ADA KALEH Vinyl & CDs

Review: Taking his name from a now-submerged island in the Danube, Bucharest's hotly demanded composer Ada Kaleh prints another 12" that is sure to sell out like the others. This time, the single on the docket is Side B from his 2018 double single 'Roua Diminetti / O seara de ragaz', featuring two remixes from the likes of Norway's space-disco wizard Prins Thomas and Solid Groove's founder and Sheffield's finest Aubrey. The original single is a dark one to move to, a driving, subtle beat underpins the sensational percussion - perfect for the middle of the night. Aubrey takes things in a completely different direction, taking a far more noisy and in-your-face approach with a mysterious twist; Odd sounding percussion and synths fly in and out through the 'RMX' that give it an otherworldly feel. Thomas picks things up the only way he knows how, with his distinguishable brand of space-age techno-disco, the bassline giving this particular cut a production-line rhythm. The perfect soundtrack to construct your robot army to.

Review: The latest remix package on Ada Kaleh's own label features a stellar lineup including Gez Varley (aka G-Man), Ohm & Octal Industries, H-Foundation, and Crihan. This collection showcases a range of inventive remixes and fresh takes on Ada Kaleh's original track 'O Seara De Ragaz'. Each artist brings their unique style, from G-Man's deep and classic vibes to H-Foundation's more bright and bold rework with its flashy synths and dense drums. OHM & Octal Industries remix pair things back for a more dry and abstract minimal groove while the Crihan remix is a deep, dubby, moody late night roller for subtle sets in back rooms.

Review: The Berg Audio label grows ever more vital with a second edition of their Horizon series. Like the first it is high class tech and dub for those who like to get lost at 5 am in cosy back room spaces.
Per Hammar opens things up with a fulsome dub techno roller with hi hats peeling off the flabby groove. Ada Kaleh & Jay Bliss lift their heads a little more with some dreamy but dynamic deep house and Brawther & Traumer combo for the brilliantly silky and stylish dub house cut that is 'Melted' (feat Prince Morella). Altitude closes down with the impossibly smooth and frictionless 'At The End Of Isolation.' Great stuff.

Review: Supersanity is a new alias from Ada Kaleh who says he will use it to make music that offers "a safe space to explore your senses through the trance-dance experience." He brings together both body and mind with this first EP on his own new self-titled label which kicks off with 'Rebirth In Dissolution.' It's a min epic with both deft synths and more weight bass offsetting one another as the astral pads and distant cosmic waves all add detail to this most out there of cuts. There is a more prominent drive to 'Reasonings' with its loopy tech house drums and ever-rising synth arps. A great start to a promising new label.