LUVLESS レコード& CD

Review: When it comes to a certain strand of deep house, Tsuba is unstoppable at the moment. The label has just revealed they've secured an EP from the much-loved Galcher Lustwerk, but before that they're debuting Luvless with the Luv Machine EP. Fans of Mic Newman's music on Tsuba will warm to this with tracks like "Down With You Baby" sharing that same laid-back vibe heard in some of the Australian's earlier productions, while its soft vocals are similar to fellow Melbourne producer The Tortoise. "Be Mine" is driven by a strong sustained lead with sprinklings of disco drums and basslines with some classic filtering, while the title-track is a deep, yet light, euphoric house jam.

Review: Leipzig's finest M Ono and Luveless are back on Houston via Detroit's Kolour with volume three of their new limited 10" series. Starting out with the deeply uplifting soulfulness of "Never Gonna Leave You 2K16" they are then into "Losing Memory" on the flip which gets more reduced, dubby and emotive, giving a nod to the kind of loopy deepness as heard on labels like Office or Slices Of Life. There really is something in the water out in Leipzig at the moment, great stuff!

Review: It's time for the third and final instalment of Tsuba's ten year anniversary, and we have to say that they have been rather impressive up to now. While the label has undeservedly been attached to the tech-house blueprint, it has always been much more than that to us and, in fact, a tune like "Nude Runner" by Midnight Special" goes way beyond any simple kick-hat format. The same can be said for the ringing, bleeping sounds and drum breakdowns of "Eh Oh Um" by Peace Division, and this is certainly also true of the little Chicago-style bombshell that is "Fettluke" by M.Ono and Luvless. Tighter than a drum!

Review: Number #5 in VinylAddicted's popular Editors Kutz series has been split into two parts with this first 12", arriving on rather dashing pink vinyl, featuring contributions from Luvless, Trujillo, Jean Claude Gavri and Sleazy McQueen who collaborates with the label boss. Indeed they call shotgun with a breezy disco number "Lonely D", complemented well by the star struck strut of the Luvless rework of "My Luvin". Trujillo's edit of "Get Up And Dance" has one of those grooves that will rescue any dancefloor whilst Monsieur Gavri offers some Soulful Relief with a nice closing tweak of an unknown disco cover of Al Green classic "Stay Together".

Review: Earlier this year the Kolour Ltd label issued the (rather indecisively titled) It's House Not House EP which featured DJ Sprinkles, Rick Wade and Bicep; understandably it was quite well received by the house (not house) vinyl buying public and sensing they are onto a winning formula Kolour now issue a second volume. It's an equally international affair too with the UK represented by the ubiquitous Waze & Oddysey and the like minded Zoo Look whilst Leipzig and South African are represented in the shape of M.ono & Luvless and Terrence Pearce respectively. W&O demonstrate a slightly more contemplative mood melodically speaking amidst the swooping vocal hooks and club ready beats on "Playin Musique" whilst "Auckland Joggers" showcases the inherent musicality of M.ono & Luvless. On the flip Zoo Look come through with a deeply layered slab of contemporary UK house whilst "The Fantastic" from Mr Pearce lives up to it's name and then some.

Review: Straight outta Chopsville, Canada comes the popular and hard-working Editorial camp with a seventh round of edit-shaped goodness for all good contemporary discotheques. Label stalwarts Ed Wizard & Disco Double Dee are naturally present and correct and this time they share sides with Rose Records head honcho Luvless and Candy Dealers, the edit-specific alias of Argentinean deep house don Jay West. Ed Wizard & Disco Double Dee call shot gun and lay down two sublime A Side cuts with the luxuriant and warm swagger of "Disco Dimension" complemented by the Tiger & Woods style 80's boogie-beat down hybridism of "Sweet 2 Me" which has an excellent twanging bassline. Face down Luvless heads in more explicitly house territory with the shimmering "Deluvation" which has a touch of the Lauers about it whilst a certified disco classic is chopped up by Candy Dealers on "Don't Let It Go".