Second EP from Kreon on Robsoul Recordings ! Modern House !

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Giuliano Lomonte hails from Andria in the south of Italy, though a healthy passion for music has long coaxed him out its gorgeous Mediterranean climes. As a clubber around Europe, he nurtured a love of dance music—particularly deep, techy, hypnotic, extended cuts pressed to vinyl. It's the sound he mines as a DJ, and you can regularly hear him teasing out the groove at Berlin clubs like Club der Visionaere and Hoppetosse. Now, via Sammy Dee's Ultrastretch, you can hear Lomonte's musical vision in its purest form. His first 12-inch features a pair of originals sure to fit perfectly in his bag—and we think they'll make a worthy addition to yours as well. "Break It Down" marries buoyant live drumming to a deep bass pulse and expertly sculpted electronic flourishes. In its minimalism and form, it's unmistakably techno, though its light touch and organic feel make it a sure bet for early-morning house sets as well. "Love Me High" has a similar drive but with the added effervescence of subtle, bubbling melody. Fumiya Tanaka, a master of abstract house and a regular at Sammy and Zip's Get Perlonized sessions, strips "Love Me High" down to its essence: rhythms tangle, voices mutter, vibes emanate. It caps an auspicious debut from an artist who lives and breathes the stuff, on a label where he couldn't be more at home.

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For its first release of 2014, Sammy Dee’s Ultrastretch label has called upon Monsieur Georget. You’re forgiven if the name is unfamiliar. His bio offers few clues—he likes his bicycle, vin rouge and analog hardware, the latter of which was apparent on his recent debut for Le Loup and Seuil’s Hold Youth label. Bold and auspicious, the EP may have left you wondering if it was something more than a first record. And as it turns out, Monsieur Georget is none other than Chris Carrier, the long-active French purveyor of hypnotically minimal house. Luckily we weren’t left waiting for very long for more material from Carrier’s new alias. His second release, Le Vicieu / Colle de la Bonette, shows that Monsieur Georget and Monsieur Dee share an affinity for pared down, wonderfully elastic club tracks. Like Carrier’s best work, the compositions themselves are minimalist, but their hardware-based sound pallet ensures there’s plenty of meat on the bones. A-side “Le Vicieu” is a subtly melodic shuffler, where deep bass growls at the core of an expansive drum set and whispers suffuse the negative space with mystery. On the flipside, “Colle de la Bonette” takes the sound someplace stranger and more psychedelic. Whatever weird place we’re whisked off to, though, it’s every bit as funky, with brittle drums undulating to the kick’s deliciously irregular throb. “Monsieur Georget” might be a brand-new name, but we’re willing to wager you’ll quickly get to know these rollers well.
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