This compilation of house from Berlin’s Aterral label is well worth a look, and includes dope deep housers like Intr0beatz‘s “Moments Like This,” a highly playable concoction of soft and moody electric piano chords, mildly warped/mangled vocals samples, neat and tidy shuffling beats, and a restrained square wave b-line, and Black Loops‘ driving, steady, cool, sparkling, and transportive “Electribe Sesh 11.”
The UK’s Petals In Sound (Louise Baldwin) serves up an emo-house adventure with Detroit techno chord hits and a buoyant groove, while Lavan’s “Tonight Dub Mix” is smooth, dreamy, glistening starry, soulful instrumental deepness. “Splendid Zodiac” from label boss Carlo is a lean, trimmed, simple but effective blend of jacking 4/4 beats, rumbling bass and shifting synthetic chords. And stepping away from the mostly mid-120s BPM/swung and skippy beats combo that dominates this comp, “Fun Facts” from Emanuele Barilli is an excellent percussive-heavy chugger. Lots of decent dancefloor tracks to get into here.
⚪️ Aterral: V Tracklisting
Various Artists: V (Aterral / Digital)
1. Black Loops - Electribe Sesh 11 (06:52)
2. Austin Ato - Cool and Dope (07:07)
3. Intr0beatz - Moments Like This (05:42)
4. Carlo - Splendid Zodiac (06:19)
5. Asa Tate - Modem (05:55)
6. Emanuele Barilli - Fun Facts (04:34)
7. Nephews - Time (06:42)
8. Lavan - Tonight (Dub) (05:36)
9. Petals In Sound - Just you Wait (05:16)
⚪️ Disclosure Statement
This record was submitted as a promo.
⚪️ Previous Coverage
🎧 The 5 Mag Cover Mix: Black Loops – Sanctify vol 5 (2022)
❇ Features: Dos: Two Years of Aterral Records (2023)
❇ Features: Esoterica: Sumsuch meets Black Loops (2022)
✳ New Music: Carlo celebrates summer’s last days on the sun-worshipping “Tides” (2023)
✳ New Music: Black Loops – Higher Remixed (2022)
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