Audio Junkies/Lonya – Two Makes A Pear EP

A split release here coming on new label Florentine Records, this being just their fourth release.

It's a simple two-track affair so I needn't detain you long! On the A, Audio Junkies' Allright [sic] is a big, brooding deep/tech houser with sampled vocal wails that builds and builds and then builds some more. Over on the B, Fairy comes (of course) from Lonya and is a somewhat deeper affair, this time with a proggy, soundscape-y feel.

Two solid cuts, and of course it's always good to welcome a new label to the scene.

Out: This week

About: Florentine Records are based "somewhere near the Mediterranean". Or I could just spoil it and say Israel! Their website is currently under construction, in the meantime you can find 'em on Facebook and Soundcloud.

Tech-house-tastic!

Next we have a couple of V/A eps on a tech-house tip.

We'll head to Italy first, where Deeperfect give us the Street's Stuff Vol 1 EP. With tracks from Antonio Piacquadio, Fernando Mesa, Kenny Ground, Lopezhouse & Carlos Pulido, Pedro Mercado & Karada and Takftast, the EP as a whole can be summed up in three words – tuff, techy and rolling. Mesa's Bazinga is the standout for me, being that lil' bit funkier, but generally speaking if you want some no-nonsense, energetic dancefloor fodder this EP will do the job nicely.

Out: This week

About: You can find Deeperfect (and hear this EP) on Soundcloud

No-nonsense, energetic dancefloor fodder also pretty much sums up the Factomania All-Stars Vol 3 EP, though here the overall vibe leans a little more towards the deeper side, with less of the militant snares and toms and more in the way of funk-fuelled b-lines. The artists involved are Alex Gomez & Bias, Ismael Rivas, Redondo, Audio Junkies & Romrez, Rodrigo Laffertt and Sabb, with the latter's tuff, anthemic vocal cut Who Do You Love the standout for me.

Out: This week

About: As all but the dimmest of bulbs will have twigged, this comes on Spanish label Factomania.