It’s all happening with Jarvis & Diesel in the I You We department
1 (3) JARVIS DIESEL – DOOM / I YOU WE / SPEND THE NIGHT – MOTON
Doom is loaded with classic early house elements working up a sweat. I You We takes a trip to the psychedelic happening and gets the gospel juices flowing, and Spend The Night is a funky blast at the percussive afro wig out. Hold on to your hats!
2 (6) BLACK STROBE – THE GIRL FROM BAYOU – BLACKSTROBE
The Paris based outfit return with a sexy and sultry disco number that’s just a little rough around the edges, and shows that they are still leaders among the pack.
3 (5) ALCATRAZ – GIVE ME LUV – 1TRAX
One of the tunes that put Yoshitoshi and Deep Dish firmly on the worldwide map is back in all its original glory and sounding just as tasty. It also comes with an array of remixes, Doc Martin, H Foundation, Two Armadillos, Dodha, Shenoda and Secret Society join the party. http://youtu.be/Prh2BVUpbUo
4 (NEW) ALICE RUSSELL – TO DUST – TRU THOUGHTS
Classy and sassy soul with pop sensibilities that pushes all the right buttons. Alice has got what it takes to be up there with Adele and Amy. http://youtu.be/DtcQHtgfXKg
5 (2) INDIANS – SOMEWHERE ELSE – 4AD
Indians is the brainchild of Soren Lokke Juul from Copenhagen, a very determined and creative individual, who has managed to capture that Scandinavian film noir cool, and mixed it with just the right amount of colourful American influenced psychedelics, creating a wide eyed winter wonderland with a difference. Imagine Mercury Rev and MGMT taking a trip across glacial fjords under twinkling night skies. http://youtu.be/338hl_lOuOE http://youtu.be/XbB_sE3knvI
6 (NEW) JAGWAR MA – THE THROW – MARATHON ARTISTS
After blazing a trail last year, Australia’s favourite groovy psychedelic duo get 2013 off to a blinding start, with another winner in their own distinctive style of intoxicating far out club songs. The Stone Roses meet MGMT. Onwards and upwards. http://youtu.be/1vU6a7Haw78
7 (NEW) DU TONC – DARKNESS – CHEAP THRILLS
The low slung sugary sweet, shiny disco pop debut release, from Matt Van Schie of Van She fame, alongside cohort Mighty Mouse. Glistening catwalk perfection. http://youtu.be/NIqu-ISggCw
8 (13) UNIVERSAL SEX ARENA – WOMEN WILL BE GIRLS – GRAN DONNA
Seventies rock influenced debut LP, from raucous Italian six piece, that is a bit like a Quentin Tarantino soundtrack, and is causing quite a storm. http://youtu.be/wIjEBSHLXnM
9 (9) VALERIE JUNE – YOU CAN’T BE TOLD – SUNDAY BEST
From Memphis, Tennessee, combining soulful blues, gritty realism, fat dreadlocks and looking gorgeous. This lady is definitely going places.
10 (12) LAPALUX – WITHOUT YOU – BRAINFEEDER
Stuart Howard sparsely layers gorgeous electronic textures, offset with understated glitches and clicks, whilst Kerry Leatham’s delicate and heartbreaking vocals are gently treated to breathtaking perfection. The 21st Century electronic equivalent of 10cc’s I’m Not In Love. Outstanding.
11 (NEW) FOALS – MY NUMBER – TRANSGRESSIVE
A burst of feel good sunshine pop with big choruses, jangly guitar licks and a funky groove.
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs gives it some peak time club action.
12 (NEW) DAN MICHAELSON & THE COASTGUARDS – BLINDSPOT –
THE STATE 51 CONSPIRACY
A heartbreaking and intimate LP that bares it’s soul with just the right amount of sparse instrumentation, alongside honest lyrics and a tender cracked voice that puts a lump in your throat. “You’re scared of growing old without someone who knew you were beautiful before…” “Even though my sheets are wearing thin, I wrap you up so you can feel loved again…” http://youtu.be/74SRGY3JJZs
13 (NEW) DAVID SHAW AND THE BEAT – TRANCE IN MEXICO / REMIXES – HER MAJESTY’S SHIP
Justin Robertson comes up trumps with his Deadstock 33s Remix, an infectious slo-mo Balearic bounding disco acid reel.
14 (16) KATE SIMKO FT. JEM COOKE – GO ON THEN REMIXES – LEFTROOM
The stand out cut from last year’s Kabuki Drop EP has been remixed, and is now set to make a life all on its own. Ian Pooley, Franck Roger and Blond:ish get involved and it’s quality house all the way. http://youtu.be/nKnfBnNpWSo http://youtu.be/c9VO6Rp5gbo http://youtu.be/KRl1iwkfveI
15 (15) MINA TINDLE – LOVELY DAY – BELIEVE
Another cute, intricate and delicate track lifted from the young Parisian’s critically acclaimed debut LP Taranta. Typesun and Amateur Best remix Lovely Day, Breton Labs twiddle Too Loud and Francois & The Atlas Mountains fiddle with Henry.
16 (8) CHAPEL CLUB – GOOD TOGETHER – IGNITION
The London four piece lighten up and return on a new label with an epic pop led sparkler. Comes with a perky remix from Scotland’s JD Twitch. http://youtu.be/KWEbWNIXJcU
17 (NEW) FALTYDL – SHE SLEEPS – BLUEBERRY / NINJA TUNE
Ed Macfarlane Of Friendly Fires fame lays haunting and fragile vocals over delicate and yet edgy electronics. Holland’s Martyn is up first at the remixing desk, delivering a pumping disco stomp. Gang Gang Dance serve up richly textured melancholy. Ital goes for a spot of mind bending, and 2000Black get back in the groove.
http://youtu.be/mGNp_p2YRHI http://youtu.be/Aojgh9jhAQY
18 (19) ALEX AGORE – MIZZ HONEY EP – SAY AHH!
Six tracks of housey doings with female vocals & looped sassiness. http://youtu.be/5DnDuuNWnGc
19 (NEW) FAIRMONT – AUTOMATON REMIXES 1 – MY FAVORITE ROBOT
Fairmont’s recent Automaton LP gets overhauled by some of our favourite knob twiddlers. Ewan Pearson gets proceedings off to a very accomplished start with a 10 minute remix of Last Dance., Ryan Crosson fluffs up Alkaline, Undo sinks Fate into deep dirge, and Arthur Oskan tweaks Tiny Diamonds.
20 (22) VARIOUS ARTISTS – DELAYED EP VOL.2 – DELAYED AUDIO
The second outing from Brighton’s Delayed Audio steps it up a notch. Ejeca & Chamboche open the EP with the warm and enticing Keep The Love, utilising sublime jazzy keys and sultry vocals over solid house rhythms. Last Mood bump‘n’pump turning up the heat on Sequence In Time, which comes with a dubtastic Anthony Mansfield Remix. Ste Waite brings the EP to a close with the cute and skippy Chasing Drops.
21 (NEW) SEASFIRE – FALLING – TOO PURE SINGLES CLUB
Feb’s TPSC release has got that certain melancholic Bristol sound with a bit of Everything But The Girl thrown into the equation, and it should come in a sumptuous dark velvet sleeve. Zaffre Janvier delivers a spooked remix on the flip. http://youtu.be/eDOzLV9NZD0
22 (18) TRWBADOR – SAFE – OWLET MUSIC
The debut single release from this Welsh girl/boy duo is cute and intricate DIY ramshackle pop, coming over like a young Kate Bush fronting the school play at Royston Vasey Secondary Modern. On the flip Cornershop do a skanky remix of To The Bull. http://youtu.be/4ciucPYvZO0
23 (24) TOM TAYLOR – THESE DAYS EP – FINA
The opening Twilight is a warm swirling mellow techno number, and gets remixed by Jack Dixon. Don’t Give Up chugs along in a chunky fashion with a nice vocal loop. This World builds rhythms around a lively piano refrain and soulful vocals, and gets remixed by Clive Henry & Rui Da Silva. http://youtu.be/mdUAgfyLJ-g
24 (NEW) HERVE FT. AUSTRA – SAVE ME – CHEAP THRILLS
A brooding dramatic almost biblical number, with a sinister feel, strong ice queen vocals, and not a dance beat in sight. A change is as good as a rest. http://youtu.be/2sEVMBa8Gmk
25 (NEW) MARIO BASANOV FT. JEREMY GLENN – MORE FOR THE LESS EP – APERSONAL MUSIC
Soulful conscious lyrics ride a mid tempo groove with jazzy key flourishes, in the tradition of The Valentine Brothers etc. Comes with a nice set of electronic 21st century blaxploitation remixes. http://youtu.be/sCQ-ThBhxXI
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