House News

Following on from their second release by Russian producer and DJ, Tripmastaz, the fledgling Barcelona based label drops another blistering EP, this time saturated in acidic 303 lines and crisp 808 percussion by German trio, Daniel Varga, Michael Kuebler, and Sascha Hedgehog, aka REWORK. Having released on Visionquest, Playhouse, Items&Things, Meant, Loveyeah and more, the group continue to reinvent their fresh and funky reimaginings of new wave disco and delve further into sonic explorations. Formed in 2000, REWORK released their first EP 'Anyway I Know You' on Playhouse Records. Several years later, Sascha Hedgehog formerly of French Beat-Punk band Les Quitriche, joined the team. Not long after, their first album 'Fall Right Now' followed and club hits including 'You're So Just Just' and 'Love Love Love Yeah' helped pave the way for them further. Their second LP 'Pleasure Is Pretty' was released in 2007 and remix projects with Alter Ego, Chloe, Magda, Losoul, Jackmate, Trentemoller and others followed. Their musical aesthetic has changed over the years from, in their own words, 'cabaret-independent-house,' to forging a distinct sound that combines icy minimal structures with catchy euro-girl vocals, Anglo-French funk antics and a dash of dancefloor melancholy. With 'Acid Control', the trio see themselves in even darker territory than before, making things much more intense. The release is topped off with an Aphex-esque remix from Venezuelan duo Sergio Muñoz and Israel Sunshine aka Fur Coat, which pairs deep, dark driving beats and a rolling groove that will capture both the mind and the soul.

Floorpiece is the North Wales based vinyl only label dedicated to the deeper and minimal spectrum of House music.
For their first release the Romanian Funk E drops a 2 track EP under his Marvin Gain alias titled Gone In Roses

Hieroglyphic Being throws down a massive new v.ltd. 12' from his current new album 'The Red Notes' on Soul Jazz Records. This EXCLUSIVE 12' includes BLACK FM - new track NOT on the album!!
Like post-house basement Chicago traxx meets Rhythim is Rhythim's Strings of Life fused with live instruments and Herbie Hancock and John Coltrane with Chicago Acid thrown in! This tune is heavy!
REVIEWS


"Hieroglyphic Being translates five years of experimentation into his best LP to date" Vinyl Factory

"Album of the week" BLEEP
"Chicago dance music hero Hieroglyphic Being releases one of the strongest albums of his incredible career" Pop Matters

5 anti-utopian trax from Automatic Tasty focusing on themes of mass surveillance, false flags, state secrets and propaganda.

Unsurprisingly, Richard Galling, does indeed hail from Milwaukee, having released disco inspired jams since about 2012. With his stuff getting plays on the likes of Beats In Space, he got his name out early. His latest offering is this single that features two original tracks and some remixes too. '303 features the eponymous bass machine all over this deep, arpeggio-heavy tech-disco jam, 'Organ' swaps the 303 for a classic Robin S-style house organ, and 'Prophet' adds some big room bass. Also included is a Prophet version of 'Clear Water", a real late 80s, Shep Pettibone-style, Latin house joint. Luke Solomon's Body Edit, is absolut Dancefloor HEAT !!!!

Hailing from Helsingborg but living in Berlin since 2012, swedish street artist and electronic musician Erik Jaahalli releases his debut on Borft. With smudgy analog romantic morning theme tracks bordering between chicago house, detroit techno and european new beat influences. But what youre hearing is geographically the sound of Lichtenberg Berlin now and more specifically the morning vibe at the private continous party Domestic Affairs. Lennie the cat and Dong Xuan Center included. -DJ Joakim Cosmo

It's been a long time coming digging through the archives, legendary UK acid don Luke Vibert drops an exquisite solo record on the Belgian De:tuned label. On 'pHlacid' and 'Arcadia' Luke shows off his ability to produce funky yet quirky acid tracks that will put a smile on your face. Both 'Balath' and 'Worry Ledge' are intense uptempo electro workouts with enough 303 squelch to melt your brain, proper warehouse vibes!
The artwork for this release was designed by the wonderful gents at The Designers Republic. Mastered by Matt Colton at Alchemy and pressed on 180 gr vinyl. A separate digital release will also be available at the usual digital shops. Stay tuned!

Randomly few times a year Rutherford and Eargoggle team up for some monkey business in the studio. As often the result is "Monkeyshop" a journey into the deepest, darkest forrests and landscapes of the north. Scandinavia is not known for the monkeys but they exist there especially arround Gothenburg in the mountains.. The music is a mix between electro and disco, might call it electrodisco and its all programmed and recorded in with the most easy and understandable equipment so its possible for monekys to use... Also for you that dont know about Gothenburg music scene themselves discribe it like this... " Gothenburg is not a jungle, Its a ZOO"

Ramon Zenker & Oliver Bondzio aka Hardfloor the german acid duo with their first release on Suspected. Hardfloor will survive!

Four acid-filtered, metal disco killers from the enigmatic Michael Ferragosto, gear to keep that Chicago Muzique shit alive and well.Hear from the horse's mouth: Man...this is the pure shit... pure house experiments are the only motherfucking thing that sounds real these days on the floor.know what I mean

Whyte Numbers follows through with an excoursion to Georgia, where we found the mysterious Will Gates. On his debut EP, dedicated to his hometown Tbilisi, you´ll find 4 original cuts with no frills, plus a mellow acidic vibe workout by our man Lootbeg. The record
is sure to grab any listeners ear with mellow house featuring a host of fresh jazz and hip hop influences. Adding to a beautiful use of vocal loops, he brings forth a refreshing piece of wax that creates another home run for both label and artist.

3LP, 2CD + 27 Track Mp3 review on Acid Jesus, the first of many collaborations between Roman Flügel and Jörn Elling Wuttke. Including 3 (+1 more on Mp3) unreleased tracks! Situated in Germany's then blistering techno scene and especially a mirror of Frankfurt at the time (and it´s holy label trinity of Playhouse, Klang and Ongaku), Flashbacks are also a feedback loop to what was happening in the UK and the USA. Flügel and Wuttke succeeded with their own and unique take on it, that owned as much to Underground Resistance and the Belleville Three as it did to Sven Väth and Andrew Weatherall.

4 Alpha Opposites
Russia is cold, dreary, almost inhuman, one has to comes to terms with this harsh place. A Bleak Reality comes from there, he found his own answers and reasons facing all adversities and miseries of life. Lux Rec collected these and made a record out of them. MRT007 is an inventory of ways to fall. Lower than low.

JaX DaX returns on the Magic Waves label with a 5-track EP of hard-edged twitched-out horror-fuelled paranoid psycho-techno for your mind, body and soul. A soundtrack to the nightmare future-world of Earth in the 21st Century, the rave resistance is back with a bang and kicking off here. Move fast, copies are limited.

Richard Sen's sound has always been influenced by black dance music and European electronic music and these two tracks carry on the vibe - dark, electronic funk!

'Flow Master" is inspired by old school New York house combined with European industrial body music. Sen calls it 'muscle house'.
'Bad Meaning Good' is a lighter, deep groove that takes inspiration from African percussion artists like Kongotronics.

The Make Mistakes ethos is one of diversity and evolution, and that is showcased in full on our newest vinyl release Need Your Luvin'. House, Acid, Techno, Roy England, Jarvi, Fredy Grogan. One track, three styles, all dance floor bounders.
Roy England's original mix is a jackin' house jam with a timeless vibe. A classic house sound propelled forward by the titular vocal sample, England manages to deliver a track that would work equally in the lounge, as well as late night in the big room.
On the B side Jarvi's Acid Workout strips the original down even further, and fills it back up, with a wandering, hypnotic acid line to stitch it all together. An old school party sound, both familiar and fresh. Fredy Grogan deconstructs the original into its component parts, building it back up into his dark, and driving dub techno remix. Drawing it out over nearly 8 minutes, this'll have the heads bouncing off the walls.

House, Acid, Techno, pillars of dance music, mixed together, given the ol' razzle dazzle, and served up hot and ready for mind, body, and soul. Grab Need Your Luvin', stick it in the crate, and never worry, because you'll always have the Luvin' you need.

'Beware the irrational, however seductive. Shun the 'transcendent' and all who invite you to subordinate or annihilate yourself. Distrust compassion; prefer dignity for yourself and others. Don't be afraid to be thought arrogant or selfish. Picture all experts as if they were mammals. Never be a spectator of unfairness or stupidity. Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence. Suspect your own motives, and all excuses. Do not live for others any more than you would expect others to live for you.'

---Christopher Hitchens, Letters to a Young Contrarian

London head Aroop Roy takes on Brazilian rhythms for the 4th time on GAMM and its quite possibly the best one yet.

The working formula, simple but yet very well crafted to work both in clubs and for home listening.
First off we get "Flecha De Foga" that uses a rare Nazare Pereira samba track as the foundation but with loads of added chords, beats and production details.

On the flip 'Todo Mundo Tem Amor' marries a driving analogue bassline to an amped up version of another Sul Americano classic - blazing !

Piff Records continues to unravel its catalogue by calling on an artist slightly closer to home. Cardiff-based Harrison BDP adds to his already prolific discography with an EP that spans from mellow dub techno vibrations, all the way up to wide-open, rave-driven acid riffs.

"THIS RECORD DEFINITELY TAKES A BIT MORE OF A LAYERED APPROACH", - NATAN H OFFERS US YET ANOTHER UNIQUE, IMMERSIVE, AND CHARISMATIC RELEASE FOR ACID CAMP RECORDS

Raw Paper Records and Distorted Portrait present SELF PORTRAIT EP, a banging first release for both the label and the artists.

Distorted Portrait delve into intense musical research territory blending ambiance and cosmic sounds, dubby vibes, techno-mechanical soundscapes and acid squelches.
Take a journey thru dark and creamy atmospheres peppered with relentlessly groovy rhythms.

Remix duty is handled by none other than Imre Kiss, who manages to give a completely new life to the Dirty & Smutty track, making it distinctively his own.

Best served RAW

Trudge embarks on the tenth expedition into the exotic lands of palm trees and blue skies with the infectiously moody Negative Spaces' EP.Expedition ten features four jams packed of broken drum sequences, dreamy pads and scorching acid basslines.

Discos Capablanca return with a record from the mysterious Detroit-based Sharif Laffrey (we know little more than his place of birth, and that he likes to ride his bike and warm weather) who brings the heat on the Turn It Up 12". Recorded in Detroit in the late 80s and released on a cassette tape compilation in 1988, the original "Turn It Up" is a long forgotten gem from the period that Electro was beginning to morph and mutate into nascent forms of Techno. Excavated by Hugo Capablanca's label, the track is presented in an edited version that stays true to the original and complemented by an Acid Dub Not Dub version that implements plenty of deranged 303 action.

Fouk might have been curating Outplay since 2013, but their 'Butterfunk EP' is in fact the duo's first proper EP on their own imprint.

It's not that they've been resting on their laurels: they've drip-fed a handful of EPs on the likes of Heist and House of Disco over the past few years, and released solo efforts on Kolour Ltd and Razor 'n Tape that stormed the charts.
It's been fascinating to see the Dutch pair slowly break the mould, moving from heavy sampling in favour to an emphasis on original instrumentation and production.

The Butterfunk EP is fine showcase of their prowess in the studio, loaded to the hilt with contemporary dancefloor funk. Things kick off with the rolling drums, off-beat percussion and seriously infectious Hammond lines of Organ Freeman. Title track Butterfunk is aimed squarely at the hips with its smooth keys and perfectly placed vocal, while some acid lines give the track a little edge.

Flip over for the bumping 'Wong Way', a chunky workout with a rubber bassline. The finale of the EP is 'Winter', a fantastic slice of 80's inspired downtempo mushroom jazz.

The 6th release from Polybius Trax is the second one from the series "Split Project" and, as usual, we have 1 artist for side.
On the A side you'll find "Feel The Head" from Posthuman, who run I Love Acid, one of the best acid house labels right now, and who brings us a bomb of neo-jacking in the way of Paranoid London.

On the B side we have "Get Up" from The Model, Romanian producer and head honcho of the label Adult Centre, who makes a perfect bass-house track with heavy bass and female vocals that give to the song a nice hedonistic touch. Both tracks are perfect for the dancefloor.

This compilation is dedicated to Zoltán Balla aka Galactic Jackson on the occasion of his 40th birthday. Galactic Jackson is a very individual character in Budapest's electronic music scene: his eclectic vinyl only DJ sets, clothing style, moustache, facial expressions, and funny comments are all part of his image. However, it is not a fake persona; he is really like this. Zoltán is also famous for his magical 'Ballacid Studio', which is one of the biggest analog synthesizer collections in Hungary. J. Mono is an old friend of Galactic Jackson from Lajosmizse, Hungary. The artist is a songcrafter-synthjammer mastermind from the trio Wedding Acid Group and his first solo EP 'Zzz' was recently released on Dalmata Daniel.Silvio is an alias of the well-known Budapest-based musician Route 8, who is famous for his analogue-rich workouts and IDM-inspired but dancefloor-oriented sounds.It is not necessary to introduce the Norwegian EOD to those who are familiar with IDM and acid scenes. Among others, he has releases on the famous labels Rephlex and 030303. Hypnotic is the producer of the Hungarian new wave band Nouvelle Phénomène (Bordello A Parigi).

The dirtiest record that has released Discos Nutabe! "Vistante' is the new sound spectrum from ELO, an artist born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, and based in Bogotá, Colombia.

ELO has decided to raise the sound bet of Nutabe and offer a release that brings acid and techno elements combined with housey nuances. This is a product of his new life perceptions since his arrival to Colombia. It's an experiment for the dance floor, and his point of view of rude and disorganized house music. Or as he says Rough On The Edges'.

From "Trans", through "Generación' to Devolución', is a new journey that goes from deep to frenetic, from calm to turbulent ... This is the music of "Visitante'. HOT!

Cindy appears again in Memories of Cindy Pt. 2, a passage of five plaintive cuts, concisely rendered with spineful percussion, succinct melodies and textures that evoke classic acid house and the New Beat scene of the late 80s / early 90s. Featured on Pt 2. are several songs among the collection's non-club oriented tracks, Transportzone Meer' and Forever Afslutidijk', both meditative, atmospheric exercises interspersed among the EP's higher-BPM takes.

Two years after the milestone SOMEWHERE compilations, Something Happening Somewhere is commemorating the times that have passed, returning with a new chapter in the series. Selecting unique pieces of artists known and less known, the SOMEWHERE series continue their sound based confessional. Telling unheard stories, exposing unseen surfaces and unheard sounds.
SOMEWHERE III is set to be released as two vinyl samplers, with a selection of the tracks featured in the full digital compilations, which will feature four extra digital only tracks. A host of familiar SoHaSo figures make an appearance, but there is also room for new faces like Aril Brikha, KAAP, Ripperton in his stunning collab with Love over Entropy, Equus, Tracey and Mulder. Every artist on this SOMEWHERE III compilation is expressing their unique experience through sound waves, telling stories and uncovering a piece of themselves. There are things radiating in the violet fog, waiting to be discovered. Journeys that are worth making, but will not necessarily provide any more answers. Something is happening somewhere, once again and remember: this is only the first part.
Kiani & His Legion's Motion Academy feels like an exercise in drum pattern programming glued together by his trademark pads and retro synth melodies while synth seagulls swirl around your head. Nuno dos Santos & Quince guide you further on the journey with their rework of Dutch delight Eefje de Visser. Starting with a majestic waterfall of guitar sounds and metallic flanging percussion, it builds up to Eefje's ethereal voice seducing you like a geisha through the abstract mist before hitting the massive bassline arpeggio.
Quince's Pelagic Zones leaves you out in the open. No shore or surface close enough for you to escape the dark brooding vibes and muggy atmospheres that engulf you. Kurt Baggaley's continues the dive with This System. Utilizing a heavy vocoder sound to welcome you into a chaotic dystopian world, pitching chords and multiple riffing synth melodies create a sense of disorientation.
Kaap's lush Sunset Vertigo feels just like the name implies, being propelled forward by a Testarossa across the Pacific Coast Highway with an orange sunset serving as the melancholic backdrop. Inspired by retro chorus synths, tape noises and cr-78 percussion rhythms, it provides catchy melodies and shimmering pads that accumulate in a feeling of endlessness. A perfect fit to close this first SOMEWHERE III chapter.

OIWA - the new subdivision of Aiwo rec. presents Rave Racing Top Hits Vol. 1 - a various Rave Race selection of Oldschool Electro-Hiphop Crossover / Boss- / and Breakbeats compiled 4 the floor by: DJ Normal Quattro & DJ "Volcano" Carrera.

After the acclaim of Time Traveler's I'm Made of Stars' LP last year, followed by two successful EPs on his Chronicles Diary imprint, Michele Pinna brings his Time Traveler moniker back with 'Remix report II + Chapter IX' EP featuring powerful remixes by three key names in European and US techno.

The EP opens with the veteran visionary Dave Clarke who delivers a complex industrial version of 'Interstellar' made of deeply distorted tones and punk influences. Detroit Techno Militia take over with their reinterpretation of 'B-29' where a groovy and energetic atmosphere is set from the start, adding a vigorous touch to the track. Brian Sanhaji's raw techno roots are showcased in 'Alpha', with pulsing and dense beats yet precise cuts, turning the track into serious dancefloor material. Time Traveler is closing up the EP with hammering beats and distorted riffs and three menacing tracks in line with his dystopian sci-fi vision.

My Rules storms into 2018 with the raw machine music project Happy Family from Eric Duncan and Justin Van Der Volgen.

A side 'Downtown Wedgeee' kicks off with twisted acid lines and drunken arpeggios which build and build until completely going off the rails, then finishing with ethereal pads and metallic percussion.

B side 'Bad Monks' ups the tempo and goes even further into woozy psychedelic territory with thick dizzying drones and a smeared pounding analogue rhythm.

Czechoslovakian band Máma Bubo was founded by Karel Babuljak in 1982; he put together five friends that he trusted. Having been more or less groping in the dark of music until then, Babuljak suddenly expressed a clear musical and human opinion to which the other members of Máma Bubo added theirs. A new band was born and although it had a clear face, it did not fit in anywhere, was hard to be connected with anything, and was isolated despite its openness. Máma Bubo always guaranteed an extraordinary and shocking experience which surpassed the level of entertainment. 1985: Babuljak's disenchantment with the social situation as well as with artistic futility compelled him to a more profound attitude which resulted in a totally different concept, PLANETA HAJ, for Máma Bubo; yet, the concept was short-lived as if having been born in a place it did not fit in. In 2017, 2 LP of PLANETA HAJ, a record from 1985, was released on vinyl for the first time.

Repress!

This long awaited 12' from Marcellus Pittman has finally surfaced with two killer tracks from his debut album 'Pieces.' Be quick!

Donna Steaks are the world's greatest tracks - and I mean that in every sense of the word. These tracks are, by far, the best sounding, most flavorful rave you've ever had - truly in a league of their own.

Treat yourself to the very, very best life has to offer. One beat and you'll know exactly what I'm talking about. Believe me: I understand rave. It's my favorite sound. And Donna Steaks are the best.

By now, Chicago's home of the ghetto house movement, Dance Mania, should need no introduction!
If you didn't already know, they are the original purveyors of that hard-ass, stripped back, tough, hitting electronic funk, they've never held back with their output. Operating since the late 80's the label has gained legions of fans over 2 decades as well as a certain notoriety and one of their most well-known artists has got to be the legendary DJ Deeon and his various production pseudonyms! This, the very first of a series of samplers focusses on some of his unreleased cuts, rarities and classics from the DM catalogue.
Kicking things off we're greeted by the classic 'In This House', smashing toms, claps and sped up kids vox all combine to form a bonfide ghetto classic. 'DO U C' takes us back to the Muzic Box, Deeon nods to Ron Hardy on this slammin' version of 'Coming On Strong', a chopped up Discoid monster with a fat-ass 808 rumble underneath. High grade indeed. Time for an unreleased cut, yep, courtesy of Deeon himself we have 'The 221', dug outta the archive and included here for your enjoyment. Again, this that genuine, classic DJ Deeon gear.
Flip it over to side B is the all-out acid burner 'Hypnosis', taken from Deeon's rare as Playground Productionz double pack 'Vintage Computation' from 1995. Absolutely smashing this one, and what a way to ignite things! 'R U Sure' is next and is one of those insane, 'WTF is this' Chicago jams, spaced-out percolating chaos of the highest degree! Watch this one work when you play it. 'House Werk' rounds out side A, first time on wax for this one, originally only available on a mid 90's mixtape we are treated to this hi-energy jacker that will smack the dance-floor, guaranteed! Not for the amateurs! Every track on here has been remastered and repressed with the full consent and involvement of DJ Deeon and Parris Mitchell, selected and programmed from Deeon's private archives and DAT tapes for Above Board, London. 100% hater free.

First release comes from Chicago's one and only Melvin Meeks.
With releases on legendary labels like Relief and Target. There's
nothing more we need to say about this great artist!

2x12"

SolarOneMusic is proud to announce this special record. Andreas left us suddenly at june 20th in 2016 after long health problems. Around that time we finished with him "The Worst Of Gehm" release. He was so happy about this project!!! Even one week later we got the terrible message that he died. We put alot of love and effort in this project to give him his last big monument! Special thanks to all his friends and labels like Mathematics Recordings, Abstract Acid, Creme Organization, Psycho Thrill and of course Bunker. RIP in Andreas! We will never forget you!

Between Places" is the new sublabel from SolarOneMusic, because SOM set their focus more on Albums and all kinds of electronic music.The new "Between Places" Label will only have the focus on pure Electro Music from all different countries.!!! First release comes from German Producer "Das Muster" known from his work for SolarOneMusic, Luke Eargoggle's Stilleben Records, Arnold Steiners Transient Force or also from his great Album on Alek Stark's Fundamental Records. He is no stranger for die hard electro fans and also for all who like the old, cold and dark sound of Dopplereffekt.