22 Recordings, a Barcelona-based label run by Marine Damico and Cruz Orozco, readies its second release, a V/A - 22247 - consisting out of four tracks moving back and forth within the deeper and minimalistic House cosmos.
EXCLUSIVE Rafa Santos ‘About House’ [Selections.]
Toronto-based vinyl only label Selections. is back with its tenth release, which comes from Mate label-head Rafa Santos, who delivers adds four classy House tracks to both: his own and the label's discography.
REVIEW Furz ‘Intergalactic Conexion EP’ [Hoarder]
Hoarder is a label to trust when you are in need of high-octane futuristic club sounds, so Argentina's in-demand Furz is a great fit on the imprint.
INTERVIEW & ART:CAST #151 Valerio Vaudano
Close to Italy’s fashion metropolis Milan Valerio Vaudano has found home not only for himself but also his labels #Platform and Steamy Pizza Box and operates as a DJ, producer, label-head and basically everything involving electronic music.
REVIEW Kawaii San ‘Behind The Waterfall EP’ [Magic Carpet Records]
Kawaii San is a fresh and exciting London-based producer, who is making dreamy and Deep House music for underground labels such as Padang and Albeit, both pushing the boundaries of modern House music: trancy, spacy but funky.
REVIEW Theo Kottis ‘Enjoy The Ride’ [Permanent Vacation]
Making a return to the excellent Permanent Vacation label is Edinburgh's Theo Kottis, who has had a string of fine releases in recent years through imprints such as Shall Not Fade, Skint & Beautiful Strangers.
EXCLUSIVE Peter LC ‘Let Me Tell You Something’ [RVZ]
The first release on Sakskøbing's just founded sub-label RVZ is a four tracker by label affiliates as well as new faces, who contribute tracks from the "housier side of life"
EXCLUSIVE Gari Romalis ‘No Ya (Smuv Cruz Mix)’ [MATE Records]
For the fifth anniversary festivities on MATE Records label boss Rafa Santos gathered old and new companions to compile a conglomerate of ten tracks varying between House and Deep House, between past and present, between classy and classic.
INTERVIEW & ART:CAST #150 Rafa Santos
Dedicating his all to House Music while being active in basically all fields the scene has to over, it’s Madrilenian artist Rafa Santos, who has become a mainstay as well as a constant in the ever-changing (local) electronic music domain.
EXCLUSIVE Thomas Garcia ‘Ya Dig’ [Miura Records]
Debuting on Miura Records it's Los Angeles-based House producer Thomas Garcia hitting hard with his four tracker called Down To Play as the artist chose rather playful approaches to House music's various sub-genres to present a homogenous work that does not spare to cross boundaries within the main-genre.
