#32 Feat. New Releases in Progressive House

The EP Guiding Light by Dougal Fox and Cari Golden is a mesmerizing showcase of the new wave of vocal progressive house music, blending intense, hypnotic beats with Goldens legendary vocal prowess. Dougal Fox, a rising star in the genre, infuses the record with the sophisticated, deep rhythms and melodic techno elements that characterize his innovative approach. The production is rich and immersive, perfectly capturing the essence of modern progressive house and its evolving landscape. Foxs work on this record highlights his exceptional skill in creating intricate soundscapes that resonate with both energy and depth. Cari Golden, with her storied background in the house and techno scenes, adds a profound layer of artistry to the single. Known for her collaborations with renowned artists such as Camelphat, Booka Shade, and Glenn Morrison, Golden brings a high level of artistry and experience to Guiding Light. Her American roots, particularly her connection to Californias rich electronic music culture, contribute a unique flavour to the album. Goldens vocals are both ethereal and powerful, perfectly complementing Dougal Foxs progressive house creations and elevating the entire project. Guiding Light stands as a testament to the dynamic synergy between Foxs fresh, high-quality production and Goldens legendary vocal contributions, marking a significant milestone in the evolution of progressive house and melodic techno.

Cari Golden, Dougal Fox

#35 Feat. Staff Picks in Electronica

Back on Upon You with his eagerly anticipated new number, label co-founder Marco Resmann treats us to a sizzling hot slice of buzzing machine funk and fractured techno rhythms with the Algorithm. Featuring LAs one-and-only Cari Golden on vocals, this new EP has us soaked in a world of encrypted paranoia, data-wazzing clouds and AI-fuelled menace, where every signal could be the last and every backdoor a trompe-loeil. Though offered as a quartet of distinct versions, VotA is more than just a single and remix package and each piece of work contains the elements to its own expanding universe. The original mix serves up a fine combination of left-of-centre electronics - wistfully atmospheric and dynamic in equal measure, bridging the gap between its intrinsic nature as a piece of no-nonsense dance music but also as a slab of boundary-pushing analogue techno, breaksy house and IDM-ish hybrid. All in depth-plumbing layers of rolling sub-bass and loop-heavy tectonics, the Arp mix folds out into a hypnotic, post French touch-style facelift of barely recognizable stems, whereas the Eleven mix lays it further thick on the electroid / breaksy profile; like a sharp, distant, dystopia-infused nod to Detroit, initiating a remote dialogue with Arpanets 2002 classic, Wireless Internet. Closing the EP, the Anniversary mix is pure peak-time deep rave material. Heavily dubbed-out and inch-precisely engineered to trigger off maximal response from the dancers, this one is the closest youll get to a typical floor roller. Let go of the persona, its time to hack your true self back into the system.

Marco Resmann, Cari Golden