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Slices Of Life

Mick Wills is no stranger to Frigio Records, the German Dj and producer has turned his hand to edits and remixes on previous releases and now arrives with his own 12” of edits for the volumen 4th of the label’s Ecdisis series. The source material for the two pieces on offer comes from Brazil’s Simbolo, a band formed in 1988 and still active with a career spanning more than thirty years, was a central player in South America’s EBM and Synth scene. Wills has selected two tracks from the Brazilian’s back catalogue, the first being “Mind.” Industrial influences come immediately to the fore, complex drum patterns give way to a juddering groove in which guttural vocals depict a scene of hurt and pain.“Synchrono” occupies the flip. Taken from the 1995 album, In the Danger Zone, the original two minute piece is extended into a seven plus minute epic. Following on from “Mind”, “Synchrono” melts stuttering bass-lines and textured percussion with indecipherable lyrics counter-balancing heady strings. Two cuts of emotive and impacting electronics.

Lacking no celerity in its approach to dancefloor traction, the second incursion on STRCTR from Paris-based rising talent Vitess is primed to slap a smile on the face of 90s breaks, electroid techno dashers and pumped-up trance lovers. Following up to releases on Happiness Therapy, Pulse Msc and Chat Noir Tools, Vitess is bound to break the sound barrier with “Splitter” - a no-frills four-tracker featuring two originals + two remixes designed to bulldoze its way onto upper spheres of consciousness with absolute panache and determination.

Fastforward 2023, back on the highway with four twisted tracks from Rupert Marnie. The Hamburg based producer with a weakness for spicy japanese food and science fiction novels is part of The Press Group label and Remoto Recordshop, which both has been close to the LV musical mind and hearts – delivers the stuff we want to play with. Fail we may, sail we must.

For their 9th release, AGT Records is happy to present a highly sought after two-tracker from Eric Spire.Originally released in 2003 on his own Silver Pearl Records, the ‘Big Brother’ EP provided the perfect blendof tech house, acid and progressive house that took the US scene by storm.Each side has its own time and place at the party. The A Side is a peak time percussive workout, with drumsand acid lines flying around the constant pulse of a big old bassline. The B Side is designed for the morehorizontal after-hours, with a psychedelic melody and groove that keeps on swirling round and round andround.AGT Records is excited to get this one back onto turntables, all in good time

Dance Floor Rituals kick things off strong with the first release on the label by a producer that will be nostrang. DJ and producer, Jorge Gamarra, has been crafting his skills for the best part of a decade. You can quicklynotice his dedication to interesting sounds and strong baselines whilst listening to DFR’s first release. 4tracks tailored for dark dance floors and long after hours. Emotional tracks with spiritual feeling and builtintuition. The perfect music and artist to kick things off for this new label.er to people in the know.