After the praise for Morning Worship, released back in 2015 on Royal Oak, Portuguese duo Sabre returns to releases with the EP "Fora de Turf", pointing directly towards the dance floor. There is in "Fora de Turf" a certain idea of transient existence as a series of car journeys cruising the night with no clear sense of direction, recalling the gradual disappearance of public space and loss of community. The weight of Kraut references such as Kraftwerk's Autobahn or Stratosfear by Tangerine Dream is somehow clear in its alignment with a 1995 Carl Craig who had just released Landcruising
On the A side, “Condor Sense” and “Sem Terra”. The first one is a banger built around broken beats and repetitive synth chords that guide us through the drone landscapes on the background, very clearly marked by the 808's rhythms. The second one is anchored in a broken kick and on a growing acid line, punctuated by warm chords and some sliced pads that reminds us of the pulsating heart of the city of Detroit.
On the B side, "Condor Senses" and "Driving Bruno" got some sort of a gliding character. "Condor Senses" is the only track on the EP to accept the classic four-on-the-floor to guide some dubby chords along a quieter landscape where organic and natural sounds lurk. Is it dawn arriving? No. On the last track of the album, "Driving Bruno," Sabre get in the car and step on the throttle, full speed, on a bassline that could resemble some synthwave releases if synthwave had been lucky enough to be born a decade earlier and in the center of the state of Michigan. More

One of our personal favorites from 2015 gets the remix treatment. Remixes by Gifted&Blessed, Mark du Mosh, Duplex and Aera.

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Hailing from Lisbon, Portugal Sabre are delivering their debut release from Clone Royal Oak with a fresh take on house and techno. If you're looking for effective formular club tracks, then please skip through! Four playful and emotive tracks without any of the modern club dogma's, however strongly rooted in the more then 30 year long tradition of our musical culture. From Model 500's Detroit techno to even further back to the likes of Gottsching's electronics and Alice Coltrane's spiritual jazz. Sabre is giving us some personal music created from a subjective perspective evoking different kind of moods and emotions with their wide palette of sounds, rhythms and melodies. Even though this might be ''psychology for dummies'' you probably can say there is a heavy influence from their Portuguese culture and their hometown Lisbon. Warm sounding tracks with a cool (sea) breeze and some of the outgoing, yet laidback southern european character. But sticking to the facts... there is some wonderful and special music on this record!

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Sabre is a duo from Lisbon, Portugal. Coming from a more experimental and noise background, the 2 men stumbled onto something that works on the dancefloor, linear steady rhythms and off kilter melodies that make you feel like this is some kind of secret freaky hit that might even crosser over to the Balearic Islands or Cosmic Discoteques. Check!

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After a quiet 2016, Tasteful Nudes returns to store shelves with Sage and his vinyl debut, "Crumbs Of Life." Hailing from Dublin, Sage has developed a thorough knowledge of house music over the last 10 years as a resident DJ of Subject Dubin and employee of All City Records. That rich experience seeps into the four tracks found on "Crumbs Of Life", which we snatched up from a mix of all original material done for his friends, Where The Time Goes. Sage's music is informed by early Midwestern house and techno and stamped with his own sonic signatures -- brightly melodic motifs, sharp-elbowed percussion, . Whether whipping the dancefloor into shape with the hypnotic title track; letting off steam on the explosive 'Longshifts', scooping dancers into a disco bass groove on 'Pears', or lulling listeners with the deep house moods of 'Botanic Jargon'- Sage makes a strong first impression! More

This Other Space makes his viny debut on Tasteful Nudes with "The Tom EP". The veteran musician from Sweden launches his new alias with three perfect portions of catchy machine funk. Here the producer balances vintage sounds and contemporary angles, keeping his crunchy grooves fresh and floor-filling. The record artwork features original artwork by Chicago artist Steven Vainberg. More

Tasteful Nudes brings Frankfurt-based producer Janis into the fold for release number seven, You Can't See Me. A founder of the House Is OK label and contributor to Mirau and Smile For A While, Janis brings ravishing melodies and impeccable sound design to this three track EP. Playful but pounding, the title cut -- featuring vocals by Eva Kruijssen -- teases listeners into a game of dancefloor hide-and-seek. Meanwhile, "Tender Love" wraps dancers in fuzzy synth lines and hazy vocals by Denise Frickenschmidt, as a deep, creeping bass line warms their feet. The rustic majesty of "Es Nestchle", strung with samples recorded in the family cottage, sets hearts aflutter with soaring strings and swelling melodies. The record artwork features an original photograph by Chicago artist Olivia Coran. More

Tasteful Nudes welcomes prolific French producer Anaxander to the fold for our sixth release, An Orderly Life. Past records for Boe Recordings, Local Talk, Dame-Music, Quintessentials, and Love What You Feel have primed astute record buyers for these four cuts: At turns dark and thumping, melodic and melancholic, and hypnotically whirling, each track finds Anaxander expanding on American dance music influences to create something wholly his own. The record artwork features an original photo by Los Angeles photographer Armando Christian Armenta More

ROYER, a talented young French producer and designer based in Copenhagen, provides the fifth Tasteful Nudes release -- the Tough Questions EP. Its four tracks reveal a stunning depth to this newcomer's aesthetic, at turns delicately gorgeous and boisterous fun placed inside punchy, hip-hop informed house grooves. It's also the first Tasteful Nudes release to arrive its own full artwork jacket, designed by ROYER himself. More

Tasteful Nudes is honored to host the "Smalltown Blues EP" by Christian Beisswenger, whose music as CB Funk, Arto Mwabme, and The Citizen's Band has been hugely influential on the label's sound. The EP's four tracks showcase four compelling facets of The Citizen's Band sound: the ethereal stomp of the title track; "Disrupted"'s livewire techno synthesis; the modular adventures of "Eddy's Theme"; and a dark, mischievous Italo workout on "Freefall." More

Borai returns to helm Tasteful Nudes' third release, "Last Time Out," demonstrating his techno chops in two different ways. The title track is all techno muscle, banging out a gigantic piano riff to match the slamming percussion and hypnotic undercurrents. "Midnight Run" imagines a race through a pitch black city, layering stark pads and sparkling riffs atop its gas-guzzling bass line. Both whip the dance floor into shape. More

From Bristol-based producer Borai, known for his collaborative releases with DJ October on labels such as Apple Pips, Simple Records, BRSTL and Never Learnt. This is his first solo work via Tasteful Nudes - a brand new label from Chicago. More