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Singles
Big City Takes EP
Big City Takes EP (limited 12" in die-cut sleeve)
Cat: HYR 7254. Rel: 31 Jan 23
Big City Takes (4:10)
Big City Takes (Tapes remix 1) (3:31)
Big City Takes (Tapes remix 5) (5:37)
Time & Space (Calm version) (7:38)
Time & Space (The Vendetta Suite remix) (8:28)
Review: On paper, this may seem an unlikely collaboration - Japanese ambient and deep acid stalwart meets eccentric Finnish lounge, jazz and exotica veteran - but it's a genuinely brilliant EP. 'Big City Takes' genuinely makes the best of both Calm and Jimi Tenor's talents, with the latter's eyes-closed vocals, evocative flutes and shuffling exotica rhythms fitting perfectly with the former's stirring strings and immersive ambient electronics. Tapes remixes, first delivering a jazzy hip-hop informed head-nodder before serving up some ambient dub/digi-dub fusion, before Calm delivers his version of a second Tenor collaboration, 'Time and Space' - an ambient jazz masterpiece. Vendetta Suite's warming, subtly tropical Balearic rework of that track is also brilliant. Tip!
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Drum Chums Vol 5
Cat: TDCHUMS 005. Rel: 11 Oct 22
It's More Fun 2 Make Love (10:30)
Memories (2:14)
Dreamer (11:49)
Ghana Do It (2:57)
Review: The fifth installment in Manchester's Drum Chums series sees the arrival of the enigmatic Captain Attractive with a lesson in 'San Fran sleaze, hippie disco and MPC bump.' On the first side, get down to the slo-mo dancefloor heater 'It's More Fun 2 Make Love', followed by the lo-slung soul feelings of 'Memories'. Over on the flip, there's the piano-led R&B of 'Dreamer' then things get sensual on the late night mood music of 'Ghana Do It'.
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Sunrise
Sunrise (coloured vinyl 10" limited to 200 copies (comes in different coloured vinyl, we cannot guarantee which one you will receive))
Cat: PCNC 016. Rel: 26 Oct 23
Sunrise (Lovers Break mix) (7:30)
Sunrise (Stella mix) (7:22)
Review: Jurgen Paape has a brilliantly characterful sound and wrote one of our favourite silly records in 'Ofterschwang' some 13 years ago (go check it out, it's brilliant.) We're glad to hear some new music from the long time Kompakt legend and co-founder and once again it's not what you would expect. 'Allein' is a downbeat piece with oriental melodies and gently plucked strings over warm bass. It's not for the club, that is for sure, but the flip side version 'Allein In Italien' sure is. This one is a chugging and brit Italo disco number with retro 80s synth sounds and plenty of joyous grooves.
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San Francisco Night (reissue)
Cat: EHW 006. Rel: 24 Nov 22
San Francisco Night (2:54)
San Francisco Night (Instrumental) (2:41)
Review: Austrian musician and producer Chris Duchatschek had an interesting career during the 1980s, moving from membership of anarchist band Drahdiwaberl (Falco was also a member) to manning the mixing desk on a string of now largely forgotten European pop hits. He also found time to release a handful of singles of his own, 'San Francisco Night' - which Edition Hawara has wisely chosen to reissue - being the best of them. It's a fantastic slab of spacey, star-gazing Balearic synth-pop - the track's White Isle credentials are assured by the seemingly random acoustic guitar jangle sitting in the background - featuring vocal daydreaming about Californian evenings. The flip-side instrumental take is, if anything, even better.
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La Guitarra (feat Rune Lindbaek, Danilo Braca remixes)
La Guitarra (4:55)
La Guitarra (dub) (5:19)
La Guitarra (Rune Lindbaek Pikes mix) (4:51)
La Guitarra (Danilo Braca Deep In Brooklyn remix) (10:20)
Review: Ibiza legend and all round well respected industry man Chris Coco is back with more of his seaside sounds. This time his Mediterranean magic is cast over 'La Guitarra' which as the title hints has Flamenco style acoustics (from Micko Roche) with tropical house drums and heartfelt synths. There is a pair backed and delicious dub also, and then modern disco don Rune Lindbaek comes through with a mesmeric take that is laidback and lush in its design. Last of all is Daniel Braca with a Deep In Brooklyn remix thing brings some fine Latin house styles.
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Hudson
Hudson (12" limited to 300 copies)
Cat: NUMM 10. Rel: 15 Feb 22
Pistol Shrimp (4:25)
B Moon (4:33)
Homing Loop (3:46)
Locked (6:08)
Nemo's Dream (6:16)
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Coyote Special Editions Vol 2
Cat: MWSE 008. Rel: 06 Nov 23
Lonely (8:22)
Western Revolution (6:26)
Love Home (5:22)
Luca (6:31)
Review: It is time to succumb to the sounds of the Magic Wand label once more and this eighth sonic spell is another one that will leave you happily helpless. It finds the Coyote lads step away from their fine work on Is It Balearic? to cook up two top edits. First up they offer 'Lonely' - a broody, steamy and shimmering tropical Balearic workout and then comes the organic and lazy drums of 'Western Revolution' with an iconic gravelly vocal. There are folk-tinged Americana sounds on 'Love Home' and laid-back disco licks on the seductive 'Luca' to make this a summer party essential.
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Marijuana
Marijuana (1-sided 12")
Cat: IIB 070. Rel: 25 Sep 23
Marijuana (6:34)
Review: A case of things turning full circle if ever there was one, as Rolo McGinty of The Woodentops fame - the indie stars who discovered raving and then featured on the very first Balearic Beats collection - teams up with Coyote for a one sided 12" for Is It Balearic. Well, if this isn't, then nothing is! The title should be a clue to its sentiments, paying homage to the laughing herb that is 'Marijuana' and in particular, partaking in its delights in the shade on a hot day. McGinty delivers a deep, resonant vocal and some very cool acoustic strumming, while the Coyote boys do the slow motion beat shuffling. Anthemic glory.
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Cumbaya
Cumbaya (12")
Cat: WADR 005. Rel: 17 Oct 23
Tropical Nutrition (3:53)
The Liquid State (5:01)
Tools For Progress (4:19)
Le Fond Des Choses (7:23)
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Serpent Strut
Cat: C 56051. Rel: 12 Oct 15
Serpent Strut (feat David Harks) (6:34)
Gift Of Our Fathers (Future mix) (5:06)
Review: Cool story: 60s psychedelic folk strummer Cutter was spotted busking in an LA subway by Claremont 56's 40 Thieves. Instantly submitting to his acoustic charms, they strike up a creative relationship. Recruiting the writing skills of Jum Jum Records founder David Harks, they create the cosmic beauty that is "Strutting Serpent". Sitting somewhere between Cat Stevens and Paqua, it's the epitome of Balearic timelessness. For added psychedelic majesty flip for a future version of Cutter's classic "Gift Of Our Fathers". Stunning.
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Para Siempre
Cat: UFO 18. Rel: 15 Nov 23
Para Siempre (feat Florencia - Italo Balearic vocal mix) (7:32)
Para Siempre (feat Florencia - Elements Of Trance) (5:42)
Para Siempre (Italo Balearic instrumental mix) (7:31)
Review: Fett Burger and Cato Canari, a Norwegian DJ and producer based in Tokyo, have teamed up to brilliantly Balearic effect here on this new outing on the cult Sex Tags UFO label. They offer up three different versions of 'Para Siempre' that are all suited to sunset sessions on the beach. The tune features Florencia and first comes as an Italo Balearic vocal mix which is doused in lush synths and has steady bass rumbles below the rich chords. The Elements Of Trance mix is perfect for when things head indoors to the club with its weighty low-end thud then the most trippy and loved-up version comes at the end.
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The First Time
Cat: ARCH 004. Rel: 21 Sep 21
The First Time (Roberto Lodola vocal remix) (7:01)
The First Time (Roberto Lodola instrumental) (7:01)
The First Time (6:46)
The First Time (Cantoma dub) (5:28)
Review: Since first joining forces in 2007, frequent collaborators DJ Pippi and Willie Graff have established themselves amongst the higher echelons of the Balearic fraternity, primarily by delivering records that offer a soft-focus blend of disco, deep house and downtempo grooves. Their latest single - a cover of Ewan McColl's loved-up 'First Time Ever I Saw Your Face', a song famously turned into a 1980s Balearic classic by Joanna Law - offers a particularly sumptuous variation on their sonic blueprint, with their original mix (B1) combining luscious orchestration, Spanish guitar solos, shuffling samba drums and a stirring lead vocal from Clarita de Quiroz. Phil Mison's Cantoma Dub provides a slightly tougher but no less Balearic variation, while Roberto Lodola's vocal and instrumental mixes give the track a warming and jazzy deep house feel.
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Rhythm Of Love (feat Faze Action remix)
Cat: BSBF 1203. Rel: 26 Feb 24
Rhythm Of Love (6:47)
Rhythm Of Love (Daydreamin' instrumental) (6:46)
Rhythm Of Love (Faze Action remix) (7:00)
Review: DJ and producer Gratts returns to his own imprint with the third instalment of the "Balearic but bumpin'" trilogy. Here, the Belgian puts forward a captivating piece of organic, Body & Soul NY inspired deep house, assisted by Cata Mansikka-aho on vocals. As always, an instrumental is provided for maximum nightclub daydreaming. On the flipside, British duo Faze Action up the energy levels with an equally musical disco version that hits in all the right spots. Artwork once again by Mads Cooke.
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Dancer
Dancer (12")
Cat: FSR 116. Rel: 21 Jul 22
Dancer (vocal mix) (5:24)
Dancer (instrumental mix) (5:26)
Review: Brit-boogie obscurity alert! You might not be familiar with La Famille - a short-lived group established by jazz guitarist Alan Weekes, whose members also included then future Soul 2 Soul singer Caron Wheeler and a pre-fame Cleveland Watkiss - but in 'Dancer', they made one of the loveliest jazz-funk/boogie crossover records of the early 1980s. Originally a white label-only release and near impossible to find since, the record has long been crying out for a reissue. It has all the ingredients you'd expect - squelchy synth-bass, soulful vocals, leisurely jazz guitars, drum machine beats and an overriding sense of musical sweetness - and is presented in equally essential vocal and instrumental mix variations.

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Tags: Disco Funk
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Love Theme From Spartacus
Cat: NW 6. Rel: 26 Nov 20
Yusef Lateef - "Love Theme From Spartacus" (2:57)
Cannonball Adderley Sextet - "Brother John" (2:24)
Review: This must-check dinked 45 brings together two killer and influential jazz recordings from the early 1960s. On the A-side you'll find Yusuf Lateef's inspired cover of Alen North's 'Spartacus Love Theme', a shuffling, Latin-tinged, piano-laden affair that inspired many subsequent interpretations from fellow musical titans (think Ramsey Lewis, Carlos Santana, Eddie Harris and Bill Evans, for starters). It's an effortlessly breezy and life-affirming version that stands apart from the hard-bop jazz jams that Lateef was recording at the time. On the flip you'll find the scarce 7" edit of the Cannonball Alderley Sextet's recording of 'Brother John', a cool jazz interpretation that famously features a rare oboe solo from the track's composer (and Sextet member), Yusuf Lateef.
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Leo & Caito
Cat: S108 021. Rel: 21 Dec 23
Sao Januario (5:22)
Sunny Villa On A Distant Planet (8:36)
Rolando Nascer Do Sol (7:02)
OWL WCS (4:23)
Review: The artwork for this new 12" from the System 108 label is eccentric enough to make you want to check out the music even if you don't know the artists. It's the sort of cover that suggests the music will be left of centre and quirky and that it is. 'Sao Januario' is a deep and lazy groove with sunny chords and jazzy keys that take you to the global south. 'Sunny Villa On A Distant Planet' is a twisted disco cut with house leaning drums and big cowbells under intergalactic synth lines. 'Rolando Nascer Do Sol' then rides a crisp electro breakout to keep you on your toes and 'OWL WCS' slows down for a cuddly back-to-mine style closer.
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Tryptmix EP
Cat: SUE 026. Rel: 05 Dec 22
PST, Coral D & SVN - "Tryptmix" (13:45)
PST - "The Memories" (2:27)
PST - "Frisbee Man" (7:42)
PST & SVN - "Version Two" (5:34)
Review: The classy Sued label invites a trio of producers to take us on a balmy cosmic and ambient-laced house trip here with this beautifully pure and innocent new EP. PST is the anchor on each track and first up he works with Coral & SVN on the sub-aquatic deep house funk of 'Tryptmix'. He goes it alone on 'The Memories' which is all incidental melodies and deep space neon colours, and again on 'Frisbee Man' which is jumbled downtempo and acid jazz styled house before re-uniting with SVN for the cuddly, scuffed up and warm house depths of 'Version Two.'
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Alben
Fig 1
Fig 1 (LP + MP3 download code limited to 200 copies)
Cat: BRC 01. Rel: 23 Jan 23
(It's) Possible (3:51)
Ah Ah Ah Ah Ah (5:15)
A Clear Sky At Night (4:24)
Bird Brain (4:26)
Does Your Dog Bite (5:08)
Earth Music (4:42)
Sea Moss (4:46)
Day Dreaming (6:33)
Review: Fresh, warm and spontaneous - brainwave research center's eight track debut album is everything that electronic music sometimes forgets to be. Recorded and produced in the back of Smith's synthesizer/electronic repair shop, Specs Sales & Repair, in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, the project is a joint collaboration between NYC-based house/techno producer, Chase Smith (W.T. Records, Apartment, is/Was), & documentary filmmaker, Christa Majoras (School of Visual Arts).
Described as a distillation of influences from experimentalism of Steve Reich, Laurie Spiegel and Black Dice, the 90s ambient techno of The Orb and Pete Namlook/Fax and more motorik flavours like Kraftwerk, Suicide, Manual Gottsching, it's a gentle but lively affair from the Art Of Noise-esque 'ah ah ah ah ah' and bubbling jam 'Bird Brain' to the epic arpeggios v guitar closer 'Day Dreaming'. This is first of four releases that the artist has planned, but there's certainly enough here to get your teeth into for now.

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Your Day Will Come
Cat: JAG 459CD. Rel: 18 Apr 24
Dedicated To The World
Police Scanner
Idea June
Embarrassed Dog
Unifying Thought
Your Day Will Come
Urn
Coffee Culture
I Think I Saw
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The Versions
The Versions (limited LP)
Cat: EMIV 2060. Rel: 10 Jun 22
Robyn - "Buffalo Stance" (feat Mapei) (5:07)
Manchild (feat Sia) (3:18)
Woman (feat ANOHNI) (5:00)
Buddy X (feat Greentea Peng) (2:45)
Kootchi (feat Jamila Woods) (3:28)
Sassy (feat TYSON) (3:46)
Heart (feat Sudan Archives) (3:42)
Kisses On The Wind (feat Seinabo Sey) (3:16)
Manchild (feat Kelsey Lu) (3:36)
Buddy X (Honey Dijon remix) (6:33)
Review: Neneh Cherry's upcoming remix album 'The Versions' finally hits our shelves, documenting the classic street soul and pop singer's best known works - but only in the form of cover versions of her most influential songs by other artists, reinterpreting many of the songs from Cherry's extensive back catalogue. Contributing artists include Robyn, Anohni, Greentea Peng, Kelsey Lu, Sudan Archives, and Tyson - as well as a standout cover from revered pop singer Sia, of Cherry's hit song 'Manchild'.
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Far From The Maddening Crowds (Symphonic Rehearsals)
Cat: MODENACD 96. Rel: 28 Mar 24
Early (Symphonic Rehearsal mix)
Already There (Symphonic Rehearsal mix)
Offshore (Symphonic Rehearsal mix)
Lost You Somewhere (Evolution Symphonic Rehearsal)
From Blue To Green (Symphonic Rehearsal mix)
Sunstroke (DC Symphonic Rehearsal mix)
Leaving Town (Symphonic Rehearsal mix)
Red Skies (Symphonic Rehearsal mix)
Sunstroke (Symphonic Rehearsal mix)
Offshore (DC Symphonic Rehearsal mix)
The Drive Home (Symphonic Rehearsal mix)
Review: Complementing the main LP release of this career-bookending Chicane release comes the CD edition of the new symphonic edition of Far From The Maddening Crowds. The original trance uplifter LP blew us all away at its initial '90s moment, proving producer Nicholas Bracegirdle's fine talents to the world. Now, however, comes the full orchestral version, sating our tireless retroactive desire for symphonies after trance; every track on the original album hears a full-blown symphonic orchestral rerub, utilising the collective talents of members of the The Halle and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and combining them with glistening SFX and studio embellishments to lend an epic neoclassical vibe to an all-out classic.
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Not Sirius
Not Sirius (limited CD)
Cat: GKOCD 041. Rel: 30 Nov 23
Eleven Dimension Super Gravity
Babylon 3
Dubber FX
Feedback Returns
UVF (Ultraviolet Frequencies)
Cosmic Flash
Elefunk
Babylon 4
In Flight Trance
Breathe
Review: Given that heavily psychedelic, dub-tinged, mid-90s style breakbeat excursions are back in fashion, it's the perfect time for Ron Henry and Daniel Goganian to reboot their Children of the Bong project. Earlier in this year, the former Planet Dog duo dug into their archives and issued a seven-track set of previously unreleased recordings. Here they repeat the trick, serving up a swathe of cuts recorded before and after the release of their cult debut album, Sirius Sounds, in 1995. Musically, it's a deliciously trippy and dub-wise blast, with Fila Brazillia style stoner funk ('Babylon 3') and bouncy, dub-flecked electronica ('Dubber FX'), sitting side by side with intergalactic ambient dub ('UVF (Ultraviolet Frequencies)', world music-tinged epics ('Babylon 4'), beat-free psy-trance textures ('In Flight Trance'), and immersive, acid-fired soundscapes ('Eleven Dimension Super Gravity').
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Fuzzy Fantasy
Cat: SLANG 50567. Rel: 14 Mar 24
Hideout
Disconnected
Beyond You and Me
Sober
NFS
Hard to Find
The Same
Transmission Failure
Start/Stop/Rewind
Space
Surrender
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Przygody
Przygody (limited cassette)
Cat: MONDOJ 23CS. Rel: 20 Mar 24
Prawdziwy Lweri (1:45)
Pogoda Ducha (3:23)
Koniec Lata (3:24)
Dim Lounge (feat Uszko) (2:59)
Bardzo Krotka Przygoda (1:08)
Zamek (2:43)
Zegarek (feat Miki Tkacz) (1:54)
Mini Farmer (3:41)
Muzeum Ewolucji (2:58)
Koniec Lata (reprise) (1:50)
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Various 3
Various 3 (mini LP)
Cat: FS 003. Rel: 17 Jul 23
The Variable Club - "Biorhythms" (5:05)
Alpine DJ - "Pepe Nony" (6:38)
A Vision Of Panorama - "Kissing The Sun" (4:42)
Pete Bandit - "Many Stories" (6:53)
Common Mode - "Bassface" (5:49)
Body Corp - "Take It Or Leave It" (4:40)
Review: There is a wealth of talent on show on the third EP from the Fusion Sequence label which has put together this six-track deep house sizzler. The Variable Club' 'Biorhythms' is perfectly warm and dynamic for cosy backroom moments and Alpine DJ then brings an old school piano feel to 'Pepe Nony' before A Vision Of Panorama zones you out on lush chords and reverential keys on 'Kissing The Sun.' The flipside offers the more dark and heads-down 'Many Stories' while the blissed-out and feel-good grooves return with Common Mode's 'Bassface.' Body Corp shuts down with the slower, seductive sounds of 'Take It Or Leave It' which rounds out a top-class EP.

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