House News

Including tracks by Lucretio, Steve Murphy and DJ Octopus, Chevel, Caio and Madí Grein. 5 tracks of gritty house music by the members of the Riviera project, showcasing the suburban sound that has been flourishing from the muddy banks of the Brenta river. All the tracks have been arranged, mixed and produced with outdated agricultular machinery. Mastered by Frank Merritt at the Carvery (London).

Livity Sound is the label and live project combining the talents of the Bristol trio of Peverelist, Kowton & Asusu with a mandate to
explore the edges of techno through the prism of the Bristol echo chamber.
The 'Velez' / 'Rendering' 12" is the second, highly anticipated solo release for Asusu on the label.

One of the UK's most established and consistent deep house producers, Jimpster, is due to drop his eagerly anticipated Porchlight And Rocking Chairs LP on 20th May 2013. His first studio album in six years sees him continue where he left off on the 2006 masterpiece Amour by taking the blueprint of House music and infusing it with an attention to detail and musicality often lacking in much of today's more disposable dance music.

As Jimpster himself admits, much of the inspiration for Porchlight And Rocking Chairs came from the countless hours spent exhausted or hungover in airport lounges on the way back from gigs. It's during this early morning never never land that he would seek solace in his ipod or start creating tracks on his laptop. Anything too challenging or abstract would be an irritation. Anything too ambient could sedate to the point of missing flights. So normally it would be the kind of lo-slung, emotive, deep shit with enough groove to get into but also just the right amount of warmth and soul to keep spirits lifted in those tiring, and often solitary hours.

On returning to his studio we see Jimpster lean heavily on his hardware synths and drum machines, rediscovering their quirks and foibles after too many years working with convenient but sometimes sterile plugins. This hands on approach runs right through tracks such as Brought To Bare, featuring the vocals of Jonatan Bäckelie, where a simple, sparse and honest quality help make this one of the LP's highlights. Hold My Hand or Rollergirl show off Jimpster's innate talent for dubbed out, late-night deep house whilst elsewhere we find more raw and bass heavy downtempo tracks such as Cracks In the Pavement and The Glowing Embers. A true journey from start to finish, the LP draws to a close with an alternate LP version of Jimpster's recent single These Times featuring Beauty Room vocalist Jinadu. Here we see the producer incorporating acoustic guitar for the first time ever on a glitchy yet beautiful reworking of this future classic, making a fitting close to a fresh and forward-looking album from a long-standing yet still completely relevant artist.

The second in this series of collaborations focusing on live improvised hardware jams, again from Bookworms and Steve Summers..cool and heady stuff once again - these two get RIGHT in the zone! TIP!

Next up in the line of Nina Kraviz tracks to get a facelift is the sparse and eerie 'Best Friend'. Following on from the impressive Detroit instalment of the remix series (provided by Marcellus Pittman and Urban Tribe), we travel 700 miles north-west from Michigan to Minnesota, where techno pioneer of the Midwest DVS1 resides.

Enlisting the vocal services of his fellow Minneapolis-dwelling musician Naughty Wood, DVS1 has produced two excellent remixes that DJs have been eager to get their hands on since the first airing on Nina's BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix last year. On his 'Forever Mix', DVS1 gives the original version a kick up the backside, ramping up the tempo and volume knob on the kick drum, whilst simultaneously taking it into deeper, melancholic territory with Naughty Wood's musings and wistful chord progressions - somewhat reminiscent of his track 'Pressure', released on Derrick May's prestigious Transmat label in 2010. These sombre chords are transformed into organ-like chimes on the more rhythm-focussed 'Dub Test' - where the vocals are reduced to percussive, creepy whispers, heavily delayed alongside rim shots and shakers.

After two decades amassing thousands of records, perfecting his craft as a DJ and promoting parties in the Midwest with his esteemed Hush company, DVS1 is finally seeing the recognition he deserves both at home and abroad. A consummate performer, his energetic sets have landed him bookings in the world's most famous clubs such as Berghain, Trouw and Sankeys, and his ability in the studio has been rewarded with releases on Transmat, Klockworks and Enemy Records.

After years of honing his craft as one half of UK
House duo Homepark, newcomer Fold continues
his prolific run of solo work following on from his
debut outing on George FitzGerald's
ManMakeMusic imprint earlier this year with the
'Slime EP'.
He now makes his first appearance on electric
minds with the 'Upstairs For Thinking, Downstairs
For Dancing EP' - armed with an arsenal of four
tracks that are tailored to suit all moods of the
dancefloor and that have already been given the
thumbs up from the likes of Joy Orbison and
Midland.
Lead track 'Crumbs' is a trailblazing cut of jacking
techno with a stuttering acid bassline that
effortlessly intertwines with the thumping 4/4 kick
drum - no surprise then that it has been a firm
crowd favourite at electric minds parties in London
and abroad over the last few months.
Proving that he is able to slow things down a notch,
'Bun Dem' is a more restrained effort that's
littered with a vocal sample that loops over the
crunching drums and delayed chords for
altogether more cerebral affair.
On the B-side 'Dread' picks up where 'Crumbs' left
off....

The Corner was listening to the streets and answered by finally releasing this monster by Fred P. Splitting Particles is a forward thinking futuristic techno stormer with unrelentless tension as we move through textures of techno this ep further moves to the deepest darkest Movements in music to Inspired improv-jazz keys ... The Corner sees this as a very inspiring record and is proud to be releasing it... Note must play LOUD!

Just as summer arrives, Sylphe's bosses Holdie Gawn & Micawber are delivering their third EP ''HypofermSenso''. On the A Side ''Hypoferm'' has Holdie Gawn's trademark sound, with analogue bouncy warm snares and hi-hats, accompanied by synthesized modulations and raw filtering action, forming a chuggy, sleek rhythm with deep reaching basslines and a lot of movement. On the flip, Micawber's ''Senso'' offers a tribute to experimental composer John Cage by incorporating parts of his vocal works into creating a landscape of mysticism, riding along sub-bass tones and syncopated drums, an afterhours number with a psychedelic twist . We will be pressing only 500 of these.

Roberto Bosco delivers his debut for ART. A double pack of serene dub influenced Techno including elements of tribal percussion layerd over hypnotic extended arrangements. After esteemed releases on Mowar, Wave, Falkplatz and more - Bosco brings the unique flavour of southern Italian Techno via Berlin.

Arttu is back on Royal Oak after his critically acclaimed Nuclear Funk / Get Up Of It release late 2011. Another split single featuring two Detroit Jazz and Funk vocalists. The female poet Diamondancer on Tune In and the his buddy from Jerry The Cat on Move! Arttu smoothly blends his roots in the best house traditions with contemporary influences on these two tracks. Recommended!!

Tom Trago's Voyage Direct series brings us another Amsterdam based talent. This time its the debut release of Interstellar Funk, who delivers the haunting and sleazy "House Train" which is backed up with a Makam remix.
With its raw drums and deep bassline "House Train" sounds like an 80's Chicago production, however the vocals give the track an unique timeless character and make you want to listen to the track over and over again. Oddly addictive. On the flip, Makam adds an extra drive to the track with its forward drums and synth lines.

The release of "House Train" almost never happened. Interstellar Funk, aka Olf Van Elden, recorded the track over a year ago, then gave it to a few friends and forgot about it. When it got into the hands of Tom Trago he immediately started to play the track at local parties, never realizing it was produced by a local. When he found out, he signed the track and commissioned Makam to do a remix.

Olf Van Elden is part of the new wave Amsterdam producers. Next to his Interstellar Funk project, he is busy with his Tape record label and spends his days at the Rush Hour Records office.

R-A-G is MOS boss Aroy Dee in partnership with Marco Spaventi and G String. Together they make frayed and analogue house music that joins the dots between 80s Chicago and the modern day.
This new EP does just that once more, opening with the dense sci-fi stomper that is Vacuum. With coarse synths and plenty of sonic scuzz it fires your every synapse.

On the flip side, Plenum (Outer Mix) is a beat less ambient affair with lost synths ringing out in vast chambers of fine grain sound, before the Inner Mix slowly courses on raw kick drums. Whole ecosystems of synths spiral around like galaxies in the distance to make for truly filmic deep house listening.

Singular Records is really happy to welcome Colin Mckeown, aka The Parallel, from Dublin, for the third release on the label.

Known for making timeless detroit house and techno, he delivered another splendid Ep this time, "RED FLASH Ep", warm and
emotional, perfect recordings from a very unique producer.

Limited one-sided dancefloor exciter called 'THE ELITE'. No repress... 150 copies then GONE. Big Tip!

Proceeding missions of noise and jungle, Demdike Stare adopting House and Techno tempos.

Hot Trax is back with its third release '9 Weeks', from first class female producer Davina. Injecting her sexy and seductive French touch she delivers two distinguished tracks aimed firmly at the dance floor holding onto a classic house vibe yet pushing creative boundaries and showcasing her immaculate production skills.

The A Side '9 Weeks' is a hooky driving groover of a track. Getting heavy rotation from the Jamie Jones it's proving mainstay of his sets. This is a surefire crowd pleaser. On the flip and 'Moskitoes Cries' gets low-slung a dirty, great little vocal fills and stabs effectively punctuate the heavy rolling rhythms to keep them dancing.

Originally from New Caledonia, a French island between Australia and New Zealand, Davina is now resident in Ibiza. A successful DJ and live performing artist as well as being one of the worlds most in demand music technology tutors, she has recently had several releases on Push Push record, but has delivered a great two tracker on HOTTRAX.

Filtering through apocalyptic sunbeams, the iconic voice of Róisín Murphy shimmers above Luca C & Brigante's spacey vibrations in 'Flash of Light' - the next spark of brilliance from the ever more ubiquitous duo. In the shining trio of remixes, Solomun takes it straight to the neon club, while Tale Of Us cast their ghostly spell and Blond:ish bring a dose of dreamy tech...When a friend of mine introduced me to the music of Luca C & Brigante I was stuck with an apocalyptic feeling, as if I were listening to the sound of a party at the end of the world. And with such strong imagery coming to mind I was only too happy to write with them when they asked. 'Flash of Light' is about that last night on earth, a forewarning of the end of an era and a last chance to Love' - Róisín Murphy

Tief is well know in London and beyond as being a clubnight where it resides at Corsica Studios, showcasing house and techno of only the highest quality, a standard that is now to be transferred to a record label; Tief Music releasing music that we truly love from artists who have a connection with us or what we do.

Tief001 comes from two close friends of Tief who are releasing music for the first time under the guise 'Sisterhood'. The 2 original tracks capture the atmospheres, moods and energy that fits so well with Tief's ethos and demonstrates a real skill for using analogue instruments to hair-raising effect.

A1, 'Call Me Ishmael', aptly named after the opening line in novel 'Moby Dick' is an epically symphonic track which utilises infectious, spine tingling arps that dance around hypnotic hat patterns building alongside piercing strings to produce climatic break downs.

The Arttu remix of 'Call Me Ishmael' demonstrates exactly what the Berlin-based producer is becoming so well know for, showing little regard for polishing, over-producing, or keeping those levels green, but stripping it back and keeping only what is completely necessary. Arttu turns the track into a raw, gritty weapon aimed straight at the dance floor, harnessing the arps and atmospheric strings but completely re-programming the drum patterns to turn it into a real stomper with a reworked bass line reminiscent of 90's Uk Drum & Bass and the addition of some serious pitched down vocal cuts and snipped up samples.

The second original track (B1) is named 'Tannhauser'. Sisterhood create lush spacious soundscapes that are underlined by the sparse throbbing bass notes and punctuated by crisp percussion.

The Juju & Jordash remix of 'Tannhauser' rounds off the record perfectly. The deepest, most atmospheric and perhaps most emotional addition to the Ep is testament what these 'masters of analogue' have become so well known for. The track develops effortlessly and the listeners patience is rewarded with a mesmerizing and provoking journey. Much like the Arttu remix, this track makes no effort to disguise the methods by which it was created, the reassuring hiss and clunks of various machines can be heard which adds nicely to the warmth and atmosphere that this beautiful track oozes.

With what looks like a summer heatwave on the horizon, it seems right to call on dirtybird's European extension to deliver a sun-
drenched dance floor stormer to see in the new season. The two track 'Love' EP sees Catz 'n Dogz join forces with the ever-
innovative KiNK, a pairing that has proved striking in the past year after KiNK's beautiful 'Follow The Step' release on the Polish duo's
label, Pets Recordings.
'Good Love' packs an instant punch as a hefty house bass line bangs with all the filth you'd expect from the dirtybird associates.
KiNK infuses his innate sense of liveness into the production, particularly felt in the drum work which smacks, crunches and kicks
with a crispness that is hard to imitate. The effect-loaded vocal loop is what gives 'Good Love' its hedonistic, midsummer flavor,
driving the track straight to set climax selection territory for anyone with a penchant for
the deep and dirty. The 'Bad Love' mix falls into techier territory, as the distorted beat fizzes and crackles with a master- ful touch of
vitality. Just as heavy and arresting as the A side, this is the sort of bad love that feels too good to decline.
Characteristically classy, with a generous helping of bass, expect this Catz 'n Dogz and KiNK collaboration to be working out dance
floors for the foreseeable future.

Claus Voigtmann makes his vinyl debut on Lisbon's Assemble Music, applying the same high standards to his productions as he does to the Toi Toi parties he co-organises in London. In fact, you can imagine 'Spin' greeting you on arrival in a moodily-lit Shoreditch basement, its growling interplay of bass and kick drum instantly familiar and pleasurable. The plunging bass and pinpoint kicks of 'Junago' bring to mind the refined soundspaces of Peter Ford or 'The Au Harem'-era Villalobos. It's the kind of track that comes into its own the later the night gets, and just as the elements interlock then writhe apart from each other you can imagine the dance floor doing the same.
On remix duties, Ion Ludwig applies the attention to detail we've long learned to expect from him, though here he's manufactured a leaner, meaner beast than his recent releases on UGold and Trelik - four to the floor, with skittering high hats over round, menacing bass. The stripped-down elements swirl in and out of phrase to create a very modern style of techno that you can easily imagine catching the eye of DJs from all over the spectrum.
With Voigtmann's debut, Assemble Music's roster of new and established artists continues to grow in depth and quality.

180 gram vinyl only release.

Purple Velvet is Chris James and Lee Dearn, two purveyors of deep and sensuous house music since forming in late 2011.

Having gotten to know each other at various late night music sessions, the pair have increasingly honed their own house sound that's as suited to the dark conSines of a club as it is the sunnier vibes of an outdoor terrace. Sparks Fly is gritty, dirty yet soulful at the same time. DeSinitely the work of a duo with a promising production knack. On the Slip Back On On The Boulevard featuring Lisa D on saxophone and Breathin are two late night drive jams, emotive and super lush.

An EP to dance to, that moves your mind and your feet. Deep music from the soul.

A Sagittariun continues to explore the deeper shades of the electronic repertoire with the 'Rapid Ear Movement' EP featuring a remix from Terrace (D-Jax Upbeats/Eevolute). The Mojo Odyssey and the Terrace remix cater for the feet whilst A Lucid Dream is a trip for the mind.

11 totally exclusive tracks from the second Undergound Sound Of Miami release from the mighty Bedrock label, selected by John Digweed. Featuring some new artists to the label alongside some of the labels favourite producers in the form of Robert Babicz, Elio Riso, Pig&Dan, Marco Bailey and Guy J alongside an excellent bonus mixed version from Stelios Vassiloudis
Unmixed CD












Mixed CD by Stelios Vassiloudis

Special Remarks:
- limited to 333 hand-painted artwork edition
- each cover has a unique painting and a stamped number
- clear vinyl

Vocal Collaborations:
ROBERT OWENS (Coldplay / Fingers Inc. / CHICAGO)
BROTHERS' VIBE (Secretsundaze / Mixx Records / NEW YORK)
DELHIA DE FRANCE (Pentatones / Freude am Tanzen / LEIPZIG)
BAJKA (Compost / Ibadan / BERLIN)
KETER DARKER (4Lux / Arma Rec. / CHICAGO)
Other Collaborations:
strings by OLGA KHOLODNAIA (Deutsches Symphonie Orchester / BERLIN)
rhodes by MARTIN KOHLSTEDT (Compost Rec. / Marbert Rocel / LEIPZIG)
e-piano & solina string by MICHAL MATLAK (The Analog Roland Orchestra / MÜNCHEN)
youAND:THEMACHINES is the solo project of Martin who is a part of youANDme.
"BEHIND" is his longplayer debut on ORNAMENTS and is a mirror of all his influences from dub
techno, ambient, downbeat, Detroit techno and house music. Never before has Martin incorporated his
music so much in analog hardware, field recordings and hidden messages.
He has invited orchestral musicians to collaborate on the project and one of his main ideas was to use
no samples and generate every sound with a range of classic analog instruments using modern
techniques of the year 2013 without loosing the old spirit.
Guests vocal collaborations from around the world include Robert Owens, Brothers' Vibe, Delhia de
France, Keter Darker and Bajka. Each of them adding their unique character to the album indulging
the listener into new mystical directions.
here a little video about making the covers

Milanese duo The Barking Dogs return to the Gomma label for a superb new single featuring Rush Hour's Tom Trago and a remix from the ever-excellent Analogue Cops. 'You High' show's why the pair have been picking up dedicated support from the likes of James Murphy (DFA), Soul Clap and Toally Enrmous Extinct Dinosaurs.
Italian DJ/producers Cristian Croce and Nicola Mazzetti AKA The Barking Dogs have been building an enviable reputation over the past 5 years. Releasing music through their own Barking Dogs label, running their own Discosafari nights and touring as DJ's, they have established themselves as a force to be reckoned with. The pair are also the owner of one of Milan's leading record stores Serendeepity.
2012 saw the Dogs join forces with one of German's pre-eminent electronic music labels, the Munich based Gomma. Gomma need little introduction having been the driving force behind music from the likes of Munk, Headman, Whomadewho & Dimitri From Paris, pushing the boundaries of nu-disco, house, techno and electronica for well over a decade with a perpetual eye towards the future. The Barking Dogs 'Mamarracho / Linked In' single has been one of the highlights of the year so far, generating heavyweight DJ support and being used to open the Radio 1 Essential mix from Total Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs.
The follow up EP kicks off with title track 'Your High' and sees The Barking Dogs team up with Rush Hour artist Tom Trago for a wonderfully off kilter slice of electronic music. Warm bass, heavily delayed claps and skittering percussion work around subtle vocal edits, abstract piano chords and sonic sweeps to wonderful effect and create a record that has a truly unique feel. The original is backed up with a remix from Italy's The Analogue Cops who create a mix that is a wonderful fusion of live elements and techno sensibilities, sublime stuff.
The EP is completed with two further original recordings, the bubbling acid techno/disco of 'Margherita' which sees the boys melding acidic analogue lines with jazz inflected techno percussion and 'Ebony' which takes things on an interplanetary tangent with its bass driven, sci-fi brilliance.
The Barking Dogs are genuinely talented and truly unique, pair them with the Gomma label, Tom Trago and The Analogue Cops and you've got a pretty special single indeed!

Roundtree could be the alias of a very well known (perhaps legendary) producer who might want to remain anonymous. We're not saying, or perhaps we just did, I'm not sure. Anyhow, two rather crisp housers on offer here, 'G-String Diva' with it's sharp as nails percussion and female spoken vocal which lends the track a nicely sleazy edge and 'No Need For the V' with it's prominent baseline driven grove. Enjoy!

2012 will be a year for new faces on the boe release schedule and first up is Professor Inc.; a producer from Paris who has taken inspiration from the masters of the early dub house and techno sounds, incorporating samples borrowed from the days of floppy-disk sharing to create fresh new soundscapes with a very modern feel. He delivers a 4 track EP of stripped back house with complex peripheral textures and effects; from the evolving strings and moving sub bass of Path Illumination and VTM Beos Tribute to the sinister echoes and delayed drums of Elements Combined and Essence Dub.

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Jackmaster Cunt EP is the 5th release from Sound Black. Its a departure from the Lady Blacktronika's signature slo mo sound taking us on a journey into jack. She's got 4 deep groove laden tracks here to please the hardest of deepcore house fans and the deepest of hardcore house heads. The tracks here borrow largely from the sounds of Chicago and New York/New Jersey in the 90s, sounds near her heart. These are the roots revisited and brought back to the future of house.

With an overwhelming passion for Chicago // Detroit and Italo-House, Mayo Soulomon has long studied the genres' analog roots and carefully created his own studio spaceship of synthesis. It is with this that he has produced for Fly By Night Music three classic translations of these essential movements in dance music history, which we have backed up with an authentic remix from Detroit's own, Rick Wade.
If Riviera Traxx, Jovonn, Mistiness & Don Carlos was your things you must check out this cracking EP!!
Supported by:
LTJ Xperience, Severino, Soul Clap, Massimiliano Pagliara, Terry Hunter, Memoryman aka Uovo, Kai Alce, Joey Negro, X-press 2, Marco Passarani, Glenn Underground, Leftside-Wobble, James Johnston, Nicholas, Jamal Moss, Andy Ash, Moody Manc...

The first release since Romanthony's tragic passing had been sent to the pressing plant before he died. Following discussions with his family and advisors, Glasgow Underground is continuing its series of re-issues to help create a legacy for Romanthony's children.

Andre Crom takes Roman's 1995 classic and takes it on a modern day garage journey filled with skipping beats and stabbing chords and - in tribute to the original - one massive organ bassline. Big tune.

Ejeca opts for a more direct, heavy on the kickdrum treatment and while he's opted for a similar sound palette to Crom but in the young Belfast producers hands 'Ministry Of Love' becomes a hypnotic, crowd-pleasing piano anthem that is up there with the best work he's done.

On one of his 3 mixes on the package and given that this was one of the few Romanthony classics where the remixes had access to the full parts, Kevin McKay reproduces Roman's original jam in his '90's re-edit' to give a flavour of what the original would sound like had it been released today.
The Ejeca Remix and Kevin McKay's 90s re-edit are vinyl exclusives.

The first release since Romanthony's tragic passing had been sent to the pressing plant before he died. Following discussions with his family and advisors, Glasgow Underground is continuing its series of re-issues to help create a legacy for Romanthony's children.

Andres - and its some feat - takes Roman's garage classic and turns it into a tripped out disco groove. Pure and blissful this superb mix of wandering bass and crackly chords is the kind of record you want to dance to when the sun is out and the mojitos are flowing.

Young Glaswegian producer Mirrors teams up with McKay and take Roman's vocals down a pitch or two, get out the juno & the 909, slap on a thunderous kick drum and deliver the kind of synth workout that wouldn't be out of place on Power House.

Finally McKay delivers his own re-interpretation of 'Ministry of Love', wrapping the full song around a simple, acid-driven groove.

The Andres Extended Remix and the Mirrors & Kevin McKay Remix are vinyl exclusives.

RON TRENT does all the music and produces this single featuring TKUMAH SADEEK on vocals.

No rest for the wicked, after launching OneOffs earlier this year and releasing our first EP with three fresh cuts from three talented producers we're back.

Each of the four cuts is a highlight in its own way, from the afro inspired house on 'Size Up' with a superb Herbie Hancock tribute from Crackazat on keyboards, to the slow and bass heavy techy 'I'm The Jack' from Will Berridge on the A-side.

The B-side starts off with JMX's 'That's The Way', another exercise in dynamic house with punchy chord stabs, finishing things off is Keumel's feel-good disco surgery incisions roll 'California My Way'.
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After the release of their acclaimed 1st anniversary compilation, ClekClekBoom Recordings already have another EP ready to go,
coming in the shape of a vinyl-only white label from CCB's co-founder and figurehead French Fries.
Having supplied the imprint's inaugural "What to Do / One ting Dub" white label in July 2012, the second installment finds the
producer going back to an prior analogue jam session, where producer used only his beloved Minimoog Voyager, an old Sequential
Circuits drumtraks and the classic TR 909.
Inspired by Chicago's producers from the Dance Mania era, French Fries also lays down his own vocal freestyle of "Drums-Traxx"
across the EP.
The first part, 'Drums' uses an infectious acid bassline to cut through an overdriven Detroit inspired groove.
The flipside, "Traxx" is the result of a lengthy jam session with Chaos in the Cbd in French Fries' studio and uses the same sounds for
a different purpose. For this Chicago flavoured version, a 4x4 kick propels the groove accompanied by loose, pitched toms and
distorted hats
'Drums / Traxx' undoubtedly drips with old-school Detroit & Chicago House influence but as the impassioned vocal chant of the EP
title sprinkled across both tracks reinforces, it is not purporting to be anything but a sincere, superbly executed homage to a classic
era.

New Jersey based producer Jorge Velez returns to Echovolt under his brand new guise Bridge & Tunnel Kids with three tripped out, psychedelic journeys of the Detroit kind plus a remix by fellow 'outsider' Willie Burns!

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2012 was a prolific year for the New Jersey based producer Jorge Velez also know as Professor Genius. He recently spread even more his name with his 'MMT Tape Series' release on Rush Hour Recordings and the blinding sountrack-ish 'Hassan' album on the notorious L.I.E.S. from New York.

Jorge Velez and William Burnett joined their forces in 2009 and their collaboration tracks became the first release on the Echovolt label's catalog. Their debut EP came under the name 'PG&S - Motorik EP' and contained some freaky krautrock electronics.

After four years, Jorge Velez and William Burnett (aka Willie Burns) return to Echovolt. This time Jorge Velez delivers three tripped out, psychedelic journeys of the Detroit kind under his brand new guise Bridge & Tunnel Kids. This fresh Echovolt release is topped off by a remix by fellow 'outsider' Willie Burns with his unique sound signature!

Berlin based Quell aka Nikolaos Raptis, is a relatively new name to the house scene, but the up and comer has been striking chords as of late with releases for the likes of Kolour, Tsuba and Ibadan.

The EP kicks off with 'Check You Out', which sees Quell ride out hooky, shuffling drums, raw chord stabs, and heavily delayed vocal lines in an evolving, progressive fashion. The near six-minute duration embraces a variety of classic house elements such as hi-strings, 909 drums and chopped up vocal samples, with variations in the groove being introduced every 16 and 32 bars. 'Don't Go' follows, embracing a similar aesthetic with weighty drums, an infectious saw-wave bass hook and bright stabs. Quell draws out the background delays to build tension, while shuffling snares and additional synth melodies add a further depth to the dynamic.

The latter half of the release takes things in a more raw direction, firstly with 'Loose Meanings', a gritty bass hook runs alongside resonant pads, crunchy drums and a smooth chord sequence, while the late stages see Quell develop the melodies with additional tones thrown in for good measure. Lastly to close the release, 'Right' is offered up, Quell opts for a boomy sub bass to drive the track, while string hits, looped acidy tones and an amalgamation of vocals are tightly blended to create a heady house cut.

It's no secret that Ben Watt has chosen to close his acclaimed Buzzin' Fly label to new music after ten great years as one of the UK's leading dance independents. But the label has chosen to go out with a bang with one final single. Unearthed from the vaults are two dazzling tracks from cornerstone artists, Rodamaal, and Manoo & Francios A.
· Rodamaal's 'Fortune' was originally completed back in 2007 but scheduling problems prevented it from being released at the time. Produced by the Franco-Portuguese trio (Rocco, Darkmountaingroup's Alex Santos and Manoo) it is a stark but emotionally-charged deep-techno masterpiece, that deserves its place alongside their other classics for the label, 'Musica Feliz' and 'Insomnia'.
· On the flip, and originally produced in 2005, is 'Other Places' a long-lost track by Manoo & Francois A. Full of summer shimmer and heavy bass tones, it was produced by the duo during their heyday at the label, and was a secret favourite of label boss, Ben Watt.