The priorities of University required a little break from the
Girl Trouble blog. Now that the exams are finished it must be time for another best of the week, or more like the best music of the last month. For that very reason there is loads to enjoy, with Polish funky, house music from L.A., disco oddities and much more...
Coming with limited details and an unknown artist on edit/production duties, this deceptively simple slice of cosmic disco is finding its way into the right DJ’s record boxes. Fans of
Todd Terje or
Lindstrom will love this record. Available now on the
International Feel label/Download:
Unknown-TurmericaFrom the recent
Mickey Moonlight EP of the same name on French label
Ed Banger, this cut is far more subtle and groove orientated than the likes of
Justice and
Sebastian, but just as appealing. The live sounding bass and subdued vocals give this tune a certain touch of class/Download:
Mickey Moonlight-Love PatternWith a weird science fiction intro and stuttering electro beat, I was surprised to find
Morgan Geist on the remix credit, the
Environ Records boss taking the original on a journey into almost
Kraftwerk-like territory. Another essential release from
I’m A Cliché/Download:
Bot’Ox-Overdrive (Morgan Geist remix)House music from Los Angeles,
SECT is a collaborative affair between four up and coming producers who have featured on hip tech-house labels
Dirtybird and
Airdrop previously, and deliver trippy beats and samples that remind me of labels like
Tirk and
Permanent Vacation/Download:
SECT-Thieve $krillaFar removed from the R&B influenced garage you’d expect from
MJ Cole, the
Riddim EP features tough beats full of bleeps and pulsing basslines, this cut is my favorite across the four tracks but they are all outstanding. A great record for the open minded DJ/Download:
MJ Cole-Flux RiddimAnother essential piece of music from Dublin based
All City Records, former Detroit duo
Houseshoes now call Los Angeles home, but still deliver the sort of beats you’d associate with Motor City legends
Slum Village. Taken from
All City’s L.A. series Vol.4, and released on 10” vinyl/Download:
Houseshoes-NewportsAfter releases for
Mule Musiq and
Compost, Portuguese duo
Johnwaynes deliver their best record yet for
Endless Flight, supplying tech-house filled with disco touches and
Moodymann-like slow and funky beats, this is also available on their
Soundcloud page/Download-
Johnwaynes-Get Up (Just John mix)Available on the digital version of the ‘
Phaze: One’ EP, out now on
Tempa Records, this cut identifies with all the things that make
Benga such a fascinating producer; intricate dubstep beats, melancholic Aphex-style textures, and mutant basslines/Download:
Benga-TransformBristol label
Black Acre continue to solidify their reputation with another killer release, this time
Dark Sky stars with a cut that sounds a lot like the recent output of contemporaries
Scuba and
Pinch, with funky rhythms creeping in on the Detroit-like atmospherics and subsonic bass/Download:
Dark Sky-Something to LoseThe jury is out on
Kelis’ recent output, but this remix Paris-based duo
Acid Washed seems to suit her vocal perfectly, somehow reminding me of
Giorgio Moroder’s production for
Donna Summer. Not many details available on this one so perhaps it is a bootleg/Download:
Kelis-Acapella (Acid Washed remix)Fresh from the
Trouble and Bass label, this cut showcases an outstanding remix from the ever improving
L-Vis 1990, and features a trademark half-time intro and banging broken rhythm. The EP also comes with a
Brackles rework of this Krakow-based producer/Download:
Supra 1-Still Believe feat. Amy Douglas (L-Vis 1990 remix)South East London’s
Hardhouse Banton has been a favourite with me since hearing his awesome funky anthem ‘
Sirenz’, so this remix from the man of the moment
Roska seems destined for goodness, and damn does it deliver with a combination of tough beats and smooth textures working a treat. Released as an internet freebie only, get yours now/Download:
Hardhouse Banton-Reign (Roska’s ‘ard Food remix)Another Polish outfit, the city Krakow is turning into a new hotbed of talented producers;
Teezy & Zeppy deliver a wobbly slice of quirky funky tinged house music. This is a free download sourced from
XLR8R magazine, but be on the lookout for an upcoming release on
Top Billin’/Download:
Teezy & Zeppy-MTP RiddimRecent collaborations with
Ginz and
Cosmin TRG show that
Baobinga is a producer is much demand right now, and with twisted post-garage beats like this it is not hard to see why. Releasing tracks since 2002, this is out on his own
Build Recordings/Download:
Baobinga-Ride ItClever name, and equally clever music, the mysterious
Tiger & Woods deliver a slice of disco-house that doesn’t try and get to musical, preferring to tighten up the groove and lay down the fatback funk. Available as a limited white label release on
Editainment/Download:
Tiger & Woods-DefloweredSwiss producer
Secondo follows releases on
Soul Jazz and
Dreck Records with this catchy remix of UK trio
Kinema. Blessed with perfectly placed percussion and warm rising pads, this cut reminds me of recent outings from
The Revenge and
Henrik Schwarz/Download:
Kinema-Circles (Secondo remix)Portuguese producer
Roulet gets remixed by Londoner
Girl Unit, both producers recently featuring with DJ mixes for
FACT magazine. This is sub exploding foot stomping goodness, kind of like hearing ‘92 era hardcore reborn all over again, but with better production and ideas/Download:
Roulet-Kitamanda (Girl Unit remix)Get your music here-
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