The booming Parisian duo Miroloja makes their Yoyaku debut by serving up a selection of house cuts across “Mr Vibes”. More

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Tracklisting
A1 Minube - Zaha Zhivai
A2 Minube & Rebreanu - Bro Disch Tut
B1 Minube & D I N - Wormhole
B2 Minube & Andrey Djackonda - Can't Stop The Time

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Minube and friends join the Purple Print roster with a wide range of minimal goodness More

Alphaville Records returns to action with Simic, and his carefully crafted “Under Control EP”. The Brooklyn based producer presents an EP of four understated, spicy wontons, following the Alphaville ethos of having a cut suitable for all flavours of the dance floor.

The A-side kicks off with the title track “Under Control”, a housey groover guided by one of Simic’s trademark melodies. Next up is “Aquarian Age Groove”, a chuggy, evolving dance floor weapon primed for the bag. On the flip side the sample filled “CinemaScope” leads the way, before the final track “Nimbus (Amoeba Mix)” fully submerges you underwater with its wide hypnotic, rolling rhythms. More

Following a short hiatus, Superlux Records returns for their 9th exploration into the expanses of house, techno, and electro by welcoming the exciting, emerging Dutch producer and DJ Mathijs Smit to their roster.

As soon as Smit grabbed the attention of the Superlux crew with his hybrid production style and trademark vocoder work, they knew these were earworms destined for their catalog. Marking his first solo EP since 2021, Smit showcases his development In the studio on the 'Twisted Minds' EP with four modern, stylish house cuts loaded with versatility for use from peak time to warm up.

The release starts as it means to go on with 'Changed My Mind (But Not Myself).' A sleek, forward-thinking house jam that salutes to the past with a fast-paced, organ bass melody and intricate drum-machine programming, setting the tone nicely for what's to follow. The A-side wraps up with 'My Mind Is Yours'. Shades of golden-era Italian progressive to this one, a straight no-nonsense feel-good party starter; mark your cards for summer.

On the flip, we get deeper into the groove starting with 'Plugger'. A shuffling beat underscores a moodier bassline with acid flourishes to give this one a bit more of a basement feel, although the bright synths do leave enough versatility in this one to work in multiple settings; a testament to Smit's dexterity on the buttons! Closing out proceedings is the interminably funky 'Quiero, ' the last track submitted by Smit, which is suitably the one to close out a seriously impressive debut on the imprint.

The release continues Superlux's proud lineage of discerning dance music, with Smit being a welcome addition to a roster already sporting the quality of N-GYNN, Paul Blackford, LVCA & Thoma Bulwer. Expect more as the label continues its development in 2024 and beyond. More

Tracklisting
A1 Lorenzo Aribone - Dfloor
A2 Lorenzo Aribone - Mask off
B1 Lorenzo Aribone - I Show You
B2 Lorenzo Aribone - Secret

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Here is the first release of Behind The Mask, a new label operated by Lorenzo Aribone. Mask 1 consists of four tracks ranging from House to Techno with some Deep and Acid sonorities. More

Fi-Lo steps up for record number four on Alphaville Records, with Phenomeno EP. Channeling his inner 90’s tech-house soul, Fi-Lo has created four varied and dangerous dancefloor groovers.

The lead track ‘Shaggin’ Wagon’, is a smooth mover, interchanging between light and shade, acid and breaks. Finishing up the A-side, ‘Toro Bravo’ is all about the chugg. Deep, with a wide berth it comes with plenty of low end and a fat groove. On The B-side comes the bomb, ‘All Work, No Play (Pressure Mix)’ a relentless proggy, evolving weapon balanced with a good dose of fun. Last up ‘LA-Z BOY’ brings things back down with a laid back track infused with a load of samples which will be sure to keep things ticking over nicely on the dancefloor. More

Loftsoul Recordings is back with "Re-Works" series. This 2 tracks Ep find out how the underground art of deep, is the vibe to a next level of sound. More

Previously featured as Epau on the label’s “get — together” compilation, get-traum welcomes back Nu Zau & Sepp for some more groovy goodness – incl. a remix from label head Traumer ! More

Tracklisting
A1 Sonic Propaganda - Native
A2 Sonic Propaganda - Soul Pressure
A3 Sonic Propaganda - Terminal
B1 Sonic Propaganda - Basic Path
B2 Sonic Propaganda - Body Empire

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SHDW's Mutual Rytm imprint is back with its third release of 2024, marking a full label debut from Sonic Propaganda with their 'Native' EP.

Sonic Propaganda comes from the collaborative minds of Earwax and Rosati, a pair who favour dark and intense techno sounds and take inspiration from Jeff Mills and Robert Hood. In the studio, they blend analog and digital technologies into smoky warehouse atmospheres and immersive journeys that connect with listeners on an emotive level, and this full EP lands following their contribution to the third instalment of the Mutual Rytm's Federation Of Rytm compilation series in February.

The powerful 'Native' opens up at high speed with tightly coiled drum loops that never let up. Sleek metal percussive sounds peel off the grooves and lock listeners into a perfect state of hypnosis. 'Soul Pressure' is just as absorbing, with a tense bassline keeping you on edge as the train-like drums march under incendiary hi-hat ringlets. There is plenty of perfect machine funk to 'Terminal', which has more rusty synth textures and chopped-up vocal fragments humanising the turbulent grooves. 'Basic Path' brings an extra skip to the kicks as they enter, scuffed up and flowing just above the groove, while vocal pulses and twitchy synth modulations bring the detail. 'Body Empire' closes the vinyl package with a deeper vibe and pensive synths that add warmth and soul to the brilliantly mechanical grooves, while digital bonus 'Acid Riot' closes with squelching acid lines amongst a swell of analog crunch and laser-sharp percussion.

Sonic Propaganda 'Native' drops via Mutual Rytm on 5th April 2024.



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