Archive for the ‘ Re-issue ’ Category
Osunlade’s Yoruba Records represses Afefe Iku’s 2008 hit, Mirror Dance. This is a solid single. However, it was played so much, I actually remember getting sick of it. African-inspired house rhythms and catchy, marimba-like, melodic percussion make up the meat of this track. Osunlade’s additional production and Oveous Maximus’ vocals provide a slightly deeper interpretation [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
This behemoth of a boxset provides a glimpse into some of the sounds that defined Chicago deep house in the 90’s. Prescription and Trent fans will find plenty of smooth and shuffly goodness to relive, plus a few unreleased tunes. For those less familiar, within a housey context, you’ll hear quite a bit of versatility [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Originally released in 1995 on Chicago’s Relief Records, Glenn Underground’s “Cloud Burst” gets reissued as a single-sided 12″. Over twenty years later and this quirky, hard-edged track has maintained it’s ability to set off dance floors. The record comes in bright yellow and is just in time for summer. This will likely go fast. Visit [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Beat Boys Records compiles 8 tracks from various artists for this single disc release. Listeners can expect chunky DJ-friendly beat and tracks that use the infamous square wave “acid sound.” Ciara Byrne’s “Next Level” stands out on the record. The track uses an understated squelchy line paired with swirling pads, making for a somewhat interesting [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Reissue from 1993, it’s rough and ready for the rave. Adam “DJ Chunk-A-Bud” Maljan recently passed, his music lives on here along with some of the earliest works from Johnny Fiasco / Juan Lopez under his DJ Fiasco alias. Zig-Zag was released in conjunction with Trax records, and its proto-house sounds show the ideas that were [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Synthpop label Dark Entries digs up past work from the land down under’s influential Severed Heads. Industrial, new wave, noise, and experimental elements can be heard throughout these four versions exploring 1985’s Petrol. The progression of elements and sounds should be of interest as the recordings on the EP are in chronological order. B2 will sound the [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Though originally released in 1983, Utakata No Hibi sounds like it could have been recorded today. New wave influences are prevalent throughout the record, as is Japanese musicality. A number of accomplished studio musicians do a fine job of blending the two for pretty intriguing results. The palette on this 2-disc LP comprises airy, breezy [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Repress of the record that started it all for the Spanish Downbeat imprint. Slow burning house music, back when the music from this camp still was discernably house and grounded a bit in the lush tradition more than the leftfield double-digit tempos their name implies. Fans of Sistrum, Deep Explorer, and the like will find [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Phil Weeks & Didier Allyne (P&D, as it were) have found another lovely set of recordings to reissue here. Gathering material from Kai Alce’s 2003 Late Night Sessions Vol 02 12″ and adding a couple extra joints, while sadly omitting the A side of the original EP. That said, the original is pretty hard to track [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Arthur Russell’s classic 1980 tune gets another repress. Steve D’Acquisto and the Ingram Brothers are also credited with production, while Larry Levan had a huge hand in propelling this song into immortality after it was recorded. For those not familiar, give this a listen if you have a penchant for soul, funk, or disco. The [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
This 2-Disc LP is Strut Records’ second forage through Chicago’s famed Dance Mania catalog. This time around, Strut focuses their compiling efforts on the likes of Ghetto House. Thirteen tracks give the listener a synoptic view into this hyper-sexualized era of Chicago dance music. Whether or not you listened to mix tapes in the 90’s, [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
The sought after Italo disco classic “Spacer Woman” has been remastered and reissued by Josh Cheon’s Dark Entries label. Originally released on Mr. Disc Organization in 1983, Maurizio Cavalieri and Giorgio Stefani’s single is still a cult classic and a key embodiment of the Italo disco genre. Cavalieri also worked solo, making a name for [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Masters of well-worn, gritty, disco house pair up here for four selections that will easily please their many devotees. Balanced, crisp, gently soulful, and straight-ahead productions from KDJ harken back to his series of more mix-friendly productions on his eponymous imprint. Meanwhile, the gentler side of Rick Wade is on offer with Thought Process and [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
After reading a 2010 interview with Larry Heard published by LSD magazine, I was a little disheartened to hear that he’s felt somewhat boxed in by the success he garnered with his Mr. Fingers moniker, namely that of “Can You Feel It.” Alien is for listeners, and if you are listening it won’t disappoint. Fans [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Moods and Grooves is owned and operated by the Motor City’s Mike Grant. Grant has been DJing since the early 1980’s and along with Jeff Mills, Derrick May and many others, was a member of Detroit’s first radio mix show, WJLB’s Street Beat. Grant founded Moods and Grooves in 1999 and the label has since been [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
This repress single, originally released in 1986, is just as good now as it was then. An early Chicago house track produced by Victor “melodious” Miles Houston, this one features an excellent bassline with strings hovering over the top of some ever-changing drum programming. The B-side has a more synth laden remix as well as [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Boards Of Canada are a UK duo that have been recording together for a couple decades now. While their music has established a definitive sound of melancholy, dreamlike downtempo, their records have been generally a bit hard to come by. WARP has done the fanservice of re-pressing several of their albums. Geogaddi, The Campfire Headphase, [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Patrice Scott‘s Sistrum vinyl catalog has come available again, with many of the deep, new-school, Detroit-leaning excursions well-worthy of a revisit. Joints from XDB and Patrice Scott himself are in-stock, alongside the Aphotic Segments compilations and the Underground Anthems compilation. With a strong & consistent quality control and timeless, tracky aesthetic, it’s a good opportunity [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
This uncredited record is a (probably small) repressing of the already sought-after rarity from 2011. Sex Tags Mania has built a small, dedicated cult following for its fearless approach, a following helped along by a healthy dose of obscurity, strangeness, and mischief. For this joint, the long version – titled “Excessive Mix” – is a [&hellip[ READ MORE ]
Happily, this gone but not forgotten 2007 release on the Dutch Frantic Flowers imprint is back available again on vinyl. ERP is an often electro-inflected alias for American producer Convextion, he has a dedicated following for his classic take on melancoly electronics and techno music. This EP epitomizes his moody, string-laden approach to the sound; [&hellip[ READ MORE ]