Modula – Alba, Tempesta, Notturno (Musical Journey)
Since his beginnings back in 2014, Italian producer Filippo Colonna Romano aka Modula has been laying the foundations to an unexampled musical universe made of buoyant funk and spacious
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Premiere: Tommy Awards – Rexy (The Normalmen Savanna Reinterpretation)
Incepted last year, Los Angeles-based imprint Origin Peoples has already gone quite a long way: nine releases on tape and 12″ in the space of a
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Premiere: The Barking Dogs – SWB
Under the name of The Barking Dogs hide two of the driving forces behind Milan’s electronic music scene, notably known for their eclectic Discosafari parties which they’ve been running since
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Eglo Records boss Alexander Nut up next on Altered Soul Experiment
Volcov, Red Greg, Marcellus Pittman, Ge-ology, Antal… the list of contributors goes on and quality remains untouched on Altered Soul Experiment. Next up to grace the
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Premiere: Brian Bennett – Pendulum Force
Up there with the cream of the crop of ’70s legendary cosmic disco records, Brian Bennett‘s intergalactic masterpiece ‘Voyage – A Journey Into Discoid Funk‘ has
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Field Records mix by ESHU
New year, new purpose and we resume our archive mix series with Field Recordings on Mixcloud. This week sees shadowy Dutch collective ESHU at the reigns – their mix heads straight down into trip-hop, laid back hip-hop grooves, classic dub, soul and funk. Everything you could want to ease you in after sessions of excess over the past few weeks.
Riccardo Schirò announces debut mini LP ‘Aqua’ for Periodica Records
Formerly known under his Richeart moniker with releases for Basement Night Feeling Sound and New Boy Shit Trax, Italian producer Riccardo Schirò has announced the release of
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Kito Jempere: BAH029
Kito Jempere’s new slab for Bahnsteig 23 – the edit-focused imprint helmed by sphinx-like character Ziggy Sternenstaub, follows the steps of eastern European funk-punk and disco through four astutely re-arranged tracks aimed to enhance the original mixes’ bounce. Premiere the EP’s highlight ‘Melnaa’ within.
Premiere: Javi Redondo – Narcotic Luv
Back on Jennifer Cardini’s label with ‘Hammocks Go West’, a three-track cosmic epic giving full vent to an infectious solution of quirky disco grooves, raucous technoid modulations and straight up funky staccato riffs, Redondo demonstrates the extent of his production skills with an ever-bold take on club functionality. Stream the italo-inflected ‘Narcotic Luv’ within.
Marcellus Pittman up next on Altered Soul Experiment
After gathering contributions from top-class selectors Volcov, Red Greg, Skymark and more recently Ge-ology, Paris via Berlin label Altered Soul Experiment keep on polishing their flawless catalogue. This time it’s Detroit legend Marcellus Pittman who steps up to deliver his own mixtape gospel.
Premiere: Pellegrino – In Deriva
Combining a sixth sense for oddball jazz inflections a la Sun Ra and electrifying boogie in Chick Corea’s Elektric Band style, we’re glad to present ‘In Deriva’ – a spirited cut pulsating to tantalising Rhodes throbs and afrobeat-friendly congas.