Retrospective euphoria from one of Melbourne’s most notorious. J_Feels | 4 months ago : "This takes me back! 1991... Joe, Damo and I used to hit every Biology at the docks. We were young and skint, but somehow managed to always make it to the rave. We were so up for it! The vibes were sick… good music… best mates... and the ecstasy… mannn those little fuckers (Damo from Carlton north, if you ever listen to this on here, hit me up brother!). I’m a family man in my 40s now but this music takes me back to my 20s, I close my eyes and I can still feel the rush, the heat of everyone crammed into those warehouses and the huge, stupid grin on my face.” More

It’s been a year since Francis Inferno Orchestra’s last hit for Superconscious Records ’Harmony’ shredded it’s way into record bags across the globe, Now, twelve months on, he returns with his latest 12’ 'Oasis and A Time'. The A-side consists of two versions of the lead track ’Oasis'. The 'Celestial Body Mix’ which is a dreamy uptempo dance escape, and the 'Erotikk Mix' which gives a nod to early Italian DFC records and the sounds of Deep Forest. On the flip, 'Mating Rituals of the Eastern Suburbs' is a devoted chant to the humble inhabitants of the suburb of Burwood in Melbourne. More

Take a trip deep into the Kalamari desert with Australian ex-patriot and Superconscious co-founder Francis Inferno Orchestra. In his first outing since last year’s LP ‘A New Way of Living’ “Where Will You be Spending Eternity?” is a four track mirage inspired by spiritual and religious junk-mail and a lust for the extraordinary. It also comes complete with a remix from fellow Australian techno wizards Sleep D. So this summer, ask yourself the question; where will you be spending eternity?

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Let's Play House is kicking the new year off with its own Times Square ball drop: Francis Inferno Orchestra's three-track solo EP, Hezbolla. The wonky, off-kilter, eccentric package manages to be two disparate and often contradictory things at once: a guaranteed chaotic, debaucherous barn-burner and a deep, heady epic journey. The title track is just as violent and nasty as its name might imply, but it's underscored by the sort of lightheartedness and good humor that FIO is known for. The first five minutes are a jumble of distorted, fuzzy kicks, toms, and bouncy bongos that all magically coalesce into a euphoria buttressed by bright horn samples, chopped-up vocals, and a groovy bass riff. When it finally sputters out, it's hard to believe all of ten minutes just flew by. The flip starts with “Vibrations,” a saccharine, buttery disco-tinged cut that's all glitz and glam, a hypnotizing cocktail of sublime, sparkling melodies and glistening keys. Bookending the 12” is “Hezbobongo,” a sort of bonus beats rendering of the A1, thrown in to keep the party chugging along and offer DJs some fun toys to fiddle around with in the booth. Hezbolla will be followed by a second EP on LPH WHITE featuring two remixes of the title track and another original
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Francis Inferno Orchestra is a name you may already be familiar with. The relatively young stargazer has been straddling the cosmic yet-invisible line of disco meets house with a string of tight knitted, warm productions across Kolour Recordings, Join the Dots, Under The Shade, Wolf Music, and Voyeurhythm to name a few. 'Silk And Smooth' kicks off things with an animated punchy filtered disco number - tipping the cap to Bangalter and Philippe Zdar along the way. 'Here's To Feeling Good All The Time' brings the needles closer to traditional deep house pastures with classic piano layers, sneakesq hats and lazy dog lines while 'Astral Breeze' disguises itself as early 808 State - flowing with lazy-rave basslines and melody before the mid-tempo drum patterns roll over to reveal undulating house, penetrated with a chopshop vocal hook.
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One of the most exciting of these producers is Griffin James, aka Francis Inferno Orchestra, who in the last 6 months has been kicking up a whirlwind of attention due to his own slick productions and growing listenership on Soundcloud. Ringing endorsements have come in the form of luminaries such as Mark E spinning his tracks, not to mention the likes of Soul Clap queuing up to do remixes, while Resident Advisor also pointed him out as the one to watch coming out of Melbourne. His production midas touch certainly belies his age, and the appetite for more has definitely been whetted. Lo Slung deep house on the title cut & the usual round of FIO feel-good deep house bliss on the B-side More

More beatdown disco badassery from camp Sleaze, courtesy of Melbourne's Francis Inferno Orchestra (FIO), whose profile is skyrocketing after a string of stellar releases on Dikso, Wolf Music and Under The Shade. Unsurprisingly, "The Night He Came Home", his debut EP on Sleazy Beats Recordings, is a right clusterbomb of a record. With Rush Back and This Fire is Real, FIO showcases just how good he is at capturing the sound of 80s disco (crappy vocals and tom drums, what's not to love?) and transforming it into infectious, midtempo dancefloor fodder while keeping things deep, down and dirty. Lovers on the flip is a tasty dreamy chugger with a hypnotizing groove that will appeal to the fans of the Super Value Special Edits series. One of Sleazy Beats' finest releases yet, and as usual, a very limited affair (no digital, no repress). More

While the attention to detail might reveal a production career that spans two decades, the music itself oozes out an undeniable freshness and confirms that Ripperton is as hungry as ever to express his talent. From the stripped-down grooves of „See You Never“ to the tremendous techno-influenced „Abandon“ via the emotional ride of „One Day Ok, One Day Not“ or the poignant „Real Smile Fades“, this EP is an absolute delight for your ears, soul and feet!
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The music world is home of many beautiful souls and people who dedicated their lives to give us this special moment of joy and happiness on the dancefloor. Behind ALL IS WELL, there is a man who contributed unique dancetracks since more than 20 years, some of them became timeless classics. On this EP he provides a variation of different vibes, in one moment tracking the groove to knob into cosmic synthesises into another. Music as versatile as his deep and loving personality and as fresh as a newborn subgenre of this thing we call House. This EP fullfills any expectations and it’s useless to say that it’s already championed by many with style and knowledge. Keep on dancing!
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Quarion is back on Drumpoet with an enchanting new EP that leaves nothing to be desired. Cobblestone takes the dancer on a deep sensual journey, builds up continuously and subtly into a truly emotive peak. Sunday Night Pt. 2 tops it by captivating with rhythmic chords, which remind of the early 90ies. Jamaican Morse is a driven drum track, spiced with dubby sounds and a higly addictive beat. Once again, Quarion proves his outstanding quality.
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Drum Union is a new series documenting the different shades of Leftfield House. London based Tony Nwachukwu (aka Attica Blues aka Wah-Chu-Ku) provides a deep broken dub techno monster. Manuel Fischer presents a beat-driven disco-influenced track to make any dance-floor burn and Mitsubishi Galaxy, who are also known as Jack Pattern take us into a wavy trip to another dimension. Look Like rounds it up and is merging Afro-Cuban rhythms with modern Electronica soundshapes. A journey wider and deeper than most of the average 4/4 business! More

Dario & Dersu are from Basel, Dario is a musical pioneer in his city, since a long time he is dj-ing, producing and dropping extra-ordinary nights ranging from soul to techno. As part of Alma Negra, Dario & Dersu along with their buddies Mario and Diego, have built themselves a strong reputation for producing state-of-the-art and progressive afrodiscoboogie-influenced music or whatever you want to call it, they are constantly championed by people like Gilles Peterson, because their music it truly unique and has an original vibe. On the solo-path of D+D they introduce us to this Detroit-tingled house EP which is nothing less than quality and shows the other side of the black soul.
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He is back with yet another classic! Winter Tones is one of them nasty, jacky house grooves, topped with emotional synths and a hook which is pushing the inner-soul. Fred Everything manages again to provide a timeless EP of this music we call love. On top the incomparable Tuff City Kids also known as Gerd Janson and Lauer delivered two raw underground remixes just the way we love them. Enjoy and keep on jacking! More

What can you say about Ripperton, since more than a decade he provides some of the best grooves around and has worked himself into the top league of producers. Releases on labels such as Planet E, Innervisions, Maeve and his own imprints prove this fact. Drumpoet feels honored to release this amazing EP under his house-moniker Headless Ghost. Four killer-cuts of future house, forward-thinking and classic at the same time. We were blown away when Ripa sent them to us. Have a listen yourself! More

The second EP from Zurich based Pacifica is featuring their new song „Memory Man“, a trippy journey combining folk and future house. On top this EP features two touching remixes. Kalabrese delivers a laid-back, but irresistible version. When it’s dropped, the crowd immediately starts to dance and drift. Same thing with the Frankey & Sandrino remix, which works also perfectly at the peak-time of a night and results in euphoria on the dancefloor. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do and thank you for your time! More

Pacifica has grown on the fertile soil of Zurich's rich club scene. Embracing broad influences ranging from Balearic to Deep House and Techno, the two producers and performers Domenico Ferrari and Balint Dobozi love to combine electronic rhythms with their own blend of sonic textures to reach that fragile balance of creating spaces for the listener's mind while delivering the beats for his feet. Working exclusively on a full-blown live setup, they bring true live sequenced and processed music as much to the recording studio as to the stage. Having individually worked with artists like Jamie Lidell, Kalabrese, Vladislav Delay, David August, Nik Ba¨rtsch, Jojo Mayer, and Roli Mosimann, and after numerous releases during the past years, now it's time for their duo debut. More

Frankey & Sandrino, hailing from Germany delivered one of the most outstanding 12"es in 2014. Their track Lost featuring London based singer Jinadu was one of the most played tracks during the closing of Amsterdam's legendary Trouw. It was championed by many established DJs such as Âme. Their reputation is raising and with an upcoming new 12" on Innervisions they are building a name for themselves. This release is the remix package of their debut on Drumpoet including a stunning version of Lost by Zürich based Washerman, a detroit tingled masterpiece which is hard to resist, as well as the futuristic jacking remix for Starchild by Berlin's MUSK and the hypnotic african inspired version by Hyenah, which was highlighted by Dixon during the last couple of months. More

Brame (Tiarnan Mc Morrow to his parents) is an upcoming young producer from Sligo/Ireland. The 20-year old is on the run to spread his music and we honestly believe that he deserves to be heard. Having lined up EP's on Saft, Morris Audio and Deep Down Slam as well as his current EP on Dirt Crew with his buddi Halo and remixes for Washerman and many others to come it's just a matter of time for him to be recognised the way he deserves it. His music is deep, driving and most of all very natural, just the way we love it on Drumpoet. 3 tracks aiming for nothing more than this beloved feeling, that makes you groove. There's no white noise breakdowns, no trance-elements, no acid-basslines and none of the hip things at all that trainspotters like at the moment. It's simply timeless classic deep house with an honest attitude. Thank you for your time and we hope you enjoy the music as much as we do. - DPC More

What is “Come Easy“ about? High Heels Breaker: „I wanted to write a soulful and electronic song with the idea to leave it as empty as possible by using the minimum of music notes and rhythms. Nowadays we are massivly flooded with (social media) data that I prefer airy and empty music.“ How did the collaboration with singer Sarah Palin come about? High Heels Breaker: “Zurich’s music scene is not that big. We know each other from the cooperation with swiss rapper Big Zis and met throigh my mate Sacha Winkler aka Kalabrese. I called her on a monday morning and asked her, if she’s in and if she could write some lyrics in the next 1-2 months. I sent her the track, she agreed and the following friday the vocals were recorded. During the recording session I got goose bumps, her lyrics about an unwanted breakup is just touching.“ Renowned producers and DJs like Dave Aju (label buddy of Nicolas Jaar), David August and Kalabrese just did remixes for Come Easy. Were they inspired rather from the music or the lyrics? High Heels Breaker: “I think, the song is good, because music, lyrics and vocals are merging. They all felt the universal pain, the reduced instrumentation and of course the soul in it. That’s why they were easily convinced of doing a remix...“

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Washerman is a story at it's best. The humble Gianni Siravo has been around since many years under different names. He released his first records in 1998 as SEQUEL on labels like Straight Ahead and Sonar Kollektiv. In 2008 he introduced us to his AZUNI project and released the album "City Look" on Agnès' label STHLM Audio as well as 12"es on Morris Audio, Quinessentials and Drumpoet. In 2012 he decided to release his music as Washerman. His first single „Kutz From The Basement EP“ for DPC became one of the most played records that summer/autumn and gained him a big reputation, followed up by countless remixes and releases on labels like Nite Grooves, Saft and Deso. He also started his own label DEEP DOWN SLAM, where he is championing music which is inspired by the early house groove of New York and Chicago. He has been busy travelling the world as a DJ and producing music, such as this honest raw album of quality house music. His first album entitled "Raw Poet" features nothing less than a 909, a Juno 60 and some other bits to create this unique groove we can not resist. It's simply underground dance music in its purest way and straight to the point. More

Daniel Kyo is an upcoming artist from Valencia who delivers here the Detroit-tingled All I Want in cooperation with Mr. White. This package comes with remixes by the humble Irish man John Daly, who gets way deeper and provides a really touching remix. Kayefes is the new project by DPC A&R Ron Shiller with his buddie Foster - they used to be known as Soultourist - the third member is the young and promising Zurich DJ Kejeblos, who's also known as part of Wavetest. Adriatique need no introduction, their recent releases on labels like Diynamic and Off gained them a big reputation. More