Review: A bumper package of six - count 'em - reworkings of disco grooves by Russia's Scruscru, offering a myriad of new takes on classic sounds. Beno, Bernardo Campos's 'Space Gruv' opens proceedings with a luxurious, soulful edge, while Tree Threes' 'Sunshine Miss' coasts along gracefully with more of a beefed up jazz house vibe. Manuel Kane's 'Disco Visions' throws more beautifully jazzy chord shapes and adds a devastating diva vocal for a proper peak time feel, Immersif's 'La Tournee Des Phares' employs more of a broken beat shuffle and 'Rebecca's Mystery Mood' by Punky Wash revolves around Latin beats and lilting guitar lines. Finally comes arguably the EP's jazziest moment of all, Justnique's 'Elevator Music', with some mighty impressive tinkling of the ivories. Authentic, gorgeous sounds overlaid on some sturdy 4/4 templates - pure DJ heaven.
Review: Fun fact: unlike most commodities, whose prices tend to rise with inflation, computer technologies have a tendency to cheapen over time. Muscovy producer Sin:it:sin (Andrew Sinitsin) seems to know this intuitively, his new 'Obsolete Technology' EP channeling the deep computations of hardcore electro abandonware; salvaged, fixit circuit-tinkerer permutations. 'Eru' and 'Infoseek' twinge with the restless, eroticised search for new information that marks the 21 Century psyche like no other; 'Infra-City Transit' and 'Solar Filter', meanwhile, freight smaller sonic PCB units over a fraught, dystopian B-side.
Celeda - "The Underground" (St David Dark Swing mix) (7:31)
Patrice Rushen - "Haven't You Heard" (St David Gentle Re-Touch) (4:19)
Armando - "100% Disin' Of You" (St David club Re-Diss) (5:58)
Salsoul Orchestra - "Sun After The Rain" (St David Groovylizer Magic dub) (6:05)
Review: Tribute To House Masters launches its homage to talented producers from the foundational days of house and disco with a first volume featuring some real heavyweights. Each of the originals has been remixed by St David who begins with swinging and delightful deep house depths on 'The Underground.' His Gentle Re-Touch of Patrice Rushen leads to some chunky and full flavour disco house fun, the Club Re-Diss of Armando is jacked up and peak time house with a retro flair and lastly Groovylizer Magic dub brings some silky and soulful flourishes to a Salsoul Orchestra classic.
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