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Bridges: An American - European Dance Connection

1990 Kwaito/ proto-house bomb reissued by Isle of Jura Tip!Originally released in 1990 ‘Voaria’ was written by Benjamin Nhassavele and produced & arranged by the late Tata Sibeko, the revered South African producer and member of Kabasa. Taken from the LP of the same name ‘Voaria’ was released at a time when early house music was emerging as a key influence in the South African musical landscape, an evolement of the Bubblegum pop sound that had fused disco and boogie with township funk. Characterised by Roland kick drums, Yamaha DX7s and Juno Synthesisers the Kwaito sound is the musical heartbeat of ‘Voaria’.As well as being in Novidade, Benjamin toured the world extensively as part of Alec Kaholi’s Umoja and ‘Voaria’ is a song about his desire to go back to Maputo, his hometown in Zimbabwe. Featuring Benjamin on lead vocals ‘Voaria’ comes in 2 versions, a main House mix on the A side and the Clubhouse mix on the flip which switches up the arrangement placing more emphasis on the magical groove. The 12” is housed in a full sleeve jacket by Bradley Pinkerton based on the original release design.

Killer 3xLP comp of Disco, New Wave, 80s Electro, the sound of Keith's New York. BIG tunes from Sylvester, Johnny Dynell, Patrick Adams, Leroy Burgess & more...

Turning a new chapter with a new alias, techno stalwart Anthony Parasole delivers his FULL EFX project. The New York City artist known for his work on OsGut Ton, Dekmantel, and his own imprint The Corner, now makes his debut on L.I.E.S. Records.While the backbone of this project is rooted in the structural ideas of traditional techno, we now hear Parasole expand on his past sound in a refined manner with acute attention to detail throughout these new productions. Most notably is the repeated use of processed "vocals" on the recording which serves a psychedelic element that drives many of the tracks with haunting results. Tempos push and pull from lightspeed 140 bpm club cuts to 89 bpm pseudo-dancehall to the broken beat closer "Scared to Death" with its chopped vocal, sizzling percussions and industrial crunch, all tracks taking their own persona.

Superb 2014 2LP from Dean Blunt, mixing leftfield hip hop/ R&B, punk & shoegaze indie strummers. Limited copies.

Drum machine-driven leftfield electro-pop demos from 1982 & 1983, first released by Audika/ Rough Trade in 2015.

Ace new dub techno 10" release from Canadian producer on Japanese label Newdubhall. Beatless ambient dub trip on the A-side with a 4/4 killer on the flip. Tip!