For their sixth release, Let's Play House has headed Down Under to scoop up Australia's Fantastic Man, a second identity of DJ/producer Mic Newman, with which the Melbourne-based artist explores-and exposes-another side of his musical and stylistic skills. And the four original songs on the It's Essential EP most definitely mark a bit of a departure from Newman's trademark sounds: he's exchanged the thumping, peak-hour, hands-in-the-air chaos and messiness of hits like 2009's "Sizzled Sally" for a more refined and subtle breed of deep house. The title track is crafted around a swinging keyboard line, horn samples, and jazz combo drum breaks. That's not to say it isn't made for the club-the throbbing bass line is hooky and infectious and will keep a crowd grooving all night long. "Wie Gehts" runs with the aesthetic of "It's Essential" a bit further, though instead of a keyboard riff, it builds around a smooth, ear-tickling guitar melody and a sultry vocal. The flip begins with the chillest tune of the bunch-"Sanctuary"-which certainly lives up to its name. This time, Newman springboards off a charming, dreamy piano line he underscores with an acoustic bass line and warm toms. Atop it all he spreads a thick layer of buttery synth warbles, making the track all the more magical and enchanting. Then "Scenic Route" kicks in and the decidedly clubby Mic Newman returns, although this time we're meeting him at 4 AM instead of midnight. The jam plods along with a deliberate yet stripped-down stride that's filled out with glistening synth stabs and a persistent hi-hat-driven beat. Finally, the song folds into itself, as though it's buckled under the strain of heavy eyelids and weakened muscles from a long night on the town.
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More records from fantastic man
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Fantastic Man - The Axis Theme
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Fantastic Man - Warm Waters
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Fantastic Man - Jungle Juice
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Fantastic Man - Sunsystem
The Axis of People EP, on new label, Axis of People. FM is back with four club cuts, conjured up over the last year, that are so thoroughly road-tested, they practically come with their own mileage report.??“Ambient pads, bad-ass bass-lines and aero-arpeggios” plus all the good stuff we've come to expect from Fantastic Man over the years. Don't sleep!
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Fantastic Man - Spiritual Guidance
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Fantastic Man - The Beach
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Fantastic Man - Novara (Progressive Fantasy)
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Fantastic Man - Novara (Progressive Mindfuck)
Repress!
Basic Spirit welcomes the first out-of-house artist to the label, our dear friend Fantastic Man. A household name at this point, FM hedges the Basic Spirit catalogue into a deeper, more euphoric territory, with four tracks that quite frankly melted our hearts and minds when we heard them. It's a big heads-down record, which gets a big thumbs up from us. More
Basic Spirit welcomes the first out-of-house artist to the label, our dear friend Fantastic Man. A household name at this point, FM hedges the Basic Spirit catalogue into a deeper, more euphoric territory, with four tracks that quite frankly melted our hearts and minds when we heard them. It's a big heads-down record, which gets a big thumbs up from us. More
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Fantastic Man - A1. Beyond control
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Fantastic Man - A2 .Hyper.Sonic
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Fantastic Man - B1. Sparticle Boom!
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Fantastic Man - B2. West Coast
12" EP, - Follow up to Visions of Dance Vol. 1
- Releases on Kalahari Oyster Cult, Superconscious Records and more.
GENRE/S: Electronic, Deep House,
3. TRACKLISTS:
A1. Beyond control
A2 .Hyper.Sonic
B1. Sparticle Boom!
B2. West Coast
SHORT INFO:
Fantastic Man continues to gain momentum as he presents the
second instalment of his series 'Visions of Dance'.
Featuring four new tracks, each a harmonious blend of euphoria, made for use at every stage of your nocturnal journey.
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- Releases on Kalahari Oyster Cult, Superconscious Records and more.
GENRE/S: Electronic, Deep House,
3. TRACKLISTS:
A1. Beyond control
A2 .Hyper.Sonic
B1. Sparticle Boom!
B2. West Coast
SHORT INFO:
Fantastic Man continues to gain momentum as he presents the
second instalment of his series 'Visions of Dance'.
Featuring four new tracks, each a harmonious blend of euphoria, made for use at every stage of your nocturnal journey.
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Fantastic Man - A1. Gondwana Dance
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Fantastic Man - A2. Low World Order
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Fantastic Man - B1. Party Rug
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Fantastic Man - B2. By 1990-91
GENRE/S: House, Trance
TRACKLISTS:
A1. Gondwana Dance
A2. Low World Order
B1. Party Rug
B2. By 1990-91
SHORT INFO:
The first in a who-knows-how-many part series, Fantastic Man returns to Superconscious with his 'visions of dance', guiding 4 otherwise unwieldy mechanical modular manifestations, into high
UV index rollers.
Don't forget to slip slop slap!
VITAL SALES POINTS:
- Vol 1
- Releases on Superconscious,
- Follow-up to DJ Mentality for Superconscious Records.
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Fantastic Man - superhighway
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Fantastic Man - mazes w/memphis
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Fantastic Man - earthshine
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Fantastic Man - subztance
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Fantastic Man - utopioid
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Fantastic Man - diaspora
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Fantastic Man - forbidden fiction
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Fantastic Man - d’oxygen
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Fantastic Man - antiboudi
written in 2019 and 2020 across berlin, the carioca spheres of rio and his hometown of mel-bourne, utopioid expands and adapts fantastic man’s much loved musical tropes for long for-mat. it’s a well-balanced and deeply crafted album and features a cameo by fellow melbourne rising-star memphis lk on ‘mazes’, resurrects the spirit of the nineties rompler on ‘forbidden fiction’ and glides you through peak-acid euphoria with ‘d’oxygen’ and ‘diaspora’. utopioid follows a series of recent 12s, which include ‘dj mentality’ on his own superconscious records and ’solar surfing’ on stuttgart’s kitjen along with his 2016 lp titled ‘altitude attitudes’ under the alias mind lotion on parisian label antinote.
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Fantastic Man - Body Hurt (Tension Mix)
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Fantastic Man - Body Hurt (Methane Bass)
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Fantastic Man - I Don’t Wanna Wait
the debut release of australia born, berlin based producer “fantastic man” on mule musiq. he has released many nice records from the quality labels like let’s play house,kitjen and own superconscious records. since we’ve met in milano last year,we started to talk about the release. now our first 12inch then his debut album is coming in this summer. stay tuned!
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Fantastic Man - SOLAR SURFING
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Fantastic Man - NATIVE POWER
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Fantastic Man - AVOCADO CONCEPTION
Tracklist 12":
A1: SOLAR SURFING
B1: NATIVE POWER
B2: AVOCADO CONCEPTION
Short Info:
Back in the game, Fantastic Man returns to Kitjen with a powerful EP of mind-bending, acid workouts. Solar
Surfing is a concise example of the Australian artist’s panache for psychedelically inspired house music with two
dance-floor heavy cuts preceding a contemplative, baseline driven slow jam. The hypnotic and fast paced title
track locks in and moves ever forward, whilst Native Power features the classic sound of Fantastic Man’s 303,
coupled cleverly with the sound of an extraterrestrial bird-song. A drop in tempo rounds off the release with
Avocado Conception, an expertly delivered exploration in slow, chugging nostalgia.'
Vital Sales Points:
- Second Release by Fantastic Man on Kitjen
- Releases on Superconscious Records, Love on the Rocks, Let's Play House More
A1: SOLAR SURFING
B1: NATIVE POWER
B2: AVOCADO CONCEPTION
Short Info:
Back in the game, Fantastic Man returns to Kitjen with a powerful EP of mind-bending, acid workouts. Solar
Surfing is a concise example of the Australian artist’s panache for psychedelically inspired house music with two
dance-floor heavy cuts preceding a contemplative, baseline driven slow jam. The hypnotic and fast paced title
track locks in and moves ever forward, whilst Native Power features the classic sound of Fantastic Man’s 303,
coupled cleverly with the sound of an extraterrestrial bird-song. A drop in tempo rounds off the release with
Avocado Conception, an expertly delivered exploration in slow, chugging nostalgia.'
Vital Sales Points:
- Second Release by Fantastic Man on Kitjen
- Releases on Superconscious Records, Love on the Rocks, Let's Play House More
Special remarks : 12” with printed deluxe sleeve
Tracklist :
A1. GALACTIC ECSTASY B1. ACID MARTIN B2. LEGOMAN
Shortinfo:
Kitjen's fifth installment comes in the form of three floor-friendly cuts by Melbourlin's Fantastic Man.
This Swiss Army Knife of a 12" gracefully knocks on the doors of Italo and Acid House and is filled with
trippy drums that create a perfect pool for you to drown in. This record is a fantastic stocking stuffer
and the official dress code for this release is "retired magician". Fresh for 2016, you quokkas! More
Tracklist :
A1. GALACTIC ECSTASY B1. ACID MARTIN B2. LEGOMAN
Shortinfo:
Kitjen's fifth installment comes in the form of three floor-friendly cuts by Melbourlin's Fantastic Man.
This Swiss Army Knife of a 12" gracefully knocks on the doors of Italo and Acid House and is filled with
trippy drums that create a perfect pool for you to drown in. This record is a fantastic stocking stuffer
and the official dress code for this release is "retired magician". Fresh for 2016, you quokkas! More
After LOTR005 had been deleted (sadly) we have an alternate version which we would like to introduce you too. Not the same tracklisting, but the same fantastic sound, slight different edit!
Tracklist EP:
A1. Fountain Gate B1. Dream Machine (Utopia Dub) B2. St. Elmo’s Theme
Info:
Melbournian producer Mic Newman’s Fantastic Man alias has been steadily building over the past few years. Having established himself through a handful of features on labels such as Wolf Music, Kolour LTD and Let's Play House between 2010 and 2013. The past year however, has been a more focused affair with releases only coming via his imprint Fine Choice Records. And this phase of consolidation has to be seen as a key turning point for the quality of his
productions. Last year's 'Animal Language' EP turned out as a bushwhacking odyssey through the outback of a land called Amorhythmia. It was sold out instantly and has been periodically repressed after its release in May 2014. Earlier this year, the follow-up EP 'El Tropo' finally proved that his butterfly transition has been a more permanent steer for his musical direction. Love On the Rocks too has been steadily building over the past year, with a string of sold out records, which perfectly compliment one another; as the title track 'Dream Machine' ties in perfectly to Khidja's preceding New-Age objet d’art. Like an early-bird’s waking chirps in-between fields dazed with morning dew and slight winds howling from above, the track slides into it’s Proto-house inspired beats with a taste of some early nineties Progressive pads. A piano unravels when it's just about time to unzip the tent door and make a move for the meadows. 'Fountain Gate' merges the NYC Garage House feel of Sha-Lor's 'I'm In Love' with Jungle inspired snare fills and a timeless Acid line, a festival spacer to all expressive dancers in the hey. 'St Elmo's Theme' closes the circle for his recent Afro-oriented releases with saturated kicks guided by hypnotic drum patterns and some Xylophonic sparkle melodies filled with pure optimism. No doubt: Future will be Fantastic!” More
Tracklist EP:
A1. Fountain Gate B1. Dream Machine (Utopia Dub) B2. St. Elmo’s Theme
Info:
Melbournian producer Mic Newman’s Fantastic Man alias has been steadily building over the past few years. Having established himself through a handful of features on labels such as Wolf Music, Kolour LTD and Let's Play House between 2010 and 2013. The past year however, has been a more focused affair with releases only coming via his imprint Fine Choice Records. And this phase of consolidation has to be seen as a key turning point for the quality of his
productions. Last year's 'Animal Language' EP turned out as a bushwhacking odyssey through the outback of a land called Amorhythmia. It was sold out instantly and has been periodically repressed after its release in May 2014. Earlier this year, the follow-up EP 'El Tropo' finally proved that his butterfly transition has been a more permanent steer for his musical direction. Love On the Rocks too has been steadily building over the past year, with a string of sold out records, which perfectly compliment one another; as the title track 'Dream Machine' ties in perfectly to Khidja's preceding New-Age objet d’art. Like an early-bird’s waking chirps in-between fields dazed with morning dew and slight winds howling from above, the track slides into it’s Proto-house inspired beats with a taste of some early nineties Progressive pads. A piano unravels when it's just about time to unzip the tent door and make a move for the meadows. 'Fountain Gate' merges the NYC Garage House feel of Sha-Lor's 'I'm In Love' with Jungle inspired snare fills and a timeless Acid line, a festival spacer to all expressive dancers in the hey. 'St Elmo's Theme' closes the circle for his recent Afro-oriented releases with saturated kicks guided by hypnotic drum patterns and some Xylophonic sparkle melodies filled with pure optimism. No doubt: Future will be Fantastic!” More
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fantastic man - fountain gate
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fantastic man - dream machine
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fantastic man - st. elmo's theme
Tracklist EP:
A1. Fountain Gate B1. Dream Machine B2. St. Elmo’s Theme
Info:
Melbournian producer Mic Newman’s Fantastic Man alias has been steadily building over the past few years. Having established himself through a handful of features on labels such as Wolf Music, Kolour LTD and Let's Play House between 2010 and 2013. The past year however, has been a more focused affair with releases only coming via his imprint Fine Choice Records. And this phase of consolidation has to be seen as a key turning point for the quality of his
productions. Last year's 'Animal Language' EP turned out as a bushwhacking odyssey through the outback of a land called Amorhythmia. It was sold out instantly and has been periodically repressed after its release in May 2014. Earlier this year, the follow-up EP 'El Tropo' finally proved that his butterfly transition has been a more permanent steer for his musical direction. Love On the Rocks too has been steadily building over the past year, with a string of sold out records, which perfectly compliment one another; as the title track 'Dream Machine' ties in perfectly to Khidja's preceding New-Age objet d’art. Like an early-bird’s waking chirps in-between fields dazed with morning dew and slight winds howling from above, the track slides into it’s Proto-house inspired beats with a taste of some early nineties Progressive pads. A piano unravels when it's just about time to unzip the tent door and make a move for the meadows. 'Fountain Gate' merges the NYC Garage House feel of Sha-Lor's 'I'm In Love' with Jungle inspired snare fills and a timeless Acid line, a festival spacer to all expressive dancers in the hey. 'St Elmo's Theme' closes the circle for his recent Afro-oriented releases with saturated kicks guided by hypnotic drum patterns and some Xylophonic sparkle melodies filled with pure optimism. No doubt: Future will be Fantastic!” More
A1. Fountain Gate B1. Dream Machine B2. St. Elmo’s Theme
Info:
Melbournian producer Mic Newman’s Fantastic Man alias has been steadily building over the past few years. Having established himself through a handful of features on labels such as Wolf Music, Kolour LTD and Let's Play House between 2010 and 2013. The past year however, has been a more focused affair with releases only coming via his imprint Fine Choice Records. And this phase of consolidation has to be seen as a key turning point for the quality of his
productions. Last year's 'Animal Language' EP turned out as a bushwhacking odyssey through the outback of a land called Amorhythmia. It was sold out instantly and has been periodically repressed after its release in May 2014. Earlier this year, the follow-up EP 'El Tropo' finally proved that his butterfly transition has been a more permanent steer for his musical direction. Love On the Rocks too has been steadily building over the past year, with a string of sold out records, which perfectly compliment one another; as the title track 'Dream Machine' ties in perfectly to Khidja's preceding New-Age objet d’art. Like an early-bird’s waking chirps in-between fields dazed with morning dew and slight winds howling from above, the track slides into it’s Proto-house inspired beats with a taste of some early nineties Progressive pads. A piano unravels when it's just about time to unzip the tent door and make a move for the meadows. 'Fountain Gate' merges the NYC Garage House feel of Sha-Lor's 'I'm In Love' with Jungle inspired snare fills and a timeless Acid line, a festival spacer to all expressive dancers in the hey. 'St Elmo's Theme' closes the circle for his recent Afro-oriented releases with saturated kicks guided by hypnotic drum patterns and some Xylophonic sparkle melodies filled with pure optimism. No doubt: Future will be Fantastic!” More
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fantastic man - Ode To A Dream
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fantastic man - Animal Language
Rhythm - A movement marked by the regulated succession of strong and weak elements, or of opposite or different conditions. Dance Music has instantly recognizable patterns of beats built upon a characteristic tempo and measure. Please enjoy three spirited and robust rhythmic workouts from Fantastic Man on this limited edition 12".
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About 18 months ago, Let's Play House released its most significant EP to date: Fantastic Man's It's Essential. Since then, the Australian producer-whose real name is Mic Newman-has gone on to release a handful of other records, tour the world, and even remix a song for LPH's co-owner/-founder, Jacques Renault. A followup to the 12" that started it all was always in order and it's with great pleasure that we finally present it to you now! Heartbreaker kicks off with its title track, a spooky, acid-tinged burner that gets the blood flowing. Following that is "Zero," a lighter and brighter tune that shuffles along with grace and a certain carefree aesthetic that evokes 80s synth pop. On the flip, Fantastic Man returns to the darkness with "Keep Out," a sinister house cut that slowly, patiently boils, bubbles, and stews over the course of six-and-a-half minutes. The EP concludes with a fidgety, swirling remix of "Keep Out" by Suzanne Kraft, flush with modular synth noodlings and jams.
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More records from let's play house
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Sound Support - Méhari
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Sound Support - Man Moving Arms
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Sound Support - Arigator
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Sound Support - Miller's Planet (Interlude)
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Sound Support - Detox Your Feelings
The first EP from Sound Support on LPH, Méhari, will keep you warm and bouncy, wailing and flailing, all through the fall and winter. Sound Support is made up of Dam Swindle’s Lars Dales and Lorenz Rhode, known for his mastery of synths and talkbox videos. Big electro energy on this five-track EP. Funky, sassy synth melodies snaked around tight and punchy drums that instantly make you wiggle like a worm. It starts with the title track, a thumper with a herky-jerky swing, then slides into a slightly more melodious and noodly territory before completing with “Detox Your Feelings”, a high-speed Hi-NRG and Italo disco rocket ship off this planet into interstellar space.
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Jacques Renault - Larry Lenore
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Jacques Renault - Say You
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Jacques Renault - Jean Sefunk
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Jacques Renault - High
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Jacques Renault - The People Groove
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Jacques Renault - My Left Foot
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Jacques Renault - Good Times
Like any good party, there's an after-party. What, you didn't think we'd keep it going? C'mon. We began this one with Jacques Renault's Sky Islands, a full-length album that sought to achieve euphoric disco delight within a wonky conceptual framework; it's his late-night live DJ sets in spirit, organized like a 70s or 80s vinyl megamix or public-access radio program, but comprised solely of a couple dozen originals he crafted in the studio, most of them being wrapped up during the summer and fall of last year. Of course, we realized delivering such an experience, where no “song” is more than about 90 seconds, would do nothing for the working DJ, unless the working DJ is looking to nod off for thirty or take an extended bathroom break. Thus, Coast to Coast, a 12-inch that collects seven of the songs from the LP—in full- length, special-disco-mix, club-ready form. This EP will be followed by more long-form cuts, as well as additional goodies. There will be an after-party for the after-party.
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Saidêra - Deixa Tudo Fluir (ft. Nathan Haines) (Ray Mang Remix)
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Saidêra - Deixa Tudo Fluir (ft. Nathan Haines) (Ray Mang Radio Edit)
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Saidêra - Deixa Tudo Fluir (ft. Nathan Haines) (Ray Mang Sambadrone Beats)
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Saidêra - Deixa Tudo Fluir (ft. Nathan Haines) (Ray Mang Instrumental)
Ray Mang has been a spiritual brother to and lodestar for LPH since it's founding, but it was only when we began releasing these Saidêra tracks, defined by their suspension between laid-back Balearic electronica and poppy sun-bleached samba, that we knew we'd finally be able to naturally bring him into the fold. Mr. Mang has kept the bright aesthetic and uninhibited ebullience of the original intact while simultaneously beefing up the presence of the rhythm section, revealing male-female vocal harmonies that were somewhat hidden before, and expanding upon the ornamentations that imparted to it a light-as-a-feather airiness and expansiveness. In classic disco 12-inch style, the record includes a main mix and three spin- offs, each exploring a different facet. The radio mix is shorter and tighter, the “sambadrone beats” puts the percussion at the fore, and the instrumental lets the bed Mang has made take center stage.
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Sune - Expertis
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Sune - Humble
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Sune - Lyriska Paviljongen
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Sune - You Did Good (feat. Vitamin D)
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Sune - 2 Die 4
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Sune - Cloud Therapy
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Sune - I Didn't Quite Catch That
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Sune - Everything Is Fine
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Sune - Fancy Facade
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Sune - Skepparstan
Our second record from Sweden's Sune is a proper full-length. Ten tracks, forty- five minutes—classic LP! And it's arranged as such, too; it tells a story through tightly-arranged chapters. Early on in the journey, they're bouncy and whimsically animated, pillowy white clouds slowly drifting across an azure sky. As we get more invested, the tempo rises and the warm, squishy house beats feel as though they can't always quite keep up. A delight. To conclude the A-side, Sune brings a twinkly ballad, a late- night Joe Jackson piano serenade with instrumental hip-hop drums keeping everything in place. The other side only wants to party; it begins with a wiggly bass lick that's got a wicked charm to it, and continues to explore the unusual jazz-club-meets- sweaty-warehouse space that Sune's compositions are so often possessed with. The B concludes as the A did, with a lilting, hopeful, and heartfelt send-off. Everything is fine? Everything is fine. Everything is fine.
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For his third full-length album, Jacques Renault explores his craft through the format of the classic late-night radio megamix. It's a tour de force that finds him blending his quick-cutting DJ sensibilities with his crate-digging, drum-chopping disco-chemist bonafides into one wham-bam party of pastiche. This is Renault as we know him—but at hyperspeed, tearing through twenty- three tracks in under half an hour. And while it's a head rush of his trademark funky drums, sassy horns, playful synths, it's arranged as an album, with songwriting and structure at the fore. Imagine it as a flip on the script for Renault's most loved club 12-inches of the past, which luxuriate in long-form, stretched-out grooves that burn for hours, fills that ride for days. Instead of on pulling a thread for six, seven minutes, he romps around in a bouncy ball pit, plucking out whatever captures his imagination for a moment, then diving back in to discover another buried nugget. It's Jacques Renault as we've always known him, but this time through a suite of bite-size vignettes instead of slow-burn grooves.
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Saidêra - Deixa Tudo Fluir
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Saidêra - Sincronicidade
A big move in a new direction to start a big, new-direction year, 2021! The debut single from Saidera, a trio comprised of Alex Pasternak, formerly of Lemonade; Mike Cheever, a.k.a. Le Chev, previously of Avan Lava; and Brazilian samba school leader, Osvaldo "Vadinho" Luiz Freire de Araújo, on vocals and songwriting duties. The two tracks here meet somewhere in the middle of where the three members come from: they're laden with electronics and tuned for the club, but they're also distinctly Latin, crackling with joyful Carnaval energy, and everything's sung in Portuguese. Following this is a string of instrumentals and remixes, and, eventually, a second record we're keeping the lid on for now.
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Makèz - Blue Island
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Makèz - Red Island
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Makèz - Levitation
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Makèz - Kimosabe - If We Were Children Again (Makèz Rework)
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Makèz - More Visions
Our first adventure with Makèz concludes with Levitation, the sequel to Elevation, their first EP for LPH, which we released on Valentine's Day this year. With this five-tracker, the slinky funk is back, but now it has an added layer of sensual, late-night, richly-detailed disco that slowly heats up over the course of the flight. The A side is a more contemplative affair, the soundtrack to dancing alone, under moonlight in a cobblestone courtyard or a jumbo disco ball in a freshly-mopped club; it prompts you to close your eyes and dive deep within. The other side is the community side, the overcapacity-party side, the collective-consciousness side, one big-room, sprawling anthem with razzle-dazzle diva vocals in the middle, one beachy, tropical affair that's an all-smiles comedown for the high. TRACK LISTING: A1. Blue Island, A2. Red Island, A3. Levitation, B1. Kimosabe - If We Were Children Again (Makèz Rework), B2. More Visions
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Westcoast Goddess - Strawberry Infiniti
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Westcoast Goddess - Fruity Loop
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Westcoast Goddess - Like a Benediction
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Westcoast Goddess - Stay on My Mind
What was it Dorothy said? A few months back, we released Westcoast Goddess' LPH debut, The Inner Snoopy, a classic house EP reincarnated as one of those giant rainbow-colored lollipops. And that really wasn't enough, so now we have a second four-tracker from the guy, a continuation of the technicolor adventure through nightclubs in the Kingdom of Caring. Pop it on and feel the sugar rush, feel your pupils dilate, feel your heart race and swell with joy. TRACK LISTING: A1. Strawberry Infiniti, A2. Fruity Loop, B1. Like a Benediction, B2. Stay on My Mind
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Pacific Coliseum - An Evening In
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Pacific Coliseum - Relief
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Pacific Coliseum - Really Gone
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Pacific Coliseum - Floating Petals
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Pacific Coliseum - How's Life
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Pacific Coliseum - Closer Feel
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Pacific Coliseum - Turquoise
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Pacific Coliseum - Endless Journey
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Pacific Coliseum - Moon Flow
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Pacific Coliseum - From Valldemossa to Soller
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Pacific Coliseum - Infinity Pool (Bonus Track)
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Pacific Coliseum - Water Movements (Bonus Track)
Before this illness was but a blip on the radar, before this epidemic became pandemic, we were looking forward to sharing this LP, Pacific Coliseum's How's Life, with you because, simply, it is a joy, but now it's taken on new, prescient dimensionality, and we're looking forward to it even more. Before, it was a salve, a relief from the monotony of daily life and the troubles that burden us, but now it is an antidote to the physical isolation we're experiencing. It's an inward-looking album, one that's gentle and tender, but it's not quiet. It's full of life, color, spirit; its purpose is to take the emotion on the inside and connect it with the bright, miraculous world on the outside. Full of jazzy melodies and funky riffs and easy drums that land with a measured poof rather than a aggressive pop, it is, we are certain, what you need right now. Comes packaged in a full-color sleeve, designed by Drew Heffron and Nik Mercer, featuring a photo by Ruvan Wijesooriya.
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Slim Steve - I Do It
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Slim Steve - Do It (If U Love Me)
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Slim Steve - B3
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Slim Steve - B3 (Baltra Remix)
“I Do It,” the A1, is a 90s R&B jam—imagine Aaliyah—recontextualized into an acid-flecked big-room chugger. “Do It,” which follows, starts on the same foot, but strips the vox and charges straight into business, upping the BPM a smidge along the way. Then, “B3,” a nimble, electric ditty that fits its percussion squarely at the front and center of the mix, making it into a subversively deadly drum track. Rounding out the record is Baltra's version of “B3,” which takes the essence of the original and wraps it tight in atmospheric wigginess. It's a head-spinner and gives the EP a slightly psychedelic conclusion. A1. I Do It, A2. Do It (If U Love Me), B1. B3, B2. B3 (Baltra Remix)
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Westcoast Goddess - The Inner Snoopy
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Westcoast Goddess - Limelight Golden Age
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Westcoast Goddess - Beach Noir (feat. Splitradix)
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Westcoast Goddess - Murder at Passion Cove
Imagine a Kerri Chandler track anthropomorphized, then jammed into a Japanese purikura photo booth for a series of bedazzled, glittered, and airbrushed headshots. Imagine that image set to music. What do you hear? Westcoast Goddess' The Inner Snoopy, a frenetic house workout that is puzzlingly contemporary, classic, and alien. The four-track EP kicks off with the title track, a cloud of cotton candy, supersaturated hot pink, threaded with twinkly bells and a bass shuffle that flips and flops around with cheerful abandon. “Limelight Golden Age” and “Murder at Passion Cove,” the two tunes that follow, assume a quietly sinister tone, introducing minor-key piano pounds and pinched synth riffs that stretch to the heavens to complicate the overwhelming joyousness of the instrumental palette and arrangement. A subtly ironic 12-inch that satirizes and lampoons the bubblegum, technicolor sounds from our hyperactive age while hearteningly finding beauty within it all. Bah—words, words, word! It's wildly fun party music imbued with idiosyncratic humor and life-affirming happiness. Play it loud, play if often.A1. The Inner Snoopy, A2. Limelight Golden Age, B1. Beach Noir (feat. Splitradix), B2. Murder at Passion Cove
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A spiritual successor to our last Sleazy McQueen 12-inch, Daikaya is a slab of buttery, slow-burn disco that coats the dance floor in molasses, making the party move with a certain sensuality.
The four-track vinyl EP includes three originals, all by Sleazy McQueen and Terry Grant, and one remix, courtesy of Versatile chief, Gilb’R, who turns the title track inside out and gives it a creeping, alien presence while not letting go of its starry-eyed, luscious warmth. For the digital edition, a second version, stripped down and dubby, is tacked on as a bonus.
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The four-track vinyl EP includes three originals, all by Sleazy McQueen and Terry Grant, and one remix, courtesy of Versatile chief, Gilb’R, who turns the title track inside out and gives it a creeping, alien presence while not letting go of its starry-eyed, luscious warmth. For the digital edition, a second version, stripped down and dubby, is tacked on as a bonus.
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Eluize - She Only Counts to Eight
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Eluize - Be Easy
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Eluize - Apart
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Eluize - Illuminated
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Eluize - Mornings
As we descend into winter and the end of 2019, an EP that, like the shorter, overcast days, is chilly and stark, yet accented with rays of sun that crack through the clouds, glints of starlight, full-moon rises. These five tracks—six for the digital version—come from Eluize, a Berlin-based Australian gifted at simmering minimal yet acerbic house potions over low heat, patiently coaxing them to a slow boil. Mischievous, creeping concoctions that approach and build sneakily, as layer upon layer is looped, expanded, condensed, dropped out, and slid back in. Each is a beautifully musical piece, too, with as much evolving melody as hypnotizing groove. An LPH soundtrack for nights that stretch on forever, lit only by blinking lights that break apart seas of heavy fog and slice between silhouetted bodies.
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Sune - Jazzmelankoli
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Sune - Oh Well (feat. Vitamin D)
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Sune - Fikapaus
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Sune - Moovin' (feat. Tilman)
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Sune - Café Conversations (feat. Vitamin D)
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Sune - Where's My Phunk?
Emil Sunesson, a producer from Malmö, makes his debut on LPH with a buoyant six-track album that's got the fluffy, airy body of cotton candy and the electric crackle of neon lights. Funky house and disco toe-tappers built around jazzy drums, jangly African guitars, goopy keyboard vamps. They zip along at a brisk pace yet feel cozy and warm, a morning jog through a forested park just before the leaves turn, the low golden rays of sun stretching your shadow out like chewing gum. Kind, loving music that's been thoughtfully layered up and arranged for your listening—and dancing—pleasure.
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St. David - Sexy Funk '98
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St. David - I Got the Music
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St. David - Where U Move
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St. David - The Connection
The St. David Jam trilogy is complete! Once again, the Italian producer plunges into the depths of his music mine, chisels out a few rough gems, and polishes them off until the glinting diamonds beneath are exposed. As advertised, this EP is disco through and through. “Sexy Funk '98” is a slinky shuffler that gets the engine running and “I Got the Music” is a schmaltzy twirler that settles the party squarely under the mirror ball. The reverse is both more feisty and laid back. It starts with “Where U Move,” a lighter number with a hint of tropical rhythms and beachy sunniness. With “The Connection,” the 12-inch comes to a joyous conclusion; the sampled crowd cheers and jeers sound like a dance floor begging for an encore at the end of a long night.
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Armless Kid - Hardos Sampling
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Armless Kid - Sense of Love (Black Loops 1 AM Remix
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Armless Kid - Sense of Love
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Armless Kid - Dans Le Living Room
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Armless Kid - An Ad Song (Commercial Use Only)
Weirdo house from an idiosyncratic French producer. Were you expecting something normal with a title like this? Hooky and melodious, fidgety and urgent, these tracks will electrify any moment. Joyous and warm, a beam of sun on your neck, a warm breeze through your hair, they're bound to bring a toothy smile. The Black Loops remixes lend “Sense of Love” a more mischievous air, adding another layer of complexity to the EP and rounding out its character.
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Jacques Renault - Can't Stop The Feeling" (DJ Boring remix)
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Jacques Renault - Make Me Feel Good" (MIAL remix)
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Jacques Renault - BK Slice" (Spencer Parker Works Harder mix)
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Jacques Renault - Let Me Jacq" (Tee Mango remix)
Last year, we released LPH cofounder Jacques Renault’s sophomore album, BK Club Beats, Breaks & Versions, a back-to-basics effort that found the producer eschewing big-budget studio sessions and once again using samples as the clay with which he sculpts his music. Considering the snappy, cut-up nature of the tracks, we thought it’d be fun to invite a few of our friends to take the parts and reshape them into versions of their own design. Here, we present you with the four we gathered. DJ Boring’s is a restive spellbinder stuck in a trancey lock groove; M.I.A.L.’s a molasses-thick slow-mo chugger oozing all over your eardrums; Spencer Parker’s a sunny disco strutter spinning across the dancefloor; and Tee Mango’s a wiggy soul inversion that suavely seduces.
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manakinz - Lampaholics
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manakinz - Tangerine Submarine
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manakinz - Le Stoat
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manakinz - Hippy Bovril
Late-summer joy from two long-time Glaswegian party-makers, James “Harri” Harrigan, a resident at the legendary Sub Club for over thirty years, once again crossing the aisle from DJ to producer after a ten-year hiatus, and Max Raskin, together known as Manakinz. The four tracks (five on the digital version) contained are saucy, sassy late-night bangers meant to keep you locked into a permanent groove hovering right around that 124-BPM sweet spot. Sharp, punchy house oiled with groovy disco grease.
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