On their impressive debut for Berceuse Heroique, Czamanski and Shay weave a head trip of anarchic jazz-funk, opiated brass-laden grooves and warped kosmische motifs. The result is a deconstruction of functional dance archetypes and expected rhythmic forms through a digressive string of druggy, mind-altering jams of the finest ilk. Stream I:Cube’s disco remix within.
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Former resident at Dublin’s reputed nightclub Twisted Pepper and not-to-miss three-day event Out To Lunch, Barry Redsetta also captains the excellent Major Problems. With a stunning self-titled debut from on-the-rise local producer DJ Après Ski on the horizon, Barry steps up with a polyamorous combine of ganjah-flavoured grooves, Afro-folk polyrhythms and fruity disco nectars. Lock in!
Madteo
With a debut release on his newborn eponymous imprint still fresh on everyone’s minds, we asked outsider house don Madteo for a special podcast. In return the New York-based producer laid down a killer 2-hour long mix full of bouncy house gems, dusty disco melters and infectious boogie groovers. We sat back to discuss his relationship with the Big Apple, industry matters and forthcoming projects.
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.
Telephones returns on Running Back with debut album ‘Vibe Telemetry’
Following on from ‘The Ocean Called‘ – named after a famous line from cult US show Seinfeld and released on Running Back two years ago, Henning Severud aka Telephones makes
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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.
Sunfall: Rising light on London’s festivals
With an air tight line up spanning quality across many iterations of dance music, along with a sincere pledge from its organisers to provide high-grade audio across the park, there was a strong indication you’d truly get what you paid for at Sunfall.
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.
Scott Young: Homeless
With just one EP for Sling & Samo’s Born Free imprint under his belt, Scott Young emerged as an intriguing new figure in the house and techno landscape. His two-faced new outing on Berlin-based Discos Capablanca follows the same volatile vein.
Whodamanny: Cosmic Morphology
As its title suggests, ‘Cosmic Morphology’ beats the jagged pulse of a transmuting flux, intrepidly rollicking through offbeat, experimental yet groovy fields rather than executing another line of tried-and-tested harmonics.
Premiere: Whodamanny – Tell me what (Post Modern Jazz Reinterpretation)
Having debuted earlier this year with a fast-moving, acidic-jazz inflected split courtesy of Marcello Napoletano and Richeart, London-based label Gravity Graffiti glide into hip-hop and disco realms for their sophomore release ‘Tell Me What’, featuring Japanese legend Soichi Terada and Early Sounds Recordings mainstay Whodamanny.
Hotel Lauer: Lauer & Lauer
Remarkably enough, the music of sibling duo Hotel Lauer has taken a further trancey turn with the ecstasy-seeking ‘Lauer & Lauer’, their first outing on Stuart Leath’s ever-inspired [Emotional] Especial. Sharing a similar cold wave’y approach to synth melodies doped on beefy electro-bass tubes and crisp, compressed kicks, their sound gained a sheer rave energy and magnitude.
Kornél Kovács announces debut album ‘The Bells’ on Studio Barnhus
Hear ye, hear ye fellow disco-house heads, it’s bugle call time in the Studio Barnhus realm as label co-founder Kornél Kovács just announced the release of his eagerly-awaited debut long player, scheduled for release on 26th August.
Best Releases: May 2016
Fett Burger and Luca Lozano teaming up again, Madteo back with the christening release of his eponymous label, edit-sensei Mori Ra killing it with another batch of top-class revamps, Lee Gamble stepping up on UIQ for the first time… May got our processors on overheat! Here’s our monthly compilation.
Correspondant bring together Axel Boman, Borusiade & more for Compilation 04
Whilst celebrating their 5 year anniversary with a Birthday Tour kick off at Panorama last week-end, Jennifer Cardini‘s Correspondant has recently announced the fourth compilation on the label,
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Premiere: Earl Jeffers – Return To Forever Part 1
Skittish drumwork forms the backbone to a heavily-filtered swell of sub-bass bobbing up and down the hardstand whilst tapered strings nicely counterbalance an untiring eddy of raw, unpolished claps. Overwhelming.