Various – One Year Of Frole

A couple of weeks back I reviewed a single by Desos on Frole Records, which was the first time I'd heard of the Italian label. Following that review they very kindly sent me this compilation, which is being released to mark them reaching their first birthday.

I'm very glad they did, too, because this rocks. "Proper deep house in various shades" is the basic story, supplied mostly by artists you probably haven't heard of (unless you're more on-the-ball than I am, of course!) by with some familiar names – Kevin Griffiths, Moodymanc, Hector Couto, The Echonomist – cropping up on remix duties. Ellroy's Everything, which does strange, downtuned things to Whitney's Love Will Say The Day vocal, is one highlight; Echonomist's early 90s-tastic refix of Kevin McCallister's Swing Piomb is another, LDF vs Lostrocket's Loose In Mind yet another. Oh, and Gastek's laidback, organ-flecked Grey Crystal another.

You getting the idea yet? When I say "this rocks," I mean it rocks from start to finish. Go seek.

Out: This week

About: You can find Frole Records at their website, on Facebook or on Soundcloud.

Desos – My Underground

Bending the rules a bit here cos this came in late, but as it's on a label who haven't been in touch before now, and from the mighty Desos to boot, I'm prepared to make a rare exception!

It's a three-track EP. In its Original form, My Underground itself is an unhurried, classic-style deep house/deep garage affair, all shuffling percussion and pleasingly understated organs. A remix from Rio Padice pays homage to vintage Chi-town-style deep house, complete with throbbing 303 bassline, while completing the EP is Speach [sic], which is another slab of triplet-tastic Jersey bizniss with snatches of echo-ing sampled disco vox (but no speech as you might be expecting).

Brian Løgstrup AKA Desos seldom puts a foot wrong, to these ears. Same story here. Result.

Out: 27 November, but see above.

About: This comes on Frole Records, who are based in Naples, Italy and who are just eight releases old. Find out more by hitting them up on Soundcloud, on Facebook or at their own website.