O Sótão’s new Guest Mix presents our very own Tomás Archer. He takes us into his deepest influences in techno, showcasing some of the greats from that genre. Tomás has been an influential dynamo in our live sessions for a while now, never failing to deliver eclecticism, variety and quality.
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The compositions are on point, feeling fresh and timeless. Both are heavily influenced by the classic bossa nova and samba repertoires of his native Brazil, yet translated through a modern production lens, and executed with exceptional musicianship.
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More than presenting his latest release entitled Afrikan Pride - which is a fantastic 4-track EP - we want to focus on Cool Affair’s incredible output of the last years, releasing deep, groovy and surprising ‘affairs’ every single month.
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Forty tracks to end the strange 2020. Without live music being played, other than the occasional stream, this year was particularly hard for all cultural workers. Yet they were more important than ever in our lives. Through their work it was actually fine to stay at home. So let’s celebrate it.
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Little is known about Moondance. His - or her - first EP, Never Found Love, just showed up in Local Talk’s inbox alongside other tracks. The Swedish label was swift, fast, eager to put it out, not hesitating twice to sign all of those tracks.
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Colombian DJ and Producer, and Nomada Records co-founder, Ivan Lozano (a.k.a. Joint4Nine) presents his P-Connection EP - a 5-tracker that showcases the producer’s versatility, navigating with ease through different approaches within his funky deep house canvas.
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More than ten years ago “In Love Again” surfaced as part of Red Rack’em’s All Ever I Wanted EP, becoming subsequently an underground smash. Through WOLF Music Recordings, this slice of genius from the British producer is repressed a released in a very limited vinyl only edition.
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Taken from the upcoming debut album by Australian super trio Oyobi, Mi Ritmo ignites our desires for warmer nights. Vincent Sebastian, Adam Ventoura and Daniel Pliner (Oyobi) team up with Danny G Felix and his Colombian orchestra Malo Malo to deliver an awesome latin-jazz-house anthem that will definitely reach great heights.
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We have to place Stefan Ringer (a.k.a. REKchampa) as one of the most exciting names in the deep house scene at the moment. Dropping today, the last release from Quintessentials in 2020, The Difference offers up a loose and soulful take on MPC-made house full of deep tips and sci-fi tricks.
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Released last week, through the Italian label NICEPEOPLE, Gotta Paint is an elegant, deep and emotive EP by singer and songwriter Khadeeja Grace and her ‘remixing’ mates. Performing with incredible vocals meld into each of the versions here presented, Khadeeja shows her versatility and her ability to fill a house track.
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The first Los Hermanos EP on vinyl in over a decade was released last friday via Mother Tongue Records. Gerald Mitchell, the man behind Los Hermanos and a longtime figure in the house and techno music scene of Detroit, showcases three tracks filled with soul, funkiness and groovy basslines.
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With the release date set for tomorrow, Sun After Rain is a three-track EP from the sage and globetrotter Jitwam, coming out via his own The Jazz Diaries and Studio 54 Music. Composed by two original tracks in collaboration with Folamour and Mike Bloom, plus a remix by Kaidi Tatham, this one goes directly to the imaginary dancefloors we’re craving.
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Coming up later in the night, Markus Lindner, a.k.a. Delfonic and his bouncy 4-tracker Delfonic Edits. Via Nómada Records, releasing their first volume of disco-afro-boogie-house edits, Delfonic pays homage to the roots of house music and to the the legacy of Black culture and Black music.
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Having dropped last friday, What Up Doe? Vol. 2 is a sunsoaked house affair with a penchant for acid lines, jazz inspired keys and a bumpin’ groove. The inimitable and talented Byron The Aquarius gives us a sonic masterclass, completing a year in which he definitely stepped up into the olympus of the deep house scene.
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Looking back, our trace is visible. We came a long way and through that road we kept 60 tracks, ten more than usual. November 2020 was rich in signature tracks, although the second confinement, although the impact this strange year has been having in all of us. But the artists didn’t stop, specially those who produce from dungeons to rooftops.
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Colonel Red and Lord Byron have been collaborating for some time, delivering their own brand of bouncy broken beat anthems and energetic live sets. Fluid Bounce is their collaborative project, now introducing the entirely self-produced Chapter 1 via Inner Tribe Records.
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Reaching his mogul status, ShunGu invites Dreamcastmoe, one of the most interesting artists currently hailing from the US, to write and sing over his brilliant productions. Temptation, via Trading Places Records, is one of the results of the most promising collaborative project of 2020.
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Gerald Mitchell and Billy Love are longtime figures in the dance music scene and have made a huge impact on Detroit house and techno. They are the Celebrity BBQ Sauce Band, now presenting an unique combination of soul, fusion and funk with electronic music.
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Light Headed is SaiR’s new album, released last friday. The multi-instrumentalist and producer from Porto has consistently delivered great modern-funk projects in the past years and Light Headed follows that tone, although exploring more soothing and relaxed textures.
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Dan Kye is Jordan Rakei’s mysteriously dancefloor focused moniker, now releasing his first LP entitled Small Moments, on Bradley Zero’s Rhythm Section INTL, which is the result of new a life in London and lockdown experiments.
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