While a handful of the remixes have already been released as vinyl-only samplers, the full remix album sees the addition of Maayan Nidam, Hugo LX, and Pablo Mateo, as well as alternative versions by Ron Trent and Dj Sneak.
Perlon’s Maayan Nidam provides two different renditions of “New Day.” Her Saturated remix is a showcase of intricate sound design, unraveling a medley of percussive details alongside syncopated kicks, vocal murmurs, and soothing chords, while her Eggshells remix is gloomier in comparison, with a sullen bassline and ethereal synths.
Satoshi Tomiie’s Abstract Nature (Remixes) drops on Abstract Architecture on August 7, while Nidam’s Eggshells remix is exclusively available for download via WeTrasnfer below.
Today marks the release of German producer Danya Vodovoz‘s latest single, “Skuba,” a cut from his forthcoming album, MotionMachine, which is set to arrive later this year.
“Skuba” is fittingly inspired by the amphibious world of deep-sea creatures, with Vodovoz expertly weaving groovy sub bass, dubbed-out effects, and sonar-like noises across its seven-minute runtime. Although the track could be seen as minimalistic in nature, it reportedly took Vodovoz nearly four years to bring all its elements together—a telling sign of Vodovoz’s attention to detail and uncompromising vision.
You can pick “Skuba” up for free via WeTransfer below, with Vodovoz’s previously released singles—two equally stunning house cuts—available via his Bandcamp page.
Earlier this month, Samo Records dropped their second release, Ultraviolet, a new EP from Tunnel Signs.
The Australian producer’s latest follows on from releases on, among others, Cutters Records, Nein Records, and Days of Being Wild, with two originals—one a collaboration with Ghostly International and Lumiere Noir affiliate Moderna—and remixes from Markus Gibbs, and Willie Burns.
In support of the release, Samo Records have offered up a full stream of Willie Burns’ remix of “Carbonate,” an atmospheric rave anthem built on rolling rhythms and coarse synths. You can stream the remix in full via the player below, along with the snippets of all four cuts.
It was something of a meteoric rise for Terry Francis after being named Muzik magazine’s “Best New DJ” in 1997. Soon thereafter, in the winter months of 1999, he secured a residency at London’s legendary Fabric, where he has been spinning each Saturday for the past 18 years. He is, quite simply, a legend—one of the world’s leading selectors, a technically flawless DJ with the instinctive ability to work a crowd through a collection of records old and new.
As a producer, he’s been similarly prolific: in 1994, as a member of Housey Doingz, he dropped the Brothers EP which has since been called the first bonafide tech-house record, while his work with DJ Three culminated in Three releasing the vinyl-only Freedom and Change EPs on Hallucination Limited at the beginning of the ‘00s. All four tracks from these EPs still capture club-play today, as well as garnering inclusions on mix CDs. More recently, via Hallucienda, Francis released Together, an artist album comprised of his previous vinyl-only EPs on Hallucination Limited alongside three unreleased tracks from the Change EP sessions featuring vocals by Ricardo Afonso.
His career began by co-promoting an acid house night at Hamilton’s wine bar in Leatherhead in 1988 whilst working as a roofer. From there, he secured his first residency—”downstairs in this mad basement at a rockers bar and they were all swearing at me and slagging off the music,” Francis recalls. But it was here where it all started, and then he moved on to the legendary Stems Club where he played alongside the likes of Colin Dale, Mr. C, and Eddie Richards. By this time, he was also playing extensively on the south coast and turning up for did numerous guest spots at parties like London’s Heart & Soul. By 1994, he felt the time was right to set up his own night and in March of that year Wiggle was born—one of the only nights in the country that always remained true to the original spirit of acid house. Then came the award, and the rest, they say, is history.
For this week’s Hi-Five feature, Francis has picked five records with the following theme: “Key tracks from different nights I’ve played over the years and, maybe a personal anecdote or two. They all still sound great today.”
In addition to this, Francis has also offered up an exclusive mix which is available for download below.
Russ Brown “Gotta Find A Way” (1987 Edit by Tee Scott) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dxh9y6lyOw8
First up is an old track on Jump Records I used to play the first venue I ever played some tunes in. It was an old rockers bar with a basement in my home town of Leatherhead. You could buy hash at the back door and it was a bit smelly. I loved this track. It had soul, funk, house, and sounded big on a sound system. I picked it up at MyPrice Records in Croydon off Colin Dale who worked there with Luke Soloman and Mr. Carl Cox. I didn’t know at the time that I’d be working in the same shop a few years later when it changed to Swag Records which a lot of you will know when it basically became tech-house central in the early to middle ’90s.
Nick Holder “Erotic Illusion”
I was playing at Sterns at the time (House On The Hill). A great club run by Mensa (R.I.P) and the farm boys and girls. The police wanted to close this place so bad and finally, sadly, they had their way. Everyone played there from American to English and European DJs. It was my first weekly residency and sometimes I feel it’s a forgotten treasure of a then expanding scene.
This is an early ’90s track and my copy is so worn I can’t see the date anymore so you can tell it has been worked and it has a foot print on it courtesy of my Wiggle mate Nathan Coles who has a habit of getting excited at parties. I bought it at Ozone Records in Fulham off Jazzy M. He had a great shop there with a Turbo sound system. Julian Jonah (Jealousy and Lies) worked there, too. Jazzy was responsible for releasing Orbital Chime. These shops already had a long history in dance music before I started buying tunes. Respect.
Clyde “Serve It Up!” (Brooks HipHouse Mix)
This is an early big tune at our Wiggle parties. It’s a quirky house track with a wicked rap vocal. I bought this at Swag Records. Also, I used to play this at Heart & Soul which was a London underground night, invite only and a very a special night which captured a real party vibe which gave birth to Wiggle.
Abe Duque “Disco Lights”
Love his stuff. Another Wiggle floor-filler here for sure. Not that the floor wasn’t busy already, mind you! This really captured the underground vibe. Quirky, tough, acid house feelings.
Alexi Delano “Taste It”
There are so many tunes in 18 years but I kept this one. Alexi gave me this when I was in the United States. Such a great track and he is just a really nice, humble guy. I do like guys who make music for people to enjoy and, not as a cock extension if you know what I mean! _____
Lixo is the production alias of Alex Hislop, founder of influential London party collective, GETME!
With a back catalog already spanning 16 records—including key releases from the likes of Becoming Real, Slime, and Dam Mantle—and appearances on Rinse FM and 1Xtra, GETME! has established itself as one of London’s key bass hubs over the last 10 years.
Today, Hislop has offered up “York” as a free download. Grab it now via the WeTransfer button below.
Paul Woolford has offered up 20 unreleased tracks for free via his SoundCloud.
As revealed by THUMP, Woolford began uploading the tracks—which span various genres and aliases—late last week and continued through the weekend, leaving a total count of 20 so far. The idea, he says, was to “go ham on SoundCloud before the platform goes out of the window,” clearly referencing the company’s financial woes. The archive, he continues, consists of about 2300 tracks and stretches back 15 years.
“There is no point in releasing everything, some things work as exercises or as developments on the way to other locations, but I think Soundcloud is a context in itself that is strong enough to warrant things being released on here alone.”
Tom Bioly and Benjamin Fröhlich’s Permanent Vacation will soon celebrate its 10-year anniversary with a compilation of exclusive tracks from some from some of the label’s core artists.
Launched in 2007, the Munich label has since become a leading name in house and techno, boasting a healthy discography. Names such as John Talabot, Mano Le Tough, Lauer, and more have all featured on the label—and all these names, plus many more, feature on this label collaboration.
Tracklisting
01. Mano Le Tough “Full On Spring” 02. Lord Of The Isles “Out Here” 03. Tensnake “Cielo” 04. Tuff City Kids “Hardlake” 05. Joakim “Camino De La Luna” 06. The Drifter “Space Ramp” 07. Lauer “Falling Back Up” 08. New Jackson “There Will Always Be This Love” feat. Margie Jean Lewis 09. Red Axes “Eastern Crown” 10. John Talabot “The Strange Silence” 11. TB & Bostro “Pesopeo Violet” 12. Pional “State Of Presence” 13. Lake People “Morrow” 14. Daniel Bortz “Chasing Worms” 15. Benjamin Fröhlich “I.A.M.B.D.” 16. Woolfy Vs. Projections “Astronaut”
Permanent Vacation X is scheduled for September 8 release.
Percolate is set to return to London this month with an open air on July 29, featuring DJ Koze, Leon Vynehall, Sonja Moonear, and many more names.
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Horo has announced two new EPs and welcomed a new artist, Lemna. who will collaborate with an artist who has become integral to the Horo sound, Sam KDC.
Together, Lemna and Sam KDC are Ourea, and Ourea I is an amalgamation of their two very singular approaches to electronic music. Polyrhythmic experimental techno with tribal rhythms that often operate at two different tempos at the same time.
The second EP comes from Sam KDC who makes his first solo appearance on the newly relaunched Horo label with Feardom EP. Sam KDC presents once again intense, hypnotic, versatile techno with an EP that follows on perfectly from his Psychic Dirt EP for Samurai Red Seal.
Tracklisting
Ourea I
A1 / 1. Deception at Mekone A2 / 2. Dysnomia B1 / 3. Adamantine Sickle B2 / 4. From Chaos Came Erebus
