Review: VA - Thirty Years Of Freerange Vol.3 (Freerange Records)

30 years is a long-time and in Freerange Records timezone they're celebrating with 30 tracks from 30 artists on 5 EPs - and VOLUME THREE is now here!

Keeping up with a birthday party at 3 out five as we reach mid-point in this seriers of Freerange's celebration with the artists and musical values that have defined the label's journey. 

To recap, 30 Years Of Freerange brings together 30 exclusive tracks from 30 artists, released across five EPs before culminating in a beautifully curated box set; Vol. 2 HERE and Vol. 1 HERE. 

Volume 4 balances established label favourites with fresh collaborations and future classics, once again exploring the rich spectrum of house music that has become synonymous with the Freerange sound: timeless grooves, musical depth and soul in abundance.

Kicking off with long-time friend of the label, Atjazz ('Love You Day 1'), Blue Method's 'Agora', ultra busy Megatronic (also see Razor N' Tape - review HERE) with 'Questions' featuring Mona Lee and other 'old' names'  Andre Lodemann ('For Those Who Care' and Manuel Tur ('Key Race Alert') along with our favourite, James Kumo's 'Jazz Dimensions'.

This series has to be the best of the year and in 5 volumes, Freerange has captured not only what is great about Freerange Records but what's good about music! 

BUY LINK / PRE-ORDER: Music | Freerange Records

Artist: Various Artists

Release: Thirty Years Of Freerange Vol.3
Release Date: 24th July, 2026
Label: Freerange Records
Catalog Number: FR318
Format:   Vinyl / Digital / BANDCAMP

Review: Oliver Night - Between The Lines (Tru Thoughts)

London-based producer, DJ and multi-instrumentalist, Oliver Night stunned us with the return of Roots Manuva on the single 'Boss' but he's even obvious as a candidate for album of the year with 'Between The Lines' on Tru-Thoughts!

 

After the debut single, 'Run Like The River' / 'Reach Out' (see review HERE) and Roots Manuva on the killer 'Boss', are you thinking that's as good as it gets?  Well, if you are, don't as here's a full 12 track album that's top draw from start, 'Undefeated' featuring Goldbar (that's got the soulful sound of an Omar) to the final track, 'Trance End' featuring David Mrakpor on vibes, he of Blue Lab Beats!

And then you've got Megatronic ('It's Alright' and 'We Are Love' - also check out her latest, 'There's Truth In Gospel' - see review HERE), Kaya Fyah ('Vibez' and 'Friends') and the best of the lot, Jay Phelps showing off on 'The City'!

London's Oliver Night, having made a name for himself in the post-Co-Op) has incorporated a modern soul-jazz-house-broken beat that keeps his identity and cross-over appeal all at the same time.

'Between The Lines' is out now and best go and get it.

BUY LINK: Between The Lines | Oliver Night

Artist: Oliver Night 

Title:  Between The Lines

Release date: 14th November, 2025  

Label : Tru-Thoughts Recordings

Catalog Number : TRU475D

Format : Digital  / Bandcamp 

Review: Megatronic - There's Truth In Gospel (Razor-N-Tape)

Ever since Larry Levan 'discovered' the Jobert Singers in church, disco/house has been one of the built on foundation stones formed out of the sound of gospel; as Megatronic says, 'There's Truth In Gospel'!

Following on from Jkriv's 'Intuition' (see review HERE), the title track featured Megatronic, she's also turned up on 'City To City: Lisbon' (see review HERE) and then on the city's FOLDER label with Cavo on 'Just Us'.  

We've now got her on a 6-track EP that is full of truthful soul house aided by Fawziyya Heart ('All I See' and 'In Our Soul'), Aku ('Let's Go To Work') and Chico Cadidi ('Mother') to give the soul and full on praise to the Lord joy.

If you say "I Need You" with spacey jazzy funk, I need you to be longer; so apart from the title track is being disappointingly cut short, this is a monster of a release, especially the Fawziyya featured tracks.

'All I See' races along with some subtle strings and synth boogie and rejoice to 'Something' as it pumps with a flutey steam train: did someone mention Rocksteady Disco.

Things have moved really fast for Megatronic since las years' 'Do I Belong To You' but in terms of ownership, this new EP is 'In Our Soul' already like 'Mother's milk.  Full of hope and praise lets go to work,

P.S. did someone say Retromigration remix.

BUY LINK: https://razor-n-tape.lnk.to/TheresTruthInGospel

Artist: Megatronic 

Title: There's Truth In Gospel
Release date: 17th October, 2025
Label : Razor-N-Tape.
Catalog Number : RNT127
Format :  12"  Vinyl / Digital / Bandcamp