January Roundup 2014

The writing may have stopped but the listening never did - we at WN have been using our time off to explore the dusty recesses of hardcore and disco, but we've still just about managed to keep up to date. Here are some of the Dec-Jan period's best tunes, with a couple of older numbers thrown in for good measure.

Tracklist:

Leon Vynehall - Inside The Deku Tree

D-Ribeiro - Down You Will Get

Moodymann - Lyk U Used 2 feat. Andrés

Deetroit - Catchin' That Groove

Big Ben Tribe - Tarzan Loves The Summer Nights

PhOtOmachine - Special Luv

Dance System - DS Theme

Innershades - A Night To Forget

Rødhåd - The Wall
Paul Mac - Grand Statement
Pearson Sound - Raindrops pt. II

Shackleton - Freezing Opening Thawing

Mssingno - Xe2
Miltiades - Stmete
Moomin - You Neva Know

Not on Youtube:

The latest in HNNY's unstoppable stream of kiss edits, Sneeze.

And then there's this ungooglable slice of heat from Rush Hour's No 'Label' imprint. Definitely worth a listen.

Until next time, enjoy the tunes.

August / September Roundup 2013

September's Hardcore feature has led to hitherto unknown levels of busyness here at White Noise HQ, with the result that August's Roundup was left by the wayside. To solve this sorry state of affairs, we're repeating July's double extravaganza, cramming two months of superb music into a single youtube playlist. As usual, it starts off warm and housey, moves to weirder, technoid territories and finishes with some prime spacey material, including top picks from Forest Swords' AOTY contender Engravings and Andy Stott's unbelievable Tricky remix. Enjoy!

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Tracklist:

HNNY - Mys [EP Review]

Damiano von Erckert - Hollywood feat. Georgia Anne Muldrow [LP Review]

Jessy Lanza - Keep Moving [LP Review]

Space Dimension Controller - First Glance [EP Review]

Funkinevil - Ignorant (Igno) [EP Review]

D'Marc Cantu - Size & Shape 

Funkineven - The Joker

Leon Vynehall - Step Or Stone (Breath Or Bone) [EP Review]

Frank B - Chain Of Fools (Lumigraph's 909 Assassination Remix)

Shed - Fluid 67 [EP Review]

Call Super - Informer [EP Review]

Innershades - Nina At The Boiler Room [EP review]

Trevino - Twelve

CVNT - Feminine Destruction

De Sluwe Vos - OG Anthem

Jeremih - F U All The Time (Kowton Refix)

Etch - Hybrid [EP Review]

Visionist - Poison [EP Review]

Pev & Kowton - Vapours [EP Review]

Machinedrum - Gunshotta [LP Review]

Tricky - Valentine (Andy Stott Remix)

Forest Swords - An Hour [LP Review]

And the perennial 'one that wasn't on Youtube':

A Sagittariun - Clusters

Innershades - Nina At The Boiler Room

Label: Crème Organization

Off the back of only one release, Belgian producer Innershades has already made quite the name for himself. Yet his debut wasn’t any old release – That Girl on Ukraine’s Wicked Bass imprint was lethal, revelling in lofi compression and Dancemania repetition. Now for his second outing Innershades takes to DJ TLR’s reliable Crème Organization with cover art reminiscent of Charles Burns, establishing a potent sound and proving that his debut was more promise than fluke.

Nina At The Boiler Room / No Stoppin / The Future

Here the fresh face comes up trumps with three different sonic flavours. Most attention will surely be drawn to the menacing title track, where a coiled acid line builds tension over an assault of compressed kicks and cowbells. It’s a robust, propulsive house track, its starkness emphasised by the siren which calls out dramatically into empty space. On No Stoppin Innershades goes for underwater dub, the kick cloaked in aquatic reverb and something like a guitar lick lurking beneath the surface. Finally the EP closes on a high with the bouncy tones of The Future. While the lingering melody may be indebted to That Girl, the tight drum mechanics and irresistible bassline reinvigorate the formula, capping off an impressively varied EP by a rising star who seems to nail every sound that he sets his sights on.

8/10

Summer Mixes

Now that we're finally getting some real sun, there's no time like the present to share a couple of fresh  mixes featuring a load of the tracks that have been on repeat at White Noise HQ.

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First up is the Sun & Soul mix: 80 minutes of joyous disco and house cuts, shot through with soulful samples. One for the sunshine.

Tracklist:

Romare - Hey Now (When I Give You All My Lovin')
Tito Wun - The Way U Do it

Genius of Time - Love Thang

Laszlo Dancehall - Gave Up

Damiano von Erckert - The Dude Loop

Wbeeza - Billy Green Is Ded

Anthony Naples - Faceless

Chesus - Special

Johnick - C'mon Give It Up

Kyodai - Breaking

Lucretio - Want

Andrés - New For U

Floorplan - We Magnify His Name

Damiano von Erckert - Housem

Jacques Renault - Searching For Some Real Love

John Swing - Always At Night

Floorplan - Untitled

Murat Tepeli - Forever (Prosumer's Hold Me Touch Me Remix)

Murat Tepeli - Workinstrugglin

MCDE - Raw Cuts 6

Nina Simone - See Line Woman (Kerri Chandler & Jerome Sydenham Remix)

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Next we have the Short n Sweet mix, a quick party mix that's only 30 minutes but jam-packed with new and forthcoming tracks.

Tracklist:

Omar S - Skynet 2 B
Head High - Burning (Keep Calm Mix)

Wildchild - Renegade Master (Applebottom Power Remix)
Huxley - Lost Love
Danny J Lewis - Spend The Night (H Man Mix)
DJ Haus - Cold As Ice
Innershades - That Girl
Tweet feat. Missy Elliot - Oops (Palace Raw Version)
Kerri Chandler - Rain
Morgan Geist - 24K

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Remember you can click on the 'Mixes' button at the top of screen to access all of our mixes at any time.

Innershades – That Girl

Label: Wicked Bass

Wicked Bass follow up top releases from Huerco S and Parris Mitchell with their third physical pressing in the form of a debut from Belgian producer Innershades. The newcomer brings a rough slice of house whose retro style is matched only by its raw dancefloor heat. Given the dusty mastering and compressed percussion you'd be forgiven for mistaking this for an old Dance Mania cut, and indeed the comparison rings true thanks to Innershades' effective fusion of a few simple layers. A dangerous bassline and hollow kicks lay the ground work, but it’s the details that do the damage here; an uneasy synth wash and tuned toms standing out from the fuzz.

That Girl / That Girl (Locked Groove She's A Hoe Remix) / That Girl (Vakula Remix)

The original is a hard act to follow, but a canny choices of remixers ensure both offerings are worthwhile. First off Hotflush darling Locked Groove takes a cleaver to the original, leaving grimy 303 scratches and spare percussive twitches to duel it out over the remains of the original’s melodies. It’s a darker, moodier take on the already brooding original, but Locked Groove builds the tension masterfully as the track goes on. Ukrainian analog house don Vakula steps up for the second remix, bringing the original’s Chicago-referencing elements to the fore along with psychedelic organ stabs and serrated synthlines. Overall it’s a muscular package for Innershades’ debut, bristling with personality and raw character, altogether augmented rather than stifled by its retro stylings.

7/10

May Roundup 2013

White Noise may have taken a break from writing, but we certainly never stopped listening. Before normal service resumes with a fresh set of reviews and features, here's a 25-strong selection of our top tunes from the month of May(ish). In keeping with the inconsistent weather, our list is split, kicking off with bumpin’ party grooves and backloaded with dark, percussive stompers. Get listening.

Tracklist:

Wildchild – Renegade Master (Applebottom Power Bootleg)

Genius of Time – Love Thang (Genius of Time Re-edit)

Innershades – That Girl

Huxley – Walk 2 U

Kingdom – Bank Head feat. Kelela

Head High – Burning (Keep Calm Mix)

Laszlo Dancehall – Gave Up

Lucretio – Want

Glimpse – True South

Pev & Hodge – Bells (Dream Sequence)

Dark Sky – In Brackets

Laurel Halo – Throw

Ron Hardly – Subway Antlers

Cliff Lothar – Dro Friday

DJ Haus – Cold As Ice

Helix – Whoosh Ice Dispenser

Kowton – TFB [Clip]

Akkord – Navigate

Paula Temple – Colonized

Huerco S. – Apheleia’s Theme

HNNY – Boy

Kevin McPhee – Who Loves You

Pearson Sound – Figment

Koreless – Sun

Mala – Changes (Harmonimix)