DJS: MOST CHARTED - DISCO - MOST CHARTED OCTOBER 2013

Review: Space Dimension Controller returns to Clone's Royal Oak series in style with the first of five Correlation releases! It was back in 2010 that the then-emerging Space Dimension Controller first landed on Clone's Royal Oak imprint with Journey To The Core Of The Unknown Sphere; since that landmark release the Belfast born producer's career has taken off with successive EPs on R&S which ultimately led to this year's concept-heavy debut album Welcome To Mikrosector-50. Correlation#1 retains the intergalactic motifs that have become a Space Dimension Controller trademark, however the five tracks here find Hamill focusing on a straighter dancefloor approach akin to his earliest releases. His one concession to conceptual themes manifests itself visually with Hamill producing a series of prints relating to the mood and colour of each track. One print has been randomly inserted into each of the records included in this first pressing.

Review: Having signalled the end of their Originals series in fine fettle with a wonderful selection from the New York based producer and selector Alex from Tokyo, Claremont 56 send out the end product of what must be one of the most onerous tasks in recent years. This rather dashing 5xLP box set house two tracks a side from each of the ten Originals compilations issued since the series commenced back in 2008. Aside from the sticky issues of actually legally licensing these tracks for a vinyl release, there's also the factor of having to whittle out just two songs from each of the compilations. Regardless, Paul Mudd Murphy has done a splendid job with inclusions such as Donna McGhee's superb disco cut from the Rong Music volume or the undervalued Anthony Watson gem from the final installment getting the approval of the Juno review team.

Review: This is the third EP (in almost as many years) that sees the Japanese abstract techno duo Cos/Mes revisit their 2007 album Sadistic Skatepark: reversions come from Discodromo (deep chugging Terje style cosmodrama) and Soft Rocks (lullaby-like arpeggios set to a bed of whimsical synth pitch bends and FX) Complementing these is the appearance of Cos/Mes classic "Build The Band" which originally featured as a B Side on a limited 7" released by the High Feelings label. If the slinky slap bass twang-out with added hip-swings and wig-outs sounds familiar it's because the track was a highlight of the classic Live At Robert Johnson mix by Prins Thomas.

Review: With the Ableton grasping fad hunters having lone ridden off into the sun set in search of the next bandwagon to saturate, the art of the disco edit has been left in the expert hands of those methods are tried and tested. Chief amongst them is the Disco Deviance label who crank out a thirtieth transmission here, with two long term contributors at the helm in the shape of Pete Herbert and Dicky Trisco. Both "In The Disco Last Night" and "Disco Brothers" will be familiar to the diggers and come with the following glowing recommendation from Disco Godfather Ashley Beedle: "Both cracking renditions and the right amount of gayness ?. Big support!" Nuff said!

Review: Having contributed to Man Make Music's recent under-the-counter Edits 12", the mysterious U returns with a more conclusive demonstration of his/her production capacity with a second 10" release for the label founded by Georgey FitzG and co. Lead cut "I" is based around a pretty darn soulful vocal hook and the way it's edited shows U to be quite the talent. The production work around it is reminiscent of Daphni at times and the overall result is one of those tracks that will immediately grab a dancefloor. Premiered on Pitchfork, B Side cut "Left The Sun Shine In" shows U is eminently capable of more than feel good house music, feeling more like a less introverted Forest Swords track whilst "+1" is a wonderfully fuzzy piano vignette.

Review: The music of estranged Estonian producer Uku Kuut is becoming something of a personal obsession for Washington DC label Peoples Potential Unlimited and that's fine with us! First surfacing on PPU some three years ago with a dinky 7", Uku Kuut has graced the label with numerous subsequent releases of varying length with last year's Visions Of Estonia LP a stand-out. Grand Hotel represents another album length trawl through the archives of Kuut's instrumental funk, offering a ten track selection of material he recorded on his travels through the Soviet Union, Sweden and Los Angeles. Kuut's first ever recorded track dating back to 1982 is included, as is material recorded in Herbie Hancock's personal studio. Superb artwork to match some superb lo-fi funk.

Review: REPRESS ALERT: With just one 7" release to their name in the form of the 1981 release, Jive Baby On A Saturday Night, the cult of The Jellies was possibly accidentally assured with the long lost song being rediscovered by collectors and championed by Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore no less. Picked up and reissued by the stellar Trunk Records in 2010, the B-side cut, however, was sadly overlooked. Now Emotional Rescue are proud to license The Conversation and remaster it especially for this rerelease. Based around a simple drum and bass rhythm, interspersed with crowd noise, playful female vocal yelps and sprinkled with dub effects thrown in to the mix and you wouldn't probably think too much would be going for a track that the band put together in the last two hours of their studio time after Jive Baby had been completed. However, what you get is a killer gem of pop-punk-dub oddness that gets your head nodding to its infectious, repetitive rhythm laden with effects. With just this one (perfect) track available for license it seemed only right to hand it over to the in-house production team, Apophenia, to do their increasingly trademark dubbed out reworking, this time in the form of a true, but respectful "Version" for the flip. With both members of The Jellies sadly now living overseas this piece of early '80s British dub as it were, can now be fully treasured for posterity while also, proving a nice little smokers delight.

Review: Limited, hand-stamped and lavished in rich organic funk, Manchester duo Steve Leggat and James Ellis have been teasing their floors with these for over a year in various versions. Now ready for our own playlist consumption, both tracks tickle different sides of the floor. "Take Me With You" stomps emphatic sing-along soul prowess and vibrant, evangelistic piano-pounding while "Brothers Dub" re-imagines Brothers Johnson's take on the Shuggie Otis classic "Strawberry Letter 23". All slinky wah-wah bass and trembling vocals, it's an instant smooch-fuser. Get racked, get ruined, get on this!

Review: Super-limited and super cosmic, the Keyboard Masher family reunite for three more galaxy galvantations. "El Halcon Rising" creeps and weeps with Moogy moans, spiralling pads and emphatic choral beef. "Eastern Promise" rolls with more of a wistful swing thanks to snaky hi-hats and a cool filtered guitar loop. Dreamy and deep, drop it at the right time and there won't be a dry eye in sight. Finally we hit "La Luz", all shimmering guitars and soft, subtle kickdrum back bone, it's an instant Balearic gem. Beautiful.

Review: The artist occasionally known as Simon Rufdug Mcruff Al-Duggleston steps up to the collectable Porn Wax series with two lustful, lingering looks at 80s electronica. "Sorta Rican" is all soft skanks and twinkling keys. Think Ace Of Bass but with added Balearica. "MV Look", meanwhile, is a psychedelic storm where bold blasts of synths overlap like crashing waves on a new beat shore. Mesmerising and masterful, Ruf Dug is one smooth operator.

Review: Last seen on the cultish Very Polish Cut-Outs label, Bergen based producer Telephones debuts on another cultish imprint in the shape of Sex Tags UFO pairing up with DJ Fett Burger. Towing the line wonderfully between mutant disco and dilapidated house, the Rytmenarkotisk EP features one solo production from both producers either side of a collaborative cut. For the title track, Telephones is on wonderful form, laying down all manner of insouciant and glistening melodic touches over a live disco house stomp that's a legion away from preset driven productions. On "Tutti Frutti Del Mar" Telephones and Fett Burger combine for the kind of scandolearic production that would have Toddney Terje whilst Fett Burger's "Burger Trip" has that touch of the esoteric that has helped establish Sex Tags reputation for the weird and wonderful.

Review: A veritable anthem on the more disco-aligned floors throughout the summer of 2013, Ferry's 1985 classic underwent myriad reboots, and here are three of the best. Terje goes for an authentic new beat, synth driven rework that pays respect to the original's roots while the Idjut Boys opt for a deeper, shimmering slice of Balearic cosmicity. Last but not least, Grasshopper adds a great sense of dub spaciousness allowing elements such as the soaring saxophone to truly flourish. Don't stop now.

Review: It goes without saying that Psychemagik's record collection is deeper than your average ocean. Despite the success of their productions, they've largely risen to prominence through their acclaimed compilations, and some stellar re-edits of records so obscure they barely even exist. Diabolical Synthetic Fantasia, a self-released compilation, offers another excuse to show off their crate digging skills. Almost all of the unidentified material featured on this two-disc set (one disc mixed, one unmixed) is unfeasibly brilliant. By and large, it's also rather strange, joining the dots between psyche-funk, weird-out disco, folksy oddness, acid-fried boogie and bizarre rock. It makes for a highly entertaining listen, and a one riotous party. Don't sleep.

Review: Launched just over a year ago by former Heartbreaker Ali Renault, Vivod has garnered something of a cultish following amongst those with more experimental inclinations. An inaugural release from Renault that featured both meaty EBM and Will Powers at the wrong speed disco freakery has been followed by some lesser known talents that fully convey Vivod's diverse manifesto. Subsequent 12?s from NCW & Piss and Mild Peril couldn't sound any different, touching on early wave, expansive kosmische and deep Balearica, and Renault's return with the SanSicario EP , Vivod"s fourth release, continues in this fashion. Pensive analogue boogie is the best way to describe A Side track "Shnin", which has some neck snapping percussion that Dilla would be proud of, whilst the B Side title track retains the level of melodic and textural warmth whilst operating at a tempo Renault fans will be more familiar with. Check the official video on YouTube too for some North London KISS fans getting psychedelic off play-doh vibes.

Review: Developing his own Roar Groove imprint with four more modern day disco jams, The Revenge lays out a musical menu that's rich in flavours and deep in variety. "Close Encounters Of The Casual Kind" is a lush, slo-mo mood shaker that's develops confidently with a hypnotising vocal loop, "The Tight Circuit" is awash with deep acid bubbles, "MDMF" doffs its cap to the pristine synth charms of electro while a lolloping bassline drives us towards a lush bed of vocal harmonies. "Oot Yer Nut" completes the release with a complete switch-flipping scenario; stomping and wriggling with techno naughtiness, it's The Revenge at his most mischievous. Take a toot on "The Bugle Of Truth" today!

Review: Italo all-stars old (Beppe Loda) and new (Mushrooms Project) collide for a highly limited cosmic assault. "Mondo Virtuale" is a chugging analogue steam train that builds on every bar with subtle elements. Wholly immersive, muscular and complex, it's more Nordic in its make up than Italo but boy does it hypnotise. Loda's own "Tesoro" is a much more cinematic composition, full of well measured euphoria. Finally the Discossession remix takes "Tesoro" and gives it a more forthright cosmic funk feel. Cue rocket powered wah wahs, synthetic steel drum sounds and one exceedingly happy dancefloor...