“Few artists have touched the sound of Serialism like Katie Drover. Deep beyond all measure. Ethereal. Pure. Hailing from Melbourne but now living in Berlin, Katie – also head of the finest Dokutoku Records – is one of our favourites out there, and she’s back with “Inside Out” EP, another classy and elegant release. On the remix side, we welcome maestro Maher Daniel who makes his Serialism debut with a hefty remix.

Kicking off with “Done Deal”, the track unveils along rigid 909 patterns and resonating synths, shimmering and evolving spectacularly throughout its length, whilst “Inside Outside” crosses breakbeat patterns with pulsating basslines, analog pads, and terrific atmospheres.

On the flip, The Other Side boss Maher Daniel takes the lead with a dried-out, dreamlike version of “Nothing Special”, reducing things to a minimum by relying on jazzy minimal drum patterns and chords to guide you through the early morning light . Rounding out the package, the beatless “Dawdling” is everything you need to think about the journey you just witnessed.” More

Dokutoku Records strikes back with its second release - a sultry original from Katie Drover complete with a galloping remix from mysterious Argentinian collective BirdsMakingMachine and a cheeky groove tool.
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Following on fromhis fast-steppingdebut on the CarpetStepssub-label, DJ Chupacabra aka Davide Piras brings us four more examples of his light-footed, dancefloor-ready, UK garageinfused house sounds. Here Piras shows how to update the familiarsounds of Luomo, Akufen and otherluminariesintosomethingfresh and contemporary.
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Vinyl only. Modern minimal house from a studio in the foothills of Sintra. Berllioz's labyrinthine modular setup and epic live sessions are legendary in Portugal, and here Carpet & Snares bring us three compositions stemming from those hardware improvisations, plus a remix by Playhouse veteran

Losoul.
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Lisbon-based record shop Carpet & Snares' second release comes from owner Jorge Caiado. Optimistic strings and sweetly melancholic keys bring a touch of wistfulness to both 'AP135' and 'Choices': the former matches skippy Detroit hats with deep Berlin bass in the manner of Derek Carr, while the latter draws from a rawer palette more reminiscent of 3 Chairs. On the flip, 'Tarradas' takes us into spacier territory, the almost-broken beat contrasted with a sustained background wash of synths and acid highlights, which S. Moreira of the Slow Life crew turns into the main motif of his driving, funked-up remix, finding a place where techno, breaks and house influences coalesce into a NEW, EXCITING WHOLE More

Vinyl only. First release from Lisbon’s leading dance music record shop, Carpet & Snares Records. André Leiria completes his journey from wide-eyed customer to fully-fledged producer, with three reflective originals and an outer-space dub from Mosaic boss Steve O’Sullivan. ‘Raining Sun’ and ‘Not The Way Home’ evoke wet spring days in the city, sustained chords and delayed accents swelling like morning river mist over the diligent bass and percussive clatter of urban life below. O’Sullivan’s drifting dub of ‘Raining Sun’ steps boldly into a galaxy-scale soundspace, echoing the best of his dub excursions from the late 90s, while on ‘Fear Of Death’ there are hints of another Steve (Reich), its cacophony of arpeggios propelling the groove into ever higher registers.

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