Trademark – Exosphere EP

If you like your deep house music on the experimental/leftfield/slo-mo side then you'll be well aware of Intelligent Audio by now… here's their latest, courtesy of Tony 'Forces Of Nature' Reeves and Loki, who together make up Trademark.

"Four classy, deep and jazzy tech-house cuts" is how the hype sheet describes this one. Not sure 'jazzy' applies here so much TBH but I wouldn't argue with the rest! Glass is yer straight-up lush late night bizniss, The Good Earth starts out all uber-deep and dubby then gets busier and techier as it goes on, Inner Motion is a laidback Balearic groove and finally Origin Of Matter is a bit more abstract and soundscape-y, but still with a solid 4/4 kick.

A cert for the more cerebrally-inclined househeads out there.

Out: This week

About: You can find Intelligent Audio on Soundcloud, on Facebook or at their own website.

Nigel Hayes - Northern Lights EP

Four no-nonsense dancefloor cuts here courtesy of Nigel Hayes and UK label Intelligent Audio, spanning a range of styles.

Actually, I say a 'range' of styles but really it's more the proverbial game of two halves, with Elektricity and D-Tek both techy and heavily electronic while Raise The Bridge and Wallfield opt for a more organic, funk-fuelled approach. To be more precise, D-Tek is a chunky and now-sounding tech-houser, Elektricity has a retro Chicago-meets-Detroit sound, Raise The Bridge is drenched in soul with a lazy, hazy, Sunburst Band-y kinda feel while Wallfield brings the heavy funkin' slap bass. It's between Wallfield and D-Tek for the top honours for me but it's good stuff all round.

As is Intelligent Audio's wont, look out also for a soon-come 'Part 2' featuring more eclectic/downtempo flavas.

Out: This week

About: Here's the usual website Facebook and Soundcloud links for Intelligent Audio, then…