Simba – Three Kays
A bumpy, vintage cut from Simba revolving around a crackling sample that soothes the soul. B-side on Stripped & Chewed EP 005.…
Lost Scripts – I’ll Be Watching You
Lost Scripts’ – aka John Talabot and Pional – ‘I’ll Be Watching You’ is a typically off-kilter slice of electronica, with buoyant, rickety drums, a bubbly melody and an ominous fuzz of bass.…
Frank Booker – Movin On
Everything Frank Booker touches turns to gold. Here’s a typically bass-heavy chugger on Kolour LTD – all submerged, twinkling funk.…
Frank Booker – Hope
About a year old, this one. But it’s a welcome freebie from one of our favourite producers, Frank Booker. The New Zealand-based artist has been churning out Afro-tinged house and disco production for a couple of years now, each focusing …
The Revenge – Wreck My Love
The Revenge returns with his first original production in two years. Released on his new label, Roar Groove, Body Fusion is a four-track EP. Wreck My Love is the clear highlight with its electro bassline and crackled female vocal.…
Duke Dumont – Hold On feat. MNEK
Following his chart-topping ‘Need U’, Duke Dumont continues his ascent to superstardom and a decidedly mainstream sound. This time he aims for the slick Disclosure-esque r’n’b-come-house genre. Cue some achingly drippy wailing from London-based vocalist …
Hayden James – Embrace (Version)
The Hayden James EP drops today and to celebrate Future Classic are handing out the closing track ‘Embrace’ for free. It’s a soulful vocal crooner made all the better by flutters of tropical, steel-tipped percussion. A slice of soothing pop …
John Talabot and Pional team up for new 12″ series
The teaming up of John Talabot and Pional is, I think you’ll agree, always a winning formula. ‘So Will Be Now’, ‘Brave’, ‘Destiny’, their remix of The XX’s ‘Chained’ and the evasive ‘T.A.M.B’ are all examples of what the Spanish …
Messalina 9 – Jamie Fatneck / Lucci Capri
I first heard Jamie ‘Fatneck’ Low’s edit of ‘Billie Jean’ belted out of a speaker stack during Greg Wilson’s lively set at Glastonbury this year – the only DJ lucky enough to have gotten his …
