Theo Parrish – Twin Cities
The official reissue of the Theo Parrish classic, originally dropped on Rick Wade’s Harmonie Park imprint in 2004, includes the full 12 minute version of “The Twin Cities”, an impossibly funky beatdown number.…
Szjerdene – Arrow
Szjerdene, pronounced JhurDEEN as her website helpfully points out, has drenched Jacques Greene and Koreless’ ‘Arrow’ with her own sultry vocals, a glaze of pure R’n’B honey. The original track is an atmospheric soundscape of beautiful electronica. Szjerdene’s feathery voice …
K & B – Grandma’s Hands
K&B return to No More Hits with a huge release, including the gloriously grizzled soul edit ‘Grandma’s Hands’.…
Rhye – The Fall (Maurice Fulton Alt Mix)
The word ‘genius’ is thrown about a little too liberally in today’s electronic music scene, but I think it is fair to say Maurice Fulton has earnt such lofty praise. And here he delivers what …
Hackman – No More
Hackman dusts off a track from the archives, a bold brazen house monster, fitted with a gospel vocal, warping bass and a skippy UK garage edge. Subtlety isn’t the name of the game here, but it’ll sure pack a punch …
Mano Le Tough – Please
A highlight from Mano Le Tough’s contemplative house album Changing Days on Permanent Vacation. Pick it up from Beatport.…
Eddie C – La Palette
Eddie C’s first album Parts Unknown on Endless Flight was a quaint disco outing full of slo-mo gems and 70’s throwbacks; an overtly warm and soulful style that falls somewhere between Mark E, The Revenge …
Wen – Commotion EP
Wen’s ‘Commotion EP’ sits about 10bpm below where you’d expect it to. Take the title track, shards of Dot Rotten vocal samples are strewn intricately alongside ray-gun pulses and snapping snares, but the undulating sub-bass …
∆ ∆ – Skinny Dipping
Why name yourself with a symbol that is nigh on impossible to type let alone Google search? Well, it’s a sign of things to come on their frankly weird and wonderful Skyway EP, an impressive lo-fi take on house music. …
Mix Of The Week: Midland
This week’s top mix (check last week’s here) comes from Aus stalwart Midland with a set at Berlin’s mammoth Panorama Bar, recorded between 5:30 and 8:30 am.
As you’d expect from three hours on the ones and twos, it’s …
