Warsaw-based producer Lutto Lento serves up a multidirectional mashup of tribal techno, tape-saturated house, free jazz digressions and weird vocal sampling. He also discusses future releases, studio setup and unsung heroes.
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Early Sounds Recordings announce Pellegrino’s debut album ‘Periplo’
Italian producer and Early Sounds Recordings mainstay Pellegrino announced the coming release of his solo debut ‘Periplo’ a multi-flavored six-track cocktail of fast-moving disco groovers, spacey jazz-fusion experiments sun-bleached funky melters.
Premiere: Photonz – Parque Da Liberdade (The Phantom Remix)
Fresh off the release of the excellent ‘Lotus Wheel On My Orion’ on Ali Renault’s Vivod, London-based producer Photonz returns with ‘Corroios Royalty’ EP – an ode to the suburb of Lisbon in which Rodrigues grew up.
James K talks up “PET”
Ahead of the release of James K eagerly-awaited debut long-player “PET”, we took the chance to find out more about her creative modus operandi and the symbolisms at work behind the album plus her long-haul artistic evolution.
Sentry: Stranger As A Friend
Experiencing an accelerated development since their last couple of outings that confirmed the hopes placed on it with poise and presence, the label keeps the ball rolling with a new effort coming courtesy of the mysterious Sentry.
Globex: Inversia 1
Getting out in the light for the release and release only, this is how Acting Press operates – each offering being delivered as an autonomous piece, existing in and for itself whilst driven by the immediacy of the consecrated in-club experience. A silent process crowned with massive impact.
Luca Lozano + Mr. Ho: Visions Of Rhythm
Similar in essence to its ‘Dobb Meep’ and ‘Drip Box’ predecessors, this new three-tracker from the Klasse Recordings pair goes straight for the jugular, dishing out a playful shifting of spacious harmonics and skittish drumwork gone wild.
Premiere: Bool – Raum Zwei (Alex Ketzer’s Trance Mix)
Today, we’re glad to present you the exclusive premiere of Book – Raum Zwei (Alex Ketzer’s Trance Mix). A track rushing the suspended late-night inertia into a trance-inducing maelstrom of stretchy loops and voltes, of which even an onslaught of hard-knocking percussions could not disquiet the zenithal synth lift. Deep stuff!
Luca Lozano
Klasse Recordings label owner Luca Lozano found a gap in his busy timetable and laid down a belter of a fiery club-focused mix for us. We took the chance to find out more about all label-related ideas and process, current mood and projects as well as his epic label designs and personal street art backdrop.
Latency announce releases by Kane Ikin, Andrea Belfi and Ena
Latency duo Sidney and Souleymane lift the veil on their release schedule and go international this time, welcoming Melbourne experimental producer Kane Ikin, Italian multi-instrumentalist Andrea Belfi and Japanese techno head Ena to the family.
D.K.: Island Of Dreams
Whilst a major part of the current retro-driven house and electronica sometimes feels like losing itself in vain convolutions, D.K.’s sound certainly offers a way finer rethink of the well-tried recipes he gets to toy with.
Premiere: Social Service – Late Feeling
Today, we’re glad to bring you the exclusive premiere of ‘Late Feeling’, a Janus-faced groover bridging the gap between a fumy downtempo drift and a mazy, club-friendly backbone. One for the lo-fi pathfinders and askew techno lovers.
Best Releases: March 2016
From Low Jack’s massive new LP on the ever-vanguard Modern Love to DJ Slyngshot’s debut effort out of the Yappin circle for the newborn Place No Blame, onto Suzanne Kraft’s summer-flavored ‘DJ Safety Track’ for Stuttgart’s finest Kitjen, there’s been full flocks of nuggets flying aplenty. Here’s our recap.
Pinkman announce Art Crime ‘Still Life’
Fresh off the release of Drvg Cvltvre’s new album ‘Into The Endless Night’, Rotterdam-based label Pinkman announce the imminent approach of Russian producer Art Crime with ‘Still Life’, a four-tracker scheduled for landing early May.
Mixtape: Rue De Plaisance
Jean-Claude Catel aka Varoslav, reputed DJ, producer and proud owner of Paris based “Rue De Plaisance” imprint selects 10 of his favourite tracks from his imprint and goes in depth about his eclectic compilation ‘Le Son De La Rue’.
Don’t DJ: Gammellan
Following up to the finespun ‘Hexentrix’ which featured a tasty revamp from Juju & Jordash’s Jordan Czamanski on the flip, Florian Meyer now reemerges with a strong single traveling to the easternmost side of the planet.