True, Necessary, Kind: Gems from Lay-Far’s album remix project
Seventeen remixes of five album tracks from Lay-Far's True, Necessary, Kind album, covering various flavours of house, broken beat, bass, techno and drum & bass.
Free: NOZU drops a funky pop house hit for Justin Martin’s What To Do
Occupying the blurry lines where house turns into something else, NOZU's "Free" is driven by a smooth vocal straight outta brokenbeat London circa 2003 and the warm strum of a Nile Rodgers guitar.
Manifesto is an esoteric downtempo masterpiece from Glo Phase
Glo Phase takes an excursion into left-of-field downtempo and electronica with an oily vaporwave sheen on Manifesto.
Deepest Hour: Funk thunder & low-slung grooves from Jon Delerious
Canadian producer Jon Delerious makes another flyby on Nordic Trax with the four track funk and deep house EP Deepest Hour.
One-o-One: Smooth Italian house from System of Survival
Six tracks of Italian house from System of Survival that are nice and fresh and the DJ equivalent of an adjustable wrench - they're really useful in a multitude of situations. In DJ terms, they're tension builders, palette cleansers, and transition tracks, i.e.: they're super-useful.
As We Are: An unaddressed letter with no words from Tevo Howard
There has been a hole in the Chicago music scene for the last several years in just about the exact shape of Tevo Howard. It's an absence, and it's not one that can be easily filled.
Stars In Your Eyes: Dreamy deep house from DimSum
Knocking one out from the Swiss cantons, DimSum drops a dreamy deep house EP with a romantic inspiration.
Lovelee Dae: Seth Troxler & Franck Roger revamp the ’90s Blaze classic
You could make a pretty nasty line-up for a dayparty out of all the people who have remixed "Lovelee Dae" over the years; these remixes from Franck Roger and Seth Troxler are a credible addition to the list.
Stir: Japan’s BRISA with Turbojazz, Jon Dixon & Byron The Aquarius
Japanese producer BRISA drops a varied five-tracker of tunes featuring remixes from Jon Dixon and Byron The Aquarius on Cosmocities.
Jordan Gardner & Martyn Bootyspoon shine on the dark house nodder “Doubletap”
In the grand tradition of beat tracks that beat it so hard they can only be called beatdown tracks, Jordan Gardner and Martyn Bootyspoon take a five word sample and loop it into oblivion.
Acid d’Acid: Void Complet drops the 6 track Their Idea Of Fun remix EP
Three excellent versions of the same acid track remixed by LDLDN, Slow Assembly and Void Complet, and all of them work in their own way.
Dennis Quin drops four modern house classics on “Treat You Right”
Four ground-shaking bombs made for basement clubs and rooms with a tight fit on Treat You Right from Dennis Quin and PIV.
Session Victim return with pure roller “Screen Off”
Session Victim's "Screen Off" is one of those tunes with a one-bar loop at its heart so strong that it just effortlessly carries the whole thing.
X-Ray Zulu: Expert deep techno From Jeff Mills on Axis Records
Harold Heath on Jeff Mills' excellent four-track Millsart X-Ray Zulu EP, released in 2024 on Axis Records.
Only Fans: X-Press 2 continue their 2024 remix hot streak
X-Press 2 are having a stellar year for remixes, which have without exception been top-notch no-prisoners serious dance floor gear. Their new remixes of Joseph Malik and Digital Liquid's "Only Fans" on F*CLR is just the same.
Review: Brian Kage remixes “Strings 4 Life” for Oliver Dollar’s “Contemporary” series
Oliver Dollar's "Strings 4 Life" gets a really good remix here from Michigander label boss Brian Kage, who gives the beats some extra slap, chops the main string riff around a little and gives the whole production a little French-touch pump.
Tanzanite: Wallace drops an eclectic three track EP for On Loop
Wallace is rushing to get somewhere, we don't know where and neither does he but he's in a hurry.
Genius Of Time drop deep house vocal “Rave Breaks”
With vocals that work beautifully with the chords, a stripped-back post-UKG rhythm track and a tight, dance floor-focused arrangement, "Rave Breaks" from Genius Of Time has anthem potential on the right dance floors.
“My Legs Are Numb” is carefully crafted house from Felipe Gordon
Two nicely put-together deep house tracks here, taken from Felipe Gordon's four-track My Legs Are Numb EP on Bristol's Shall Not Fade label.
Mon Acid: Pittsburgh Track Authority drops acid on a gorgeous three track EP
Dancefloor-ready acid tracks from Pittsburgh Track Authority and one of the best underground labels in America.
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Jack Revill aka Jackmaster dies after head injury in Ibiza
Scottish DJ Jack Revill passed away on the morning of October 12, 2024 in Ibiza following "complications arising from an accidental head injury," according to a statement from his family.
