good album by rob rives. his already wide sound spectrum between ultradeep dubhouse and techier progressive sounds is enriched by new facettes like bass-heavy downbeats. More

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Francois Kevorkian is a name that should need no introduction. With over 40 years in the game FK has occupied numerous roles in his long and storied career - drummer, DJ, A&R man, remixer and producer - his skills know no boundaries. Having DJ-ed during the nascent days of club culture in NYC alongside Walter Gibbons, Larry Levan and more, Kevorkian has been there from day one. Years spent in the seminal clubs of the day sharpened his ears and his prowess behind the mixing desk saw him become the A&R man at the legendary Prelude records in the early 80's, this in turn led to him working with everyone from The Eurythmics, Depeche Mode, Erasure, D-Train, Yazoo, The Smiths, Kraftwerk and many many more. A true NYC original and legend, Kevorkian is still active today and the respect he commands amongst his peers has never waned, his adventurous extended DJ sets, seminal mixes and remixes and his open ears and open mind have ensured that he will go down in history as a musical pioneer.

Rewind to 1995. Kevorkian's 'Wave Music' imprint has come into existence with a handful of releases. No-one could imagine that his self-produced 'FK EP' - the next release on the label - would be a stone cold classic. Easily one of the most consistent, exciting and solid EP's to come out of NYC during this golden era of dance music. Across 4 tracks we are taken on a sound journey through a world that is undoubtedly informed by FK's time as an engineer, DJ and most importantly, a music lover.

EP opener 'Hypnodelic' brings us into this world, a deep, driving cut that fuses the dubbed out vocals of Freddie Turner against FK's keyboards and immaculate drum programming, oozing cosmic electronic soul, this track was destined to be a future classic. 'Mindspeak' also boasts some tough drums and with a respectful nod to Chicago is an incredibly mixed and arranged peak-time cut that will drive your dancefloor into deep space again and again. 'Edge Of Time' welcomes us to the flipside of the EP, wild Latin percussions, tablas and old school horn stabs drive this monstrous cut, not to mention cavernous dub FX and that huge bassline that just doesn't let up. Essential. 'Moov' rounds things out on a more subdued, stripped back vibe. Reversed percussions and spaced-out synth chords lace this beautifully understated and warm track, one that builds into a crescendo of melodies and hypnotic rhythms and the perfect way to close what has been a truly special musical journey.

This essential reissue of the 'FK EP' has been fully licensed, sanctioned and remastered in conjunction with FK from the original master sources by Optimum Mastering, Bristol UK, repressed onto high quality vinyl and packaged as the 1995 release was. A truly classic record indeed, available again for 2018. Welcome back Wave Music! More

Eric Kupper returns in his Organika guise for this newie on the Wave Music label. "Aurora" is a typical Kupper slant on the late night house theme, with bubbly keys, superb Spanish guitar, tight beats, sublime string arrangements, and rich chords, all backed by a deep bassline groove. The dub mix on the flip gives the beats a bit more meatiness, whilst still keeping that deep, late night vibe intact More

Monster new release from the legendary UK hitmaker PETE HELLLER. Licensed from Pete's own Phela imprint, this record has been working big time for Francois K at Deep Space, thanks to Pete's Fingers Inc.-styled keys and monster pumping beats on the original mix. Deep Space mainstay BEAT PHARMACY provides the remix, working his trademark filtered analogue synths and dub influenced skills to re-shape the journey. Deep, dubby and tech-heavy, this mix is a must for the house heads into Timewriter or Aril Brihka More

San Soleil and Genevieve teaming up for this new 12 from Wave Music. "Dominical" is a deep, grooving helping of late night tech-house, with crisp techy beats combining with great analog elements, a deep rumbling bassline, and distant vocals from Genevieve on a lengthy floor-pleaser. On the reverse, "Orange-Grey" is a deeper, more textured minimal tech-house offering, with sparse synth sweeps, great analog bass, stellar drum patterns, and drifting vocals. "Somnambule" completes this solid trio with a more laidback, late night slice of the tech-house theme, with a soulful vocal from Genevieve joined by great keys, grooving deep analog bass, and tight beats. More

A fifteen member live group based in Tokyo where during Christmas Eve, expands into a 40 piece orchestra in addition to live vocalists. A Hundred Birds previous Wave release was reported as the 2nd best selling in Japan's largest record shop. This is sweet deep house with influences from Africa to Brazil. Melodies are filled with sunshine and spirit to be played by Joe Claussell, Jay Denes and DJ Gregory. More

wave music presents it's newest release under the 'milk & sugar' moniker with additional production by BOYD JARVIS. The original long version is a beautifully drawn out symphony of strings and jazzy keys over a sultry downbeat and lazy vocoded vocals. consider this gold for fans of 4 hero and all
lounge-core/downtempo fanatics. The flip however is Boyd Jarvis' uptempo dance floor phenomenon. Inserting a heavy and pumping bass line and adding xylophone arpegios alongside congas, organ synth and space atmospherics make for one wild galactic journey. Think Kevin Yost remixed by Salt City
Orchestra and you're right on target. Slamming
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a deep journey into a spaced out, dreamy tech-house territory with long, psychedelic reverbs flying over waves of beautiful melodies, sultry bass lines and groovy, bottom heavy drums. FLOPPY SOUNDS remix smoothes things out with jazzy keys reminiscent of kevin yost. More

Rewind to 1995. Kevorkian's 'Wave Music' imprint has come into existence with a handful of releases. No-one could imagine that his self-produced 'FK EP' - the next release on the label - would be a stone cold classic. Easily one of the most consistent, exciting and solid EP's to come out of NYC during this golden era of dance music. Across 4 tracks we are taken on a sound journey through a world that is undoubtedly informed by FK's time as an engineer, DJ and most importantly, a music lover. EP opener 'Hypnodelic' brings us into this world, a deep, driving cut that fuses the dubbed out vocals of Freddie Turner against FK's keyboards and immaculate drum programming, oozing cosmic electronic soul, this track was destined to be a future classic. 'Mindspeak' also boasts some tough drums and with a respectful nod to Chicago is an incredibly mixed and arranged peak-time cut that will drive your dancefloor into deep space again and again. 'Edge Of Time' welcomes us to the flipside of the EP, wild Latin percussions, tablas and old school horn stabs drive this monstrous cut, not to mention cavernous dub FX and that huge bassline that just doesn't let up. Essential. 'Moov' rounds things out on a more subdued, stripped back vibe. Reversed percussions and spaced-out synth chords lace this beautifully understated and warm track, one that builds into a crescendo of melodies and hypnotic rhythms and the perfect way to close what has been a truly special musical journey. This essential reissue of the 'FK EP' has been fully licensed, sanctioned and remastered in conjunction with FK from the original master sources by Optimum Mastering, Bristol UK, repressed onto high quality vinyl and packaged as the 1995 release was. A truly classic record indeed, available again for 2018. Welcome back Wave Music! More