TITLES OUT NEXT WEEK

RELEASE DATE: 10TH MAY 2024

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HOUSE

Tal Fussman

Definition

Rekids

REKIDS242

12"

£7.49

Gorje Hewek

Home (Yellow Vinyl)

Shanti Radio

SMR39

12"

£9.49

Nathan Katz

Parallax

All Day I Dream

ADID106

12"

£8.99

Roman Flügel

Hotel Karthago / Energies

Phantasy Sound

PH135

12"

£7.99

Parallelle & Nicolas Masseyeff

Surrender (Incl. Axel Boman Remix)

Crosstown Rebels

CRM310

12"

£7.49

Joseph Capriati ft. Arnold Jarvis

Peace & Blessings

Nervous Records

NER26434

12"

£8.99

Erol Alkan

A Hold On Love (Reworks)

Phantasy Sound

PH134

12"

£8.99


STRATASONIC (INCL. FREE TOTE BAG)

ANiML

Accidental Effects

Stratasonic

STSC001

12"

£8.99


ELECTRONICA / AMBIENT

Raymond Richards

Sand Paintings

ESP Institute

ESP081

LP

£9.99

Jona Jefferies

Lost In Paradise (Incl. Max Essa / Eddie C Remixes)

Apersonal Music

APERSONAL39

12"

£7.49


MINT CONDITION

Electroliners

Loose Caboose (Incl. Bassbin Twins Remix)

Mint Condition Records

MC064

12"

£7.49


TECHNO

Metal

Point Vacancies (Remixes)

ESP Institute

ESP088B

12"

£7.99

Raredub

Rare, Raw and Ready

Mutual Pleasure

MUPL014

12"

£8.99


REPRESSES

Louie Vega

Expansions In The NYC - Another Day In My Life / Deep Burnt feat. Alex Tosca (Black Vinyl Repress)

Nervous Records

NER25437B

12"

£6.99

Hilit Kolet

Hot Mess (Incl. Mike Dunn Remix)

Rekids

REKIDS234

12"

£7.49

2000 and One

Wan Poku Moro (Radio Slave / Riva Starr Remixes)

Rekids

REKIDS232

12"

£7.99

Nic Fanciulli

On My Mind

Rekids

REKIDS230

12"

£7.99

Radio Slave

Strobe Queen

Rekids

REKIDS220

12"

£7.99

DJ Sneak

Consequential EP

Hard Times

HTRE003

12"

£8.99


ICYMI

U

Parade / Watchers

Phantasy Sound

PH128

12"

£8.99

Toronto Hustle & Sean Roman ft. Javonntte

The Detoronto EP (Incl. Demuir Remix)

Freerange Records

FR297

12"

£7.99

Octave One

Messages from The Mothership Volume I

430 West

4W800

12"

£7.49

Ultraorthodox, Bjarki

Increasing The Paranormal Research Budget / The Ectoplasmic Research

bbbbbb records

BBB021

12"

£7.99

Dharma

Clear Glass EP

Lone Romantic

LR031

12"

£7.49




Releases in detail:

HOUSE

Artist Tal Fussman
Title Definition
Label Rekids
Cat No REKIDS242
Format 12"
Price £7.49
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 25/07/2025
Assets Download
All Genres [Deep House] [House] [Techno]

Track Listing

A1. Freedom Defines House

A2. The Royal

B1. Pace

B2. Even Rome Wasn't Built In a Day

Description

Tal Fussman’s first EP for Rekids, ‘Definition’, kicks off with ‘Freedom Defines House’ - a contemporary reimagining of the classic NY house cut. Big, drummy and complete with a House-focused spoken vocal, the track channels classic Tenaglia and Vasquez sounds, just with added mix-down punch and flair.

On ’The Royal’, Survival Tactics label-boss Fussman runs with the expansive sound design and power percussion that feature across the whole ‘Definition’ EP but delves into Techno-influences with a soaring set of staccato strings and stabs. ‘Pace’ builds on ’The Royal’s Techno references but contrasts the captivating leads with a tunnelling, heads-down vibe created by rhythmic filtered hits. The closing track, ‘Even Rome Wasn’t Built in a Day’, wraps up the Definition’ EP neatly with a light but driving tone punctuated with yet more anthemic string sections.

Having released on Laurent Garnier’s COD3QR, Innvervisions, Drumpoet, and Dyinamic, Tal Fussman has already established himself as an artist to watch, but this memorable love letter to Detroit and debut for Radio Slave’s evergreen Rekids label sees him take things to the next level.

HOUSE

Artist Gorje Hewek
Title Home (Yellow Vinyl)
Label Shanti Radio
Cat No SMR39
Format 12"
Price £9.49
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 13/12/2024
Assets Download
All Genres [Deep House] [House] [Melodic House]

Track Listing

A1. Gorje Hewek, Makebo & Amonita - Never Been

A2. Gorje Hewek & Volen Sentir - Otoko

B1. Gorje Hewek, Bakka - Huracan

B2. Gorje Hewek & Volen Sentir - Ghosts (Blurredub)

Description

Gorje Hewek releases four track “Home” 12”, yellow vinyl for initial pressing

HOUSE

Artist Nathan Katz
Title Parallax
Label All Day I Dream
Cat No ADID106
Format 12"
Price £8.99
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 17/05/2024
Assets Download
All Genres [Deep House] [House]

Track Listing

A1. Nathan Katz - Parallax

A2. Nathan Katz - Dreamland

B1. Nathan Katz & Molac - Flamingo

B2. Nathan Katz - Moonlight

Description

Nathan Katz releases four track “Parallax" EP on All Day I Dream.

HOUSE

Artist Roman Flügel
Title Hotel Karthago / Energies
Label Phantasy Sound
Cat No PH135
Format 12"
Price £7.99
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 24/05/2024
Assets Download
All Genres [House] [Techno]

Track Listing

A. Hotel Karthago

AA. Energies

Description

One of electronic music’s most prolific and beloved figures, Roman Flügel checks in to Phantasy for his debut single on Erol Alkan’s equally storied London label, presenting ‘Hotel Karthago / Energies’, two contrasting dancefloor tracks that capture distinct shades of Flügel’s boundless creativity.

Arranged with energy front and centre, ‘Hotel Karthago’ promises to be an essential addition to Flügel’s peerless back catalogue of club classics. Bolting with the requisite tempo of contemporary dance floors, and accelerated by a joyous piano line, this particular property balances the elegance of vintage house with analogue machines operating at their most energetic.

In keen contrast. ‘Energies’ expertly pours a measure of melancholy, teasing out a twinkling melody that recalls the warmth and wistful moods of his classic LPs such as Fatty Folders and Happiness Is Happening. Illuminating and then unravelling with ease, ‘Energies’ concludes in underscoring the Frankfurt-to-Berlin producer’s skill as a composer, as well as a trusted rave alchemist.

HOUSE

Artist Parallelle & Nicolas Masseyeff
Title Surrender (Incl. Axel Boman Remix)
Label Crosstown Rebels
Cat No CRM310
Format 12"
Price £7.49
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 10/05/2024
Assets Download
All Genres [Deep House] [House]

Track Listing

A1. Surrender

A2. She Says

B1. She Says (Axel Boman Remix)

Description

Parallelle & Nicolas Masseyeff return to Crosstown Rebels to deliver the excellent ‘Surrender’, backed by a remix from Axel Boman. Returning to the iconic imprint following the trio’s stand-out ‘Renegade’ EP in 2023, the new collaborative release, set for release on 10th May 2024, welcomes two hypnotic cuts alongside a slick rework from the Studio Barnhus co-founder.

Three talents with a long-standing and innate musical connection stretching back years, Dutch brother duo Parallelle and French DJ/producer Nicolas Masseyef have been connecting and collaborating to shape a series of lauded projects released via renowned imprints such as DGTL, Systematic, and Masseyef’s own Diversions Music. Reuniting for a second outing on Damian Lazarus’ Crosstown
Rebels imprint, following the success of their 2023 debut with the heavily championed ‘Renegade’, the trio return in style with two fresh, original productions backed by an ever-stylish remix from Studio Barnhus co-founder Axel Boman, who returns to deliver his second remix on the label following his debut remixing Dinky in 2016.

The EP’s title track ‘Surrender’ is a rumbling and impactful percussive journey through the darker territories of the night, with skittering synths and echoed vocal interjections adding glimpses of brightness to the otherwise murky sound. Meanwhile, ‘She Says’ keeps the playful vocal elements front and centre, introducing warping melodies and dub-tinged textures. Providing his flip on the latter, Boman’s take on ‘She Says’ is classy and engaging from the off, stripping the track back to expose a raw yet polished interpretation while drawing on hazy pads, eerie tones and sweeping atmospherics for a wonky and trippy excursion.

HOUSE

Artist Joseph Capriati ft. Arnold Jarvis
Title Peace & Blessings
Label Nervous Records
Cat No NER26434
Format 12"
Price £8.99
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 24/05/2024
Assets Download
All Genres [Deep House] [House]

Track Listing

A. Peace & Blessings (Main Mix)

B1. Peace & Blessings (JC's Groove Mix)

B2. Peace & Blessings (Accapella)

Description

Joseph Capriati is firmly established as one of the greatest techno DJs in the world, but growing up in Naples his first connection with electronic dance music was actually in the House Music genre. “Peace And Blessings” feat. Arnold Jarvis is Joseph’s very personal tribute to this genre, where he produced a track that he felt encompassed the vibe and spirituality of House Music. He wanted a song and vocal performance that would equally represent all the best qualities of the genre, and joined with one of the industry’s most iconic and legendary vocal talents Arnold Jarvis to write lyrics and deliver a vocal performance that perfectly complements Joseph’s percussion and synth driven track. Bushwhacka! on board as Mix Engineer on The Groove Mix.

HOUSE

Artist Erol Alkan
Title A Hold On Love (Reworks)
Label Phantasy Sound
Cat No PH134
Format 12"
Price £8.99
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 10/05/2024
Assets Download
All Genres [House]

Track Listing

A. A Hold On Love (dyna-mix)

AA. A Hold On Love (trip-mix)

Description

Having already forged a scene-shifting career as a DJ, producer, remixer and collaborator, it was only in 2013 that Erol Alkan released a debut EP, 'Illumination' on his label Phantasy. Its shimmering opener was 'A Hold On Love', the soaring, glossy chords that have remained a staple in Alkan's DJ sets in the decade since.

Upon its tenth anniversary, Alkan presents two subtle but hugely effective reworks that transport one of the London producer's most enduring tracks onto contrasting dance floors.

The '(dyna-mix)' finds canyons of heady dub and psychedelia among halcyon chords, first means tested on wide-eyed crowds at Houghton Festival and throughout Alkan's ongoing 'To The Rhythm' all-nighters. Meanwhile, the '(trip-mix)' subtly lifts the energy for a pacier take, rich in reverie yet without sacrificing the detail and musicality always at the centre of Alkan's still fertile blend of house, electro, techno and alternative sensibilities.

The two tracks are available pressed onto extremely limited edition vinyl featuring manually screen printed sleeves, hand numbered by Erol himself. 300 copies only.

STRATASONIC (INCL. FREE TOTE BAG)

Artist ANiML
Title Accidental Effects
Label Stratasonic
Cat No STSC001
Format 12"
Price £8.99
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 17/05/2024
Assets Download
All Genres [Ambient] [Breakbeat] [Breaks] [Downtempo] [Leftfield] [Trip Hop]

Track Listing

A1. Accidental Effects

A2. Mementos

B1. Day Dreaming

B2. Formulaic Appeal

Description

April 2024 sees the launch of the Stratasonic imprint with the four-track ‘Accidental Effects’ by ANiML, a collaborative guise for the members of the collective behind the label.

Stratasonic is a new label founded by a German/Canadian collective operating out of LA whose roots dig deep into electronic music. By collaborating with artists new and legendary they’ll push the boundaries of the traditional music space into visual arts, video, events, digital and beyond. The collective’s philosophy is to reimagine the music, masters, and methods of the past in a modern context, exposing the world to the stuff they like. Here to inaugurate the label is ANIML, the project whose members will remain anonymous is inspired by the classic era of vinyl and analogue production with hints of 90’s nostalgia.

Title-cut ‘Accidental Effects’ leads the EP and lays down twitchy bass grooves, crisp, crunchy breaks and an amalgamation of hip hop vocals all dynamically pieced together and processed to create a raw, fluid dance floorworkout. ‘Mementos’ follows next and veers into a more immersive, cinematic electronica realm via subtly unfurling synth textures, murky bass swells, bumpy breaks, squelchy acid lines and hypnotic brass licks.

Opening the flip-side is ‘Day Dreaming’, shifting focus back to a raw off-kilter rhythm at its foundation while haunting synth lines ebb and flow amongst hooky vocal chants and bubbling echoes. ‘Formulaic Appeal’ then concludes the original material, a three minute ambient darkwave excursion through brooding analogue bass drones, heavily reverberated atmospherics and a ticking clock like percussive effect.

ELECTRONICA / AMBIENT

Artist Raymond Richards
Title Sand Paintings
Label ESP Institute
Cat No ESP081
Format LP
Price £9.99
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 10/05/2024
Assets Download
All Genres [Ambient] [Downtempo] [Electronica] [Indie]

Track Listing

A1. Badwater Basin

A2. Rattlesnake Pass

A3. Monument Valley

A4. 2 Cent Mambo

A5. Saguaro

B1. Zion Lodge

B2. Farrington Dome

B3. Deer On Hwy 80

B4. Mescal Shakes

B5. Sonora

Description

There was a long time I considered Raymond Richards the ultimate secret weapon. There were sounds he could make that other people just couldn’t. Pure, whole, yet complex sounds. The pedal steel is an extremely niche instrument outside of its Country confines, but its sheer and transcendent depth has never failed to floor me. Raymond’s ear for implementing the steel into literally 'anything' has always been uncanny. After decades of being savvy to his work ethic, multi-faceted studio skills and overall sense of musical honesty, it became a priority for me to channel some of this into narratives through the ESP Institute and get his stories told. Without further recounting the history and trajectory of our musical relationship (see the press release for 2020’s critically-acclaimed album 'The Lost Art Of Wandering'), I can whole-heartedly confirm this sophomore release, 'Sand Paintings', opens an even wider door into Raymond’s visceral, contemplative world. The cast of players has elaborated to include Calexico’s John Convertino on drums and percussion, a bevy of eccentric stringed instruments and even a hint of brass to collectively stratify context for the pedal steel. Through diversifying the timbral palette, we invite an increased soundstage acuity but also reveal untapped wells of emotion for the listener, perhaps even testing cultural literacies. One foot remains in our established ambient realm, while the other steps toward grand cinematic gestures, and despite the dense, insurmountable emotion in these songs, there is a stoic singularity, like a lonesome cowboy pulling up his boot straps to endure another day. 'Badwater Basin' opens with courage, an enormous chord evoking Raymond’s image of “hard dawn”, but in navigating through the dramatic depictions of 'Monument Valley', 'Saguaro' and 'Deer On Hwy 80', we grapple with a cloaked vulnerability—weathered by the elements, beaten down and alone, yet still madly in love with the world. —Lovefingers

ELECTRONICA / AMBIENT

Artist Jona Jefferies
Title Lost In Paradise (Incl. Max Essa / Eddie C Remixes)
Label Apersonal Music
Cat No APERSONAL39
Format 12"
Price £7.49
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 24/05/2024
Assets Download
All Genres [Deep House] [Electronica] [House] [Indie Dance]

Track Listing

A1. Es Camp

A2. Es Camp (Max Essa Romantic Break Mix)

A3. California Sunrise… Do You Remember?

B1. Lost in Paradise

B2. Lost in Paradise (Eddie C Remix)

Description

The only proved efficient time traveling method to date is through listening to music, particularly evident when indulging in Jona Jefferies' latest EP released by Spanish house specialists Apersonal Music. It's a refreshing nod to the golden era of 90s electronic music. Across its three tracks, Jefferies masterfully blends elements of ambient, downtempo, and electronica, evoking a sense of nostalgia as if plucked from a bygone era. In contrast to today's TikTok-dominated landscape of short, immediate singles, this EP harkens back to a time when music was crafted with depth and complexity. Drawing inspiration from legendary acts like Boards of Canada and Underworld, it seamlessly transports listeners to the Gen-X decade, when acts like Daft Punk, Orbital and The Chemical Brothers reign supreme and exploited the electronic scene during the MTV era.

On the A side, "Es Camp" embodies the seamless influence of British electronic music on the Balearic scene of the 90s, and viceversa. Feels like Moby’s “Porcelain” if the film "The Beach" had been set in Ibiza. Max Essa's "Romantic Breaks Mix" elevates the track to pure Balearic bliss, setting the perfect mood for any sunset terrace around the globe.

Side B, tailored for the dance floor, runs through “Lost in Paradise”, a track that channels euphoria reminiscent of the underground rave culture during the final years of the 20th century. Apersonal's trusted remixer, Eddie C, delivers an extended rendition of the track that continually evolves, echoing Jim Morrison’s words: 'the music was new, black polished chrome, and came over the summer like liquid night.'

MINT CONDITION

Artist Electroliners
Title Loose Caboose (Incl. Bassbin Twins Remix)
Label Mint Condition Records
Cat No MC064
Format 12"
Price £7.49
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 31/01/2025
Assets Download
All Genres [Acid] [Breakbeat] [Techno]

Track Listing

A1. Loose Caboose

A2. Crazy Train

B. Loose Caboose (Bassbin Twins Remix)

Description

Mint Condition - A record label focused on excavating the outer fringes of classic House and Techno. Unreleased mixes, classics, overlooked gems and never heard before material, mined from the last 30+ years of contemporary dance music are the order of the day. From Chicago, Detroit and New York to London, San Francisco and beyond. Mint Condition have got their digging hats on to bring you exclusive heat and those rarer than rare jams that have been in your wants list for years. Dig in!

A serendipitous encounter at an SF record store in the early 90s brought together local music aficionados DJ Dan and Jim Hopkins. Their collaboration birthed the legendary Electroliners project, channeling their shared passion for underground and funky sounds into the iconic left-coast rave anthem, 'Loose Caboose', now firmly nestled in your hands. Pooling their musical prowess, Dan and Jim embarked on a journey of sonic exploration, meticulously crafting their signature sound by dissecting samples and breakbeats, infusing the musical landscape with a revitalizing energy. As their reputation grew within the local scene, they found themselves tasked with supplying a track for a promotional CD-ROM by a burgeoning software company.

Through marathon sessions of digging, slicing, sequencing, and exchanging snippets over phone calls, Electroliners hit their creative stride. It was only natural to unveil their creation in the raw intensity of a live rave setting. Thanks to a connection with DJ DRC, they seized the opportunity, and the rest is history. Copies of the record flew off the shelves by the thousands locally, and its overseas acclaim, spearheaded by licensing through XL Recordings in the UK, cemented its status as a bona fide underground classic. But what exactly is an Electroliner you might ask? Jim sheds light on the inspiration: “I delved into books on trains at the public library,” he reveals. “Among them, 'Electroliner' caught my eye, a train line in the Midwest. Given the track's pulsating train horn, 'Electroliner' and 'Loose Caboose' simply clicked.”

'Loose Caboose' is an all-time classic, and still causes much damage on the dancefloor today. Yet another unmissable addition to the MC reissue catalogue, fully licensed from the artists, mastered and cut by Curve Pusher, and available once again available for purchase. Do not sleep.

TECHNO

Artist Metal
Title Point Vacancies (Remixes)
Label ESP Institute
Cat No ESP088B
Format 12"
Price £7.99
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 24/05/2024
Assets Download
All Genres [Dub] [Dub Techno] [Techno]

Track Listing

A1. Point Vacancies (Hodge Remix)

A2. Dislocation Climb (Jamie Paton Remix)

B1. Dislocation Climb (Jamie Paton Dubwise)

B2. Dislocation Climb (Jamie Paton Dubwise II)

Description

Following 2020’s 'Point Vacancies', the debut EP from Jamie Paton and Mike Bourne’s collaborative act Metal, the duo return with a trio of dubwise remixes from Mr Paton himself as well as a peak-time stormer from fellow Bristol artist, Hodge. The latter immediately sets the record ablaze with a driving thump, duo of grainy hi-hats and a chalky clap. He layers an anthemic three-chord pad progression, building octaves, peppering in arpeggiated bleeps and articulate lead melodies, then tops it off with a few modular elements that retain the character of the original, before climaxing in true rave fashion. Proper. The following three mixes by Metal’s own Jamie Paton make apparent his sonic obsession — the type of infinite tweaking that sees some artists/producers to the edge of madness, or at the very least satisfies some dragon-chasing addiction. There’s a successive deconstruction from 'Remix' to 'Dubwise' to 'Dubwise II', most notably a reduction of rhythm and drum machinery, but also in general tonality. The melody remains central but is gradually obscured, taking on a less and less recognizable form, and by the end we’re left with a skeleton of the track, quips and cranks, an assembly line of aluminum sheeting punctuated by demented nuts and bolts. As with the previous EP, the sparsity of elements illustrates just how far one can twist aesthetics, proving that self-imposed limitations can often propel an artist’s process and land them somewhere unfamiliar, somewhere foreign, somewhere enchanted.

TECHNO

Artist Raredub
Title Rare, Raw and Ready
Label Mutual Pleasure
Cat No MUPL014
Format 12"
Price £8.99
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 31/05/2024
Assets Download
All Genres [House] [Techno]

Track Listing

A1. BAMBA

A2. Juicy Fruit ft. Partiboi69

A3. L.L.L.

B1. Snappy Chulo

B2. Break of Dawn

Description

Following on from his atomic single release, Phonk On The Dancefloor, Sofia’s Raredub now presents his highly anticipated full EP via Mutual Pleasure Records. Rare, Raw and Ready is a high-voltage introduction to the Bulgarian bass baron, a title that is fully justified with this latest venture of sound.

Raredub wastes no time in setting the pace for this project, as we’re thrown straight into the searing furnace with opening track BAMBA. Having been road-tested by the likes of KETTAMA, KiNK, Skin On Skin and Raredub himself, BAMBA, with its infectious vocals, gut-hurdling bassline and devious rave-stab melodies, is a carefully constructed weapon of sound, with proven devastating results.

We’re then brought to Juicy Fruit, which sees both Raredub and Mutual Pleasure’s head-honcho Partiboi69 lock palms to create a deeply sensual, highly contagious dance-floor anthem that sees the producer masterfully blend hissing hi-hats and a series of infectious rising chord patterns and melodies which, when combined, are certainly set to cause nothing but dance-floor destruction.

Since being played as the opening track to Partibo69 and DJ Heartstring’s stingzone set, L.L.L is a track which, with its mind-warping bassline,euphoria ladened vocals and pad-work, has enjoyed a growing sense of anticipation from listeners, eager for its arrival.

Snappy Chulo sees Raredub again use a series of piercing rave-stabs to drive his sound, which is partnered with a plethora of electronic experimentation and instrumentation, before the seismic bassline of Break Of Dawn see Raredub bring the walls and ceiling crumbling down; presenting a suitably fitting finale to this atomic attack on the senses.
Rare, Raw and Ready brings Raredub’s prowess for production to the fore, as the Bulgarian producer conducts wild electronic experiments, bending genres and sound into form, to create a versatile, highly contagious and highly atomic serving of sound.

REPRESSES

Artist Louie Vega
Title Expansions In The NYC - Another Day In My Life / Deep Burnt feat. Alex Tosca (Black Vinyl Repress)
Label Nervous Records
Cat No NER25437B
Format 12"
Price £6.99
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 11/04/2025
Assets Download
All Genres [Deep House] [House] [New York] [Soulful House]

Track Listing

A. Another Day In My Life

AA. Deep Burnt feat. Axel Tosca

Description

Two supreme House Grooves from the world renowned “Maestro” of the dancefloor in the continuing build-up to the Louie Vega “Expansions In The NYC” album release. With “Another Day In My Life” Louie Vega incorporates elements of the classic jam “Never Had A Love So Good” by Charles Johnson (fully cleared and licensed from the legendary Henry Stone Music Company), and creates a driving and infectious soul-infused club anthem that ruled the DJ download platforms prior to its vinyl release. On the AA side, Louie works with his long time collaborator Axel Tosca as well as legendary Chicago DJ / Vocalist Mike Dunn to create his own very soulful and New York flavored interpretation of the renowned 1999 Deep Burnt song by Pepe Bradock, done of course with Pepe Bradocks blessings and appreciation.

REPRESSES

Artist Hilit Kolet
Title Hot Mess (Incl. Mike Dunn Remix)
Label Rekids
Cat No REKIDS234
Format 12"
Price £7.49
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 17/05/2024
Assets Download
All Genres [Deep House] [House]

Track Listing

A1. Hot Mess

A2. Hot Mess (Even Hotter Mix)

B1. Hot Mess (Mike Dunn 'Deep Messy' Remix)

B2. Hot Mess (Mike Dunn 'Deep Messy' Instrumenatal Mix)

Description

Hilit Kolet debuts on Rekids with ‘Hot Mess’, including remixes from the legendary Mike Dunn.

Following her remix of Terry Farley & Wade Teo’s ‘Why We Dance’, Hilit steps up to the Rekids plate with her debut EP for Radio Slave’s label with her single ‘Hot Mess’. A relentlessly driving drum machine werqout, ‘Hot Mess’ sees her masterfully mixing compulsive, marching rhythms with a fiercely impassioned spoken word vocal.

With added raw jackin’ energy in the ‘Even Hotter Mix’, this has the kind of late night runway energy that demands the
Sound Factory be rebuilt. On the B-side, Chicago house legend Mike Dunn’s remix of ‘Hot Mess’ is a deep groove that adds a wriggling earworm bassline, while still embracing the enchanting vocal of the original.

Hilit Kolet has been an integral part of London’s house scene ever since she started slinging vinyl at Soho’s legendary Black Market Records. Her distinctive, energetic DJ style then established her behind the decks everywhere, from high fashion shows to some of the most celebrated underground clubs in London. 2023 saw Hilit going global with shows from Ibiza to Shanghai via Printworks, Warehouse Project and Ministry of Sound.

Her summer single on the Faith imprint ‘POV Siren’ has been embraced by DJs as diverse as Robert Hood and Paul Woolford, and her edit of Laurent Garnier’s ‘Crispy Bacon’ was rinsed by many from Carl Cox to Patrick Topping, before seeing an official release by Garnier himself. ‘Hot Mess’ sets Hilit Kolet up as a serious name to watch out for in 2024.

REPRESSES

Artist 2000 and One
Title Wan Poku Moro (Radio Slave / Riva Starr Remixes)
Label Rekids
Cat No REKIDS232
Format 12"
Price £7.99
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 17/05/2024
Assets Download
All Genres [House]

Track Listing

A. Wan Poku Moro (Radio Slave Extended Edit)

B. Wan Poku Moro (Riva Starr Remix)

Description

Radio Slave reissues 2000 and One’s noughties house bomb ‘Wan Poku Moro’ with an extended version and a remix by Riva Starr.

A real dance floor anthem, 2000 and One’s vocal house hit ‘Wan Poku Moro’ was initially released as part of his 2009 ‘Heritage’ album on 100% Pure. The track is now getting a reissue as a single, with two new versions pressed on wax via Rekids, an edit from label boss Radio Slave and a remix from Riva Starr.
On the A-side, Radio Slave extends ‘Wan Poku Moro’’s original eight minutes of hyped-up hands-in-the-air house music to the ten-minute mark with Snatch! Records’ Riva Starr remixing the track on the B-side. He returns to Rekids for the first time since his EP with Mark Broom as Star B and reimagines 2000 and One’s track into a late-night warehouse groover, trading its organic percussion for tight, techy drums but maintaining the original’s infectious energy and earworm vocals.

REPRESSES

Artist Nic Fanciulli
Title On My Mind
Label Rekids
Cat No REKIDS230
Format 12"
Price £7.99
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 17/05/2024
Assets Download
All Genres [House]

Track Listing

A. On My Mind

B. U Gotta

Description

Two of dance music's most recognisable names come together once more as Nic Fanciulli returns on the mighty Rekids.

Fanciulli has long been one of the leading lights in the house world. His Saved Records label is one of the go-to outlets for forward-thinking grooves thanks to his own music and his on-point A&R of many other talents. Over the years, his releases have explored every facet of house and tech, while the man himself has played every major club and festival in the world. This is Fanciulli's third outing on Rekids after 12"s in 2019 and 2020, and it might be his best yet.

The stylish and seductive sounds of 'On My Mind' open up with loopy and catchy vocals, disco-tinged house beats and plenty of feel-good energy. The funky basslines and innovative samples make this a fun, full flavour and heart-warming groove that is sure to get crowds locked in and hands in the air. The brilliant 'U Gotta' is another track steeped in classic references but with a modern twist. It builds in careful layers that tease and please with sustained strings and low, grinding bass offset by the diva vocals and atmospheric crowd noise. When it drops, it is the sort of tune to bring real rapture to the party.

REPRESSES

Artist Radio Slave
Title Strobe Queen
Label Rekids
Cat No REKIDS220
Format 12"
Price £7.99
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 31/05/2024
Assets Download
All Genres [Deep House] [House]

Track Listing

A1. Strobe Queen

B1. Strobe Queen (Eric Kupper Remix)

B2. Strobe Queen (Kirk Degiorgio Remix)

Description

Radio Slave drops ‘Strobe Queen’ this June, complete with Eric Kupper and Kirk Degiorgio Remixes

Following a string of massive singles over the course of 2022 and 2023, in tandem with the continued success of his acclaimed Rekids and RSPX imprints, Radio Slave prepares his latest single ‘Strobe Queen’, a 12-minute, slow-burning house epic landing this March.

Eric Kupper and Kirk Degiorgio remix Radio Slave’s ‘Strobe Queen’ this June.
Heard in clubs courtesy of Honey Dijon, Laurent Garnier, and Sean Johnston, amongst others, and on the airwaves via the likes of BBC Radio 1, Radio Slave now recruits two legendary remixers for thw remixes of ‘Strobe Queen’. Requiring little introduction, Eric Kupper and Kirk Degiorgio both turn in
exceptional versions of the original, while Radio Slave contributes a stunning reprise of his own, continuing to explore his love of slower tempos and long arrangements of golden era NYC, as seen in subsequent singles ‘Wild Life’ and ‘Wake Up’.

Radio Slave aka Matt Edwards is one of dance music’s undisputed heavyweights. Having made his name as a DJ in the 90s, he went on to become the king of edits, twisting pop, R&B and indie cuts into essential versions that consistently set clubs alight. Since the mid-2000s, Edwards’ originals have helped define modern dance music, tackling techno, house, breakbeat, minimal and disco whilst exploring dub, balearic sounds and ambient across the myriad of other aliases and projects.

REPRESSES

Artist DJ Sneak
Title Consequential EP
Label Hard Times
Cat No HTRE003
Format 12"
Price £8.99
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 17/05/2024
Assets Download
All Genres [Deep House] [House]

Track Listing

A1. You're Mine

A2. This One

B1. Body Slangin'

B2. Deep Undercover

Description

DJ Sneak started releasing music around 30 years ago, whilst Hard Times was also knocking out records at the same time from the likes of Masters At Work, Todd Terry and Roger Sanchez. Sneak has played for the legendary club night many times, but this is his first outing on the label. Sneak delivers 4 peak time classic cuts reminiscent of his early work, which fits in perfectly with the equally longstanding Hard Times label.

ICYMI

Artist U
Title Parade / Watchers
Label Phantasy Sound
Cat No PH128
Format 12"
Price £8.99
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 03/05/2024
Assets Download
All Genres [Ambient] [Downtempo] [Electronica]

Track Listing

A. Parade

B. Watchers

Description

One of the longest-serving and most consistently intriguing artists within the fold of Phantasy, U returns to the label with another two-track trip of sonic mystery and erratic magic, ‘Parade/Watchers’.

Presented on limited-pressing 12” vinyl with a sleeve riso printed by U with London's Error Press.

With the texture and earthy promise of a psychedelic mulch, ‘Parade’ presents a glorious timelapse of acid-inflected minimalism. Unfolding defiantly at nearly fifteen minutes, U’s driving but subtle composition transports from guttural, electronic uncertainty to a wide-eyed denouement in one illusionary transition.

With inverse effect but no less power, ‘Watchers’ unexpectedly drops listeners into a rough wash of digital hardcore, spinning it’s initial warehouse chords into a collage of decay and regrowth, a nephilim-scaled journey and arguably U’s most ambitious production to date.

ICYMI

Artist Toronto Hustle & Sean Roman ft. Javonntte
Title The Detoronto EP (Incl. Demuir Remix)
Label Freerange Records
Cat No FR297
Format 12"
Price £7.99
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 03/05/2024
Assets Download
All Genres [House]

Track Listing

A1. Deep In This (Main Mix)

A2. Deep In This (Late Night Dub)

B1. Fall In Love (Demuir God Speaks Remix)

B2. Fall In Love

Description

When great music minds get together, good things happen and this latest Freerange outing is testament to that. Bridging the gap between Toronto and Detroit, the Detoronto EP is the result of Mark Kufner aka Toronto Hustle’s vision of deep, underground house music and Sean Roman’s production prowess. With decades of experience promoting nights, DJing and running his own brilliant vinyl-only label Selections, Mark teamed up with production partner and fellow Toronto DJ, Sean Roman. Sean has worked with a diverse selection of imprints such as Nervous Records, Local Talk, Strictly Rhythm, as well as his own imprint Lately Bass.

On the vocals, Detroit’s ubiquitous Javonntte rounds out the artists for this heavyweight EP. Classic deep, raw, late night house sounds are the order of the day here. Deep In This is just the kind of fat, swinging groove to warm up the dance floor with. Simple yet robust, the square wave bassline brings the right amount of attitude whilst Javonntte’s vocal’s draw you into his world.

Next up, the duo give us their own Light Night Dub of Deep In This which strips out the harmonic elements, putting all the focus on the drums, bass and vocals. This makes for the perfect club tool, sounding massive on a nice system and guaranteed to get the floor locked into its unrelenting groove.

Flip over for a brilliant remix of Fall In Love by another legend of the Toronto house scene - Demuir. This guy is a production powerhouse whose soulful, funky, jacking house sound has seen him releasing on such diverse labels as Yoruba, Classic, Heist, Hot Creations, Robsoul and Desolat. Here he brings his trademark, loose and jazzy drums and funky AF Moog bassline which is accompanied by a beautiful, filtering piano loop.

Closing out this brilliant EP we have Fall In Love, another late night basement jam featuring the vocals of Javonntte. Classic rhodes stabs add a rolling energy to the chunky drum groove making this one of those classic B2 tracks destined to become a secret weapon in your sets.

ICYMI

Artist Octave One
Title Messages from The Mothership Volume I
Label 430 West
Cat No 4W800
Format 12"
Price £7.49
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 03/05/2024
Assets Download
All Genres [Detroit] [Downtempo] [Techno]

Track Listing

A1. Price We Pay feat. Karina Mia (Mothership Remix)

A2. Mirror Image

B1. A Better Tomorrow (Mothership Mix)

B2. Price We Pay (Mothership Instruments)

Description

Octave One stride into 2024 with a fresh four-track EP that once again showcases their unique take on techno with three new versions of classic tracks alongside an all-new cut.

Detroit's legendary Burden Brothers had a big 2023 that saw them release their superb Never On Sunday album, which was a nod to their 90s downtempo project of the same name. The bumper collection traversed deep techno, house, and tech in their usual inimitable style while the pair themselves continued to push techno forward with their incomparable live show at the world's most notable clubs and festivals. They now show that their creative reserves continue to run deep with four more essential tracks.

The first one is a new Mothership Remix of 'Price We Pay' with long-time vocal collaborator Karina Mia. The original appeared on Never on Sunday and this version comes on strong with vast rubbery kicks powering a deep and seductive groove. Muted synths roam down low while twinkling melodies fall from above next to the controlled, soulful vocal. The superb 'Mirror Image' is a new track that rides a heavy broken beat. Downtempo chords are melancholic but stirring and have a dramatic sense of finality to them.

'A Better Tomorrow' also gets a new Mothership Mix following its original release on the Burn It Down album back in 2015. Here it is a surging cut with funky guitar riffs and bleeping synth sequences that bring to life the thundering low end. It's a hi-tech and soulful fusion of the organic and the synthetic that will blow the roof off.

Last of all is a Mothership Instruments version of 'Price We Pay' that powers along on thudding drums with edgy synth stabs riding up and down the scales. Deft keys shine and twinkle and signature Octave One arps break out at the midpoint to take things to a higher level.

These are four more classic techno sounds steeped in great synth craft from The Burden Brothers.

ICYMI

Artist Ultraorthodox, Bjarki
Title Increasing The Paranormal Research Budget / The Ectoplasmic Research
Label bbbbbb records
Cat No BBB021
Format 12"
Price £7.99
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 03/05/2024
Assets Download
All Genres [Electro] [Techno]

Track Listing

A. Ultraorthodox - Increasing the Paranormal Research Budget

B. Bjarki - The Ectoplasmic Research

Description

Ultraorthodox and Bjarki set out to push the boundaries of ectoplasmic research, aiming to secure an augmented paranormal research budget from the Icelandic government and explore the ethereal through a fusion of sound and ectoplasmic exploration.

Can sound unlock the veiled secrets within ectoplasmic mysteries? Is it a portal to realms beyond our comprehension?

Unfortunately, the project met an untimely end. But fear not, for in the face of failure, there's still music to enjoy!

ICYMI

Artist Dharma
Title Clear Glass EP
Label Lone Romantic
Cat No LR031
Format 12"
Price £7.49
Territory Worldwide
Release Date 03/05/2024
Assets Download
All Genres [Breaks] [Electro] [Techno] [UK Garage]

Track Listing

A1. Clear Glass

A2. BMO Tune

B1. Scatty Brain

B2. Work Over

Description

Hybrid sounds are offered up by Sunderland born producer Dharma on his Lone Romantic debut. His ‘Clear Glass’ EP lands on Maceo Plex’s left of centre imprint, offering up four tracks of futuristic garage and electro-tinged sounds.

Having previously released on esteemed labels such as R&S Records, Man Power’s Me Me Me imprint and Permanent Vacation, Dharma readies a bustling EP for Lone Romantic that showcases the young producer’s deft capabilities at working through various shades and rhythms with ease.

From the shuffling beats and choppy vox of EP opener ‘Clear Glass’, to the low-slung hip hop meets IDM influences of ‘Work Over’, Dharma serves up a highly accomplished release that effortlessly traverses genres.

‘Clear Glass’ EP by Dharma is available on Lone Romantic from 26th April 2024.