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ARAPU/SANDRO KUHNE

Cat: CONF 001. Rel: 10 Jan 20

Arapu - "Pe Final" (10:30)
Sandro Kuhne - "Ephemeral" (7:44)
Sandro Kuhne - "Sonorous" (8:16)

Review: If you're going to launch a label, debuting with something suitably impactful is arguably the best way to go. It would be fair to say that the freshly minted Confucious imprint has done just that. Their debut 12" is a rare collaborative outing from minimal/tech-house scene stalwart Arapu, who for this 12" has hooked up with lesser-known producer Sandro Kuhne, someone who has been active at the fringes of the scene since the early 2010s. Our pick of the bunch is A-side "Pe Final", a deep minimal workout that layers fluttering electronic motifs, dreamy chords and glitchy computer sounds atop a typically tactile tech-house groove. Elsewhere, "Ephermeal" expertly joins the dots between locked-in Romanian tech-house rhythms and spacey deep house musicality, while "Sonourous" is a fine combination of glitchy grooves and picturesque, glassy-eyed musical flourishes.

Played by: St. Bernard, James Reid

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BAL

Sconosciuti Siamo E Rimarremo Tali (12")

Bal Holland

Cat: BAL 001. Rel: 22 Sep 15

Sconosciuti (8:25)
Siamo (7:35)
E Rimarremo Tali (7:07)

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BODJ/ROKSI

Futurama EP (12")

OGE

Cat: OGE 014. Rel: 02 Oct 20

Futurama (7:11)
In The Meantime (7:32)
Manuelle (7:12)
Robodancer (6:46)

Review: Greek DJ and producer Bodj links with his pal and frequent musical sparring partner Roksi for another of their buttery smooth minimal house EPs. This outing is their first time on the fledgling OGE label and it finds them in fine fashion. 'Futurama' is the tightly woven opener, with bass plunging deep down below the frictionless house drums. 'In The Meantime' is powered by a bigger, more prominent bassline and icy hi hats that glide up top and get you in a trance, while 'Manuelle' is another dreamy late night number perfect for close knit dance floors and cosy basements. 'Robodancer' brings the Millsian melodies for a fantastic finale.

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Lee BURTON/VOIGTMANN/INNER/PETER F SPIESS

She's Off To Dance (12")

Undefined Holland

Cat: UNDF 009. Rel: 12 Apr 19

Lee Burton - "Dman" (7:35)
Voightmann - "Empire State Of Mind" (7:13)
Inner - "The Wizard" (6:39)
Peter F Spiess - "Life Is Such A Bore" (5:24)

Played by: Matpri, Juno Recommends Minimal Tech, Titonton Duvante (Residual), Thomas wood, Laidlaw

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CHLOE

Endless Revisions Remixes (12")

Lumiere Noire France

Cat: LN 0017. Rel: 26 Jun 19

Androgyne (Flavien Berger remix) (5:43)
The Backlash (Fort Romeau 606 remix) (6:43)
Party Moonster (Inigo Vontier remix) (6:37)
The Ultimate High (Marc Houle remix) (6:07)

Played by: Benjamin Fröhlich

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CKB

Round Robin EP (12")

Modeight Ukraine

Cat: MODEIGHT 010. Rel: 11 Sep 20

Round-Robin (7:45)
Intent (6:44)
Anaglesia (7:24)
Aria (7:30)

Played by: James Reid

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DISK

07 (12")

Blackloops Ukraine

Cat: BLACKLOOPS 7. Rel: 12 Jul 19

Heartbreaker (7:57)
Attraction (7:56)

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DISKOP

16 (hand-stamped 12")

Whiteloops Holland

Cat: WHITELOOPS 16. Rel: 30 Aug 19

Streetball (6:09)
Bird's-eye (7:12)

Played by: Replika (aka Common Mode)

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DISKOP

18 (12")

Whiteloops Holland

Cat: WHITELOOPS 18. Rel: 10 Jul 20

Pavonine (8:12)
Dusty Root (8:02)

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DJ KOZE

Amygdala (gatefold 2xLP + 7" + MP3 download code)

Pampa Germany

Cat: PAMPA LP0071. Rel: 21 Mar 13

Track ID Anyone (feat Caribou)
Nices Wolkchen (feat Apparat)
Royal Asscher Cut
Magical Boy (feat Matthew Dear)
Das Wort (feat Dirt Von Lowtzow)
Homesick (feat Ada)
La Duquesa
My Plans (feat Matthew Dear)
Don't Lose My Mind
Marilyn Whirlwind
Amygdala (feat Milosh)
Ich Schreib' Dir Ein Buch 2013 (feat Hildegard Knef)
NooOoo
Auroville

Review: Though his career has taken many turns over the last decade, DJ Koze has remained that most illusive of creatures: a minimal-minded producer with an ear for a melody. This fourth full-length, packed to the rafters with big-name collaborations (Apparat, Caribou, Ada and Matthew Dear all feature), continues his move towards the home-listening sphere. So, while many of the heady rhythms and shuffling grooves hark back to his stripped-back past, Amygdala impresses with its woozy songs, genre-straddling fusions (see the modern soul meets deep house of "Homesick" or the steppy, tropical vibes of "Marilyn Whirlwind") and homely atmosphere.

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Margaret DYGAS

Margaret Dygas (CD)

Perlon Germany

Cat: PERL 86CD. Rel: 07 Jul 11

Missing You Less
Soon
Pressed For Time
Country Way Of Life
41
Ocbinh's Groove

Review: For their 86th release the mighty, mighty Perlon bring on board Margaret Dygas with a self titled not EP not album. Working her way through sparse and cosmic minimal spirals as we expect, "Missing You Less" shows her delicate edge with light piano keys and muffled strings giving a feminine touch to her otherwise driving style. "Soon" reverts to Dygas as we know her, with hitting drum patterns and reverbed tech goodness from the start. "Country Way Of Life" on the second disk is meandering and spooky, with indecipherable vocals popping up intermittently as a heavy kick and syncopated drums rise from below. "Ocbinh's Groove" meanwhile is dark and moody, as pads swoop and samples howl. Diverse, quality, pure minimal techno... Perlon live on.

Played by: Juno Recommends CD Albums

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Gute Luft (OST From The 24h Berlin Documentary)

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Thomas FEHLMANN

Gute Luft (OST From The 24h Berlin Documentary) (2xLP + CD)

Kompakt Germany

Cat: KOMPAKT 211. Rel: 01 Apr 10

Alles, Immer
Falling Into Your Eyes
Wasser Im Fluss
Schwerelos
Speeding
In The Wind II
Soft Park
Permanent Touch
Von Oben
Fluss Im Wasser
Cityscape
Berliner Luftikus
Darkspark
Im Uberblick
Scheiben
Alles, Immer
Falling Into Your Eyes
Wasser Im Fluss
Schwerelos
Speeding
In The Wind II
Soft Park
Permanent Touch
Von Oben
Fluss Im Wasser
Cityscape
Berliner Luftikus
Darkspark
Im Uberblick
Scheiben

Played by: Kone-R (Uncharted Audio), Roberto Bosco, Roman Filippov, Tg Das Drehmoment Records, Juno Recommends Minimal Tech, Filterwolf, Tiago

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Jake FLORY

Architects Design EP (12")

Animal Crossing

Cat: AC 002. Rel: 02 Oct 20

Architects Design (6:44)
Si (6:08)
Rhode Island (7:50)
Dynamics (8:01)

Review: Rising UK artist Jake Flory impresses with this new EP on Animal Crossing. It is an EP packed with club-ready tech house cuts, but each one overflows with charming sonic details and a playful sense of charm that elevates them way above merely functional fodder. Importantly, the drum programming is tight, slick and futuristic on all four offerings, with 'Architects Design' also doused in trippy late night neons and waif-like pads. 'Si' is all about the tech funk, and 'Rhode Island' is a resales, kinetic rhythm with freaky vocals and more woozy pads. 'Dynamics' closes out in deep and heads down fashion, perfect for the afters.

Played by: Matpri

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Michael JAMES/NOLGA

Outcast EP (12")

Hoarder Netherlands

Cat: HOARD 011. Rel: 01 Feb 19

Outcast (6:36)
Elon (8:12)
Kobai (7:06)
Lumina (7:37)

Played by: Matpri, Juno Recommends Minimal Tech, Kepler

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KASHAWAR/LAPUCCI

Ritmo Phantasma (heavyweight vinyl 12")

Partisan UK

Cat: PTN 010. Rel: 21 Sep 18

Tikitaka (6:33)
Woob (6:24)
Late Nights (5:23)

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Akiko KIYAMA

A Thousand Silver Arrows EP (coloured vinyl 12")

Purple Inc

Cat: PI 006. Rel: 18 May 18

Levorg (8:02)
Lynx Into The Distant Realm Of My Dream (9:09)
Someone Is Definitely Singing (8:41)

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LO SHEA

Adverse Chamber EP (12")

Phonica White

Cat: PHONICAWHITE 009. Rel: 20 Aug 14

Lights, Plant, Action
The Wind
Muvin
Snake Inn

Played by: Laura Jones, Urulu

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MANUK

Voltage Controlled Dreams EP (12")

Trichome Germany

Cat: TCM 003. Rel: 12 Jun 19

Voltage Controlled Dreams (7:14)
Gossip Techno Club (6:32)
The Visionaries (6:22)

Played by: Titonton Duvante (Residual)

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Robert MONARCH

Being All Vinyl 3 (12")

Being All Here Germany

Cat: BAV 003. Rel: 12 Nov 19

Introduction (5:44)
Lumens (6:47)
Perdu (6:33)
Trouille (7:00)

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MR G

Retro 2 (12")

Phoenix G

Cat: PGR 02. Rel: 21 Jul 17

Light G's Out Dub (6:05)
How Deep? (6:25)
All You Need (6:29)

Played by: Tr One, Live Ones

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MYSTIC BILL

Take Me Back EP (heavyweight vinyl 12")

Invade

Cat: INV 008. Rel: 04 Dec 15

Take Me Back (original 1990 mix) (6:13)
Take Me Back (Ilario Liburni remix) (9:49)
Take Me Back (Ricardo Villalobos Mistuck Vill remix) (9:53)

Review: 1990 acid house classic "Take Me Back" by Miami producer William Torres gets a reissue on Belgian imprint Invade. The original 303 banger is featured of course, in all its squelchy, snappy and downright epic glory, but it's the remixes which are definitely most curious. The remix by label boss Ilario Liburni is a deep, druggy and bumping remix for modern dancefloors of the 9AM variety. On the flip the Ricardo Villalobos "Mistuck Mil remix" typically clocks in at just under ten minutes and is a pleasure to listen to in its entirety. He brings back the acid sounds of the original in a more restrained capacity over a tough 808 rhythm pattern, plus trippier vocals than the original.

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OGE

OGE 004 (12")

OGE

Cat: OGE 004. Rel: 10 Nov 17

Track 1 (6:44)
Track 2 (6:52)
Track 3 (6:30)
Track 4 (7:16)

Played by: Okain, SY

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PAULI

Wonderdust EP (12")

Synkronized

Cat: SYNK 002. Rel: 10 Nov 20

Wonderdust (7:36)
Wonderdust (Vlad Arapasu remix) (7:20)
Bluemellow (7:35)

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RAMPA

They Will EP (12" in spot-varnished sleeve)

Innervisions Germany

Cat: IV 87. Rel: 20 Jun 19

79249 (intro) (4:17)
They Will (7:15)
Rampa & WhoMadeWho - "Tell Me Are We" (6:56)
Lavender Boogie (7:20)

Review: Keinemusik co-founder Gregor Sutterlin AKA Rampa is the latest addition to the Innervisions roster. His debut EP for the imprint is dancefloor-friendly and for the most part club ready, but also slightly more experimental and off-kilter in ethos than you'd perhaps expect from Ame and Dixon's long-running label. Check first the non-stop A-side suite of tracks, where the oddball electronics and effects-laden looped vocals of "79249 (Intro)" seamlessly segues into the ghostly lead lines, thrusting arpeggio bass, creepy effects and locked-in techno drums of "They Will". Radiohead-influenced vocal number "Tell Me Are We" is a glassy-eyed outsider tech-house collaboration with WhoMadeWho, while "Lavender Boogie" is a richly percussive affair rich in ice cream van chimes, dense African percussion and hushed tech-house tones.

Played by: Rampa

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