This has such an unlifting vibe, originally released back in 2000 on mp3 – who knew they even had mp3s back then? The kind of vibe that you can imagine Cinthie playing, happy almost panpipe music, an uplifting soulful vocal snippet and a slight kick to the beat.
New Tracks
Is it minimal? Is it garage? I know that this is a fucking ace track, a really low-slung and dirty bassline, quite on the slow side – with some predictable “I love you” vocal snippets that echo throughout but oh gosh this works on every level.
Alexander Skancke – I Love You (Not My Bass Mix)
Whilst some of Cinthie’s super-uplifting house can fall on the wrong side of cheese for my ears, this one doesn’t. Mellifluous is airily light, full of melody, a solid kick-drum and just wants to make you dance with joy.
Cinthie – Mellifluous
This is insanely Villalobos, beats that willingly seem out of kilter at times, the rising pads, the amazing textures. A track which I somehow appreciate even more now than I did when it was released…gosh…20 years ago.
Ricardo Villalobos – Moremax
Deep, smoky atmospheric minimal from the not at all under the radar king, Villalobos. A track from 15 years ago which had completely passed me by until I heard it in a mix.
Mike Shannon – Under The Radar (Villalobos Remix)
I’ve heard this track in minimal sets quite a bit over the last year, and was surprised to see it was released in 1998. Moody with a deep low-slung bassline, and vocal snippets that ask you what you’d like to do.
E’MIJ – Love Is A Place (JC’s Love Dub)
It takes a while for this little bliss ball of melody to kick it, but when it does it is rather wonderful, if on the melancholic side. It’s been around 10 years or so – only just discovered it by name.
Lazăr Cezar - Adagium Or Truism
This is so good, kind of reminds me of early synthesiser experiments with a plinky charm, but has various layers that just make it a beautiful piece of electronic music.
Koreless – Deceltica
Not entirely sure if this is minimal or offbeat techno – it has stylings and sounds like both of them, and could fit in a set of either, but more importantly it is a really classy track.
Caldera – Warren’s Gift (LOIF Remix)
What a beast of a track – so much power and energy behind it.
No vinyl release as far as I can tell – bit of a shame.
Drhamer – Liver
This is a really addictive house track, that kind of keeps going – the continuous vibe reminds me of Sharif Laffrey, though this is a bit more stripped back than his tracks. Should be a classic…not sure it ever will be, but I love it.
Late Nite ‘dub’ Addict – Dream Machine
Really stripped back and almost kind of dubby vibes.