Tag: Ad Hoc Records

  • Hermanito – Pastel – Ad Hoc Records

    I really like this. Crisp yet murky. Probing though knowing through an excitement of notes and ideas. Quietly reflective, soulfully resolute. Sounding like almost every record you ever knew this unfortunately short number spans just over two minutes but packs thumping drums together with effected snatches of sound to lose yourself in while only revealing…

  • Yadava – Velvet House On Sackville Street – Ad Hoc Records

    Now appearing digitally after last year’s vinyl release the EP has the added bonus of a rather beautiful Hermanito remix of one of the key tracks: Heart Strings. I used to live at the central Manchester location back in the early to mid-nineties and thoughts of sunshine streaming through the balcony window is a warm…

  • Hermanito – Romance – Ad Hoc Records

    Hermanito’s heavy brew of curious samples, jazzy inflections and tough, shuffling beats all go to make up a vital, tantalising listen. The undulating layers of bluesy sound build around pulsating drums as evocative instrumentation lifts and falls on the opening Caliente. Next the blissful, Romance feels warmer on reflection as deeper echoes of melancholy traverse…

  • Ad Hoc Presents: Volume 2 – Ad Hoc Records

    Manchester’s Ad Hoc Records return to 2018 with a fabulous selection of stunning tracks emphasising the word music. Four numbers go make up this new release starting with So Flute’s Yadava beautifully realised Heart Strings, which harks back to the very definition of Jazz-Funk feeling timeless as breezy rushes of atmospheric strings accompanied by sprinkles…