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Felipe Gordon ‘The Warehouse Beast’

Artist: Felipe Gordon
Title: The Warehouse Beast
Remixer: Glenn Underground
Label: toucan sounds
Cat. #: YTCWVYL06
Format: Vinyl/Digital
Release Date: 8th September 2023
Tracklist:
01 The Warehouse Beast
02 It’s Over (Drive My Car)
03 The Warehouse Beast (Glenn Underground Medusa Mix)

toucan sounds welcomes Felipe Gordon for ‘The Warehouse Beast’, a timeless house record and a tripped-out remix from Chicago mainstay Glenn Underground

Felipe Gordon’s low-slung and funky title track ‘The Warehouse Beast’ kicks off with deep drums and playful chords. It’s a nice loose-limbed cut infused with jazzy melodies and muffled vocals that spread warmth. It’s an irresistible groove that shows off Gordon’s ability to tap into truly emotive feelings. His brilliant ‘It’s Over (Drive My Car)’ picks up the pace but stays low and deep, its smeared chords like rays of fading sun while its elastic bassline roams free down low.

Glenn Underground is a house pioneer. His jazzy style and complex grooves have defined a uniquely deep and musical take on the genre over the last 25+ years. He remixes ‘The Warehouse Beast’ with his usual style – dreamy and cosmic chords, atmospheric samples and an introspective mood that is full of beauty.

Felipe Gordon is a producer, multi-instrumentalist, DJ and label head who recently founded Wide Awake. He fuses everything from jazz motifs to lush piano and acid bass into his house cuts on the likes of Shall Not Fade, Toy Tonics, Clone Royal Oak and Razor-N-Tape..

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Alinka ‘I’m Your Ghost EP’

Artist: Alinka
Title: I’m Your Ghost EP
Label: Rekids
Cat. #: REKIDS228
Format: Vinyl / Digital
Release Date: 8th September 2023
Tracklist:
A1. Teachers
A2. I’m Your Ghost
B1. I Still Believe
B2. 909 Lives

Alinka Returns to Rekids with her latest EP ‘I’m Your Ghost’

Following the relaunch of her label Twirl alongside Shaun J. Wright, Alinka now brings her brand new EP ‘I’m Your Ghost’ to Radio Slave‘s Rekids. Having made frequent appearances within its catalogue, her ‘I’m Your Ghost’ EP sees the Ukranian-born, Chicago-raised and Berlin-residing producer return with four eclectic and club-orientated house tracks. These will sit amongst her previous releases on Permanent Vacation, Needwant, HE.SHE.THEY and Crosstown Rebels.

“This EP is a dedication to Chicago, and all the “teachers” that made me fall in love with House Music. They’re tracks for the dance floor. I wrote them for the people who are too busy dancing to stare at the DJ.” – Alinka

‘Teachers’ is the first cut presented on ‘I’m Your Ghost’ with its sharp percussive layers building towards the well-honed grooves in its composition. Title-track ‘I’m Your Ghost’ punches through next with weighty, wobbling subs placed against a catchy lead. ‘I Still Believe’ is featured with rising chord progressions and pounding kicks as ‘909 Lives’ draws the EP to a close with an intricate mix of synths and striding drum work, paying homage to its title. It’s a package highlighting why Alinka is on an unstoppable rise, with support from some of the biggest names across house music.

 

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Markus Eden ‘Dub Siren EP’

Artist: Markus Eden
Title: Dub Siren EP
Label: Creche Records
Cat. #: CRE005
Format: Digital
Release Date: 8th September 2023
Tracklist:
1. Dub Siren
2. Artemis
3. Long Distance

Markus Eden brings a cross-section of fresh house sounds on the fifth EP from the ever more vital Creche Records.

Eden hails from Cyprus and has been deep in the music world for many years. Along the way, he’s done it all from early hardcore and breakbeat to jungle and drum & bass, 2-step and house. He has lived across Europe and held several residencies while nowadays he is one of the scene-leaders back in Cyprus. Following outings on the likes of Digital Delight and Sultry Vibes, he now makes his mark on London’s Creche Records.

Heavy opener ‘Dub Siren’ is rock solid, with coarse metallic hits and low-slung bass underneath the edgy sirens that ring out into the mix. It’s a dense and serious sound for sweaty floors. ‘Artemis’ then heads off to the cosmos with more silky and sci-fi synth lines and slinky drums. It’s a seductive track with a future-facing atmosphere and plenty of deft sound design. Last of all is ‘Long Distance’, a spaced-out house trip that rides on shuffling drums as melancholic chords bring deep feelings. It echoes the machine soul of Detroit’s finest and is a timeless tune from Eden.

This is a potent and club-ready EP full of irresistible house heat in all its many forms.

 

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Maccari ‘Deep Convolution’

Artist: Maccari
Title: Deep Convolution
Label: Mind Medizin
Cat. #: MDZN015
Format: Digital
Release Date: 8th September 2023
Tracklist:
01 Deep Convolution
02 Resurgence
03 Deep Convolution (Blasha & Allatt Remix)

Lady Tazz’s vital Mind Medizin label heads to Brazil and the talents of Maccari for this new EP, which also comes with a remix from the UK duo Blasha & Allatt.

Arthur Maccari is a fast-rising new school talent who has released on Liberta Records, Ovum Records and many more. His uncompromising style has taken him onto the international stage, and now he is making another big step up on the increasingly high-profile Mind Medizin.

The excellent EP opens with ‘Deep Convolution’, a tightly woven and heavily percussive groove with fluttering toms and glitchy claps peeling off the slick, high-speed groove. It’s perfectly linear and detailed with edgy synth motifs that bring an alluring atmosphere. Maccari shows another side to his sound on ‘Resurgence’, a more roughed-up bleep-techno monster. The drums never quit, and the synths grow ever more manic as dark voices and thumping drums constantly turn up the pressure.

Remixers Blasha & Allatt are co-founders and residents of the influential Meat Free parties, famously wild techno raves. Their sounds draw from that energy, as shown here when they flip ‘Deep Convolution’ into a more loose and futuristic techno soundscape. It has molten future synths and a jumble of restless percussion that cannot fail to loosen up the floor and lock it in for takeoff.

Maccari’s ‘Deep Convolution’ is another dark and seductive techno EP from the always kinky Mind Medizin crew.

 

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atsou, Umami & Djupa Hav ‘Never Wanted To Be’

Artist: atsou, Umami & Djupa Hav
Title: Never Wanted To Be
Label: Human By Default
Cat. #: HBD030
Format: Digital
Release Date: 8th September 2023
Tracklist:
01 Never Wanted To Be
02 Water
03 Serial Offender
04 Serial Offender (Dub Version)

Bedouin’s versatile Human By Default imprint enlists atsou, Umami & Djupa Hav for their new single ‘Never Wanted To Be’

 

‘Never Wanted To Be’ is a collaboration between multi-genre artists atsou, Umami and Djupa Hav, featuring three tracks demonstrating the wealth of experience between these artists. Madorasindahouse’s atsou, who has played a significant role in the Afro House genre for the past few years, makes his debut on the label alongside the rock, jazz and electronic-influenced duo Umami, who have seen their previous releases on Human by Defaultgetting critical acclaim by DJs and dance floors around the world. And tagging along are Djupa Hav, with their first-time contribution to the label, who provided the vocals and lyrics for the songs.

Another diverse tracklist handpicked by the Bedouin pair, each offering features the ethereal beats and sweeping acoustic soundscapes which have made the Human By Default trademark. Title-track ‘Never Wanted To Be’ combines a mysterious vocal, a pulsing bassline, and laid-back, rhythmic drum work. ‘Water’ follows suit amongst shifting percussive layers, a sung arpeggio and ghostly synths. Then with its dub version, ‘Serial Offender’ moves through a mesh of strung, organic melodies, delicate bass pads and sleek production.

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Will Simpson ‘Flesh’

Artist: Will Simpson
Title: Flesh
Label: Native Drum
Cat. #: ND003
Format: Digital
Release Date: 15 September 2023

Detroit native, Will Simpson returns with yet another deep and soulful House offering. A sermon from the past taken from the memoirs of ancestors. ‘Flesh’ is a dark and melodic Afrocentric passion piece full of pain, love, calamity and inspiration that grabs the soul of the listener.

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Kameliia, Decoder ‘AMTK+003’

Artist: Kameliia, Decoder
Title: AMTK+003
Label: Amotik
Cat. #: AMTKPLUS003
Format: Vinyl, Digital
Release Date: 1st September 2023
Tracklist:
A1 – Kameliia – Beyond
A2 – Kameliia – 8-12
B1 – Decoder – Kalpavriksha
B2 – Decoder – Swayambhu
B3 – Decoder – Velinattu

Amotik recruits Norway’s Kameliia and Dallas-based Decoder for the third split EP on his increasingly essential AMTK+ label.

Kameliia’s hypnotic and atmospheric music has appeared on the likes of Overbalance and Unterwegs, where she has previously flexed her sophisticated take on sound design and heady soundscapes with driving and physical grooves. Decoder recently started his new Toca label with Jay York and has previously appeared on labels like Subsist, Float and JeffMills‘ legendary Axis.

Kameliia kicks off with the heavy and thumping ‘Beyond’, combining forceful drums and a slow, mystical synth lead that encourages you to follow it deep into the night. ‘8-12’ is another perfect fusion of the head and body with supple percussion smeared with balmy and cosmic chords for a classy and immersive cut.

Decoder opens the B-side with ‘Kalpavriksha’, a twitchy and paranoid cut laced with bleeps and pulses, crafting a futuristic soundscape that grows ever more intense. ‘Swayambhu’ brings experimental shades with its tightly interlaced drums and synths beneath an unsettling synth line that whistles like a storm. Closing the release is the excellent ‘Velinattu,’ a buoyant track that’s warm and full of delicate percussive layers.

 

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Ushuaïa and Hï Ibiza drop closing party lineup

USHUAÏA AND HÏ IBIZA UNVEIL EPIC LINE-UPS FOR UNMISSABLE CLOSING PARTY ‘THE VORTEX’

ADAM BEYER • AIRRICA • ANDREA OLIVA • ANOTR • BICEP DJ SET • BONOBO DJ SET • CHLOÉ CAILLET • DAMIAN LAZARUS • DAN SHAKE • ELI BROWN • FOLAMOUR • INDIRA PAGANOTTO • KEMIKAL ALI • KILIMANJARO • MATHAME • MELANIE RIBBE • MELON BOMB • PACO OSUNA • PEGGY GOU • SETH TROXLER • SKEPTA • THE MARTINEZ BROTHERS • TSHA • VINTAGE CULTURE

SATURDAY 7 OCTOBER

World-renowned Ibiza venues Ushuaïa and Hï Ibiza join forces once more for “The Vortex”, another iconic closing party on Saturday 7 October. This day-to-night double-header is the finest way to end the Ibiza summer in style, with a huge lineup of cutting-edge talents set to perform.

Ushuaïa Ibiza will welcome global superstar and dance music hit maker Peggy Gou to bring her mix of party-starting house, techno and disco, while acclaimed duo Bicep will offer up one of their always emotive DJ sets. Dutch house duo ANOTR will deliver one of their trademark high energy house sets, and legendary rapper, producer and Más Tiempo label head Skepta returns to the Ushuaïa stage for the second time this summer. Elsewhere on the bill, there’a a transatlantic back-to-back set from London selector TSHA and New Hampshire’s Airrica, along with groove-laden Afro, amapiano and house from Kilimanjaro.

In the famous Hï Ibiza Theatre, tech titan Andrea Oliva shares the stage with Brazilian talent Vintage Culture, world music maverick Bonobo mixes up house, funk, and dub, and Parisian multi-instrumentalist Chloé Caillet lines up. Crosstown Rebels head and Hï Ibiza resident Damian Lazarus goes back to back with esteemed Detroit DJ/producer Seth Troxler, Folamour brings colourful house and disco, and there’s plenty more from Kemikal Ali, along with legendary residents The Martinez Brothers, who return for one last electrifying set, following a huge summer of parties at their weekly club residency.

Over in the Hï Ibiza Club Room, legendary techno producer, DJ and Drumcode founder Adam Beyer rounds off his season-long residency at the club with one final thrilling set, alongside the number 1 best-selling artist on Beatport Eli Brown, and the potent grooves of breakout star Indira Paganotto. Italian duo Mathame will lay down their synth-laden techno, and Melanie Ribbe goes back to back with techno’s finest Paco Osuna.

The Vortex is surging to ever greater magnitudes of kinetic force. Momentum has built through the season to this final point of magical release and now, for one last time, shockwaves will ripple across the whole of the Balearics as dancers release their hedonistic instincts right in the eye of the musical storm. The inescapable energy of The Vortex is the most comprehensive closing fiesta on the island and offers the ultimate end to the season.  Book your place at www.ibizaclosings.com.

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Uncertain ‘Anger EP’

Artist: Uncertain
Title: Anger EP
Label: Virgo
Cat. #: VIRGO020D
Format: Digital
Release Date: 30th August 2023
Tracklist
1) Anger
2) Divine
3) Toxic
4) Divine (Dub Mix)

Techno mainstay Uncertain lands on Ilario Alicante’s Virgo label with his potent new ‘Anger’ EP.

Austrian DJ/producer Uncertain, formerly known as Boriqua Tribez, has been a driving underground techno force for decades. He is well-versed in classic sounds but always brings fresh influences and tells real musical stories, both in the studio and the DJ booth, where his sets regularly span three decks. He’s had support from the likes of Richie Hawtin, Ben Sims, Truncate and Radio Slave, amongst many, and has released over 50 EPs and remixes on labels such as Rekids, Mind Medizin, UNCAGE and Kneaded Pains. Next, he heads to Ilario Alicante’s techno-focused label Virgo, unveiling four impactful cuts to work the floor across his new ‘Anger’ EP.

‘Anger’ kicks off and is a full-throttle techno bouncer with clanging industrial hits and oversized hi-hats that almost drown you in sound. Serene synths bring the soul to this most physical of tracks. ‘Divine’ is just as urgent, with old school early Detroit tech energy, driving synth lines and euphoric vocal fragments all sweeping you off your feet and racing into the future. The superb ‘Toxic’ then melts the mind with its molten synths which wrap themselves around the hammering machine funk of the drums, before closing out with the dub mix of ‘Divine’, a hard-hitting cut designed for maximum impact.

 

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Various ‘Best of Remixes’

Artist: Various
Title: Best of Remixes
Remixer: Kush Jones, DJ Boring, Cinthie, Soulphiction, Girls of the Internet
Label: Heist Recordings
Cat. #: HEIST075
Format: Digital
Release Date: 25th August 2023

Kush Jones, DJ Boring, Cinthie, Soulphiction, Girls of the Internet and more appear on Heist Recordings for their 10-year anniversary remix compilation.

Following the latest ‘Hidden Gems’ compilation, Heist Recordings now brings you the best of the remixes in 10 years of the label. For this release, Dam Swindle have curated some of the most ear-catching reinterpretations on the label from 2013 through to 2022, showing just how genre-defining the label has been.

Where Cinthie’s remix of Dam Swindle’s 2018 album cut ‘Call of the wild feat. Jungle by Night’ has the Berlin-based producer in full-on house mode, DJ Boring’s remix from 2019 shows us a more ravey, percussive big room version of Perdu’s anthem ‘Jane’s World’. There’s a massive vocal cut by NDATL label boss Kai Alcé of a Hugo Mari track and a naughty remix by Soulphictionof one of our favourite Alma Negra tracks, ‘Endless Summer’.

The compilation holds more aces by artists such as Prins Thomas, who provides an excellent disco perspective on Dam Swindle’s cut ‘Coffee in the morning’ feat. Jitwam. Elsewhere, Kush Jones, Black Loops, Girls of the Internet and Retromigration all share their top-quality reworks of Heist originals.

With a selection of 15 remixes out of a catalogue of more than 70 releases, the extensive list of artists, featuring artists, remixers and track names would quickly dazzle you. Trust us when we say this is a collection that embodies the musical identity of Heist. It’s a perfect showcase of Dam Swindle’s effortless ways of connecting artists and friends from all over the world with one simple goal: create music from the soul.

Tracklist:
01) Dam Swindle feat. Jungle by Night – Call of the wild (Cinthie remix)
02) Perdu – Jane’s world (DJ Boring remix
03) Byron the Aquarius – I love yo (Kush Jones remix)
04) Alma Negra – Endless summer (Soulphiction remix)
05) Adryiano – Move it, move it (Jamie 3:26 remix)
06) JKriv & Peter Matson feat. Samy Love – Ewesse Ye (Auntie Flo remix)
07) Hugo Mari feat. Zodiac – Get loose (Kai Alcé NDATL Mix)
08) Nebraska – Big plate chicken (Alma Negra’s Blacksoul remix)
09) Fouk – Money (JKriv & Peter Matson remix)
10) Dam Swindle feat. Jitwam – Coffee in the morning (Prins Thomas Diskomiks)
11) Nebraska – Dip & flip (Kassian remix)
12) Makèz feat. AVA LAVÁ – Holy sun (Retromigration remix)
13) Gaoulé Mizik – A ka Titine (Dam Swindle remix)
14) Fouk feat. Rebiere – Blue steel (Girls of the internet remix)
15) Teleseen – Exposures (Black Loops remix)