New releases today: Progressive House

Review: After six years away, Rebelski returns to All Day I Dream with 'The Sirens', an EP that marks a compelling re-entry into the ambient fold. This collection of six tracks showcases the producer's ability to craft expansive soundscapes, each layered with intricate melodies, lush instrumentals, and hauntingly soft vocals. From the opener 'Cascading Waves' to the titular 'The Sirens', each track conjures an immersive atmosphere that feels simultaneously vast and intimate. 'Memory Loss' and 'Jupiter' continue this journey, pushing the listener into deeper introspection with their hypnotic rhythms and subtle shifts in tone. Side two offers even more to explore. 'Under Your Spell (feat Caroline Sheehan)' brings a delicate yet powerful vocal performance into the mix, perfectly complementing Rebelski's ethereal production. 'Polarity' follows, balancing soft textures with darker undercurrents. The EP closes with a Tim Green remix of 'The Sirens', which adds a touch of dancefloor energy while retaining the meditative quality of the original. Much like the otherworldly vibe that Rebelski has become known for, 'The Sirens' EP transports the listener to a realm where time and space blur, offering a serene yet complex auditory experience.

Review: This four-track EP offers a potent blend of mesmerizing basslines, evolving analogue sounds, and progressive house vibes, perfectly suited for dancefloor deployment. Rambal Cochet's 'Metoxico Disco (La Luna)' and 'Thrill Factor' deliver a captivating mix of energy and atmosphere, while Leiwand & Bevtelli's 'Certified Content' and 'Runner' provide a unique sonic signature. Each track offers a distinct journey through hypnotic rhythms and evolving textures, making this EP a must-have for DJs and electronic music enthusiasts alike. It's a collection of captivating grooves and hypnotic soundscapes, designed to ignite dancefloors and transport listeners.

Review: Australia has been one of the hottest places for interesting new club sounds for a while now. Re-Leaf is another new label from down under that backs that up and it launches with a mighty fine new EP from label head Aldonna. It loosely offers up deep house sounds but with a range of different slants - there's the progressive chord lushness of 'Rush,' and the more prickly percussive tension of 'Venus'. 'March, Together' is doused in post-rave 90s trance-techno vibes and 'Break Love' (feat Yaiflai) shuts down with some deft and dubbed-out rhythm work that gets ever more intergalactic as it unfolds.

Review: Felix Da Housecat returns to his squashy electro roots with 'Test Press'. A megaphoned monologue by the artist and vocalist NEZ straddles this serious slice of electro-house weight, urging the listener to give up the exclusive goods or work to procure them: "test. press. please." Then there's 'Simulator', laying down a humorously broken meditation on video-game playing and joystick flicking in the name of life, eking out the tricky contours of such a lifestyle with hyper-limited, mega-flattened snares and clacks. Finally, the 'Pressapella' appears as the remixable base with which you, too, might make your own version.

Review: Will Long's 'Behind The Times' delivers a refined minimal tech-house experience, blending smooth jazz elements with deep house vibes. The title track on Side-1 is a laid-back, melodic journey with a low tempo, incorporating subtle jazz influences into its minimalist structure. Its gentle, flowing rhythm creates a serene atmosphere, perfect for immersive listening. On Side-2, the 'Bassline Mix' elevates the track by introducing a powerful bassline, giving the smooth composition a darker, more groove-oriented feel while maintaining its minimal aesthetic. Long's ability to balance intricate jazz influences with house and techno elements shines throughout this release, making 'Behind The Times' an understated but captivating entry in the minimal/tech house genre.