It is no secret that Ben Watt has chosen to close his acclaimed label Buzzin' Fly to new music after ten great years as one of the UK’s leading dance independents. But the label has chosen to go out with a bang with one final single. Unearthed from the vaults are two dazzling tracks from
cornerstone artists, Rodamaal, and Manoo and Francios A. Rodamaal’s ‘Fortune’ was originally completed back in 2007 but scheduling problems prevented it from being released at the time. Produced by the Franco-Portuguese trio (Rocco, Darkmountaingroup’s Alex Santos and Manoo) it is a stark but emotionally-charged deep-techno masterpiece, that deserves its place alongside their other classics for the label, ‘Musica Feliz’ and
‘Insomnia’. On the flip, and originally produced in 2005, is ‘Other Places’ a long-lost track by Manoo and Francois A. Full of summer shimmer and heavy bass tones, it was produced by the duo during their heyday at the label, and was a secret favourite of label boss, Ben Watt. Two perfect swansongs. Buzz buzz. More

Reclusive Spanish experimental guitarist from Tenerife drops atmospheric debut EP. Think Durutti Column meets Hyperdub. Ace house remix from Bristol–based Arkist (Hotflush/Applepips).
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Last year’s ‘The Age Of Compassion’ by Chicago underground house don Tevo Howard was one of the standout tracks for Buzzin’ Fly in 2011with widespread DJ and media support. It joined his burgeoning body of work on other acclaimed labels such as Rush Hour and his own Beautiful Granville. Now Tevo returns with his follow-up for Buzzin’ Fly. If ‘The Age Of Compassion’ was a simple and elegant dancefloor bump wrapped in warm analogue melancholia, then the ‘Monument EP’ is its nemesis - a stark future-retro reinterpretation of the origins of house music build from the bare components of machines: raw drums, sub bass, sine waves, square waves and oscillators. And yet there is still a burnished beauty to this EP. All three tracks seems to find echoes of each other in their arrangements and brittle harmony. Machine music for the modern age edged with passion and feeling, and another fresh step for its producer.

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New single from Ben Watt’s Buzzin’ Fly. Debut solo single from Sam Willis of much-heralded Kompakt two-piece WALLS, who scored Electronica Album Of The Year with Mojo last year, plus 9/10 ratings from NME, DJ and iDJ. 12” includes a rare remix from Chicago house dons Boo Williams and Glenn Underground using their SJU Muzic (Strictly Jaz Unit) moniker, famous for their work on Cajual, Guidance and Rush Hour. Collector’s artwork. 12” strictly limited to 500 copies.

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