Review: Joseph Malik - Adult Contemporary (Shuya Okino + ROOT SOUL Rework EP) (Ramrock Red Records)

For those keeping up with Joseph Malik's 'Proxima Ebony' story and subsequent 'Variant Issue', those "prime taste makers" Craig Charles, Don Letts and even more can't get enough of it - and here's a new twist from Tokyo on the Edinburgh soul master!

As regular readers will know, YATM has a big case e of Japanophilia, whether that's BBE's J-Jazz compilations, Masters Series or book (news has it that there's another compilation due soon - also see HERE) or DJ Muro (see HERE) or J-Salsa (see Orquesta Del Sol, HERE) or City Music Tokyo (see HERE) or my latest favourite, Ken Matsudaira, you'll get the idea that we're more than excited to here of combination of Mr Malik and Shuya Okino.

It all started we're told when both of them were signed to Compost Records in the early 00s and "Joseph was on tour in Japan with iconic soul artist, Terry Callier. Shuya showed up at the gig and took Joseph to his legendary night club ‘The Room’ in Shibuya, Tokyo" [and when they say "legendary", check out anything on Especial Records at that time you'll get an idea why].

The pair stayed in contact ever since so no surprise that Shuya 'Shuya San' Okino (Kyoto Jazz Massive to WeOutHere) gets busy on 'Adult Contemporary'

But the story doesn't end there as this is a whole new re-work recorded in Japan and mastered by Darren Morris (the follow-up to his 'Union I', Union II out now, see HERE) and you think, this is a whole different track to the original as 'Chic funk dance' gives it up to the recognizable vocal to Joseph with "Release me..." and plea for "Somebody help me"; well it's clear that the Tokyo family has and it's another winner.

So, you may be wondering why 'Tokyo To Edinburgh (Interlude 1)' is included? For 107 seconds of beats/Japanese spoken word with killer mod-jazz organ, you'll want it in any Sci-Fi mixtape. 

This would make a great 7" single but until that existing, it's a great digital release.

P.S. Did someone mention, DJ Kawasaki 'It's Your World'? (Ed. that's so niche)

BUY LINK: RRR086 - Joseph Malik - Adult Contemporary - Shuya Okino + ROOT SOUL Rework EP | Joseph Malik + Shuya Okino x ROOT SOUL | Ramrock

Artist: Joseph Malik
Title: Adult Contemporary (Shuya Okino + ROOT SOUL Rework EP)
Release date: 18th July, 2025
Cat. No: RRR086
Format: Bandcamp / Digital

Label: Ramrock Red Records

Remixed by Shuya Okino & ROOT SOUL
Lead vocals: Joseph Malik
Directed by Shuya Okino (Kyoto Jazz Massive)
Bass, Keyboards, Guitar: Kenichi Ikeda (ROOT SOUL)
Drums: Soki Kimura (Osaka Monaurail）
Drums recorded by Soki Kimura (Osaka Monaurail）
Mixed by Kenichi Ikeda (ROOT SOUL)
Mastering: Darren Morris @North Street West Studio

Review: Berkeley Hunt - A Ghostly Tryst (Soul Quest Records)

More Soul Quest Records I hear you call!  We'll we've certainly got a favourite jazzy/leftfield house label as Berkeley Hunt's 'A Ghostly Tryst' is far jollier than the title and comes with a Stefan Ringer remix to give it a full house! 

The original of ‘Wicked Sins’ has a big touch of Cesaria Evora's about it in so much as the vocals/beats cover traditional sounds of Africa and Latin America.  So a good choice to get one of the hotest names in house to up the pace on the remix with Stefan Ringer.  Possibly influenced by the classic Carl Craig remix of 'Angola'? Who knows? But it's an instant must have in the YATM offfice.

But some say "more trumpet"? Well, you certainly get a lot of drums and space-jazz dubiness cramed into 'Lost In The Delirium' which could be post-dnb-prog-bruk-jazz - but definitely one for the adventurous Leftfield jazz dance tent this summer; this is were Miles Davis would be in 2026. 

The opening track, 'It Called' is more of a 'A Ghostly Tryst' in the crypt which is equally in Krog 'n' synth-pop as it is as OST: this 4 tracker in mezmerising in many ways. 

Following the label head Max Sinal's collaboration with KingCrowney on 'Intentions' (see review HERE with vocalist Liv East), this label knows a leftfield synth-jazz Bruk dancefloor hit - and more!  

BUY LINK:  Exclusive with traxscource until 25th July

Artist: Berkeley Hunt

Title: A Ghostly Tryst

Release date: 25th July, 2025

Label : Soul Quest Records
Catalog Number : SQR014
Format:  Vinyl / Digital / Bandcamp

Review: La Deep - Risk It All ft. Sindiswa Vinqi (inc. Fish Go Deep Remix)(Wooden Discos)

You can take the wood out of the disco?  New label heads at Wooden Discos find La Deep into the Deep House disco shed to find some dance lumber. 

As an off-shoot from Canadian label Nordic Trax, Wooden Discos debut release is solid and features Sfiso Sizwe Khumalo (aka La Deep) who comes from Bethal, a small town in the province of Mpumalanga and fellow South African, Sindiswa Vinqi who is also making her debut as a recording artist.

Sindiswa has an interesting tone which adds to the "different perspective" of La Deep's risk assessment has it all.

Add to that, Cork's house duo Fish Go Deep with a remix, dub and instrumental versions and you've definitely got a winner.

Artist: La Deep

Title: Risk It All ft. Sindiswa Vinqi (inc. Fish Go Deep Remix)

Release date: 18th July, 2025

Label: Wooden Discos

Catalog Number: WD001

Format: Digital

Review: Ria Moran - Cubico (DeepMatter Records)

Ria Moran goes 'Cubico' to break out of "Introducing" and moving into her own light in more ways than one.

You may know Ria from BBC's 'Introducing' programming or her debut EP, 'Moving Into The Liight' but if you're following the progress of Georgie Sweet (see review of her First Word debut album, HERE) you'll want to add Ms. Moran to your list of 2025 discoveries.

The vocals are similar in style as delivery as is the music, albeit it bit more of a focus on guitar in the nu-jazz beats envelope. No surprising really as she's worked with Nubiyan Twist (who feature on the closing track 'Take It Or Leave It'), Gotts Street Park and Daniel Casimir of late.

After a bit of a slow start this album gradually builds and by the time you get to the title track, you're hooked as it gets more jazzy-funk dramatic; 'Leo' fits somewhere between the two extremes and is definitely a favourite in the YATM office - and it's just in time to hit the decks at We Out Here Festival.

Clearly influenced by the R&B 'golden era' - Jill Scott, D'Angelo etc along with the current crop of groovers from Oz, particularly Allysha Joy, don't miss out on this one - if you get in quick there's a vinyl option of 'Smoked Orange' (Ed. isn't that an old JUUL flavour?)

Artist: Ria Moran 
Title:  Cubico 

Release date: 18th July, 2025

Label : DeepMatter Records

Catalog Number : TBC

Format: 12" Vinyl -Smoked Orange / Digital / Bandcamp  

Review: Angus Lima - La Casa De Las Aves (Be Adult Music)

Angus Lima's new release, 'La Casa De Las Aves' has got two original tracks that are  "packed with quality organic house and a wealth of emotions that epitomize this Argentine producer". 

'Conversation Between Lovers' is nearly nine minutes of deamscape that matches the artwork whilst lead track, 'La Casa De Las Aves' is odds on to match July's Colour & Pitch sessions mixtape.

 'In case you need a recap, Be Adult Music have had a great year in 2024 [again] as they celebrated their 8th Anniversary (see review HERE) along with their sister labels, Be Adult Roots (see review HERE) and Be Adult Weapons: 2025 is proving more adult than usual.

Artist: Angus Lima 

Title:  La Casa De Las Aves

Release date: 17th July, 2025

Label: Be Adult Music

Catalog Number: BAM449

Format: Digital / Bandcamp.

Review - Jiri Jiri - Give Me Disco - Vol. 1 (Curated by DJ Kobayashi) (Batov Records)

What is this summer of heatwaves missing?  Of course, the first in a new series of 12" releases of "pan-European disco and Neapolitan funk" curate by Batov Records head honcho and king of the B-sides (in Soho), DJ Kobayashi.

Jiri Jiri, formed by members of Muito Kaballa and YĪN YĪN, have a Afro-disco synch boogie for 70s Italo Balearics on a sun drenched euro-Studio 54.   The vocals are a bit Euro Hall & Oats etc which is always on point but the instrumental Lumo Luvva is modern warp (in a hot way) of Southern Freez / Shakatak jazz-funk.

Condensing Euro Nettuno & Bruno Belissimo's 'Bruno Boogie' (see review HERE) and Gabriele Poso's 'Ritmo Italiano' 'Unspoken Sounds of Italian Tamburo' compilation (see review HERE), this is going to be a series you'll want to collect and play out.

Artist: Jiri Jiri

Title:  Give Me Disco - Vol. 1

Release date: 18th July, 2025

Label : Batov Records

Catalog Number : BTR124

Format: 12" Vinyl /  Digital / Bandcamp   

Review: Loretta Heywood - Melodica Blues Pt. 1 (Melodica Blues Music)

When it comes to reggae, dub and roots, there's only one Melodica King and that's, of course, Augustus Pablo but when you've got the talents of Loretta Heywood and Kendell Johnson on an album called 'Melodica Blues' with a single 'I've Been Around The World' it's time to buy the ticket.

Loretta Heywood, she of "electronic dance pioneers" Bomb the Bass and TransGlobal Underground has recently been seen with a cover version of 'Can't Get You Out Of My Head' as a duet with Lisbon Kid (Ed. Kylie & Jason?) but this new single, you might say, is more of back to her reggae/dub roots.  

Jamaican producer Jordan Armond (aka Natural High) got the a team of Hamid Mantu and Tim Whelan (Transglobal Underground), saxophonist Carlton Headley, and guest vocalists Shakka 'I'm Not The One' Black and Kendell Johnson from West London’s Rastafarian community for a set that inlcudes 'I've Been Around The World', 'Boy Blue' and a cover of the Rasta classic, 'Satta Massagana' as a 6/8 Blues mix!

With the recent Soul Sugar meets Dub Shepherds cover versions (see review HERE) we could be heading for a new 'golden era' of reggae/dub especially as the project features both new and remixed versions of tracks from Heywood's extensive back catalogue.

BUY LINK: https://bfan.link/melodica-blues

Title: Loretta Heywood

Title: Melodica Blues Pt. 1

Release date: 12th June, 2025

Label : Melodica Blues Music

Catalog Number : TBC

Format: Digital 

Review: Sorcerer - Sunlight Hits (Dream Chimney)

The Sorcerer has performed some sort of alchemy here as 'Sunlight Hits' transforms into off-kilter boogie down hip-hop, jazzy beats 'n' Balearics, reggae and more.

The association between Sorcerer (aka Daniel Saxon Judd) and Dream Chimney goes back to the start of the San Francisco based label along with his label debut album 'Tape Dreams' which led to 'Bubble Funk' a couple of years ago.

You could says that the huge pot of his genre mixing in more focused for this album as there's a duel theme of an imaginary OST for a video game that's also aimed a the dancefloor with the magic combo of "galactic syths" and "chilled tropical rhyhms".

Don't expect Miles Davis' 'Sorcerer' but there's a lot going on in the tracks. 'Alien Shore', 'Mystery Tripper' and 'Casio Magician' - you get the idea from the track titles.  Well, you thought you were until the title track hits you with some dreamy funk in the Balearics (nice guitar work when you least expect it) before then we get some electric beach reggae with 'Control Your Soul'.  

At a time like this, I'd usually say that it'd be great if there was a Biggabush remix (for 'Control Your Soul') but even his knob movement couldn't better this one.   And then there's two more tracks on the album where he does it again, 'Picasso On Beach' and 'President Skank'.

If you want to get wax-on, there's some 'Windchime Meltdown' along with 'Status Break' and the jazz-dub Island sounds of 'Winter Swell' so you can wax-off too! 

At the start of the year, Dream Chimney's smokestack blew up with the "best go-go jazz funk" (on 'Geimotheque' by Tonarunur - see review HERE) so no surprise that by July, their back with another eclectic hybrid that's as bright as 'Sunlight Hits' that could easily grow into your favourite album of the year.

BUY LINK: Music | Dream Chimney

Artist:  Sorcerer 

Title:  Sunlight Hits 

Release date: 14th July, 2025

Label : Dream Chimney 

Catalog Number :TBC

Format: Cassette / CD / Digital / Bandcamp 

Review: Alina Bzhezhinska & Tulshi - Whispers Of Rain (Tru-Thoughts)

"Internationally acclaimed harpist Alina Bzhezhinska (pronunciation - Bshe-shin-ska) and Ibiza-based producer Tulshi announce their collaborative album ‘Whispers of Rain’, Alina’s debut album with Tru Thoughts".

If you've been following Alina with us from the single back in March (see review HERE) and her collaborations with Tony Kofi and The HipHop Collective, you'll know that this is the perfect festival season summer chill sound, especially as the seven tracks are based on the cooling element of rain; in all its forms.

Taking Alina's spirtiual jazz and classical background and Tulshi's electronic, tech-dub ambient knowledge they synch together like children playing; which was the inspiration for the first track they ever did called 'Child's Play' which opens the album up for a full 9 minutes.

You can tell from the track titles, 'Starling', 'Across The Sea', 'Warm Days, Cold Nights' and the closing track 'Journey's Home' that there's a instrumental narrative connection between both musicians and the tracks:  indeed, there's a near 40 minute continuous mix 'bonus track' on the digital release. 

One track definitely not to overlook is the Afro-tech jazz-house of 'Nomad's Nocturne' that's heavy in its percussion and takes for early Kraftwerk/Tangerine Dream.

You can't review one of Alina's albums without mentioning Alice Coltrane or Dorothy Ashby (Ed. it's the law) but 'Whispers Of Rain' is this years' Floating Points' 'Promises' without Pharoah Sanders and the London Symphony Orchestra (Ed. that was 2021!)

Alina will be hosting a listening party at Brilliant Corners, London on Monday 23rd June, followed by an album launch show at The Vortex, London on Friday 4th July, featuring Tony Kofi (saxophone) and special guests!

BUY LINK: Whispers of Rain | Alina Bzhezhinska & Tulshi | AlinaHipHarp

Artist:  Alina Bzhezhinska & Tulshi

Title:  Whispers Of Rain 
Release date: 11th July, 2025
Label : Tru-Thoughts Recordings
Catalog Number  TRU467
Format: Black Vinyl / CD / Digital / Bandcamp

Review: Soul Sugar meets Dub Shepherds - Disco Jack / Disco Jack (dub mix) (Gee Recordings)

With the recent tribute to  Curtis Mayfield’s "timeless sound" as a refreshed reggae and dub 7", why not  do a tribute to the reggae legend of the keys, Jackie Mittoo as 'Disco Jack'?  

Soul Sugar (aka Guillaume Méténier) has again teamed up with Dub Shepherd's with a follow up to the incredible 'Give Me Your Love (Love Song)' featuring Jolly Joseph (see review HERE).

Mittoo, who made his name in JA from an early age and joining The Skatalites in the 60s before playing sessions with everyname in reggae you care to mention before moving to Canada.  Both sides have 'The Keyboard King' ingrainded into them and the dub particularly stands out giving us even more reason to say we'd have prefered a 12" Discomix.

You may recall the Mittoo orginal was re-issued on an EP on Record Store Day 2018 some 40 years afer the original 7"!  This new version is fresh and not as mellow but so good you can't afford not to get it for the love of reggae, roots, dub organ from the Nyabinghi.

BUY LINK: Disco jack | Soul Sugar meets Dub Shepherds | Gee Recordings

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Artist:  Soul Sugar meets Dub Shepherds
Title: Disco Jack / Disco Jack (dub mix) 
Release date: 11th July, 2025
Label: Gee Recordings
Catalog Number:  GEE1005
Format: 7" / Digital / Bandcamp

Review: Todh Teri - The Return of Neela Devi EP (Masala Movement)

Todh Teri's 'Sampadan' set a new form for 'India Gets Physical' so 'The Return of Neela Devi EP' takes the house to its next logical mystical dub path to the dancefloor.

If you felt the love for 'Sampadan' (in all its versions), this EP has 3 more tracks to take you out to the electronic spiritual disco; no more so than the 12 minutes of 'Maalgaadi 54'. 

That's the one to get the tent rockin' but flip over for some dubbed up Gotan Project inspired acid trip 'Beauty Blues' (BTW: what a beatiful cover if a little bit irreverent - perhaps?) whilst the trio is completed by some 'Cosmic Dirt'. the kind of dirt the Flying Mojito Bros. might find in an "Indian spaghetti western" disco for Giorgio Moroder fans.

'The Return of Neela Devi' is a vinyl-only series where the iconic characters from 'Deep In India' are at the front of the celebrations 

BUY LINK: TODH TERI - The Return Of Neela Devi Vinyl at Juno Records.

Title: Todh Teri

Title: The Return of Neela Devi EP

Release date: 11th July, 2025

Label : Masala Movement

Catalog Number : MM006

Format: 12" Vinyl

Review: Rockers Hi-Fi - Mish Mash with 'Now I Deliver' (BiggaBush Versions) (!K7 Records)

Whether it's Lightning Head, Studio Don, BiggaBush or as a co-founder of seminal Rockers Hi-FI, Glyn 'Bigga' Bush is full of electronic  dub/funk/dancehall/boogie to keep us rockin' to Hi-Fi soundsystem sounds with an re-released album 'Mish Mash' with 3 new versions of 'Now I Deliver' by Glyn himself.

Hard to believe that Rocker's Hi-Fi exploded in 1995 with the album 'Rockers To Rockers' on 4th & Broadway with tracks like the classic  'Push Push' and 'What A Life?' [Ed. I've got my copy signed by Glyn].  And whilst Glyn and Dick Whittingham formed in RHF in Birmingham, this and their other collaborations including AirGoose and Original Rockers were more dub and reggae focused than those Black Sabbath rockers.

And with the recent Ozzy revival, just as good a time as any to re-check their follow up album from 1996, 'Mish Mash'.  Originally released as a 17 track triple LP (Ed. did these guys think they were Yes?) it got picked up by WEA for its international release after the original home studio got an upgrade with new dubness in their sound along with, who was to become an almost Rockers ever present, Farda P and a 'new' Mellotron; plus a load of cleared samples.

And the album's title came from this mix of sample all this and more. Rockers Hi-Fi were one of the orignal multi-genre sounds led by tracks like 'Going Under' (featuring Farda P) and 'Now I Deliver' with it's 'Orignal Rockers Hi Fi' rap by Phoebe One.

And just to prove how a head of the genre-fluid game they were, also on the album is a "re-imagined" version of 'Ghetto Defendant' by punk royalty, The Clash as 'Queen Of The Ghetto'.  The mix of dub-poetry, dnb and trip-hop was so far from punk (as The Clash themselves developed) with the Rockers' forming primordial dubstep soup you might say?

The re-issued album comes with 3 BiggaBush versions of 'Now I Deliver' (original, extended and instrumenal) and that you can get a taste of as the single released today (see below).

P.S.  For other BiggaBush info, check out our exclusive interview HERE and the review of 'A Different Style EP' (see HERE) that includes the Hectic Extend'ed version of 'This River'.

BUY LINK: Mish Mash | Rockers Hi-Fi | !K7 Records

Artist: Rockers Hi-Fi
Title: Mish Mash with Bonus Tracks of 'Now I Deliver' (BiggaBush Versions) 
Release date: 9th July, 2025
Label : !K7
Catalog Number : TBC
Format: Digital / Bandcamp 

Review: Various Artists - 15 Years Of SlothBoogie (SlothBoogie Recordings)

SlothBoogie celebrates it's 15th Birthday Party with nothing but boogie that's so sloth, you can't help yourself move to the 15 tracks.

Even if they couldn't squeeze all 15 tracks onto the double vinyl release (having two bonus digital tracks), this compilation includes Iceland's Intr0beatz (see 'Static Motions' review HERE) and New Zealand's Phillipa (now living in Berlin and last seen on Razor-N-Tape's 'Family Affair' compilation) isn't too shabby for a club night, party/festival, radio show collective that started as a blog in 2010!

The launch party is this Friday at the Panorama Bar, Berlin with Demuja live (as included on the album with two tracks, 'Backwards' and 'Face In The Mirrow'), Intr0beatz (I love 'Unconditional' with it's music policy declaration), Phillipa (the album opener, 'Little Lady' featuring Mani Simon) and Joe Cleen ('Last Minute').

SlothBoogie were also into Edits and apart from DJ Greg Wilson, The Revenge was at the top of his game when they started (about the same time as the compilation of his edits came out on Z as 'Reeki'structions').  And when I say was, I mean is as 'Take Your Time' has all his trademarks.

Other names you'll recognise are Ralph Session, Scruscru and Tiptoes (who both released tracks on the SlothBoogie label).

Fans of deep house, disco, boogie, Detroit that are familiar with SlothBoogie will definitely "like dis" as they've gone full-on "no-filler dance music, nuturing new talent while continuing to collaborate with established figureheads of the scene" - just goes to show what Blog culture can achieve?

Launch Party: 15 years Sloth Boogie — Berghain

BUY LINK: https://slothboogie.bandcamp.com/album/15-years-of-slothboogie. [Pre-order now]

Artist:  V/A

Title: 15 Years Of SlothBoogie

Release date: 8h August, 2025

Label: SlothBoogie

Cat. No: TBC

Format: 2 x Vinyl LP / Digital / Bandcamp

Review: Erin Buku - Listen (Inc. Osunlade, LDLDN, Leonard Charles Remixes) (Inner Tribe)

We've heard many a tune from the Melbourne/Naarm area over the years but here's a new release on Tribe Records outta Adelaide, Australia for the R&B/Soul fans by Erin Buku and you better 'Listen'!

The record label thinks this track evokes the spirit of Masters At Work, perhaps on the beaches of South Australia but within touching distance of an urban disco.

And if you can't get a MAW remix, Osunlade is a bigger name alternative that can turn the emotional soul vocals into a highlight with a stripped broken beat backing; shame we don't get more of the guitar solo which would give it more of an acid jazz vibe.

If you know Leonard Charles' work with Inkswel, Leroy Burgess and Robert Owens, you'll be excited to hear the Leonard Charles disco dub remix

When it comes to mixing up a genre, LNLDN has many strings to his bow/remix equipment and this has more of you're Brand New Heavies about it plus the vocal message of hope and understanding.   I can hear this as an summer anthem, especially at We Out Here Festival with Gilles Peterson et al.

This EP gets better as the tracks get longer so one for all the DJs out there.

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Artist: Erin Buku 

Title:   Listen (Inc. Osunlade, LDLDN, Leonard Charles Remixes)
Release date: 8th July, 2025
Label : Inner Tribe
Catalog Number : ITREBLT02

Format:  Digital / Bandcamp 

Review: Visions of Light - The Mandala Vortex (NuNorthern Soul)

If you think Visions Of Light sounds like the sort of thing NuNorthern Soul label boss Phil Cooper would be getting very excited about, you'd be right and here's the album 'The Mandala Vortex' to get you ready for a Balaphonic summer!

Just to be clear, 'The Mandala Vortex' is nothing like Balaphonic's 'Resolution Revolutions' (see review HERE and the interview with Danny 'Balaphonic' Ward HERE), but much like the other recent release on the NuNorthern Soul label, Maarten Goetheer (featuring Pong Nakornchai), the "tribute", 'Suite For Chick' (see review HERE) there's more than a synergy between them all.

No more so than the track 'Breathe' (featuring Alma Chomel on vocals) which brings Acid to QiGong/Yoga exercises in 'Left Bank' francaise bien sûr and the dubby trip hop ambient space jam 'The Last Domino' - expect the likes of Mixmaster Morris and The Rhythm Doctor playing these out a the obligatory festivals from Glastonbury to WeOutHere.

If you're already a Freebooter's Simon Sheldon along with Nik Muzka and Dan Dub Lounge (aka Daniel Sanders) you'll know that there's going to be lots of dubby "21st century Balearica" particulary on 'Clearwater' and 'Daytime'. 

For the serious Flute Gang collective, wait for the 'Destination' to arrive on ya beautiful dreamy jazz ears (flute by Alex Saxon) whilst the liquid 'Echoes Of Time' (featuring the sax of Gionni Cigwood) cascades to the Balearic beach dub before 'Sands' meets at the after club acid souk.

And in case you were wondering where the reggae-dub vs. Japanese formal garden themed track was, don't worry as it's here in the form of 'Bring It Back' and a synthy 'Trip' that's yet another stand out track on an album of stand-outs that'll mesmerize you in a good "too slow to trip-hop" way that you'll won't want to turn it off.

A classic collection of ten tracks that'll keep you 'turned on', 'tuned in' and 'Breathe'!

BUY LINK: https://visions-of-light.bandcamp.com/album/the-mandala-vortex

 

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Artist: Visions of Light

Title: The Mandala Vortex   

Release date: 11th July, 2025
Label : NuNorthernSoul
Catalog Number : NUNS069D
Format:  Vinyl LP / Digital / Bandcamp 

Review: Lakeshouse - Renate's Dan (Hot Toddy & Gouldian Finch Remixes) (Paper Recordings)

For fans of the always classic synth-pop, novelty instrumental 'Popcorn', the Norwegian leftfield band Lakeshouse, have take this style one step onto nu-disco, one step Italo and one step house to leave a dancefloor as hot buttered as you'd want to see it.

It's hard to imagine that the rest of the forthcoming album by the band is as bonkers good as the title track 'Renate's Dans' is such such fun as it is, Daft Punk meets a disco Wendy Carlos anyone?  But you never know with Norwegians, from Espen Horne to Unionen, what's going to move the dancefloor - for further digging on this subject check out our interview with Third Attempt (aka Torje Fagertun Splide - see HERE).

So I can see why Paper Recordings thought it was a good idea to get some 'safe hands' on some remix action.  

Well, I say "safe" as if you're still in love with Georgio Moroder (in his Ms. Summer period). Crazy P's Hot Toddy gets this instrumental into a main room with some big synth action that'll go mental.

And with that in mind, the main songwriter in Jaga Jazzist, Martin Horntveth (aka Gouldian Finch - Ed. sounds a bit Hogwarts?) really goes leftfield and ends up well outside the tent clutching on the guide ropes for dear life in a space ship fuelled on ambient techno free jazz with Solar 360 lighting showing us the way.

It's been over ten years since Todd Terje's classic disco jazz fusion classic 'Inspector Norse' and this could be just a big!  Even a Bugge Wesseltoft's New Conception Of Jazz re-conceptualised?

BUY LINK:  Lakeshouse - Renate's Dans [Paper Recordings] | Music & Downloads on Beatport

Artist: Lakeshouse

Title: Renate's Dan 

Release date: 9th July, 2025

Label : Paper Recordings
Catalog Number : SQR014
Format:  Vinyl / Digital / Bandcamp