Max Essa

Max Essa

Top 100 Chart Placements

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  • PAPER30
    BeatTracker #25 Top Releases in Downtempo

    Paper Recordings released their first record, Salt City Orchestra's The Book, in 1994, a time when you could smoke inside, clubs shut at 2 am and DJ mixes were swapped on cassette. To mark their 30-plus years, the label asked friends, artists and DJs from their long history to pick a favourite track and write a few words about it. The resulting compilation includes big hitters, forgotten gems, bangers old and new. It offers a glimpse into the catalogue of over 400 EPs and albums released across five sub-labels from more than 400 artists based in over 50 countries, and why Paper is one of the UK's best loved labels. The music runs the gamut of electronic house, disco and Balearic; and that is without the two feature films and too many parties to mention. But after a quick glimpse in the rear-view mirror, Paper Recordings continues forever onwards. The full write-up can be found on https://www.paperecordings.com/

  • Below The Horizon, Vol. 2
    BeatTracker #30 Top Releases in Downtempo

    Below the Horizon Volume Two lands with more exclusive low slung, mid tempo Twilight Dubs and Balearic Chuggers, tastefully curated by Pete Herbert. On Side one, kicking things off, Herbert's East meets West flavoured remix of Leo Zero and Deighton's Totem Projects cut Time. Next Statues land their first of a few exclusives for the label with the deep bubbling Andromeda. Tokyo's Max Essa and a label regular gives us the organic uplifting feeling of Just After Nine. Next up Ilija Rudman and Antonio Zaza aka Imogen Soundsystem drop Giselle, a powerful Synth heavy floater. Side Two takes off with At Zuka, Pete's ode to the old Ibiza town hideaway bar from the late 90s, whilst Kasper Bjorke and El Agua Es Profunda drop a deep proto Balearic dancefloor beauty, followed by Gafas du Soul's euphoric organic synth skills and rounding off with Herberts killer floor friendly remix of James Brights Knight and The Sun.

  • PAPER30
    BeatTracker #48 Top Releases in Nu Disco / Disco

    Paper Recordings released their first record, Salt City Orchestra's The Book, in 1994, a time when you could smoke inside, clubs shut at 2 am and DJ mixes were swapped on cassette. To mark their 30-plus years, the label asked friends, artists and DJs from their long history to pick a favourite track and write a few words about it. The resulting compilation includes big hitters, forgotten gems, bangers old and new. It offers a glimpse into the catalogue of over 400 EPs and albums released across five sub-labels from more than 400 artists based in over 50 countries, and why Paper is one of the UK's best loved labels. The music runs the gamut of electronic house, disco and Balearic; and that is without the two feature films and too many parties to mention. But after a quick glimpse in the rear-view mirror, Paper Recordings continues forever onwards. The full write-up can be found on https://www.paperecordings.com/

  • PAPER30
    BeatTracker #77 Top Releases in Afro House

    Paper Recordings released their first record, Salt City Orchestra's The Book, in 1994, a time when you could smoke inside, clubs shut at 2 am and DJ mixes were swapped on cassette. To mark their 30-plus years, the label asked friends, artists and DJs from their long history to pick a favourite track and write a few words about it. The resulting compilation includes big hitters, forgotten gems, bangers old and new. It offers a glimpse into the catalogue of over 400 EPs and albums released across five sub-labels from more than 400 artists based in over 50 countries, and why Paper is one of the UK's best loved labels. The music runs the gamut of electronic house, disco and Balearic; and that is without the two feature films and too many parties to mention. But after a quick glimpse in the rear-view mirror, Paper Recordings continues forever onwards. The full write-up can be found on https://www.paperecordings.com/

  • Below The Horizon, Vol. 2
    BeatTracker #95 Top Releases in Indie Dance

    Below the Horizon Volume Two lands with more exclusive low slung, mid tempo Twilight Dubs and Balearic Chuggers, tastefully curated by Pete Herbert. On Side one, kicking things off, Herbert's East meets West flavoured remix of Leo Zero and Deighton's Totem Projects cut Time. Next Statues land their first of a few exclusives for the label with the deep bubbling Andromeda. Tokyo's Max Essa and a label regular gives us the organic uplifting feeling of Just After Nine. Next up Ilija Rudman and Antonio Zaza aka Imogen Soundsystem drop Giselle, a powerful Synth heavy floater. Side Two takes off with At Zuka, Pete's ode to the old Ibiza town hideaway bar from the late 90s, whilst Kasper Bjorke and El Agua Es Profunda drop a deep proto Balearic dancefloor beauty, followed by Gafas du Soul's euphoric organic synth skills and rounding off with Herberts killer floor friendly remix of James Brights Knight and The Sun.