The ‘Love To The End EP’ takes influence and inspiration from a particular early 90s UK Techno rarity by
Mark Goddard titled ‘The End’ (The Truth EP), a beautiful and emotive take on the classic sound of UK
Techno that’s been much loved and highly sought after for decades, even being a particular favourite
of Aphex Twin. It’s an ode to the original, rather than a remix or cover. The two mixes re-imagine the
sound of soulful and deep Techno, combining driving basslines and drum machine grooves with
atmospheric and nostalgic synth lines.

On the A-Side’s ‘Manchester Club Mix’, the focus is laser focused on peaktime dancefloors with a
slowly building level of euphoria matched with rolling drums until the breakdown chills the mood and
the plucky, earth shaking bassline returns before the tension is released and the melodies float effortlessly around the pounding rhythm.

Over on the B-Side, the ‘Sunset Mix’ jacks up the drums with kicks and claps that shake your spine.
The bassline rolls steadily throughout the mix but the melodic lines this time are more restrained,
introspective and subtle, echoing and harking to past rave memories with ease…

Love To The End EP – Listen / Buy via Phonica – OUT 2/9/22

Please can you introduce yourself to our readers?

My name is Lea Lisa, I’m a Dj producer, I’m passionate about electronic music and I’ve been collecting vinyl for more than 25 years, I live in Switzerland.

Who would you say are the artists from the past that inspired the music that you make today?

I am a big fan of Ron Trent, I appreciate his work since the beginning. He’s a producer that has always inspired me. Kerri Chandler too, Larry Heard, Mr G, there Moodymann, François K… They are so many…

Who is making great music now that you are impressed by?

Chaos in the CBD, Session Victim.  It sounds too good, the atmosphere they manage to create, there is a very strong emotional feeling. It’s a real pleasure to play their records. Also have a look at Retromigration, a young producer Based in Amsterdam.

If someone wanted to get to know more about Lea Lisa, what album would you recommend they listen to?

I hesitate but the ones that made an impression on me were Kerri Chander’s “Hemisphere“ album released on Freetown in 1996 and for the second one, the whole Drexciya’s discography. They are very different styles but they characterize me well. 

What is your ideal club night? What club? Where? Who is playing? What track are they playing?

Of course I could talk about my residency at Folklor but that’s not very objective! I love Heidegluhen in Berlin, run by Woody, it’s for me one of the best clubs in the world. The people are receptive, demonstrative, the line-ups are very interesting. If I had to choose, I would put Danilo Plessow, Ron Trent, Session Victim, Kerri, Colleen Cosmo Murphy, there are too many! I have no particular expectations in terms of records selection. I love surprises…

Have you been a fan of Phonica Records and its output over the years?

Phonica is above all the story of a record store that has been around for almost 20 years. It’s an institution. When you go to London, it’s one of the places you have to go if you like vinyl. They also put out some really good records on their different labels. I’m very happy to have their support.

Talk us through this new edit EP a little

It’s a tribute to the 90’s UK scene which inspired me a lot. In particular the Ep of Mark Goddard (The truth). I wanted to produce a record that reminds me of the golden age of this scene because It’s a big part of my background.

This release is for lovers of…

For those who seek emotional content in music…

What do you have in the pipeline for the rest of 2022?

I’m continuing my residency at Club Folklor for the second year, I’m also looking forward to all the upcoming dates, I’m trying to finalize a second EP for 2023 but most of all I’m enjoying the present moment.

Where can we catch you playing next?

The next gigs will be at Heidegluhen in Berlin, Brunch in the Park for the Drop BCN parties, Porto at Piano B Club and more to come. I’m really excited!

What makes you happy Lea?

My Family & to be a Dj… This is really a wonderful job.

Tell us something that we would never know about you?

I never drink alcohol, no drugs, I like to keep the connection with the music intact.

Love To The End EP – Listen / Buy via Phonica – OUT 2/9/22

Everyone’s favourite Israeli digger is back for another round of gloriously rare edit heat on RNT! ‘Baila’ gets the party started with infectious flamenco chants and claps over a churning acidic groove, and ‘Disco Hummus’ rounds out the side with a bit of joyful disco cheek. On the flip, ‘Sun’ turns an unlikely cover of a classic into an Afro Disco banger, and ‘Simba’ rumbles and rolls with restraint toward a hypnotic peak of brass and vocals. Elado has done it again…

RELEASE DATE: 26^TH AUGUST – Listen and Buy via Bandcamp / Juno

Please can you introduce yourself to our readers?

I‘m Elado. A  DJ for over than 30 years now, just taking my first steps on the global scene.

Tell us where you are based, and where exactly are you today?

I’m from Tel-Aviv, Israel. Born, raised and still live her.

Which words best define the music that you make ?

Groovy, global, disco, analog synths, oriental, obscure, selector, disco, house.

Who are the artists from the past that inspired the music that you make today?

Willian Onyeabor, and Giorgio Moroder.

Who is making great music now that you are impressed by?

Josh Ludlow & Make A Dance, COEO, Dar disku, Captain planet, and Cinthie.

If someone wanted to get to know more about Elado, what album would you recommend they listen to?

‘Choice’ by Louie Vega.

Talk us through this new edit EP a little.

4 tracks. 2 edits, 2 remixes.

BAILA: Spanish flamenco with sleazy vocal and acid lines that will make everyone clap to the flamenco sound.

SIMBA: African deep disco with a dubby feel for the later hours. Sits between disco  & house.

DISCO HUMMUS: Middle Eastern funky disco with Darbuka “Hafla” breaks that will set the floor on fire at the right moment.

SUN: A basic edit of an African cover to a famous song. A guilty pleasure treat for the set finale.  

This release is for lovers of …..

Antal, Nu genea, Folamour, Dekmantel selectors.

What makes you happy Elado?

When a label that I love wants to release my stuff. When a DJ that I admire plays my tune. And when my kids are smiling.

Tell us something that we would never know about you?

I was practicing for the Israeli DMC championship when I was 16 years old. It got cancelled. They re-newed the dj’s Championships in 2002 and I won!

Where can we catch you playing next?
Paris in september, NYC & Texas in october, Amsterdam & Mexico in november, and an Australian tour in 2023!

What do you have in the pipeline for the rest of 2022?

The ‘Gulab Jamun’ official release with a new remix on RAZOR-TAPE, a remix for Tigerbalm on a forthcoming release also on RNT, few edits & remixes, and oriental Israeli remix project im hoping to release next year!

RELEASE DATE: 26^TH AUGUST – Listen and Buy via Bandcamp

Eddy Ramich is a familiar name to anyone with more thana passing interest in modern, soulful European electronic music. The Croatian DJ and producer has become a mainstay of the forward thinking and eclectic scene for the past three decades. From his pioneering Kontrapunkt events in Zagreb, to his much loved collaborations with Dus and Yannah, Eddy has always been at the forefront of the movement.

And it’s once again a collaboration that brings Ramich, now based in Berlin, to his hometown label Sonar Kollektiv this summer – this time hooking up with Viennese producer Roman Rauch. This highly respected beat maker and DJ, despite hailing from Austria’s green valleys, channels the raw, deep soul of Detroit and Chicago in his sublime musical productions, and here it’s no different.

The pair’s unique partnership for Sonar Kollektiv is completed with the enlisting of our very own Pete Josef on vocal duties. The blue-eyed soul singer from Bristol has been an integral part of the label since releasing his debut long-player, Colours, in 2015 as well as subsequent remixes and the follow up album, I Rise With The Birds, five years later.

On Dayglow, Pete’s smooth and sultry tones add rich textures to Eddy and Roman’s steadfast four-to-the-floor beats, and a vocal hook that’ll stay with you for some time to come. Bright synths follow its lead and crisp percussion adds a lightness of touch to counterbalance the foot friendly bottom end and make this a future club and beach banger!

On remix duties is none other than Japanese DJ, producer and folk hero – and another regular collaborator of Eddy’s – Shuya Okino. The man behind Kyoto Jazz Massive, and legendary music venue The Room, adds a generous dose of jazz-funk to the proceedings with some serious live bass, tender keys and more restrained drums that’ll make his version a favorite for fans of acts like STR4TA, Incognito and Freeeze. 

Releases August 19, 2022 – Listen / Buy here…

Please can you introduce yourself to our readers?

I’m Roman Rauch, a producer and from Vienna. I used to run a few labels too (Secret Crunch and Life is for Living). Also did releases on labels like Quintessentials, Mule, Klamauk, Philpot.

Tell us where you are based, and where exactly are you today?

I’m based in the beautiful city of Vienna and that’s where I am right now.

Which words best define the music that you make ?

Deep, I guess. At least that’s what I try to do and hopefully others get it across too!

What would you say is your most ‘notable’ release to date?

I‘m still very happy about my releases on Souplphiction’s (RIP) Philpot label

Is there a track that you released that perhaps didn’t get the reaction it deserved?

I love the Pizza’n Trumpets EP on my Life is for Living imprint, which i did together with my Studio buddy Peletronic.

Who are the artists that inspired the music that you make?

Loads of inspirations from different genres. From jazzy golden era Hip-Hop from the likes of ATCQ or MF DOOM, to the likes of Herbie Hancock and Don BLackman. Of course legends like Theo Parish, Moodymaann and Soulphiction were a huge influence too.

Who is making great music now that you are impressed by?

Thundercat

If someone wanted to get to know more about Roman Rauch, what album would you recommend they listen to?

As I only have one album its probably the one 😉 So checkout “Heliocentric” on Klamauk.

Talk us through the Dayglow EP a little.

We actually did the instrumental in my studio here in Vienna when Eddy had a stopover here in between giga. As usual he stayed in our flat and we hung out in the studio, jammed and came up with the track. Then Eddy hooked up Pete for the Vocals and Shuya for the remix

This release is for lovers of …..

I’d say its for music lovers who aren‘t looking for new hype genres every other week.

What makes you happy Roman?

This release for example. Always been a huge fan and collector of the Jazzanova / Sonar Kollektiv crew and friends with Eddy amnd Shuya. So this release really feels like family. Besides that I’m pretty basic: Good people, good music, good food.

Tell us something that we would never know about you?

I’m quite a sneaker head besides my record collecting habits!

What do you have in the pipeline for the rest of 2022 that we should watch out for ?

Since the pandemic, I felt the urge less of making much music to be honest at the beginning of the pandemic. In hindsight, it was a much needed change to recharge my batteries after being in the studio and the booth 24/7 before. After a while I found the inspiration again to work on new bits and finish older ones. Some of it will probably see the light soon, so I’d say stay tuned

Releases August 19, 2022 – Listen / Buy here…

K•Mo’s Wayout Records returns in August 2022 with a new single, entitled ‘Spiritual Rhythm’.

Wayout, helmed by James Kumo, launched as a platform for the Manchester based producer and DJ’s new guise, K•Mo. Over the past few releases the label has unveiled a debut album under the alias as well as EP’s featuring remixes from the likes of Byron The Aquarius, Manakinz, Westcoast Goddess, Leonid Nevermind, Yard One, Mahal and Larry Quest. Here for the labels tenth release K•Mo delivers his latest single.

‘Spiritual Rhythm’ leads the release, a rolling, deep house spacey house groove, organic drums & sprinkles of dubbed out trumpets and key stabs. Main room material.

Following this, three more deep house cuts, first up is ’Chi-Town Jam’, a dub disco influenced jam, featuring Tim Jules on keys. One for the disco and house heads alike.

‘Summer Of 93’, a nineties inspired house track for the summer months on the terraces of Ibiza and beyond.

And finally, we have ‘Harmony’, a percussive heavy dreamy deep house cut, ladened with smooth key patterns, courtesy of Tim Jules.

Release date: 5-Aug-22 – Buy: wayoutrecords.bandcamp.com/

It’s great to talk to you K.Mo. For our readers that are new to your name, please can you take a moment to introduce yourself..

Of course, my name is James Kumo, I’ve been producing since 2007, but more recently recording under the alias K.Mo since 2020, I run my label Wayout out of Manchester UK. DJ’d since the early 90s, so a while 🙂

Tell us where you are based and where you are from?

I’m UK based, currently in Manchester…though I’m originally from Kent/London.

Who are the artists from the past that inspire the music you make today?

There are lots, I take influences from the past and present…mainly from disco, Chicago/NY house, to more electronic music. Producers like Larry Heard, Moodymann, Larry Levan, Carl Craig, Inner City, Tee Scott, Francois K, Ron Trent, so quite US focussed I guess. But of course, I look to people from the UK & Europe, like the late great Phil Asher, then producers like Ashley Beedle, Jimpster, Atjazz & Don Carlos who I look up to. I could go for on for a while 🙂  

What words would you use to define the sound of K.Mo?

Deep, soulful, electronic house music.

What can you tell us about Wayout Records?

I decided to spend a fair chunk of time, during 2020 to kick start Wayout as a platform for releasing my K.Mo material, also to start to invite the odd remixer or musician to contribute to the releases. People like Byron The Aquarius have featured, who played keys over my Space Funk track, as well as Tim Jules out of Amsterdam, a great keyboardist who I’m continuing to work with – actually on this latest release too. Otherwise, I’ve worked with Westcoast Goddess, Leonid Nevermind, Manakinz, Larry Quest, Yard One, Toby Tobias and Mahal.

Talk us through the Spiritual Rhythm EP

‘Spiritual Rhythm leads the release, a rolling, deep house spacey house groove, organic drums & sprinkles of dubbed out trumpets and key stabs. Main room material. Following this, three more deep house cuts, first up is ’Chi-Town Jam’, a dub disco influenced jam, featuring Tim Jules on keys. One for the disco and house heads alike. ‘Summer Of 93’, a nineties inspired house track for the summer months on the terraces of Ibiza and beyond. And finally, we have ‘Harmony’, a percussive heavy dreamy deep house cut, ladened with smooth key patterns, courtesy of Tim Jules.

This EP goes down deep. What are the elements of a great deep house track in your opinion?

It’s gotta have a groove to it, even if it’s a fairly stripped back track. So the baseline is crucial. Chords!…need some deep catchy keys in there, lush pads will go down a treat too.

What was the first deep house record you ever bought?

Oooh, this goes back to around 1990 for me – think it was something like The Underground Solution – ‘Luv Dancin’ on Strictly Rhythm. My mind is a bit hazy!

Tell us your current deep house artist tip?

Clive From Accounts – love his work.

If someone wanted to get to know your taste, what album should they listen to?

Crackazat – Evergreen

When you’re not making music, what do you do to relax?

Dog walks, family, travel, sports.

What you got coming up in 2022?

More music!! Working on a few new projects for other labels. Watch out!

Release date: 5-Aug-22 – Buy: wayoutrecords.bandcamp.com/

Cor.ece is a whole vibe. The LA-based vocalist and songwriter recently exploded onto the scene through an incendiary collaboration with Honey Dijon on her Defected singles “Unleash” and “Work,” and now Cor.ece delivers his own unique musical statement with his solo debut on RNT, the Dance To Keep From Crying EP.

Leading the project is Possibly Impossible, with RNT’s JKriv on production and Dave Giles III on the mic. The A-side fuses airy and expansive vocal soundscapes with a certifiably infectious hook, and shows Cor.ece’s dynamism as a performer and songwriter.

Nothing But Me rides a low-slung groove, leaving room for Corece’s vocal percussion & lyricism, before Sky85 arrives as a moody late-nite R&B burner. With sultry vocal textures layered over a driving machine drum beat and electro bassline, the LA singer delves into darker vocal territory in this song that’s as hauntingly emotive as it is catchy.

The title track Dance To Keep From Crying, produced by JKriv and featuring the keyboard wizardry of Jason Lindner, elevates energy with crisp house kicks and a punchy analog-tinged bassline igniting the two-step, while closing duty comes with What’s The Word’s acidic synth-driven deviance featuring Danny Kane.

With interlude skits from Darrell J. Hunt sprinkled throughout the EP, Cor.ece brings it full circle on his first feature length project.

Releases August 5, 2022 – Listen / Buy here…

Please can you introduce yourself to our readers.

My pleasure, I believe I am a citizen of the world, but I was born in the mid-west of the United states; a haven for blues and soul music. I’ve been an artist since before I even knew what the word meant. I’m so happy that it has manifested itself in a few different forms of creativity, including making music. I currently have a project called “Dance To Keep From Crying” coming out on a super-hot label, Razor-N-Tape, a space that has allowed me to sing, write, perform, and create visual media to support the music.

Tell us where you are based today and where you are from originally?

I live just outside of Downtown Los Angeles, which L.A. is becoming the unexpected creative centre of the United States – a very unlikely cosmos. It’s nice to not only be in the mix, but to also impact it with my own art. Originally, I was born in St.Louis, Missouri and came of age in Chicago. 

There is clearly a sound that is Cor.ece. What words would ‘you’ chose to define that sound?

From the beginning I’ve called my music hopeful-electro-soul. It still remains true. You can listen to any of my records and locate one or more of those themes.

Who are the artists that have inspired you in your life time?

Too many to even narrow down. It also depends on the day. Sometimes I’m thinking about Stevie Wonder or Nina Simone, Peven Everett, Frank Ocean or Rahsaan Patterson – my music would be a lot smaller without the work of these people before me.

If you had a pick a genre to ‘listen’ over everything else, what would it be?

This is a setup. How can I pick one? I think if I was stuck on a one-genre island I’d go with house music because it has soul, jazz, African roots, electronic – so many things. I’d be satisfied with the vastness of that genre.

What is your all-time favourite to ‘dance to’ record?

I just finished a mix for Razor-N-Tape’s podcast and I put some of those on there. Anything by Peggy Gou, like ‘Starry Night’, I love James Brown, Aly-Us ‘Follow Me’ and Mike Dunn ‘If I Can’t Get Down.’ I’ve also been listening to a lot of my friends’ records like Honey DiJon, Dave + Sam and Life On Planets. They are all in my dance mix.

How did you hook up with Razor-N-Tape to host your new release?

I worked with JKriv separately on a Honey DiJon record a few years back. We vibed and casually stated we wanted to create stuff specifically for RNT. Fast forward two years later and “Dance To Keep From Crying,” the EP, was born.

Talk us through the EP a little..

Certainly, it’s full of disco-funk, soul and dance tracks along with an especially emotional song called ‘What’s The Word.’ I worked with so many people I admire on this like producers Danny Kane, Tim K and of course JKriv. It has 5 songs, 2 very special – and funny – interludes. ‘Possibly Impossible’ and ‘Sky85’ were the first two singles, respectively, with the last single ‘Dance To Keep From Crying’ out now. The entire project is about finding a way to do what you need to do to be happy in a world that may not be all that concerned with our personal needs–so guess what? We have to be concerned. It’s thoughtful, yet still about moving and grooving. 

This release is for lovers of …

Good music they can surprise a crowd with.

If someone wanted to get to know your taste, what album should they listen to, to know you more?

Kaytranada “Bubba”

Where should we listen to this EP and what should we be drinking?

I hope you are drinking a Mezcal Margarita or some good Whiskey, neat. And you should definitely be listening to this at a discotheque, or at the very least in your living room with all of the furniture moved to the side–so you can dance.

What you got coming up in 2022?

My EP dropping August 5th is my biggest focus, but people can keep up with me across platforms by checking out @Cor.ece – I live on instagram.

Releases August 5, 2022 – Listen / Buy here…