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Alleviated US

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Strata Records: The Sound Of Detroit Reimagined By Jazzanova

BBE

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$34.26

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Back To Mine

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Lemuria (reissue)

P-Vine Japan

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Alex Kassian

Strings Of Eden

Pinchy & Friends

Alex Kassian's debut 'Hidden Tropics' EP showcased Balearic beat mixed with ambient drone, though the German artist forwent this natural ambient tone in favour of a deep house cut earlier this year in the form of 'Leave your Life'. 'Strings of Eden' shows a return to form, with 2 brand new tracks offering a serene combination of flutes, piano, and even wave sounds and didgeridoo on 'Passing Clouds'. One thing Kassian has not left behind is the collaborative spirit from 'Leave your Life', with one of the three spots on this record being a synth infused 'Strings of Eden' Garden mix by Miguel Atwood-Fergusson. Think of it as the cooling tropical night to Kassian's sunny day in paradise. Kassians EP is just that, it's a taste of paradise.

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Jazzanova

Strata Records: The Sound Of Detroit Reimagined By Jazzanova

BBE

Strata Records is one of the most important notches in Detroit's jazz heritage. From Lyman Woodard Organization's Saturday Night Special to Malauwi's self-titled LP, their short catalogue was nonetheless vital. BBE have revisited the label with reissues in the past, and now they've invited nu jazz scene leaders Jazzanova to re-imagine some of the cuts from the Strata archives in their own fusion style. From Woodard classics like 'Joy Road', 'Creative Musicians' and 'Saturday Night Special' to Malauwi's 'Root in 7/4 Plus', these are seminal works approached with care and flair by a band who have undoubtedly proved themselves worthy over the years.

Erykah Badu - But You Caint Use My Phone

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Erykah Badu

But You Caint Use My Phone

Motown US

Erykah Badu tops up her patented purple vinyl reissue series, which she's slowly been building up over the last few years. Taking influence from hip-hop, jazz, R&B and art rock, the album 'But You Caint Use My Phone', originally released in 2015, dealt with the challenges of dealing with quiet-storm emotion in an isolated digital age. Prescient for the post-COVID era, this remaster and reissue is just as well-received for missed Zoom calls as it is for missed Nokia bells.

Jensen Interceptor / Defekt - Free Your Mind

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Jensen Interceptor / Defekt

Free Your Mind

Tresor Germany

Jensen Interceptor and DeFeKT bring an emotive techno and electro EP to Tresor, channeling their styles as tools in the processing of trauma and loss. "Tresor355 - Free Your Mind - is dedicated to everyone dealing with illness... loss... to everyone who finds strength in the sound", goes its accompanying text. The music is hard-hitting, sharp and rejuvenating, with bits like 'Alpha Klub' standing out in particular for their knife-edge energy cutting though negative thought states. Power on.

12"

$16.73

Lawrence

Birds On The Dancefloor

Mule Musiq Japan

22 years after his debut EP, micro-house classic Sporturlaub, hit stores, Dial Records co-founder Lawrence is still at the peak of his powers. That's certainly the conclusion we've reached having listened to Birds on the Dancefloor, a fine four-tracker for Mule Musiq full of evocative, melodious, atmospheric and morning-fresh deep house jams. Our pick of a very strong bunch is the ultra-deep, drifting, dubbed-out dancefloor drift of 'Everglade', though opener 'Highland Spores (House Mix)' - a heady and hypnotic fusion of micro-house and deep house - pushes it close. Elsewhere, 'The Awakening' sees the German pepper an undulating acid bassline and smooth beats with rising and falling melodies, while 'Meadows (sunrise edit)' is an intensely beautiful fusion of IDM electronics and soft-focus deep house grooves

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12"

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The Organism

Ups & Downs EP

Tau

The Organism is long time tune maker who has a wide variety of sounds in his arsenal. For this new one on Tau he kicks off with a deeply exotic sound that has intoxicating strings and vocals wrapping around the groove. The whole thing makes for something really dramatic and original before 'Conquistador' ups the ante with a trance inducing tech house cut built on rolling drums and Middle Eastern sounding melodies. 'Cowboy' closes down with a more playful feel and some funky drum loops that carry you away on a nice breezy vibe.

12"

$14.39

Costin Rp

Ahead Of Time EP

Re Face Italy

Here comes Costin Robert Popescu, Bucharest beatsmith pushing some of the sprightliest minimal tech house to emerge from the Romanian capital in recent times. Following recent drops for Pleasure Zone, Kiria and Hubble, he shores up on Re Face for the Ahead Of Time EP. Things kick off with the pinging synth flourishes and mellow demeanour of 'Finally Found' before sliding into the positively cheeky workout 'Why'. 'Morning Droids' rounds things off with the funkiest of the bunch, where the bass slinks around the drums and the melodic parts come unshackled in the right places for a surefire dancefloor bomb.

Bassfort - Moon Shadow (10th Anniversary Mixes)

12"

$19.36

Bassfort

Moon Shadow (10th Anniversary Mixes)

Local Talk

Ten years have now passed since Spanish trio Bassfort delivered their double A-side single Moon Shadow/Moon Light, which Mad Mats and Tooli selected to be the first ever Local Talk release. In honour of the popular deep house label's tenth anniversary, they've splashed out on some new remixes. Joaquin 'Joe' Clausell delivers an exquisite A-side rub of 'Moon Shadow', peppering a futuristic synthesizer bassline and unfussy drums with luscious jazz piano, echoing vocal snippets and wayward electronics. Long-time Local Talk artist Kyodai takes over on the flip, reframing 'Moonlight' is a lusciously string-drenched, subtly jazz-funk influenced slab of organic broken house rich in warming bass guitar, twinkling pianos and languid beats.

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