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1 (2) JAGWAR MA – COME SAVE ME – THE BLUE RIDER
Vintage samples, Spencer Davis Group rhythms and 60’s harmonies drive a modern psychedelic pop song that grooves. Comes backed with the tripped out What Love. Infectious.
2 (3) DE LA SOUL’S PLUG 1 & PLUG 2 PRESENT FIRST SERVE – MUST B THE MUSIC – PIAS
Upbeat hip hop that sounds fresh with an old skool feel and plenty of bounce to the ounce. Comes with 8 across the board remixes.
3 (1) YETI LANE – THE ECHO SHOW – SONIC CATHEDRAL
A stunning LP of out there Parisian psychedelic pop, that’s pretty much guaranteed to blow your mind.
4 (4) SOAP & SKIN – WONDER – PIAS
A beautiful and haunting piano lament from Austria.
5 (8) DETROIT SWINDLE – THE WRAP AROUND EP – SAINTS & SONNETS
Amsterdam duo’s debut release of soulful house /techno, the clue is in the name. The title cut works a great vocal snippet of Marvin Gaye’s Stubborn Kind Of Fellow, whilst the very deep Pain Tomorrow teases with What’s Going On.
6 (11) GRIMES – VISIONS – 4AD
Canadian Claire Boucher delivers an LP of misty towering soundscapes and ghostly vocals, floating over electronic pop rhythms, resulting in something quite cute but sinister going on.
7 (13) ALEX KADDOUR & FRIENDS – MY HISTORY EP – VICARIO MUSIQUE
The opening cut Luxemburgo Ft. Isaac Silva is a fat n funky slab of basement house with a soulful vocal that’s got a bit of a Gil Scott Heron feel. James Teej shoots it through with tweaked sonics.
8 (9) ESCORT – CAMELEON CHAMELEON & STARLIGHT (REMIXES) – NANG
Max Essa gives the disco infused Starlight a back in the day house boost, adding a familiar bassline, and classic percussion.
9 (15) LIGHTSHIPS – SWEETNESS IN HER SPARK – GEOGRAPHIC
Debut release from Teenage Fanclub’s Gerard Love’s new outfit. A nostalgic spangling sunshine strummer on a warm breeze. The LP Electric Cables is due in April.
10 (6) TANLINES – MIXED EMOTIONS – TRUE PANTHER SOUNDS
New York duo’s debut LP of nice contemporary pop with 80’s licks.
11 (NEW) FEATURECAST – GET LOVELY FT. GREG BLACKMAN – JALAPENO
It certainly is lovely, oozing soul with a cheeky nod, wink & soft shoe shuffle, can’t wait to play it on a sunny day. From the Around The Block EP.
12 (NEW) LETTHEMUSICPLAY – SPACE / WAVES – LETTHEMUSICPLAY
The rolling, deep, lush and majestic Wave is a towering adrenalin rush, armed with Alex Gopher’s Euro disco mix, RAC’s glistening feel good number and Akiri Kiteshi’s panic stricken caught in a rip. Meanwhile The 2 Bears and Jacques Renault boost Space with added thrust.
13 (25) THE HACKER – SHOCKWAVE – DIFFERENT
Late 80’s early 90’s European rave complete with those oh so familiar chants of Ecstasy Ecstasy. Gesaffelstein and Mark Archer turn up the pressure. It’ll make you sweat.
14 (7) YPPAH – FILM BURN – NINJA TUNE
Featuring the smokey vocals of Anomie Belle and riding some nice musical 21st century trip hop.
15 (19) CHAMBOCHE – METACOMA EP – BLACK KEY
Lead track Mello is a deep percussive builder with lush pads & hooky repetitive synth riffs. Show It shifts up a gear sporting B-Boy swagger and an infectious acid line, and Perpetual Motion is perfect for that still at it sunrise buzz. Intoxicating house at its best.
16 (16) SWEET LIGHTS – ENDLESS TOWN – HIGHLINE
Shai Halperin returns with a new project and a bittersweet feel good strummer about his home town Philadelphia.
17 (18) SUPER BEST FRIENDS CLUB – YES YOU ARE / EVOLUTION – HAKISAC
An intricate and carefully orchestrated ramshackle debut full of loveliness, from this ecstatic London sextet. Just go with it.
18 (14) SHAKE ALETTI – LIGHTS & SPARKS – PROMO
Turned up sleeves on a pastel jacket Scritti Politti influenced electro pop. Mighty Mouse takes it to the Ibiza beach party.
19 (22) SARE HAVLICEK – ESCAPE MACHINE – NANG
Debut double vinyl LP of Slovenian sweeping disco that has got a back in the day French feel.
20 (17) MEMORY 9 – FRACTALS AND BLADES – MNEMONIC DOJO
A sumptuous warm bed of electronics with arpeggio twinkly bits floating around like some sort of magical snow storm. Wide eyed & blissed out. From The Black Dragon EP.
21 (24) TOMAT – 01-06 JUNE – MONOTREME
Debut LP of out there sonic landscapes made up from 1 synth, 1 guitar and layers & layers of voices, creating an ethereal, almost biblical experience of miracle proportions. Amazing!
22 (12) NEDRY – IN A DIM LIGHT – MONOTREME
An LP of ethereal but earthy vocals, working their way around programmed rhythms, bass heavy tones and atmospheric spheres. Moody and distant but very intimate.
23 (NEW) SID LEROCK – TEMPTRESS & THE TAMER EP – MY FAVOURITE ROBOT
Sheldon Thompson marks MFR’s 50th release with a deep warm hypnotic number that contains a distant but up close and personal vocal, which is slightly disturbing but also brilliant.
24 (NEW) MOONBOOTICA – ICONIC – CHEAP THRILLS
Heavyweight synths and cut up vocal snippets play simple but very effective riffs over driving house rhythms. From the mischievously titled forthcoming LP Our Disco Is Louder Than Yours.
25 (NEW) TOOB – CHOP HOUSE VOL 1 – TOOB.ORG.UK
The lead cut Wave 4 is a deep and mystic brew that stirs the spirits. Nueva Onda dabbles in voodoo electronics and the title track is all about the delirious celebration after the sacrifice.
26 (29) KRIS MENACE – ELECRIC HORIZON – COMPUPHONIC
Eagerly awaited sophomore LP explores further into the spaced out melodic sounds of Nu Disco.
27 (27) MADCOLOURS – VERDA HUGO – TOO PURE SINGLES CLUB
Art school trio debut with urgent ramshackle jitteriness and fucked up African licks.
28 (NEW) THE MILK – BROKE UP THE FAMILY – SONY
Modern power pop from Essex with a lead vocal that’s a tad Holly Johnson meets Paul Weller. Hostage Vs Racknruin and Kenny Ken do the ravetastic mixes.
29 (22) MIGUEL PUENTE – WHAT YOU DO – No. 19 MUSIC
Revitalising the sparse sound of early soulful female vocal house.
30 (30) RJ FLETCHER – DOUBLE DOWN EP – TACT
New label out of Manchester debuts with deep and familiar tried and tested house.
To get your track submitted for consideration please contact Dean Thatcher at deanthatcher25@hotmail.com Vinyl & CD’s much preferred.
