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V/A - Hear No Evil Volume 2 (Bastard Jazz)

2010-10-09T13:55:00.003+01:00

It’s been a long time since Volume 1, but the wait was worth it! The new collection features some incredible downtempo works from a range of old favourites and newbies. ShoShot from Dhundee melds rave stabs with pondering jazz keys, whilst Jugoe’s In Memory Of is clumpy in a good way. Double Identity’s Jah Arise is dubby enough to get you stoned, as Oneman weaves soft keys around rough guitars on No Life On Saturn and Colm K brings back the feeling on Love Loving You.

Tiefschwarz - Melted Chocolate Volume 1 (Souvenir)

2010-10-09T13:52:00.002+01:00

After the new album comes the inevitable remixes, with Guido Schneider and SIS presenting incredible reinterpretations of Find Me. Guido Schneider opts for springy basslines, heavily fxed vocals and percussion with pulse like regularity. SIS’s epic fourteen minute revision features looped vocals, knife like synths and snipped beats.

Aloe Blacc - I Need A Dollar (Combo Re-Edits)

2010-10-09T13:50:00.003+01:00

I Need A Dollar is an incredible record and in original form will serve for soul friendly and eclectic dancefloors. However, we can thank Combo for knocking up smart remixes that will take the track to less adventurous floors. Combo uses housier beats on both his dub and vocal versions, which weave Blacc’s vocals over new grooves inspired by the original version.

Class Actress - Terminally Chill (Class Actress)

2010-10-09T13:40:00.003+01:00

Neon Indian’s Terminally Chill gets the typically racy Class Actress treatment on this cover version. It follows on beautifully from the Actress’s stunning Journal Of Ardency EP. Elizabeth Harper’s sultry vocals are backed by understated synths and pattering beats on this cool cover.

Arkist - I Couldn’t Possibly (Immerse)

2010-10-09T13:38:00.003+01:00

Bristol’s Arkist helps to continue Immerse’s purple patch with a thought-provoking debut on the imprint. I Couldn’t Possibly features deep synths, walking percussion and purring bass action. Only If You Mean It is a similarly measured yet floor satiating mission, where psychedelic keys hold the attention.

Idiotproof vs Eats Everything - Can You Jump (Unknown)

2010-10-09T13:35:00.002+01:00

Wildchild’s Can You Jump is the subject of this monstrous club revision from Idiotproof & Eats Everything. Energetic kicks and sliced vocals are the main elements at work here.

DJ DRM & E’s E - Murder She Wrote (Beverley Road All-Stars)

2010-10-09T13:30:00.001+01:00

The Beverley Road All-Stars bring us a glorious cover of Murder She Wrote. The version from DJ DRM and E’s E features cool guitars, pointed keys and bouncing beats.

V/A - Gilles Peterson: Worldwide (BBE)

2010-10-09T12:14:00.002+01:00

Gilles Peterson has been a radio jock since the 80s. He originally honed his skills on his own pirate station, before progressing to other pirates, legit London regional stations and finally the BBC. Peterson certainly knows his stuff and has put out a trolley load of compilations over the years. This brilliant collection is in support of his show that is broadcast around the world and features many tracks that Peterson has broken via this radio endeavour. Worldwide is relatively horizontal in outlook and features a whole host of musical winners. Personal faves from the first disc are Jill Scott’s pretty He Loves Me (Lyzel In E Flat) and the Gotan Project’s captivating Triptico. Disc two weighs in with heavy hitters like Amerie’s imploring 1 Thing and Sebastien Tellier’s tear inducing La Ritournelle. This is a masterful selection of modern music from a true connoisseur.

Aloe Blacc - Good Things (Stones Throw)

2010-10-09T12:12:00.004+01:00

Melding classic soul heart-wrenching guts with modern production techniques, this album from Aloe Blacc is set to win a place in the heart of many listeners. A lot has been made of the radio and dancefloor destroying lead single, I Need A Dollar, but this album also contains a number of other gems. These include the dramatic Take Me Back, touching You Make Me Smile and thoughtful If I. Move over Hawthorne and all the other dull ‘modern’ retro soul and funk outfits, Aloe Blacc is the real deal.

V/A - Get Physical 8: Mixed By Thomas Schumacher (Get Physical)

2010-10-09T12:09:00.003+01:00

Thomas Schumacher set the world alight a number of years ago with an arresting broken refix of Good Life with vocalist Kaori. Since then he’s carved a name for himself as a technoid dj/producer. Schumacher has certainly risen to the challenge, dropping a cool collection of dancefloor orientated and slower tunes. Highs include Booka Shade’s awesome Teenage Spaceman, DJ T’s woozy Gorilla Hug as remixed by Nicolas Jaar and Lopazz’s simply beautiful Wasted Days. This selection from Schumacher pushes all the right buttons.

V/A - G.I. Disco (BBE)

2010-10-09T12:03:00.002+01:00

Subtitled ‘The history of the Cold War’s hottest 80s club music in West Germany’, you could be forgiven for thinking this would be a compilation of German disco. However, instead it’s a collection of US tunage that the GI’s were rocking to when stationed in Europe. It features awesome discoid efforts like The O’Jays’ sublime Put Our Heads Together, The Valentine Brothers’ jazz dripping version of Money’s Too Tight To Mention and Surface’s spellbinding Falling In Love. It’s a shame there’s no German disco on this compilation, but there’s some damn good tunes here all the same.

Albums & Compilations roundup October 2010 Part 2

2010-10-09T11:55:00.007+01:00

Amiina - Puzzle (Amiina Music)

V/A - Elaste Vol 3 (Compost)

V/A - Secret Weapons (DJ History)

V/A - Party-Keller Vol 3 (Compost)

V/A - Revolution Number 5: Mixed by the Sick Girls (BBE)

Understated Icelandic outfit Amiina make beautiful frozen electronic shapes. Puzzle is their second LP and features twinkling moments such as the fraught Ásinn and tender Púsl. The Elaste series follows Dompteur ‘Zombie Nation’ Mooner into slightly warmer, but similarly picturesque musical waters. Here, he has put together a brew of out-there and theatrical discoid efforts, where the likes of Queen Samantha’s jolly Take A Chance and Mythos’s crazy Powerslide hit home. Disco is the main colour of many weapons selected by various cult and not so cult DJs on this collection from DJ History. Whether these tracks are the spinners’ number one piece of covert firepower is debatable, but you can’t argue with choices like Royksopp’s sleazy mix of Anneli Drecker’s Sexy Love and Kenny Dope’s mix of Red Hook Dreams’ Your Love (chosen by Chris Duckenfield and Gerd Jansen, respectively). Florian Keller does all the selecting on Party-Keller Vol 3, where he once more pulls out a range of cool funked out and discoid treats. Once more, this isn’t quite up there with volume one, but it does feature special tracks like Gino Dente’s crazed version of Movin’ and Gizelle Smith’s glorious June. The Sick Girls prefer a rowdier selection, typified by the cuts they have included on the quick-fire Revolution Number 5. It features a whole host of dirty bass driven efforts, such as Sticky’s Jumeriah Riddim Sequel and the Sick Girls own V-Skank.

Albums & Compilations roundup October 2010 Part 1

2010-10-09T11:27:00.008+01:00

V/A - Movement Torino Music Festival 2006-2010 Fifth Anniversary (Movement Sound)

V/A - Italo House Now (Gomma)

Bozzwell - Bits and Pieces (Firm)

Robert Owens - Art (Compost)

V/A - Demented: Mixed by Junior Vasquez (Nervous)

Not to be confused with the Detroit festival, Torino’s Movement festival celebrates five years of festivities with a triple pronged technoid attack. Hot cuts spread over three discs and a 2.5 hour mix from I:Robots include Dubfire’s rasping take on Plastikman’s Spastik, Dexter’s uplifting mix of Alton Miller’s Inner8 and Moodymann featuring Nikki-O’s syrupy Rectify. Gomma’s Italo House Now is a self explanatory collection of cuts that tick both the Italo and House boxes. Hot cuts include Cecile’s cute Sweetness 86 and Alan1’s dreamy Ringtone Sonata. Sheffield’s Bozzwell has put together a tasty album of crushing grooves and ear catching vocals. Finer moments appear in the form of the gutsy Voodoo and the South Yorks bass monster that is Sheffield I Got It. Robert Owens, who has one of the most distinctive voices in house music, returns with an arresting double disc album of club floor and horizontal tunes. It sees him pair up with original Fingers Inc co-pilot Larry Heard for beautiful moments such as Sacrifice, with the incredibly talented Atjazz also popping up with efforts like Cherish Your Love. It was a bit of a shock to find that NY 90s DJing demi-god Junior Vasquez is still putting out music, but here he is with a mix CD for Nervous. It’s a relatively varied disc from Junior, featuring tough cuts like Honey Dijon’s Noise Violation alongside more restrained vocal moments such as Kim English’s Supernatural.

Munk - Mondo Vagabondo EP (Gomma)

2010-10-09T11:09:00.002+01:00

Matias ‘Munk’ Modica is back with a brilliant five track EP. It reminds us that the world would be a much more boring place without his music. Violent Love is an intergalactic pop song, whilst La Musica is a key driven stomper. Ay-Ga-Cha lets the bass hang out, as We Don’t Care takes us back in time and El Capitano is a fuzzy gem.

Booka Shade - Teenage Spaceman (Get Physical)

2010-10-09T11:08:00.001+01:00

Booka Shade create perfect dancefloor moments based on simple melodies and smart percussive lines that work at home, as well as on the dancefloor. Teenage Spaceman takes its strength from barbed synths, loveable keys and sharp beats.

Pariah - Safehouse (R&S)

2010-10-09T11:07:00.003+01:00

Safehouse is a monstrous EP of future electronix from Pariah, released by Belgium’s R&S, who were formerly known as rave and techno pioneers. The Slump is the key cut, with its urgent beats, colossal bassline and mournful vocal fragments. The frantic Prism and retro Railroad are also worth investigating.

Flowers and Sea Creatures - Test Pressing EP (Buzzin’ Fly)

2010-10-09T11:04:00.003+01:00

Canadian duo Flowers & Sea Creatures open their Buzzin’ Fly account with a mindblowing EP. At Night is the ultimate midtempo slow burner, which comes in vocal and dub form. International is a warming synth‘n’key effort, whilst Sonic is a real tearjerker.

Bear In Heaven - You Do You (Studio Remix)

2010-10-09T11:02:00.001+01:00

Studio are brilliant remixers and here get their grubby paws on Bear In Heaven’s You Do You. They turn it into an angst ridden Balearic dream, courtesy of thoughtful guitars and kit percussion.

The Gaslamp Killer - Death Gate EP (Brainfeeder)

2010-10-09T11:01:00.002+01:00

The Killer makes beaty stews that are much more potent than those of his musical counterparts. This EP for Flying Lotus’ Brainfeeder includes cuts like the Gonjasurfi assisted gutsy When I’m In Awe and the eerie Shattering Inner Journeys.

Rick Wade - Creeper (Minimood Extra)

2010-10-09T10:58:00.003+01:00

Detroit’s Rick Wade owns the Harmonie Park imprint, which was responsible for releasing Theo Parrish’s cult Twin Cities EP. Wade is also a producer of note, dropping the magnificent Creeper on Minimood Extra. The Creeper just grooves away, courtesy of simple beats, rising synths and deft guitar touches.

Scuba - Three Sided Shape (TRI)

2010-10-09T10:56:00.001+01:00

Three Sided Shape is a haunting cut from Scuba’s most recent LP. It features hovering synths, half submerged beats and lost vocals. Mike Monday and Will Saul supply a remix of Latch on this release, but Three Sided Shape is the one.

HeavyFeet - Are You Dumb? (Stamp! Beats)

2010-10-09T10:55:00.002+01:00

HeavyFeet enlist the help of London MC Miski on this dark effort for their own Stamp! Beats imprint. Miski makes her intentions known over sharp beats and a nasty bassline. The Club Version takes things a little faster, whilst NY’s Dre Skull supplies a demented juke-step remix.