Anjunadeep Explorations

Wandering Astray

Studio Barnhus

XL Recordings

Domino

Axis Records

Utter

The slippery syncopation of Avena Moon open proceedings as the first single of the second exciting album by Plants Heal, an audiovisual trio composed of Dan Nicholls, Dave DeRose and Lou Zon, whose music reflects the constant search for inspiration that arises from the encounter between free improvisation, rave and ancient mysticism.

Hot seducers. Two of them. The A-Side is called Happen. It comes from prolific Tokyo based DJ and producer Hoshina Anniversary. A simple drum machine groove, a manic melody, witching siren sounds, psychedelic voices, some soft chords, and soulful high-pitched singing, somewhere between Dam-Funk coolness and Ian Svenonius-The-Make-Up sixties pop longing. One for warm sexy nights under neon lights. Out there in psychic realms. The flip brings a Dolphins interpretation. Yes, that feverish trio behind R.i.O., consisting of Nadia DAlò, Benedikt Frey and Menqui. Their freshly recorded version comes with haunting nonchalant singing, displaying the tunes core melody as a more prominent actor of the play. Michael-Mann-Pop-Nostalgia with a baroque touch, that waves dark-ish. Even some Jon Hassle feeling is in there. Hoshina Anniversary disclosed, that the original song is inspired by jazz musicians like Chet Baker, Miles Davis, Sonny Rollins, Chick Corea, Herbie Hancock, Jaco Pastorius and Keith Jarrett. None of them is directly stylistically audible. But their kind of blue is all over. On the A as well as on the B. Twice soul music for the free.

Technicolour

Watergate Records is delighted to welcome back Glowal with their Level of Love EP, a release that finds the duo at the height of their creative powers. The Italian pair channel their signature mix of deep emotion, refined production and unrelenting dance floor drive, reaffirming the unique space they occupy in todays electronic landscape. The title track Level of Love pulses with hypnotic indie dance energy, its brooding basslines and signature vocoder work drawing the listener deep into Glowal#s world. Real keeps the momentum alive with sharp grooves, soaring melodies and an irresistible sense of movement that feels tailor-made for late-night sets. Finally, Iridescent closes the journey in a wash of textured, atmospheric electronica, a moment of introspection that still carries the heartbeat of the club. Fusing Indie Dance, Electronica and unmistakable Italian elegance, Glowal once again deliver a statement release that cements their place at the forefront of contemporary club music.

Ashtar Afterhours is Kenneth Graham - originally from Los Angeles, he has been a defining presence in electronic music ever since the 90s. Buying his first classic synthesizer, a Yamaha CS01, in 1984, he delved into music production at an early stage. Kenneth put out over 40 releases over the years- under his own name as well as stepping up under various aliases- Estelle Montenegro, KG Beat, Exit Strategy and many others. Kenneth also formed some super-groups together with friends, his Sun Children / Sunkiss project- together with David Alvarado- put out highly influential music on legendary Peacefrog Records. Body Music was originally released on Plastic City in 2001 and it has been a Smallville favourite since a long time, so we are super happy to present this beauty as a repress, as always with a full cover artwork by Stefan Marx.

Warp Records

MP

Warp Records

Pampa Records

Lagaffe Tales

Aus Music

K7 Records