Tom Trago
The Light Fantastic
Rush Hour Recordings
Tom Trago’s third album simmers with electronic tension dancing between light and dark moments during the course of its duration. Summing up the excitement are plenty of great tracks such as the For The Children which combines frisky beats, buzzy stabs and vocals to stunning effect, plus the aptly named Jack Me with sleazy Chicago styled rhythms accompanied by suitably daring vocals. The Acid inspiration then continues on Cosmic Blacksmith but as the album doesn’t sit still for too long the style soon changes again with the excellent Two Together pumped full of blistering Disco energy. The Wrong Right, is another notable production with its shuffling percussion and haunted piano motif preceding, I Still Desire which ends on yet another angle with its dark thread of brooding bass and tastefully moody vocals.
release: October 21
Datakestra
Tokyo Life E.P
Black Vinyl
There’s something about the succession of descending notes on Sweet Dazing that just makes you want to turn the volume up. And when you do the brittle combination of punctuating beats and raw-edged stabs sounds all the sweeter. This is an excellent House Music production from Japan which isn’t really bettered by the remainder of the EP, but, when it’s this good. Purple comes close in intensity, while Smoky City has an almost jazzy feel to the rolling piano, and Limitation is anything but with funky chord progressions feeling bright and breezy.
release: Traxsource promo September 2. General September 23
Datakestra aka Naoyuki Takeda https://www.facebook.com/naoyuki.takeda.12
Lazare Hoche & Malin Génie
I Don’t Sync So Vol II
Lazare Hoche Records
Paris-based producer Lazare Hoche and Dutch colleague Malie Génie deliver volume two of tantalising House Music. If you’ll forgive the album’s title pun then the duo have come up with a vibrant selection of styles within the genre with deeper moments like Oms blending neatly into the party-time breaks and bass of Session2. It all sounds very much in-vogue with the album combining deeper 90’s influences with a crisp, fresh approach that places it very much in 2013. Have a listen below…
release: September
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Naysayer and Gilsun
All That Good Work
Club Mod
Modular Recordings new imprint proceeds with Naysayer and Gilsum’s follow up to last years In Mind. And is another trip through moody atmospherics that are hard not to be enthralled in. Deep, pulsating keys offset the awkward drums creating a sense of unease which the sampled words then make perfect sense off. The John Robers remix adds funky, wonky beats to a his version proving a shade lighter, while second track Blue sees more typically House bass play over uncomplicated rhythms and punctuating synths. The Eliphino Remix gives it more attitude with tougher instrumentation, but its the title track which leaves the indelible impression after all…
release: September 9
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T-Connection
T-Connection
bbr records
Former in 1975 the Bahamas based band went on to score two huge dancefloor numbers beginning in 77 with Do What You Want To Do, a track which very much has stood the test of time (listen below). The second being At Midnight with its Latin infused percussion and soaring chorus which you will find here via its superlative 12†version. Saturday Night, is also worth your attention while rest of the album sways between good-time funk and disco with the emphasis most definitely on the funk. But for all you need to know about the band and this 1979 self titled album check Steven E. Flemming Jr’s significant sleeve notes.
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