Sebastian Gabay – Nostalgia [Ghost Digital Records] The latest release from Ghost Digital Records finds Sebastian Gabay returning for his debut EP. Born in Uruguay but now based in Israel, Sebastian first appeared on the Russian imprint in June of this year with a contribution to the label’s ‘01’ collection. Having also recently released on the UK’s Stripped Recordings, Sebastian now returns to Ghost Digital for his first EP entitled ‘Nostalgia’. Although early into his career Sebastian has already found a place in the electronic underground with his melodic, progressive minded sound. The lead and also title track ‘Nostalgia’ fits that ethos perfectly and it’s aptly titled with it’s reflective, old school vibes. Anchored by a deep, chunky groove the piece moves through atmospheric waves and heartfelt chord changes. It’s incredibly poignant but a strong cadance and great percussion keep it firmly on the dance floor. The second selection ‘The Art Of Living’ was one of the standout pieces on the aforement Read More
Oliver Harper – Gilgamesh [Flow Vinyl] Pena's Flow Vinyl welcomes Oliver Harper to the label with his two track ‘Gilgamesh’ EP. The UK artist and Perfecto Black A&R is also part of the Harper & Green duo and owns a tidy discography with releases on Baroque Records, Black Hole Recordings and Perfecto Black. Now making his much anticipated Flow Vinyl debut Harper presents his 'Gilgamesh' EP alongside remixes from Harper & Green and Joal. Beginning with the title and showcase piece 'Gilgamesh', Harper crafts a deep, progressive minded piece with lovely cross cultural motifs. It's spacious groove breathes wonderfully, sitting as the perfect foundation for an array of mystical themes and astral effects to work their magic. It's dance floor dynamics are perfect as well with a short break keeping the cadence locked before effortlessly shifting energy into a gorgeous finale. The companion piece 'Bisou' comes in a touch deeper and more techno inspired. A stripped, deliberate sound groove pushes forward with discernible mom Read More
Lily Pita – Concorde [Soundteller Records] Deersky's Soundteller Records welcomes Lily Pita back to the label for a new EP this week. The Indonesian artist has continued to flourish from her releases on Bedrock Records and Glasgow Underground with recent outings for ICONYC and Lauter Unfug. Now returning to Soundteller for her third appearance, Lily presents her latest EP entitled 'Concorde'. Lily's diverse style makes each one of her new projects exciting as you never know quite what to expect. She's equally adept at crafting smooth, emotive creations all way up to a scorching, acidic floor burners like her recent single for ICONYC. Her new two track offering for Soundteller is further proof of her far reaching production chops with the title track 'Concorde' coming in quite playful and rhythmic sounding. It's spacious, tech house style framework proves to be the perfect construction for a simple yet highly effect motif. Joyous yet spacey it leads to a warm interlude where fluid bass swells add depth and emotion before th Read More
Brian Muszkat – Dancing With Crows [Stellar Fountain] Stellar Fountain welcomes Brian Muszkat to the label this week with his debut single 'Dancing With Crows'. Hailing from Buenos Aires, the Argentinean artist is not only making his Stellar Fountain debut but in fact releasing his first official track. Wanting to get his career off to a great start Stellar Fountain has called in two of the progressive scenes finest in Matteo Monero and Danny Lloyd to remix the track. Argentina continues to produce some of the finest progressive house talent and Brian has certainly made an impact with his first track. Wonderfully produced, it's tight detailed framework is both vibrant and fluid. The groove is also remarkably fresh sounding, supremely rhythmic, with a punchy, perfectly contoured kick anchoring the rippling waves. A spacey theme highlights a short break, transporting the listener into a cosmic environment and perfectly setting up an epic finale. Can't wait to hear more from this fresh talent. Danny Lloyd provides the first remix a Read More
Fernando Olaya – Welcome to Mumbai [Auditen Music] Auditen Music returns by welcoming Fernando Olaya to the label for his first EP. The Colombian artist has had a busy summer season with releases on Magnitude Recordings, MNL, One Of A Kind and his own Sonnet Speciale imprint. Auditen Music has continued to come into their own this year with key releases from Kamilo Sanclemente, Partenaire and label boss Dynacom. The stars have now aligned for Fernando to join the imprint with his much anticipated 'Welcome to Mumbai' EP. The title track leads the release off and shows how apt the Colombian artist is in harmony and string arrangement. Soaring melodies evolve across its nine minute journey while a punchy, modern framework houses an impressive array of percussion and arps. The second act highlights the piece, stripping down to its core while progressing deeper into blissful symphonic concepts. The second selection 'Brain Damage' is equally impressive, coming in a touch darker but no less musical. Anchored by a heavier, more menacin Read More
Malandra Jr. – Millenium & Shamans [Dear Deer Records] Dear Deer Records continues an incredible string of releases with a new EP from Malandra Jr. this week. The Italian artist has a well kept discography dating back to 2011 and highlighted by releases on Cocoon, Defected, Diynamic and Sudbeat. Now making his much anticipated Dear Deer debut, Malandra Jr. presents his latest EP entitled ‘Millenium & Shamans’ alongside remixes from James Gill and Alex Kaspersky. Leading the release off is the deep, sultry grooves of ‘Millenium’. Rich in character, it’s an expansive seven minute journey that explores cross cultural motifs, smooth rhythmic structures and wonderfully organic design. Ghostly atmospherics elevate the mood as the storyboard unfolds before a short but perfectly executed break delivers anticipation and emotion, ultimately leading to a powerful drop. The companion piece ‘Shamans’ proves to be an excellent complement with it’s triplet style groove and quirky lead themes. It’s rumbling low end and clustered cla Read More
Robert R. Hardy – Aestas (The Remixes) [Superordinate Music] Superordinate Music returns this week showcasing two brand new interpretations of ‘Aestas’ by Robert R. Hardy. Originally released in April of 2017 as part of the ‘Emotions’ EP it showcased a deeper, more emotive side of the Hungarian artist. Still a standout on his and the label’s discography more than a year later, it now gets overhauled by two of the scenes brightest talents in GMJ and Pacco & Rudy B. GMJ is one of progressive music’s true savants. His storytelling style has etched nearly 200 production credits over his decade long career. Highlighting his discography are releases on the scenes most esteemed imprints, from Hernan Cattaneo’s Sudbeat Music to Cid Inc’s Replug Records. Now returning to Superordinate for his second appearance the Australian artist goes deep and dreamy for a superb rendition of ‘Aestas’. Backed by a warm spacious groove it's fluid framework gets surrounded with wispy effects and radiant atmospheres. Breeding both emotive and ast Read More
EANP – Kuba EP [Movement Recordings] Tash’s Movement Recordings continues its strong summer season with a brand new EP from Ezequiel Anile & Nicolas Petracca. Now recording under their EANP alias the duo are fresh off EPs for Francesco Pico’s newly relaunched Magnitude Recordings and Just Movement. Add to that a contribution to MNL’s ‘Seasons | Spring 2018’ collection and the new moniker is already making considerable waves in the underground. Now stepping up for their Movement Recordings debut EANP present their much anticipated ‘Kuba’ EP. Spread across four compositions it’s the title cut ‘Kuba’ which gets the release underway. Known for their pure progressive sound Ezequiel and Nicolas go dark and groovy with a strong dance floor sensibility. Rhythmic and spacey from the outset it’s chugging framework gets complimented with ghostly vocals and astral effects, before an emotive break tantalizes the senses, perfectly segueing into a heads down finale. ‘Recall’ follows suit with a similar desi Read More
NotoMash – It’s Been A While [Soundteller Records] Deersky’s Soundteller Records continues to grow by welcoming NotoMash to the label. Tomasz Stroczkowski aka NotoMash hails from Warsaw, Poland and began his production career almost a decade ago. Releases on Asymmetric Recordings, Electronic Tree and System Recordings highlight his discography until 2015 before he went quiet for almost three years. A welcome return this year saw an EP for SpekuLLA Records in July and now NotoMash embarks on perhaps the biggest release of his career with an artist showcase for Soundteller Records. The four track journey begins with the dark and dramatic ‘Sentinel’ which immediately sets a great tone for the EP. Tight beats, crisp percussion and a series of intertwined synth elements make for an eventful first act. It’s ethereal feel can’t be ignored, furthering the narrative during a tension filled break as flurries of claps and effects get washed away into a deadly drop. The second selection ‘The Tree Of Life’ comes in a bit more pro Read More
Waxman – Concord [Wide Angle Recordings] Blake Sutherland’s Wide Angle Recordings returns with a new single from Waxman. The Toronto based artist has become a regular contributor to the Canadian imprint with this being his third appearance. Waxman’s label debut from February of 2017 sparked interest in the Canadian artist for his well produced, hook laden style of electronica. His latest entitled ‘Concord’ comes with much anticipation being paired with a remix from Dustin Nantais. The original mix leads the release off and it’s positive, poppy vibes come at an appropriate time as the sun begins to set on the summer season. Filled with gorgeous vocal phrases and a bevy of synth clusters, it’s a concise yet eventful seven minute journey. Waxman is quite an intriguing artist, not really fitting into any stylistic box so I always look forward to his productions and this one is on the money again. Fellow Canadian and Toronto resident Dustin Nantais provides the lone remix here, which follows his massive ‘Las Read More