Great Weekend, Voices of Black, Tala\Anish, Deepchord
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Great Weekend – That’s The Thing (To Do) – The Wurst Music Ever
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Great Weekend, who apparently is related somehow to Chaka Khan, contributed this track to the recently-released label comp The Wurst Music Ever. I first heard it on Beg to Differ’s excellent session with Tim Sweeney on Beats in Space, and had been waiting eagerly for its release. For whatever reason, I’d heard of Nick Chacona but not about Beg to Differ (his collaborative DJ moniker with Wurst Music namesake Roy Wurst), I’m glad I’ve seen the light.
Voices of Black – Dry Ur Eyez ft. Rap Lisa & Greg Paulus – 7:30 Mixtape
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is Baba Ali and Jules Born representing Teaneck, NJ. They made their debut on Wolf + Lamb, the well-respected NYC deep house mainstay you read about here on Blog.H34 all the time, and have been turning heads with catchy R&B-flavored “milky” house vibes. This track definitely has me hitting repeat, it features regular VoB collaborator Rap Lisa, along with my man Greg Paulus on trumpet. It’s a version from their free 7:30 mixtape, check that if you want to hear more.
Anish – Feel Years Younger – Come Back Jealousy EP
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I caught this brand new split EP on Leftroom’s Left’d sub-imprint (?) by Tala and Anish, an elusive pair of young producers on the rise picked up by label boss Matt Tolfrey. Definitely digging the dark sub-heavy vibes combined with vocals that, for a change in house music, don’t sound like gospel singers but don’t sound creepy or anti-social either. Fans of Benoit & Sergio, Guillaume & the Coutu Dumonts, Junior Boys, etc. should enjoy these two guys.
Deepchord – Sofitel – Hash Bar Loops
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Every few months for about a year now, I’ve complained about how few new high-quality dub techno records are released these days. While that still holds true, and it is a crying shame, we can at least take solace in knowing that when the modern stewards of dub techno release an LP, it will be enough to keep the genre alive. Rod Modell is imitated often, but perhaps not enough, because so few can even come close. Hash Bar Loops is a complex release, to say the least. It pulsates and cracks like alien technology weaving through frozen catacombs, and while I still feel more partial to his collaborations with Steve Hitchell, this marks a solid entry into his solo catalogue.
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