After being offline for a little while, Belgian label Monkey See Monkey Do records surprised me with a nice little promo by US-based producer Wolfie. His latest, Moretto EP, is in my opinion very well produced and has a nice bossa-ish groove while maintaining the tech-house feel. The EP features remixes from labelowner Bongo, Hector […]
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Its very unusual these days for someone to make their name from DJing first before trying their hand at music-making. Unusual, but not impossbile, as Stopmakingme is proving. Well known for his residency at legendary London nightclub Fabric, he now brings us his debut EP “Wrapped In Plastic”, set to drop on November 22nd. If […]
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‘Wholesomely eccentric’ feels slightly like an oxymoron and might bring to mind that wild-eyed yet interesting drama teacher from school who used to waft around barefoot in a kaftan and get the class call her by her first name (“Hey guys, call me Jen”) – but I can think of no better words with which […]
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Mayer Hawthorne, né Andrew Mayer Cohen, is a talented American producer/songwriter. Mayer’s debut album ‘A Strange Arrangement‘ was released in ’09 by my all time favorite & legendary recordlabel Stones Throw records (J Dilla, Dam Funk, Madlib, aloe Blacc). “I think Mayer is the only artist in the history of the label that I’ve signed after […]
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The world of dance music can sometimes be incredibly po-faced when you consider that really its whole purpose is to help people lose their shit and have a good time. Thats why its great when you find a song that just embraces joie de vivre, and makes you smile the kind of smile you get […]
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Happy Sunday’s Best, everyone! Unfortunately I won’t post the direct link to this Sunday’s Best track since it’s technically illegal, streaming will do! This track produced by our boy Swizz Beats, Roman’s Revenge, has dope 808’s drums and a filmic touch with strings and choirs and all that jazz. It It took me a while […]
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A trait of the cyclical nature of this beast we often refer to as ‘music’ that rules you and I with an iron fist is this – a song, genre or artist that at one point was at the bleeding-edge of a new sound , pushing boundaries and setting our hearts ablaze from the first […]
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Every so often you stumble across an artist so interesting that it reminds you why music is such a beautiful thing. Not surprisingly, I’m about to tell you about one. T&A (Tittsworth and Ayres for those that don’t know…) have a long history of putting out good music, but they have just excelled themselves with […]
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For whatever reason, there is a particular sort of house that I think of as being “real” house. “Housey house” I sometimes label it in my libraries. Stupid, maybe, house is a big church that holds a lot of different sounds and styles. But for me, the kind of house that is deep, soulful, musical… […]
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Perseo Records is the newborn baby-sister of disco haven Italians Do It Better (Glass Candy, Martin Vogel, Chromatics). One thing quite unusual about Perseo is that they release nothing but re-edits. No originals, no remixes. This would mean the re-edits have to be of certain quality to keep the label running. And guess what? They […]
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“Sunday clears away the rust of the whole week.” I’m unashamedly trying to put another Irishman on the map here, Dublin-based DJ/producer/promoter/renaissance man Frankie Grimes. Yes, that’s his real name, yet unlike his unfortunate namesake in The Simpsons, everything seems to be going his way right now. The young student of History is a resident in […]
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Whether we like it or not – for the record, I don’t – summer is fast becoming a distant dream, the skies are darkening and the icy depths of winter beckon. Fortunately for us, now is the winter of our disco tent (sorry, sorry…). Just as an Italian police officer needs his Ray Bans and […]
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