Hauschka – Radar (Michael Mayer Remix)
Kompakt co-founder Micheal Mayer weaves an intricate and mesmerising remix out of Dusseldorf-based pianist Hauschka’s ‘Radar’. The original track is taken from Salon des Amateurs, an experimental album on which the composer forged house music from live instruments, primarily …
Cottam – Badustyle 2
Some steely, Detroit hats rattle around the edge of a heavyweight, tribal house groove. The raw and resolute momentum of ‘Badustyle 2′ is reminiscent of the white label series that first put Cottam on the map. And, like those now …
James Welsh – Nowt (Ron Basejam Mix Pt 2)
Ron Basejam, one half of Crazy P, produced a the critically-acclaimed solo album Deep And Meaningless in 2010, a gloriously upbeat disco record. More recently he’s been popping up with a number of solid remixes – his sublime rework of …
Breach and Dark Sky – The Click
Breach (the garage-tinged alias of Ben Westbeech) and Dark Sky’s ‘Click’ gets a suitably foreboding video, a shifty glimpse into gangland goings-on. The track in question is the highly sought-after ‘Click’, a skittish, dark house offering, available as a limited …
FaltyDL – Hardcourage
Over the course of six years, FaltyDL AKA Drew Lustman has jettisoned between refined uk garage, roughed-up jungle and a rugged, hybrid sort of house music. He has actively avoided genre pigeonholes – even outright …
The Phantom – Vogue (Vocal)
This is a gleeful party track so stuffed full of ideas, it’s practically overflowing. As well as an elated piano riff and buoyant keys, The Phantom throws in DJ Funk’s familiar ghetto-tech sample ‘hoes in this house’. For peak-time use …
Uabos – Remember
Newcomer Uabos is handing out this track for free, a soulful slice of shimmering electronica. ‘Remember’ revolves around a pitched down r’n’b vocal, fragmented and deftly scattered about its synthy soundscape. (via Xlr8R)
