Artists: Booka Shade, Polly Scattergood Title: Perpetual Light Label: Blaufield Music Cat: BFMB080 Format: Digital Release Date: February 5th, 2021
Booka Shade meets the vocalist Polly Scattergood for the creation of ‘Perpetual Light’, a symbolic tech house piece that embraces a positive vibe radiated by the Polly’s voice. With this production the German duo seems to going back on track with their productions made ten or more years ago.
Artist: Tommy Sunsets Title: What Is The World EP Label: QRUK Cat: QRUK004 Format: Digital Release Date: February 12th 2021 Tracklist: 1) What Is The World (Original Mix) 2) Extraction 3) What Is The World (Cotton Socks PsyTrain Mix)
Tommy Sunsets + QRUK make a great combo with the publication of ‘What Is The World EP’, a strong three tracker that shows a solid sound and melts at the same time few faces of techno and progressive. Cotton Socks appears on the release too giving his interpretation of the title track, which adds a touch of abstractness.
Artists: Andre Lodemann, Nathalie Claude Title: Still Searching Label: Siamese Remixers: New Jackson, Shiffer, Blak River Cat: SIAMESE019 Formats: Digital, vinyl Release Date: January 29th 2021 Tracklist: A1. Still Searching A2. Still Searching (New Jackson Remix) B1. Miss You B2. Still Searching (Shiffer Remix) Digital bonus: Still Searching (Blak River Remix)
Siamese Records reaches another level of greatness with this brand new EP signed by Andre Lodemann and Nathalie Claude, a collaboration born more than 10 years ago: in fact on the Nathalie’s Soundcloud we can find the draft version of a song called ‘Searching’. Returning to the present, ‘Still Searching’ is the title track that mixes the emotive instrumental by Andre and the intriguing voice of Nathalie Claude, the result is fascinating and is capable to arouse inner and atypical emotions. New Jackson, Shiffer and Blak River try to challenge themselves offering three interpretations of the main theme: in their intent they succeed because their versions are mystical and fullfilling. The other original ‘Miss You’ is another sensual production that remarks the appealing style of Mr. Lodemann.
Artist: Thomas Newson & Marc Volt Title: Raining On Label: Armada Music Cat: ARMAS1896 Format: Digital Release Date: January 22nd 2021
A rolling bassline, a sexy female vocal, a solid warm drum loop, what else? That’s what makes distinguishable the collaboration track ‘Raining On’ made by Thomas Newson and Marc Volt. The production reveals since the beginning its dancefloor filler nature.
Artist: Geerson Title: Influenced World Label: ARTS X (ARTS) Cat: ARTSX020 Format: Digital Release Date: February 1st 2020 Tracklist: 1. Influenced World 2. Wilde Nacht Mit Einem Engel 3. Red Alert 4. Reload It
ARTS continues in its aim to deliver outstanding techno releases coming from the techno realms. Geerson takes the control of the board with ‘Influenced World’, a four track EP that features a fast and catchy style. The gabber and trance influences are relevant and enhances the appeal of the entire opera.
Artists: THEMBA, Thakzin Title: Sound Of Freedom Label: Armada Cat: ARMAS1853 Format: Digital Release Date: January 22nd, 2021
‘Sound Of Freedom’ is the first extract of THEMBA’s album forthcoming on Armada Music. This bright production is a bliss in terms of style and elegance: an emotive vocal house/lounge song with a classy sound setup and a bit of tribal influences.
Crosstown Rebels is set to release one of its most interesting releases of 2021: three great producers take care of Ÿuma’s ‘Smek’, giving their unique interpretations of this mesmerizing production. The first name that appears on the tracklist is Ricardo Villalobos, in his version he goes totally trippy and mental, introducing a minimalistic and booming drum loop over the vocals. As expected, SIS enhances the tribal and ethnical influences of the original, shifting the theme into an organic four to the floor structure. Finally MoM shares his vision of ‘Smek’, reconstructing the instrumental in a creative and interesteing way.
The quite underground and unknown artist Hanisii debuts with the album ‘Time In The Special Practice Of Relativity’, that’s a collection of 11 songs which plunge a sophisticated and organic kind of sound, showing off an interesting alternative of techno and its derivates. The attitude of the whole album is totally dancefloor oriented, even if the various sonorities can seem too experimental or inappropriate, they fits coherently in the modern music styles, bringing some uniqueness and freshness.
Artist: Cody Currie Title: Moves EP Label: Toy Tonics Cat: TOYT113 Format: Digital Release Dates: February 12th 2021 Tracklist: 1. Moves (feat. Eliza Rose) 2. When The Time Is Right 3. M9 4. LS Anthem (feat. Andy K, Ally McMahon) 5. Moves (House Mix) (feat. Eliza Rose)
Cody Corrie with ‘Moves EP’ outputs a classy style, which is a result between a combination of house, lounge and jazzy sonorities. The first one is the title track that goes deep with its mellow set of instruments, follows ‘When The Time Is Right’ : it brightens and warms the atmosphere with its piano melody and smooth vocals. ‘M9’ remarks the influences coming from the title track, in this prodouction we can discover a typical approach to house music from dated U.S.A. vinyl records; finally ‘LS Anthem’ introduces a mixture of all the previous songs, which sits suspended in mid-air supported by bright sensations and a calm instrumental.
Artist: Bawrut feat. Chico Blanco Title: Triangulo De Amor Bizarro Label: Ransom Note Cat: R$N27 Format: Digital Release Date: February 5th 2021 Tracklist: 1. Original Mix 2. Super Drama Remix 3. Kristy Harper Remix 4. Beigean’s Amore De Noche Dub 5. Chico Blanco Remix
Ransom Note starts this year with a bizarre release signed by Bawrut and Chico Blanco. Their infectious ‘Triangulo De Amor Bizarro’ pop ups with an oldschool / ghetto house style, where its theme is enhanced with a set of vocals that make the production catchy than ever. The release is filled with many remixes which offer interesting interpretations of the original: Kristy Harper and Beigean propose two interesting versions, adopting a retro flavor and an underground approach to the sounds.
