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Acryl Music's head honcho Daniel Kneubühler aka. Da Funk takes a break from his usual deep house sound and ventures off to the sunny side of electronic dance music, cosmic disco! "The Last Dance" is the latest release on Dany's label as it caters two brand new tracks that will definitely take you to places you've never been to before.
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First up is "The Last Dance", which comes in with a dazzling arrangement of vintage but bold drums-- the first sign that this isn't your usual deep house sound from Da Funk. The track is then followed up with flanged guitar strums and raw thick bass. The poignant guitar plucks and cosmic arps and pads are the highlights of this track, however-- these elements simply add that sunset feel to the "The Last Dance".
The second and the last track, "Sunrays On A Leash" offers a livelier take on Da Funk's cosmic disco sound; a track of blissful progressive plucks and arps topped off with upbeat hihat-clap interplay. Also, the thin-layered strings add a final euphoric touch for "Sunrays On A Leash"!
Recommendation:
Something different from Da Funk this time around, but he definitely pulled it off! We're just amazed on how different layers of atmospheric pads and arps, when combined, form a distinct feel. A craft of a veteran, "The Last Dance" truly deserves the Acryl Music seal!
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It’s a full-force deep house line up for this Pesto Music release, “Rumble in the Bronx” by Romanian producer Addex! For the remixes, expect superb material from Greek producer Ilias Katelanos, Spanish deep-house-legend-in-the-making Alvaro Hylander, and one of the leading female artists in the deep and tech house scene, Nadja Lind.
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The original mix of “Rumble in the Bronx” in terms of its composition is rather straightforward, yet its simplicity allows great emphasis on its irresistible groove brought about by its punchy hats and bouncy bass. Adding more dance-value to this wonderful deep house tune are the vocal snippets and timely placed chords. You may also find the flutes and guitar plucks on top as fascinating as they add an organic feel to the track.
Now on to the remixes, the first in line is the remix by Greek producer Ilias Katelanos. Guaranteed, when listening to an Ilias Katelanos production, it will take you on a bay-side trip by the tranquil mangroves or simply put, a nice warm tropical cruise! Ilias Katelanos perfectly blends his trademark sound with that of Addex’s and comes up with this smooth, warm deep house track.
Next up is the remix from DeepWit Recordings label co-owner, Alvaro Hylander. Alvaro lands heavy four-on-the-floor kicks together with his arsenal of lush, glowing, and reverberated sounds— turning “Rumble in the Bronx” into one main-room stomper!
Nadja Lind’s remix is the third and last remix on the package but it definitely isn’t the least. A work of elegance and emotion materialized through the rich atmospheric pads, female vocal snippets, and its overall levitating feel, this Nadja Lind Remix definitely gives this release a proper atmospheric reinterpretation.
Last in line is the Dub mix by Addex himself. This Dub caters a more organic approach to Addex’s sound.
Recommendation:
Overall, this has been a great release! The original mix and Alvaro Hylander’s remix really have the groove and will definitely make it to the dance-floors, while the Ilias Katelanos and Nadja Lind remixes take the alternate route in delivering a more atmospheric, light-on-the-ear sound. But if we were to pick out our favorites that match our musical preference, we’d go for the original, the Alvaro Hylander, and Ilias Katelanos remixes.
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No other producer flawlessly blends soul-tingling saxophones and house music as D'Flower does! Russian DJ, producer, composer, and keyboardist Ivan Boyarkin aka. D'Flower appears on Spring Tube with a wonderful release, "Stand in the Rain" featuring the vocals of Gayana. Aside from the original, radio edit, instrumental, and soul versions, "Stand in the Rain" garners two remixes from our favorite deep and soulful house producers, Estonia's Ricky Inch!
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Think of a perfect moonlit night by the terrace, with a soundtrack composed of pianos to accompany the night-breeze, funky bassline to give some groove, warm vocals to give life, and four-on-the-floor drums to bind them all together. This somehow captures the true essence of D'Flower's "Stand in the Rain", but we're lacking something. Of course, the trademark soulful saxophone solo of saxophonist Daniil Dubrovsky which gracefully enters and sweeps through the double-beat breakdown, and back to the four-by-four!
Ricky Inch once again showcases his "NuSoul" sound-- his signature blend of deep and soulful sounds that gives off this distinct classy, warm, and easy-going feel. True enough, his NuSoul reinterpretation of "Stand in the Rain" lives up to the hype!
The "Organic Dub" of Ricky Inch caters a more raw yet-- as stated in the remix title-- organic approach to "Stand in the Rain". With this sound, Ricky Inch takes elements from Latin beach house to acid house and from Chicago house to deep-tech-- a perfect alternative to the other soulful tracks in this release!
Recommendation:
Superb release! Ever since we started writing for D'Flower and Ricky Inch, we always looked forward to more from them. This release having Ricky Inch as a remixer was pretty much expected (or have been anticipated) for a long time now. Bringing both artists together is just awesome! We recommend getting all the tracks by D'Flower and Ricky Inch's NuSoul remix if you love soulful house. If you however are feeling a bit more adventurous when it comes to your musical palette, then Ricky Inch's Organic dub is for you!
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Early in June, Liverpool's Jesus Pablo, together with Polish DJ and producer Adam Brass stops over iRecords with the four-track release, "Jet Lag"! It's not actually the first time these guys have worked together for a release. Back in March, "Fashion People" by Jesus and Adam has hit the shelves courtesy of Draft and received remixes from Aartekt and Robot Needs Oil. This time around, "Jet Lag" garners remixes from Montreal-based deep house project, House Riders , French producer Kirby, and Swiss soundsmith Patrick Podage.
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It's all about lush chords, resonating pianos and the punchy percussion for the original mix of "Jet Lag". Not to mention, this original mix by Jesus Pablo and Adam Brass gives off this mind-levitating feel guided with some vocal hooks and some subtle rhodes. The first remix comes from House Riders with their remix dubbed as, "House Riders Montreal to Paris Remix". Taking on rather a more organic approach to "Jet Lag", the House Riders remix puts together some nice, simple, yet groovy brass leads to top things off.
Kirby's reinterpretation is aimed towards the darker dance-floors. With heavy kick drums in line, cowbells, deep vocals, and a massive chunk of gloomy atmospheric pads, this remix will definitely reach the main rooms in no time!
Last but definitely not the least is Patrick Podage's remix of "Jet Lag". Still pretty much, deep, groovy, while at the same time light on the ear. The best part in this remix is when the smooth rhodes join in and perfectly blend with the snappy, shuffling percussion.
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For the first few listens, our instant favorites were the original mix and the House Rider's remix, but upon further listening, the Kirby and the Patrick Podage remixes started to grow on us too, and made us realize that these too were something special.
Having said that, we recommend getting all four tunes from this release!
READ MORE - Jesus Pablo & Adam Brass- Jet Lag
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Tim Andresen, head honcho for the label "What Happens", is one of Denmark's successful deep and tech house talents. Aside from him being hailed as the "Best DJ" and "Most Popular Nordic DJ" in the Danish Club Awards, Tim Andresen's talent never failed to gain the support from the big guns in the industry including Pete Tong, Mark Knight, and Fatboy Slim, among others.
"Watcha Want"-- a three track release on Denmark-based deep house label, "DeepWit Recordings"-- marks Tim's debut on the label. Remixing duties fall onto the hands of DeepWit Recordings co-owner Alvaro Hylander, and Acryl Music label boss Da Funk !
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Coming in with a steady four-by-four groove, the original mix of "Watcha Want" puts forth nicely-balanced layers of silky-smooth atmosphere, delayed rhodes, and reverberated vocal snippets. The bass tightens up the groove as the kick-hat-clap interplay binds all the elements together. Simple and clean to the ear, this is "Watcha Want", the original mix, by Tim Andresen.
First up from the remixes is Da Funk's. Da Funk plays around with some Roland TR-909 drums and comes up with his remix dubbed as, "Da Funk's Fancy Some 909 Dub". Similar to the original mix, the Fancy 909 Dub still preserves that thin layered atmosphere as Da Funk patches up some stomping kicks and some acidic grinding bass for contrast.
Upon seeing Alvaro's name as a remixer, we immediately expected something lush and really deep, as to we getting used to the sound he has perfected. True enough, Alvaro Hylander throws in an in-your-face deep, groovy reinterpretation of "Watcha Want".
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Now, for the verdict. Overall, "Watcha Want" did not disappoint us, in fact, it pretty much amazed us, reminding us what deep house music is all about-- atmosphere, groove, and feel. We recommend getting all the tracks on this one because selecting only one favorite would be quite a difficult thing to do given the talents and mastery of the artists appearing on this release.
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