Stockholm artist MATS LUNDGREN's alias project MATSOAKA makes its second appearance! The Balearic dancer "Faith" (sample 1) is a beautifully intoxicating session of gentle acoustic guitar and steelpan, spiced up by a rap-like bass vocal loop that lingers in your ears. Weird electro house tune "Gin Yuzu" (sample2) is also highly recommended, and fea ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Akie)tures a dangerous hook with cowbell and ethnic melody. (Original Japanese text by Akie)

An excavation and compilation job from LA's CQQL RECORDS, a label that recreates the old-school machine sound of the '70s and '80s! A collection of works by WALTER THOMAS, a singer-songwriter from North Chicago, Illinois, who has served as an opening act for THE EMOTIONS and THE DRIFTERS. It runs from "Magic City," a slab of machine funk that doubl ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Akie)es as a homage to the roller rink of the same name, to the actual commercial jingle for "E&J's," a legendary Illinois barbecue joint, to "I Wanna Get Witcha" (1987), a hit that became a genuine anthem in underground venues around the world. It's also a precious archive steeped in the sound, culture and daily life rooted in Chicago, Illinois and its surrounding areas. (Original Japanese text by Akie)

BRIAN TOPHAM, aka PAPOLIOUS JONES, is a Barcelona-based DJ who has released works through TRESYDOS and his own TOP RHYTHM BOPPERS, among others! From "A Long, Long Time Ago" (sample 1), with its soft and sweet synthesizers, pampin' bass line, and bouncy synth sequence, the music is like a conversation, to "Dreamin'", with its lazy acid line and sto ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Akie)ry-telling melody line. In Sevens And Threes" (sample 3), where lazy acid lines and storytelling melody lines face off. The excellent melody-making ability and the use of the keyboard make this a sound that will leave a lasting impression on the listener. Highly recommended. (Original Japanese text by Akie)

A new release on 〈R.I.O.〉, the label gathering artists working at the frontier of today's alternative dance! Beyond the above, HOSHINA ANNIVERSARY is a Japanese artist who keeps putting out work through the world's most tasteful leftfield outlets, including 〈YOUTH〉 and
〈IMPATIENCE〉. "Happen (Club Mix)" (sample1) is a moody weird-boogie cut wher ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Akie)e psychedelic vocals pour down over the monotone pulse of a drum machine stripped of all excess. The A-side is superb, but so is the avant-pop arrangement by DOLPHINS — the synth-wave trio featuring BENEDIKT FREY — which brings the original's melodic parts and vocals to the fore. Limited pressing! (Original Japanese text by Akie)

The latest from ANTAM, the imaginative cosmic-sound imprint run by ANTOINE SY and BASSAM, which has already lined up twisted talents like SAMUEL JABBA, CHARONNE, and TWO OPPOSITES! It opens with the cosmic funk of "Sunrize" (sample1) by JAMIE LEATHER, also known as one half of CLJL and a releasing artist on labels like CRAIGIE KNOWES, and runs thro ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Akie)ugh to "Sex Appeal" (sample2), a heavily bass-driven boogie funk cut from KARABA, who also has work out on HAŴS. Versatile enough for disco sets and electro floors alike. Vinyl only! (Original Japanese text by Akie)