Review: House music heritage meets contemporary techno mechanics; old meets new; east meets west... all of these can be used to preface this collaborative effort between the colossal Chicago presence of DJ Sneak and Israeli newcomer Shlomi Aber. Thankfully the most crucial aspect - the quality of the tracks - stands up to inspection. They each grab a side to present their own take on "After Touch" with Aber's version positioned to constantly build, dipping between the bucking rhythms and undulating synth lines with consummate effect. Naturally Sneak leads from a percussive angle, building around one of his trademark beat patterns, filling the gaps with intricate vocal effects for an epic tech house funker.
Review: Pathway Traxx's diffusion label OFFPath returns with its fourth installment, featuring four heroes of the minimal house underground curated by label boss Niko Maxen. We have Londoner Adam Monti (4plae) up first with the sunny tech house of "Camberwell Blues", then Dudley Strangeways & Tijn close out the A side with some deep afterhours boompty business. On the flip, Rising star Josh Baker out of Leeds delivers more of his reliably hypnotic and slinky groove action on "Rewriting Old Methods" and Shacklo's "Bermuda" channels the very best of Todd Terry style classic house.
Review: Adultnapper and Dan Berkson team up for this impressive EP, "Inner Ear", on Intrinsic. This delivers a fresh twist on the minimal house sound, adding moody piano riffs, skewed vocal snippets and completely original psychedelic soundscapes. Superstar minimal techno producer Pier Bucci joins in with an epic stunning remix.
Age of Rage aka the studio powerhouse pairing that is Dubbyman and Dan Piu is back on Sole Aspect with a third outing. The title of this one, Credo, is from the Latin word for a "firm set of beliefs and principles." It finds the duo serving up deeply soulful spirits and romantic atmospheres with dusty house beats as the vehicle. 'Open to Close' is balmy and gentle, with the dub even more warm for you to sink into. 'Fake Action' brings shuffling grooves and lush cosmic designs and 'Lover' is a smoochy closer that echoes Sade. Lovely stuff as always from this accomplished partnership.
Review: Let's have a minibar refil and listen to this 'MilkShake EP2' compilation. Agnès, Ultrakurt, and Ditch as unyielding minibar bedrocks,
offer new deep and shaky cuts, inviting John Thomas & Barbara Goes for an exceptional funky time that will surely sparkle this year.
You'll love Spasm and Linc's fine and striking funksters. It's all about house, minimal twists and the tricks Minibarians love.
Review: Following up some great releases by the likes of Sam Haskin and Shacklo, One Of 4 are back with a nice various artists EP that is simply titled OOFF 003. On this one we have newcomer Altered Feast with the ethereal dub house of 'Cyborg' sounding somewhere between Samuel Andre Madsen and the Cabinet Recordings sound, and Amsterdam-based Romanian Dirty Culture finishing up the A side with the groovy and swing-fuelled groove of 'Turning Kisses To Bites'. Over on the flip, JNJS nails that classic UK tech house sound on the main room antics of 'Close Your Eyes' while Israeli producer Mike Sharon delivers some proper late night mood music on 'A Feeling'.
Ed Ed & Petja Virikko - "Sundroina" (feat Jinadu - Jimi Jules remix) (7:18)
Review: Zurich based DJ and producer Jimi Jules is one of the most promising upcoming artists within the international underground. With previous releases on top labels like Superfriends, Cocoon and local imprint Zukunft - he tops all that by being picked as selector for esteemed Berlin institution Watergate's 24th mix album. Here we get treated to a few exclusives from the mix on special vinyl format: on the first side we have Jules & Jesaya's +4 BPM Update of Ame's "119 BPM", there's also his collaboration with Domenico Ferrari on the sleazy lo-slung pop of "Parkuhr". On the flip, we soon discover its almost entirely a Jimi Jules affair (naturlich!) with his remix of Swiss/German duo Egopusher's "Flake" (venturing into truly sublime territory) and the dreamy and bittersweet tones of Ed Ed & Petja Virikko's "Sundroina" (feat Jinadu).
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