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Various ‘Poesie 100’

Artists: Various
Title: Poesie 100
Label: Poesie Musik
Cat: POM100
Format: Digital
Release Date: May 15th 2020
Tracklist:
Made in Paris – Point of Departure (Original Mix)
Moritz Hofbauer – Taipan (Original Mix)
Koelle – Longing (Original Mix)
Rezident – High Spirits (Original Mix)
Nils Hoffmann & Khåen – Nearer Still Nearer (Original Mix)
Solstice (FR) – Abyss (Original Mix)
Oscar Ozz – Regio Gaga (Original Mix)
Stil & Bense – Mon Coeur (Original Mix)

Pre order link: https://www.beatport.com/release/poesie100/2936834

Poesie Musik gets a high score, celebrating the publication of its 100th release: ‘Poesie 100’ is a compilation that features a bunch of artist who appeared in the label, contributing to the development of its unique sounds and style. Notable to mention the productions made by Made in Paris, Koelle, Solstice (FR) and Stil & Bense, who more than the others have been capable to elevate and rediscover the true essence of the label.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/poesiemusik

Phonique ‘Moon Moods’

Artist: Phonique
Title: Moon Moods
Label: Bar 25 Music
Remixers: Raw Main, Essence of Time
Cat.: BAR25-121
Format: Digital
Release date: May 29th 2020
Tracklist:
1. Phonique & Belkina – Moon Moods (Original Mix)
2. Phonique, Fairplay – Alua (Original Mix)
3. Phonique, Fairplay – Alua (Raw Main Remix)
4. Phonique, Fairplay – Alua (Essence Of Time Remix)

Deep house master Phonique gets released on the notorious Bar 25 Music, proposing two interesting original mixes. The title track ‘Moon Moods’ (made with Belkina), which was already featured on the label’s compilation ‘Zeitgeist’, reveals a typical mood aroused by German producers, which has been enhanced by a sax melody that plays all over the song duration. The other one is titled ‘Alua’ (composed with Fairplay), it goes wild and really dancefloor oriented: the vibe is set on fire thanks also to a chant and some surrounding tribal percussions.
The EP is completed by two remixes of ‘Alua’ made by Raw Main and Essence Of Time, they both interpreted the theme with another tribal swing, but Essence Of Time secluded the vibe of the original into a heavly techno affected drum loop.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/phonique
https://soundcloud.com/nastyabelkina
https://soundcloud.com/fairplayofc
https://soundcloud.com/rawmain
https://soundcloud.com/bar25

Matthias Meyer & Ryan Davis ‘Crying Juno / Cafuné’

Artists: Matthias Meyer & Ryan Davis
Title: Crying Juno / Cafuné
Label: Watergate Records
Cat: WGVinyl070
Formats: Vinyl, digital
Release Date: May 25th 2020
Tracklist:
A. Crying Juno
B. Cafuné

Matthias Meyer and Ryan Davis collaborate again for the creation of ‘Crying Juno / Cafuné’, a small EP to be out soon on Watergate Records. The duo already made some stuff in the past, we can remind ‘Love Letters From Sicily’ and ‘Hope’, productions that gained a lot of interest and which have been played all around.
These two brand new tracks join the two artists’ styles, getting as result a blend of contemporary deep house with progressive and tech house influences. The entire EP shares melancholic and dreamy vibes, and it proposes two interesting different faces from this genre: also in this case the contrast made by the songs is great and functional to the release itself.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/matthias-meyer
https://soundcloud.com/ryan-davis
https://soundcloud.com/watergaterecords

Nico Lahs ‘Freedom’

Artist: Nico Lahs
Title: Freedom
Label: Adeen Records
Cat: AR006
Format: 2 x vinyl
Release Date: May 25th 2020
Tracklist:
A1. Freedom
A2. A Beautiful Thing
B1. Never Come
B2. Can’t Get Enough
C1. Inside Your Love
C2. Call Me
D1. Deep da Futa
D2. Nu Frontiers

Pre order link: https://www.juno.co.uk/products/nico-lahs-freedom/768299-01/

Nico Lahs is an experienced producer from Italy, who found his devotion to house music and its shades: we’ve been used to know him for his unique songs since 2008, the year he launched his moniker, later on he had the opportunity to get released on nice labels such as Ovum, Soulfooled, Poker Flat, 8Bit and many more.
This month is for Nico a great opportunity to show off his sound research with the pubblication of the album titled ‘Freedom’, the 8 tracks featured are a distillate of oldschool and club oriented styles, phat and solid drums have been easly associated with dreamy and smooth synths or pianos; this semplicity trick is capable the enhance the potential of the tracks and to attract uncounsciously the listener.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/nico-lahs
https://soundcloud.com/adeenrecords

Bruce Loko feat. Biishop ‘After Hours’

Artists: Bruce Loko, Biishop
Title: After Hours
Label: Get Physical
Cat: GPM585
Format: Digital
Release Date: May 29th 2020
Tracklist:
1. After Hours

Pre order link: https://getphysicalmusic.bandcamp.com/album/bruce-loko-feat-biishop-after-hours

Here we go with another South-African takeover in the Get Physical’s catalogue: Bruce Loko appears again on the label with the single track ‘After Hours’, made in collaboration with the newcomer Biishop and the notorious Rampa. This spectacular production melts in a great manner house, deep house and soulful elements, it’s really arousing thanks to the vocal and the piano melody.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/bruceloko
https://soundcloud.com/get-physical-music

Holloway ‘Some Bad Days EP’

Artist: Holloway
Title: Some Bad Days EP
Label: Time Is Now
Cat. #: TIN003
Release Date: June 19th 2020
Tracklist:
A1. Hold You Close
A2. Bad Days
B1. Homage 2 Claro
B2. MFCC

Pre order link: https://fanlink.to/TIN003

The London (UK) based producer Holloway gets released on Shall Not Fade’s sublabel Time Is Now with ‘Some Bad Days EP’, that’s a four tracker built with underground and strongly influenced UK styles: 2step, garage and house pull up the heat while listening to this record.
Holloway offers a truly oldschool vision of a typical UK music scenario, which was really consistent in the past but still seems to attract more people who are interested about the sound and good vibes.

More info:
https://shallnotfade.com/vinyl/tin003
https://soundcloud.com/holloway-95
https://soundcloud.com/shallnotfade

Sisko Electrofanatik ‘No Disco’

Artist: Sisko Electrofanatik
Title: No Disco
Label: Analytic Trail
Cat: ant109
Format: Digital
Release Date: May 15th 2020
Tracklist:
1. No Disco
2. Stereo Cosmic
3. Run

Sisko Electrofanatik keeps high the level of Italian techno with a solid release on Analytic Trail, his ‘No Disco’ EP carries three productions that are straight to the dancefloor: booming kickdrums, tiny hihats and peculiar synths set up the perfect scenario to let it go and get into the music. On the title track we can find the popular vocal sample of ‘Shiny Disco Balls’ , this helps the interaction with the listener.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/siskoelectrofanatik
https://soundcloud.com/analytictrail-rec

Tommy Farrow ‘Let’s Just / Can’t Explain’

Artist: Tommy Farrow
Title: Let’s Just / Can’t Explain
Label: Stress Records
Cat: STREC020
Format: Digital
Release Date: May 22nd 2020
Tracklist:
1. Let’s Just
2. Can’t Explain

Pre order / listening link: https://www.beatport.com/release/lets-just-cant-explain-extended-mix/2903083

Tommy Farrow has been into deejaying for many years, an activity and passion that let him to comprehend what are the right records to be used in a party of for a mix recording. Also, he founded the Syko Disko parties and he’s still resident dj at Tank Nightclub.
With a small EP to be out on Stress Records he’s going to start a new challenge, getting into the magic world of music productions. Both the tracks ‘Let’s Just’ and ‘Can’t Explain’ reflect in the best form many tipycal influences and styles coming from the UK music scene. The release is functional to the dancefloor but at the same time offers a pleasant listening experience.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/tommyfarrow
https://soundcloud.com/stress-records

Trudge ‘My Lurking Fears’

Artist: Trudge
Title: My Lurking Fears
Label: ARTS
Cat: ARTSX016
Format: Digital
Release Date: May 20th 2020
Tracklist:
1. My Lurking Fears
2. Lipsync
3. Vaulted
4. Too Strong

Pre order link: https://artsrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/my-lurking-fears

French techno act Trudge debuts on ARTS with the four track EP titled ‘My Lurking Fears’. The songs featured show a style harder and more aggressive than the usual adopted by the artist, the bpm are high and those great 80s pads, typically used by him, appear only on ‘Lipsync’. ‘Vaulted’ represents a good way to mix acid and electro into contemporary sounds; but the true revelation is ‘Too Strong’: as suggested by the title this track goes very hard, introducing another stylistic facet of Trudge where industrial hardcore elements prevail, we can recognize a booming reverbered kickdrum that communicates with monotoid synths and luscious pads, creating a really attractive and overhelming vibe.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/trudged
https://soundcloud.com/artsltd

Scuba ‘Never Forget Remixes’

Artist: Scuba
Title: Never Forget Remixes
Label: Hotflush
Remixers: Baltra, Effy, Peter Ibbetson
Cat: HF053
Format: Digital
Release Date: May 15th 2020
Tracklist:
1. Never Forget (Baltra Remix)
2. Never Forget (Effy Remix)
Bandcamp Exclusive: Never Forget (Peter Ibbetson Remix)

Pre order link: https://ffm.to/HF053i

Scuba’s ‘Never Forget’ was published at the end of January 2020, it was another good sound experimentation made by the British artist, who during his long time music career has been capable to surprire the audience with different and desirable tracks.
This month sees the reborn of the main theme with three particular interpretations. Baltra adds an electronic swing to the original, where sexy hihat patterns and an arpeggio synth reinforce undoubtedly the song structure. Effy increases the dancefloor potential, she used a short vocal sample and a solid kickdrum that make the big part of the game, besides a re-arrangement of the main chord is simply but really effective. Last but not least, if you get the release from Scuba’s bandcamp you can get an additional remix made by Peter Ibbetson, who discovers another distinctive and dreamy side of the main theme.

More info:
https://scubaofficial.bandcamp.com/album/never-forget-remixes
https://soundcloud.com/scubaofficial
https://soundcloud.com/baltra
https://soundcloud.com/its_effy
https://soundcloud.com/peteribbetson
https://soundcloud.com/hotflush