Category: Review

Mâhfoud – The Giant (François Rengère Remix) [Jannowitz Records]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/171927986″ params=”color=ff1600&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] Extremely talented genre-blurring German producer François Rengère has a background in trance/progressive house under the alias “Armas.” But in just the past 11 month foray into deep house, he has created some really incredible tracks, ranging diversely from gorgeously instrumental to dark and brooding, and has…

November 16, 2014
Röyksopp – Sordid Affair (Maceo Plex Remix)

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/178916606″ params=”color=ff4000&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] Maceo Plex stunned captivated listeners when he dropped his remix of Röyksopp’s “Sordid Affair” in his September 2014 Boiler Room set. This as of yet unreleased gem has ethereal pads backing glitchy processed female vocals. It’s a lovely, imaginative, and slightly trippy tune. Linkage: Maceo Plex…

November 15, 2014
Recondite – Levo (Club Edit) [Innervisions]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/174070341″ params=”color=ff0000&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] German producer Recondite has shown incredibly diverse versatility, from dark melodic techno bombs “Caldera” and “Fiery,” to far more chill, down-tempo tracks like “Leafs,” and yet still to lovely deep house, which brings us to “Levo.” Warmly tinted melancholy flavours this tune, with a persistent bell…

November 15, 2014
Sven Väth – L’esperanza (Âme Reinterpretation) [Cocoon Recordings]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/173014884″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] Âme has been prolific in the creation of bomb after bomb this year, with “Turn Around,” and “From Nowhere,” as well as previous fire “Den Råtta” and “Tatischeff,” and their “L’esperanza” reinterpretation follows suit to this trend of stellar works. Nu disco synth arpeggios dominate but don’t…

November 15, 2014
#TBT: Kiasmos – Thrown (Original Mix) [Erased Tapes]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/37188401″ params=”color=ff1600&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] Kiasmos‘ emotive piece “Thrown,” originally released in 2012, was uniquely recorded with a variety of synthesizers, drum machines, tapes delays, and acoustic instruments including a string quartet and grand piano. Even the click of a sampled lighter can be heard in the percussion. Their signature gorgeously…

November 15, 2014
Hundreds – Please Rewind (The/Das Remix) [Krakatau]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/178466121″ params=”color=ff0000&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] Heard at Burning Man in Thugfucker’s Robot Heart set, The/Das’ remix of Hundreds’ melancholic “Please Rewind” is a deeply resounding piece of rolling darkness. Haunting females vocals float over gracefully moody pads and ominous synth arps, and an air of uplifting beauty from the depths is…

November 15, 2014
#TBT: The XX – Crystalised (Edu Imbernon Remix) [Young Turks]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/7793803″ params=”color=ff1600&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] Anything by the XX is always ideal fodder for remixing, and Edu Imbernon did such an incredible job with this one that years later it’s still not tired to me despite excessively repeated rinsing. This jaunty remix picks up the mood with an upbeat, super-danceable and…

November 15, 2014
Santé – Awake feat. J.U.D.G.E. (Agoria Remix) [Avotre]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/175030369″ params=”color=ff1600&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] Is Agoria’s remix of Santé’s “Awake” the next deep house anthem? Catchy vocal hook- check. Relatable lyrics about partying? Check. Slightly moody synth bits countering the uplifting, feel-good vibe, check. The anthem potential is certainly there. The subtly harmonizing, layered vocals beginning with the second chorus…

November 15, 2014
Livio & Roby – Ananda (Luca Bacchetti Endless Remix) [ViVa Music]

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/172741488″ params=”color=ff1600&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] After being heard in Adriatique’s October Diynamic Radioshow podcast, this startlingly enchanting track instantly made my jaw drop in awe, scrambling to find an ID on it. It came as no surprise to subsequently find this gorgeous work was a Luca Bacchetti creation- his aptitude for…

November 15, 2014
Moderat – Bad Kingdom (Forrest ‘Robag Wruhme’ Botanical Re-Edit)

[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/161107201″ params=”color=ff1600&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”500″ height=”90″ iframe=”true” /] With the various remixes of Moderat’s “Bad Kingdom” we have come to know and love, this one is on the complete opposite of the mood spectrum compared to its more aggressive-sounding counterparts. Forrest has taken a unique and vastly different perspective on the popular track, adding…

November 15, 2014