Combined deep groove with sweeping pads, understated repeating drums and ordered hypnotic vocals. Peaceful splendor.
Jonny White feat. My Favorite Robot - Desensitize (Phonogenic Remix)
Sundowna
The sun might be down but when you have a song like this by Till Von Sein it doesn’t really matter. Deep warm vibes, xylophone melodies and sharp organ chords. Woop!
Always
Hackman‘s follow up to Fabric/Elevator is ‘Always’ EP. Cinematic and funky sounds with vocals from Harper Lake, over bumping garage beats and deep warping bass.
Hackman – Always [320]
Know
It_TizZ Recordings recently released an eight track remixes EP of Shab Ruffcut‘s ‘I Don’t Know’. Its full of dancefloor delights, here’s a couple of favourites.
Shab Ruffcut – I Don’t Know (MadKids Remix)
Shab Ruffcut – I Don’t Know (Wetrooms Remix)
Beaut
Fueled by an afternoon of hot tubs, iced tea and slap bass, this track is driven by hats and claps, and has a groovy vibe with some gentle scat vocals. Recently released on Gadi’s new vinyl only label Double Standards.
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Limit
James Blake‘s alternative version of Feist’s original is an emotional journey with soul vocals over piano chords, sub bass and slow kick tap hat rhythm. Soulful splendid sublime.
James Blake – Limit To Your Love [Stream]
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Shake
Romanian Horatio brings some jazz vibes to this track by Guido Nemola. A carnival undertone with party percussion and jolly brass samples. Shake it in the sunshine.
Wait
Arto Mwambé is Frankfurt duo Chris Beisswenger and Phillip Lauer. Their recent remix of Osborne’s ‘Wait A Minute‘, as featured on Spectral Sound‘ (Ghostly’s dancefloor imprint) various artist compilation, is deep and groovy with sweeping air and funky vocoded melody.
Adrift
‘The Horizon Line/Ghostly By Night’ is a two piece compilation by Ghostly International, consisting of ten classics remixed and ten forthcoming originals.
This remix by Shigeto starts where the original left off, but alterations include minimal clicking percussion, alternating synth melody and an occasional low bass roll. Peace.
Astral
‘Do The Astral Plane’ from Flying Lotus‘ forthcoming album ‘Cosmogramma’, described a “space opera”, is a sweeping cinematic song with a 4/4 beat, saw bass and various sounds.
Flying Lotus – Do The Astral Plane [Stream]
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Conversation
Sunshine vibes on this bootleg of Lil Louis’s classic house track ‘Conversation’. Full of sexy sax and funky percussion. ”We… need… bass!”
Infinity
Booka Shade return with an 11 track album ‘More!’ on 30th April. ‘Teenage Spaceman’ is a big spatial track with warm euphoric organs, filtered builds and swallowing bass gulps. “To be a spaceman would be amazing, you could fall into infinity space forever.”
Booka Shade – Teenage Spaceman [Stream]
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Wallet
Amsterdam’s B.R.U.C.E have just released ‘Wallet’, the first track on new sub label Instant Replay. Low vocals over head nodding stomping beats accompanied by whines and a three note rising bass. Mindless but body moving.
Might
Todd Edwards with his cut-up samples, groovy basslines and four-on-the-floor garage beats is back with a brand new EP ‘I Might Be’, including four remixes by a variety of producers. Here’s Joy Orbison’s smooth 4/4 remix and a flute classic.
Chop
New York based producer FaltyDL aka Drew Lustman, former sushi chef, produces a technical garage sound. From the XLR8RTV artist insight he proclaims his love for jungle but found it too fast and careless to produce. This resulted in a slowing down to 130-135bpm – quoting Scott Garcia ‘It’s A London Thing‘ with its sexy shuffle and rhythm as a precedent of influence.
Here’s his recent remix of Mount Kimbie’s airy atmopsheric track ‘Serged’. Original mystic sounds but with rhythmic beats and bouncing bass, chopped up and arranged.
Trees
eLDOKO aka Tom Elkington grew up with non-electronic music but curiosity soon led him to a new love for djing. After moving to Oxford and securing regular dj slots, he progressed onto a dedication for production. To date a series of original tracks and remixes that cover a range of downtempo electronica, techno and house have been completed. Expect melodic sample rich songs with a sprinkle of jazz to dance to or simply enjoy on a stroll.
‘Run For The Trees’ EP consists of three tracks and has received some interest for release in the near future. These two offerings show some insight into the spectrum of sound we can expect from Tom in the future.
Swing house with saxophones. Filtered build for the release of an ear easy warble bass.
eLDOKO – Run For The Trees
Deep house with tribal percussion, distant brass and a panning sharp trumpet.
eLDOKO - Hotbox
Furthermore here’s some irony, Tom is co-organising a small weekend festival ‘Gottwood‘ this June in the Welsh forest of Carreglwyd. No hassle, no rules, just a physically and visually uplifting stride, towards the perfect weekend away from reality. Artists include Max Cooper, DJ Format, David E. Sugar, TEED and an Igloo hosted by Trouble Vision where I will be playing.
René Ménard – from ‘Le livre des arbres’
“In the forest, I am my entire self. Everything is possible in my heart just as it is in the hiding places in ravines. Thickly wooded distance seperates me from moral codes and cities.”
Raw
Jason Forrest aka DJ Donna Summer, owner of Nightshifters, has recently released a 5 track EP ‘Raw’ of heavy bass house. The title track is bass driven and full of sexual innuendos.
DJ Donna Summer – Raw [320]