midnightminustwo does dubwise with this four tracker from Koro Inu. It was originally a side project for label boss Phil Clodhoppa, who, with two other musical projects that have very distinctive sounds, needed an avenue for exploring his love for dub and beats.
This method transcends throughout these Black Dog Dubs, which kick off with four tracks that explore bass culture, while all sharing the same stripped back and lean dub ethic of enveloping bass, solid rhythms and cascading melodies.
I’ve been a fan of Peter Visti (left in photo) for awhile. He has a habit of turning over unbelievable disco soundscapes. Balearic Love is probably my favourite and comes from the 2006 self-titled EP. It is laced with soft sensual disco vibes. Visti always impresses me when he produces these profound instrumentals. So much so. I have found refuge in another instrumental.
Tokyo By Night is a little heavier and sporadic in its bassline. It contains that signature Visti disco face-slap I love so much.
Lexx is a fantastic swiss producer. For his debut release on Permanent Vacation in 2007, Lexx released Axis Shift- the A-side to one hell of a 12″. It’s a great spacey soundscape with light magical flares throughout. I really dig on this rhythmic vibe. Wish I was introduced to him sooner.
Lexx also releases under the project kawabata and can currently be found touring throughout Zurich if you’re in Switzerland.
This is a bit of a throwback bit still a great pull from the archives. Lisbon’s Photonz join the dissident gang with a a classic yet contemporary piece of house music. Andy’s Edit echoes of 1989 european house coupled with 21st century production technique. Beautiful rhythmic beats are in the air.
Planets Planets are from New York working within Indie-Disco and some Experimental/Disco-Rock genres. I love the tempo in this track. The project consists of Zach Dredge and Dinesh Boaz, Bass: Oliver Baptiste, and Vocals: Kenyon Phillips & Sandy Spady. They are brand new and currently unsigned with some great stuff going on. Great live-disco feel. Thanks Jan- the music connoisseur over at Danger Danger for this.
Polygon Palace released their new single Tokyo Getaway on the 18th. This track is getting tons of attention. With its release came a bunch of remixes that are out of this world. The top three are found below.
The bands self-prescribed description: ‘After failed ventures involving rival subterranean T-shirt stands, Adam Ferns and Gabrielle Crossan decided to work together to electronically document their bipolar adventures. Later recalling the experience as “Hot”, “Mental”, and “A Bit Melty.” -m
Stadtkind aka Lebatman from Italy keeps pumping out new beats like there’s no tomorrow. He produces electro disco-house with an 80s synth feel. Absolutely great stuff. The newest in Milk Run stays with Lebatmans established style. It combines trance inspired synths and a funky bass exploring the track inside and out. I really enjoy the past from him so I included em in the streams. Enjoy.
Found this new remix to PGDM’s anti-social anthem Leave Me Alone. It’s a pretty catchy rework with plenty of pop-based synth scattered throughout. Even with the depressing theme this song is bumpin’. I love the feel good vibes throughout.
Infernal Devices are from Brooklyn, NY. Mark Allen and Andy Miccolis recently made some noise last summer with the release of a stellar mix to the Flashmen’s Little Wildcat. I included it below to sample if you haven’t heard it. The two have great rhythm and the potential to unleash some killer synth-based mixes in the future. Keep your head up.
Knightlife is ridiculous. Up All Night has me back bumpin’ to his remixes. It’s fantastic. One of my favourites (along with the reprise) is the Lovebymouth edit of his Bag RaidersNil by Mouth mix and the Time Bandits classic I’m Only Shooting Love. So good!
I also wanted to give a little ‘Fuck You’ shout out to Circa in Toronto. What a shit venue. I had the opportunity to see Cut Copy along with Knightlife in early ’09. I was pretty ecstatic to go. I pre-ordered tickets, setup a hotel, organized travel plans etc. When the time finally came to show up to the show, Circarelegated me to a line with about 150 people, a combination of ticket holders… AND people who had yet to buy tickets. Fucking bullshit. I missed the entire Knightlife set and the first 2 in Cut Copy. Fuck you Circa- Knightlifeyou’re cool. Sorry I missed you, but I definitely didn’t miss these.
New sounds from Digitalfoxglove. The new single from Heads We Dance entitled Take My Picture is available now. Remixes are already surfacing and floating around. One Digitalfoxglove’s remix is considerably better than the original (opinion of course) but you be the judge. This isn’t the first time the German DFG stunned us with some fancy tunes. If you don’t remember those summer ’09 jams check em below.
Constant Drift is based in Dublin and has been producing music for some time now (mainly television-based production). Lately however, he has turned to creating his own unique style of progressive electronica. The results are pretty spectacular.
I Hear Things contains a multitude of various elements. All of which combine to create one magnificent instrumental. Definitely an innovative vibe coming through so early on in Constant D’s career. This track comes highly recommended. Check out the powerful melody in Deeper found on his myspace.
Ichisan & Nakova are a stunning unfamiliar group hailing from Slovenia. But after signing with Disciple of Groove and seeing a larger audience base connect with their music things are really starting to heat up for the duo. They combine soul, electro, and rock elements to create amazing instrumental music to vibe too. Povratak Otpisanih is my newest favourite track. If you dig these, there’s plenty to follow up with here. Join them if you’re anywhere near Ljubljana for New Years!
Walter Jones is an up and coming producer versed in disco house, new wave and electro. He is posted above in a photoshop’d edit of himself. I use the term “up and coming” rather loosely because in terms of other DFA-signed artists, he is still establishing himself. Not that that’s bad, in fact- it’s great. Every track offers something new and a little more twist than the one before it. What we can expect is Jones’ fantastic production in disco-house melodies. Check out these two beauties and be sure to watch out for more artistic vibes from the American native.
