Artist: Velvet Hammer

Track: Happy

Label: Soozi Records

Ace up-tempo northern soul (and nowt to do with Pharrell), this rare gem has just had a welcome reissue.

 

Artist: Levon Vincent

Track: Revs/ Cost

Label: Novel Sound

Anthemic techno from one of the genre’s finest: played at the right time, this track does magic to the dance floor. 

 

Artist: STL

Track: Silent State

Label: Smallville Records

Grainy dubbed-out chords shuffle around hypnotic basslines and tape crackle on this essential 2009 EP, now back in press.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oDYR7XmAh4

Artist: Steve Summers

Track: Anhedonia

Label: Russian Torrent Versions

Russian Torrent Versions further refines its lo-fi jam aesthetic with Steve Summers’ tense walls of noise and swinging subs.

 

Artist: Ekranoplan

Track: Star Frog

Label: All Caps

Possibly the standout from Kowton & Julio Bashmore’s latest collaborative EP – perfect end-of-the- night material.

 

[Laurence Huntington]