All Day I Dream Germany レコード& CD

Review: RECOMMENDED
Crucially not to be confused with the other Powell (note the double L), Berlin-based producer and DJ Powel steps up for Lee Burridge's All Day I Dream label, itself an offshoot of the party series known for epic atmospherics at long, sun-kissed parties where subtleties, sexiness and melodies are often more appreciated than driving beats and bass.

Intros done, The Beauty of a Polaroid is likely exactly what fans of the artist and producer were hoping for. Downtempo tunes defined by the kind of sonics you'd expect to hear while watching sunset at whatever White Island spot you use for those essential evening pre-pre-party hangouts. And Powel certainly delivers a crop that's notably above the usual standard, the highlight of which could well be rave comedown overture Sunrise of Melmac - as emotional a thing as you'll hear all year.

Review: Bona Fide returns on All Day I Dream with his first proper release named Entropy. The Amsterdam-based DJ and producer has certainly found a fitting home for his style of dreamy house on Lee Burridge's label, with highlights on the full-length not limited to: the mesmerising title track with its sublime steel drums playing centre stage, the deep dive into the exotic that is 'It Comes Around', through to the deep and sensual mood music of 'Alter Ego' featuring Zone+, the melodic fantasy of with 'Love Sparkles' with Wassu and the blissed-out closing cut 'Luminous' which is the perfect soundtrack to open-air rooftop style fun in the sun.

Review: London's All Day I Dream label is instantly recognisable for its use of clouds as its EP covers, a trend it has kept up since since its first release in 2011. This latest wispy six-track EP from Tim Green is a beautiful floater, very much unafraid of plunging its head into the deepest and most rapturous of clouds. Opener 'Water Steers' very much sounds like we're floating up to the pearly gates, with its stretched-out choir samples and voxy one-shots opening to a tricky single-key house track. From there, it's all blissful yet rave-worthy, with tech-trancers like 'Tears' and 'We've Been Here Before' not letting up from the crossrhythmic formula, but still laying down a slowly-revealed emotion.

Review: All Day I Dream presents its fifth winter sampler - 12 sublime tracks that flaunt the label's signature sound of emotive, clean and pristine deep house. Enlisting the aid of established artists like Double Touch, Fulltone and Kamilo Sanclemente to uplift the newcomers like Limara, Arina Mur and Fluida, this sampler is a fitting soundtrack for the late-wintery colder months.

Review: Whether this is a look back on last summer or a very keen preview of the coming summer we don't know, and neither do we care: it's warming music that sets your mind to longer, brighter, better days. And that has always been the MO of the All Day I Dream label, run by UK great Lee Burridge - music to feel good to. It's grown-up, classy stuff with a meditative vibe, breezy melodies and rolling drums that slowly cast their spell and take your mind away. And that's the story on this bumper triple pack with plenty of long and winding grooves from artists like Cocho, Mass Digital, Double Touch & Flowers On Monday amongst many more.