Showing posts with label Menomale Records. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Menomale Records. Show all posts

Sunday, 16 December 2012

Stefan Cordery – Incorporated

Stefan Cordery Incorporated Menomale
This WAS gonna go in the 'So many tunes…' round-up, but the four mixes are just too different, and too good in their own ways, for it not to get a full review.

Stefan Cordery is the man at the helm: his original version of Incorporated is an atmospheric tech-house chugger with that minimal-style trick of layering lots of scratchy, high-end sounds. Carlo Galliani's rub adds some stripped-down bass throb and brain-frying disco stabs for the 3am strobelit floors, while Ken Rok strips things right back to a minimal/deep techno pulse. And I'm liking all three mixes to be fair, especially Galliani's.

But it's the no-nonsense Mario Conte & Fabio SPZZ1 rub I'm loving best: it's the kind of muscular disco-techno that makes me think of Vague or early-doors Trade back in the day. Shirts optional.

Out: This week

About: This comes on London's Menomale Records, who can be found on Soundcloud, Facebook or at their own website.

Saturday, 15 December 2012

VayFlor – Mescalina

VayFlor Mescalina Menomale Records
After all that sumptuous garage-y deepness on our first two reviews this morning, time for a change of pace as we venture into more electronic pastures with the latest from UK label Menomale Records.

In its original form, Mescalina is a dark and jacking techno pulse that wouldn't have sounded out of place on 1605. The Fra P Remix is a lighter, jauntier take with Italo leanings, while Francesco Imparato's rub is a more textured and 'epic' affair you could imagine gracing a Garnier set. Finally, label bosses Mario Conte & Fabio Spzz serve up a mix with a summery, proggy kinda feel.

A pretty varied package stylistically, then, but rest assured the quality standard is high throughout.

Out: This week

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