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Hidden Spheres ‘Breathing Deep’

Artist: Hidden Spheres
Title: Breathing Deep
Label: Oath
Cat: OATH001
Format: Digital, vinyl
Release Date: August 27th 2020
Tracklist:
A1: Breathing Deep
A2: Tiamo
B1: Ruhani
B2: Believe

Pre order link: https://oathcreations.bandcamp.com/album/breathing-deep

Oath is a brand new music label: it’s set to make its debut on the scene with an organic vinyl release made by Hidden Spheres. The four tracks featured in the EP are heavly influenced by many styles, mostly come from tribal, ethnic and jazz, offering as result interesting integrations of these contaminations into house music.
The songs convoy at the same time a dancefloor oriented mood but also a meditative approach to music listening, tempting the listener to a conscious usage to this kind of records.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/hiddenspheres
https://soundcloud.com/oathy

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Muchak “Retrospect”

Artist: Muchak
Title: Retrospect
Label: Asymmetric Recordings
Cat: AR177
Format: Digital
Release Date: August 3rd 2020
Tracklist:
Tetrahedrone (Original Mix)
Coincidence (Original Mix)
Attention (Original Mix)
Air (Original Mix)
Kaktus (Original Mix)
Roots (Original Mix)
Eight Hours (Original Mix)
Asibolla (Original Mix)
Patient (Original Mix)

Muchak makes a great return on Asymmetric Recordings with the album ‘Retrospect’, proposing nine alternative and interesting tracks that floats into various facets of progressive house, most of them suits for dancefloor oriented situations but the ambiance created by each song is peculiar and great, that show an active research of emotional sound combinations, going apart the usual and mainstream trends.

Pre order link: https://www.beatport.com/release/retrospect/3062466

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/muchak
https://soundcloud.com/asymmetricrecordings

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Various ‘Watergate Affairs 04’

Artists: Various
Title: Watergate Affairs 04
Label: Watergate
Cat: WGVinyl073
Formats: Digital, 12″ vinyl
Release Date: July 27th 2020
Tracklist:
A1) Budakid – Orrery
A2) Matthias Meyer – Interlude
B1) Henri Bergmann & Julian Wassermann – Maenad
B2) Nandu – My Mysery Is A Mystery

Watergate is proud to present the fourth installment of the ‘Affair’ series, featuring as expected some fresh names and sounds in the scene. During these hard times for clubbing and electronic music, proposing solid and cute records is important, that’s a thing that let the scene to survive and fight sociological, political or echonomical factors.
All these artist have been capable to embrace the indistinguishable Watergate sound with own and personal contaminations, achieving nice and organic results: Budakid and Nandu opted for wide and relaxed sounds, elevating to the sky the scenario aroused during the track playing, Henri Bergmann meets Julian Wassermann for a catchy piece with an infectious late night vibe, while Matthias Meyer appears again on the label with ‘Interlude’, a song that used a part of the drop from Meyer & Davis’ ‘Cafunè’, previously published on Watergate in May 2020.

Order link: https://smarturl.it/WGVinyl073

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/budakid
https://soundcloud.com/matthias-meyer
https://soundcloud.com/henribergmannofficial
https://soundcloud.com/julianwassermann
https://soundcloud.com/nanduofficial
https://soundcloud.com/watergaterecords

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Hoj ‘You Are A Wonder EP’

Artist: Hoj
Title: You Are A Wonder EP
Label: Tale + Tone
Cat. #: TnT024
Release Date: 14th August 2020
Tracklist:
1. Sweet Verse
2. You Are a Wonder
3. Feel That
4. Awake My Soul
5. You Are A Wonder (Newman (I Love) remix)

Hoj drops the ‘You Are A Wonder’ EP on his and Lee Burridge’s Tale + Tone imprint this August.

The EP, which takes in 5 tracks of groove driven, melodic house from the Iranian-born, California-based DJ is Hoj’s full EP debut for the imprint. He started Tale + Tone with Burridge in 2017, after forging a friendship through his residency for the British DJ’s All Day I Dream parties. This release is essentially a love letter to the dance music community, to all the friends, dancefloor family and supporters that have made things so special for Hoj over the years, and are now so sorely missed in the current times. Across the EP live drum samples and smooth basslines create a warm, cosseting bedrock for Hoj’s clear love of spaced out, ethereal atmospherics and leads that drift from organic to synthetic and back seamlessly.

Whether it’s the spaced out funk of opener ’Sweet Verse’, the fluttering, heady vibes of the title track or ‘Feel that’, or the subtle ebb and flow of ‘Awake My Soul’, ‘You Are A Wonder’ sees Hoj striking the perfect balance between dancefloor heft and engaging musicality. Closing out the EP, fellow All Day I Dream artist Newman turns in an undulating, epic interpretation of ‘You Are Wonder’.

 

 

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Brillstein ‘Brassy Shadowz’

Artist: Brillstein
Title: Brassy Shadowz
Remixer: BOT
Label: Refuge Recordings
Cat. #: RFG043
Format: Digital
Release Date: 13th August 2020
Tracklist

  1. Brassy Shadowz
  2. Brassy Shadowz (BOT Remix)

Brillstein returns to Refuge with a single that touches on those early jazz notes, wrapped with hot drums and an undeniable groove which includes a remix from BOT.

Mike Brillstein, known to many as Thee Mike B, has been a kingpin in the LA club scene since the late 90s, and over a decade later his respect for the underground and others’ respect for him has not dwindled. Having worked with names like Jesse Rose, Switch, Diplo, and Oliver Dollar, it’s no surprise that Mike has a deep understanding of house and the underground. The early success of his work with Jesse Rose on “Shuffle The Paper” and “Good Wife” solidified Mike’s place in the underground house world, and with that, Brillstein was born. Now finding his feet with releases across Robsoul and HotBoi, he now returns to Australian label Refuge Recordings following releases from Oliver Dollar, Demuir, Junior Sanchez, Christian Nielsen, Filta Freqz, Sondrio, Jason Hodges, Scan 7, Crackazat, Loz Goddard, Jerk Boy and more.

‘Brassy Shadowz’ is a low slung, jazz infused track that lays focus on a luscious sax, stabbing melodies and revolving drums that keep the energy flowing. Formerly one half of Crookers, BOT known for releases on Dirtybird and Food Music delivers an uplifting house gem featuring soulful grooves, vibrant percussion and shimmering bass rolls that pulsate throughout.

 

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Cessy ‘Take A Ride EP’

Artist: Cessy
Title: Take A Ride EP
Remixer: Sidney Charles
Label: No Art
Cat. #: NOART031
Format: Digital
Release Date: 27th July 2020
Tracklist

  1. Take A Ride
  2. Move Your Body
  3. Tunga
  4. Take A Ride (Sidney Charles Remix)

Emerging Australian talent Cessy debuts on ANOTR’s No Art imprint with his ‘Take A Ride’ EP, accompanied by Heavy House Society boss Sidney Charles on remix duties.

Based in Sydney, and featuring across the city’s nightlife scene including at internationally renowned events series S.A.S.H., DJ and producer Cessy is an artist on the rise. With productions supported by the likes of Prunk, Rich NxT, Toman and Rossi to name just a few, late July welcomes a debut appearance on Amsterdam’s No Art as label heads ANOTR welcome him to deliver three original in the form of his ‘Take A Ride’ EP, whilst German favourite Sidney Charles also makes his label debut as he remixes the title cut.

‘Take A Ride’ opens proceedings in style as the Australian combines soaring leads and hypnotic vocals atop of rumbling low-ends, whilst ‘Move Your Body’ welcomes dubby, atmospheric pads alongside slick drum licks and a bubbling bassline at the track’s core. Next, the groove-driven ‘Tunga’ pairs shuffling percussion alongside infectious background whispers and murmurs, before Sidney Charles punctuates the package with his classy interpretation of the lead cut, welcoming dreamy, resonant melodies and punchy kicks to the equation.

 

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Erol Alkan ‘Sub Conscious’

Artist: Erol Alkan
Title : Sub Conscious
Remixer: Manfredas
Label: Phantasy Sound
Cat. #: PH44RMX
Format: Vinyl & Digital
Release Date: 24th July 2020
Tracklist:
A1 Sub Conscious
B1 Sub Conscious (Manfredas Remix)
B2 Sub Conscious (Manfredas Stream Of Consciousness)

Originally written and produced as the centrepiece to his 2014 FabricLive compilation, Erol Alkan’s ‘Sub Conscious’ arrives on 12” vinyl and to streaming platforms for the first time, accompanied by two charismatic remixes from Manfredas.

Shimmering and undulating, the original cut of ‘Sub Conscious’ was designed with Fabric’s cavernous main room in mind, taking full advantage of any finely-tuned soundsystem with a patient, rhythmic trip. Remastered here, the track evolves out of hazy darkness towards halcyon euphoria in a uniquely Alkan style.

Resident at Opium Club in Vilnius, cult DJ and producer Manfredas provides two hugely creative and alternative takes on ‘Sub Conscious’. The first works hallucinatory magic with a supple bassline and much of Alkan’s original stretched and repurposed around vampish oscillations and a westward vocal sample.

On the contrary, the ‘Stream Of Consciousness’ mix sees Manfredas pitch down and strum the bones of ‘Sub Conscious’, unexpectedly delivering a lovingly lethargic, bottom-heavy jam that’s pure dubside pleasure.

 

 

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Yant ‘Hydro EP’

Artist: Yant
Title: Hydro EP
Cat. #.: BAXN005
Label: Blackaxon
Release date: 31 July, 2020
Format: Digital / Vinyl

Rising talent Yant delivers a quintuplet of aces for his second outing on Jay Clarke’s Blackaxon imprint.

We got the first taste of Yant aka Andrew Tomlinson’s production prowess with the transcendent ‘Cosmic Borders’ EP in late 2018. Clarke had originally planned to keep Blackaxon purely as an outlet for his studio creations, but the quality of Yant’s work convinced him otherwise.

The Hydro EP is an iridescent expression of Yant’s musical sensibilities. ‘Hydro 1’ provides driving rhythms from the off, before a heady concoction of synths and a lead siren drive the production home. ‘Hydro 2’ is a dark pumper, reminiscent of earlier Blackaxon releases. It builds gradually, heavy on mood, before a propulsion of drums raises the energy to another level. A highlight of Clarke’s set going back months, ‘Hydro 3’ is a delicious synapse-searer, marked by swirling synths and Yant’s trademark groove. ‘Hydro 4’ is a textured, low-slung chugger, imbued with thrashing dancefloor attitude and a glint of euphoria.

“I’m really happy to have Yant back on the label for his second release. He is such an amazing, fresh, and exciting producer and always delivers quality tracks! With this EP I can hear his inspiration from the likes of DVS1, Luke Slater, and ø[Phase] in his productions, all while having his own spin. Hydro #3 has been my secret weapon for some time now, it’s a proper killer track and I’m pleased that we can now share this with the techno community.” – Jay Clarke

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DJ Savage ‘Traxx 2000-2002’

Artist: DJ Savage
Title: Traxx 2000-2002
Cat: SAVAGE001
Format: Digital
Release Date: Forthcoming 2020
Tracklist:
A1. Down Under
A2. Pre-Post
B1. Excuses
B2. Left Out

Savvas Georgiadis a.k.a. DJ Savage returns in the scene with a bunch of productions which, as suggested by the EP title, were made during the 2000-2002, years where techno was also interpreted with high bpms and a rave oriented attitude, in order to burn the hottest dancefloors all around. Nowadays it could be functional to revitalize this kind of sound, because the contemporary techno trends bring back to life oldschool influences, expecially the ones with high speeds and banging sounds.

More info:
https://lobsterrecords.co.uk/products/dj-savage-traxx-2000-2002
https://www.decks.de/track/dj_savage-traxx_2000-2002/cgw-8q

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Martyn Päsch ‘Udaipur’

Artist: Martyn Päsch
Title: Udaipur
Label: No Way Records
Remixers: Aquiver, Infinity
Cat: NWR020
Format: Digital
Release Date: July 27th 2020
Tracklist:
Udaipur (Original Mix)
Agra (Dub Mix)
Udaipur (Aquiver Remix)
Agra (Infinity Remix)

No Way Records welcomes Martyn Pasch with his EP titled ‘Udaipur’, featuring two originals and the respective remixes from Aquiver and Infinity. The title track reveals to be a special combination of dark techno with bright melodies, there the peculiar pad and the main melody create a contrasting vibe that arouses an intricate feeling; while ‘Agra’ detaches from the obscure sonorities, with instrumentals that going through a positive and glittering sound setup: in this production the main game is done again by a smooth pad and a simple chord that plays a catchy melody.
Both the remixers opt for a cluster vision of techno, elevating the dark potential of the originals.

More info:
https://soundcloud.com/martynpasch
https://soundcloud.com/aqui_ver
https://soundcloud.com/inf001
https://soundcloud.com/nowayrec
https://nowayrecords1.bandcamp.com/