TRACKS…MIXES…COMPILATIONS Swiss maestros Martinez and Berto team up with Bryan Chambers for a pumping disco workout perfect for the Glitterbox stable. Faithful to the original, but with all the ingredients needed for today’s clubs.
– Curtis Zack “UNCHAINED”
u Right Mood u Good For You Brazilian producer Right Mood delivers a full-on, deep, dense, spacedout house groover. Pushing an ’80s rave vibe, this one includes moody, male vocals and crisp percussion – a must track for your afterhours parties. – Tommy D Funk
MR. DAVIS
u Thommy Davis u Quantize The legendary Basement Boys member delivers a long-player with 16 soulful dance tracks, all of the highest quality. Original cuts and covers of classics by Karen Young (“Hot Shot”), Jomanda (“Make My Body Rock”) and René & Angela (“I Love You More”) make this a terrific album. – Curtis Zack “WHAT U WANNA”
u Jaded Soul u Traded Music Dropping classic house sounds, London’s Jaded Soul pushes this vocal-driven, but very bottom-heavy track to good effect. Big grooves, complete with piano flavors, make for a hip-swinging vibe – good stuff. – Tommy D Funk
“COME AND GO” (DOMBRESKY REMIX) Boys Noize
“2AM”
dation. Dreamy, drummy, lightly sprinkled with vocals and even an old-school jungle “wub,” this track drops a little house vibe near the end, topped off with a piano arpeggio. Wonderful.
u MK u Ultra Music/Area10 Fronted by Carla Monroe, this hands-in-the-air, pop-house track certainly achieves liftoff. Soulful vocals, soaring piano keys, proper rhythmic builds and a sticky-sweet refrain all add up for another MK winner.
– Jennifer Harmon “TAKE ME BACK” (REMIXES)
u Michael Gray u Sultra One of the hottest nu-disco tracks of 2019 gets a couple of next-level remixes from 84-Bit and Ian Ossia. Pumping, funky and with a little sprinkle of Chic – “I wanna be at Studio 54” – these remixes hit the mark.
– Jim Tremayne “BLACK LION”
u Ferry Corsten & Trance Wax u Armada This killer collab brought together the best of both worlds, combining a sublime progressive-breakbeat track with a solid trance foun-
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“PARKERS JOINT” EP
u Blaqwell u Simma Black On this massive two-tracker, Blaqwell delivers a jackin’ jazzy house title track with a funky lead horn – this one really moves. Meanwhile, on the flip, “Tribesmen (to the Rhythm)” puts forth a stomping groove that’s perfect for late-night action. Proper good! – Tommy D Funk
“HOLDIN’ ON”
u Aston Martinez & Marco Berto feat. Bryan Chambers
u Glitterbox
A cover of the Tony Rallo & The Midnite Band track from 1979,
u TOKiMONSTA Feat. VanJess u TOKiMONSTA Music A hip-shaking remix of an eerily sexy R&B-flavored gem, this rework is a classic house banger – equipped with melodic cowbell, no less. The vocal is to die for, but the beat will keep things grooving for hours. Start the night with the original, but work up to this remix, leaving everyone wanting more, for sure.
– Jennifer Harmon “SWEETER”
u Sonny Beau u Tropical Disco Yet more classy disco-sampling goodness (via Barry White) from the TD imprint. Two mixes to pick from, both following a similar vibe, with the “Club Cut” just edging it for me.
– Curtis Zack
