Beats in Space - Best of 2012 pt1 & pt2

The ever vigilant and organised muso Mr Tim Sweeney offers parts 1&2 of his picks for 2012. His commitment to the show and the music is admirable and I for one applaud his passion and ongoing devotion to unearthing and broadcasting underground music that he feels everyone should hear.

1. The Chromatics - Lady - Italians Do It Better
2. Andrew Ashong - Flowers - Sound Signature
3. Matthew Dear - Headcage - Ghostly
4. John Talabot - Destiny - Permanent Vacation
5. Kindness - Gee Up (Erol Alkan's Extended Rework) - Female Energy
6. Storm Queen - Let's Make Mistakes - Environ
7. O.m.a.r-S and L'Renee - S.E.X (A.O.L Remix) - F.X.H.E.
8. Daphni - Yes, I Know - Jiaolong
9. Still Going - Work That Shit Party - Still Going Records
10. Bad News - Real Bad News - L.I.E.S.
11. Alejandro Paz - Duro - Cómeme
12. Pachanga Boys - Time - Hippie Dance
13. Kölsch - All That Matters (Instrumental) - Kompakt
14. Brandt Brauer Frick - Schamane - !K7

14. Brandt Brauer Frick - Schamane - !K7
15. Simian Mobile Disco - Put Your Hands Together - Witchita
16. KiNK - Hand Made - Rush Hour
17. Andrés - New For U - La Vida
18. Lindstrøm - Ęg-Gęd-Ōsis (Todd Terje Extended Edit) - Smalltown Supersound
19. Hot Chip - How Do You Do (Todd Terje Remix) - Domino
20. Go Nogo - Movement (Skatebård Remix) - Emerald & Doreen
21. FaltyDL - Straight & Arrow (Four Tet Remix) - Ninja Tune
22. Baio - Tanto feat Matias Aguayo - Greco-Roman
23. Tomas Barfod - Don't Understand - Friends of Friends
24. SLG - Prostokąty feat Catz 'N Dogz - Studio Barnhus
25. Michael Mayer - Good Times - Kompakt
26. Oskar Offermann - Heading Out - White Records
27. ED - Counterfeit (Mark E's Doomsday Transition) - Merc
28. Mungolian Jetset - We Are The Shining (Dan Lissvik Version) - Smalltown Supersound
29. Neneh Cherry & The Thing - Cashback (Lindstrøm & Prins Thomas Remix) - Smalltown Supersound
30. Soft Rocks - Talking Jungle (Justin Vandervolgen Remix) - ESP Institute

Visit the site: http://www.beatsinspace.net/playlists/657

Favorite LP's of 2012:
Kindness - World, You Need A Change Of Mind - Terrible Records
Michael Mayer - Mantasy - Kompakt
John Talabot ‎– ƒIN - Permanent Vacation
Daphni - Jiaolong - Jiaolong
Mungolian Jetset ‎- Mungodelics - Smalltown Supersound
The Chromatics - Kill For Love - Italians Do It Better
Matthew Dear - Beams - Ghostly International
Simian Mobile Disco - Unpatterns - Witchita
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti - Mature Themes - 4AD
Daniel Maloso - In And Out - Cómeme
Tomas Barfod - Salton Sea - Friends Of Friends
DJ Nature - Return Of The Savage - Golf Channel
Bola - Volume 7 - Awesome Tapes From Africa
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs ‎– Trouble - Polydor
Pachanga Boys - We Are Really Sorry - Hippie Dance
Hot Chip - In Our Heads - Domino
Liars - WIXIW - Mute
I:Cube ‎- "M" Megamix - Versatile
Janja Nabay & The Bubu Gang - En Yay Sah - Luaka Bop

Other songs I loved in 2012 and wanted to include in this show:
The Backwoods - Cloud 9 (The Stallions Remix) - Ene/ESP
Mandog - Guitar Pop (Gonno Remix) - Room Full Of Records
The Time And Space Machine - Good Morning (Coyote Balearic Mix) - Tirk
John Talabot - When The Past Was Present (Pachanga Boys Purple Remix) - Permanent Vacation
Bot'Ox - Basement Love (Pachanga Boys Remix) - I'm A Cliche
Barnt - Geffen - Cómeme
DJ Kaos - Kosmische Ruckenwind (Quiet Village Remix) - Clone Loft
Kasper Bjørke - Bohemian Soul feat Laid Back (Still Going Remix) - Hfn
TV Baby - NY Is All Right (Dr Dunks Mix) - Rong
The Mole - If I Had A Nickel - Maybe Tomorrow
Hauschka - Radar (Michael Mayer Remix) - Fatcat
Magic Mountain High - Workshop xx - Workshop
Todd Terje - It's The Arps - Olsen/Smalltown Supersound
Joakim - Nothing Gold (Todd Terje Mix) - Tigersushi
Prins Thomas Orkester - Snake Music - Full Pupp
Rune Lindbæk feat Kurt Maloo - Wonder (Rune Lindbæk & Øyvind Blikstad Mix) - Drum Island
Aeroplane - Caramellas (Joakim Remix) - Eskimo
Saschienne - Unknown - Kompakt
Jai Paul - Jasmine (Demo) - XL
Nick Nikolov - Come Down - Liebe Detail
Jimmy Edgar - This One's For The Children - Hotflush
WhoMadeWho - Never Had The Time - Kompakt
Zombie Zombie - Rocket Number 9 - Versatile
Ultraista - Small Talk - Temporary Residence Limited
Daniel Avery - Need Electric - Phantasy Sound
Mark E - We Could Love - Needwant
Orthy - Emily (Baio Remix)
Lauer - 70000ac - Running Back
Hundred In The Hands - Keep It Low (A JD Twitch Optimo mix) - Warp
AM/TM - Back To Acid - Hector Works
Fanatico - Tessio (KiNK's Raw Dub) - Ware
Young Marco - Darwin In Bahia - ESP
Marcus Mixx - Special Creme - Unknown To The Unknown
Recloose - Don't Get Me Wrong - Delusions Of Grandeur
TNT Subhead - Ecstasy & Release - Groovement
Trackman LaFonte & Bonquiqui - Pacific House - L.I.E.S.
Mock & Toof - My Head - Tiny Sticks
B.D.I. - Paper Tears - Running Back
Sinkane - Runnin' (Daphni Mix) - Phonica Records
Roisin Murphy - Simulation (Mano Le Tough Remix) - Permanent Vacation
Los Amigos Invisibles & Dimitri From Paris - Glad To Know You (Ray Mang's Flying Dub) - Gomma
Phreek Plus One - La Spirale (J's Loveboat Mix) - Internasjonal
JV - EditChannel XXX - EditChannel
Steve Reich - Nagoya Marimba (HNNY Edit) - No Rights Reserved
Al Kent - Open Up Your Mind - Kojak
J.T.C. - Beats In Space - Shaddock

And, of course, lots of love to the 4 BIS releases this year!!!
Secret Circuit - Nebula Sphynx - BIS
Paradis - Je M'Ennuie - BIS
Lauer - Macsat Ring Down - BIS
DJ Steve - Special Cuts #1 - BIS 

EJECA Live @ Tusk Party Renate Berlin 26.10.2012

EJECA Live @ Tusk Party Renate Berlin 26.10.2012

Disco Deviant podcast from 78 Edits

Disco Deviant podcast Dec 2012 - 78 Edits by Pablo Contraband on Mixcloud

TRACKLIST:
1.Homicide Mcbride - Bunny Bugzz
2.Red Greg - Inner Rythym
3.The Dead Rose Music Company - Too Late
4.Combi - One Night Affair 5.Lazzore Hoche - Love Thang
5.Norman Connors - Once I've Been There (Super Value Edit)
6.Rahaan - On and On (part2)
7.Frank Booker - CR(edit)
8.JV - Edit Channell XXX

A soulful mix from 78 Edits lovingly put together exclusively for us at discodeviant.com. The mix showcases Jamie's ear for a funk fueled groove and features some great piano riffs and vocals throughout. Most enjoyable and something quite Levan-like running through this selection. 78 Edits releases have been a regular purchase for us and his soundcloud is well worth checking out for a proper taster of what he's put out recently.

One track that is a definite contender for the top spot on our 2012 round up is Me for You - 78 Edits, check it out here: http://www.junodownload.com/products/full-house/2051833-02/?ref=discodeviant.

Keep an eye open for 78Edits in 2013 we are expecting big things! Here's a free extended version of Stephanie Mills 'Watcha Gonna Do With My Loving' from her album of the same name that 78 edits made for DJ sets. WINNER.

New Sound Stream

There's only a peek at this but if there's a bass guitar hiding at the end of Julie's theme then we're on. 

Disco Deviant Podcast – The Gemini Bros

Disco Deviant podcast: The Gemini Bros (DEC 2012) by Pablo Contraband on Mixcloud

The Disco Deviant Podcast – The Gemini Bros. Exclusive promo mix Kid Creole, "I do believe"(40 thieves instrumental)
Kraak & Smaak, "Hold Back Love feat. Lex Empress"(Lovebirds Instrumental)
Faze Action, "Freak For Your Love" (New Wave Disco Dub)
The Glimmers, "U rocked my world"
Situation, "Gangster Love"
Supafly Feat. Deni Hines, "Erotic City" (Original Extended Mix)
Lady Aya, "Shake Your Body" (Joey Negro Extended Disco Mix)
The Gemini Bros – "Jeraldine affaire" (Unreleased)
Luminodisco – "Ragazzini "(Original Mix)
Gary's Gang – "Keep On Dancing" (Todd Terje Remix)

The Gemini Bros - London Trip // June - Oct 2012 from albert norich on Vimeo.

Gemini Bros kindly put this together for us and it's a pleasure to share the Bucharest based brothers work. Have a listen and enjoy. Their motto: "Keep the GROOVE alive!"

Connan Mockasin - Forever Dolphin Love (Erol Alkan Rework)

Great to see this new version of Erol Alkan’s extended rework of New Zealand based Connan Mockasin's “Forever Dolphin Love” getting a release. The song, taken from Connan’s 2011 album of the same name, is lovingly reworked here into a sprawling psychedelic groover.

The original rework has been around for some time but this version was included on Erol’s “Bugged Out” mix which was released over 2 CD's in September on !K7 Records. Both the Bugged Out mix and Connan's debut long player are well worth a listen.

MermaidS December 2012 Mix

Great new mini mix from MermaidS. Comes complete with Christmas intro. Super stuff.

New doodle from Cole Medina - Free DL

SWV-Right Here (Human Nature Mix)

John Talabot – ‘When The Past Was Present’ (Pachanga Boys Remixes)

Released back at the end of October, the Pachanga Boy's colour coded remixes of John Talabot's 'When The Past Was Present' have been firm favourites here since they landed.

Rebolledo and Superpitcher, aka Pachanga Boys, provide the heat with their familiarly slick production over three coloured remixes “designed for different phases of a night”. It's their Purple Remix that's a fave with us.

All three are now available digitally. The Purple Remix also sees a release as part of the limited edition version of John Talabot's 'Fin' long player which comes complete with a second CD of extra tracks and remixes.
 

Get your excuses in early... Yeah thanks Mum, gonna need to shoot off pretty early Boxing Day though ;)

C.O.R have been throwing legendary parties on Boxing Day along the South Coast in Southsea. Greg Wilson, Diesel, Graeme Park, Ashley Beedle & Alfredo have all joined the friendliest gang of disco reprobates you are ever likely to meet for some well organised debauches over the years. I'm a big fan and love their parties but have yet to make it along to a Boxing Day beano. This year it's gonna be different, plans are being made, excuses in early and a mid morning departure from the family should be pretty smooth. No Turkey sandwiches for me, I'm off to a Vintage Holiday themed H.O.U.S.E party! Tickets are available very shortly and the info you'll need is here FB EVENT By the end of play we can see a few of the crowd rolling out some Party Chat for the remaining post - Christmas telly sessions...see below!

SHMLSS November mix

November mix

Couple of nice guys out of Utrecht - saw them play a couple of weeks ago at Air with Social Disco Club & Jacques Renault. Good taste in disco and house that doesn't ever stray into sleepy territory.

Get on it! Great track from 78 Edits feature about 22 mins in available here JUNO LINK alongside some other sweet edits. Any German readers can catch me in action on Friday night (30th Nov) at Rockmarket in Frankfurt FB Event LINK

The THP Orchestra - Two Hot For Love 12" DISCO 1977 PART 1 OF 2

Amen Brother

Great debut release here from Dublin based label Amen Brother.

Niall Kirk and Pete Cadden started throwing their Amen Brother parties back in 2009. Focussing on psychedelic funk and soul sounds, their parties have a solid reputation for quality and are loved by dance floor darlings and beard strokers alike.  “We’ll throw some psychedelia, James Brown and Hendrix into the mix” says Niall “People like to hear something a bit different”.

Their debut release features 3 lovingly created re-rubs by the Amen Brother Disco Band. ‘Afreeka’ is a peak time percussive groover with hypnotic vocals and a driving afro groove and ‘Gonna Get Some’ offers a more sleazy female lead offering. ‘Rollin' & Sinkin’ is the gem here for me - a rework of ‘Painted Ladies', an Ian Thomas track originally released in 1973, it’s been stuck in my head since it arrived here in the week.

Available at the usual places on vinyl now.

Poolside Mix Tape

Cracking mix here from the Poolside Boys. This dropped on soudcloud a few weeks back and it’s been on heavy rotation here since. A great selection of down tempo sounds - definitely worth a listen on those lazy, rainy days like it is here in Brighton today. 

Poolside hail from LA and the duo’s album ‘Pacific Standard Time’ was released back in July. It contains some beautiful instrumentation. Great percussion, dreamy keys, fantastic guitar work - a proper band album. Single ‘Do You Believe’ has been hammered all over the shop and THAT cover version of Neil Young’s ‘Harvest Moon’ is a fantastic highlight.

The whole album is well worth a listen if you haven’t already. Some nice limited coloured vinyl available at Piccadilly Records too if you feel like treating yourself.

Nice write up in the Guardian Guide

Press: http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/oct/27/clubs-picks-of-the-this-week?INTCMP=SRCH

RSN Tickets | Buy Tickets for NYE Disco Deviant with Rayko, Pablo Contraband and Ben Monk

Only 8 of the early Birds are left for NYE in Brighton
RSN Tickets | Buy Tickets for NYE Disco Deviant with Rayko, Pablo Contraband and Ben Monk

NYE Brighton with Rayko, Pablo Contraband & Ben Monk

Disco Deviant have had another great year throwing a handful of excellent parties in Brighton, Oslo, Groningen and London. 

Disco Deviant's New Year's Eve party sees special guest Rayko jet over from Madrid to continue his global boogie crusade alongside chief orchestrator, Pablo Contraband and his close collaborator and fellow music fiend Ben Monk.

This night is certainly an attractive proposition for the more discerning party goer with a soft spot for quality Disco, House and Boogie, without necessarily needing things to get too deep and meaningful. 

Fun is definitely high on the agenda with plenty of room left for dancing.  The venue has been chosen with comfort and aesthetics in mind boasting panoramic sea views and stylish design.

Pablo is well known for ensuring that the music sounds superb with clarity always a priority, therefore an excellent system will be installed at the venue especially for the party.

All of this attention to detail and still the tickets are limited to 200 and held at a reasonable rate bucking the trend of new years eve's hyper inflated door prices and queues for everything.

Early Birds are just £7 & Standard Advance tickets £10

Last years party was amazing and sold out well in advance so get in there

R $ N https://www.rsn-tickets.com/event/nye-disco-deviant-with-rayko-pablo-contraband-and-ben-monk/644/

RA http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?414137
Resident Records & Lust, Brighton

DD PABLO CONTRABAND @ THE LOFT 2 NOV 12 (pt1)

DD PABLO CONTRABAND @ THE LOFT 2 NOV 12 (pt1) by The Unity Agency

DD PABLO CONTRABAND @ THE LOFT 2 NOV 12 (pt1)

New Pablo Contraband chart is up

Weatherall next, beards at the ready. Nov 2 2012, The Loft, Brighton

 
We are happy to put on a series of parties at one of our favourite Brighton venues. Sound issues had prevented us using this friendly and intimate space, but these have since been resolved and after standing in the sweet spot we signed up for a couple of parties.

Andrew Weatherall (A Love from Outer Space) has been the focus if a longstanding love affair. One that we have no intention of relinquishing anytime soon, The Governor, The Major, The Chairman are all nicknames often bandied around when Andrew is

involved.

It's a pleasure to invite him to play at the venue where Disco Deviant was concieved. Resident DJ Pablo Contraband is once again bestowed the honour of getting things underway at what can surely only be a dream gig for him. (It's also his birthday so it's a double whammy really!)

Duncan Patterson has been dying to get on the decks at Disco Deviant and get the party started for a while now so after some gentle persuasion he's been added to the line up.

We are in a smaller venue by design and our hope is we sell out in advance meaning the crowd is made up of an audience there for all the right reasons. Capacity is only 180 so buying a ticket is advisable if you want to guarantee entry.

There are some limited Early beards available at £SOLD OUT! each so get in there!

RA: http://www.residentadvisor.net/event.aspx?404940

R$N: http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/ticket/the-legend-returns-andrew-weatherall-pablo-contraband/585/

Here's a recording including a track listing from the last time Andrew played for us in April 2012

Andrew Weatherall & Sean Johnston: ALFOS @ Disco Deviant by Mark Algar on Mixcloud

YAM WHO? ADEEPHOUSEGARAGEDISCOBOOGIETHING

   YAM WHO? ADEEPHOUSEGARAGEDISCOBOOGIETHING by Yam Who?

IT'S BEEN A WHILE YAM WHO? - SO MANY AMAZING SONGS INCLUDED
EX-FRIENDLY/MANNMADE MUSIC/PBR STREETGANG/MOODYMANN/MAXXI SOUNDSYSTEM/BICEP/JAMIE LIDELL/DAM FUNK/BUFI/RUBINSKEE/RAYKO/JIMMYTHETWIN

YAM WHO? ADEEPHOUSEGARAGEDISCOBOOGIETHING

Pablo Contraband -Guest Mix for Seamus Haji's Big Love Show

  Pablo Contraband -Guest Mix for Seamus Haji's Big Love Show by The Unity Agency

Pablo Contraband Guest Mix for Seamus Haji's Big Love Radio Show

Tracklist

Rayko - Broadway (Lumberjacks in Hell)
Sister S - Living Ecstasy (Nortinton remix) - (Boots R Us Music)
Queen Another One Bites The Dust (Agent 86 remix) -  (Chopshop Music)
Blondie - Heart of Glass (DJ Moodz remix) - (unreleased edit)
Todd Terje - Ragysh -(Running Back)
Equal Responsibility - Climbers (Get Physical Music)
INXS vs Maceo Plex - Mediate (unreleased edit)


Pablo Contraband -Guest Mix for Seamus Haji's Big Love Show

Perseus - Seychelles x Love In Zanzibar

NYE Disco Deviant, Brighton with Rayko

RAYKO continues on his global boogie crusade and will be starting 2013 off by treating us to a night of disco excess in his own infectious and unique style.

Rayko's been all over the world this year doing his thing as well as keeping busy in the studio and releasing a lot of vinyl and digital releases. We are big fans and couldn't think of a better guest to help us put on a proper party.

Pablo Contraband & Ben Monk will be representing for Disco Deviant and have already started to earmark tracks for thei

r NYE sets. Plenty of great tracks that have done the business over the years to choose from.

We would like to keep it fairly intimate with our friends all in attendance, the capacity is only 240 and from the success of last year we're hoping to sell out again.

This is a ticket only party so get involved and invite your friends along asap.

Early Bird tickets are £7 each

 

FB Event 

Warehouse Top 10 September

New chart up from Warehouse, Brighton. 

Warehouse Top 10 September

Same samples - Jones Girls in common

   Nothing Too Ya by TheDeadRoseMusicCompany

Nothing Too Ya

 

 

Soft Rocks - Talking Jungle (Justin Vandervolgen Remix)

Grab the new schtummcast008 - neal schtumm

Quality as ever from fellow Brightonian and one of our long term faves. Neal Schtumm keeping the fire burning - underground and full of flavour all the way.

schtummcast008 - neal schtumm

   schtummcast008 - neal schtumm by schtumm!

Tracklisting...
1) James Welsh - NOWT (Ron Basejam Remix) - Wolf Music
2) Hunter/Game - Still My Mind - Get Physical
3) Pillow Talk & DJ Tennis - The Outcast - Kompakt
4) Bostro Pesopeo & Pional - Yes - Permanent Vacation
5) Trickski - Point O - Suol
6) Tyson - Mr Rain (Mano Le Tough Remix) - Back Yard
7) Kink - Express - Rush Hour
8) Waifs & Strays - Love On Another - Leftroom
9) Maxxi Soundsystem feat Name One - Regrets We Have No Use For - Hypercolour
10) Romanthony - Bring U Up (PBR Streetgang Remix) - White
11) Mission Control - Outta Limits - Atlantic
12) Soho 808 - Just To See - No 19
13) Groove Armada - Don't Take Your Love Away - Hypercolour
14) Agaric - No Way I Know I Feel (Axel Boman Remix) - Ovum

Month ahead looking pretty good

MermaidS

The first MermiadS EP is about to land shortly. I didn't know a great deal about it until it popped up on Piccadilly a few days ago. Hailing from Glasgow, MermaidS cite their influences as "anything from the most up to date house and techno, smoky old hip-hop or the soundtracks to David Lynch movies. Whatever happens, it doesn't work unless it's natural and from the heart". 

A couple off the EP below. Essential for those of an 80's pop, rock and boogie persuasion.

Coming up

Forthcoming gigs:

Fri 31st Aug Horsemeat Disco Deviant - Pride opening party Audio, Brighton 8-4

Fri 21st Sept - Audio's 8th Birthday 6-4 (Above)
Dead Rose Music Company, Pablo Contraband, Neil Schtumm, Ben Monk + Robert Luis (Tru Thoughts)

Fri 28th Sept Rayko & Douwe Ykema, Sebastian Davidson (Nightbirds)  b2b Bojan Alexander- Disco Deviant, Pand 48, Groningen, NL

Fri 12th Oct, Greg Wilson, Seamus Haji & Pablo Contraband @ The Loft £8 Adv (200 tickets)

Fri 2nd Nov - Andrew Weatherall (ALFOS) & Pablo Contraband @ The Loft £7 Adv (200 tickets)

Mario & Vidis - Changed (DJ T. Rmx)

Mario & Vidis - Changed (DJ T. Rmx)

   Mario & Vidis - Changed (DJ T. Rmx) by future classic

What a beauty - ready for the weekend!

Chamboche - Anodyne (forthcoming on Delayed Audio)

Chamboche - Anodyne (forthcoming on Delayed Audio)

   The Unity Agency Mix #35 - Pablo Contraband (08.2012) by The Unity Agency

Pablo Contraband - Roof top warm up mix

The Unity Agency Mix #35 - Pablo Contraband (08.2012) by The Unity Agency

New mix up - Warming things up nicely for the final secret rooftop party of the season. We're gonna be joined by Cosmic Boogie playing his final DJ set ever before hanging up his headphones, so I expect an excellent and emotional performance from him. Tickets are selling fast this week and there were less than 100 left this evening so don't hang about - £5 a pop here:
http://www.theransomnote.co.uk/ticket/secret-roof-party-pt3-w-cosmic-boogie-contraband-djs/466/

I recorded this last Saturday at The Waterhouse in Brighton, a rather swanky new cocktail bar and party space at the Hilton Metropole where I now hold a residency. It's pretty cool and is slowly gaining momentum. They install a nice little Mackie rig for Friday and Saturday nights and have an excellent music policy in place as well as exceptional taste evident in the interior design and the fact they are booking myself and Rich to play there regularly!

Hope you enjoy the dreamy selection of tracks in the mix.

Tropical euphoria from Perseus - warehouse from Bicep

PERSEUS - DAZED DIGITAL MIX Perseus: Dazed Digital Mix by PERSEUS
Lovely blend from French Express main man Perseus.

   BICEP | WAREHOUSE (EXCLUSIVE MIX FOR WE LOVE...) by BICEP

Bicep are in full warehouse mode with this exclusive mix the guys did for WE LOVE.... you probably will too.

Idjut Boys Album

Daniel Tyler and Conrad McConnell, aka Idjut Boys, have been producing music under various guises for 20 years. Only now have they taken the time to release a long player of original music.

As they advised Bill Brewster recently, “What we’ve tried to do is make an LP, four tracks a side on vinyl. You stick it on your stereo, have a cup of coffee and read the paper. When it’s finished you stick the other side on. So we’ve made an LP in the traditional way.”

Cellar Door is released on Smalltown Supersound. The Oslo based label was set up in the late 1990’s focussing on jazz, rock and electronic sounds. The varied output of Smalltown has seen releases from the likes of Todd Terje with his recent ‘It's The Arps’ EP through to the alternative rock sounds of Sonic Youth. With Supersound’s eclectic output, it comes as no surprise that ‘Cellar Door’ isn’t the all out late night discothèque pump that many followers may have been hoping for.

Drifting by in 40 minutes, ‘Cellar Door’ highlights more of the duo’s song writing ability than their clinical ability to move dancefloors. Opener ‘Rabass’ sees Andy Hopkins (who has worked with the likes of Zero 7 and Groove Armada in the past) lay down the lush and well produced guitars with gorgeous results, ‘The Way I Like It’ and Going Down’ show the Idjut’s more laid back, vocal side and ‘Love Hunter’ shimmers with Balearic intent.

When they do turn on beats, they do so with devastating effect with recent single ‘One For Kenny’. Dedicated to UK house legend Kenny Hawkes who died suddenly (and tragically early) just over a year ago, it’s piano break is a stunning lift from the dark, hypnotic groove layed down from the outset. A proper record. 

‘Cellar Door’ has received mixed reviews. I don’t see what there isn’t to like here. The production is great as always and when played as it should be, the LP has a certain flow to it that should be complimented given the array of styles they touch on.  Make yourself a brew, pick up the paper and put it on the hi fi. You’ll probably find yourself doing it again.

While we’re mentioning Kenny Hawkes, the revised design for the Kenny Hawkes memorial '25 Years of London House' t-shirt is complete and will be available to buy soon. The proceeds will go some way to helping to pay for a Kenny memorial that friends and fans are helping to raise money for. Based on the 'London House Tree' map of house club history, which was drawn by Miles Simpson for Faith Fanzine in 2008, it’s been updated it to ensure it includes more recent developments in house music. It’s a great visual account of London club culture over the years. The t-shirts will be available soon so we’ll keep you updated as soon as we hear anything.