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Twisted Pepper Welcomes NYC’s Morgan Geist
Morgan Geist plays the Twisted Pepper this Saturday Night. The New Yorker first sprung onto the scene in the mid 90s, turning heads with partner in crime Darshan Jesrani. The duo’s Metro Area project prospered in the disco world and the quality and accessibility of their tracks helped them to garner more widespread affection in the industry.... Read more »
Bade Boys: Another Step In The Right Direction
Bade Records have built on the succes of their debut release by Ben Böhmer with another top EP, this time courtesy of Dutchman Alexander Christian. The label founded on a Leeds-London axis is deliveing some next level deep, melodic house & tech with an obvious Berlin influence present. Such is the standard that we expect... Read more »
Time Has Changed: Acumen & Ranacat
Acumen & Ranacat have come together for what really is a top quality release. It comes via Time Has Changed, a label run by Acumen himself alongside Timid Boy. The lead track, ‘Orchis Simia’, is an intricate piece, melodic tech house vibes and incredibly well constructed. The atmosphere through the pads also impressive. ‘Tantalizing’, track... Read more »
Terrys On The Rocks
This one’s flown very much under the radar. We’re here to resolve that, it’s a classic summer release from a handful of talented artists. First up, Cafe Mambo and We Love’s Jason Bye combines with Mikey G for a maxed-out, piano jammed slice of ultra sexy house music. A certainty for the summer playlist! Ebbo Riginal... Read more »
Jon Hester Next Up For Vision Collector @ Tengu [June 14th]
Our pick of the weekend’s action; American techno talent Jon Hester makes the trip to Dublin this Saturday to play for Vision Collector, the Dublin based label and promoter. The Berlin based DJ & A&R will be performing a live set with sax at one of Dublin’s lesser known venues Tengu Bar, a Japanese joint located at the rear... Read more »
Nic Fanciulli Next Up For Defected’s ‘In The House’
Nic Fanciulli is the latest big name to lay it down in Defected’s In The House series. The Tech king has mixed over two and a half extraordinary hours of top notch tunes, featuring tracks from old favorites like Deetron, Joris Voorn, KINK and Steve Lawler as well as some from young up & comers... Read more »
Fight Like Apes Gets The Daithí Touch
Sunday’s soundtrack comes from a leading light in the Irish electronic scene this year; Daithí. The Galway man has been garnering much support from across the board with his distinct dance music concoction, a mélange fusing impressive melodic hooks, upbeat drums patterns and, often, a quality vocal performance. Regulars at WWD will be well aware of our respect for... Read more »
Paulus, Camp & Derdiarian Deliver Scenes From Our Classic Future
Very enjoyable release from Greg Paulus, John Camp & Brian Derdiarian. Quality chill, summer vibes. ‘Fire In The Sky’, is a personal favorite. It amasses a fine collection of dreamy horns and trudges along slowly with a groovy percussive ensemble. ‘Surf Song’, a close second, is a more mellow, instrumental affair. The distant, emotive melody the... Read more »
Peter Wagner – I Can’t Hear You (Dimitri Nakov Remix) [Sound Avenue]
We’re absolutely loving this tune. It’s a monstrous remix from Russian talent Dimitri Nakov. It kicks off, thundering along on a huge set of drums before a minimal brass sound enters as one of the simplest yet most enticing hooks you going to come across. If you enjoyed Ten Walls – Gotham, then this is... Read more »
Between the Airports: Balcazar chats to WWD
You might know Balcazar as one half of Balcazar & Sordo, the prolific Mexican duo who have turned out for the likes of Culprit, Dirt Crew and Noir. They also make music as solo artists, and as it transpires, they’re just as comfortable doing both. And so it is that we checked in on Balcazar’s... Read more »