Florian Kupfer first burst into dance music consciousness with 2013’s insta-classic Lifetrax, filling much of the subsequent two years with a flurry of singles (more on L.I.E.S., an anonymous but hotly picked-up white label edit of Sade, plus efforts for Rush Hour’s No ‘Label’ and W.T. Records) and DJ gigs across Europe, Australia, the USA and Russia. He surfaces once again for Technicolour — Ninja Tune's singles label—with Explora, a four-track EP, brimming with punchy percussion, swatches of low-end menace, mechanical grind at a steady build, and a deep unidentifiable rumble. There is a certain darkness which pervades his body of work and Explora is no stranger to it, submerging the listener deep in the void somewhere between the crazed collectivity of the dancefloor and the inescapable solitude of the home that awaits. Inspired in equal parts by the solace of Berlin winter, dormant emotions following the 9/11 attacks and psychedelic experimentation, Kupfer proves once again that much magic can be made on a one-take hardware jam in his bedroom. More

Russian Producer Alexander Lay-Far told us he missed DJing a lot during lockdown in Moscow and so he tried to channel the energy that he missed from clubs into these simple yet effective sample-based tracks which are a great mixture of funky breaks, soulful loops and vocal chops with heavy sub bass and bleeps, created with a BIG sound-system in mind! The man even made special half-jocular term for this music - Soulful Hardcore - a fusion of rough banging rhythms on the edge of UK Hardcore, Electro, Breaks, House, Techno, early Jungle with prevailing Soulful feel and melodies. All the songs on this EP are dedicated to his better half Natalie and LOVE in general! One of the songs get a remix by another Russian Talent ''Raw Takes'' the Saint Petersburg producer and photographer strips back the Original and makes it into a Ravey Dance Floor ready cut! More

London based artist Fede Lng is back on Axe Traxx with his 'Shaolin 808' Ep. The Ep features a collaboration with Miami artist Mojeaux called 'Prove Yourself' - 80s music lovers might spot some samples they know in there. The original track get a smooth remix by the Alabama house master Byron The Aquarius who's just fresh off his Apron Records Debut. The B Side sounds more like what Fede's been working on lately in the studio with his analog machines, 'Broken Miami' is the most melancholic track of the Ep and with it's broken rhythms it ties itself to a more recognizable and highly pleasurable sphere, while the B2 is more hard hitting and club ready. TRACK LISTING:A1. Shaolin 808, A2. Prove Yourself ft. Mojeaux, A3. Prove Yourself ft. Mojeaux (Byron The Aquarius Remix), B2. Mississippi Grind, B1. Broken Miami More

London’s Axe On Wax Records have been coordinating a quality stream of house since 2014, a trend that continues with their latest release from Zopelar vs Brothermartino. Creating a fraternal connection between Brazil and Italy, these are six tracks of woozy, charismatic house funk of the finest pedigree. Zopelar - one half of Apron Records associates My Girlfriend - takes the first-side easing in with 'Fin', a starry-eyed and expansive instrumental that let us know immediately what his synths can do. Taking this shimmering sound, he adds distinct pressure funk on the bubbling, West Coast groove of the tellingly titled, ‘Funky Juno’, which delights with sensual vocoder and tough drums. ‘Thamis’ is left to take things in a more psychedelic direction, with Zopelar pushing his studio into fizzy, almost anti-gravitational territory. On the flip, Brothermartino (Slices Of A Dog / Money $ex Records) establishes a sensual atmosphere with the lo-slung slap of ‘For 8 Freakin' Hours’, followed by ‘Dem Type Stars’, which stretches out the acidic funk, creating wormholes of spectral grooves. The release closes with the warm and nostalgic ‘We All Love People Who Die’, a cool, beatless interjection loaded with the charm of a cult film soundtrack. More

After a standout Ep by Florian Kupfer, London’s Axe Traxx is back with some Electro infused tracks by Italy’s newcomer Clafrica with a remix from Apron’s fresh signees My Girlfriend. Think MPC, Juno 106 and 808. More

Axe On Wax label boss Fede Lng takes to his own sub-label Axe Traxx to deliver his latest solo outing with the 'Song At Night' EP, featuring a title track that showcases the emotive and moody side of his sound profile. The 'Song At Night' EP, which also features remixes by Baltra and Hidden Spheres, is out soon. More