Pretty sure I first discovered Dutch electro powerhouser Remy Verheijen via a Jockey Slut cover mount cd about 16 years ago.
I then went on the hunt for the 12″ of “I Don’t Care”, love at first sound as I’ve been into his music ever since.
Here’s five I like to play a lot…
Amazing house music has exactly the right amount of elements, enough left in and equally important, adequte amounts stripped out. Therefore these records remain perfectly frozen in time. Record labels like Nu Groove, DJ Pierre’s Wild Pitch sound and early Todd Terry productions spring to mind and when David Morales puts the big diva stylings to the side and goes deep, dubby and late night, he nails that red light, sweat drenched basement vibe.
The Red Zone is for life!
Alexander Arpeggio doing the hard work so you don’t have to – re-releasing obscure and killer private press nuggets.
One part psychobilly, one part techno, one part shoegazer pop.
If The Jesus & Mary Chain, Joy Division & The Meteors had colaborated and Moroder & Rushent had shared production duties, it may well have sounded like this…
Based in Göteborg, Sweden. Höga Nord wants to expand your senses and revolutionize your mind by constantly looking and listening for those rare and magical moments in pop culture. The rest we treat in a similar way by leaving it for the masses.
(above taken from Hoga Nord discogs page…spot on)
There are a handful of producers thesedays who bring something new to the electronic music table. A lot borrow or repeat from what’s already gone before whereas some put their own stamp on things, adding to an evolving element in this thing called dance music.
Kieran Hebden one, Dan Snaith another and without doubt Sam Shepherd is a leader not a follower.
Here are five exquisite works of floating electronic art…
Super Rhythm Trax – proper (proper) dance music. Delivered without much fuss because it’s done for the love. Excellent label and a go to for when you need to go a bit harder.
5 below that are always in the bag.
The UK’s now defunct Deconstruction Records has some vintage gold in it’s cellar. Tracks that sound as good today (if not better) than they did back then. A varied repertoire and A&R policy means there are dark room heavy hitters, sunshine belters and timeless house gems all there to be re-discovered.
Below are five oldies I still regularly play…
