Jark Prongo is one of the many, many aliases of Dutch DJs René ter Horst and Gaston Steenkist. Currently, they are Piano House sensations Chocolate…
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07/01/2021: “Fatherless (Doc Daneeka MRR SNRZZ remix) by Breach
The original mix by Breach ought to get the credit for injecting the musicality into this, lets face it, ‘beat’. As the title suggests, Doc…
05/01/2021: “Peace Upzzz” by Rustie
This music is so thick it almost seems to have shape and colour of its own. Like an emerald green wave, crashing against the shores…
02/01/2021: “Self Control” by Laura Branigan
Originally, this was a potent slice of Italo-Disco, released by Raf in 1984. Laura Branigan had a previous working relationship with Giancarlo Bigazzi, who helped…
01/01/2021: “Love Dub” by Cooly G
Not many other producers have made this mellow, dubbed out garage sound quite as convincingly as Cooly G. Based on a simple, reverb drenched chord…
29/12/2020: “I Need Someone” by Kris Okotie
The lightning fast guitar fluttering in the background of this marks it out as a distinctively African disco track. Released in Nigeria in 1980, the…
28/12/2020: “Strandbar (Samba)” by Todd Terje
A four minute radio version of Strandbar appears on Todd Terje’s classic 2014 album, It’s Album Time. You can find this extended Samba mix on the Strandbar…
18/12/2020: “Wear Your Love Like Heaven” by Definition of Sound
I’m not sure I’d characterise this music as hip hop, as such. It’s more like breakbeat with a bit of rapping. It’s all gloriously early…
15/12/2020: “Cinnamon” by Fatima
Opening with otherworldly, echoing vocals, “Cinnamon” resolves halfway through into a thumping neo-soul stunner, weighty bassline and snapping snare included… Floating Points is on production…
08/12/2020: “Nufoundfunk” by King Kooba
It’s hard to place this kind of music. It sits within a wide spectrum of ‘Downtempo’, or ‘trip hop’, blending influences from hip hop, jazz,…