A1 Soul Clap is a collaboration with Baronhawk Poitier, a charismatic figure in the Washington, D.C./Baltimore queer party scene who has released music on labels such as Honey Soundsystem. Featuring Baronhawk’s spoken word and Charles Levine’s vocoder, it’s described as a “futuristic, earth-shaking groove”—a unique and cool dance groove. Hercules ...Read more (Original Japanese text by Saito)& Love Affair, who are breaking new ground with their sensual acid sound, are also not to be missed. KAI ALCE features Byron The Aquarius; I’m captivated by his keyboard work, and the track perfectly captures the essence of 90s MAW-style funk, jazz, and ghetto house beats. Lauren Flax, a new artist known as Jmt, who features Liz Wight on vocals, also offers a unique world of her own. It conveys the cutting-edge edge and coolness of today’s underground parties in Detroit, NYC, DC, LA, and beyond. (Original Japanese text by Saito)

URULUなどの名前を使い分け、ディープからミニマルラインで幅広く活躍するマルチなハウス作家LIQUID EARTHが始動した〈SQUID RECORDINGS〉のカタログ2番は再発ワーク！パワフルに躍動するブレイクビートとメロディックサブ、空間を揺らすFXも重ねた「Kalahari Sunrise」(sample1)、ファンキーなギターリックとソウルサンプルがユニークなユニークハウストラック「So Beautiful」(sample2)、オリジナル同様に両者のリミックスも内容。 (Akie)

URULUとしては〈VOYAGE〉や〈TARTELET〉にて、LIQUID EARTH名義では〈LIMOUSINE DREAM〉〈BUTTER SIDE UP〉などでヒット作を残すTAYLOR FREELSがルーツに立ち返ったUSレイヴィなハウスプロダクションを披露！ヴォイスチョップをふんだんに盛り込んだ「Beat Girl Beat Boy」(sample1)や、喧騒サンプルが妖しく差し込むマシンファンク「Funk Patrol」(sample2)など、ファンクグルーヴなヘヴィベースが危ない。バイナルオンリーです。 (Akie)