
Luvless – Deepest Taboo
Luvless is the Leipzig newcomer who has been making a splash with his slinky house releases on the likes of Rose Records and Foto Recordings. Last year’s ‘Motion Clapture’ was a low-slung disco delight; here he does something similarly repetitious …

Felix Da Housecat bounces back from mezcal addiction with new EP
Dance music veteran and electroclash pioneer Felix Da Housecat returns with his first original music in almost four years. New EP Sinner/Winner was released yesterday on Brooklyn-based label No Shame (in collaboration with Felix’s own imprint, Rude Photo). The release …

Bicep v Ejeca – You (Piano Version)
Bicep and Ejeca’s choppy 90’s rave throwback ‘You’ dropped on Aus last year, throwing 2-step, r’n’b and old school house into one big melting pot. Now Ejeca is handing out a version that’s even heavier on the in-yer-face old school …

Applescal – Dreaming in Key
It was Applescal’s ‘El Diablo’, centering around a pounding breakbeat and a simple synth melody, that first alerted me to the young Dutch producer. The track stood out as bold, promising and yet strangely familiar. …

Mr Beatnick – Savannah
The Savannah EP is the long-awaited third and final element of Mr. Beatnick’s Synthetes Trilogy. Toby Knight directed this video for the title track, due for release on Don’t Be Afraid next month.…

Applebottom – All Nite
Another heady concoction of 90′s house and garage by way of Kerri Chandler’s MadTech Records. The title track is nothing new, in fact it’s achingly similar – in style at least – to the abundance …

Simian Mobile Disco – Interference (Live Edit)
To coincide with the release of their Live EP, Simian Mobile Disco are handing out a live interpretation of ‘Interference’ (taken from last year’s Unpatterns LP), an airy, oscillating wave of the duo’s trademark synth work. Pick up the …

Marco Shuttle – The Vox Attitude (Pangaea Remix)
A tough, stepping edit from Hessle co-founder Pangaea, going to work on Marco Shuttle’s 2011 ‘The Vox Attitude’. Cop the 12″ from Clone.…

Herb Alpert – Rise (Sophie Lloyd edit)
An elegantly repetitious disco edit from London DJ Sophie Lloyd, who strips out almost everything from Herp Albert’s trumpeting original, bar that dirty rumble of bass. The original jazz-funk track was released in 1979 and went on to sell over …

Silicone Soul – Darkroom Dubs Vol.3 – Compiled & Mixed by Silicone Soul
“I am beginning to feel this nocturnal existence tell on me. It is destroying my nerve. I start at my own shadow and am full of all sorts of horrible imaginings…” This quote from Bram …