#6 Feat. Staff Picks in Nu Disco / Disco

Black Hawks of Panama steps in with a road tested club cut - one that comes with a fervid stamp of approval from myriad punters at Pikes. The ingredients are simple: a slapping disco kit, Alpha Juno, zesty guitar licks and an anthemic vocal. The result is a contagious Italo march that burrows deep under the skin; put simply - a slice of pure rapture. The drums kit's boxing jabs act as the propeller while the bass line rolls through a hypnotic circuit. Psychedelic adornments drop in some beads of colour, creating a prismatic catwalk upon which the vocal struts in to electrifying effect. Funk-laden licks dash in some further flair as progress drives on towards a minor key synth that bleeds in, piloting a subtly tense breakdown that pops wide open for a triumphant conclusion.

Black Hawks of Panama

#97 Feat. Staff Picks in Indie Dance

Born in France, Joliff moved to Montreal to study where an interest in music began to germinate, forming the roots of a now multi-faceted career. The current focal point of his exploits is his beloved Brunch In The Park event which attracts a weekly attendance of 9000+ and has played host to Carl Cox, Richie Hawtin, Nina Kraviz, Amelie Lens, and Motor City Drum Ensemble. Squire's career trajectory has been a little more esoteric. In 2008, Alguersuari was crowned the British Formula 3 champion and competed in Formula One between 2009 and 2011. Since then, he's swapped his helmet for headphones and under the guise of Squire has released on Crosstown Rebels sub label Rebellion, Behrouz's Do Not Sit On The Furniture, My Favorite Robot Records and has played records at Amnesia Ibiza, Space Ibiza and Burning Man. The duo met at a Brunch In The Park event and bonded a shared love of Jazz, Hip Hop, soundscapes and of course - Formula One - before eventually starting their own project Anims which has since seen support from the likes of Âme, Dixon, Adriatique, Solomun, John Digweed, and Carl Cox. Here - Pole Position channel their complementary energies into 'Diamonds'; a recording inspired by time spent digging into 90s UK Rave that deftly straddles 80s New Wave, Prog and Indie. The driving force of the track is a deluge of technicolour sound; a constant stream that bursts through the centre of the track with a contagious youthful energy. Melodies swap synths, hats stutter and an infectious vocal rings out while bit crushing and filter control has the track twisting and weaving throughout. Squire about DIAMONDS: 'The song came to life when I was highly motivated to find new uk rave music from the 90s i never heard of. I wanted to sound futuristic but mixing some old influences on it. The synth hooklines gave that new wave kind of sound and the main bassline gave a progressive touch to it which made the whole groove to me, but something was missing to fullfill the track and those were the lyrics and the "Diamonds"  bit which added the cherry on the top and found that uk kind of vibe which i was looking for.'

Squire, Pole Position