Mix Mup – After The Job
“We never, ever do things nothing nice and easy. We always do things nice and rough” While he might be best known for his collaborative work with Kassem Mosse as MM/KM, Mix Mup has led a surprising and...
View Article10 Cuts: Dreamy Breakbeat House
We’re a big fan of breakbeats here at White Noise. So much so that in 2013 we explored the re-emergence of breaks into the UK’s techno scene. But techno isn’t the only genre of club that’s been having...
View ArticleMechatok – Gulf Area
Sweden’s Staycore crew play a vital role in the new global club scene. Their producers take in influences from across the world, particularly African, Caribbean and South American flavours, and melt...
View ArticleKowton – Utility
Score:8Overall ScoreWhile many electronic producers use the album format to create more exploratory pieces for the headphone audience, the title of Kowton’s debut album is a clear statement of a...
View ArticleKornél Kovács – Malon
Swedish producer Korél Kovács fits snugly in the Studio Barnhus stable alongside the likes of HNNY and Axel Boman. He generally takes a fun, colourful approach to house music that often delights, not...
View ArticleMall Grab – Sun Ra
Score:7Overall ScoreAustralia’s Mall Grab has been subject to more than a little hype over the last year, particularly in the murky underworld of lofi house forums. It’s not undeserved – he’s got a...
View ArticleLena Platonos – Witches (Red Axes Remix)
The superb Dark Entries label were on to a real brainwave combining these two musicians. Greek electronic pioneer Lena Platonos started her career in the 80’s and still produces today. Dark Entries...
View ArticleIan Pooley – Welcome To The Tunnel
You don’t hear so much about Ian Pooley these days (although he continues to release techier material for the likes of Innervisions), but in the mid-90’s the German producer was one of house music’s...
View ArticleVarious – Pizza Night Vol. 1
Score:8Overall ScoreCanada has been responsible for a boggling amount of excellent house music recently, so it’s no surprise that a new label would attract a lot of interest. For their first release...
View ArticleCarl Gari & Abdullah Miniawy – Darraje
Score:8Overall ScoreWill Bankhead’s Trilogy Tapes is one of the UK’s most reliable sources for electronic music that pushes boundaries. Whether it’s abstracted house, distortion-heavy techno or...
View ArticleProject Sandro – Blazer
As far as we can tell, the guys who make up Project Sandro only ever released one track together, a B-side to a split-artist 12″ on California’s Sentrall label in 2005. Blazer is a pretty special tune...
View ArticleRomare – Hey Now (When I Give You All My Lovin’)
Romare’s album on Ninja Tune last year didn’t quite live up to our expectations, but some of his earlier works are still utterly singular. One that’s always particularly captivated us is the two-minute...
View ArticleBookworms – Xenophobe
Score:7.5Overall ScoreNik Dawson’s music as Bookworms has been making waves on the underground house and techno scene since his first appearance in 2012. His debut on L.IE.S. featured African Rhythms,...
View ArticleJun Kamoda – The Clay
Mister Saturday Night have an excellent reputation for sourcing new talent, having launched the careers of Anthony Naples, Keita Sano and Hank Jackson, as well as eliciting career-best EPs from the...
View ArticleApril Roundup 2016
The best of the last month, all tied up in a tidy Youtube playlist. This edition we kick off with some lovely balearic from Workdub and The Pilotwings, before rolling through warmer house pastures...
View ArticleTyree – Nuthin Wrong
Tyree Cooper is a true veteran of the Chicago house scene, responsible for some of the genre’s key anthems, the short-lived ‘hip house’ wave and a slew of gritty gold for Dance Mania. While many of his...
View ArticleNightwind – Later For That
Today we’re digging up a red-hot slice of funk from back in ’82. Nightwind were a popular St. Louis session band at the beginning of the decade, releasing a couple of 7″ singles on Star City Records...
View ArticleFabio Monesi – Palladium
Score:7.5Overall ScoreIf L.I.E.S. is Ron Morelli’s outpost for exploring the dark underworld of dance music, sub-label Russian Torrent Versions offers straighter club tools cut from the same cloth....
View ArticleMoodymann – Why Do U Feel
Kenny Dixon Jr requires no introduction. His career has given Detroit’s house scene some of its most legendary songs, albums and sounds, and his ability to keep changing the game after more than twenty...
View ArticleTolouse Low Trax – Rushing Into Water
There’s been a recent flurry of club cuts with tribal drumwork, and not all of it has been top notch. One producer who’s certainly got it right is Tolouse Low Trax, aka Detlef Weinrich, resident DJ at...
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