MY FRIEND DARIO Vinyl & CDs

Review: Don't let the playful, tongue-in-cheek title put you off; this EP does not contain 'Balearic gabba', should such a thing exist, but rather a quartet of largely dancefloor focused remixes of delightful downtempo cuts from the Hell Yeah! Recordings catalogue. SIRS steps up first to deliver a chugging, Italo-disco-goes-Balearic re-make of Carmel 3000's 'Super Rapido', before we're treated to one of Calm's TB-303-laden 'mellow acid' dubs, this time of Sergio Messina & The Four Twenties' gorgeous, soft and sun-soaked 'Sometimes Remember'. Over on side B, Feel Fly delivers a soft-focus Balearic deep house take on Pedro Bertho and Mariana Gehring's 'Tornei', while DJ Spun's revision of My Friend Dario's 'Acid Mosquito in a Summer Night' is a twisted, genuinely psychedelic dub disco excursion.

Review: My Friend Dario is a newly emerging talent in the Balearic beat making scene. He has impressed with his vital sounds covering a broad array of styles on labels like Hell Yeah and now makes his biggest statement to date with six superb tracks on Nunorthern Soul. It is a blissful affair from the off with the fluttering synths and delicate rhythms of 'Fenice' followed by more floor facing beats on 'Malvasia' and 'Mr Mellow.' The long legged drums then return with sunset vibes a plenty on 'Neve Su Acireale'. 'Campagna 2' shows off a nice deep house sound while 'Storm' is the thoughtful downtempo closer.