Reviews

‘Take Me There’ is the first track from the upcoming Maya Jane Coles album under her Nocturnal Sunshine alias. What has been presented here is something very different to what we are used to seeing from the tech and house heavyweight. Nocturnal Sunshine’s genre is listed as Dub-Bass-Electronica, a genre that’s hammered home with this first excerpt.... Read more »

Marquis Hawkes is set to return to Houndstooth for his next release. The EP, which is due out next month, will see him follow up the impressive ‘Fifty Fathoms Deep’ EP, also released on Houndstooth last September. Compared to his last appearance on the imprint, it would appear that the Berlin based producer has gone... Read more »

This is one of those impulse posts, something heard which instantly MUST be shared with the world. This little beauty comes courtesy of Voyeur, a young duo from the UK who first came my my attention when their remix of Kerri Chandler‘s ‘Mama’ was included in his Watergate EP last year. The duo, made up of... Read more »

Lexer has announced the release of his debut album ‘Nowhere Else’ on Wild Animal Records, the albums official release date is March 13th 2015. The album will contain 13 tracks and will feature Belle Humble on ‘Feels Like This’ and Audrey on ‘Till Dawn’. Lexer is from the eastern part of Germany and started producing back in... Read more »

St Petersburg artist Kito Jempere has released his new 5 track ‘Akio EP’ on the Dirt Crew Record Label. It is Kito’s first full release after his debut album on Fata Morgana. On the EP are two original tracks along with three remixes, two from Helsinki man Roberto Rodriguez and one from Rotterdam’s Nachtbraker. Kito sets the tone with up tempo... Read more »

Having had relatively few releases, Berlin based Brit Jay Donaldson has captured the undivided attention of the house scene with impressionable and catchy releases under his Palms Trax alias. This latest offering, titled ‘In Gold’, is a three track beauty of house goodness and is set to be released on March 16th through Dekmantel. It’s also the debut release on the... Read more »

Dubbed as “Moodymann approved soulful house”, you know exactly what you’re getting into with Dan Shake. His upcoming EP, titled ‘Out Of Sight/Traders II’, is a fantastic release that’s chocked full of soulful, upbeat and seductive grooves. The A side, ‘Out Of Sight’, encompasses a big warm bassline, tastily placed stabs and soul-filled vocals. The... Read more »

Dublin finds itself in the midst of something special, a burgeoning movement brought to you by music aficionados, promoters who have been growing, venues which have been developing, Dublin is very much the place to be. While property values skyrocket, the true value of this old city remains embedded in these very people, their creative... Read more »

This is Roman Poncet‘s debut release on renowned Italian label ARTS and on the first listen it’s quite good. Featured on the release are three really solid originals and two very nice remixes from the legendary Robert Hood and another from rising Spanish star Psyk. The opening and title track ‘Walfisch‘ is a rolling, train-like and filtered... Read more »

It’s nice to see Kim Ann Foxman step firmly out from under the wing of Hercules & Love Affair, a collective that has defined her career for the last five years or so, to hint at what she has to offer the world. The EP is the debut release from her on her own Firehouse... Read more »